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O AKLAND A THLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company7000 Coliseum WayOakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900www.athletics.comA’s PR on Twitter @AsMedia Alerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (9-8) VS. SEATTLE MARINERS (7-11) SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 — OAKLAND COLISEUM — 1:05 P.M. PDT RHP JHAREL COTTON (1-2, 5.40) VS. LHP ARIEL MIRANDA (1-1, 3.06) NBCSCA — A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) — EN ESPAÑOL (KIQI 1010 AM) ABOUT THE A’S: The A’s have a season-high four-game winning streak, HOME AND AWAY: The A’s have won each of their last four home games, which comes on the heels of a season-high four-game losing streak…have which marks the first time they have won more than three straight at home not won more than four in a row since May 28-June 1, 2016 when they had since May 28-June 13, 2016 when they won six straight…are 4-3 on what a five-game winning streak…are now 9-8, which marks the third time this is now a nine-game homestand against Houston (0-2), Texas (2-1) and year Oakland has been above .500…have not been more than one game Seattle (2-0)…it was originally a 10-game homestand before last Sunday’s over .500 since April 22, 2016 when they were a season high three games rainout and it will now match the longest homestand of the season (9, Aug. over at 10-7…this is the fourth time in the last five years Oakland has 8-16)…went 2-2 on the first homestand against Los Angeles (AL) and are been above .500 after 17 games…remain in second place in the American 6-5 at home for the season…went 3-3 on their first road trip to Texas (1-2) League West for the third consecutive day and are three games behind and Kansas City (2-1)…begin a nine-game road trip to Los Angeles-AL first place Houston for the fourth straight day…have spent one day tied for (three games), Houston (three games) and Minnesota (three games) on first, three days in second, four days tied for second, 10 days in third and Tuesday…it is one of two nine-game road trips (Sept. 12-20)…have hit one day tied for fourth. 17 home runs in 11 games at home compared to five in six games on the road…lead the majors in home runs at home. OFFENSE: The A’s lead the American League in extra base hits (56) and sacrifice flies (8), rank second in slugging (.439), third in doubles (32), tied THIS AND THAT: The A’s lost their third replay challenge in as many tries for third in home runs (22) and tied for fourth in sacrifice hits (3)…are 10- last night…Oakland is one of three teams that has not won a replay chal- for-30 (.333) with runners in scoring position over the last four games after lenge (CHC, COL)…will face a left-handed starting pitcher for the third time hitting .179 with RISP over the first 13 contests…are batting .216 (27-for- in the last four games today…are 3-3 in games started by a lefty for the 125) with RISP overall, which includes .471 (8-for-17) by Yonder Alonso season and the six games…the time of game a week ago today against and .176 (19-for-108) by everyone else…scored four runs on four hits in Houston was 3 hours and 55 minutes, which was the A’s longest nine in- the first inning Wednesday but have just five runs in the first inning for the ning game since April 25, 2014 when they played 4 hours and 6 minutes, season…are batting .130 (7-for-54) in the first inning, which is the lowest also against the Astros…are averaging 3 hours and 1 minutes per game, mark in the majors (Arizona, .138)…have used four different leadoff batters which is the fastest in the AL. this year and they are hitting a combined .169 (11-for-65) with nine walks AGAINST THE WEST: The A’s are in a stretch of what is now 15 con- and a hit by pitch (1 sf, .276 on-base percentage)…the batting average is secutive games against American League West competition that began a third lowest in the AL…the one, two and three hitters are 8-for-22 (.364) week ago today…in fact, 22 of Oakland’s first 25 games of the season (the over the last two games but are batting a combined .183 (35-for-191) for month of April) are against divisional foes…the A’s will host all four AL West the season. teams this month and travel to each city except Seattle…are 7-7 (.500) STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers have allowed two runs or against the West this year…last year, the A’s went 29-47 (.382) against AL fewer in seven of the last 10 games and are 5-2 with a 2.40 ERA (15 er in West competition, which was the third worst mark against divisional foes in 56.1 ip) and .184 (37-for-201) opponents batting average over that span… Oakland history and the worst since 1997 (11-25, .306). went 3-3 with a 6.19 ERA and .230 opponents average over the first seven THE DISABLED LIST: The A’s have eight players on the disabled list (Ax- games…are 8-5 with a 3.88 ERA (40 er in 92.2 ip) for the season…have ford, Bassitt, Graveman, Gray, Mengden, Semien, Smolinski, Wendle)… the lowest opponents batting average (.203) and slugging percentage Semien and Smolinski are on the 60-day DL…the A’s used the DL an Oak- (.309) in the majors and are tied for the lead in wins (MIL, NYY, WASH)… land record 27 times last year and the players missed a combined 1810 are tied for second in the American League in fewest home runs allowed games (67.0 games per stint), which also set an Oakland record…have (7) and rank third in on-base percentage (.297) but are eighth in ERA…on had at least three players on the DL every day since July 30, 2011 and Thursday, César Valdez became the seventh pitcher to start a game for the have not had fewer than two players on the DL since the end of the 2006 A’s…that is tied for the most in the majors (CIN, LAA, SD). season when they had just one. PITCHING: The A’s pitching staff has allowed three hits or fewer four times A’s vs. MARINERS: The A’s have won the first two meetings of 2017 af- over the first 17 games…last year, they had just five such games for the ter losing the season series last year for the fourth consecutive season… entire season…have the lowest opponents batting average (.213) and went 7-12 against the Mariners in 2016…it marks the first time in Oakland slugging percentage (.323) in the majors and are tied for the second few- history the A’s have lost four straight season series to the Mariners…went est home runs (12)…however, are tied for second in most hit batters (9) 6-4 in Seattle but were 1-8 in Oakland, which matched the A’s worst mark and tied for sixth in most walks (60)…have not allowed a run in the fourth ever against the Mariners in the Coliseum (2007)…have lost 12 of the last inning…the only other teams in the majors that have an inning in which 15 games in Oakland…11 of the 19 games last year were decided by one they have not allowed a run are the Yankees (6th), Pirates (6th) and Roy- run…are 32-46 (.410) against the Mariners dating back to the start of the als (8th). 2013 season, which is the worst record by any American League team DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have gone three straight games without an against Seattle…all-time, the A’s are 336-270 against the Mariners…that error after making at least one in 11 consecutive games…that was Oak- includes 182-122 in Oakland, 153-147 in Seattle and 1-1 in Tokyo…are land’s second longest streak of consecutive games with an error over the 77-83 at Safeco Field. last nine years (15, May 3-18, 2015)…have committed 17 errors for the TODAY’S TIDBITS season, which is the most in the majors (Arizona, 16)…five of the 17 errors this year have been committed by pitchers, which is two more than any Khris Davis leads the American League in slugging (.672) and is tied for other team…five of the errors have been by outfielders, which is also the the lead in home runs (7)…Ryon Healy is 7-for-13 (.538) over his last most in the majors…the 17 errors have led to 10 unearned runs, which is five games after going 6-for-40 (.150) over his previous 10 contests… second most in the AL (Tampa Bay, 12). Jed Lowrie has a 70-game errorless streak as a second baseman, which is tied for the third longest such streak in Oakland history…Trevor SCORING MARGIN: The A’s have played just one one-run game this Plouffe hit his 100th career home run last night…has homered in back- year, which is the fewest in the majors…it came in the second game of the to-back games for the second time over the last seven games and has season, a 7-6 loss to Los Angeles (AL) on April 4…the streak of 15 con- four home runs total over that span.