BALTIMORE (AP) good distance on his outs now counts as progress for struggling Chris Davis Lance McCullers Jersey , whose futility at the plate has earned him another dubious major league record.Davis went 0 for 5 to set the big league mark for the longest hitless streak by a position player, extending his drought to 49 consecutive at-bats in the Baltimore Orioles‘ 12-4 rout of the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.Davis hit three flyballs before striking out in the seventh and eighth innings, leaving him 0 for 28 this season and 0 for 49 since hitting a double early in a game Sept. 14. The previous longest drought by a non-pitcher was 46 at-bats, by Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Eugenio Vélez.The highlight of Davis’ night was an opposite-field liner to the edge of the warning track in left field on his record-setting 47th straight fruitless at-bat.“He hit three balls on the nose,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “So I’m taking that as a positive moving forward. Hopefully it’s a good start.”Davis has heard plenty of boos from the home crowd this season, but many among a meager crowd of 6,585 at Camden Yards offered him encouragement with every trip to the plate. The announced attendance was the lowest in the history of the ballpark, with the exception of a game in 2015 that was closed to the public at a time when the city was plagued by rioting.Vélez went hitless over his last nine at-bats of the 2010 season before going 0 for 37 in 2011, the last of his five major league seasons. His 0-for-46 skid eclipsed the previous longest hitless streak of 45, shared by Pittsburgh’s Bill Bergen (1909) Mike Scott Jersey , Dave Campbell of San Diego and St. Louis (1973), and Milwaukee’s Craig Counsell (2011).Now, Davis owns a second unwanted record. He hit .168 last year, the worst batting average in major league history for a qualified player.Davis is in the fourth season of a $161 million, seven-year contract that has proven to be a hindrance to the rebuilding Orioles.The 33-year-old has two RBIs this season — on a bases-loaded walk and a forceout — and has struck out 15 times.“Tough to put yourself in his shoes and what he’s going through,” Hyde said. “I admire him for being out there and playing his butt off. I’m just pulling for him to get a hit and for the ball to hit the outfield grass somewhere. It didn’t. It’s one of those things.“You’ve got to stay upbeat, stay positive. He’s battling. It’s cool to see.”On a night in which Davis couldn’t get a hit, his teammates banged out 15 and reached double figures in runs for the first time this season.Jonathan Villar homered and had four RBIs, Trey Mancini went 3 for 3 with a homer, Cedric Mullins hit two triples and drove in three runs and rookie shortstop Richie Martin’s first multiple-hit game included a triple and a pair of singles. Mullins scored on a Little League homer after a throwing error from second baseman Jurickson Profar in the second.Still seeking his first victory with Oakland Alex Bregman Jersey , Marco Estrada (0-1) gave up six runs in four innings.A’s catcher Josh Phegley said: “I just felt like we’d get ahead of guys, execute our pitches, and then in two-strike counts make some mistakes, leave some pitches up in the zone.”Andrew Cashner (2-1) allowed three earned runs in 5 1/3 innings to help Baltimore snap a four-game losing streak.Phegley and Mark Canha homered for the A’s, who have dropped four in a row.SECOND SHIFTProfar made two errors — one fielding, and one throwing — at second, where he’s been used primarily since signing with the A’s during the offseason.He played mostly at third base with Texas the past two seasons.“He’s still kind of getting used to playing second base,” manager Bob Melvin explained. “It’s completely different from the other side of the diamond where he played.”TRAINER’S ROOMAthletics: CF Ramon Laureano was held out of the lineup with a jammed thumb but was available as a late-game defensive substitution, Melvin said. Laureano did not play. . After pitching 3 1/3 innings in relief Sunday, J.B. Wendelken should be available again “in a day or so http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey ,” Melvin said.UP NEXTAthletics: LHP Brett Anderson (2-0, 2.38 ERA) starts Tuesday night in the second game of the series. He is 3-0 with a 3.86 ERA over his last five starts dating back to September.Orioles: Rookie John Means (1-0, 1.59) plays the opener role, making his first career start and fifth appearance overall. 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