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A’s AT A GLANCE OAKLAND ATHLETICS (77-60) VS. (67-72) Season High 76-57 (Sept. 2) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 – SAFECO FIELD – 6:10 P.M. PDT Season Low 26-35 (June 10) LHP BRETT ANDERSON (3-0, 0.90) VS. RHP HISASHI IWAKUMA (6-3, 3.14) April 10-12 May 11-16 CSNCA – A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) June 15-13 July 19-5 ABOUT THE A’s August 18-10 September 3-3 ABOUT THE A’S: Snapped their three-game losing streak last night and are now 16-5 over the last 21 Home Series 12-7-5 games…are 77-60 (.562) for the season, which is the third best record in the American League…the 77 wins Road Series 10-8-3 are three more than the A’s season total from last year and are the second best total by an A’s team over the Series Sweeps 8-5 last six years (went 81-81 in 2010)…are in second place in the AL West and trail Texas by 4½ games…have First Game of Series 23-23 Last Game of Series 27-18 the first Wild Card slot, ½ game ahead of second place Baltimore and 1½ games ahead of third place Tampa A’s Score First 52-16 Bay…have held at least a share of a playoff spot each of the last 17 days and 37 of the last 49 (since July Opponent Scores First 25-44 21)…have the best record in the majors since the start of July (40-18) and since June 2 (55-30) and are tied Leading After 7th 58-6 with Cincinnati for the best mark since the All-Star Break (34-17)…went 15-13 in June, 19-5 in July and 18-10 in Leading After 8th 63-5 th August, marking the first time the A’s have posted a winning record in three consecutive months since 2006 Tied After 7 12-5 when they did it in the final four months…in the West, have spent one day tied for first this year, 68 days in Tied After 8th 9-3 th second, 11 days tied for second, 54 days in third, eight days tied for third and 11 days in fourth…were swept in Trailing After 7 7-49 Trailing After 8th 5-52 a three-game series by Los Angeles to start the week, ending the A’s streak of five consecutive series won, Commit No Errors 49-24 which was their longest in five years. Commit 1 or More Errors 28-36 More HR Than Opp. 43-16 HOME AND AWAY: The A’s extended their road winning streak to seven games last night, which is their Fewer HR Than Opp. 10-25 longest since August 24-30, 2005 when they also won seven straight…have not won more than seven straight Same Total HR of Opp. 24-19 road games since an eight-game streak from July 19 to August 2, 2005…are 1-0 on this seven-game road trip Starter Pitches 7 or More 35-13 to Seattle (1-0) and Los Angeles (four games)…went 6-1 on the last road trip to Tampa Bay (2-1) and Starter Pitches Less Than 7 42-47 Cleveland (4-0), matching the sixth best road trip in Oakland history (min. 6 games)…are 35-30 (.538) on the When Scoring 4 or More 61-11 road, which are their most road wins since 2009 (also 35)…had 36 road wins in 2007…went 3-3 on the last When Scoring Less Than 4 16-49 homestand against Boston (3-0) and Los Angeles (0-3) and are 42-30 (.583) at home…have a 3.06 ERA (232 Last At Bat 20-11 Different Lineups 124 er in 681.2 ip) at home compared to 3.90 (243 er in 561.1 ip) on the road. PITCHING: The A’s have compiled a 2.92 ERA (61 er in 188.0 ip) over the last 21 games and now have a 3.44 A’s vs. MARINERS ERA for the season, which ranks second in the American League…the last time the A’s finished the season

The season series is even at with an ERA under 3.56 was in 1990 (3.18)…have allowed the fewest home runs in the AL (117), rank second seven games each…the A’s are 4- in opponents batting average (.243), on-base percentage (.304) and slugging percentage (.371) and tied for 3 in Seattle, 2-3 in Oakland and 1- second in shutouts (13)…are tied with Colorado and Kansas City for the Major League lead in pickoffs (20) and 1 Tokyo…have lost three of the opponents have been successful in just 87 of 128 (68.0%) stolen base attempts, which is third lowest in the AL. previous five season series and are 49-60 (.450) against Seattle STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers have walked three batters or fewer in each of the last 36 games, since 2007…that is the lowest which is the second longest streak in Oakland history…the longest is a 41-game streak from July 16-August 28, winning percentage by any 2001…have walked two batters or fewer in 34 of the last 36 games and have issued just 211 walks for the American League team against season, which is the fewest in the American League…have also allowed the fewest home runs (81)…starters the Mariners over that span…all- are 14-4 with a 3.20 ERA (45 er in 126.2 ip) over the last 22 games…have a 3.75 ERA (344 er in 824.2 ip) for time, the A’s are 299-224 (.572) against Seattle, which is the the season, which is second lowest in the AL. second best mark by an AL team against the Mariners (Boston, OFFENSE: The A’s were last in the American League in runs scored at the All-Star Break (319 in 86 games, .578)…are 165-95 in Oakland, 3.71 per game), but rank third since the break (265 in 51 games, 5.20 per game)…have a Major League 133-128 in Seattle and 1-1 in leading 76 home runs since the All-Star Break…have 159 home runs overall, which is their most in a season Tokyo…are 57-64 at Safeco Field since 2007 (171)…are batting .292 (107 for 366) over the last 10 games, which has boosted the season batting average five points to a season-high tying .237…however, that mark is second lowest in the AL and one point BEST RECORDS above the lowest batting average in Oakland history (.236 in 1982)…have the third lowest on-base percentage (.308) but have the third most walks (458)…lead the majors with 1146 …that is the fourth highest SINCE JUNE 2 rd nd single season total in Athletics history (3 is 1159 in 2000, 2 is 1181 in 1997, record is 1226 in 2008)…have W L PCT been shut out 15 times, which is tied with Miami for the most in the majors…it also matches last year for the Oakland 55 30 .647 third highest single season total in Oakland history (19 in 1978, 17 in 1979)…lead the majors in pitches per Washington 56 32 .636 Cincinnati 54 34 .614 plate appearance (3.98). Texas 51 35 .593 IN THE PINCH: A’s pinch hitters are batting .299 (20 for 67), which is the best mark in the American League Atlanta 51 36 .586 ahead of Seattle (.291)…also lead the AL in doubles (7), walks (12), on-base percentage (.395) and slugging

percentage (.493) and are tied for the lead in RBI (15). TODAY’S TIDBITS SIX SERIES IN SIX CITIES: Last night, the A’s began a stretch where they will play 17 of their next 20 games George Kottaras has 11 RBI in his last four games…has 14 RBI in on the road…two of the six teams the A’s will face over this stretch are currently in first place in their division 12 games with the A’s after driving (New York, Texas) and three others are within 3½ games in the Wild Card race (Baltimore, Detroit, Los in 12 runs in 58 games with Angeles)…the stretch starts with this seven-game road trip to Seattle and Los Angeles, continues with a three- Milwaukee. game series against Baltimore in Oakland and concludes with a 10-game road trip to Detroit, New York and Texas. THIS DATE IN A’s HISTORY CLOSE CALLS: The A’s have a Major League leading 13 “walk-off” wins…are 20-11 in games decided in the In 1916 switch hitter Wally Schang last at bat and lead the majors in last at bat wins…are 9-3 (.750) in extra inning games…have the second becomes the first American most extra inning wins in the American League, the second best record and are tied for the second most Leaguer to homer from both sides games…11 of the A’s 12 extra inning games have lasted more than 10 innings…are 26-23 in games decided in of the plate in the same game…in the seventh inning or later…are 12-3 (.800) over their last 15 one- games and are 20-15 (.571) in one-run 1965 Bert Campaneris plays all nine positions in a game against decisions overall. the Angels…in 1978 Mike STREAKING: The A’s had their nine-game winning streak snapped Monday, which tied for eighth longest in Edwards sets an Oakland record by scoring five runs in the A's 11-4 Oakland history…it was the longest since June 8-18, 2006 when they won 10 in a row…had a nine-game losing win at Texas…Mitchell Page has streak earlier this year from May 22-June 1…this is the fourth time in franchise history the A’s posted both a five RBI in the game including a winning streak and losing streak of nine or more games in the same season (1901, 1925, 1959). sixth inning grand slam…in 1984 Carney Lansford collects four hits ROSTER NOTES: The A’s currently have 30 active players with the club (does not include McCarthy), 14 of in the A’s 9-5 win at Cleveland, which are rookies…have used 18 rookies overall, which is second most in the majors (Cubs, 20) and tied with including the 1000th hit of his the 1983 club for second most in Oakland history…11 of the 18 have been pitchers and they have combined to career off Steve Farr…in 1992 pitch 229 games, which is three short of the Oakland record (232 in 2009)…only eight of the A’s 30 players Carney Lansford is 5 for 6 with five appeared in a game with Oakland last year and of those eight, only three saw regular playing time (Balfour, RBI in the A’s 14-2 win at Crisp, Pennington)…only three players remain from 2009 (Anderson, Blevins, Pennington)…have used the California…in 2002 wins his 20th game as he combines with disabled list 21 times, the fourth time in the last six years they have used it at least 20 times. Jim Mecir and Ricardo Rincon on a three-hit shutout in the A’s 6-0 PITCHING PROBABLES win at Minnesota…Zito would go on to win 23 games and the AL Cy Sun., Sept. 9 at SEA LHP Tommy Milone (11-10, 3.94) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (14-9, 3.80) 1:10 CSNCA Young Get the latest A’s notes, full stat packets, clips, press releases, roster, updated media guide and more at http://pressbox.oaklandathletics.com WORLD CHAMPIONS...1910  1911  1913  1929  1930  1972  1973  1974  1989 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS...1902  1905  1910  1911  1913  1914  1929  1930  1931  1972  1973  1974  1988  1989  1990

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Brett Anderson (3-0, 0.90 ERA)

ANDERSON BY THE NUMBERS FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make ANDERSON’S 2012 STARTS his fourth start of the season…was Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT W L ERA G IP ER reinstated from the disabled list August 21 2012 3 0 0.90 3 20.0 2 Aug. 22 MIN 4-1 W 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 0 6 0 86 2011 3 6 4.00 13 83.1 37 after beginning the season on the 60-day Aug. 27 at CLE 3-0 W 0.64 7.0 2 0 0 2 5 0 95 Career 24 23 3.52 65 391.0 153 DL as he continued his recovery from July August Totals (2 G, 2 GS) 2-0 0.64 14.0 6 1 1 2 11 0 14, 2011 “Tommy John” surgery on his left Sept. 2 BOS 6-2 W 0.90 6.0 5 1 1 1 4 0 90

Home 2 0 1.38 2 13.0 2 elbow…the A’s have won each of his three Road 1 0 0.00 1 7.0 0 starting assignments and are 30-35 (.462) in his career…has tossed six or more innings in each of his three Day 1 0 1.50 1 6.0 1 starts, allowed one run or fewer all three times and walked two batters or fewer all three times. Night 2 0 0.64 2 14.0 1 Pre-ASB 0 0 --- 0 0.0 0 FIRST START: He was the winning pitcher in the A’s 4-1 win over Minnesota August 21 in Oakland…it was Post-ASB 3 0 0.90 3 20.0 2 his first start since June 5, 2011 at Boston and his first win since May 26, 2011 at Los Angeles (AL)…allowed his only run in the first inning when Revere singled, stole second, went to third on a ground AVG. AB H vs. LHH .190 21 4 out and scored on a wild pitch…faced the minimum the rest of the way as he was aided by a triple play in vs. RHH .152 46 7 the fifth inning. SECON START: He combined with Cook and Balfour on a two-hit shutout in the A’s 3-0 win at Cleveland RUN SUPPORT August 27…tossed 7.0 innings and allowed both of the hits…retired each of the first 13 batters before

Anderson Brantley singled in the fifth…that gave him a streak of 20 consecutive batters retired dating back to his last Runs Scored Times start…also allowed a leadoff double to Lillibridge in the sixth…allowed just two runners into scoring position. 0 0 1 0 LAST START: He won his third consecutive start in the A’s 6-2 win over Boston last Sunday in 2 0 Oakland…the three-game winning streak is one short of his career high of four (twice, last: September 6- 3 1 October 2, 2010)…shutout the Red Sox on two hits over the first five innings…had a 6-0 lead when he 4 1 allowed his only run in the fifth inning on a Ross RBI single. 5 0 6 1 ANDERSON vs. SEATTLE: Is 6-3 with a 1.90 ERA (75.2 ip, 70 h, 21 r, 16 er, 16 LOWEST CAREER ERA 7 0 bb, 63 so, 5 hr) in 12 career starts…that includes 2-2 with a 1.15 ERA (5 er in 8 0 vs. SEATTLE (min. 10 GS) 39.0 ip) in six starts at Safeco Field and 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA (11 er in 36.2 ip) in 9 0 1.57 Pedro Martinez 10 0 six starts in Oakland…has not faced the Mariners this year…went 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA (13.0 ip, 10 h, 3 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 11 so) in two starts last year…the no 1.90 Brett Anderson Run Support Avg. 5.85 2.10 Dennis Rasmussen decision came in a 5-2 loss in Oakland April 2…shutout the Mariners on three 2.25 Matt Harrison hits and a walk over the first five innings before allowing a RBI single to Cust in ANDERSON vs. SEATTLE 2.28 Tommy John the sixth…left after six innings with the scored tied at 1-1…picked up the win in a W L ERA G IP ER 5-2 A’s victory at Seattle April 24…the A’s scored a run in the first but he allowed a run in the bottom of the 2012 0 0 --- 0 0.0 0 first when Suzuki scored on a Bradley ground out…shutout the Mariners on three hits over the next five 2011 1 0 1.38 2 13.0 2 innings and had a 3-1 lead when he allowed an unearned run in the seventh. Career 6 3 1.90 12 75.2 16 REHAB ASSIGNMENT: Went 1-1 with a Anderson’s Starts vs. Seattle ANDERSON’S 2012 REHAB STARTS 4.62 ERA during a six-start rehab assignment…walked just five batters in Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO 25.1 innings (1.78 per nine with Stockton 4/10/09 H L 6.0 7 5 5 2 2 July 21 High Desert 3-8 -- 9.00 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 -- 5/25/09 H W 6.0 6 1 1 2 4 innings)…allowed a .301 opponents with Sacramento 8/25/09 A -- 7.0 6 1 1 1 8 batting average, including .294 (20 for 68) July 26 at Salt Lake 11-7 -- 7.50 4.0 7 4 3 0 0 1 53 9/5/09 H W 5.0 7 3 3 2 6 by right-handers and .314 (11 for 35) by July 31 at Reno 11-8 -- 6.30 4.0 4 2 2 2 4 1 73 10/1/09 A L 5.0 8 4 1 1 5 left-handers…issued all five of his walks to Aug. 5 Nashville 8-3 -- 6.28 4.1 5 3 3 2 3 1 70 4/8/10 H W 6.0 3 0 0 1 4 righties. Aug. 10 at Oklahoma City 3-0 W 4.43 6.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 80 4/13/10 A -- 6.0 6 0 0 2 6 Aug. 15 at New Orleans 0-3 L 4.62 5.0 8 3 3 0 7 1 96 8/10/10 A L 7.0 5 1 1 2 7 2011 RECAP: Was limited to just 13 starts Totals (6 G, 6 GS) 1-1 4.62 25.1 31 14 13 5 18 4

9/6/10 H W 7.2 4 1 1 0 4 and was 3-6 with a 4.00 ERA when he 10/2/10 A W 7.0 8 2 1 1 6 4/2/11 H -- 6.0 5 1 1 1 5 underwent “Tommy John” surgery on his left elbow July 14…was originally placed on the disabled list June 4/24/11 A W 7.0 5 2 1 1 6 7…received a Platelet Rich Plasma injection into his elbow June 13 before the decision was made to have surgery…went 2-1 with a 1.56 ERA over his first five starts and did not allow a in 34.2 Seattle Career Batting vs. Anderson innings…then went 1-5 with a 5.73 ERA over his final eight starts, yielding eight home runs in 48.2 innings…had four walks and 27 strikeouts over his first five starts compared to 21 walks and 34 strikeouts AVG. AB H HR BB SO over his final eight…matched his career high by hitting seven batters. Figgins .286 28 8 0 2 5 Gutierrez .222 27 6 1 3 5 OPPONENTS BATTING: Allowed a .270 opponents batting average and .335 on-base percentage, both Olivo .000 2 0 0 1 1 the highest of his three seasons…his opponents average included a .252 (53 for 210) mark against right- Ryan .000 4 0 0 0 1 handed hitters and .303 (33 for 109) against left-handers…issued just three of his 25 walks to lefties…his Saunders .308 13 4 0 0 2 Smoak .600 5 3 0 1 0 opponents average dropped to .221 with runners in scoring position…now has a .222 (42 for 189) average with RISP over the last three seasons after allowing a .314 mark in 2009…held opponents to a .216 batting

average the first time through the lineup, .245 the second time and .342 after that…surrendered seven of ANDERSON’S CAREER HIGHS his eight home runs with runners on base.

Low Hit CG: 2, 7/6/09 at BOS IP: 9.0 (twice), last: 5/5/11 vs. CLE ON THE BASES: Tied for seventh in the American League with a career-high five pickoffs and now has 14 Fewest IP, GS: 2.0 (twice), 8/27/10 at TEX in his career…opponents were successful in just 5 of 12 (41.7%) stolen base attempts and are 14 for 27 H: 11, 5/31/11 vs. NYY (51.9%) over the last three years after going 14 for 18 (77.8%) during his rookie campaign. R: 10, 5/31/11 vs. NYY ER: 9, 5/31/11 vs. NYY THIS AND THAT: Had a 2.31 ERA over the first three innings of a game and 5.48 ERA from the fourth BB: 4 (five times), last: 5/16/11 vs. LAA inning on…was 2-4 with a 3.42 ERA in eight starts during the day, compared to 1-2 with a 4.99 ERA in five SO: 10, 9/18/09 vs. CLE starts at night…his career numbers are 11-8 with a 3.11 ERA (57 er in 165.0 ip) in 27 starts during the day, HR: 3 (twice), last: 4/30/11 vs. TEX 13-15 with a 3.82 ERA (96 er in 226.0 ip) in 38 starts at night…received run support of two runs or fewer in Win Streak: 4 (twice), last: 9/6/10 to 10/2/10 seven of his 13 starts and was 0-4 in those games...is now 2-19 in 32 career starts with support of less than Loss Streak: 4 (twice), last: 8/10/10 to 9/1/10 three runs, 22-4 with run support of three or more…the A’s were 5-8 (.385) in his starting Scoreless Streak: 23.0, 7/6/09 to 7/24/09 Complete Games: 2, last: 4/8/11 at MIN assignments…tossed six or more innings seven times, allowed two runs or fewer seven times and walked Shutouts: 1, 7/6/09 at BOS two batters or fewer eight times. MORE FROM 2011: Tossed his second career complete game in his second start of the season but took the loss in a 2-1 decision at Minnesota April 8…earned his first win April 19 against Boston when he combined with Breslow and Fuentes on a five-hit shutout in a 5-0 A’s win…tossed 8.0 innings, allowed four of the hits and struck out a season-high eight…also won his next start April 24 at Seattle, allowing one earned run in 7.0 innings…was 2-1 with a 1.56 ERA following the start against Seattle, but then went 0-3 with a 5.04 ERA over his next five starts…matched his career high by tossing 9.0 innings May 5 against Cleveland, but had a no decision in the A’s 4-3, 12-inning loss…snapped his three-game losing streak by tossing 8.0 shutout innings in a 4-3 win at Los Angeles May 26…allowed five runs on nine hits in 5.0 innings in his final start, a 6-3 loss at Boston June 5…was placed on the disabled list June 7 with left elbow soreness…received a Platelet Rich Plasma injection after he was examined by Dr. James Andrews at the Andrews Institute in Pensacola, Fla. June 13…was examined again a month later and it was determined that his injury required surgery…Dr. Andrews performed successful reconstructive surgery to the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, July 14…was transferred to the 60-day DL July 31.

TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER

LHP Tommy Milone (11-10, 3.94 ERA): Is scheduled to make his 27th start of the season…has walked one batter or fewer in each of his last 13 starts, which is the second longest streak by a starting pitcher in Oakland history…it is one short of the record of 14 set by from May 29-August 11, 1999…ranks third in the American League in fewest walks per nine innings (1.72) and seventh in to walk ratio (3.81)…is 2- 4 with a 5.71 ERA and .298 opponents batting average over his last seven starts after going 9-6 with a 3.34 ERA and .256 opponents batting average over his first 19 starts…is tied for third among AL rookies in wins (11) and needs one more to tie the Oakland rookie record for wins set by Chris Codiroli in 1983 and matched by in 2005…was the losing pitcher in his last start, an 8-3 loss to Los Angeles last Monday in Oakland (3.0 ip, 10 h, 5 r, 5 er, 1 so)…is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA (20.0 ip, 17 h, 5 r, 5 er, 3 bb, 19 so, 1 hr) in three career starts against Seattle, all this year. \ ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS

24-11, 2.82 ERA (418.1 ip, 311 h, 145 r, 131 er, 175 bb, 385 so, 36 hr) Save/Save Opportunities: 36/51 (70.6%) The A’s bullpen is 2-0 with eight saves, no blown saves, a 2.18 ERA (66.0 ip, 41 h, 22 r, 16 er, 24 bb, 62 so, 3 hr) and .176 (41 for 232) opponents batting average over its past 23 games (since August 14)…for the season, ranks second in the American League and third in the majors with a 2.82 ERA…the last time the bullpen had an ERA under 3.00 was in 1990 (2.35)…has the second lowest opponents batting average (.207) and slugging percentage (.329) in the majors and third lowest on-base percentage (.293)…is tied for the AL lead in wins (24)…has issued the second most walks (175) in the AL and has the third highest percentage of inherited runners scored (33.3%, 55 of 165)…has 268 strikeouts in 265.0 innings over its last 87 games (9.1 per nine innings) after fanning 117 in 153.1 innings over the first 49 contests (6.9 per nine innings).

50 RHP GRANT BALFOUR Save/Opportunities: 15-17 Last Outing: 9/5 vs. Los Angeles (ND, 0.1 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 21/10 First Hitters: 14-53 (8 bb, 1 hbp)  Is a perfect 8 for 8 in save opportunities in 10 games since returning to the closer role August 11 (8.2 ip, 3 h, 3 r, 3 er, 3 bb, 10 so, 3.12 ERA).  Has 15 saves for the season and now has 25 in his career…that is the most in Major League history by an Australian-born pitcher (previous: , 17).  Has a 1.94 ERA (9 er in 41.2 ip) and .129 (18 for 140) opponents batting average over his last 41 games (since May 20) after posting a 4.29 ERA and .234 opponents average over his first 21 contests.  Ranks third among American League relievers in opponents batting average (.164), sixth in opponents slugging percentage (.272) and on-base percentage (.252) and tied for seventh in innings pitched (61.2).  Converted his only save opportunity in eight outings against Seattle this year and has not allowed a run (8.0 ip, 3 h, 5 so)…  Has a 1.27 ERA (5 er in 35.1 ip) in 34 appearances at home compared to a 4.78 ERA (14 er in 26.1 ip) in 28 outings on the road.  Was used mostly as a setup man with Oakland last year, posting a 5-2 record with two saves, a 2.47 ERA and .199 opponents average in 62 appearances…tied for eighth among AL relievers in grounded into double plays (8) and ranked 10th in opponents on-base percentage (.266).

54 LHP TRAVIS BLACKLEY Save/Opportunities: 0-0 Last Outing: 9/5 vs. Los Angeles (ND, 3.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 2 bb, 2 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 4/1 First Hitters: 2-11 (0 bb)  Has made four relief appearances and two starts since the start of August and is 2-0 with a 4.07 ERA (11 er in 24.1 ip) and .213 (19 for 89) opponents batting average over that span.  Overall, is 1-0 with a 2.93 ERA (9 er in 27.2 ip) in 12 relief appearances and 4-3 with a 3.97 ERA in 12 starts.  Ranks second in the American League in pickoffs (7) and is tied for second balks (2).  Has allowed six home runs in his last eight games (36.1 ip) after surrendering just one home run over his first 16 contests (61.2 ip).  Has issued 23 of his 26 walks to right-handed hitters…including each of his first 20 before walking Adam Dunn August 11 at Chicago.  Has no decisions in two appearances, including one start, against Seattle (10.0 ip, 6 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 6 so).  Began the season at Triple-A Fresno before he was selected by San Francisco May 1…posted a 9.00 ERA in four relief appearances with the Giants before he was designated for assignment May 13…was claimed off waivers by the A’s May 15.  Pitched for the KIA Tigers of the Korean Baseball Organization last year…appeared in 25 games with the Tigers, including 22 starts, and posted a 7-5 record with a 3.48 ERA.

13 LHP JERRY BLEVINS Save/Opportunities: 0-0 Last Outing: 9/7 at Seattle (ND, 1.2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 37/12 First Hitters: 13-48 (2 bb, 1 sf, 1 hbp)  Has not allowed a run in two appearances in September (2.0 ip, 1 h, 1 bb, 1 so) after posting a 5.00 ERA in 11 games in August.  Has allowed 6 of 23 (26.1%) inherited runners to score over his last 25 games after allowing 6 of 14 (42.9%) to score over his first 27 contests.  Is tied for the second most first batter home runs in the American League (5)…has the third highest first batter slugging percentage (.625).  Has recorded four wins, 49 strikeouts and has tossed 56.0 innings, each of which is an on-going career-high.  Has faced the Mariners six times this year (5.2 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 4 so, 3.18 ERA).  Was on the A’s Opening Day roster last year but had six stints with Oakland…had a 2.86 ERA and .235 opponents average in 26 games…the ERA was the lowest of his career but he allowed 8 of 14 (57.1%) inherited runners to score, which was the highest percentage of his career.

48 RHP RYAN COOK Save/Opportunities: 13-20 Last Outing: 9/7 at Seattle (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 19/8 First Hitters: 9-52 (6 bb)  Has not allowed a run in nine of his last 10 outings and has two wins and a save over that span (11.0 ip, 8 h, 3 r, 2 er, 4 bb, 15 so, 1.64 ERA).  Is tied for fourth among American League relievers in wins (6), ranks fourth in opponents batting average (.171) and eighth in slugging percentage (.278)…is fifth in most walks (27).  Has 13 saves, which are third most by a rookie in Oakland history (Bailey, 26 in 2009; Street, 23 in 2005)…however, has seven blown saves, which ranks second in the AL…his save percentage of 65.0% is the lowest in the majors.  Has a 0.92 ERA (3 er in 29.1 ip) in 28 outings on the road compared to a 4.20 ERA (14 er in 30.0 ip) in 30 appearances in Oakland.  Has converted each of his two save opportunities in eight appearances against Seattle this year and has not allowed a run (8.1 ip, 2 h, 4 bb, 6 so).  Has allowed six runs, five earned, in 50.0 innings (0.90 ERA) in 47 appearances on one or more days rest…has allowed 12 runs in 9.1 innings (11.57 ERA) in 11 games with no rest.  Was the A’s representative to the AL All-Star team and pitched a perfect seventh inning, striking out Harper and Wright.  Made his Major League debut with Arizona in 2011, posting a 7.04 ERA and .333 opponents batting average in 12 relief appearances over three stints…led the Diamondbacks farm system with 19 saves after being used exclusively as a starter over his first three professional seasons.

62 LHP Save/Opportunities: 1-2 Last Outing: 9/7 at Seattle (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 15/3 First Hitters: 10-31 (0 bb)  Has not allowed an earned run in 11 of his last 12 appearances since August 3 (2 er in 11.0 ip, 1.64 ERA)…posted a 1.86 ERA over his first 15 games and then allowed seven runs over a four-game stretch from July 26 to August 2 (21.00 ERA).  Has struck out 49 in 33.1 innings, an average of 13.2 per nine innings…has walked eight for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 6.1.  Has allowed a .252 opponents batting average…right-handed hitters are batting .221 (17 for 77) and lefties are hitting .300 (15 for 50).  Has a 2.45 ERA (5 er in 18.1 ip) in 17 outings at home compared to 4.80 (8 er in 15.0 ip) in 14 games on the road.  Has not allowed a run in three outings against the Mariners this year (3.0 ip, 1 bb, 5 so).  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento June 4 after combining to post a 0.72 ERA in 16 relief appearances with Single-A Stockton, Double-A Midland and Triple-A Sacramento…allowed a .091 opponents batting average…did not allow a home run in 25.0 innings…struck out 48, an average of 17.3 per nine innings…began the year at Stockton, was promoted to Midland April 26 and Sacramento May 27.  Missed nearly the entire 2011 season as he continued to recover from surgery on a torn left patella…while on the DL, he began to work out as a pitcher…made his professional debut as a pitcher for the A’s affiliate in the Arizona Rookie League on Aug. 29 (1.0 ip, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 2 so).

