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OAKLAND ATHLETICS Post Game Notes Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 Public Relations Facsimile 510-562-1633 www.oaklandathletics.com Chicago Cubs (36-46) at Oakland Athletics (49-36) Wednesday, July 3, 2013 O.co Coliseum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Chicago 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 0 9 Oakland 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 7 W — Garza (4-1) L — Colon (11-3) S — Gregg (14) OAKLAND NOTES The Oakland Athletics are 5-2 on this eight-game homestand against Cincinnati (2-0), St. Louis (2-1), and Chicago (1-1). Bartolo Colon had his eight-game winning streak snapped…it was his first loss since May 14 at Texas…threw his first wild pitch since May 26, 2009 (443.0 ip)…has posted a 1.50 ERA (11 er in 66.0 ip) over last nine starts…became the 242nd pitcher in Major League history to pitch more than 2,500 career innings (2506.2). Yoenis Cespedes (0 for 3, bb) is 9 for 55 (.164) with 21 strikeouts over his last 14 games…hit .228 in April, .220 in May, and .232 in June. Brandon Moss (1 for 4, r, hr, rbi) has gone 18 for 69 (.261) with six home runs and 12 RBI over his last 18 games. Josh Reddick (0 for 3, bb, so) extended his career-high on-base streak to 13 games. John Jaso (0 for 3, bb, sb) started for the first time since June 20 at Texas (left palm contusion)…had not appeared in a game since June 23 at Seattle. Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Bartolo Colon (L, 11-3) 7.0 9 2 2 1 0 1 106/73 Sean Doolittle 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14/12 Jesse Chavez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21/14 Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Brandon Moss (15) 4th 1-0 1 RF Garza CHICAGO NOTES The Chicago Cubs are 5-3 on this nine-game road trip to Milwaukee (2-1), Seattle (2-1), and Oakland (1-1). Matt Garza has allowed three earned runs over his last four starts (30.0 ip) after allowing 19 er over his previous four starts (22.1 ip)...won his third straight start. Luis Valbuena (2 for 5, r, hr, rbi) hit his first home run since May 30 (vs. Chicago White Sox). Alfonso Soriano (1 for 4, rbi) is 11 for 31 (.355) with four doubles, one triple, three home runs, and nine RBI over his last seven contests. Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Matt Garza (W, 4-1) 8.0 4 1 1 3 5 1 114/71 Kevin Gregg (S, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Luis Valbuena (7) 3rd 1-2 1 RF Colon Time of Game ...................................................... 2:55 Overall Record ............................................ 49-36 Home/Road .........................................................27-13/22-22 First Pitch ......................................................7:07 pm Streak .......................................................... Lost 1 Day/Night .............................................................14-16/34-17 Temperature ............................................ 75 degrees Homestand ...................................................... 5-2 April/May/June ......................................... 16-12/16-12/16-11 Last Five .......................................................... 3-2 July/Aug./Sept. .................................................... 1-1/0-0/0-0 Attendance ...................................................... 35,067 Last 10 ............................................................. 6-4 Total ............................................................... 922,880 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7 ..........23-10/26-26 Average (41 games) ....................................... 22,509 Series Record ................................................. 1-1 A’s/Opponents score first .................................29-13/19-24 Series First Game ......................................... 19-7 Leading after 7th inn/8th inn ................................... 37-2/39-0 Win/Lose in Last At-Bat ..................................... 12-5 vs. AL West ................................................. 20-10 Tied after 7th inn/8th inn.............................................. 9-2/4-3 Extra Innings ......................................................... 6-3 vs. RHP/LHP ...................................... 33-25/16-11 Trailing after 7th inn/8th inn .................................... 3-33/3-33 .