Pitchers will find be getting themselves into regular season form once they get closer to Opening Day. Hit second-career walk-off HR, June 23 vs. CWS (also May 14, 2009 vs. SEA) as a pinch hitter, giving the O's a 6-4 win. The past two seasons have been a complete disaster for Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis.His bat has been completely dormant, leading to a horrific .172/.256/.308 batting line, with just 28 homers, in his last 874 plate appearances. Davis attended Longview High School, playing shortstop on the school's varsity baseball team and pitching as well before graduating in 2004. Was the O's first pinch-hit walk-off HR since Larry Sheets, August 24, 1988 vs. SEA. Orioles fans, and baseball fans in general, want to see a resurgence from Davis. On July 7 vs. WAS, paired with J.J. Hardy to hit O's first back-to-back homer in extra innings since F. Robinson and Powell, June3, 1969 vs. OAK. It's not often you get to see a position player take the mound in the MLB. Hit the 150th homer of his career, August 8. However, for a player that has been in desperate need of anything positive over the past two seasons, Davis is off to a tremendous start.Maybe Chris Davis is not done just yet. 237 plate appearances) • Led the club in home runs (28), RBI (65), walks (46), tied for first in doubles (16), and ranked second in hits (78) after the All-Star break • Entering 2016, ranks third on the Oriole Park all-time home runs list (95) and 10th on the Orioles all-time home runs list (161) • Became the first Oriole to post two separate 40-home run, 25-double seasons (also did so in 2013 with 53 HR, 42 doubles) • Is the fifth Oriole to hit at least 30 home runs in three separate seasons (also E. Murray, five seasons; R. Palmeiro, four seasons; B. Powell, four seasons; F. Robinson, three seasons) • Posted eight multi-homer games and has logged 15 multi-homer games in his career...Led the majors with eight multi-homer games • Posted a career-high tying 11-game hitting streak, 6/20-7/1, batting .341/.413/.683 (also 9/22-10/2/12) • Hit the 82nd Eutaw Street home run in the history of OPACY, 8/14 vs. OAK, his third of the season (also 4/29 vs. CWS, 6/16 vs. Even the other out he made was a well struck ball, as he lined out to the warning track.In reality, these numbers have to be taken with a grain of salt. Became the third player to hit 100 career home runs at OPACY on 6/3 vs. High school and college.
The Orioles owe him $92 million over the next four seasons. Drove in a career-high six RBI in the game...Became the first player in Orioles history (since 1954) to hit two extra-inning, go-ahead home runs in the same game (5/16 at DET, 12th inning/13th inning)...Became the first Orioles player with multiple extra-inning home runs since Mike Young on 5/28/87...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Davis and Matt Adams are only players with multiple home runs in the 12th inning or later of a game...Was the second player in the Expansion Era (since 1961) to hit two go-ahead home runs in extra-innings joining Matt Adams (STL) on 9/4/13 (at CIN, 14th inning/16th inning)...Was a part of both triple plays turned by the Orioles; a 6-4-3 in the bottom of the eighth on 5/2 at BOS and a 5-4-3 in the top of the second on 8/3 vs. DET...Placed on the 10-day disabled list from 6/14-7/14 (retroactive to 6/13) with a right oblique strain.Ranks eighth on the Orioles all-time home runs list with 199 (B. Anderson ranks seventh with 209)...Was one of four Orioles to homer in the frst inning on 8/19 vs. HOU before the Astros recorded an out (frst time in MLB history since 1900, per STATS, LLC.