Chris Davis on moving up the club's homer list (plus other notes)

When first baseman Chris Davis hit a solo homer off Toronto Blue Jays lefty J.A. Happ in the fourth inning Wednesday, he became the eighth player in Orioles history to hit 200 or more homers for the club.

Davis joined teammate Adam Jones in that club. Jones homered in the third inning Wednesday, and that longball moved him into a tie for fifth on the club's all-time homers list.

431 - Cal Ripken Jr.
343 - Eddie Murray
303 - Boog Powell
268 - Brooks Robinson
223 - Rafael Palmeiro and Adam Jones
209 - Brady Anderson
200 - Chris Davis

Davis said yesterday that getting No. 200 and being in the top eight in club history in homers is quite meaningful to him.

"Of course it means something to me," he said. "That is a pretty incredible list, when you think about the guys that have played here. Especially the power hitters that have played here. Do I pay attention to it? Probably not as much as people would think. I knew I was close to 200 as an Oriole. I didn't know the one I hit the other night was the 200th, but the scoreboard let me know. It's an honor to be in that group of guys and hopefully I can hang around long enough to get closer to the top."

Time flies when one is bashing homers. Davis became an Oriole in a trade on July 30, 2011. Reliever Koji Uehara went to Texas as Davis and Tommy Hunter joined the Orioles.

Davis has seasons of 47 and 53 homers with Baltimore, and his 198 homers since the 2012 season ranks first in MLB.

"Time flies by, no doubt about that," he said. "It is definitely something to be proud of. But I think something that I'm even more proud of is we have kept pretty much the same group of guys here the entire time I've been here and we've been able to consistently win. I think that is something that a lot of people don't really understand how hard it is to do. To have a good team year in, year out, a playoff contender, that is tough to do."

While he has hit more Orioles homers in fewer games than Jones, Davis said that is not a big deal, and he threw some props Jones' way.

"He's got a different skill set than I do. He is probably one of the most well-rounded baseball players that I've ever played with as far as talent is concerned. He does something every night. Whether it is running a ball down or just running a ball out, a hard groundball or something. That is something I always appreciate. I may have done it a little bit faster (gotten to 200 homers with the club) but he's a little more decorated as a player."

Meanwhile, the Orioles are 3-0 after Friday's 6-5 win over the New York Yankees. The Orioles are the only unbeaten in the AL East and sit atop the standings this morning.

A few notes on that victory and the club's winning start:

* The Orioles' three wins have come by four total runs with a pair of one-run wins.

* Closer Zach Britton recorded his second save of the year and his 51st straight since Oct. 1, 2015. That streak ranks tied for fourth most all-time with Jose Valverde. He recorded his run of saves from Sept. 4, 2010-Sept. 28, 2011.

* The Orioles first three opponents have batted just .154 (4-for-26) with runners in scoring position. The O's are 5-for-14 (.357) with RISP.

* Manny Machado's three-run homer pulled the Orioles within 5-4 last night in the fifth inning. That was his 13th career homer versus the Yankees. That ties him with 13 against Toronto for his most against any team. He is now 4-for-11 with three career homers off New York's Luis Severino and that was his 16th career three-RBI game.

* The Orioles have won six of their last eight against the Yankees. New York is 7-21 at Camden Yards since 2014 and has lost 10 of its last 13 at the ballpark.

* The O's bullpen has combined for 12 1/3 scoreless innings to start the year, allowing 12 hits with six walks and 12 strikeouts.