65 LHP PEDRO FIGUEROA Save/Opportunities: 0-0 Last Outing: 9/3 vs. Los Angeles (ND, 0.2 ip, 1 h, 3 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 7/2 First Hitters: 2-12 (1 bb)  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento August 31 for his fifth stint with the A’s this season and has appeared in two games since his return (2.1 ip, 2 h, 3 r, 2 er, 3 bb, 1 hr).  Has allowed a .182 opponents batting average…left-handed hitters are 2 for 19 (.105) and right-handers are 8 for 36 (.222).  Has never faced the Mariners in his career.  Posted a 2.00 ERA in eight appearances during his first stint from April 21 to May 21 but walked nine batters in 9.0 innings in his Major League debut…pitched just once during his second stint from June 17 to 20 on June 17 against San Diego (3.0 ip, 1 h, 2 so)…did not pitch during his third stint from July 13 to 15…did not allow a run in two games and 3.0 innings during his fourth stint from August 5 to 7.  Logged a 2.45 ERA in seven relief appearances with Sacramento following his August 7 option…opponents batted .212 against him at Triple-A, including .190 by left-handed hitters…surrendered just one home run in 44.2 innings…his complete 2012 statistics: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Sacramento (AAA) 0 2 2.62 32 0 0 0 1 44.2 35 17 13 18 40  Missed nearly the entire 2011 season as he continued his recovery from June 2010 “Tommy John” surgery on his left elbow…made two starts with the A’s affiliate in the Arizona Rookie League in August, posting a 4.50 ERA…struck out six batters in 2.0 innings.

53 RHP JIM MILLER Save/Opportunities: 0-0 Last Outing: 9/5 vs. Los Angeles (ND, 0.2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 17/8 First Hitters: 7-21 (6 bb)  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento Tuesday for his fourth stint with the A’s this season and has pitched in two games since his return (1.1 ip, 2 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 1 so).  Has allowed a .203 opponents batting average…left-handed hitters are batting .121 (8 for 66) and righties are hitting .284 (19 for 67).  Took the loss in his only career appearance against Seattle and it was on June 26 of this year (0.2 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 1 so).  Was selected from Sacramento April 25 for his first stint and had a 1.93 ERA in six games before he was optioned May 11…was recalled May 20 for his second stint and had a 2.25 ERA in 18 games before he was optioned back to Sacramento August 3…returned for a third stint August 24 and tossed 2.1 scoreless innings in his only outing August 30 at Cleveland before he was optioned to Stockton a week ago today.  Did not appear in a game with the Ports following his option last Friday…allowed a .208 batting average in 16 games with the River Cats, including a .125 mark against right-handers…his complete 2012 statistics: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Sacramento (AAA) 0 3 2.79 16 0 0 0 6 19.1 15 6 6 4 21  Spent the entire 2011 season with Triple-A Colorado Springs before he was selected by Colorado Sept. 6…appeared in six games, compiling a 2.57 ERA and .130 opponents batting average…went 8-5 with 24 saves and a 5.25 ERA in 65 relief appearances with Colorado Springs.

40 RHP PAT NESHEK Save/Opportunities: 0-0 Last Outing: 9/5 vs. Los Angeles (ND, 0.1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/0 First Hitters: 2-12 (0 bb, 1 hbp)  Was acquired from the organization August 3 in exchange for cash considerations and has not allowed a run in 12 of his 13 appearances, including each of his last eight (8.0 ip, 5 h, 2 bb, 7 so).  Has allowed a .140 opponents batting average…right-handers hitters are 3 for 35 (.086) and lefties are 3 for 8 (.375).  Opponents are 1 for 18 (.056) with runners on base and he has stranded all six of his inherited runners.  Has not faced the Mariners this year…has a 6.48 ERA (6 er in 8.1 ip) in nine career appearances against Seattle.  Spent the entire season at Triple-A Norfolk in the Orioles organization prior to being acquired by the A’s…was 3-2 with 11 saves and a 2.66 ERA in 35 relief appearances…allowed only one home run in 44.0 innings…held right-handed hitters to a .202 batting average while lefties hit .324.  Was 1-1 with a 4.01 ERA in 25 relief appearances over four stints with San Diego last year…spent the balance of the season with Triple-A Tucson and was 1-2 with three saves a 4.10 ERA in 24 relief appearances…signed with Baltimore as a minor league free agent, Jan. 30, 2012.

77 LHP JORDAN NORBERTO Save/Opportunities: 1-3 Last Outing: 8/17 vs. Cleveland (W, 1.2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 24/4 First Hitters: 6-37 (2 bb)  Was placed on the 15-day disabled list August 21 retroactive to August 18 with left shoulder tendinitis…it is his second stint on the DL this season as he was also out from May 31 to June 20 with a strained left shoulder…is eligible to be reinstated any time.  Posted a 1.69 ERA in 18 appearances after he was reinstated from the DL June 21.  Was acquired from Arizona at the trading deadline last year, posting an 8.10 ERA in six relief appearances over two stints with the A’s…also combined for a 6-2 record and a 3.79 ERA in 47 minor league appearances with Reno and Sacramento…allowed two home runs in 57.0 innings.

66 RHP TYSON ROSS Save/Opportunities: 0-0 Last Outing: 9/3 vs. Los Angeles (ND, 2.2 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 3 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 1/1 First Hitters: 0-0 (0 bb, 1 sf)  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento Monday for his fifth stint with the A’s this season and has pitched once since his return (2.2 ip, 1 h, 1 bb, 3 so).  His relief appearance Monday was his first with the A’s this season…had started in each of his previous 13 games…in his career, is 2-3 with a 4.58 ERA (20 er in 39.1 ip) in 28 relief appearances compared to 4-13 with a 5.38 ERA (64 er in 107.0 ip) in 21 starts.  Has not faced the Mariners this year…is 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA (6.2 ip, 5 h, 3 r, 3 er, 5 bb, 2 so) in two career appearances, including one start.  Was recalled from Sacramento April 17 and was 2-6 with a 6.51 ERA in nine starts before he was optioned back to Sacramento May 31…returned June 16 to start against San Diego and allowed two runs in 6.0 innings in a no decision before he was optioned the next day…returned for a third stint June 23 and went 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA in two starts before he was optioned June 29…was recalled a fourth time August 23 to start against Tampa Bay and allowed five runs on nine hits in 6.0 innings to take the loss before he was optioned the following day.  Allowed four runs, three earned, in 2.0 innings over two relief appearances following his August 24 option…opponents batted .235 against him at Triple-A, including .216 by right-handed hitters…his complete 2012 statistics: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Sacramento (AAA) 6 2 2.99 15 13 1 0 0 78.1 69 33 26 29 64  Was 3-3 with a 2.75 ERA in nine games with Oakland last season before going on the disabled list May 20 with a strained left oblique…began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento June 30, was optioned to Sacramento July 25 and was 3-2 with a 7.61 ERA in nine starts overall.

58 RHP Save/Opportunities: 1-1 Last Outing: 9/4 vs. Los Angeles (ND, 0.1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 8/4 First Hitters: 3-20 (1 bb)  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento August 5 for his third stint with the A’s this year and has appeared in nine games since his return (9.2 ip, 9 h, 4 r, 4 er, 2 bb, 7 so, 1 hr, 3.72 ERA).  Has allowed a .228 opponents batting average…right-handers are batting .170 (9 for 53) and lefties are hitting .308 (12 for 39).  Has faced Seattle once in his career and it came earlier this year on July 7 (1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 so).  Was selected from Sacramento June 6 and did not allow a run in two games and 4.1 innings during his first stint before he was optioned June 16…was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento June 24 for his second stint and had a 2.79 ERA in 19 games before he was optioned August 3.  Was 3-0 with eight saves and a 3.03 ERA in 26 relief appearances with Sacramento…held the opposition to a .203 batting average, including .147 against right-handed hitters…struck out 38 in 35.2 innings.  Made his Major League debut with San Diego in 2011, posting a 7.07 ERA in 10 relief appearances over two stints with the Padres…spent the balance of the season with Triple-A Tucson and was 2-3 with 10 saves, one blown save and a 4.71 ERA in 28 relief appearances.

ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES

22 CHRIS CARTER Career vs. Iwakuma (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 2 games (3 for 8) Los Angeles Series: 3-8, r, hr, rbi, 4 so Last Homestand: 4-13, 3 r, 2 hr, 2 rbi, bb, 6 so  Is batting .310 (27 for 87) over his last 25 games after hitting .193 over his previous 18 contests.  Is tied for second among American League rookies in walks (28) and ranks fifth in home runs (14).  Is tied for eighth in the AL in walks since the All-Star Break (27) and tied for 10th in home runs (11).  Has homered four times in his last nine games and has 14 home runs since June 29, the day he was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento…the home runs are tied for eighth most in the AL over that span.  Has hit nine of his 12 home runs on the road.  Is 1 for 3 (.333) with two walks and four RBI as a pinch hitter…is tied for third among AL pinch hitters in RBI.  Had his streak of six consecutive games with an RBI end last Sunday…has nine RBI in his last nine games.  Batted .279 with 12 home runs and 53 RBI in 72 games with Sacramento…was leading the River Cats in RBI at the time of his promotion.  Batted .136 with no extra base hits and no RBI in 15 games in two stints with Oakland last year…spent the balance of the season with Sacramento, where he batted .274 with 18 home runs and 72 RBI in 75 games with the River Cats…finished second on the club in RBI.

52 YOENIS CÉSPEDES Career vs. Iwakuma (.500, 1-2, 1 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 1 game (2 for 5) Seattle Series: 2-5 Last Homestand: 4-25, 4 r, 2 rbi, hbp, 5 so, 2 sb  Is batting .248 (29 for 117) over his last 30 games (since August 4)…hit .236 over his first 29 games and then batted .359 over a 45-game stretch from June 2 to August 3.  Has an 18-game homerless streak, which is the longest of his career…has homered just twice over his last 35 games.  Ranks second among American League rookies in runs (52), doubles (20), home runs (16), RBI (65), extra base hits (39), multiple hit games (34) and total bases (189), tied for second in walks (28), third in hits (115), tied for third in triples (3) and fourth in stolen bases (14)…leads AL rookie outfielders in assists (6).  Is tied for seventh in the AL in runs (33) and hits (63) since the All-Star Break (33).  Ranks sixth in the AL in batting with runners in scoring position (.355) and ninth in batting average during the day (.306).  Is batting .213 (10 for 47) against Seattle, but five of the 10 hits are home runs…has no more than two against anyone else…also has 10 RBI against the Mariners.  Of his 16 home runs, 10 have come with runners on base (seven two-run, three three-run).  Stole two bases a week ago tonight against Boston, the first multi-steal game of his career.  Is the third rookie in Oakland history with at least 10 steals and 10 home runs, joining Mitchell Page (1977) and Jose Canseco (1986).  The A’s are 65-38 (.631) with him in the starting lineup and 12-22 (.353) when he doesn’t start.  Was on the DL from May 7-31 with a strained muscle in his left hand…also missed 9 of 10 games from June 8-19 with a strained left hamstring.  Spent eight seasons in Cuba playing for Granma in Cuba’s Serie Nacional…hit .333 with 33 home runs and 99 RBI in 90 games in his final season, 2010-11…the home runs tied for the league lead and set a league record…had 177 career home runs.

12 COLLIN COWGILL Career vs. Iwakuma (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 5 Los Angeles Series: DNP Last Homestand: DNP  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento a week ago today for his third stint with the A’s this year but has yet to appear in a game.  Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and went 0 for 4 with three walks in three games before he was optioned to Sacramento April 17…returned May 11 and hit .283 with a home run and nine RBI in 29 games before going on the disabled list June 23 with a sprained left ankle…was reinstated from the DL and optioned to Sacramento July 17.  Started the season 0 for 10 against left-handed pitching but is 12 for his last 26 (.462)…is hitting .333 (12 for 36) against lefties for the season compared to .233 (14 for 60) against right-handers.  Is 7 for 16 (.438) with runners in scoring position.  Hit .242 with two home runs and 21 RBI in 42 games with Sacramento in July and August after batting .282 with two home runs and 16 RBI in 19 games in April and May…appeared in 30 games in center field, 18 in left field and 14 in right field…his complete 2012 statistics: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Sacramento (AAA) .254 61 260 33 66 17 1 4 37 20 50 8 2 .373 .312 Stockton (A) .125 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .125 .125  Made his Major League debut with Arizona last year and hit .239 with a home run and nine RBI in 36 games…also batted .354 with 13 home runs and 70 RBI in 98 games with Triple-A Reno…was named to the PCL Postseason All-Star team and earned PCL Rookie of the Year honors.

4 COCO CRISP Career vs. Iwakuma (.000, 0-2, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 8 Seattle Series: 0-5, so, sb Last Homestand: 4-23, 4 r, 2b, hr, rbi, 6 bb, 3 so, 2 sb  Is batting .204 (11 for 54) over his last 13 games, but seven of the 11 hits are for extra bases (five doubles, two homers)…since July 24, 24 of his 39 hits are for extra bases (15 doubles, two triples, seven home runs).  Ranks third in the American League in stolen bases since the All-Star Break (16) and tied for fourth in doubles (15) and extra base hits (25).  Overall, is tied for third in the AL in stolen bases (32), tied for fifth in stolen base percentage (88.9%) and tied for ninth in triples (5) and sacrifice hits (6).  Has been successful in 113 of 129 (87.6%) stolen base attempts in three seasons with the A’s, which is the best mark in franchise history (min. 50 SBA)…his 113 steals rank ninth in Oakland history (Rajai Davis is 8th, 116)…they are also fourth most in the majors over the last three years.  Has stolen 30 or more bases for the third consecutive season…it is also the third 30-steal season of his career…the only players in Oakland history with three or more 30-steal seasons are Rickey Henderson (13), Bert Campaneris (8) and Billy North (4).  Led off the game with a home run a week ago today for the third time this year and the seventh time in his career…it was his fifth leadoff home run as an Athletic, which is tied with Mark Kotsay for third most in Oakland history…only Rickey Henderson (43) and Bert Campaneris (10) have more.  The home run was his 10th of the season, marking the third time he has hit 10 or more in his career (16 in 2005, 15 in 2004).  Has batted leadoff in each of his last 63 starts (65 games total) and is hitting .290 (76 for 262) over that span…hit .172 over his first 38 games.  Was reinstated from the disabled list May 21 and has made 78 of his 79 starts since then in center…prior to being placed on the 15-day DL May 3 with an inner ear infection, he made 15 of his 17 starts in left…had 203 career starts in left entering this season, but none since Oct. 2, 2005.  Appeared in 136 games with the A’s last year after playing in just 124 games over the previous two seasons…batted .264 with eight home runs and 54 RBI…stole a career-high 49 bases, which tied for the American League lead (Gardner, NYY).

20 JOSH DONALDSON Career vs. Iwakuma (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 2) Seattle Series: 1-2, 2 r, 2b, rbi, bb, hbp Last Homestand: 4-19, 2 r, 2 hr, 4 rbi, bb, so  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento August 14 for his third stint with the A’s this year and is 26 for 81 (.321) with eight doubles, five home runs and 16 RBI in 22 games since his return…has started 22 of the A’s 23 games at third base over that span.  Seven of his 16 RBI since his return have either tied the game (three) or put the A’s ahead (four).  Has homered four times in his last eight games and has nine RBI over that span…homered in three straight games from August 29-31, the first time he has homered in consecutive games in his career.  Is batting .266 (29 for 109) at night compared to .157 (11 for 70) during the day.  Is 14 for 30 (.467) on Fridays and 26 for 149 (.174) on all other days of the week.  Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and hit .094 with no RBI in nine games before he was optioned to Sacramento April 23…returned May 12 and hit .182 in 19 games before he was sent back to Sacramento June 21.  Batted .302 with eight home runs and 31 RBI in 38 games with the River Cats following his June 21 option…overall, appeared in 26 games at third base, 22 at , one at second base, one at shortstop and one in left field…his complete 2012 statistics with Sacramento: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Sacramento (AAA) .335 51 209 38 70 12 2 13 45 23 34 5 2 .598 .402  With the exception of a two-day stay with Oakland in April, spent the entire 2011 season at Triple-A Sacramento…did not appear in a game with the A’s…batted .261 with 17 home runs and 70 RBI in 115 games with the River Cats…had career-highs in runs (79) and stolen bases (13).

5 STEPHEN DREW Career vs. Iwakuma (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 1 game (2 for 4) Seattle Series: 2-4, r, rbi, so Last Homestand: 5-20, 2 r, 2b, hr, 3 rbi, bb, 3 so  Is batting .333 (6 for 18) in September after hitting .205 in August.  Has started 15 of the A’s 16 games at shortstop since reporting to Oakland following the August 20 trade in which the A’s sent minor league infielder Sean Jamieson to Arizona.  Hit his first home run as an Athletic last Sunday against Boston.  Leaves Arizona as the Diamondbacks all-time leader in triples (52)…also ranks third in hits (776) and doubles (176), fourth in games (773) and fifth in runs (393).  Began the season on the disabled list as he continued his recovery from his broken ankle…was reinstated June 27…missed 73 games this year and 137 over the last two years with the injury…his complete 2012 statistics with Arizona: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP ARIZONA .193 40 135 17 26 8 1 2 12 19 35 0 1 .311 .290  Played in 86 games for Arizona last year before suffering a season-ending right ankle injury…hit .252 with 21 doubles, five home runs and 45 RBI…fractured his right ankle on a slide into home plate July 20 against Milwaukee and had surgery the next day.

31 JONNY GOMES Career vs. Iwakuma (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 1 Los Angeles Series: 2-4, r, 2b, bb, so Last Homestand: 5-11, 4 r, 2 2b, 2 rbi, 2 bb, 3 so  Is hitting .300 (27 for 90) with seven home runs and 18 RBI in 27 games since the All-Star Break after batting .231 with eight home runs and 21 RBI in 55 games before the break.  Is hitting .333 (17 for 51) with runners in scoring position, including .478 (11 for 23) with RISP and two outs.  Has 15 home runs in 82 games, which is one more than his season total of 14 in 120 games last year.  Is 1 for 9 (.111) with a home run, three RBI and three walks as a pinch hitter…is tied for third in the American League in pinch walks…is 15 for 110 (.136) as a pinch hitter in his career.  Did not strikeout last Monday, snapping a career-long streak of 16 consecutive games with a strikeout from July 28-September 1 (previous: 15, September 9-25, 2005).  Began the 2011 season with Cincinnati and was batting .211 with 11 HR and 31 RBI in 77 games when he was traded to Washington July 26…hit .204 with 3 HR and 12 RBI in 43 games with the Nationals for a .209 batting average, 14 HR and 43 RBI in 120 games overall.

18 BRANDON HICKS Career vs. Iwakuma (.000, 0-1, 0 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 6 Los Angeles Series: DNP Last Homestand: 0-3, bb, 2 so  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento a week ago today for his second stint with the A’s this year and went 0 for 3 with a walk in a start at shortstop that night against Boston, his only appearance since his return.  Hit .183 with seven RBI in 20 games during his first stint from June 23 to August 1…eight of his 11 hits were for extra bases (five doubles, three home runs).  Has started 18 games (16 at shortstop, one at second base, one at first base), 16 of which have come against left-handed pitchers.  Is batting .163 (7 for 43) with all three of his home runs against left-handed pitching compared to .200 (4 for 20) against right-handers.  Hit .169 with five home runs and 13 RBI in 25 games with Sacramento following his August 2 option…has 18 home runs overall, which led the River Cats…batted .312 against lefties, .220 against righties…appeared in 63 games at short and 30 at second…his complete 2012 statistics: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Sacramento (AAA) .244 90 328 61 80 26 3 18 61 47 115 5 4 .506 .350  Had three stints with Atlanta last year and went 1 for 21 (.048) with a RBI in 17 games…spent the balance of the season at Triple-A Gwinnett where he batted .252 with 18 home runs and 50 RBI in 104 games.

7 BRANDON INGE Current Streak: 2 games (2 for 5)  Was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a strained right shoulder…was originally placed on the DL August 14 retroactive to August 12 with a sprained right shoulder…was reinstated from the DL last Saturday and went 1 for 2 with a double and two RBI in a start at third base that night before leaving the game in the fourth inning after reaggravating his shoulder…this is his fourth stint on the DL this year.  Batted .197 with three home runs and 23 RBI in 120 games with Detroit last year…those were his fewest games played since 2002 (95 games)…finished strong with a .324 batting average in September.

14 GEORGE KOTTARAS Career vs. Iwakuma (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 3) Seattle Series: 1-3, r, hr, 3 rbi, bb, so Last Homestand: 3-8, 3 r, 2 hr, 5 rbi, 2 so  Hit a three-run homer yesterday and now has three home runs and 11 RBI in his last four games.  Is batting .220 (9 for 41) with four home runs and 14 RBI in 12 games with the A’s…drove in 12 runs in 58 games with the Brewers.  Is batting .222 (24 for 108) with all seven of his home runs and 24 of his 26 RBI against right-handed pitching…is 3 for 19 (.158) against lefties.  Opponents are 13 for 13 in stolen base attempts off him since joining the A’s and 34 for 36 (94.4%) for the season.  Is 6 for 22 (.273) with three doubles, one home run, five RBI and five walks as a pinch hitter, all with Milwaukee.  Was acquired from Milwaukee July 29 for right-handed pitcher …hit .209 with three home runs and 12 RBI in 58 games with the Brewers before he was designated for assignment July 26…walked 29 times for a .409 on-base percentage.  Batted .252 with five home runs and 17 RBI in 49 games with Milwaukee last year…made 31 starts at catcher, 22 with Randy Wolf pitching…also batted .343 with four home runs and 21 RBI in 29 games with Triple-A Nashville.

37 BRANDON MOSS Career vs. Iwakuma (.000, 0-1, 0 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO) Current Streak: 3 games (3 for 11) Seattle Series: 1-5, r, 3 so Last Homestand: 7-14, 5 r, 2 2b, 2 hr, 5 rbi, 6 so  Is batting .361 (13 for 36) with four home runs, 10 RBI and nine runs scored over his last 10 games.  Is batting .268 (42 for 157) with 14 of his 16 home runs and 30 of his 35 RBI against right-handers compared to .211 (8 for 38) vs. lefties.  Had a pinch hit single in the seventh inning Wednesday and is now 4 for 9 (.444) with three walks and two RBI in the pinch this year…is tied for third in the American League in pinch walks and tied for fourth in pinch hits.  Of his 50 hits this year, 25 are for extra bases (nine doubles, 16 home runs)…had 15 home runs in 249 career games entering this season.  Is 2 for 20 (.100) with nine strikeouts in five games against Seattle.  Was selected from Triple-A Sacramento June 6 after batting .286 with 15 home runs and 33 RBI in 51 games with the River Cats…was tied for second in the Pacific Coast League and tied for sixth in all of the minors in home runs at the time of his promotion  Batted .275 with 23 home runs and 80 RBI in 124 games with Triple-A Lehigh Valley last year…ranked fourth in the in extra base hits (55), fifth in home runs and sixth in RBI…was selected by Philadelphia Sept. 17 and went 0 for 6 with two strikeouts in five games.

36 Career vs. Iwakuma (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 1) Los Angeles Series: 1-5, r, 3 bb, 2 so Last Homestand: 3-12, r, 2 rbi, 4 bb, 5 so  Reached base safely in all four plate appearances Wednesday with three walks and a single…it was his first career three-walk game.  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento August 3 for his second stint with the A’s this year…has started 22 of the A’s 32 games at catcher since his return and is 17 for 82 (.207) with 30 strikeouts in 24 games total over that span.  Opponents have been successful in 26 of 31 (83.8%) stolen base attempts against him…A’s pitchers have a 3.09 ERA (130 er in 378.2 ip) with him behind the plate.  Has five stolen bases, which are the most by a rookie catcher in Oakland history.  Three of his five home runs have put the A’s ahead.  Hit .195 with three home runs and 11 RBI during his first stint from June 21 to July 29…started 19 of the A’s 32 games behind the plate…was optioned to Sacramento July 30 when George Kottaras reported to Oakland but returned August 3 following the trade of Kurt Suzuki.  Batted .271 with nine home runs and 38 RBI in 58 games with Sacramento…also had 14 doubles, two triples and five stolen bases…went 2 for 9 with a home run and two RBI in three games following his most recent option.  Made his Double-A debut with Harrisburg of the Eastern League in 2011 and batted .210 with 20 HR and 46 RBI in 104 games…ranked third in the league in walks (77)…his home runs came in just 334 at bats, while his average of 16.70 at bats per home run was the best mark in the EL.

2 CLIFF PENNINGTON Career vs. Iwakuma (.000, 0-1, 0 HR, 1 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 1 game (4 for 4) Seattle Series: 4-4, 2b Last Homestand: 6-15, 3 r, 2b, rbi, bb, 4 so, 2 sb  Went 4 for 4 last night, his fourth career four-hit game (last: September 1, 2011 at Cleveland)…all four have come on the road.  Is 12 for 22 (.545) with four multiple hit games over his last seven games.  Is batting .294 (20 for 68) in 22 games since he was reinstated from the disabled list August 7…hit .197 in 82 games before the injury.  Has made each of his last 11 starts at second base, his first starts at the position since September 28, 2008 at Seattle…had made each of his previous 439 starts at shortstop…made 15 starts at second base in 2008.  Has five home runs and 19 RBI against Seattle, his most against any team.  Stole his 15th base of the season last Sunday against Boston, which is one more than his season total from last year…his career high is 29 in 2010.  Played in the 500th game of his career a week ago tonight against Boston.  Was placed on the 15-day DL July 20 with left elbow tendinitis…it was his first career stint on the DL…went 5 for 11 (.455) with one double, one RBI, two runs, three walks, four strikeouts and a stolen base in a three-game rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento from August 3-6.  Hit .264 with eight home runs and 58 RBI in a team-leading 148 games last year…had career highs in hits (136), home runs and RBI and matched his high in doubles (26)…ranked fifth in the American League with a .348 batting average with runners in scoring position.

16 JOSH REDDICK Career vs. Iwakuma (.000, 0-2, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 14 Seattle Series: 0-5, so Last Homestand: 4-23, 2 r, 2b, hr, 6 rbi, 2 bb, 6 so, sf  Is 2 for 23 (.087) over his last six games after going 14 for 28 (.500) with three home runs and nine RBI over his previous six games.  Is tied for ninth in the American League in strikeouts (131) and triples (5) and tied for 10th in intentional walks (7).  Had his 14th assist of the season Wednesday, which ranks second among Major League outfielders (Francoeur, KC 16)…it is also tied for the fifth highest total by an outfielder in Oakland history and is the most since Dwayne Murphy had 14 in 1984.  Was named AL Player of the Week Tuesday for the week ending September 2, his first career weekly honor…went 12 for 31 (.387) with six runs, two doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI in seven games last week…is the third Athletic honored this year (Céspedes and Moss).  Has 14 home runs with two outs, which is tied for second in the majors…has 13 home runs with two strikes, which ranks fourth in the AL.  Leads the A’s with 28 home runs…25 have come as a right fielder, which is five more than the combined total by A’s right fielders over the previous two seasons…27 have come as an outfielder, which is the most by an A’s outfielder since also hit 27 in 2000…since 1992, the only outfielders to hit more than 27 home runs for the A’s are Matt Stairs (38 in 1999) and Ben Grieve (28 in 1999).  Appeared in 87 games over two stints with Boston last year and batted .280 with seven home runs and 28 RBI…ranked third among American League rookies in batting…spent the balance of the season at Pawtucket where he batted .230 with 14 home runs and 36 RBI in 52 games.

17 ADAM ROSALES Career vs. Iwakuma (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 7 Los Angeles Series: 0-3, 2 so Last Homestand: 1-8, 2 r, 2b, 4 so  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento August 2 for his third stint with the A’s this year and LONGEST ERRORLESS STREAKS, has started 14 games since his return (seven at shortstop, six at second base, one at third OAKLAND SECOND BASEMEN base)…is 12 for 49 (.245) with two home runs and five RBI in 18 games total over that span.  Is batting .276 (8 for 29) during the day compared to .182 (8 for 44) at night. 102 Mark Ellis, May 14-Sept. 10, 2007  Has not committed an error in 12 games at second base this year and 68 games in his 70 Rafael Bournigal, Aug. 6, 1996-Sept. 25, 1998 career…that includes 62 games with the A’s, which is tied for the third longest errorless 62 Adam Rosales, April 9, 2010-present streak by a second baseman in Oakland history. 61 Dick Green, April 7-July 6, 1973  Is 9 for 28 (.321) in his career against Seattle. 60 Marco Scutaro, July 31, 2004-July 1, 2005  Was on the Opening Day roster and appeared in one game in Japan without an at bat…was 60 Lance Blankenship, June 23, 1991-May 29, 1992 optioned to Sacramento April 2 before the regular season resumed…returned May 17 and went 4 for 24 (.167) with nine walks in 12 games before he was optioned back to Sacramento June 16.  Batted .280 with 21 doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 47 RBI in 76 games with Sacramento…hit .301 against righties and .228 against lefties…appeared in 57 games at shortstop, 13 at second base, five at third base and one in left field.  Began the 2011 season on the 60-day disabled list, recovering from a fractured right foot…was reinstated June 6 but was never able to get on track offensively…hit .098 (6 for 61) in 24 games over three stints with the A’s…batted .265 with 3 HR and 22 RBI in 40 games with Sacramento.

