OAKLAND ATHLETICS Post Game Notes Oakland Athletics Baseball Company w 7000 Coliseum Way w Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 w @Athletics w @AsMediaAlerts w athletics.com
New York Mets (60-68) at Oakland Athletics (74-52) Wednesday, August 20, 2014 w O.co Coliseum
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB New York 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 10 3 7 Oakland 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 1 8
W — Wheeler (9-8) L — Samardzija (3-3) S — Familia (4)
OAKLAND NOTES • The Oakland Athletics are 11-6 in interlegaue play this season (Washington, 3-0; New York, 2-2; Miami, 3-0; San Francisco, 3-1; Atlanta, 0-3)...are 1-1 on this five-game homestand against New York-NL (1-1) and Los Angeles-AL (three games). • Jeff Samardzija took his first loss at the Coliseum...allowed seven earned runs, which is his most runs allowed as a member of theAthletics (season high: 8, June 1 at Milwaukee)...is now 0-3 with a 8.72 ERA (21 er in 21.2 ip) in nine career appearances against New York, including three starts. • Coco Crisp (1 for 5, r, 2b, rbi) is batting .161 (9 for 56) over his last 15 games after missing seven games with a strained neck...is batting .145 (12 for 83) in 22 games since the All-Star Break after batting .291 before the break. • Brandon Moss (0 for 3, 2 r, 2 bb, 2 so) is batting .176 (9 for 51) with no home runs and four RBI in 15 games in August...has not homered since July 24 and his 21-game homerless streak is his longest as an Athletic. • Josh Reddick (1 for 4, r) is batting .302 (29 for 96) with eight doubles, one triple, five home runs, 13 RBI, 18 runs scored, 10 multiple hit games and six strikeouts in 27 games since he was reinstated from the disabled list July 22. • Eric Sogard (1 for 1, r, bb) is batting .286 (18 for 63) with 16 runs scored, 13 walks, and seven RBI in 22 games since the All-Star Break after hitting .186 with with 18 runs and nine RBI in 63 games before the break.
Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Jeff Samardzija (L, 3-3) 3.2 7 7 7 2 2 2 83/48 Jesse Chavez 2.0 3 1 1 3 3 0 45/27 Fernando Abad 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22/16 Dan Otero 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19/13
Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher None
NEW YORK NOTES • The New York Mets snapped their three-game losing streak and are now 9-8 vs. the American League in interleague play this season (2-1 vs. Seattle, 2-1 vs. Texas, 2-2 vs. Oakland, 2-2 vs. New York-AL, and 1-2 vs. Los Angeles-AL). • Zack Wheeler is 6-0 with a 2.40 ERA (17 er in 63.2 ip) over his last 10 starts...is 4-1 with a 2.29 ERA (16 er in 63.0 ip) over his last 10 road starts. • Eric Campbell (2 for 3, r, hr, rbi, bb) is batting .318 (27 for 85) on road compared to .279 (17 for 61) at home. • Lucas Duda (2 for 4, 2 r, hr, 3 rbi, bb, so) hit his team-leading 23rd home run of the season...that is an on-going career high on a season (previous: 15, 2012 and 2013).
Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Zack Wheeler (W, 9-8) 5.2 4 4 4 3 3 0 103/55 Josh Edgin 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15/8 Vic Black 1.0 0 1 0 2 0 0 18/6 Jeurys Familia (S, 4) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 29/17
Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Eric Campbell (3) 3 2-0 1 CF Samardzija Lucas Duda (23) 3 2-1 3 CF Samardzija
Time of Game...... 3:20 Overall Record...... 74-52 Home/Road...... 41-22 / 33-30 First Pitch...... 12:37 pm Streak...... Won 2 Day/Night...... 27-19 / 47-33 Temperature...... 66 degrees Homestand...... 1-1 March/April/May/June...... 0-1 / 18-9 / 16-12 / 17-9 Last 5...... 1-4 July/Aug./Sept...... 15-10 / 8-11 / 0-0 Today’s Attendance...... 20,312 Last 10...... 2-8 Attendance Total...... 1,517,342 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7.. 28-10 / 46-42 Average (62 games)...... 24,473 Series Record...... 1-1 A’s/Opponents score first...... 48-12 / 26-40 Series First Game...... 22-19 Leading after 7th/8th inning...... 56-5 / 59-4 Win/Lose in Last AB...... 19-11 vs. AL West...... 27-20 Tied After 7th/8th inning...... 7-7 / 9-4 Extra Innings...... 11-6 vs. RHP/LHP...... 54-37 / 20-15 Trailing After 7th/8th inning...... 11-40 / 6-44
Friday’s Pre-Game Schedule: Clubhouse opens: 3:10 p.m. w Bob Melvin availability: 3:55 p.m. w BP: 4:10 p.m.