More on Chris Davis' hot streak

By Roch Kubatko

Orioles

August 07, 2015, 11:23am

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Chris Davis will find out tonight whether his hot streak extends into another city as the Orioles begin a three-game series in Anaheim.

Davis has homered in three of the last four games, four of seven, five of nine and eight of 15. His 79 RBIs rank third in the majors and trail leader Josh Donaldson by only two.

Davis has collected nine home runs and 26 RBIs in his last 15 games. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the only other Orioles to match Davis' totals in the same span are Jim Gentile in 1961, Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1996 and Albert Belle in 2000.

Davis is a career .240/.305/.453 hitter in 59 games against the Angels, with nine home runs and 28 RBIs in 192 at-bats. He's a .268/.373/.521 hitter in 23 games in Anaheim, with four home runs and 11 RBIs in 71 at-bats.

The Angels are starting left-hander Andrew Heaney tonight. Davis is batting .287/.339/.509 with six home runs and 19 RBIs in 108 at-bats against southpaws this season.

Kevin Gausman has worked at least seven innings in back-to-back starts, one short of tying his career-longest streak on Sept. 1-12, 2014.

Gausman has posted three consecutive quality starts against the American League West since July 25, 2014, going 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in 20 innings. Opponents have batted .206 against him.

Both teams are still listing Sunday's starter as TBD. Chris Tillman or Miguel Gonzalez will pitch for the Orioles.

On this date in 1969, Orioles left-hander Dave McNally improved his record to 16-1 and went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 10-2 victory over the Royals.