15 SETH SMITH Career vs. Iwakuma (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 1 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 4 games (6 for 15) Seattle Series: 2-5, r Last Homestand: 4-11, 2 r, 2b, hr, 3 rbi, 2 bb, 4 so  Was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list August 21 and is 15 for 46 (.326) with 11 runs, four doubles, two home runs and six RBI in 13 games since his return…including 12 starts (10 at designated hitter, two in left field).  Is batting .270 (71 for 263) with 11 of his 13 home runs and 40 of his 45 RBI against right-handed pitching compared to .164 (10 for 61) against left-handers…58 of his 64 career home runs have come off right-handers.  Has hit 11 of his 13 home runs as an outfielder…this is his fourth consecutive season with double figures in home runs.  Is 3 for 14 (.214) with a walk and five RBI as a pinch hitter…ranks second among American League pinch hitters in RBI…is a .325 (49 for 151) career hitter in the pinch with five home runs and 39 RBI…since 2007, he has the best batting average, on-base percentage (.417) and slugging percentage (.570) among pinch hitters with 90 or more plate appearances…is second in RBI.  Has started games at every spot in the order except leadoff.  Was placed on the DL August 3 with a strained left hamstring…went 2 for 3 with Sacramento on a one-game rehab assignment August 20.  Spent the entire 2011 season as one of the Rockies regular outfielders (97 starts in right field, 22 in left)…had career-highs in games (147), runs (67), hits (135), doubles (32), triples (9), RBI (59), extra-base hits (56) and stolen bases (10)…his 15 HR and .284 average were second best.

28 ERIC SOGARD Current Streak: 0 for 7  Was placed on the 15-day disabled list August 10 retroactive to August 7 with a strained back…it is his first career stint on the DL.  Began a rehab assignment with Sacramento August 20 and went 2 for 2 in a start at third base before his rehab was halted August 23.  Spent the first half of the 2011 season with Triple-A Sacramento but was called up to Oakland at the All-Star Break…spent the remainder of the season with the A’s, hitting .200 with two home runs and four RBI…hit .298 with five home runs and 37 RBI in 79 games with the River Cats.

A’s vs. SEATTLE

BATTING PITCHING

2012 CAREER 2012 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI W L SV G ERA IP ER PITCHER W L SV G ERA IP ER .167 6 1 1 3 Carter .179 39 7 3 8 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 Anderson 6 3 0 12 1.90 75.7 16 .213 47 10 5 10 Céspedes .213 47 10 5 10 0 0 1 8 0.00 8.0 0 Balfour 0 0 1 23 3.63 22.3 9 #### 0 0 0 0 Cowgill #### 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.80 10.0 2 Blackley 0 0 0 2 1.80 10.0 2 .200 55 11 1 2 Crisp .263 320 84 5 28 0 0 0 6 3.18 5.7 2 Blevins 1 1 0 29 5.68 25.3 16 .188 16 3 0 1 Donaldson .156 32 5 0 1 0 0 2 8 0.00 8.3 0 Cook 0 0 2 8 0.00 8.3 0 .500 4 2 0 1 Drew .133 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.00 3.0 0 Doolittle 0 0 0 3 0.00 3.0 0 .143 14 2 1 2 Gomes .171 70 12 2 7 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 Figueroa 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 .182 11 2 0 0 Hicks .182 11 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.69 5.3 1 Griffin 1 0 0 1 1.69 5.3 1 .333 3 1 1 3 Kottaras .231 13 3 2 4 0 1 0 2 2.25 12.0 3 McCarthy 2 6 0 13 3.88 72.0 31 .100 20 2 0 0 Moss .138 29 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.50 0.7 1 Miller 0 1 0 1 13.50 0.7 1 .091 11 1 0 0 Norris .091 11 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2.25 20.0 5 Milone 1 1 0 3 2.25 20.0 5 .271 48 13 0 1 Pennington .230 209 48 5 19 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 Neshek 1 0 0 9 6.48 8.3 6 .236 55 13 2 3 Reddick .221 86 19 3 8 1 1 0 2 4.63 11.7 6 Parker 1 1 0 2 4.63 11.7 6 #### 0 0 0 0 Rosales .321 28 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 Ross 0 1 0 2 4.05 6.7 3 .270 37 10 1 3 Smith .282 39 11 1 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 Scribner 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 .199 146 29 3 10 others 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 Straily 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 .210 471 99 15 39 TOTALS 4 3 0 16 3.38 45.3 17 others 7 7 3 14 2.54 131.0 37 TOTALS

k 2012 OAKLAND ATHLETICS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

GA/ LEADER CUM. GA/ LEADER CUM. DATE G OPP W-L SCORE REC POS GB AND LEAD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. ATT. DATE G OPP W-L SCORE REC POS GB AND LEAD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. ATT. 3/28 1 SEA^ L 1-3 (11) 0-1 4 -1 SEA ½ Wilhelmsen Carignan League 44,227 44,227 7/2 81 BOS W 6-1 39-42 3 -11½ TEX 5 Parker Matsuzaka 17,434 814,154 3/29 2 SEA^ W 4-1 1-1 t1 -- OAK/SEA -- Colón Kelley Balfour 43,391 87,618 7/3 82 BOS W 3-2 40-42 3 -10½ TEX 5 Blevins Aceves 35,067* 849,221 (2 dates) 7/4 83 BOS W 3-2 41-42 3 -9½ TEX 5 Balfour Cook Cook 28,240 877,461 4/6 3 SEA L 3-7 1-2 4 -1 LAA/TEX -- Vargas McCarthy 35,067* 122,685 7/5 OFF DAY 3 -9 TEX 4 4/7 4 SEA L 7-8 1-3 4 -2 SEA 1 Hernandez Colón League 16,612 139,297 7/6 84 SEA W 4-1 (11) 42-42 3 -8 TEX 4 Norberto Perez 10,819 888,280 4/8 OFF DAY 4 -2 SEA ½ 7/7 85 SEA L 1-7 42-43 3 -9 TEX 4 VARGAS Parker 16,136 904,416 4/9 5 KC W 1-0 2-3 4 -1½ TEX ½ Milone Mendoza Balfour 10,054 149,351 7/8 86 SEA W 2-1 (13) 43-43 3 -9 TEX 4 Norberto Perez 20,075 924,491 4/10 6 KC L 0-3 (8) 2-4 4 -2½ TEX 1½ Duffy Godfrey Crow 10,670 160,021 (44 dates) 4/11 7 KC W 5-4 (12) 3-4 3 -1½ TEX ½ Carignan Broxton 12,390 172,411 7/9-12 ALL-STAR BREAK 3 -9 TEX 4 (7 dates) 7/13 87 at MIN W 6-3 44-43 3 -9 TEX 5 Griffin Liriano Cook 33,230 1,360,285 4/12 OFF DAY 3 -2 TEX 1½ 7/14 88 at MIN W 9-3 45-43 3 -8 TEX 5 Milone De Vries 39,084 1,399,369 4/13 8 at SEA W 4-0 4-4 2 -2 TEX 2 Colón Hernandez 46,026 46,026 7/15 89 at MIN W 9-4 46-43 3 -8 TEX 5 Parker Duensing 36,853 1,436,222 4/14 9 at SEA L 0-4 4-5 3 -3 TEX 2½ Noesi Milone 21,071 67,097 (45 dates) 4/15 10 at SEA L 3-5 4-6 3 -4 TEX 2½ Beavan Godfrey League 19,650 86,747 7/16 OFF DAY 3 -8 TEX 5½ 4/16 11 at LAA L 0-6 4-7 4 -4½ TEX 2½ Weaver McCarthy 27,338 114,085 7/17 90 TEX L 1-6 46-44 3 -9 TEX 5½ Oswalt Colón 15,115 939,606 4/17 12 at LAA W 5-3 5-7 3 -4½ TEX 3½ Fuentes Jepsen Balfour 41,016 155,101 7/18 91 TEX W 4-3 47-44 3 -8 TEX 5½ Cook Kirkman 20,249 959,855 4/18 13 at LAA W 6-0 6-7 3 -4½ TEX 3½ Colón Santana 27,217 182,318 7/19 92 NYY W 4-3 48-44 3 -7½ TEX 6 Griffin Garcia Cook 23,382 983,237 4/19 14 at LAA W 4-2 7-7 t2 -4½ TEX 4½ Milone Wilson Balfour 27,864 210,182 7/20 93 NYY W 3-2 49-44 3 -6½ TEX 5 Cook Eppley 24,148 1,007,385 (7 dates) 7/21 94 NYY W 2-1 50-44 3 -6½ TEX 6 Parker Hughes Doolittle 28,142 1,038,527 4/20 15 CLE L 3-4 7-8 t2 -5 TEX 5 Jimenez Godfrey Perez 14,340 186,751 7/22 95 NYY W 5-4 (12) 51-44 3 -5½ TEX 5 Blevins Eppley 30,470 1,065,997 4/21 16 CLE L 1-5 7-9 t2 -5½ TEX 5½ Gomez McCarthy Perez 25,258 212,009 (50 dates) 4/22 17 CLE W 5-1 8-9 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Ross Masterson 24,049 236,058 7/23 OFF DAY 3 -6 TEX 5 4/23 18 CWS L 0-4 8-10 2 -5½ TEX 5½ PEAVY Colón 10,574 246,632 7/24 96 at TOR W 7-2 52-44 t2 -5 TEX 5 Blackley Cecil 25,686 1,461,908 4/24 19 CWS W 2-0 9-10 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Milone Floyd Balfour 11,184 257,816 7/25 97 at TOR W 16-0 53-44 t2 -5 TEX 5 Griffin Romero 23,948 1,485,856 4/25 20 CWS W 5-4 (14) 10-10 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Miller Santiago 13,032 270,848 7/26 98 at TOR L 4-10 53-45 3 -5½ TEX 5 Lyon Milone 39,003 1,524,859 (13 dates) 7/27 99 at BAL W 14-9 54-45 3 -4½ TEX 4 Blevins Johnson 29,278 1,554,137 4/26 OFF DAY t2 -5½ TEX 5½ 7/28 100 at BAL W 6-1 55-45 2 -3½ TEX 3½ Colón Hunter 21,143 1,575,280 4/27 21 at BAL W 5-2 11-10 t2 -4½ TEX 4½ McCarthy Arrieta Balfour 18,297 228,479 7/29 101 at BAL L 1-6 55-46 2 -4½ TEX 4½ Chen Blackley 19,698 1,594,978 4/28 22 at BAL L 1-10 11-11 t2 -5½ TEX 5½ Chen Ross 26,926 255,405 (51 dates) 4/29 23 at BAL L 2-5 11-12 t2 -5½ TEX 5½ Strop Balfour 31,793 287,198 7/30 102 TB W 4-3 (15) 56-46 2 -3½ TEX 3½ Norberto Farnsworth 12,564 1,078,561 4/30 24 at BOS L 6-11 11-13 t2 -6½ TEX 6½ Buchholz Milone 37,359 324,557 7/31 103 TB L 0-8 56-47 3 -3½ TEX 3 SHIELDS Milone 15,836 1,094,397 5/1 25 at BOS W 5-3 12-13 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Parker Doubront Norberto 37,225 361,782 8/1 104 TB L 1-4 56-48 3 -4½ TEX 4 Cobb Parker Rodney 18,161 1,112,558 5/2 26 at BOS W 4-2 13-13 2 -4½ TEX 4½ McCarthy Bard Fuentes 37,434 399,216 8/2 105 TOR W 4-1 57-48 2 -4½ TEX 4½ Colón Alvarez Cook 10,823 1,123,381 5/3 OFF DAY 2 -4½ TEX 4½ 8/3 106 TOR W 5-4 (15) 58-48 2 -4½ TEX 4½ Blackley Loup 30,169 1,153,550 5/4 27 at TB L 2-7 13-14 2 -4½ TEX 4½ Price Ross Peralta 18,799 418,015 8/4 107 TOR L 1-3 (11) 58-49 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Chavez Blevins Oliver 17,121 1,170,671 5/5 28 at TB W 4-3 (12) 14-14 2 -4½ TEX 4½ Fuentes Peralta Balfour 23,890 441,905 8/5 108 TOR L 5-6 58-50 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Laffey Milone Janssen 18,308 1,188,979 5/6 29 at TB W 9-5 15-14 2 -3½ TEX 3½ Milone Moore 23,873 465,778 8/6 109 LAA L 0-4 58-51 3 -5½ TEX 5 WEAVER Parker 13,341 1,202,320 (16 dates) 8/7 110 LAA W 10-4 59-51 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Colón Wilson 15,458 1,217,778 5/7 OFF DAY 2 -4 TEX 4 8/8 111 LAA W 9-8 60-51 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Neshek Hawkins Cook 21,150 1,238,928 5/8 30 TOR W 7-3 16-14 2 -4 TEX 4 Balfour Cordero 10,784 281,632 (60 dates) 5/9 31 TOR L 2-5 16-15 2 -4½ TEX 4½ Morrow Ross Janssen 14,815 296,447 8/9 OFF DAY 2 -5½ TEX 5½ 5/10 32 DET L 6-10 16-16 2 -5 TEX 5 Scherzer Colón 11,513 307,960 8/10 112 at CWS L 3-4 60-52 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Myers Neshek 25,041 1,620,019 5/11 33 DET W 11-4 17-16 2 -5 TEX 5 Milone Porcello 26,721 334,681 8/11 113 at CWS W 9-7 61-52 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Cook Thornton Balfour 26,686 1,646,705 5/12 34 DET W 3-1 18-16 2 -4 TEX 4 McCarthy Fister Fuentes 20,077 354,758 8/12 114 at CWS L 3-7 61-53 2 -6½ TEX 6½ Sale Colón 25,106 1,671,811 5/13 35 DET L 1-3 18-17 2 -5 TEX 5 Verlander Parker Valverde 17,147 371,905 8/13 OFF DAY 2 -6 TEX 6 (19 dates) 8/14 115 at KC L 0-5 61-54 2 -6 TEX 6 Guthrie Parker 16,107 1,687,918 5/14 36 at LAA W 5-0 19-17 2 -4 TEX 4 Ross Haren 32,851 498,629 8/15 116 at KC L 2-3 61-55 t2 -6 TEX 6 Smith McCarthy Holland 15,591 1,703,509 5/15 37 at LAA L 0-4 19-18 2 -4 TEX 4 Santana Colón 31,762 530,391 8/16 117 at KC W 3-0 62-55 2 -6 TEX 6 Straily Hochevar Balfour 14,345 1,717,854 5/16 38 at TEX L 1-4 19-19 2 -5 TEX 5 Darvish Milone Nathan 46,370 576,761 (57 dates) 5/17 39 at TEX W 5-4 (10) 20-19 2 -4 TEX 4 Cook Adams Fuentes 47,182 623,943 8/17 118 CLE W 6-4 63-55 2 -5 TEX 5 Norberto Smith Balfour 13,967 1,252,895 5/18 40 at SF L 6-8 20-20 2 -5 TEX 5 Zito Parker Casilla 41,477 665,420 8/18 119 CLE W 8-5 64-55 2 -5 TEX 5 Colón Kluber Balfour 30,132 1,283,027 5/19 41 at SF L 0-4 20-21 2 -5 TEX 5 Vogelsong Ross 41,411 706,831 8/19 120 CLE W 7-0 65-55 2 -5 TEX 5 Parker Masterson 20,130 1,303,157 5/20 42 at SF W 6-2 21-21 2 -5 TEX 5 Colón Lincecum 41,378 748,209 8/20 121 MIN L 2-7 65-56 2 -6 TEX 6 Duensing McCarthy 10,274 1,313,431 (23 dates) 8/21 122 MIN W 4-1 66-56 2 -5 TEX 5 Anderson De Vries Balfour 13,116 1,326,547 5/21 43 LAA W 2-1 22-21 2 -4 TEX 4 Milone Williams 11,292 383,197 8/22 123 MIN W 5-1 67-56 2 -5 TEX 5 Milone Hendriks 16,657 1,343,204 5/22 44 LAA L 0-5 22-22 2 -5 TEX 5 Wilson Godfrey 12,894 396,091 (66 dates) 5/23 45 LAA L 1-3 (11) 22-23 2 -5 TEX 5 Walden Norberto Frieri 23,617 419,708 8/23 124 at TB L 0-5 67-57 2 -6 TEX 6 COBB Ross 11,613 1,729,467 5/24 OFF DAY 2 -5 TEX 5 8/24 125 at TB W 5-4 68-57 2 -6 TEX 6 Cook Peralta Balfour 18,913 1,748,380 5/25 46 NYY L 3-6 22-24 2 -6 TEX 6 Nova Ross Soriano 33,559 453,267 8/25 126 at TB W 4-2 69-57 2 -6 TEX 6 McCarthy Hellickson Balfour 18,187 1,766,567 5/26 47 NYY L 2-9 22-25 3 -7 TEX 6½ Sabathia Colón 27,112 480,379 8/26 OFF DAY 2 -5½ TEX -5½ 5/27 48 NYY L 0-2 22-26 3 -8 TEX 6½ Kuroda Milone Soriano 25,078 505,457 8/27 127 at CLE W 3-0 70-57 2 -5½ TEX -5½ Anderson Hernandez Balfour 13,018 1,779,585 (25 dates) 8/28 128 at CLE W 7-0 71-57 2 -5½ TEX -5½ Milone McAllister 13,413 1,792,998 5/28 49 at MIN L 4-5 22-27 3 -9 TEX 6½ Burnett Cook Capps 34,709 782,918 8/29 129 at CLE W 8-4 72-57 2 -4½ TEX -4½ Blackley Kluber Cook 14,412 1,807,410 5/29 50 at MIN L 2-3 22-28 3 -9 TEX 5½ Perkins Fuentes 31,781 814,699 8/30 130 at CLE W 12-7 73-57 2 -4 TEX 4 Parker Masterson 14,500 1,821,910 5/30 51 at MIN L 0-4 22-29 t3 -9 TEX 5½ Liriano Ross 35,103 849,802 (64 dates) 5/31 OFF DAY t3 -9 TEX 5½ 8/31 131 BOS W 20-2 74-57 2 -4 TEX 4 McCarthy Cook 20,121 1,363,325 6/1 52 at KC L 0-2 22-30 t3 -9 TEX 4½ Paulino Colón Broxton 29,527 879,329 9/1 132 BOS W 7-1 75-57 2 -3 TEX 3 Griffin Doubront 20,315 1,383,640 6/2 53 at KC W 9-3 23-30 t3 -8 TEX 3½ McCarthy Hochevar 26,276 905,605 9/2 133 BOS W 6-2 76-57 2 -3 TEX 3 Anderson Matsuzaka 25,315 1,408,955 6/3 54 at KC L 0-2 23-31 t3 -9 TEX 4½ Mazzaro Milone Broxton 21,111 926,716 9/3 134 LAA L 3-8 76-58 2 -4 TEX 4 Wilson Milone 20,180 1,429,135 (29 dates) 9/4 135 LAA L 1-6 76-59 2 -4 TEX 4 Greinke Parker 11,688 1,440,823 6/4 55 TEX W 12-1 24-31 t3 -8 TEX 4½ Parker Feldman 10,120 515,577 9/5 136 LAA L 1-7 76-60 2 -5 TEX 5 Haren McCarthy 15,404 1,456,227 6/5 56 TEX L 3-6 24-32 t3 -9 TEX 4½ Holland Blackley Nathan 11,861 527,438 (72 dates) 6/6 57 TEX W 2-0 25-32 t3 -8 TEX 4½ Colón LEWIS Fuentes 15,044 542,482 9/6 OFF DAY 2 -5½ TEX 5½ 6/7 58 TEX W 7-1 26-32 3 -7 TEX 4 McCarthy Darvish 14,779 557,261 9/7 137 at SEA W 6-1 77-60 2 -4½ TEX 4½ Griffin Hernandez 17,128 1,839,038 (29 dates) 6/8 59 at ARI L 8-9 26-33 4 -8 TEX 4 Putz Fuentes 25,787 952,503 DATE G OPP TIME TV PROMOTION 6/9 60 at ARI L 3-8 26-34 4 -8 TEX 3 Cahill Parker 28,061 980,564 9/8 138 at SEA 6:10 CSNCA 6/10 61 at ARI L 3-4 26-35 4 -9 TEX 3 Saunders Blackley Putz 28,112 1,008,676 9/9 139 at SEA 1:10 CSNCA 6/11 OFF DAY 4 -9 TEX 2½ 9/10 140 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA 6/12 62 at COL W 8-5 27-35 3 -9 TEX 3½ Colón Guthrie Cook 33,635 1,042,311 9/11 141 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA 6/13 63 at COL W 10-8 28-35 3 -9 TEX 3½ Blevins Betancourt Cook 32,155 1,074,466 9/12 142 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA 6/14 64 at COL W 8-2 29-35 3 -8 TEX 3 Parker White 32,527 1,106,993 9/13 143 at LAA 12:35 CSNCA (35 dates) 9/14 144 BAL 7:05 CSNCA A’s Fireworks Show sponsored by Kelly-Moore Paints 6/15 65 SD W 10-2 30-35 3 -8 TEX 4 Blackley Bass Scribner 24,528 581,789 9/15 145 BAL 6:05 CSNCA 6/16 66 SD W 6-4 31-35 3 -8 TEX 4 Doolittle Thatcher Cook 17,135 598,924 9/16 146 BAL 1:05 CSNCA Atléticos Tote Bag sponsored by Chevy (10,000 fans) 6/17 67 SD L 1-2 31-36 3 -9 TEX 4 Richard Colón Street 21,631 620,555 A’s Fiesta Day 6/18 OFF DAY 3 -9½ TEX 5 9/17 OFF DAY 6/19 68 LAD W 3-0 32-36 3 -9½ TEX 5 McCarthy Harang Cook 20,244 640,799 9/18 147 at DET 4:05 CSNCA 6/20 69 LAD W 4-1 33-36 3 -9½ TEX 5 MILONE Eovaldi 25,383 666,182 9/19 148 at DET 4:05 CSNCA 6/21 70 LAD W 4-1 34-36 3 -9 TEX 5 Cook Lindblom 23,337 689,519 9/20 149 at DET 10:05 6/22 71 SF L 4-5 34-37 3 -10 TEX 5 Hensley Cook Casilla 35,067* 724,586 9/21 150 at NYY 4:05 CSNCA 6/23 72 SF L 8-9 34-38 3 -10 TEX 5 Bumgarner Ross Hensley 36,067* 760,653 9/22 151 at NYY 10:05 CSNCA 6/24 73 SF W 4-2 35-38 3 -10 TEX 5 Miller Casilla 36,067* 796,720 9/23 152 at NYY 10:05 CSNCA (38 dates) 9/24 153 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA 6/25 74 at SEA W 1-0 36-38 3 -9 TEX 4½ Milone Ramirez Cook 17,101 1,124,094 9/25 154 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA 6/26 75 at SEA L 2-3 36-39 3 -10 TEX 4½ Furbush Miller Wilhelmsen 12,411 1,136,505 9/26 155 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA 6/27 76 at SEA W 2-1 37-39 3 -10 TEX 4½ Parker Iwakuma Cook 18,158 1,154,663 9/27 156 at TEX 11:05 6/28 77 at TEX L 6-7 37-40 3 -11 TEX 4½ Feldman Ross Nathan 33,927 1,188,590 9/28 157 SEA 7:05 CSNCA 6/29 78 at TEX L 3-4 37-41 3 -12 TEX 5½ Harrison Balfour Scheppers 46,013 1,234,603 9/29 158 SEA 1:05 Church Community Day 6/30 79 at TEX L 2-7 37-42 3 -13 TEX 6½ Perez Milone 46,711 1,281,314 9/30 159 SEA 1:05 CSNCA A’s Deuce Brand Watch sponsored by Pepsi (10,000 fans) 7/1 80 at TEX W 3-1 38-42 3 -12 TEX 5½ Blackley Darvish Cook 45,741 1,327,055 Fan Appreciation Day (42 dates) 10/1 160 TEX 7:05 CSNCA 10/2 161 TEX 7:05 CSNCA 10/3 162 TEX 12:35 CSNCA

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HIGHS AND LOWS MULTIPLE HIT GAMES

TEAM BATTING PLAYER 2 3 4 5 TOT Most Runs, Game, A’s ...... 20, August 31 vs. Boston Barton 3 1 0 0 4 Most Runs, Game, Opponents ...... 11, April 30 at Boston Carter 9 2 0 0 11 Most Runs, Inning, A’s ...... 9, August 31 vs. Boston (7th) Céspedes 23 7 2 0 32 Most Runs, Inning, Opponents ...... 8, May 10 vs. Detroit (3rd) Cowgill 4 2 0 0 6 Most Hits, Game, A’s ...... 19, August 31 vs. Boston Crisp 21 10 0 0 31 Most Hits, Game, Opponents...... 17, May 10 vs. Detroit Donaldson 9 1 1 0 11 Drew 2 1 0 0 3 nd nd Most Hits, Inning, A’s ...... 8, June 4 vs. Texas (2 ) and June 8 at Arizona (2 ) Gomes 12 3 0 0 15 Most Hits, Inning, Opponents...... 8, May 10 vs. Detroit (3rd) Hicks 1 0 0 0 1 Most Home Runs, Game, A’s ...... 5, August 31 vs. Boston Inge 11 2 0 0 13 Most Home Runs, Game, Opponents ...... 5, August 8 vs. Los Angeles Ka'aihue 7 1 0 0 8 Most Doubles, Game, A’s ...... 7, August 29 at Cleveland Kottaras 0 1 0 0 1 Most Doubles, Game, Opponents ...... 6, April 25 vs. Chicago Moss 5 2 1 0 8 Most Triples, Game, A’s ...... 2, June 2 at Kansas City and July 20 vs. New York Norris 6 0 0 0 6 Pennington 17 3 1 0 21 Most Triples, Game, Opponents ...... 2, April 7 vs. Seattle Recker 1 0 0 0 1 Most Stolen Bases, Game, A’s ...... 4, April 22 vs. Cleveland, May 1 at Boston and September 1 vs. Boston Reddick 26 9 1 0 36 Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents ...... 4 (four times), last: August 6 vs. Los Angeles Rosales 3 0 0 0 3 Smith 15 2 1 0 18 TEAM PITCHING Sogard 3 0 0 0 3 Most Strikeouts, A’s ...... 16, August 3 vs. Suzuki 8 3 0 0 11 Most Strikeouts, Opponents ...... 21, July 30 vs. Tampa Bay Taylor 1 0 0 0 1 Weeks 25 2 0 0 27 Most Walks, A’s ...... 9, April 20 vs. Cleveland, May 18 at San Francisco and June 23 vs. San Francisco Most Walks, Opponents ...... 10, June 19 vs. Los Angeles (NL) and July 30 vs. Tampa Bay Fewest Hits Allowed, A’s ...... 2, June 19 vs. Los Angeles (NL) and August 27 at Cleveland MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Fewest Hits Allowed, Opponents ...... 1, April 10 vs. Kansas City, May 19 at San Francisco and May 22 vs. Los Angeles

TEAM MISCELLANEOUS PLAYER 2 3 4 5 6 TOT Barton 1 0 0 0 0 1 Longest Winning Streak ...... 9, August 24 to September 2 Carter 6 3 0 0 0 9 Longest Losing Streak ...... 9, May 22 to June 1 Céspedes 10 9 0 0 0 19 Longest Game, Innings ...... 15, July 30 vs. Tampa Bay and August 3 vs. Toronto Cowgill 3 0 0 0 0 3 Longest Game, Time, Nine Innings ...... 4:15, June 23 vs. San Francisco Crisp 6 0 1 1 0 8 Longest Game, Time, Extra Innings ...... 5:09, July 30 vs. Tampa Bay (15) Donaldson 1 2 0 1 0 4 Shortest Game, Time ...... 2:04, June 6 vs. Texas Drew 1 0 0 0 0 1 Largest Margin, Victory ...... 18, August 31 vs. Boston (20-2) Gomes 7 1 0 1 0 9 Hicks 2 0 0 0 0 2 Largest Margin, Loss ...... 9, April 28 at Baltimore (1-10) Inge 5 1 5 0 0 11 Most Left on Base, Nine Inning Game ...... 14, July 20 vs. New York Ka'aihue 2 0 0 0 0 2 Most Left on Base, Extra Inning Game ...... 16, July 30 vs. Tampa Bay (15) Kottaras 1 2 0 1 0 4 Fewest Left on Base, Game ...... 1, May 19 at San Francisco, June 25 at Seattle and June 27 at Seattle Moss 3 4 1 0 0 8 Most Errors, Game ...... 4, June 23 vs. San Francisco and August 22 vs. Minnesota Norris 3 1 0 0 0 4 Largest Comeback in Win ...... 4 (five times), last: August 17 vs. Cleveland Pennington 4 0 0 0 0 4 Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss ...... 6, June 8 at Arizona Reddick 10 5 1 1 0 17 Rosales 2 0 0 0 0 2 Smith 9 0 0 1 0 10 INDIVIDUAL BATTING Sogard 1 1 0 0 0 2 Most Runs, Game ...... 4, Josh Reddick, May 11 vs. Detroit and Brandon Moss, August 31 vs. Boston Suzuki 2 0 0 0 0 2 Most Hits, Game ...... 4 (six times), last: Cliff Pennington, September 7 at Seattle Weeks 2 0 0 0 0 2 Most Doubles, Game ...... 2 (16 times), last: Brandon Moss, August 31 vs. Boston Most Triples, Game ...... 1 (25 times), last: Yoenis Céspedes, August 24 at Tampa Bay Most Home Runs, Game ...... 2 (four times), last: George Kottaras, August 31 vs. Boston GAME TYING/GO-AHEAD RBI Most Runs Batted In, Game ...... 5 (six times), last: George Kottaras, August 31 vs. Boston Most Walks, Game ...... 3 (nine times), last: Yoenis Céspedes, August 2 vs. Toronto PLAYER GT GA TOT Most Strikeouts, Game ...... 4 (five times), last: Josh Reddick and Brandon Inge, July 30 vs. Tampa Bay Barton 0 1 1 Most Stolen Bases, Game ...... 3, Coco Crisp, June 19 vs. Los Angeles (NL) Carter 2 3 5 Longest Hitting Streak ...... 13, Brandon Inge, July 20 to August 3 Céspedes 3 15 18 Cowgill 2 3 5 Crisp 4 8 12 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Donaldson 3 5 8 Most Strikeouts, Game ...... 10, Brandon McCarthy, May 12 vs. Detroit and Tommy Milone, July 20 vs. New York Gomes 5 10 15 Most Walks, Game ...... 5 (four times), last: Jarrod Parker, June 9 at Arizona Hicks 1 1 2 Most Innings, Game, Starter ...... 9.0, Tommy Milone, June 20 vs. Los Angeles (NL) Inge 2 11 13 Most Innings, Game, Reliever...... 5.2, Travis Blackley, August 20 vs. Minnesota Ka'aihue 2 3 5 Low Hit Complete Game ...... 3, Tommy Milone, June 20 vs. Los Angeles (NL) Kottaras 1 3 4 Moss 3 8 11 Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings ...... 23.0, Ryan Cook, March 28 to May 27 Norris 5 5 10 Most Consecutive Batters Retired ...... 20, Brett Anderson, August 21 to 27 Pennington 2 2 4 Reddick 8 18 26 Rosales 0 1 1 Smith 5 11 16 Sogard 1 1 2 Suzuki 3 4 7 Weeks 1 5 6

