Chris Parmelee: "Pretty good way to start, right?" (Gausman, clubhouse quotes)

Tonight, Chris Parmelee became the second Oriole to hit two homers in his O's debut, joining Sam Horn who did that on April 9, 1990 at Kansas City on Opening Day.

His teammates added six other homers as the Orioles hit a team-record eight in their 19-3 rout over the Philadelphia Phillies at Camden Yards.

He went 4-for-6 with two RBIs and three runs, setting a personal career high in hits. His night was so good that when he grounded out in the seventh inning, he got a standing ovation running off the field and was 4-for-4 to that point.

"That was really special," Parmelee said. "The fans were great tonight. They are great fans that love their team."

"Yesterday I was actually sitting in here watching the game, because I was not activated. That was torturous. Just watching the game from a TV, knowing it is 100 feet (away) outside.

"Pretty good way to start, right? The team played phenomenal tonight. We came ready to swing the bats, everybody did. Good to see. That was pretty special for me."

Parmelee said a night like tonight makes sticking with the Orioles and not taking the opt-out clause in his contract worth it.

"Absolutely. I'll be playing this game until I can't anymore," he said. "That is what it's all about. I love playing this game."

Did he feel his big night was just a carry over from the season season he was having at Triple-A Norfolk?

"Yeah. Been trying to just take it day-by-day and trying to keep that good feeling going as long as possible," he said. "That is what we all strive for, because we don't feel 100 percent every day. You want to see how long you can carry that for."

Parmelee got not one or two, but three pies to the face after tonight's game.

"Once the first one came, I was like, 'OK.' Then the second one, and I figured it's gotta be done, and then the third one was the hardest one. I was like, 'Wow, how many more do they have?' I couldn't see anything," he said.

This was Parmelee's second two-homer game. The first was June 22, 2013 for Minnesota at Cleveland.

More clubhouse quotes:

Ryan Flaherty on hitting homer No. 8 off outfielder Jeff Francoeur: "My teammates were joking around and saying there should be an asterisk because it came off a position player. But it was a good night to hit. It was one of those things it kept going on and on."

Flaherty on what was it like in dugout tonight: "It was pretty exciting. Any time you are scoring runs like that and hitting home runs, it was a fun night. Obviously that is not going to happen every night. You don't take it for granted."

Flaherty on what he thought when Francoeur came in: "Well, no one wants to be the guy that strikes out. But he threw a couple of good pitches to Nolan (Reimold) there. He's got a good arm, so he is not just any other position player."

Chris Tillman on trying to stay loose during long innings: "It's not easy, but I'll take it every time. I really will. Any time you have an extended period on the bench, we've all been there before. You know how to handle it. It was constant tonight. There were long innings, but I've been on the other side of it. I'll take this every time."

Manny Machado on the big night of offense: "It was great, came out with a win. We need more of those games. Bats came alive today, pitching has been doing well. It's been a great week. The team is rolling and we have to keep playing team baseball. Got to keep it up."

After tonight's game, Kevin Gausman was back in the clubhouse after pitching two innings tonight at Single-A Frederick. He gave up one run and one hit, and threw 29 pitches, 20 for strikes. How did it go for him there?

"Good. First pitch of the game, guy was swinging and I gave up a homer, but that was the only hit," he said. "Felt good. Tried to throw all my pitches, and I did."

Gausman could be a possibility to get the start for the Orioles on Saturday at Toronto. If he does get that start, he would be pitching on short rest. He said Buck Showalter mentioned something to him about his next start the other day, but he wasn't certain yet about when it would be.

"I did it last year a couple of times when I pitched on three days' rest," Gausman said. "If that is the case, I would use today as more of a kind of bullpen session. Feel like I'm ready. Body and shoulder feel good."

Does Gausman feel he would be stretched out enough innings-wise to make a start against one of baseball's best-hitting clubs?

"Yeah, I think so. I've been throwing bullpen sessions about every two day," Gausman said. "Definitely been getting built up. Think I could go 80, 85 (pitches), I don't see why not. They are hot right now. But there were guys the last two days that pitched pretty well against them. (Matt) Harvey and (Noah) Syndergaard. So there are some notes to be taken from that."