Orioles' Anthony Santander: Pops solo shot Thursday
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Santander went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Marlins.
Santander opened the scoring in the first inning by taking Roddery Munoz deep, extending his hitting streak to 11 games in the process. In that span, he's batting .333 with five homers and 10 RBI. The outfielder has matched his homer total from last season (28) in 56 fewer games, and he's added 67 RBI, 55 runs scored, one stolen base and a .245/.307/.524 slash line through 97 contests in 2024.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Homers in loss
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Santander went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers.
The eighth-inning blast extended his hitting streak to eight games. In that span, he's gone 11-for-32 (.344) with four homers and nine RBI. Santander is on pace for a career year in power -- his 27 homers this season put him one shy of matching last year's total and six back of his career-best mark from 2022. He's added 66 RBI, 52 runs scored, 16 doubles, two triples, one stolen base and a .242/.307/.524 slash line over 94 contests.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Goes deep twice
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Santander went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in Friday's win over Texas.
Santander belted a two-run shot in the fifth inning and capped off his day with a three-run blast in the seventh. He ended the first half with two home runs over his last 13 games and Friday was his first multi-homer effort since June 15. Santander is slashing .242/.305/.521 with 26 long balls and 63 RBI through 92 games.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Clubs homer in win
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Santander went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a triple in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Yankees.
Santander is 13-for-46 (.283) with five extra-base hits and three RBI over 12 contests in July. It was always reasonable to expect that he'd take a step back in the power department after slugging 13 homers in June. For the season, the outfielder is slashing .237/.301/.503 with 24 long balls, 58 RBI, 49 runs scored, 16 doubles and two triples over 91 games.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Goes yard
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Santander went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Sunday's 6-3 win over the Athletics.
Santander got the Orioles on the board in the first inning, tagging Oakland starter Mitch Spence for a solo shot. The long ball was Santander's ninth of the last 21 games, bringing his season total to 23 homers. Only Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and Gunnar Henderson have hit more round trippers than Santander.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Continues power surge
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Santander went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an RBI double, a walk and two total runs scored in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Rangers.
Santander got the Orioles on the board with a second-inning homer, and his RBI double in the seventh provided a key insurance run. He may never want June to end -- he's batting .274 (29-for-106) with 13 homers and 26 RBI across 27 contests this month. The incredible surge has him up to 22 homers, 55 RBI, 46 runs scored, 14 doubles and no stolen bases through 78 games this season, though he's still batting a middling .233 despite his .813 OPS.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Idle Thursday
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Santander isn't in the Orioles' lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Santander will get a breather Thursday after going 1-for-11 with a homer and two RBI during Baltimore's previous series against the Guardians. Colton Cowser, Cedric Mullins and Heston Kjerstad will make up the Orioles' outfield while Santander sits.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Clubs homer in loss
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Santander went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 10-8 loss to the Guardians.
Santander's up to 12 homers over 24 contests in June. The power surge is impressive, though he's losing a little consistency at the plate by going just 2-for-15 over the last four games. That quiet stretch has taken some of the wind out of his sails as he looks to get his season-long batting average to a respectable level. Santander is slashing .232/.302/.505 with 21 homers, 53 RBI, 44 runs scored, 13 doubles and one triple over 75 contests.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Goes deep again
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Santander went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's loss to Houston.
Santander knocked an RBI single in the third inning before capping off Baltimore's seven-run eighth with a two-run shot. He entered June with nine homers and a .712 OPS through 51 games. Since then, he's caught fire; Santander has ripped 11 home runs while producing a 1.090 OPS in 20 June contests. Of those 11 long balls, six have come in his last seven games. Santander is now slashing .237/.309/.515 with 34 extra-base hits and 51 RBI this season.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Cranks homer Thursday
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Santander went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and a walk in Thursday's 17-5 win over the Yankees.
Santander has gone 8-for-25 (.320) with five homers and 11 RBI over his last six games. The outfielder is up to 19 homers on the year, with 10 of them coming in June. He's slashing .230/.304/.502 on the year while adding 48 RBI, 42 runs scored and 13 doubles over 70 contests. Santander has finished below a .260 batting average in each of the previous three seasons, so it's not unusual for him to make most of his impact with power.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Launches 18th homer
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Santander went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Yankees.
The 29-year-old spoiled a combined shutout bid for New York when he took Clay Holmes deep in the top of the ninth inning. Santander has slugged four homers in the last four games, continuing a massive June that has seen him slash .292/.347/.738 with nine of his 18 long balls on the season.
Santander went 2-for-2 with two home runs and four RBI in a 6-2 win over the Phillies on Saturday.
Santander tied the game on a solo home run in the fourth inning then gave the Orioles the lead on a sacrifice fly in the sixth. He later added a two-run homer in the eighth. Santander continued his June power binge; he's homered eight times in 15 contests this month. On the season, Santander is now slashing .231/.307/.498 with 17 home runs and 42 RBI while hitting in the heart of one of the league's best lineups.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Slugs 15th homer
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Santander went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 extra-innings loss to the Phillies.
His eighth-inning shot off Matt Strahm sent the game to extras, but Baltimore came up short in the end. Santander has been on a tear in June, slashing .273/.333/.636 with six of his 15 homers on the season in 14 games on the month.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Smacks homer Sunday
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Santander went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Rays.
Santander has homered in every other game in June, going 11-for-35 (.314) with five long balls and eight RBI over nine contests this month. It's a continuation of the momentum he found at the plate in late May, though the uptick in power is an added positive. The outfielder is up to 14 homers, 37 RBI, 34 runs scored, 13 doubles and one triple while slashing .227/.306/.480 through 60 contests this season.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Mashes another homer
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Santander went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rays.
Santander's slow start to the season stood out compared to most of the rest of the Orioles, but he's warmed up significantly. Over his last 15 games, the outfielder is hitting .291 (16-for-55) with six homers and 11 RBI. He's homered in four of his last seven contests and now has a .227/.306/.472 slash line with 13 long balls, 36 RBI, 33 runs scored and no stolen bases over 58 games this season.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Continues power surge
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Santander went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's loss to the Blue Jays.
Santander produced the first run of the contest with his solo shot to right field in the second inning. He's gone deep in three of his past five contests to push his season total to 12 long balls. Santander is also working on an eight-game hitting streak during which he's gone 11-for-30 (.367 average) with three homers, six RBI and seven runs.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Lifts homer Monday
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Santander went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 7-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Santander has hit safely in nine of his last 11 games, going 12-for-41 (.293) with four homers and eight RBI in that span. He continues to dig himself out of a rough start to 2024, though he's still at a .223/.301/.450 slash line over 54 contests. Santander has added 11 homers, 33 RBI, 31 runs scored, 11 doubles and a triple while seeing steady playing time in right field.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Goes deep Saturday
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Santander went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Rays.
Santander has started to look more like himself, going 9-for-32 (.281) with three homers over his last nine contests. For the year, he's slashing .218/.300/.440 with 10 homers, 30 RBI, 29 runs scored, 11 doubles, one triple and no stolen bases. Santander has been plagued by a .224 BABIP this year, so it's no surprise his overall numbers are down, but it's a reason for optimism that he'll be able to turn things around.