STARTS IN THE ORDER GAMES BY POSITION

PLAYER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Allen ------2 - PLAYER G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS Barton - 1 - - - 3 20 6 1 Allen - - 3 2 ------Carter - - - 5 35 5 1 - - Barton - - 35 31 ------Céspedes - - 10 90 1 1 1 - - Carter - - 43 41 ------6 5 Cowgill 1 10 - - - 2 1 5 7 Céspedes ------43 43 41 40 - - 21 21 Crisp 66 24 2 - - - 2 2 - Cowgill ------13 10 13 11 7 5 - - Donaldson - 2 - - 5 18 15 8 1 Crisp ------16 15 81 78 - - 3 2 Drew 1 9 - - - - 4 1 - Donaldson 3 3 1 - - - 46 46 ------Gomes - 17 - 20 13 10 2 - - Drew ------14 14 ------Hicks - 1 - - - - - 12 5 Gomes ------34 23 - - 3 3 37 36 Hughes ------3 1 Hicks - - 1 1 1 1 - - 19 16 ------Inge - 1 - - 17 32 13 10 1 Hughes ------4 4 ------Ka'aihue - - - 2 11 5 10 4 1 Inge ------74 74 ------Kottaras - - - - - 1 4 7 - Ka'aihue - - 22 21 ------12 12 Moss - 1 - - 10 25 12 2 - Kottaras 12 12 ------Norris - - - - 1 4 22 15 1 Moss - - 40 38 ------5 3 - - 9 7 3 2 Pennington 2 25 - - - 3 4 10 56 Norris 43 41 ------2 2 Recker ------7 3 Pennington - - - - 12 11 - - 92 89 ------Reddick - 1 121 - 1 4 1 - - Recker 12 9 ------1 1 Rosales ------2 11 9 Reddick ------11 8 114 110 10 10 Smith - 10 4 20 38 10 2 3 1 Rosales - - 7 3 12 9 3 1 10 10 ------Sogard - 2 - - - - - 5 18 Smith ------48 42 - - 12 8 38 37 Suzuki - - - - 5 14 21 24 7 Sogard - - - - 6 5 14 12 15 8 ------Taylor - 2 ------3 Suzuki 75 72 ------Weeks 67 31 ------13 Taylor ------2 1 - - 4 4 - - Weeks - - - - 111 111 ------

HOME RUN BREAKDOWN

REGULAR SEASON HOME RUNS LAST REGULAR SEASON HOME RUN Lead Off Home Runs (3) Player Solo 2R 3R GS Tot. Date Opponent Pitcher GP Since Coco Crisp, June 27 at Seattle (Millwood) Carter 8 4 2 0 14 Sept. 3, 2012 Los Angeles Hawkins 1 Coco Crisp, July 3 vs. Boston (Lester) Céspedes 6 7 3 0 16 Aug. 18, 2012 Cleveland Kluber 18 Coco Crisp, September 1 vs. Boston (Doubront) Cowgill 0 1 0 0 1 June 5, 2012 Texas Holland 9 Back-To-Back Home Runs (4) Crisp 9 0 1 0 10 Sept. 1, 2012 Boston Doubront 5 Céspedes and Reddick, March 29 vs. Seattle Donaldson 4 1 1 0 6 Sept. 3, 2012 Los Angeles Wilson 3 Norris and Pennington, June 28 at Texas Drew 3 0 0 0 3 Sept. 2, 2012 Boston Matsuzaka 4 Céspedes and Carter, July 15 at Minnesota Gomes 10 4 0 1 15 Aug. 24, 2012 at Tampa Bay Peralta 4 Norris and Rosales, August 7 vs. Los Angeles Hicks 3 0 0 0 3 July 30, 2012 Tampa Bay Price 2 Inside-The-Park Home Runs (0) Inge 5 2 3 2 12 August 1, 2012 Tampa Bay Cobb 10 None Kottaras 2 3 2 0 7 Sept. 7, 2012 at Seattle Hernandez -- Walk-Off Wins (13) Moss 9 6 1 0 16 Sept. 4, 2012 Los Angeles Greinke 2 April 11 vs. Kansas City (Gomes hit by pitch) Norris 3 1 1 0 5 Aug. 12, 2012 at Chicago Reed 16 April 25 vs. Chicago (Ka’aihue single) Pennington 3 1 0 0 4 Aug. 30, 2012 at Cleveland Masterson 6 May 8 vs. Toronto (Inge grand slam) Reddick 19 5 3 1 28 Aug. 31, 2012 Boston Melancon 6 June 21 vs. Los Angeles-NL (Céspedes home run) Rosales 2 0 0 0 2 Aug. 12, 2012 at Chicago Sale 9 June 24 vs. San Francisco (Norris home run) Smith 9 4 0 0 13 Sept. 2, 2012 Boston Matsuzaka 3 July 3 vs. Boston (Crisp sacrifice fly) Sogard 0 1 1 0 2 April 27, 2012 at Baltimore Arrieta 21 July 6 vs. Seattle (Carter pinch hit home run) Team 98 40 17 4 159 July 8 vs. Seattle (Reddick double) July 18 vs. Texas (Hicks home run) Grand Slams (4) Pinch Hit Home Runs (2) July 20 vs. New York (Moss single) Brandon Inge, May 8 vs. Toronto (Cordero) Jonny Gomes, June 16 vs. San Diego (Gregerson) July 22 vs. New York (Crisp single) Brandon Inge, May 10 vs. Detroit (Balester) Chris Carter, July 6 vs. Seattle (Delabar) July 30 vs. Tampa Bay (Weeks sacrifice fly) Jonny Gomes, July 13 at Minnesota (Liriano) August 3 vs. Toronto (Crisp sacrifice fly) Josh Reddick, August 31 vs. Boston (Melancon)

MILESTONES

Player Category No. Needs Player Category No. Needs Crisp Steals (w/OAK) 113 3 for 116 (ties R. Davis for 8th in Oakland history) Smith Doubles 97 3 for 100

DISABLED LIST

Player Injury Dates Games Missed Player Injury Dates Games Missed Anderson Left UCL surgery March 13-August 19 120 Inge Right shoulder sprain August 12-31 18 Barton Right shoulder strain March 24-April 8 4 Inge Right shoulder strain September 6-present 1 Braden Left shoulder surgery recovery March 24-present 137 McCarthy Right shoulder strain May 18-June 1 13 Carignan Sprained right UCL June 6-present 81 McCarthy Right shoulder strain June 20-August 9 43 Céspedes Strained muscle, left hand May 7-31 22 Norberto Left shoulder strain May 31-June 20 18 Colón Strained right oblique June 18-July 2 14 Norberto Left shoulder tendinitis August 18-present 19 Cowgill Sprained left ankle June 23-July 16 18 Pennington Left elbow tendinitis July 20-August 6 17 Crisp Inner ear infection May 3-20 16 Sizemore Left ACL tear March 3-present 137 Devine Right UCL surgery March 24-present 137 Smith Strained left hamstring August 3-20 16 Griffin Strained right shoulder August 5-31 24 Sogard Strained back August 7-present 28 Inge Strained right groin May 13-27 14

The A’s have used the disabled list 21 times this season…placed 15 players on the disabled list in 2011.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

June 9 Danny Farquhar claimed off waivers from Toronto and optioned to August 3 Kurt Suzuki traded to the Washington Nationals with cash for minor league Sacramento; Andrew Carignan transferred to the 60-day disabled list catcher David Freitas; minor league pitcher Pat Neshek acquired from the June 16 Tyson Ross and Eric Sogard recalled from Sacramento; Adam Rosales Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations and selected from Sacramento; and Evan Scribner optioned to Sacramento; Kila Ka’aihue outrighted to Dan Straily selected from Sacramento; Derek Norris and Michael Taylor Sacramento recalled from Sacramento; Seth Smith placed on the 15-day disabled list June 17 Pedro Figueroa recalled from Sacramento; Tyson Ross optioned to (strained left hamstring); Jim Miller and Evan Scribner optioned to Sacramento Sacramento; Cliff Pennington sent to Sacramento on a rehab assignment June 19 Jordan Norberto sent to Sacramento on a rehab assignment August 5 Pedro Figueroa and Evan Scribner recalled from Sacramento; A.J. Griffin June 21 Jordan Norberto reinstated from the disabled list; Derek Norris recalled placed on the 15-day disabled list (strained right shoulder); Michael Taylor from Sacramento; Pedro Figueroa and Josh Donaldson optioned to optioned to Sacramento Sacramento August 7 Cliff Pennington reinstated from the disabled list; Pedro Figueroa optioned June 23 Tyson Ross and Brandon Hicks recalled from Sacramento; Bartolo Colón to Sacramento placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 18 (strained right August 10 Brandon McCarthy reinstated from the disabled list; place Eric Sogard on oblique); Collin Cowgill placed on the 15-day disabled list (sprained left the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 7 (strained back) ankle) August 14 Brandon Inge placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 12 June 24 Evan Scribner recalled from Sacramento; A.J. Griffin selected from (sprained right shoulder); Josh Donaldson recalled from Sacramento Sacramento; Brandon McCarthy placed on the 15-day disabled list August 20 Brett Anderson reinstated from the disabled list; Dan Straily optioned to retroactive to June 20 (strained right shoulder); Eric Sogard optioned to Sacramento; designated for assignment; Seth Smith and Sacramento; Danny Farquhar designated for assignment Eric Sogard sent to Sacramento on a rehab assignment; Stephen Drew June 26 Danny Farquhar claimed off waivers by the acquired from the for minor league infielder Sean June 29 Chris Carter recalled from Sacramento; Tyson Ross optioned to Jamieson Sacramento August 21 Seth Smith reinstated from the disabled list; Jordan Norberto placed on the 15-day DL retroactive to August 18 (strained left shoulder); July 3 Bartolo Colón reinstated from the disabled list; Brian Fuentes designated optioned to Sacramento; Graham Godfrey designated for assignment for assignment August 22 Bartolo Colón placed on the restricted list; A.J. Griffin sent to Sacramento July 9 Collin Cowgill sent to Stockton on a rehab assignment on a rehab assignment; July 11 Brian Fuentes released August 23 Tyson Ross recalled from Sacramento; Brandon Inge sent to Sacramento July 12 Collin Cowgill transferred to Sacramento on rehab on a rehab assignment; Eric Sogard returned from rehab assignment July 13 Pedro Figueroa recalled from Sacramento; Jim Miller placed on paternity August 24 Jim Miller recalled from Sacramento; Tyson Ross optioned to Sacramento; list Jesse Chavez acquired from the for cash July 16 Jim Miller reinstated from the paternity list; Pedro Figueroa optioned to considerations Sacramento August 26 Jesse Chavez optioned to Sacramento July 17 Collin Cowgill reinstated from the disabled list and optioned to Sacramento August 27 Anthony Recker traded to the for minor leaguer Blake Lalli July 20 Cliff Pennington placed on the 15-day disabled list (left elbow tendinitis); August 29 Graham Godfrey outrighted to Sacramento Eric Sogard recalled from Sacramento August 31 Pedro Figueroa recalled from Sacramento; Jim Miller optioned to Stockton July 21 Brett Anderson sent to Stockton on a rehab assignment July 26 Brett Anderson transferred to Sacramento on rehab Sept. 1 A.J. Griffin and Brandon Inge reinstated from the disabled list; Collin July 29 Acquired George Kottaras from the for Fautino De Los Cowgill and Brandon Hicks recalled from Sacramento Santos Sept. 3 Tyson Ross recalled from Sacramento July 30 Derek Norris optioned to Sacramento; Brandon McCarthy sent to Sept. 4 Jim Miller recalled from Stockton Sacramento on a rehab assignment Sept. 6 Brandon Inge placed on the 15-day disabled list (strained right shoulder) Sept. 7 Dan Straily recalled from Sacramento August 2 Adam Rosales recalled from Sacramento; Brandon Hicks optioned to Sacramento

Complete transactions are available in the expanded game notes at http://pressbox.oaklandathletics.com Note: Items in red have not been updated since Milone made his last start. Please check the notes on the day he pitches for updated information.

SUNDAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Tommy Milone (11-10, 3.94 ERA)

MILONE BY THE NUMBERS FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make th MILONE’S 2012 STARTS

his 27 start of the season…the A’s are W L ERA G IP ER 15-11 (.577) in his starting assignments Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT 2012 11 10 3.94 26 162.1 71 April 9 KC 1-0 W 0.00 8.0 3 0 0 3 0 0 93 2011 1 0 3.81 5 26.0 11 and his teams are 20-11 (.645) in his career…has tossed at least six innings in April 14 at SEA 0-4 L 2.57 6.0 4 4 4 2 5 1 90 Career 12 10 3.92 31 188.1 82 April 19 at LAA 4-2 W 2.84 5.0 7 2 2 1 3 0 94 18 of his 26 starts, allowed two runs or April 24 CWS 2-0 W 2.00 8.0 3 0 0 0 5 0 98 Home 6 4 2.77 13 87.2 27 fewer 14 times and walked two batters or April 30 at BOS 6-11 L 3.69 4.2 8 8 7 1 5 3 98 Road 5 6 5.30 13 74.2 44 fewer 23 times. April Totals (5 G, 5 GS) 3-2 3.69 31.2 25 14 13 7 18 4 Day 2 5 5.48 7 42.2 26 May 6 at TB 9-5 W 4.42 5.0 5 5 5 4 1 1 94 Night 9 5 3.38 19 119.2 45 DON’T WALK: Has walked one batter or May 11 DET 11-4 W 3.92 7.0 5 2 1 1 6 0 98 Pre-ASB 8 6 3.57 17 108.1 43 fewer in each of his last 13 starts, which is May 16 at TEX 1-4 L 4.09 7.0 9 4 4 1 4 1 100 Post-ASB 3 4 4.67 9 54.0 28 the second longest streak by a starting May 21 LAA 2-1 W 3.75 7.0 5 1 1 1 3 0 108 pitcher in Oakland history…it is one short May 27 NYY 0-2 L 3.64 6.2 8 2 2 2 3 1 108 AVG. AB H of the record of 14 set by Gil Heredia from May Totals (5 G, 5 GS) 3-2 3.58 32.2 32 14 13 9 17 3 vs. LHH .259 166 43 June 3 at KC 0-2 L 3.53 7.0 8 2 2 1 6 1 103 vs. RHH .270 467 126 May 29-August 11, 1999…Milone has June 8 at ARI 8-9 -- 3.77 5.0 9 4 4 2 5 2 92 eight walks and 68 strikeouts in 82.0 June 13 at COL 10-8 -- 4.48 4.0 7 8 8 4 4 3 89 innings over this 13-game stretch…for the RUN SUPPORT June 20 LAD 4-1 W 4.13 9.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 112 season, he ranks third in the American June 25 at SEA 1-0 W 3.83 7.0 7 0 0 0 5 0 110 Milone League in fewest walks per nine innings June 30 at TEX 2-7 L 3.73 5.0 6 6 1 0 6 2 96 Runs Scored Times (1.72) and sixth in strikeout to walk ratio June Totals (6 G, 6 GS) 2-2 3.89 37.0 40 21 16 8 28 8 0 6 (3.81)…has walked 14 of the 184 left- July 6 SEA 4-1 (11) -- 3.57 7.0 6 1 1 1 9 0 107 1 4 July 14 at MIN 9-3 W 3.54 6.0 10 2 2 1 4 1 94 2 4 handed batters he has faced but just 17 of July 20 NYY 3-2 -- 3.34 7.0 6 0 0 0 10 0 110 3 0 the 488 right-handers. July 26 at TOR 4-10 L 3.51 7.0 8 6 5 0 7 2 86 4 5 July 31 TB 0-8 L 3.68 6.0 7 5 5 1 4 0 95 5 3 LAST SEVEN STARTS: Is 2-4 with a 5.71 July Totals (5 G, 5 GS) 1-2 3.55 33.0 37 14 13 3 34 3 6 0 ERA (26 er in 41.0 ip) and .298 (50 for Aug. 5 TOR 5-6 L 3.91 6.0 9 6 6 1 4 1 107 7 0 168) opponents batting average over his Aug. 17 CLE 6-4 -- 4.03 5.0 7 4 4 1 6 1 95 8 3 last seven starts…that includes a career- Aug. 22 MIN 5-1 W 3.87 8.0 2 1 1 1 5 0 102 9 0 high three-game losing streak from July Aug. 28 at CLE 7-0 W 3.73 6.0 7 0 0 1 5 0 102 10 0 26-August 5…went 9-6 with a 3.34 ERA August Totals (4 G, 4 GS) 2-1 3.96 25.0 25 11 11 4 20 2 11 1 Sept. 3 LAA 3-8 L 3.94 3.0 10 5 5 0 1 2 67 and .256 opponents batting average over Run Support Avg. 4.55 his first 19 starts.

MILONE vs. SEATTLE ROOKIE LEADERS: Ranks third among American League rookies in wins (11) OAKLAND ROOKIE and is fourth in strikeouts (118)…needs one more win to tie the Oakland rookie W L ERA G IP ER BESTS record for wins set by Chris Codiroli in 1983 and matched by Joe Blanton in 2012 1 1 2.25 3 20.0 5 WINS 2011 0 0 --- 0 0.0 0 2005…his strikeouts are fourth best by an Oakland rookie…is tied for the lead among Major League rookies in complete games (1)…ranks second among AL 12 Joe Blanton, 2005 Career 1 1 2.25 3 20.0 5 12 Chris Codiroli, 1983 rookies in innings pitched (162.1) and third in games started (26)…has allowed 22 11 Tommy Milone, 2012 Milone’s Starts vs. Seattle home runs, which is tied for fourth most by a rookie in Oakland history (Cahill, 27 11 Brett Anderson, 2009 in 2009; Wasdin, 24 in 1996; Blanton, 23 in 2005). 11 , 1999 DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO 11 John Johnson, 1978 4/14/12 A L 6.0 4 4 4 2 5 ON THE BASES: Has four pickoffs, which is tied for sixth in the American 11 Steve McCatty, 1979 6/25/12 A W 7.0 7 0 0 0 5 League…opponents have been successful in just 6 of 14 (42.9%) stolen base 7/6/12 H -- 7.0 6 1 1 1 9 attempts, which is the third lowest percentage in the AL. STRIKEOUTS 150 Brett Anderson, 2009 Seattle Career Batting vs. Milone HOME AND AWAY: Is 6-4 with a 2.77 ERA (27 er in 87.2 ip) and .226 (74 for 327) 141 , 1977 132 Tim Hudson, 1999 AVG. AB H HR BB SO opponents average in 13 starts at home compared to 5-6 with a 5.30 ERA (44 er in 74.2 ip) and .310 (95 for 306) opponents batting average in 13 starts on the 118 Tommy Milone, 2012 Ackley .125 8 1 0 1 2 116 Joe Blanton, 2005 Figgins .333 3 1 0 0 1 road…has the ninth lowest home ERA in the American League and the seventh Gutierrez .333 3 1 0 0 0 highest road ERA…has allowed 17 of his 22 home runs on the road. Liddi .000 2 0 0 0 0 Montero .667 6 4 1 0 1 NIGHT AND DAY: Is 9-5 with a 3.38 ERA (45 er in 119.2 ip) in 19 starts at night compared to 2-5 with a Olivo .250 8 2 0 0 2 5.48 ERA (26 er in 42.2 ip) in seven starts during the day…is tied for eighth in the American League in wins Peguero .000 3 0 0 0 2 at night and tied for seventh in losses during the day. Ryan .333 6 2 0 1 2 Saunders .333 6 2 0 0 1 RUN SUPPORT: Has received two runs of support or fewer in 14 of his 26 ATHLETICS BEST STRIKEOUT Seager .333 6 2 0 0 2 starts and is 4-8 with a 3.22 ERA (32 er in 89.1 ip) in those games…is 7-2 TO WALK RATIO, SEASON Smoak .000 8 0 0 1 3 with a 4.81 ERA (39 er in 73.0 ip) in 12 starts with run support of three runs Wells .200 5 1 0 0 2 (min. 162 ip) or more. 4.92 Brandon McCarthy, 2011 ROOKIE STARTERS: Is one of two A’s rookies with at least nine wins 3.91 , 2006 MILONE’S CAREER HIGHS (Parker, 9)…this is the second time in Oakland history the A’s have two 3.84 Rube Waddell, 1904 Low Hit CG: 3, 6/20/12 vs. LAD rookies with nine or more wins…the other time was in 2009 when Anderson 3.81 Tommy Milone, 2012 IP: 9.0, 6/20/12 vs. LAD had 11 and Cahill 10…rookies have 35 of the A’s wins…the only times in 3.58 Chief Bender, 1909

Fewest IP, GS: 3.0, 9/3/12 vs. LAA Oakland history rookies have combined for more wins is in 2009 (44) and H: 10 (twice), last: 9/3/12 vs. LAA OAKLAND ATHLETICS FEWEST 1983 (38)…is one of two A’s rookies with at least 20 games started (Parker, R: 8 (twice), last: 6/13/12 at COL WALKS PER NINE INNINGS, 24), marking the third time in Oakland history the A’s have two rookies with ER: 8, 6/13/12 at COL SEASON (min. 162 ip) BB: 4 (twice), last: 6/13/12 at COL 20 or more starts…the other times were 1978 (Keough 32, Johnson 30) SO: 10, 7/20/12 vs. NYY and 2009 (Cahill 32, Anderson 30)…is scheduled to make the 68th start by 1.30 , 1974 HR: 3 (twice), last: 6/13/12 at COL a rookie this year, which is the fourth most games started by rookie pitchers 1.32 Brandon McCarthy, 2011 Win Streak: 2 (5 times), last: 8/22/12 to 8/28/12 in Oakland history (116 in 2009, 93 in 1983, 82 in 1978). 1.53 Gil Heredia, 1999 Loss Streak: 3, 7/26/12 to 8/5/12 1.57 Joe Blanton, 2007 Scoreless Streak: 15.0, 6/20/12 to 6/30/12 LAST START: He was the losing pitcher in the A’s 8-3 loss to Los Angeles 1.72 Tommy Milone, 2012 Complete Games: 1, 6/20/12 vs. LAD last Monday in Oakland…tossed a career-low 3.0 innings and matched his Shutouts: None career-high by allowing 10 hits…allowed back-to-back RBI singles to Wells and Ianetta in the second innings…Hunter led off the third inning with a home run and Aybar added a RBI single later in the inning…was relieved by Neshek after allowing a leadoff home run to Wells in the fourth inning. MILONE vs. SEATTLE: Is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA (20.0 ip, 17 h, 5 r, 5 er, 3 bb, 19 so, 1 hr) in three career starts, all this year…the loss came in a 4-0 decision at Seattle April 14…faced just one batter over the minimum over the first five innings but that was a solo home run by Montero in the second inning…then allowed three runs in the sixth on a bases loaded walk by Smoak and a two-run double by Montero…Noesi and League combined to shutout the A’s on five hits…then combined with Grant Balfour and Ryan Cook on a seven-hit shutout in the A’s 1-0 win at Seattle June 25…tossed seven innings and allowed all seven of the hits…allowed only two base runners to advance into scoring position…retired 10 of the final 11 batters he faced…Seth Smith homered in the second inning for the only run of the game…had a no decision in the A’s 4-1, 11-inning win July 6 in Oakland…allowed a RBI single to Seager in the first inning but then shutout the Mariners on three hits and a walk over his final six innings…left trailing 1-0 but the A’s scored once in the eighth and three times in the 11th for the win.

Note: Items in red have not been updated since Parker made his last start. Please check the notes on the day he pitches for updated information.

MONDAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Jarrod Parker (9-8, 3.67 ERA)

PARKER BY THE NUMBERS FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make th PARKER’S 2012 STARTS his 25 start of the season…the A’s are W L ERA G IP ER 13-11 (.542) in his starting assignments Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT 2012 9 8 3.67 24 147.1 60 and his teams are 14-11 (.560) in his April 25 CWS 5-4 (14) -- 1.42 6.1 7 1 1 1 5 0 99 2011 0 0 0.00 1 5.2 0 April Totals (1 G, 1 GS) 0-0 1.42 6.1 7 1 1 1 5 0 Career 9 8 3.53 25 153.0 60 career…has tossed at least six innings in May 1 at BOS 5-3 W 1.38 6.2 4 1 1 2 4 0 98 17 of his 24 starts, allowed two runs or May 8 TOR 7-3 -- 1.80 7.0 4 2 2 5 3 1 105 Home 4 5 2.48 13 87.0 24 fewer 14 times and walked two batters or May 13 DET 1-3 L 2.10 5.2 6 2 2 4 5 0 112 Road 5 3 5.37 11 60.1 36 fewer 14 times. May 18 at SF 6-8 L 3.90 2.0 4 6 6 4 0 0 58 Day 5 2 2.64 9 58.0 17 May 23 LAA 1-3 (11) -- 3.38 7.0 5 1 1 1 8 0 95 Night 4 6 4.33 15 89.1 43 LAST 11, FIRST 13: Is 4-5 with a 5.10 May 29 at MIN 2-3 -- 2.88 6.0 4 0 0 4 4 0 105 Pre-ASB 5 4 2.96 14 85.0 28 ERA (38 er in 67.0 ip) and .298 (79 for May Totals (6 G, 6 GS) 1-2 3.15 34.1 27 12 12 20 24 1 Post-ASB 4 4 4.62 10 62.1 32 265) opponents batting average over his June 4 TEX 12-1 W 2.40 8.0 1 0 0 3 6 0 111 last 11 starts…went 5-3 with a 2.46 ERA June 9 at ARI 3-8 L 3.19 5.0 8 6 6 5 4 1 102 AVG. AB H June 14 at COL 8-2 W 2.82 7.0 3 0 0 1 6 0 89 and .209 opponents batting average over vs. LHH .253 297 75 June 22 SF 4-5 -- 2.70 6.0 4 1 1 2 4 0 97 vs. RHH .252 250 63 his first 13 starts. June 27 at SEA 2-1 W 2.57 7.0 3 1 1 4 9 1 104 June Totals (5 G, 5 GS) 3-1 2.18 33.0 19 8 8 15 29 2 ROOKIE LEADERS: Ranks sixth among July 2 BOS 6-1 W 2.46 6.2 6 1 1 3 3 0 103 RUN SUPPORT American League rookies with nine wins July 7 SEA 1-7 L 2.96 4.2 6 6 6 2 6 1 94 Parker and needs one more win to become the July 15 at MIN 9-4 W 3.16 6.0 9 4 4 0 4 0 92 th Runs Scored Times 10 rookie in Oakland history to win 10 July 21 NYY 2-1 W 3.00 8.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 101 0 2 games…is fifth among AL rookies with 112 July 27 at BAL 14-9 -- 3.38 5.0 8 6 6 1 8 2 83 1 8 strikeouts and is the 10th rookie in Oakland July Totals (5 G, 5 GS) 3-1 5.34 30.1 34 18 18 7 26 3 2 4 history with 100 or more strikeouts…also Aug. 1 TB 1-4 L 3.44 6.0 8 3 3 3 2 0 104 Aug. 6 LAA 0-4 L 3.55 6.2 9 4 4 1 6 0 98 3 2 ranks fifth among AL rookies in starts (24) 4 0 Aug. 14 at KC 0-5 L 3.71 4.2 5 5 4 2 3 0 80 5 2 and innings pitched (147.1)…his 3.67 ERA Aug. 19 at CLE 7-0 W 3.48 8.0 6 0 0 1 2 0 93 6 1 is third lowest among AL rookies with 100 Aug. 24 at TB 5-4 -- 3.52 6.0 7 3 3 2 7 1 103 7 1 or more innings. Aug. 30 at CLE 12-7 W 3.72 5.0 8 5 5 3 3 1 101 8 1 August Totals (6 G, 6 GS) 2-3 4.71 36.1 43 20 19 12 23 2 9 1 ROOKIE STARTERS: Has nine wins and Sept. 4 LAA 1-6 L 3.67 7.0 8 2 2 0 5 0 104

10 1 Tommy Milone has 11…the only time in 12 1 Oakland history the A’s had two rookies win 10 games was in 2009 when Anderson had 11 and Cahill Run Support Avg. 5.13 10…rookies have 35 of the A’s wins…the only times in Oakland history rookies have combined for more wins is in 2009 (44) and 1983 (38)…is one of two A’s rookies with at least 20 games started (Milone, 27), PARKER vs. LOS ANGELES marking the third time in Oakland history the A’s have two rookies with 20 or more starts…the other times were 1978 (Keough 32, Johnson 30) and 2009 (Cahill 32, Anderson 30)…is one of four rookies currently in W L ERA G IP ER 2012 0 2 3.05 3 20.2 7 the starting rotation (Griffin, Milone, Straily)…this is the second time this year the A’s have four rookies in 2011 0 0 --- 0 0.0 0 the rotation (August 3-6)…prior to that, the last time the A’s had at least four rookies in the rotation was in th Career 0 2 3.05 3 20.2 7 2009 when they did it from June 2 through the end of the season…is scheduled to make the 69 start by a rookie this year, which is the fourth most games started by rookie pitchers in Oakland history (116 in 2009, Parker’s Starts vs. Los Angeles 93 in 1983, 82 in 1978).

DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO THE LONG BALL: Has allowed just eight home runs in 147.1 innings, an average OAKLAND ROOKIE 5/23/12 H -- 7.0 5 1 1 1 8 of 0.49 per nine innings…that is the second lowest mark in the American League 8/6/12 H L 6.2 9 4 4 1 6 STRIKEOUT BESTS (Hernandez, SEA 0.49)…ranks sixth in opponents slugging percentage (.362). 9/4/12 H L 7.0 8 2 2 0 5 150 Brett Anderson, 2009 OPPONENTS BATTING: Opponents are batting .221 (27 for 122) with runners in 141 Rick Langford, 1977 Los Angeles Career Batting vs. scoring position, which is fourth lowest in the American League…has held the 132 Tim Hudson, 1999 Parker opponents number four hitter to a .200 (13 for 65) batting average, which is tied for 118 Tommy Milone, 2012 116 Joe Blanton, 2005 fifth lowest in the AL…the number three hitter is batting .212 (14 for 66) off him, AVG. AB H HR BB SO th 112 Jarrod Parker, 2012 Aybar .600 5 3 0 0 0 which is 10 lowest…has issued 35 of his 55 walks and allowed six of his eight 112 Tim Conroy, 1983 Calhoun .333 3 1 0 0 1 home runs to left-handed hitters. Callaspo .167 6 1 0 2 1 Hunter .125 8 1 0 0 5 RUN SUPPORT: The A’s scored one run in his last start and he has received one run of support or fewer in Iannetta .500 6 3 0 0 0 10 of his 24 starts…is 0-8 with a 5.59 ERA (34 er in 54.2 ip) in those starts…is 9-0 with a 2.53 ERA (26 er in Izturis .333 3 1 0 0 1 92.2 ip) in 14 starts with support of two runs or more. Kendrick .111 9 1 0 0 3 Morales .444 9 4 0 0 1 DAYS REST: Is scheduled to start on four days rest today…is 5-1 with a 3.48 ERA (24 er in 62.0 ip) in 10 Pujols .222 9 2 0 0 1 starts on five days rest or more and 4-7 with a 3.82 ERA (36 er in 85.0 ip) in 14 starts on four days rest or Trout .400 10 4 0 0 2 fewer. Trumbo .000 6 0 0 0 4 Wells .000 3 0 0 0 0 HOME AND AWAY: Is 4-5 despite a 2.48 ERA (24 er in 87.0 ip) in 13 starts at home compared to 5-3 with Wilson .500 2 1 0 0 0 a 5.37 ERA (36 er in 60.1 ip) in 11 starts on the road…has the sixth lowest home ERA in the American League…has surrendered six of his eight home runs on the road. PARKER’S CAREER HIGHS NIGHT AND DAY: Is 5-2 with a 2.64 ERA (17 er in 58.0 ip) in nine starts during the day compared to 4-6 Low Hit CG: None with a 4.33 ERA (43 er in 89.1 ip) in 15 starts at night…is tied for fourth in the American League in day wins IP: 8.0 (three times), last: 8/19/12 vs. CLE and ranks sixth in ERA. Fewest IP, GS: 2.0, 5/18/12 at SF H: 9 (twice), last: 8/6/12 vs. LAA THE FIFTH INNING: Has allowed 20 of his 61 (32.8%) runs in the fifth inning…has a 7.66 ERA (19 er in R: 6 (four times), last:7/27/12 at BAL 22.1 ip) in the fifth inning and a 2.95 ERA (41 er in 125.0 ip) in all other innings. ER: 6 (four times), last: 7/27/12 at BAL BB: 6 (twice), last: 6/9/12 at ARI MONTH BY MONTH: Is 2-4 with a 4.36 ERA (21 er in 43.1 ip) in seven starts in August and SO: 9, 6/27/12 at SEA September…combined for a 6-2 record and a 3.69 ERA in 10 starts in June and July…went 3-1 despite a HR: 2, 7/27/12 at BAL Win Streak: 3, 6/14/12 to 7/2/12 5.34 ERA and .286 opponents batting average in five starts in July…tied for sixth in the AL in July Loss Streak: 3, 8/1/12 to 8/19/12 wins…was 3-1 with a 2.18 ERA and .174 opponents batting average in five starts in June…the batting Scoreless Streak: 18.0, 5/23/12 to 6/4/12 average was second lowest in the AL, the ERA ranked seventh and the wins tied for seventh…was 1-2 with Complete Games: None a 2.88 ERA in seven starts in April and May. Shutouts: None LAST START: He was the losing pitcher in the A’s 6-1 loss to Los Angeles last Tuesday in Oakland…shutout the Angels on three hits over the first four innings before yielding a RBI single to Trout in the fifth…Callaspo added a sacrifice fly in the sixth but those were the only two runs he would allow in seven innings…Greinke limited the A’s two a run on four hits in seven innings. PARKER vs. LOS ANGELES: Is 0-2 with a 3.05 ERA (20.2 ip, 22 h, 7 r, 7 er, 2 bb, 19 so, 0 hr) in three career starts, all this year in Oakland…the no decision came in a 3-1 A’s loss in 11-innings in Oakland May 23…struck out eight batters in 7.0 innings…retired the first six batters before Callaspo walked to lead off the third…he scored on an Izturis single…blanked the Angels on three hits over his final four innings and left with the scored tied at 1-1…his first loss came in a 4-0 decision in Oakland August 6…allowed a career- high tying nine hits…allowed two runs in the second inning on RBI singles by Aybar and Trout and two more in the seventh on a two-run single by Hunter…Weaver shutout the A’s on four hits and no walks…also took the loss in a 6-1 decision in Oakland last Tuesday (see last start above). WITH SACRAMENTO: Was 1-0 with a 2.18 ERA in four starts (20.2 ip, 22 h, 6 r, 5 er, 6 bb, 21 so, 2 hr)…struck out 21 batters in 20.2 innings…allowed a .275 opponents batting average, including .271 (13 for 48) against right-handed hitter and .281 (9 for 32) against left-handers…surrendered both of his home runs to lefties…opponents were 4 for 29 (.138) with runners in scoring position. Note: Items in red have not been updated since Straily made his last start. Please check the notes on the day he pitches for updated information.

TUESDAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Dan Straily (1-0, 3.18 ERA)

STRAILY BY THE NUMBERS FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make STRAILY’S 2012 STARTS WITH OAKLAND his fourth start of the season and his W L ERA G IP ER career, his first since being recalled Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT 2012 1 0 3.18 3 17.0 6 September 7…the A’s have won all three Aug. 3 TOR 5-4 (15) -- 1.50 6.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 102 2011 0 0 --- 0 0.0 0 Aug. 8 LAA 9-8 -- 5.06 4.2 8 5 5 1 5 4 103 Career 1 0 3.18 3 17.0 6 of his starting assignments…has tossed Aug. 16 at KC 3-0 W 3.18 6.1 3 0 0 2 2 0 99 six or more innings in two of this starts, August Totals (3 G, 3 GS) 1-0 3.18 17.0 16 6 6 4 12 4 Home 0 0 5.06 2 10.2 6 allowed one run or fewer twice and walked Road 1 0 0.00 1 6.1 0 two batters or fewer in all three starts. Day 0 0 9.64 1 4.2 5 Night 1 0 0.73 2 12.1 1 BRIEFLY: Was originally selected from Triple-A Sacramento August 3 and went 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA in Pre-ASB 0 0 --- 0 0.0 0 three starts before he was optioned back to Sacramento August 20 when Brett Anderson was reinstated Post-ASB 1 0 3.18 3 17.0 6 from the DL…returned last Friday.

AVG. AB H ROOKIE STARTERS: Is one of four rookies currently in the starting rotation (Griffin, Milone, Parker)…this is vs. LHH .286 28 8 the second time this year the A’s have four rookies in the rotation (August 3-6)…prior to that, the last time vs. RHH .216 37 8 the A’s had at least four rookies in the rotation was in 2009 when they did it from June 2 through the end of the season…is scheduled to make the 70th start by a rookie this year, which is the fourth most games RUN SUPPORT started by rookie pitchers in Oakland history (116 in 2009, 93 in 1983, 82 in 1978)…rookies have 35 of the

Straily A’s wins…the only times in Oakland history rookies have combined for more wins is in 2009 (44) and 1983 Runs Scored Times (38) 0 0 1 0 OPPONENTS BATTING: Has a .289 (13 for 45) average with the bases empty compared to .150 (3 for 20) 2 1 with runners on…including .100 (1 for 10) with runners in scoring position…opponents are 3 for 18 (.167) 3 0 with no walks when leading off an inning…has a .174 (4 for 23) average the first time through the lineup, 4 2 .269 (7 for 26) the second time through and .313 (5 for 16) the third time…has issued all four of his walks to 5 0 left-handed hitters. 6 0 7 0 FIRST START: He had a no decision in his Major League debut, a 5-4 A’s win in 15 innings over Toronto 8 0 August 3 in Oakland…became the 44th pitcher in Oakland history to start in his debut, the second this year 9 0 10 0 (Griffin, June 24 vs. San Francisco)…tossed 6.0 innings and allowed just one run on a Davis sacrifice fly in the fourth inning…left with a 4-1 lead but Cook allowed a three-run home run to Mathis in the ninth inning Run Support Avg. 5.29 th for the blown save…Crisp had a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 15 inning for the win. STRAILY vs. LOS ANGELES SECOND START: Had his second consecutive no decision in an A’s win, a 9-8 A’s victory over Los

W L ERA G IP ER Angeles August 8 in Oakland…surrendered four home runs…allowed a solo home run to Morales in the 2012 0 0 9.64 1 4.2 5 second inning but the A’s came back with four runs in the bottom of the second…allowed a leadoff home 2011 0 0 --- 0 0.0 0 run to Aybar in the third and then yielded two more runs in the fifth inning on a solo home run by Hunter and Career 0 0 9.64 1 4.2 5 a two-run home run by Morales…left after 4.2 innings trailing 5-4 but the A’s scored five times in the sixth for the win. Straily’s Starts vs. Los Angeles LAST MAJOR LEAGUE START: He combined with Doolittle, Blevins, Cook and Balfour on a six-hit, 3-0 DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO shutout at Kansas City August 16 for his first Major League win…tossed 6.1 innings and allowed three of 8/8/12 H -- 4.2 8 5 5 4 5 the hits…loaded the bases on a hit and two walks in the second inning but got Getz to ground out to end the

Los Angeles Career Batting vs. threat…faced the minimum over the next four innings…was relieved by Doolittle with one out and a runner Straily on first in the seventh inning with the A’s leading 2-0.

AVG. AB H HR BB SO STRAILY vs. LOS ANGELES: He had a no decision in his only career appearance, a start in the A’s 9-8 Aybar .500 2 1 0 0 0 victory in Oakland August 8 (see second start above). Callaspo .000 1 0 0 1 0 Hunter .667 3 2 1 0 1 MINORS: Combined for a 9-7 record and STRAILY’S 2012 MINOR LEAGUE STARTS Iannetta .500 2 1 1 0 0 a 2.78 ERA in 25 starts with Double-A Kendrick .000 2 0 0 0 2 Midland and Triple-A Sacramento…struck Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT Morales .667 3 2 2 0 0 out 190 batters in 152.0 innings, an with Midland Pujols .000 3 0 0 0 1 April 6 at Arkansas 4-0 -- 0.00 4.2 3 0 0 1 7 0 93 average of 11.25 per nine innings…led all April 12 Arkansas 8-4 -- 1.86 5.0 3 2 2 0 6 1 68 Trout .333 3 1 0 0 1 of in Trumbo .333 3 1 0 0 0 April 17 Springfield 1-2 L 1.65 6.2 3 2 1 3 10 0 97 strikeouts…the strikeout total was third April 23 at Corpus Christi 3-9 L 1.99 6.1 7 5 2 2 8 0 104 best by a minor leaguer in Oakland April 28 San Antonio 6-9 -- 3.21 5.1 8 5 5 3 4 0 99 STRAILY’S CAREER HIGHS history and the most since 1971 when May 3 Corpus Christi 10-2 W 2.83 7.0 3 1 1 2 11 0 108 Chris Floethe had 225 for Double-A May 8 at Frisco 3-9 L 3.57 5.1 7 5 5 1 6 0 91 Low Hit CG: None May 13 at San Antonio 4-7 L 4.37 5.0 8 6 6 4 2 2 91 IP: 6.1, 8/16/12 at KC Birmingham and Glenn Abbott had 195 for th May 18 Corpus Christi 6-5 -- 3.96 7.0 3 1 1 1 15 0 108 Fewest IP, GS: 4.2, 8/8/12 vs. LAA Single-A Burlington…ranked 11 among May 24 at NW Arkansas 11-3 W 3.86 6.0 6 2 2 3 6 0 95 H: 8, 8/8/12 vs. LAA full season minor leaguers with a .202 May 30 NW Arkansas 7-6 (11) -- 4.20 6.0 8 5 5 2 4 1 88 R: 5, 8/8/12 vs. LAA opponents batting average…issued 42 June 4 Tulsa 9-0 W 3.79 7.0 4 0 0 1 11 0 93 ER: 5, 8/8/12 vs. LAA walks (2.49 per nine innings) for a June 10 at Frisco 5-4 -- 3.61 6.0 6 1 1 0 9 1 105 BB: 2, 8/16/12 at KC strikeout to walk ratio of 4.52…was 2-4 June 15 San Antonio 2-6 -- 3.38 8.0 1 1 1 0 9 1 96 SO: 5 (twice), last: 8/8/12 vs. LAA Midland Totals (14 G, 14 GS) 3-4 3.38 85.1 70 36 32 23 108 6 HR: 4, 8/8/12 vs. LAA with a 4.20 ERA and .245 opponents batting average in 11 starts in April and with Sacramento Win Streak: 1, 8/16/12 to present June 21 Fresno 6-0 W 0.00 7.0 3 0 0 3 8 0 94 Loss Streak: None May and 6-2 with a 1.22 ERA and .151 June 26 at Las Vegas 4-11 L 1.38 6.0 5 2 2 2 8 1 99 Scoreless Streak: 6.1, 8/16/12 to present opponents batting average in 11 starts in July 1 Col. Springs 8-2 W 1.42 6.0 3 1 1 3 10 0 98 Complete Games: None June and July…then went 1-1 with a 4.61 July 6 at Fresno 12-0 W 1.04 7.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 89 Shutouts: None ERA in three starts following his August 20 July 13 Las Vegas 0-1 L 1.09 7.0 1 1 1 2 13 1 104 option…tossed six or more innings in 18 of July 18 at Tacoma 1-2 (18) -- 1.10 8.0 2 1 1 2 8 0 104 his 25 starts…allowed one run or fewer 14 July 23 Tucson 6-0 W 0.96 6.0 3 0 0 1 9 0 93 times, walked two batters or fewer 18 July 28 at Reno 13-4 W 1.36 6.0 7 3 3 0 4 1 89 Aug. 23 Salt Lake 6-3 -- 1.40 5.0 3 1 1 3 4 0 82 times and had more strikeouts than Aug. 28 at Col. Springs 6-14 L 2.23 2.2 8 6 6 1 2 0 58 innings pitched 16 times…his teams were Sept. 2 at Salt Lake 6-1 W 2.03 6.0 2 0 0 1 9 0 83 15-10 (.600) in his starting assignments. Sac. Totals (11 G, 11 GS) 6-3 2.03 66.2 40 15 15 19 82 3 MINORS (22 G, 22 GS) 9-7 2.78 152.0 117 51 47 42 190 9 MIDLAND: Had not pitched above Single- A in his career prior to starting the season at Double-A Midland…went 3-4 with a 3.38 ERA in 14 starts for the RockHounds…was leading the Texas League with 108 strikeouts when he was promoted to Sacramento June 17 and finished the season ranked sixth. SACRAMENTO: Went 6-3 with a 2.03 ERA in 11 starts with Triple-A Sacramento…struck out 82 in 66.2 innings (11.1 per nine innings)…allowed a .202 opponents batting average, including .110 against right- handed hitters and .130 with runners in scoring position. MINOR LEAGUE CAREER: Is 35-26 with a 3.71 ERA (214 er in 519.2 ip) in 97 games, 90 starts, over four professional seasons…has 559 strikeouts in 519.2 innings, an average of 9.68 per nine innings…ranked third among A’s minor leaguers in strikeouts last year at Single-A Stockton (154) and second in 2010 at Single-A Kane County (149)…was originally drafted by the A’s in the 24th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft…is the first A’s signing from that draft to reach the majors.

Note: Items in red have not been updated since Griffin made his last start. Please check the notes on the day he pitches for updated information.

WEDNESDAY’S STARTING PITCHER: A.J. Griffin (5-0, 2.21 ERA)

GRIFFIN BY THE NUMBERS FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make th GRIFFIN’S 2012 STARTS his 11 start of the season and his career, W L ERA G IP ER his third since being reinstated from the Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT 2012 5 0 2.21 10 57.0 14 disabled list September 1…the A’s are 8-2 June 24 SF 4-2 -- 3.00 6.0 3 2 2 1 4 1 104 2011 0 0 --- 0 0.0 0 June 29 at TEX 3-4 -- 1.50 6.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 109 Career 5 0 2.21 10 57.0 14 (.800) in his starting assignments…has June Totals (2 G, 2 GS) 0-0 1.50 12.0 5 2 2 3 8 1 tossed at least six innings in eight of his 10 July 4 BOS 3-2 -- 2.00 6.0 4 2 2 2 3 1 108 Home 2 0 2.67 6 33.2 10 starts, allowed two runs or fewer eight July 13 at MIN 6-3 W 2.62 6.0 8 3 3 1 5 2 95 Road 3 0 1.54 4 23.1 4 times and walked two batters or fewer all July 19 NYY 4-3 W 2.70 6.0 7 2 2 0 4 0 90 Day 0 0 2.63 3 13.2 4 10 times. July 25 at TOR 16-0 W 2.25 6.0 3 0 0 2 9 0 104 Night 5 0 2.08 7 43.1 10 July 30 TB 4-3 (15) -- 2.51 7.0 5 3 3 2 6 1 104 Pre-ASB 0 0 2.00 3 18.0 4 5-0: Is just the second pitcher in Oakland July Totals (5 G, 5 GS) 3-0 2.90 31.0 27 10 10 7 27 4 Post-ASB 5 0 2.31 7 39.0 10 history to start his career 5-0 but is the first Aug. 4 TOR 1-3 (11) -- 2.42 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 to do it as a starter…Todd Burns is the August Totals (1 G, 1 GS) 0-0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 AVG. AB H Sept. 1 BOS 7-1 W 2.26 7.0 3 1 1 0 5 0 91 other in 1988 as he went 5-0 over his first vs. LHH .203 118 24 Sept. 7 at SEA 6-1 W 2.21 5.1 6 1 1 1 7 0 108 vs. RHH .198 91 18 11 games, including nine starts…since 1927, the only Athletics pitcher to win more than five consecutive decisions to start his career is Jim Nash, who went 7-0 over his first nine career starts in 1966…Griffin began his career with three no RUN SUPPORT decisions…since 1918, the only other pitcher in Athletics history to begin his career with three consecutive Griffin no decisions, all as a starting pitcher, is Willie Adams (June 11-July 31, 1996). Runs Scored Times 0 1 THREE RUNS AND TWO WALKS OR FEWER: Is the only Major League pitcher since at least 1918 to 1 1 allow three runs or fewer and walk two batters or fewer in each of his first 10 career starts…the previous 2 2 best was eight by Brian Holton, who did it from September 7, 1986-June 9, 1989 (had 112 relief 3 1 appearances during that stretch). 4 2 5 0 BRIEFLY: Is 2-0 with a 1.45 ERA (2 er in 12.1 ip) in two starts since he was reinstated from the disabled list 6 1 September 1…was placed on the 15-day DL August 5 with right shoulder tightness…went 1-0 with a 4.90 7 1 8 0 ERA (7.1 ip, 7 h, 4 r, 4 er, 4 bb, 7 so) in two rehab starts with Sacramento on August 22 against Salt Lake 9 0 and August 27 at Colorado Springs…was selected from Triple-A Sacramento June 24 after combining for a 10 0 6-3 record and a 2.66 ERA in 15 games, all starts, with Double-A Midland and Triple-A Sacramento…made 12 1 his Major League debut and went 3-0 with a 2.42 ERA in eight starts before going on the DL. Run Support Avg. 6.47 OPPONENTS BATTING: Opponents are 12 for 58 (.207) with one walk (.220 on-base percentage) when GRIFFIN vs. LOS ANGELES leading off an inning…has allowed a .170 (27 for 159) opponents batting average the first two times through the lineup and .300 (15 for 50) after that…has yielded a .181 (26 for 144) batting average with the bases W L ERA G IP ER empty compared to .273 (6 for 22) with runners in scoring position. 2012 0 0 --- 0 0.0 0 2011 0 0 --- 0 0.0 0 INNING BY INNING: Has a 1.26 ERA (4 er in 28.2 ip) and .158 (16 for 101) opponents batting average over Career 0 0 --- 0 0.0 0 the first three innings of a game and a 3.18 ERA (10 er in 28.1 ip) and .241 (26 for 108) opponents average after that. Griffin’s Starts vs. Los Angeles SIX INNINGS OR MORE, THREE RUNS OR FEWER: Tossed at least 6.0 innings and allowed three runs DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO or fewer in each of his first seven starts before leaving his start on August 4 after 1.2 scoreless innings with Has never started against Los Angeles shoulder tightness…is the first Athletics pitcher since at least 1918 to begin his career with seven Los Angeles Career Batting vs. consecutive games of six or more innings and three runs or fewer…the previous high was five by John Griffin Henry Johnson (1978) and Dave Hamilton (1972)…is the second Major Leaguer to do it over the last 18 years…the other is Jered Weaver, who had nine straight with Los Angeles (AL) in 2006. AVG. AB H HR BB SO Has no match-ups FOUR HITS OR FEWER: Allowed eight hits in his fourth start after allowing four hits or fewer in each of his first three starts…is just the sixth pitcher since 1918 to begin his career with three consecutive outings of six or more innings and four hits or fewer (last: Jeremy Hellickson, TB, August 2-15, 2010). GRIFFIN’S CAREER HIGHS

Low Hit CG: None ROOKIE STARTERS: Is one of four rookies currently in the A’s starting rotation (Milone, Parker, IP: 7.0 (twice), last: 9/1/12 vs. BOS Straily)…this is the second time this year the A’s have four rookies in the rotation (August 3-6)…prior to Fewest IP, GS: 1.2, 8/4/12 vs. TOR that, the last time the A’s had at least four rookies in the rotation was in 2009 when they did it from June 2 H: 8, 7/13/12 at MIN through the end of the season…is scheduled to make the 71st start by a rookie this year, which is the fourth R: 3 (twice), last: 7/30/12 vs. TB most games started by rookie pitchers in Oakland history (116 in 2009, 93 in 1983, 82 in 1978)…rookies ER: 3 (twice), last: 7/30/12 vs. TB have 36 of the A’s wins…the only times in Oakland history rookies have combined for more wins is in 2009 BB: 2 (four times), last: 7/30/12 vs. TB SO: 9, 7/25/12 at TOR (44) and 1983 (38). HR: 2, 7/13/12 at MIN 2012 HIGHLIGHTS: Had a no decision in the A’s 4-2 win over San Francisco June 24 in Oakland…allowed Win Streak: 5, 7/13/12 to present Loss Streak: None a two-run home run to Posey in the first inning, but those were the only runs he would allow in six Scoreless Streak: 14.0, 6/24/12 to 7/4/12 innings…left trailing 2-1 but Derek Norris hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to get him off rd Complete Games: None the hook…became the 43 pitcher in Oakland history to start in his Major League debut…had a no decision Shutouts: None in the A’s 4-3 loss at Texas June 29…tossed 6.0 shutout innings and allowed just two hits…left with a 2-0 lead but Balfour was charged with four runs in the eighth…had a no decision in the A’s 3-2 win over Boston July 4 in Oakland…did not allow a run over the first three innings to extend his scoreless streak to a career- high 14.0 innings…the streak ended when Ortiz hit his 400th career home run to lead off the fourth inning…earned his first Major League win in the A’s 6-3 victory at Minnesota July 13…Willingham hit a solo home run in the second inning and a two-run home run in the fourth but a Gomes grand slam in the fourth gave him a 4-3 lead when he left after six innings…combined with Blevins and Miller on a five-hit shutout in the A’s 16-0 win at Toronto July 25…tossed 6.0 innings and allowed three of the hits…had a no decision in the A’s 3-1, 11-inning loss to Toronto August 4…allowed a leadoff single to Escobar but then retired each of the next five batters before leaving the game with a 1-1 count on Sierra with two outs in the second inning…went on the disabled list the next day with right shoulder tightness…was the winning pitcher in the A’s 7-1 win over Boston September 1 in Oakland…retired each of the first 14 batters before Saltalamacchia had a bunt single with two outs in the fifth inning. LAST START: He was the winning pitcher in the A’s 6-1 win at Seattle last Friday…had a 1-0 lead when he allowed a RBI single to Ryan in the second inning…that was the only run he would allow in 5.1 innings as he retired 11 of the final 14 batters he faced…the A’s scored three times in the fourth and twice in the fifth for the win. GRIFFIN vs. LOS ANGELES: Is making his first career appearance. MINORS: Combined for a 7-3 record and a 2.82 ERA (102.0 ip, 79 h, 39 r, 32 er, 18 bb, 91 so, 7 hr) in 17 games, all starts, with Double-A Midland and Triple-A Sacramento…began the year at Midland and was 3-1 with a 2.49 ERA in seven starts before he was promoted to Triple-A Sacramento May 11…went 3-2 with a 2.81 ERA in eight starts with the River Cats before he was promoted to Oakland June 24…was 4-2 with a 3.07 ERA in 10 starts overall with Sacramento…issued 18 walks in 102.0 innings, an average of 1.59 per nine innings…struck out 91 for a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.06…allowed a .211 opponents batting average, including .181 (33 for 182) against left-handed hitters compared to .238 (46 for 193) against right- handers…surrendered just seven home runs in 102.0 innings, an average of 0.62 per nine innings.

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NO PITCHERS (16) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE NumericaL ROSTER 49 Brett Anderson L L 6-4 233 2-1-88 Midland, TX Stillwater, OK 2 Cliff Pennington, SS 50 Grant Balfour R R 6-2 200 12-30-77 Sydney, Australia Clearwater, FL 3 Mike Gallego, Coach 54 Travis Blackley L L 6-3 205 11-4-82 Melbourne, Austrailia Victoria, Australia 4 Coco Crisp, OF 13 Jerry Blevins L L 6-6 175 9-6-83 Johnson City, TN Swanton, OH 5 Stephen Drew, SS 6 Bob Melvin, Manager 48 Ryan Cook R R 6-2 217 6-30-87 Clovis, CA Clovis, CA 8 Chip Hale, Coach 62 Sean Doolittle L L 6-3 212 9-26-86 Rapid City, SD Tabernacle, NJ 11 Jarrod Parker, RHP 65 Pedro Figueroa L L 6-0 214 11-23-85 Santo Domingo, D.R. Santo Domingo, D.R. 12 Collin Cowgill, OF 64 A.J. Griffin R R 6-5 230 1-28-88 El Cajon, CA El Cajon, CA 13 Jerry Blevins, LHP 32 Brandon McCarthy R R 6-7 200 7-7-83 Glendale, CA Dallas, TX 14 George Kottaras, C 53 Jim Miller R R 6-1 200 4-28-82 Randolph, NJ Virginia Beach, VA 15 Seth Smith, OF 57 Tommy Milone L L 6-0 205 2-16-87 Saugus, CA Agua Dulce, CA 16 Josh Reddick, OF 40 Pat Neshek S R 6-3 210 9-4-80 Madison, WI Brooklyn Park, MN 17 Adam Rosales, IF 11 Jarrod Parker R R 6-1 195 11-24-88 Fort Wayne, IN Bluffton, IN 18 Brandon Hicks, IF 66 Tyson Ross R R 6-6 230 4-22-87 Berkeley, CA Oakland, CA 20 Josh Donaldson, IF 22 Chris Carter, 1B 58 Evan Scribner R R 6-3 190 7-19-85 New Milford, CT Washington Depot, CT 30 Chili Davis, Coach 67 Dan Straily R R 6-2 215 12-1-88 Redlands, CA Springfield, OR 31 Jonny Gomes, OF NO (2) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE 32 Brandon McCarthy, RHP 14 George Kottaras L R 6-0 202 5-10-83 Scarborough, ONT Scottsdale, AZ 36 Derek Norris, C 36 Derek Norris R R 6-0 210 2-14-89 Goddard, KS Goddard, KS 37 Brandon Moss, 1B/OF NO INFIELDERS (7) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE 40 Pat Neshek, RHP 22 Chris Carter R R 6-4 244 12-18-86 Redwood City, CA Las Vegas, NV 41 , Coach 20 Josh Donaldson R R 6-0 221 12-8-85 Pensacola, FL Daphene, AL 44 Rick Rodriguez, Coach 5 Stephen Drew L R 6-0 190 3-16-83 Hahira, GA Valdosta, GA 46 Tye Waller, Coach 18 Brandon Hicks R R 6-2 200 9-14-85 Houston, TX Pasadena, CA 48 Ryan Cook, RHP 49 Brett Anderson, LHP 37 Brandon Moss L R 6-0 210 9-16-83 Monroe, GA Loganville, GA 50 Grant Balfour, RHP 2 Cliff Pennington S R 5-10 193 6-15-84 Corpus Christi, TX Missouri City, TX 52 Yoenis Céspedes, OF 17 Adam Rosales R R 6-1 195 5-20-83 Chicago, IL Phoenix, AZ 53 Jim Miller, RHP NO OUTFIELDERS (6) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE 54 Travis Blackley, LHP 52 Yoenis Céspedes R R 5-10 210 10-18-85 Granma, Cuba Santiago, D.R. 57 Tommy Milone, LHP 12 Collin Cowgill R L 5-9 184 5-22-86 Lexington, KY Lexington, KY 58 Evan Scribner, RHP 4 Coco Crisp S R 5-10 185 11-1-79 Los Angeles, CA Rancho Mirage, CA 62 Sean Doolittle, LHP 31 Jonny Gomes R R 6-1 223 11-22-80 Petaluma, CA Scottsdale, AZ 64 A.J. Griffin, RHP 16 Josh Reddick L R 6-2 180 2-19-87 Savannah, GA Guyton, GA 65 Pedro Figueroa, LHP 66 Tyson Ross, RHP 15 Seth Smith L L 6-3 210 9-30-82 Jackson, MS Brandon, MS 67 Dan Straily, RHP NO DISABLED LIST (7) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE 98 Casey Chavez, Bullpen 51 * L L 6-1 185 8-13-83 Phoenix, AZ Stockton, CA 38 *Andrew Carignan R R 5-11 233 7-23-86 New London, CT Norwich, CT ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 33 *Joey Devine R R 6-0 235 9-19-83 Junction City, KS Roswell, GA 49 Brett Anderson, LHP 7 Brandon Inge R R 5-11 188 5-19-77 Lynchburg, VA Saline, MI 50 Grant Balfour, RHP 77 Jordan Norberto L L 6-0 195 12-8-86 Nagua, D.R. Nagua, D.R. 54 Travis Blackley, LHP 29 *Scott Sizemore R R 6-0 185 1-4-85 Virginia Beach, VA Chesapeake, VA 13 Jerry Blevins, LHP 28 Eric Sogard L R 5-10 188 5-22-86 Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ 22 Chris Carter, 1B *indicates 60-day disabled list 52 Yoenis Céspedes, OF 98 Casey Chavez, Bullpen NO RESTRICTED LIST (1) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE 48 Ryan Cook, RHP 21 Bartolo Colón R R 5-11 267 5-24-73 Alta Mira, D.R. Puerto Plata, D.R. 12 Collin Cowgill, OF 4 Coco Crisp, OF NO MINORS (6) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE 30 Chili Davis, Coach 10 Daric Barton L R 6-0 204 8-16-85 Springfield, VT Corona, CA 20 Josh Donaldson, IF Jesse Chavez R R 6-2 160 8-21-83 Victorville, CA Pomona, CA 62 Sean Doolittle, LHP 64 Jermaine Mitchell L L 6-0 216 11-2-84 Naples, TX Daingerfield, TX 5 Stephen Drew, SS 47 Brad Peacock R R 6-1 175 2-2-88 Palm Beach, FL West Palm Beach, FL 65 Pedro Figueroa, LHP 23 Michael Taylor R R 6-5 256 12-19-85 Cheverly, MD Apopka, FL 3 Mike Gallego, Coach 19 Jemile Weeks S R 5-9 161 1-26-87 Orlando, FL Altamonte Springs, FL 31 Jonny Gomes, OF 64 A.J. Griffin, RHP 8 Chip Hale, Coach MANAGER: 6 Bob Melvin. 18 Brandon Hicks, IF COACHES: 30 Chili Davis (Hitting), 3 Mike Gallego (Third Base), 8 Chip Hale (Bench), 44 Rick Rodriguez 14 George Kottaras, C (Bullpen), 46 Tye Waller (First Base), 41 Curt Young (Pitching). 32 Brandon McCarthy, RHP BULLPEN CATCHER: 98 Casey Chavez. 6 Bob Melvin, Manager TRAINERS: Nick Paparesta, Walt Horn, Brian Schulman. 53 Jim Miller, RHP STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Mike Henriques. 57 Tommy Milone, LHP MASSAGE THERAPIST: Ozzie Lyles. 37 Brandon Moss, 1B/OF EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Steve Vucinich. 40 Pat Neshek, RHP TRAVELING SECRETARY: Mickey Morabito. 36 Derek Norris, C 11 Jarrod Parker, RHP VIDEO COORDINATOR: Adam Rhoden. 2 Cliff Pennington, SS 16 Josh Reddick, OF Pronunciation Guide 44 Rick Rodriguez, Coach 17 Adam Rosales, IF Andrew Carignan CARE-uh-gan George Kottaras koh-TAIR-is 66 Tyson Ross, RHP Yoenis Cespedes yo-EHN-ess SES-peh-des Tommy Milone muh-LONE 58 Evan Scribner, RHP Bartolo Colón bar-TOE-lo co-LONE Adam Rosales ro-SALL-ez 15 Seth Smith, OF Mike Gallego guy-A-go Eric Sogard SO-gard 67 Dan Straily, RHP Jonny Gomes GOMES Jemile Weeks juh-MILE 46 Tye Waller, Coach 41 Curt Young, Coach

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Supplemental Bios

includes bios for: Travis Blackley, Yoenis Céspedes, Stephen Drew, Brandon Hicks, Brandon Inge, George Kottaras and Pat Neshek

The entire A’s Media Guide, including these bios, is available at http://pressbox.oaklandathletics.com 2003—Named the Texas League Pitcher of the Year after leading the league in wins…also ranked sec- Travis Blackley 54 ond in ERA and fourth in strikeouts and innings.…his 17 wins were the most by a Texas League pitcher since 1978, when Jeff Reardon of the Jackson Mets won 17…had a season-high 11 strikeouts June 2 vs. LEFT-handed pitcher Arkansas…participated in the Texas League All-Star Game and was named to the postseason All-Star Height/Weight: 6-3 / 200 Bats/Throws: Left / Left Team…pitched for the World squad in the 2003 MLB Futures Game on July 15 at U.S. Cellular Field… named Seattle’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year and received the 2003 John Ellis Award for his com- Birthdate: November 4, 1982 Opening Day Age: 29 munity involvement. Birthplace/Resides: Melbourne, Australia / Melbourne, Australia Major League Service: 1 year, 42 days 2002—Finished second among Seattle minor leaguers in strikeouts for Single-A San Bernardino…had Obtained: Claimed off waivers from San Francisco, May 15, 2012 a career-high 14 strikeouts July 19 against San Jose in 8.0 innings pitched. Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2012. 2001—Began his professional career with Rookie League Everett and held opponents to a .211 batting average…had a season-high 13 strikeouts July 23 at Tri-Cities in 7.0 innings pitched. CAREER Highlights The 29-year-old southpaw returns to the United States after pitching in South Korea during the 2011 Personal/Miscellaneous season…last played in the San Francisco organization in 2007, making 28 starts for Fresno…also played Travis Jarrod Blackley…graduated from Cheltenham High School (Cheltenham, Australia). in parts of two seasons with Tacoma in 2004 and 2006…has represented Australia in the World Baseball Classic in 2007 and pitched in the Australian Baseball League this past offseason…pitched for the World LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD team in the MLB Futures Game at U.S. Cellular Field in 2003, the same year he was named the Texas Year Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK League Pitcher of the Year in 2003 after leading the league with 17 wins. 2001 Everett 6 1 3.52 14 14 0 0 0 78.2 60 34 29 7 1 29 0 90 3 0 2002 San Bernardino 5 9 3.49 21 20 1 0 0 121.1 102 52 47 11 7 44 0 152 11 2 2011 Highlights 2003 San Antonio 17 3 2.61 27 27 0 0 0 162.1 125 55 47 11 6 62 0 144 9 2 Pitched for the KIA Tigers of the Korean Baseball Organization…appeared in 25 games with the Tigers, 2004 Tacoma 8 6 3.83 19 18 2 2 0 110.1 100 49 47 14 3 47 0 80 9 3 SEATTLE 1 3 10.04 6 6 0 0 0 26.0 35 31 29 9 1 22 0 16 3 1 including 22 starts, and posted a 7-5 record with a 3.48 ERA. 2005 ( Injured — Did Not Pitch) 2006 San Antonio 8 11 4.06 25 25 0 0 0 144.0 139 77 65 18 15 45 2 100 11 1 Career Tacoma 1 1 4.09 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 10 5 5 2 0 5 0 5 0 0 2010—Pitched in four different leagues…including 15 appearances, four starts, for the Sacramento 2007 Fresno 10 8 4.66 28 28 0 0 0 162.1 156 87 84 21 7 68 0 121 14 1 River Cats. SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 7.27 2 2 0 0 0 8.2 10 7 7 2 0 5 0 5 0 1 2008 Lehigh Valley 5 10 5.41 28 21 0 0 0 123.0 132 75 74 15 6 59 1 87 11 0 2009 Reno 4 7 4.85 38 12 0 0 0 111.1 133 65 60 11 7 38 1 101 7 1 2009—Pitched for the Reno Aces in their inaugural season…recorded 101 strikeouts in 111.1 innings… 2010 Buffalo 0 0 8.53 4 0 0 0 0 6.1 6 6 6 2 0 7 0 4 2 0 went 4-7 with a 4.85 ERA over 38 games, 12 starts. Chihuahua (Mex) 0 1 15.88 2 1 0 0 0 5.2 10 10 10 0 0 5 0 4 4 0 Sacramento 2 1 2.52 15 4 0 0 0 35.2 31 10 10 2 2 22 1 35 1 1 2008—Made his first 21 appearances of the season as a starter for Triple-A Lehigh Valley, going 5-9 Stockton 0 0 1.80 2 2 0 0 0 5.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 with a 5.47 ERA…was 0-1 with a 5.02 ERA in seven relief appearances…struck out a season-high nine 2011 Kia (Korea) 7 5 3.48 25 22 1 1 0 126.2 120 59 49 13 3 62 0 115 12 3 batters April 7 at Pawtucket, suffering the loss by allowing four runs on four hits with a walk over 5.0 AL Totals 1 3 10.04 6 6 0 0 0 26.0 35 31 29 9 1 22 0 16 3 1 innings…earned his first win of the season June 3 at Indianapolis, allowing one run on six hits over 6.0 NL Totals 0 0 7.27 2 2 0 0 0 8.2 10 7 7 2 0 5 0 5 0 1 ML Totals 1 3 9.35 8 8 0 0 0 34.2 45 38 36 11 1 27 0 21 3 2 innings with a walk and five strikeouts…tossed a season-high 8.0 innings June 19 at Charlotte to earn the victory, allowing two runs off five hits with four walks and six strikeouts…went 2-3 with a 4.24 ERA CAREER TRANSACTIONS in 12 games, 10 starts, for Aguilas in the Mexican Winter League…struck out 55 and walked 19. 2000 — Signed by the Seattle Mariners organization as a non-drafted free agent, October 29. 2005 — On the disabled list, March 3 to October 30. 2007 — Traded to the for outfielder Jason Ellison, April 1. Selected 2007—Had a 3.67 ERA in 24 of his 28 starts for Triple-A Fresno…had a 16.34 ERA in the other four… by the in the Rule 5 draft, December 6. 2008 — Elected free agency, October 14; signed by the pitched at least 6.0 innings in 19 of his 28 starts…was recalled by San Francisco Sept. 21 and made two Arizona Diamondbacks, December 19. 2009 — Elected free agency, October 5. 2010 — Signed by the New York starts for the Giants…collected his first big league hit Sept. 29 at Los Angeles (NL) off Chad Billing- Mets to a minor league contract, March 6. Released, May 1; signed by the Oakland Athletic to a minor league contract, sley. May 14. Released, December 20. 2012 ­— Signed by the San Francisco Giants to a minor league contract, February 19. Claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics, May 15. 2006—Pitched at least 6.0 innings in 13 of his 25 starts and allowed two earned runs or less in 14 of the 25 for Double-A San Antonio…promoted to Triple-A Tacoma Aug. 19 and made two starts…finished WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC RECORD the year by allowing one hit over 6.0 innings Aug. 31 vs. Salt Lake. Year Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2009 Australia 0 0 1.59 1 1 0 0 0 5.2 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 2005—Had surgery Feb. 8 to repair two small tears in the labrum of his left shoulder (Dr. Lewis Yocum)…spent the entire season on the disabled list.

2004—Led Triple-A Tacoma in wins and strikeouts…named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 21-27…recalled by Seattle July 1 and won his Major League debut that night against Texas…allowed four runs on six hits in 5.2 innings…optioned to Tacoma Aug. 1…ended the season on the DL (left shoulder tendinitis). VS. THE AMERICAN LEAGUE BALLPARK BREAKDOWN Career 2011 CAREER ERA W L S G IP ER 2010-11—Led Cuba’s Serie Nacional in runs (89) and RBI (99), tied for the OAKLAND A’s ERA W L S G IP ER vs. TEAM ERA W L S G IP ER Angel Stadium 8.31 0 0 0 1 4.1 4 lead in home runs (33), ranked fifth in slugging (.667) and tied for 10th in hits CUBAN-BORN — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Cleveland 31.50 0 1 0 1 2.0 7 AT&T Park 3.60 0 0 0 1 5.0 2 (118)…the 33 home runs are a league record…named to the All-Star Game but PLAYERS — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Los Angeles 8.31 0 0 0 1 4.1 4 Dodger Stadium 12.27 0 0 0 1 3.2 5 did not appear in the game…hit .368 against left-handed pitching compared — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Oakland 9.00 0 1 0 2 9.0 9 O.co Coliseum 13.50 0 1 0 1 4.0 6 to .325 against right-handers…22 of his 33 home runs came with runners Bert Campaneris Jose Canseco — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Texas 6.35 1 0 0 1 5.2 4 Rogers Centre 9.00 0 1 0 1 5.0 5 on base…including three grand slams…hit three home runs Dec. 15 against — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Toronto 9.00 0 1 0 1 5.0 5 Safeco Field 9.95 1 1 0 3 12.2 14 Ozzie Canseco Guantanamo…also had three two-homer games…tallied 10 outfield assists… Tito Fuentes VS. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FIELDING STATISTICS batted .222 with two home runs and eight RBI in 13 postseason games. Orlando Gonzalez George Lauzerique 2011 CAREER Pitcher 2009-10—Played for Cuba in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and hit .458 Marty Martinez ERA W L S G IP ER vs. TEAM ERA W L S G IP ER Year Pct. G PO A E TC DP — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Cincinnati 3.60 0 0 0 1 5.0 2 2004 1.000 6 2 4 0 6 0 with two home runs and five RBI in six games…added a double and three triples and scored five runs…was also a member of Cuba’s World Cup team Diego Segui — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Los Angeles 12.27 0 0 0 1 3.2 5 2007 — 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jose Tartabull Totals 1.000 8 2 4 0 6 0 and hit .214 with a home run and three RBI in 10 games…in Cuba, ranked MONTHLY BREAKDOWN third in the league in runs (87), eighth in home runs (22), ninth in slugging 2011 CAREER BLACKLEY’S CAREER BESTS (.617) and 10th in hits (118)…batted .316 with eight home runs in 79 at bats ERA W L S G IP ER by MONTH ERA W L S G IP ER Low Hit Complete Game: None against left-handed pitching compared to .354 with 14 home runs in 263 at bats against right-handers… — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 July 10.04 1 3 0 6 26.0 29 Innings Pitched: 5.2, July 1, 2004 at Texas had a pair of two-homer games…connected for a grand slam Nov. 29 against Cienfuegos…had 10 as- — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 September 7.27 0 0 0 2 8.2 7 Strikeouts: 5 (twice), last: September 23, 2007 vs. sists as an outfielder…also appeared in two games at shortstop. Cincinnati PITCHING BREAKDOWN Longest Winning Streak: 1, July 1, 2004 2008-09—Tied for third in Cuba’s Serie Nacional in home runs (24), tied for fourth in runs (83), ranked Longest Losing Streak: 3, July 7, 2004 to present 2011 CAREER ninth in RBI (76) and 10th in slugging (.601)…hit .358 against left-handed pitching compared to .314 Longest Scoreless Streak: 6.0, September 23 to ERA W L S G IP ER by CATEGORY ERA W L S G IP ER 29, 2007 against right-handers…hit three home runs Feb. 5 against Guantanamo…also had two two-homer — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Home 8.15 1 1 0 4 17.2 16 games…collected 11 assists as an outfielder. — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Road 10.59 0 2 0 4 17.0 20 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Day 6.00 1 0 0 3 15.0 10 2007-08—Ranked second in Cuba’s Serie Nacional in home runs (26), tied for third in RBI (78) and — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Night 11.90 0 3 0 5 19.2 26 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Pre-All Star 7.59 1 1 0 2 10.2 9 tied for fourth in runs (82)…went 0 for 3 in the All-Star Game…hit .306 against left-handed pitching — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Post-All Star 10.13 0 2 0 6 24.0 27 compared to .279 against right-handers…16 of his 26 home runs came with runners on base…including — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Starter 9.35 1 3 0 8 34.2 36 two grand slams…had four two-homer games…tallied 14 outfield assists. — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Reliever — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 2006-07—Ranked first in Cuba’s Serie Nacional in runs (79), tied for third in home runs (17), tied for fourth in stolen bases (15) and RBI (66), fifth in doubles (24), tied for fifth in hit by pitches (14) and sixth Yoenis Céspedes 52 in slugging (.541)…went 3 for 4 with a RBI in the All-Star Game to help Orientales to a 2-0 win over Occidentales…hit .359 with five home runs in 78 at bats against left-handed pitching compared to .286 OUTFIelder with 12 home runs in 262 at bats against right-handers…had 13 assists in 78 games as an outfielder… Height/Weight: 5-10 / 210 Bats/Throws: Right / Right also appeared in one game at shortstop. Birthdate: October 18, 1985 Opening Day Age: 26 2005-06—Ranked first in Cuba’s Serie Nacional in runs (89), second in home runs (23), fourth in slug- Birthplace/Resides: Granma, Cuba / Santiago, Dominican Republic ging (.649), fifth in RBI (78), tied for sixth in hits (119), tied for seventh in doubles (24)…went 0 for 2 Major League Service: None in the All-Star Game…hit .417 against left-handed pitching compared to .333 against right-handers… Obtained: Signed as a non-drafted free agent, March 3, 2012 connected for two two-homer games…belted a grand slam April 22 against Holguin…had eight outfield Contract Status: First year of a four-year contract through 2015. assists…hit .167 with a home run and four RBI in nine postseason games. Personal/Miscellaneous CAREER Highlights Yoenis Céspedes Milanés…his mother, Estela, pitched for Cuba in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Played for Granma in Cuba’s Serie Nacional for eight seasons before defecting to the Dominican Repub- lic following the 2010-11 season…batted .323 (668-for-2069) with 145 home runs and 464 RBI in 528 LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD games over his final six seasons…added 119 doubles and 14 triples for a .604 slugging percentage…has Year Club AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E a .565 career slugging percentage, which ranks ninth all-time in Cuba…had 177 career home runs…led 2003 Granma (Cuba) (Statistics not available) the league in runs (89) and RBI (99) and tied for the league lead in home runs (33), while batting .333 2004 Granma (Cuba) (Statistics not available) in 90 games during his final season in 2010-11…played for Cuba in the 2009 World Baseball Classic 2005 Granma (Cuba) .351 88 339 89 119 24 4 23 78 0 2 13 44 53 8 3 .649 .442 10 and hit .458 with two home runs and five RBI in six games…led Cuba’s Series Nacional in runs scored 2006 Granma (Cuba) .303 89 340 79 103 24 3 17 66 1 3 14 42 53 15 10 .541 .409 4 in 2006-07 (79) and 2005-06 (89). 2007 Granma (Cuba) .284 89 366 82 104 16 2 26 78 0 3 2 32 50 4 4 .552 .342 9 2008 Granma (Cuba) .323 85 328 83 106 19 0 24 76 0 6 10 43 40 15 0 .601 .411 6 2009 Granma (Cuba) .345 87 342 87 118 19 4 22 67 0 1 7 42 45 5 3 .617 .426 4 2011 Highlights 2010 Granma (Cuba) .333 90 354 89 118 17 1 33 99 0 3 7 49 40 11 3 .667 .424 5 Played for Aguilas Cibaenas during the Dominican Winter League playoffs and batted .143 with one double, one home run and two RBI in nine games…did not walk and struck out 10 times. CAREER TRANSACTIONS 2009—Appeared in 135 games with the D-backs and hit .261 with 29 doubles, 12 homers and 65 RBI… 2012 — Signed by the Oakland Athletics organization as a non-drafted free agent, March 3. joined Victorino as the only two players in baseball with at least 10 doubles, 10 triples and 10 home runs…tied his career high and tied for second in the Majors with 12 triples, trailing only Victorino WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC RECORD (13)…also ranked third in the NL with a ratio of 133.3 at-bats per grounded into double play…was on the disabled list from April 26 (retroactive to April 25) to May 11 with a strained left hamstring…had a Year Club AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E 2009 Cuba .458 6 24 5 11 1 3 2 5 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 .412 .316 1 season-high 14-game hitting streak from May 26-June 10 (21-for-62, .344)…it was the second longest hitting streak of his career. Stephen Drew 5 2008—Set career highs in batting average (.291), home runs (21), doubles (44), RBI (67), runs scored (91), games (152) and hits (178) in his third Major League season…honored by the Arizona chapter of Infielder the Baseball Writers Association of America as the D-backs’ Player of Year…became the third shortstop Height/Weight: 6-0 / 190 Bats/Throws: Left / Right in Major League history to collect at least 40 doubles, 10 triples and 20 home runs in a season, joining Birthdate: March 16, 1983 Opening Day Age: 29 the Brewers’ Robin Yount (1980, ‘82) and the Red Sox’s Nomar Garciaparra (1997)…was one of three Birthplace/Resides: Hahira, Georgia / Valdosta, Georgia players in baseball to reach double-digits in doubles, triples and home runs, joining the Tigers’ Curtis Major League Service: 5 years, 79 days Granderson and Reyes…became the second player in D-backs history to accomplish the feat (also Steve Obtained: Acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league in- Finley in 1999 and 2003)…ranked among the National League leaders in triples (t-2nd), doubles (t-4th), fielder Sean Jamieson and a PTBNL or cash considerations, August 20, 2012 extra-base hits (8th, 76) and hits (8th)…became the third D-backs player to hit for the cycle Sept. 1 Contract Status: Second year of a two-year contract through 2012 with against St. Louis, going 5-for-5 with two doubles, a triple and home run…established a career high and a mutual option for 2013. tied a team record (12th time) with five hits…the cycle was the first at Chase Field…batted .325 (27-for- 83) during a career-high 17-game hitting streak from July 29-Aug. 15. CAREER Highlights Entered 2012 as the longest-tenured shortstop in Arizona history with 717 games…ranks among the D- 2007—Batted .238 with 28 doubles, 12 home runs and 60 RBI in his first full season with the D-backs… backs’ all-time leaders in triples (1st, 51), doubles (3rd, 168), hits (3rd, 750), games (4th, 733), at-bats went 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts…made his first Opening Day start at shortstop…hit his first career (2,782), runs scored (5th, 376), RBI (6th, 321) and home runs (9th, 70)…his 40 triples since 2008 are the walk-off home run, a two-run shot off Trevor Hoffman April 25 against San Diego…hit .500 (7-for-14) third most in baseball, behind Jose Reyes (47) and Shane Victorino (47)…also has the best fielding per- with a double, triple, two home runs and four RBI in a three-game NLDS sweep against Chicago…bat- centage among Diamondbacks shortstops (.978)…in 2008, became the third shortstop in Major League ted .294 (5-for-17) in four NLCS games against the Rockies. history to notch 40 doubles, 10 triples and 20 home runs in a season, joining the Brewers’ Robin Yount (1980, ‘82) and Red Sox’s Nomar Garciaparra (1997)…became the third D-backs player to hit for the 2006—Split the season between Triple-A Tucson and the D-backs…hit .284 with 16 doubles, 13 home cycle on Sept. 1, 2008 vs. Cardinals…named the 2008 BBWAA D-backs’ Player of the Year. runs and 51 RBI in 83 games with the Sidewinders and .316 in 59 games with Arizona…recalled July 15 and made his Major League debut against Milwaukee…went 0-for-3…collected his first ML hit July 2011 Highlights 17 against Los Angeles (NL), a single off Aaron Sele…hit his first home run July 31 at Chicago (NL) Played in 86 games before suffering a season-ending right ankle injury…hit .252 with 21 doubles, off Glendon Rusch…rated by as the Pacific Coast League’s Best Defensive Shortstop five home runs and 45 RBI…missed the first five games of the season after being sidelined with an following the season…entered the year ranked as the fifth-best prospect in baseball (No. 1 in D-backs’ abdominal strain…recorded a game-ending, RBI single in the 12th inning April 17 vs. San Francisco… system), according to Baseball America. hit his first-career grand slam and had a career-high five RBI April 28 against Chicago (NL)…suffered a fractured right ankle on a slide into home plate July 20 vs. Milwaukee (surgery performed by Dr. Peter 2005—Combined to hit .328 with 21 doubles, 14 home runs and 52 RBI in 65 games with Single-A Mitchell on July 21). Lancaster and Double-A Tennessee…also played in 19 games with Camden of the independent Atlantic League…led the Atlantic League in batting average (.427), slugging (.744) and on-base percentage Career (.484)…signed by the D-backs May 31…was on the disabled list from June 15-29 with a strained right 2010—Established career highs in on-base percentage (.352), stolen bases (10) and walks (62) and hamstring…homered in four consecutive contests (five home runs total) with Lancaster from July 5-8… tied his career best with 12 triples in his fifth season with the D-backs…was one of four players in was selected the farm system’s Player of the Month for July, batting .393 with seven homers and 28 the Majors to reach double-digits in doubles, triples and home runs (33/12/15), joining the Rays’ Carl RBI…played for the Arizona Fall League-champion Phoenix Desert Dogs, batting .337 (30-for-89) Crawford, Mets’ Jose Reyes and Phillies Shane Victorino…ranked second in the National League in with six home runs and 17 RBI in 23 games…selected as a shortstop on the AFL All-Star Team…ranked triples…tied the Rockies’ Troy Tulowitzki for the NL lead with a club-record .984 fielding percentage at among AFL leaders in triples (t-1st, 4), slugging percentage (3rd, .738), runs scored (t-3rd, 25), on-base shortstop (10 errors in 607 total chances)…hit three leadoff home runs: Aug. 25 at San Diego, Sept. 22 percentage (4th, .439) and extra-base hits (4th, 17). vs. Colorado and Sept. 29 at San Francisco…hit his first inside-the-park home run Opening Day vs. San Diego…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, joined his brother, J.D. (1999) as the first pair of siblings Personal/Miscellaneous to have hit inside-the park homers since George (1984) and Juan Bell (1992)…the inside-the park homer Stephen O. Drew.…he and wife, Laura, have two sons, Hank and Nolan…graduated in 2001 from marked the sixth in club history (second at Chase Field)…surpassed Tony Womack (487) for most Lowndes County High School in Valdosta, Ga…attended Florida State University…hit .353 with 14 games played by a D-backs shortstop April 6 against San Diego…reached base safely in a career-high doubles, six triples, 14 home runs and 52 RBI as a junior…named 2002 ACC Rookie of the Year as well 22 straight games from July 23 to Aug. 15 (20-for-78, .256)…on Aug. 8 at Milwaukee, became only as Freshman of the Year by Baseball America, and second team All-America by Collegiate Baseball in the fifth D-backs’ player to play in 600 games and collect 250 RBI, joining Luis Gonzalez (1,194/774), 2004…selected to the 2004 All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament Teams…is the brother of former major Steve Finley (849/479), Chad Tracy (704/318) and Jay Bell (616/304)…hit the last of four consecutive leaguers J.D. Drew and Tim Drew, all three of whom were first-round selections…J.D. and Tim are the homers Aug. 11 at Milwaukee, tying a Major League record (seventh time)…a Drew was involved in only set of brothers ever to be selected in the first round of the First-Year Player Draft in the same year. three of the seven total times (also J.D. on Sept. 18, 2006 vs. San Diego and April 22, 2007 vs. New York-AL)…recorded his first career multi-homer game Aug. 25 at San Diego, going 4-for-4 with two doubles and two homers. LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD VS. THE AMERICAN LEAGUE BALLPARK BREAKDOWN Year Club AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E 2011 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI 2005 Camden (Ind.) .427 19 82 17 35 8 3 4 18 0 1 1 8 18 0 0 .744 .484 - AVG. AB H HR RBI vs. TEAM AVG. AB H HR RBI AT&T Park .248 161 40 3 21 Lancaster .389 38 149 33 58 16 3 10 39 0 0 2 26 25 1 1 .738 .486 8 — 0 0 0 0 Baltimore .125 16 2 1 1 Busch Stadium .306 62 19 1 3 Tennessee .218 27 101 11 22 5 0 4 13 0 0 0 12 24 2 3 .386 .301 8 — 0 0 0 0 Boston .206 34 7 1 3 Camden Yards .000 8 0 0 0 2006 Tucson .284 83 342 55 97 16 3 13 51 7 1 0 33 50 3 3 .462 .340 15 .167 12 2 0 0 Chicago .167 12 2 0 0 Chase Field .276 1382 382 30 159 ARIZONA .316 59 209 27 66 13 7 5 23 1 2 0 14 50 2 0 .517 .357 5 .167 12 2 1 2 Cleveland .167 12 2 1 2 Citi Field .265 34 9 1 5 2007 ARIZONA .238 150 543 60 129 28 4 12 60 8 5 3 60 100 9 0 .370 .313 17 .100 10 1 0 1 Detroit .121 33 4 0 3 Citizens Bank Park .321 56 18 1 7 2008 ARIZONA .291 152 611 91 178 44 11 21 67 7 3 1 41 109 3 3 .502 .333 14 .273 11 3 0 1 Kansas City .211 38 8 0 5 Comerica Park .136 22 3 0 3 2009 ARIZONA .261 135 533 71 139 29 12 12 65 7 5 1 49 87 5 1 .428 .320 11 — 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles .333 9 3 1 3 Coors Field .293 157 46 4 15 Reno .333 2 9 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .556 .333 1 .333 9 3 1 1 Minnesota .286 21 6 1 1 Dodger Stadium .299 144 43 4 13 2010 ARIZONA .278 151 565 83 157 33 12 15 61 1 2 3 62 108 10 5 .458 .352 10 — 0 0 0 0 New York .208 24 5 0 0 Fenway Park .174 23 4 0 0 2011 ARIZONA .252 86 321 44 81 21 5 5 45 1 1 1 30 74 4 4 .396 .317 7 .286 7 2 0 1 Oakland .296 27 8 1 6 Great American .233 60 14 2 4 ML Totals .270 733 2782 376 750 168 51 70 321 18 9 25 256 528 33 13 .330 .442 64 — 0 0 0 0 Seattle .000 11 0 0 0 Kauffman Stadium .231 26 6 0 5 — 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay .238 21 5 0 0 Metrodome .250 12 3 0 0 CAREER TRANSACTIONS — 0 0 0 0 Texas .500 14 7 0 1 Miller Park .200 40 8 3 8 — 0 0 0 0 Toronto .222 9 2 0 0 Minute Maid Park .263 57 15 0 1 2004 — Selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks organization in the 1st round of the First-Year Player Draft; signed Nationals Park .267 30 8 1 6 May 31, 2005. 2009 — On disabled list, April 25 to May 11; included rehabilitation assignment to Reno, May 10 to O.co Coliseum .278 18 5 0 4 11. 2011 — On disabled list, July 21 to October 30. 2012 — On disabled list, March 26 to June 26; included rehabili- VS. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE Original Yankee Stadium .273 11 3 0 0 tation assignment to Reno, June 7 to 23, and Mobile, June 24 to 25. Traded to the Oakland Athletics for minor league 2011 CAREER PETCO Park .236 157 37 4 18 infielder Sean Jamieson, August 20. AVG. AB H HR RBI vs. TEAM AVG. AB H HR RBI PNC Park .293 82 24 3 14 — 0 0 0 0 Arizona — 0 0 0 0 RFK Stadium .286 14 4 0 1 .125 8 1 0 0 Atlanta .226 124 28 7 15 DIVISION SERIES RECORD Safeco Field .000 11 0 0 0 .250 16 4 1 7 Chicago .295 112 33 4 21 Year Club/Opp AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E Shea Stadium .286 21 6 2 5 .458 24 11 1 6 Cincinnati .252 107 27 2 9 2007 ARI vs. CHC .500 3 14 4 7 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1.143 .500 0 Sun Life Stadium .235 68 16 3 11 .111 18 2 0 1 Colorado .306 307 94 10 35 Tropicana Field .125 8 1 0 0 .429 28 12 1 4 Florida .336 134 45 5 19 Turner Field .269 52 14 5 7 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RECORD .571 7 4 0 1 Houston .290 131 38 1 9 Wrigley Field .333 66 22 3 11 Year Club/Opp AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E .211 19 4 0 0 Los Angeles .298 295 88 4 23 2007 ARI vs. COL .294 24 17 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .294 .333 0 .133 15 2 0 1 Milwaukee .240 100 24 3 9 .364 11 4 0 3 New York .260 96 25 3 13 FIELDING STATISTICS .125 8 1 0 1 Philadelphia .270 115 31 2 13 Shortstop .273 11 3 0 2 Pittsburgh .310 126 39 3 19 YEAR PCT. G PO A E TC DP .200 15 3 0 2 San Diego .229 301 69 8 39 2006 .978 56 74 149 5 228 35 .211 38 8 0 5 San Francisco .252 314 79 6 42 2007 .973 147 212 409 17 638 98 .214 28 6 0 2 St. Louis .308 143 44 3 12 2008 .976 151 190 378 14 582 85 .214 14 3 0 4 Washington .260 96 25 3 18 2009 .980 132 173 362 11 546 70 2010 .984 147 206 391 10 607 86 MONTHLY BREAKDOWN 2011 .980 84 119 219 7 345 48 Totals .978 717 974 1908 64 2946 422 2011 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI by MONTH AVG. AB H HR RBI — 0 0 0 0 March .000 4 0 0 0 DREW’S CAREER BESTS .321 81 26 2 22 April .276 387 107 9 53 Hits: 5, September 1, 2008 vs. St. Louis; 4 (nine .241 87 21 1 7 May .253 455 115 8 51 times), last: May 28, 2011 at Houston .245 106 26 2 14 June .246 484 119 12 55 Home Runs: 2, August 25, 2010 at San Diego .170 47 8 0 2 July .274 471 129 8 40 Runs Batted In: 5, April 28, 2011 vs. Chicago (NL) — 0 0 0 0 August .282 503 142 18 69 Stolen Bases: 1 (33 times), last: May 30, 2011 vs. — 0 0 0 0 September .286 454 130 15 49 Florida — 0 0 0 0 October .333 24 8 0 4 Hitting Streak: 17, July 29 to August 15, 2008 Hitless Streak (At Bats): 20 (twice), last: May 27 to BATTING BREAKDOWN June 2, 2010 Grand Slams: 1, April 28, 2011 vs. Chicago (NL) 2011 CAREER () AVG. AB H HR RBI by CATEGORY AVG. AB H HR RBI Pinch-Hit Home Runs: 1, April 25, 2007 vs. San Di- .221 172 38 3 25 Home .276 1382 382 30 159 ego (Trevor Hoffman) .289 149 43 2 20 Road .263 1400 368 40 162 Inside-The-Park Home Runs: 1, September 30, 2006 .378 74 28 2 16 Day .270 800 216 24 91 vs. San Diego (Cla Meredith) .215 247 53 3 29 Night .269 1982 534 46 230 Game Ending Home Runs: 1, April 25, 2007 vs. San .259 305 79 5 45 Pre-ASG .260 1501 391 31 171 Diego (Trevor Hoffman) .125 16 2 0 0 Post-ASG .280 1281 359 39 150 Lead Off Home Runs: 6, September 29, 2010 at San .224 85 19 1 17 vs. LHP .247 729 180 17 102 Francisco (Tim Lincecum); September 22, 2010 at .263 236 62 4 28 vs. RHP .278 2053 570 53 219 Colorado (Ubaldo Jimenez); August 25, 2010 at San .277 101 28 1 37 RISP .276 641 177 19 251 Diego (Wade LeBlanc); August 18, 2009 at Philadel- .500 6 3 1 9 Bases Loaded .230 61 14 1 43 phia (Pedro Martinez); August 24, 2008 vs. Florida 1.000 2 2 0 1 Pinch Hitter .429 21 9 1 2 (Ricky Nolasco); August 8, 2008 vs. Atlanta (Jorge — 0 0 0 0 Designated Hitter .000 4 0 0 0 Campillo) America…was a Carolina League All-Star and named a CL mid-season and post-season All-Star by Brandon Hicks 18 Baseball America…Baseball America ranked him the best defensive shortstop in the CL and the best infield arm in Atlanta’s system…ranked fourth in the organization with 20 home runs, tied for fifth with Infielder 77 runs scored and ninth with 63 RBI…was named CL Hitter of the Week for the week ending April Height/Weight: 6-2 / 200 Bats/Throws: Right / Right 27…had a season-best 11-game hitting streak from June 7-18 (.372, 2 HR, 8 RBI). Birthdate: September 14, 1985 Opening Day Age: 26 2007—Opened the season with Rookie Danville and was promoted to Single-A Rome in July…batted Birthplace/Resides: Houston, Texas / Pasadena, California .395 over an 11-game hitting streak from July 11-22 that included games at Danville and Rome…named Major League Service: 120 days the eighth-best prospect in the Appalachian League by Baseball America following the season…hit .188 Obtained: Claimed off waivers from Atlanta, March 13, 2012 with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBI in 19 contests for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2012. Fall League. Personal/Miscellaneous CAREER Highlights Brandon Ryan Hicks was originally signed by Atlanta scout John Barron…attended Texas A&M Uni- Made his Major League debut with Atlanta in 2010 and went 1 for 26 (.038) in 33 games with the Braves versity. in 2010 and 2011…scored eight runs as 11 of his 33 appearances have been as a pinch runner…is a .241 (402-for-1668) hitter with 62 home runs and 211 RBI in 473 minor league games over five seasons… LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD appeared in 432 games at shortstop, 20 at third base, seven at second base and three at first base…played Year Club AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League in 2007 and 2009…was a Carolina League All-Star in 2008 after 2007 Danville .224 18 58 14 13 3 1 3 13 1 1 2 12 18 1 2 .466 .370 2 tallying 19 home runs and 56 in 93 games with Myrtle Beach. Rome .313 37 128 26 40 11 0 4 15 0 1 1 27 26 5 3 .492 .433 6 2008 Myrtle Beach .234 93 342 68 80 23 2 19 56 3 2 8 45 122 14 3 .480 .335 18 2011 Highlights Mississippi .241 16 54 9 13 3 1 1 7 1 1 1 7 17 0 0 .389 .333 1 2009 Mississippi .237 128 464 63 110 25 4 10 48 8 4 5 53 131 17 1 .373 .319 28 Opened the 2011 season on the Major League roster for the first time on his career and appeared in 12 2010 Gwinnett .211 77 261 27 55 9 1 7 22 1 0 5 20 74 10 6 .333 .280 20 games…went 1-for-10 (.100) with one RBI before being optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett May 7…col- ATLANTA .000 16 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .167 0 lected his first ML hit and RBI as a pinch-hitter May 1 against St. Louis with a single to left field in the 2011 ATLANTA .048 17 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 .048 .091 1 bottom of the fifth inning…was also with the Braves two other times from June 10 to 16 and July 9 Gwinnett .252 104 361 52 91 14 1 18 50 2 0 3 41 137 8 3 .446 .333 13 to 14…posted an 11-game hitting streak with Gwinett from June 24 to July 4, hitting .378 (17-for-45) ML Totals .038 33 26 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 .038 .107 1 with five home runs and 11 RBI…plated a season-high five runs June 5 against Buffallo and collected Minor LeagueTotals .241 473 1668 259 402 88 10 62 211 16 9 25 205 525 55 18 .417 .331 88 a season-high four hits July 31 against Indianapolis…had a .293 (34-for-116) average with eight home runs against lefties compared to .233 (57-for-245) with 10 home runs against right-handers. CAREER TRANSACTIONS 2007 — Selected by the organization in the 3rd round of the First-Year Player Draft. 2010 — On dis- Career abled list, September 20 to November 8. 2012 — Claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics, March 13. 2010—Shortstop spent first season with Triple-A Gwinnett, batting .211 with nine doubles, seven home runs and 22 RBI in 77 contests…also swiped 10 bases…was selected by Atlanta May 4 to replace the injured Yunel Escobar…appeared on the ML roster five different times: May 4-14, June 12-July 14, Aug. 13-16, Aug. 18 and Sept. 20 through the end of the season…appeared in 16 games for the Braves, in- cluding 10 as a pinch-runner…defensively he played in five contests (two at shortstop, two at third base, one at second base)…made his Major League debut May 5 at Washington by pinch running for Troy Glaus in the top of the 10th inning…scored the go-ahead run that won the game…had a season-high five hits May 25 at Indianapolis and a season-high three RBI April 24 at Durham…had his season cut short due to a fractured right index finger suffered Aug. 20…underwent successful surgery on his right index finger performed by Dr. Gary Laurie on Aug. 25 in Atlanta…was recalled from Gwinnet Sept. 20 and placed on the 60-day disabled list.

2009—Played his first full season at Double-A Mississippi, where he led the team with 10 home runs, 25 doubles and 464 at-bats while ranking second in RBI (48) and hits (110)…tied for seventh in the Braves organization in doubles, ranked eighth in home runs and tied for ninth in hits…following the season, Baseball America rated him the 18th-best prospect in the Atlanta organization…tabbed by the magazine as being the “Best Defensive Infielder” and as having the “Best Infield Arm” among all Braves minor leaguers…was successful on 17-of-18 stolen base attempts, which tied for seventh-most in the organization…ranked fifth among Braves farmhands with 63 runs…hit .288 against left-handed pitch- ers compared to .222 against right-handers…matched his career high with a two-home run performance Aug. 25 at Charlotte…batted .310 (27-for-87) with five doubles, one triple, one home run, 11 RBI and seven stolen bases in 23 contests for the Peoria Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.

2008—Was promoted to Double-A Mississippi from Myrtle Beach July 31 and reassigned to Myrtle Beach Aug. 17…played 16 games at Mississippi and hit .241 with one home run and seven RBI…was named the Best Defensive Shortstop and the 13th-best prospect in the Carolina League by Baseball VS. THE AMERICAN LEAGUE BALLPARK BREAKDOWN 2011 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI Brandon Inge 7 AVG. AB H HR RBI vs. TEAM AVG. AB H HR RBI AT&T Park .000 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay .000 4 0 0 0 Citizens Bank Park .000 3 0 0 0 Infielder Miller Park .000 1 0 0 0 Height/Weight: 5-11 / 188 Bats/Throws: Right / Right VS. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE Minute Maid Park .000 8 0 0 0 Nationals Park .000 1 0 0 0 Birthdate: May 19, 1977 Opening Day Age: 34 2011 CAREER PETCO Park .000 1 0 0 0 AVG. AB H HR RBI vs. TEAM AVG. AB H HR RBI Birthplace/Resides: Lynchburg, Virginia / Saline, Michigan Turner Field .100 10 1 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 Houston .000 8 0 0 0 Major League Service: 10 years, 95 days .000 3 0 0 0 Milwaukee .000 3 0 0 0 Obtained: Signed as a free agent, April 30, 2012 .000 3 0 0 0 New York (NL) .000 3 0 0 0 FIELDING STATISTICS .000 2 0 0 0 Philadelphia .000 3 0 0 0 Second Base Contract Status: Second year of a two-year contract through 2012. .000 1 0 0 0 San Diego .000 1 0 0 0 YEAR PCT. G PO A E TC DP .000 2 0 0 0 San Francisco .000 2 0 0 0 2010 — 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 0 1 St. Louis 1.000 1 1 0 1 Totals — 1 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER Highlights .000 1 0 0 0 Washington .000 1 0 0 0 Began his 12th seasons at Major League with Detroit in 2012 before he was released…was in the final Third Base year of a two-year contract, plus a club option for 2013…agreed to terms Oct. 21, 2010…selected to MONTHLY BREAKDOWN YEAR PCT. G PO A E TC DP the American League’s All-Star squad with the Tigers in 2009…won the All-Star Game Final Vote, 2010 1.000 3 0 3 0 3 0 2011 CAREER establishing an AL record with 11.8 million votes…played five different positions during his career with 2011 .667 6 0 2 1 3 0 AVG. AB H HR RBI by MONTH AVG. AB H HR RBI Totals .833 9 0 5 1 6 0 the Tigers: catcher (376 games), third base (997 games), left field (10 games), center field (33 games) .000 7 0 0 0 April .000 7 0 0 0 and right field (two games)…is third all-time in Tigers history with 997 games played at third base… .333 3 1 0 1 May .250 4 1 0 1 Shortstop holds the Tigers single-season record for third basemen with 42 double plays in 2005 and 398 assists in .000 9 0 0 0 June .000 13 0 0 0 YEAR PCT. G PO A E TC DP 2006…leads American League third basemen with 1,892 assists since the start of the 2005 season, while .000 2 0 0 0 July .000 2 0 0 0 2010 — 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 August — 0 0 0 0 he is second with 2,725 total chances and 731 putouts…selected to participate in the Futures Game held 2011 .909 3 3 7 1 11 2 — 0 0 0 0 September — 0 0 0 0 prior to ’s All-Star Game in 2000. Totals .909 5 3 7 1 11 2

BATTING BREAKDOWN HICKS’ CAREER BESTS 2011 Highlights 2011 CAREER Completed his 11th season with Detroit in 2011…saw action in 102 games, marking the fewest games Hits: 1, May 1, 2011 vs. St. Louis AVG. AB H HR RBI by CATEGORY AVG. AB H HR RBI he has played with the club since appearing in 95 games during the 2002 season…saw action in 99 Home Runs: None .167 6 1 0 1 Home .100 10 1 0 1 Runs Batted In: 5 (twice), May 15, 2009 vs. Oakland; games at third base during the season, passing Tom Brookens (979) to move into third place in Tigers .000 15 0 0 0 Road .000 16 0 0 0 June 10, 2007 vs. New York (NL) history with 997 games played at third base…was sidelined from June 2-22 with mononucleosis… .083 12 1 0 1 Day .083 12 1 0 1 Stolen Bases: 1, May 1, 2011 vs. St. Louis joined Triple-A Toledo for an injury rehabilitation assignment on June 16…hit .250 with two home runs .000 9 0 0 0 Night .000 14 0 0 0 Hitting Streak: 1, May 1, 2011 in seven games with the Mud Hens…was designated for assignment by the Tigers July 21 and had his .048 21 1 0 1 Pre-ASG .038 26 1 0 1 Hitless Streak (At Bats): 13, May 5, 2011 to present — 0 0 0 0 Post-ASG — 0 0 0 0 contract outrighted to Toledo July 26…hit .361 with four doubles, four home runs and 16 RBI over a Grand Slams: None .111 9 1 0 1 vs. LHP .100 10 1 0 1 16-game stretch with Toledo July 26-Aug. 12…returned to Detroit for the remainder of the season after Pinch-Hit Home Runs: None .000 12 0 0 0 vs. RHP .000 16 0 0 0 his contract was selected from Toledo Aug. 20…collected a season-high three hits Sept. 4 against the Inside-The-Park Home Runs: None 1.000 1 1 0 1 RISP .500 2 1 0 1 Game Ending Home Runs: None …equaled the high with three hits Sept. 12 at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field…batted — 0 0 0 0 Bases Loaded — 0 0 0 0 Lead Off Home Runs: None .324 in 21 games during September…hit .245 against left-handed pitchers…batted .170 with righties .111 9 1 0 1 Pinch Hitter .077 13 1 0 1 on the mound…hit .242 in 35 games following the All-Star Break…batted .184 in 67 games prior to the — 0 0 0 0 Designated Hitter — 0 0 0 0 All-Star Break.

Career 2010—Completed his 10th season at the major league level with the Tigers, belting 10-or-more home runs for the seventh consecutive season…led American League third basemen with a .977 fielding per- centage…ranked ninth in the AL with 134 strikeouts…tabbed the third-best defensive third baseman in the AL by Baseball America…saw action in 144 games at third base during the season…equaled a career high with two home runs April 26 at Texas…compiled a season-high 10-game hitting streak June 3-15, batting .350 (14-for-40)…was sidelined July 20-August 3 with a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal in his left hand…saw action in one game with Single-A West Michigan Aug. 3 as part of an injury rehabilitation assignment…batted .326 with five doubles, two triples and 10 RBI in 13 games during July…collected the 1,000th hit of his major league career Aug. 24 against Kansas City, a single in the fourth inning off Kyle Davies…became the 29th player in Tigers history to collect 1,000 hits…hit .288 in 72 games at home…batted .206 in 72 games on the road.

2009—Returned to third base for the Tigers and was selected to the American League’s all-star squad for the first time in his career…established a career-high with 84 RBI and matched a career-high with 27 home runs…won the All-Star Game Final Vote, establishing an AL record with 11.8 million votes…tied for the AL lead in games (161), ranked second in strikeouts (170) and tied for second in hit by pitches (17)…the hit by pitches tied for fifth most in Tigers’ history…topped AL third basemen with 444 total chances and 143 putouts…rated as possessing the best infield arm in the AL by Baseball America… during the month…hit safely in 11-of-12 games July 13-25, batting .439 with four doubles, three home homered in each of the Tigers first three games of the season April 6-8…according to the Elias Sports runs and 13 RBI…belted his third career grand slam Sept. 15 against Baltimore, connecting against Bureau, he became the first Tigers player to ever do so…reached base safely in each of his first 24 games Sendy Rleal…managed a .221 batting average in 85 games prior to the All-Star Break…batted .290 in of the season April 6-May 3…that marked the longest such streak by a Tigers player to begin a season 74 games following the break…led AL third basemen with 555 total chances and 398 assists, while he since Ron LeFlore reached base in 30 straight games to open the 1976 season…connected for his 100th was second with 22 errors and third with 135 putouts…established a franchise record for assists by a career home run April 12 against Texas, a solo shot in the eighth inning off C.J. Wilson…played in his third baseman…collected three hits in Game One of the American League Championship Series Oct. 10 1,000th career game April 13 against the Chicago White Sox…tabbed the Tigers Player of the Month for at Oakland, matching the club record for hits in a LCS game. April after hitting .319 with 17 runs scored, three doubles, seven home runs and 18 RBI in 21 games… tied for fourth in the AL in home runs, finished fifth with a .447 on-base percentage and .667 slugging 2005—Established career highs in at bats (616), hits (161), total bases (258), doubles (31) and triples percentage…belted his fourth career grand slam May 15 against Oakland and equaled a career-high (9)…ranked fifth in the American League with nine triples and tied for eighth with 160 games played… with five RBI…belted a game-winning, two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning June 28 at was second in the league with 140 strikeouts…his 160 games played at third base were the most by a Houston to lead the Tigers to a 4-3 win…selected the Tigers Player of the Month for June after batting Tigers third baseman since Aurelio Rodriguez played in 160 games during the 1973 season…equaled .287 with three doubles, a triple, six home runs and 19 RBI in 28 games…tied for ninth in the AL in RBI a career best with a 13-game hitting streak from April 13-28, batting .365 (19-for-52) with 12 runs during the month…equaled a career high with two home runs July 12 against Cleveland…connected scored…in 22 games during April, he hit .333 with 17 runs scored and ranked ninth in the AL with a for his fourth career walk-off home run Aug. 14 against Kansas City to lead the Tigers to a 1-0 win… .419 on-base percentage during the month…led off the game May 8 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim with belted his fifth career grand slam Sept. 6 at Tampa Bay…the slam led the Tigers back from a 3-1 deficit a home run off Jarrod Washburn, his first career lead-off home run…led off the game with a home run to a 5-3 win in the ninth inning…hit .500 (9-for-18) with 24 RBI when batting with the bases loaded… three more times during the season: May 31 against Texas (Kenny Rogers), June 18 against San Fran- batted .268 with 21 home runs in 86 games prior to the All-Star Break…according to the Elias Sports cisco (Kirk Rueter) and July 18 at Chicago-AL (Orlando Hernandez)…tied for eighth in the AL with 32 Bureau, he joined Dean Palmer (22 home runs in 1999) as the only two third basemen in club history hits and 15 walks during May…cleared the center field fence at Comerica Park with a home run June 14 to hit 20-or-more home runs prior to the all-star break…hit .186 with six home runs in 75 games fol- against San Diego…cleared the fence two more times during the season (June 18 against San Francisco lowing the break…underwent surgery to address the chronic patellar tendinitis in both of his knees that and Sept. 26 against the Chicago White Sox) to become the first player to homer three times to center plagued him throughout the season, Nov. 3…the procedure was performed by Dr. Stephen Lemos at the field at Comerica Park…did not play July 26 at Seattle, snapping his 141 consecutive games played Detroit Medical Center and involved the debridement and repair of the patellar tendon in both his left streak dating back to Aug. 20, 2004…belted two home runs Sept. 26 against Chicago (AL) to match a and right knees. career high…matched a career best with four hits against the White Sox Sept. 29…hit .282 in 80 games at Comerica Park…in 80 games on the road, he batted .240…batted .285 with a .371 on-base percent- 2008—Completed his eighth season with the Tigers, showing his versatility as he saw action at four po- age when hitting in the lead-off spot…the on-base percentage ranked fourth in the AL…led all AL third sitions: catcher (60 games), third base (51 games), left field (two games) and center field (13 games)… basemen with 530 total chances, 378 assists and 23 errors, while he was second with 129 putouts…his played in 113 games for the Tigers, marking his fewest with the club since he played in 104 games in 530 total chances at third base were the most by a Tigers player since Aurelio Rodriguez posted 536 total 2003…did not commit an error in his first 110 games of the season March 31 to Sept. 26…sidelined chances in 1975…they were the most by a Major League third baseman since Robin Ventura accepted June 23-July 9 with a pulled oblique…saw action in three games with Toledo during an injury rehab 536 total chances for the Chicago White Sox in 1992…his 378 assists at third base were the most by a assignment July 7-9, batting .300 with a home run and four RBI…became the Tigers primary catcher Tigers player since Aurelio Rodriguez established the club record with 389 in 1974…participated in 42 following the trade of Ivan Rodriguez to the New York Yankees July 30 as he started behind the plate double plays at third base, the most in Tigers history. in 33 of the club’s next 42 games before returning to third base…batted .238 with eight home runs in 60 games at Comerica Park…hit .169 with three home runs in 53 games on the road…ranked second 2004—Displayed versatility by seeing action as the catcher (39), at third base (73), in left field (seven), among American League catchers with 11 passed balls. center field (19) and right field (two)…tied for seventh in the American League with seven triples… posted a 10-game hitting streak from April 15 to 24, batting .455 (15-for-33) with eight runs scored 2007—Completed his third full season as Detroit’s primary third baseman…led American League third and 10 RBI…belted his first career grand slam April 23 against Cleveland’s Jason Anderson…added basemen with 434 total chances and 325 assists, while he tied for the lead with 18 errors…was hit by a second grand slam April 27 against Anaheim’s Scot Shields…tied for fourth in the league with two a pitch 11 times, which tied for ninth most in the league…rank fourth with 150 strikeouts…rated as grand slams…became the first major leaguer since Kansas City’s Roger Maris Aug. 3, 1958 against possessing the second-best infield arm in the AL byBaseball America…swiped a career-high two bases Washington to triple and hit a grand slam in the same inning after pulling off the feat in the sixth inning April 14 at Toronto…batted .373 over a 15-game stretch May 6-22, collecting four doubles, four home in the game against the Indians…collected three outfield assists April 27 versus Anaheim, two from left runs and nine RBI…sustained a small chip fracture of his left great toe after being hit by a pitch May 29 field and one from center field, to become the first ML outfielder with three assists in a single game since at Tampa Bay…missed five games before returning to action June 5 at Texas…collected a career-high Florida’s Mark Kotsay on July 16, 2000 at Baltimore…in 18 games during April, he hit .333 with 15 five RBI June 10 against the …hit .343 with 15 runs scored, six doubles, three home runs RBI…did not commit an error in 38 consecutive games from May 1 to June 23, a stretch of 151 total and 19 RBI in 21 games during June…ranked 10th in the AL during the month with a .440 on-base per- chances at catcher, third base, in left field, center field and right field…hit .372 in June, which ranked centage…established a career high with three doubles Aug. 27 versus the New York Yankees…hit safely fourth in the AL…was scratched from the lineup June 26 against Arizona due to a right hand injury in a season-high seven straight games Sept. 4-10, batting .435 (10-for-23) with a double, two home runs resulting from being hit during a sacrifice bunt attempt June 25 against the Diamondbacks…X-rays and five RBI…connected for a solo home run Sept. 6 against the Chicago White Sox, his first home run revealed a non-displaced fracture of his right index finger and he was placed on the disabled list retroac- since July 21 against Kansas City, snapping a stretch of 135 at-bats without a home run…hit .333 against tive to June 26…after being reinstated from the disabled list July 15, he played in 72 of the club’s final left-handed pitchers…ranked 10th in the AL with a .419 on-base percentage against lefties…batted .209 75 games…collected a career-best four hits July 26 at Cleveland, a figure he matched at Anaheim Aug. with righties on the mound…was seventh in the AL with 4.23 pitches per plate appearance. 13…batted .306 in 27 games in August…recorded a career-high 13-game hitting streak Sept. 3-17, bat- ting .365 (19-for-52)…hit .286 in September…batted .327 with lefties on the mound, compared to .258 2006—Established career highs with 83 runs scored and 27 home runs…the home runs were the most against right-handed pitchers…hit .284 with runners in scoring position…batted .455 with 18 RBI when by a Tigers third baseman since Dean Palmer hit 38 home runs in 1999…rated as possessing the second- hitting with the bases loaded…hit .319 when playing third base, compared to .238 when catching and best infield arm and named the third-best defensive third baseman in the American League by Baseball .257 when playing in the outfield…tied for eighth among AL third basemen with 12 errors. America…belted a lead-off home run April 6 at Texas, his fifth career lead-off home run…equaled a career high with two home runs April 14 against Cleveland and June 18 at Chicago’s Wrigley Field… 2003—Ranked second among American League catchers with a .996 fielding percentage in his third tied for ninth in the AL with seven home runs during May and batted .220 with 19 RBI in 28 games season with the Tigers…did not commit an error in his first 57 games behind the plate from March 31 to June 15…established a career-high with two home runs May 7 at Baltimore…optioned to Toledo June 1998—Made his professional debut with Single-A Jamestown as he was converted from a shortstop 17…hit safely in 15 of his 16 games with the Mud Hens from July 2 to 21, batting .339 with five doubles, to catcher…led the Jammers in doubles (10), home runs (8) and RBI (29)…finished third on the team three home runs and seven RBI…recalled from Toledo Aug. 6 and hit safely in his first 12 games back with 44 hits. with the Tigers from Aug. 7-19…batted .404 (19-for-47) with six doubles, a home run and eight RBI during the streak…hit .325 with six doubles, a triple, three home runs and 14 RBI in 22 games during Personal/Miscellaneous August…ranked fourth among AL catchers by throwing out 30.0 percent of base runners attempting to Charles Brandon Inge was originally signed by Tigers scout Rob Guzik…he and his wife Shani have steal (30-of-100)…topped all AL catchers with 11 double plays. two sons: Tyler Mason (10/6/04) and Samuel Chase (8/9/07)…attended Virginia Commonwealth Uni- versity…was a three-time All-Colonial Athletic Conference selection, earning honors as a shortstop as 2002—Began the season with Toledo before becoming the Tigers regular catcher following his recall a sophomore and a in all three seasons…was a Second-Team All-America selection by April 22…started 94 games behind the plate for the Tigers…named the best defensive catcher in the In- Baseball America in 1998…batted .335 with 28 home runs and 144 RBI over his three-year career at ternational League by Baseball America…belted his first major league home run April 28 against Min- VCU…inducted into the Virginia Commonwealth University Athletics Hall of Fame on December 11, nesota, a solo shot off Brad Radke in the fourth inning…was on the disabled list from May 12-26 with a 2004…had his high school jersey uniform number seven retired by Brookville High School in Lynch- dislocated left shoulder…hit .308 with two doubles, two triples, a home run and nine RBI in eight games burg, VA in 2006…with Detroit, he participated in Tigers Dreams Come True and the during an injury rehab assignment with Toledo, May 17-25…ranked second among American League Autographed Memorabilia Donation Program, Autographs for a Cause (donated funds to C.S. Mott catchers with a .998 fielding percentage and tied for third with 10 passed balls…underwent arthroscopic Children’s Hospital), served as a judge for the Comerica Bank Grand Slam Grant program providing a surgery to repair his left shoulder Oct. 9, a procedure performed by Dr. Kyle Anderson in Detroit. $10,000 grant to support a Michigan high school and baseball/softball program and participated in the Tigers Winter Caravan. 2001—Made the Tigers Opening Day roster out of Spring Training, seeing his first major league ac- tion…made his ML debut April 3 against Minnesota, starting behind the plate for the Tigers…was the LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD first rookie to start behind the plate for the Tigers on Opening Day since John Sullivan on April 12, Year Club AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E 1965 at Kansas City…doubled in the third inning off Jim Parque April 6 at Chicago (AL) for his first 1998 Jamestown .230 51 191 24 44 10 1 8 29 0 1 6 17 53 8 8 .419 .312 6 ML hit…dislocated his left shoulder sliding head-first into home plate June 24 against Minnesota…was 1999 West Michigan .244 100 352 54 86 25 2 9 46 2 6 3 39 87 15 3 .403 .320 8 on the disabled list from June 25 to Aug. 6 with the dislocated left shoulder…was assigned to the Gulf 2000 Jacksonville .258 78 298 39 77 25 1 6 53 1 5 0 26 73 10 3 .409 .313 5 Coast League Tigers as part of an injury rehab assignment July 25…saw action in three games before Toledo .221 55 190 24 42 9 3 5 20 1 1 1 15 51 2 1 .379 .280 3 his injury rehab assignment was transferred to West Michigan July 29…transferred to Toledo Aug. 2 2001 GCL Tigers .100 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .400 .250 0 and was reinstated from the DL and optioned to Toledo Aug. 6…compiled a 12-game hitting streak West Michigan .188 4 16 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 .350 .316 0 Toledo .289 27 90 11 26 11 1 2 15 1 3 1 7 24 1 0 .500 .337 2 from Aug. 5-17 with the Mud Hens, batting .405 (17-for-42) with seven doubles, two home runs and 10 DETROIT .180 79 189 13 34 11 0 0 15 2 2 0 9 41 1 4 .238 .215 4 RBI…recalled by the Tigers Sept. 1…threw out 42.3 percent of base runners attempting to steal (22-of- 2002 Toledo .262 21 65 10 17 2 4 3 13 2 1 2 11 16 1 3 .554 .380 4 52) with the Tigers…rank fourth among American League catchers with 10 passed balls…played for DETROIT .202 95 321 27 65 15 3 7 24 1 1 4 24 101 1 3 .333 .266 1 Escogido in the Dominican Winter League following the season…batted .259 with two doubles, a triple 2003 Toledo .275 39 142 15 39 9 0 5 15 1 0 0 11 23 3 1 .444 .327 0 and three RBI in 17 games. DETROIT .203 104 330 32 67 15 3 8 30 4 3 5 24 79 4 4 .339 .265 2 2004 DETROIT .287 131 408 43 117 15 7 13 64 8 6 4 32 72 5 4 .453 .340 16 2000—Opened the season with Double A Jacksonville before being promoted to Toledo in July…ap- 2005 DETROIT .261 160 616 75 161 31 9 16 72 6 6 3 63 140 7 6 .419 .330 23 2006 DETROIT .253 159 542 83 137 29 2 27 83 4 5 7 43 128 7 4 .463 .313 22 peared in 133 games between the two levels…selected to the Southern League’s Midseason and Post- 2007 DETROIT .236 151 508 64 120 25 2 14 71 7 4 11 47 150 9 2 .376 .312 18 season All-Star squads…participated in the Futures Game at Turner Field in Atlanta prior to the Major 2008 Toledo .300 3 10 2 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .600 .417 0 League Baseball All-Star Game…named the best defensive catcher in the Southern League by Baseball DETROIT .205 113 347 41 71 16 4 11 51 5 4 8 43 94 4 3 .369 .303 1 America…led league catchers with a .990 fielding percentage…posted a season-high eight-game hitting 2009 DETROIT .230 161 562 71 129 16 1 27 84 1 3 17 54 170 2 5 .406 .314 20 streak from April 15 to 24, batting .500 (16-for-32) with five runs, five doubles, a triple, two home runs 2010 West Michigan .400 1 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .800 .400 0 and 16 RBI…collected an RBI in 10 consecutive games from April 15-26, totaling 19 RBI…drove in DETROIT .247 144 514 47 127 28 5 13 70 0 7 5 54 134 4 3 .397 .321 9 a season-high five runs, belting a grand slam, against Birmingham April 21…earned Southern League 2011 Toledo .287 29 108 18 31 4 0 7 19 0 0 1 17 30 0 0 .519 .389 1 DETROIT .197 102 269 29 53 10 2 3 23 5 3 2 24 74 1 1 .283 .265 9 Player of the Week honors for April 21-27…named the Tigers Minor League Player of the Month for ML Totals .235 1399 4606 525 1081 211 38 139 587 43 44 66 417 1183 45 39 .388 .305 125 April, hitting .353 (with 14 runs, 11 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 24 RBI in 22 games…finished with a season-high four hits and matched a season high with five RBI against Carolina May 5…named CAREER TRANSACTIONS the top prospect and best defensive catcher in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball 1998 — Selected by the Detroit Tigers organization in the 2nd round of the June Draft. 2001 — On disabled list, June America…hit .293 with 15 runs, four doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI and three stolen bases for 25 to August 5; included rehabilitation assignments to GCL Tigers, July 25 to 28, West Michigan, July 29 to August 1, the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League following the season…named to the Arizona Fall and Toledo, August 2 to 5. 2002 — On disabled list, May 12 to 26; included rehabilitation assignment to Toledo, May League’s All-Prospect team. 17 to 26. 2004 — On disabled list, June 26 to July 14. 2008 — On disabled list, June 23 to July 9; included rehabilita- tion assignment to Toledo, July 7 to 9. 2010 — On disabled list, July 20 to August 3; included rehabilitation assignment 1999—Spent his second year in with West Michigan, making 95 starts behind to West Michigan, August 3. 2011 — On disabled list, June 2 to 22; included rehabilitation assignment to Toledo, June the plate after being converted from a shortstop to catcher in 1998…collected a season-high four hits 16 to 22. 2012 — On disabled list, March 30 to April 13; included rehabilitation assignment to Toledo, April 10 to 12. May 23 at Clinton…compiled a 12-game hitting streak from June 10-26, tying for the team’s longest Released, April 26; signed by the Oakland Athletics, April 30. streak in 1999…batted .350 (14-for-40) during that stretch with eight doubles, two home runs and 12 DIVISION SERIES RECORD RBI…drilled a grand slam July 14 against South Bend, collecting a season-high four RBI…led Mid- west League catchers with 114 assists…posted a .990 fielding percentage, committing eight errors… Year Club/Opp. AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E named Most Valuable Player of the California Fall League after batting .407 with 35 runs scored, seven 2006 DET vs. NYY .133 4 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 .133 .133 0 2011 DET vs. NYY .429 4 7 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .571 .500 0 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 28 RBI for Lancaster following the season…led the league Totals .227 8 22 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 .273 .261 0 with a .407 batting average, while he tied for the league lead with four triples. LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RECORD VS. THE AMERICAN LEAGUE BALLPARK BREAKDOWN Year Club/Opp. AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E 2011 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI 2006 DET vs. OAK .333 4 12 3 4 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 .667 .438 0 AVG. AB H HR RBI vs. TEAM AVG. AB H HR RBI Angel Stadium .265 155 41 4 20 2011 DET vs. TEX .267 6 15 3 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 .467 .389 0 .167 12 2 0 0 Baltimore .241 228 55 9 35 AT&T Park .250 8 2 1 2 Totals .296 10 27 6 8 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 6 6 0 0 .556 .412 0 .214 14 3 0 0 Boston .216 218 47 4 26 Busch Stadium .417 12 5 1 2 .379 29 11 0 3 Chicago .236 534 126 14 53 Camden Yards .212 118 25 6 16 WORLD SERIES RECORD .190 21 4 1 2 Cleveland .255 518 132 20 77 Chase Field .208 24 5 1 3 — 0 0 0 0 Detroit — 0 0 0 0 Citi Field .375 8 3 0 1 Year Club/Opp. AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E .063 32 2 0 0 Kansas City .239 536 128 15 65 Citizens Bank Park .267 15 4 1 1 2006 DET vs. STL .353 5 17 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 .471 .389 3 .000 7 0 0 0 Los Angeles .245 273 67 9 38 Comerica Park .248 2286 566 76 332 Totals .353 5 17 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 .471 .389 3 .296 27 8 1 3 Minnesota .209 521 109 12 49 Coors Field .273 11 3 0 1 .227 22 5 0 2 New York .213 197 42 2 15 Dodger Stadium .136 22 3 0 0 Fenway Park .214 98 21 3 11 ALL-STAR GAME RECORD .053 19 1 0 2 Oakland .208 236 49 5 28 Kauffman Stadium .232 272 63 6 27 .235 17 4 0 2 Seattle .244 225 55 6 39 Year Club/Site AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E Metrodome .222 203 45 6 18 .125 8 1 0 0 Tampa Bay .209 191 40 3 23 2009 AL/STL .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 Miller Park .083 12 1 0 0 .222 9 2 1 2 Texas .281 249 70 11 41 Totals .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 Minute Maid Park .364 11 4 1 2 .286 14 4 0 2 Toronto .222 194 43 8 29 O.co Coliseum .144 125 18 2 10 Original Yankee Stadium .227 66 15 0 2 VS. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE PETCO Park .000 4 0 0 0 2011 CAREER PNC Park .133 30 4 1 1 AVG. AB H HR RBI vs. TEAM AVG. AB H HR RBI Progressive Field .241 278 67 6 36 .167 12 2 0 2 Arizona .217 60 13 1 6 Qualcomm Stadium .000 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Atlanta .226 31 7 1 4 Rangers Ballpark .273 128 35 4 20 RFK Stadium .273 11 3 0 5 — 0 0 0 0 Chicago .273 22 6 3 4 Rogers Centre .184 103 19 7 19 — 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati .000 10 0 0 0 Safeco Field .198 106 21 1 10 — 0 0 0 0 Colorado .214 28 6 1 4 Shea Stadium .286 7 2 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Florida .231 13 3 1 2 Sun Life Stadium .200 10 2 1 1 — 0 0 0 0 Houston .429 21 9 1 4 Target Field .167 48 8 0 3 — 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles .108 37 4 1 1 Tropicana Field .216 88 19 1 11 — 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee .257 35 9 2 7 Turner Field .200 25 5 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 New York .273 33 9 1 6 U.S. Cellular Field .222 270 60 7 27 — 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia .273 22 6 1 1 Wrigley Field .364 11 4 2 2 .250 8 2 0 0 Pittsburgh .259 54 14 2 6 Yankee Stadium .242 33 8 1 3 — 0 0 0 0 San Diego .167 24 4 1 3 .200 10 2 0 3 San Francisco .290 31 9 2 8 FIELDING STATISTICS — 0 0 0 0 St. Louis .333 33 11 3 7 — 0 0 0 0 Washington .250 32 8 0 6 Catcher YEAR PCT. G PO A E TC DP PB MONTHLY BREAKDOWN 2001 .989 79 330 40 4 374 3 10 2002 .998 94 484 46 1 531 3 10 2011 CAREER 2003 .996 104 500 67 2 569 11 5 AVG. AB H HR RBI by MONTH AVG. AB H HR RBI 2004 .988 39 209 30 3 242 1 4 .500 4 2 0 1 March .400 10 4 0 1 2008 1.000 60 370 33 0 403 4 11 .198 81 16 1 7 April .250 720 180 28 108 Totals .995 376 1893 216 10 2119 22 40 .219 73 16 0 4 May .228 829 189 28 97 .087 23 2 0 2 June .264 689 182 26 98 Third Base .059 34 2 0 3 July .224 625 140 15 79 YEAR PCT. G PO A E TC DP .200 20 4 1 2 August .231 814 188 17 96 2004 .935 73 42 131 12 185 12 .324 34 11 1 4 September .218 852 186 21 101 2005 .957 160 129 378 23 530 42 — 0 0 0 0 October .179 67 12 4 7 2006 .960 159 135 398 22 555 34 2007 .959 150 91 325 18 434 25 BATTING BREAKDOWN 2008 .992 51 38 80 1 119 14 2009 .955 161 143 281 20 444 41 2011 CAREER 2010 .977 144 119 267 9 395 24 AVG. AB H HR RBI by CATEGORY AVG. AB H HR RBI 2011 .964 99 76 163 9 248 12 .201 139 28 3 17 Home .248 2286 566 76 332 Totals .961 997 773 2023 114 2910 204 .192 130 25 0 6 Road .222 2320 515 63 255 .227 110 25 2 13 Day .229 1609 368 53 199 Outfield .176 159 28 1 10 Night .238 2997 713 86 388 YEAR PCT. G PO A E TC DP .184 207 38 1 17 Pre-ASG .242 2467 597 86 330 2004 .980 26 43 5 1 49 1 .242 62 15 2 6 Post-ASG .226 2139 484 53 257 2005 1.000 2 2 0 0 2 0 .245 98 24 3 6 vs. LHP .265 1240 329 50 168 2008 1.000 13 26 2 0 28 0 .170 171 29 0 17 vs. RHP .223 3366 752 89 419 Totals .987 41 71 7 1 79 1 .137 73 10 0 17 RISP .237 1153 273 27 415 .250 8 2 0 4 Bases Loaded .325 117 38 5 109 .500 2 1 0 1 Pinch Hitter .400 10 4 0 2 - 0 0 0 0 Designated Hitter .600 5 3 0 1 INGE’S CAREER BESTS runners attempting to steal (13.3%)…his first Major League start was April 10 at Los Angeles (AL)… Hits: 4 (three times), last: September 29, 2005 vs. Chicago (AL) went 1-for-3…belted his first ML home run July 3 vs. Seattle with a solo shot off …was on Home Runs: 2 (six times), April 26, 2010 at Texas; July 12, 2009 vs. Cleveland; June 18, 2006 at Chicago (NL); April 14, 2006 vs. the 15-day disabled list from Aug. 1 to 31 with a lower back strain (retroactive to July 30). Cleveland; September 26, 2005 vs. Chicago (AL); May 7, 2003 at Baltimore Runs Batted In: 5 (twice), May 15, 2009 vs. Oakland; June 10, 2007 vs. New York (NL) 2008—Batted .243 with 22 home runs and 65 RBI in 107 games at Triple-A Pawtucket…his contract Stolen Bases: 2, April 14, 2007 at Toronto was selected by Boston Sept. 8…appeared in three games with the Red Sox, going 1-for-5 off the Hitting Streak: 13 (twice), last: April 13 to 28, 2005 bench…made his Major League debut Sept. 13 vs. Toronto in Game 1 of a doubleheader and went Hitless Streak (At Bats): 25, August 30 to September 17, 2002 0-for-2 with a run…struck out in his first at-bat but reached due to a wild pitch by A.J. Burnett…his first Grand Slams: 5, September 6, 2009 at Tampa Bay (Russ Springer); May 15, 2009 vs. Oakland (Dan Giese); September 15, 2006 vs. Baltimore (Sendy Rleal); April 27, 2004 vs. Anaheim (Scot Shields); April 23, 2004 vs. Cleveland (Jason Anderson) Major League hit was a double off Phil Coke Sept. 26 vs. New York (AL)…played in the Dominican Pinch-Hit Home Runs: None Winter League. Inside-The-Park Home Runs: None. Game Ending Home Runs: 6, September 10, 2011 vs. Minnesota (Glen Perkins); April 13, 2011 vs. Texas (Darren Oliver); August 2007—In his first season in the Red Sox organization, batted .241 with nine home runs and 39 RBI in 14, 2009 vs. Kansas City (Roman Colon); July 21, 2007 vs. Kansas City (Joakim Soria); April 29, 2007 vs. Minnesota (Jesse Crain); 87 games at Triple-A Pawtucket. August 24, 2003 vs. Anaheim (Troy Percival) Lead Off Home Runs: 5, April 6, 2006 at Texas (R.A. Dickey); July 18, 2005 at Chicago-AL (Orlando Hernandez); June 18, 2005 vs. 2006—Entered the season as the second-best prospect in the Padres organization according to Baseball San Francisco (Kirk Rueter); May 31, 2005 vs. Texas (Kenny Rogers); May 8, 2005 at Los Angeles-AL (Jarrod Washburn). America…batted .255 with 10 home run and 50 RBI in 111 games between Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Portland…was a Southern League All-Star…participated in the All-Star Futures Game in Pitts- burgh…was traded from San Diego to Boston Sept. 5 to complete the deal that sent LHP George Kottaras 14 to the Padres Aug. 31.

Catcher 2005—Batted .299 with 11 home runs and 65 RBI in 120 games between Single-A Lake Elsinore and Height/Weight: 6-0 / 202 Bats/Throws: Left / Right Double-A Mobile…played for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League. Birthdate: May 10, 1983 Opening Day Age: 28 Birthplace/Resides: Scarbourough, , Canada / Scottsdale, 2004—Led the Padres organization with a .310 batting average at Single-A Fort Wayne, adding seven Arizona home runs and 46 RBI in 78 games. Major League Service: 2 years, 149 days Obtained: Acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers for pitcher Fautino 2003—In his first professional season, batted .259 with seven home runs and 24 RBI in 42 games at De Los Santos, July 29, 2012 Rookie Idaho Falls. Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2012. Personal/Miscellaneous CAREER Highlights George Kottaras was originally signed by Padres scouts Lane Decker and John Ferracuti…graduated Has spent parts of four seasons in the majors with Boston (2008-09) and Milwaukee (2010-11)…is a from Milliken Mills High School (Ontario, CA)…attended Connors State Junior College in Oklaho- .223 (94 for 421) hitter with 15 home runs and 53 RBI in 164 games…notched the seventh cycle in ma…was a member of the 2004 Greek Olympic Team…appeared in four games, batting .250 (3-for-12) Milwaukee history Sept. 3, 2011 at Houston…was rated as the second-best prospect in the Padres or- with two RBI. ganization according to Baseball America in 2006…also participated to the All-Star Futures Game that year…led the Padres organization with a .310 batting average at Single-A Fort Wayne in 2004…was a LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD member of the 2004 Greek Olympic team. Year Club AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E 2003 Idaho Falls .259 42 143 27 37 8 1 7 24 0 1 1 19 36 1 1 .476 .348 0 2011 Highlights 2004 Fort Wayne .310 78 271 40 84 18 1 7 46 1 3 0 51 41 0 0 .461 .415 4 Batted .252 with five home runs and 17 RBI in 49 games with Milwaukee…made 31 starts, all behind 2005 Lake Elsinore .303 91 337 54 102 29 0 9 50 2 4 1 50 60 2 1 .469 .390 8 the plate…made 22 of his 31 starts when Randy Wolf was pitching…the team posted a 3.59 ERA when Mobile .287 29 101 16 29 7 0 2 15 0 1 0 19 23 0 0 .416 .397 1 he caught and was 20-11 when he started…began the season with Milwaukee before he was outrighted 2006 Mobile .276 78 257 40 71 19 1 8 33 0 2 1 50 68 0 1 .451 394 5 to Triple-A Nashville April 21…returned June 15 after batting .343 with four home runs and 21 RBI in Portland .210 33 119 14 25 10 1 2 17 0 1 1 12 30 0 0 .361 .286 2 29 games at Nashville…notched the seventh cycle in franchise history Sept. 3 at Houston as he went 2007 Pawtucket .241 87 294 32 71 22 0 9 39 2 4 2 32 71 1 1 .408 .316 10 4-for-5 with two runs, a double, triple, home run and two RBI in the 8-2 win…it was his first career 2008 Pawtucket .243 107 395 63 96 18 0 22 65 0 2 1 64 110 0 0 .456 .348 2 BOSTON .200 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .400 .200 0 four-hit game…signed a one-year contract Dec. 12, avoiding arbitration. 2009 BOSTON .237 45 93 15 22 11 0 1 10 0 3 0 11 25 0 0 .387 .308 1 Pawtucket .292 10 24 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 .417 .433 0 Career 2010 MILWAUKEE .203 67 212 24 43 12 1 9 26 1 4 0 33 44 2 0 .396 .305 4 2010—Batted .203 with nine home runs and 26 RBI in 67 games during his first season with the Brew- 2011 MILWAUKEE .252 49 111 15 28 6 1 5 17 1 1 0 10 26 0 1 .459 .311 0 ers…spent his first full season in the Major Leagues…made 60 starts, all behind the plate…the team Nashville .343 29 102 19 35 8 1 4 21 0 0 0 16 29 0 1 .559 .432 2 posted a 4.44 ERA when he caught and was 30-30 when he started…threw out 4 of 48 runners attempt- AL Totals .235 48 98 16 23 12 0 1 10 0 3 0 11 27 0 0 .388 .304 1 NL Totals .220 116 323 39 71 18 2 14 43 2 5 0 43 70 2 1 .418 .307 4 ing to steal (8.3%)…22 of his 43 hits went for extra bases (12 doubles, 1 triple, 9 home runs)…appeared ML Totals .223 164 421 55 94 30 2 15 53 2 8 0 54 97 2 1 .411 .306 5 off the bench at first base April 25 vs. Chicago (NL) and July 28 vs. Cincinnati and in right field July 27 vs. Cincinnati, marking his first career games at those positions.

2009—Batted .237 with one home and 10 RBI in 45 games with Boston…made his first career Opening Day roster…made 25 starts behind the plate, including 18 when knuckleballer was pitch- ing…the team posted a 5.36 ERA when he caught and was 14-11 when he started…threw out 4 of 30 CAREER TRANSACTIONS VS. THE AMERICAN LEAGUE BALLPARK BREAKDOWN 2002 — Selected by the organization in the 20th round of the First-Year Player Draft. 2006 — 2011 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI Traded to the , September 5, to complete the deal that sent pitcher David Wells to San Diego, August AVG. AB H HR RBI vs. TEAM AVG. AB H HR RBI Angel Stadium .333 9 3 0 1 31. 2009 — On disabled list, July 30 to August 31; included rehabilitation assignment to Pawtucket, August 15 to 31. — 0 0 0 0 Baltimore .000 8 0 0 0 AT&T Park .000 7 0 0 0 2011 — Claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers, November 18. 2012 — Traded to the Oakland Athletics for .333 3 1 1 1 Boston .333 3 1 1 1 Busch Stadium .138 29 4 1 5 pitcher Fautino De Los Santos, July 29. — 0 0 0 0 Chicago .500 2 1 0 1 Camden Yards .000 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Cleveland .333 9 3 0 2 Chase Field .143 7 1 0 2 DIVISION SERIES RECORD — 0 0 0 0 Detroit .000 4 0 0 0 Citi Field .300 10 3 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Kansas City — 0 0 0 0 Citizens Bank Park .273 11 3 0 1 Year Club/Opp. AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E — 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles .333 9 3 0 1 Coliseum .333 3 1 0 0 2011 MIL vs. ARI .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .250 0 .200 5 1 0 1 Minnesota .200 20 4 0 3 Comerica Park .000 4 0 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 New York .273 11 3 0 1 Coors Field .250 16 4 0 2 Dodger Stadium .333 3 1 0 0 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RECORD — 0 0 0 0 Oakland .300 10 3 0 0 Fenway Park .309 55 17 2 10 — 0 0 0 0 Seattle .200 10 2 1 1 Year Club/Opp. AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E Great American .125 16 2 1 1 — 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay .125 8 1 0 0 2011 MIL vs. STL .000 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 0 Metrodome .200 5 1 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Texas .000 3 0 0 0 Miller Park .197 147 29 6 18 — 0 0 0 0 Toronto .077 13 1 0 1 Minute Maid Park .500 8 4 1 2 Nationals Park .125 8 1 0 0 VS. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE PETCO Park .333 6 2 0 0 2011 CAREER PNC Park .462 13 6 2 4 AVG. AB H HR RBI vs. TEAM AVG. AB H HR RBI Progressive Field .000 3 0 0 0 .167 6 1 0 0 Arizona .154 13 2 0 2 Rogers Centre .167 6 1 0 0 .286 7 2 0 1 Atlanta .174 23 4 0 2 Sun Life Stadium .273 11 3 1 2 Target Field .333 9 3 0 2 .333 15 5 2 5 Chicago (NL) .172 29 5 2 5 Tropicana Field .143 7 1 0 0 .182 11 2 1 1 Cincinnati .138 29 4 1 2 Turner Field .083 12 1 0 0 .143 7 1 0 2 Colorado .200 20 4 0 4 U.S. Cellular Field .500 2 1 0 1 .500 4 2 0 2 Florida .364 22 8 1 5 Wrigley Field .286 7 2 1 2 .714 7 5 1 3 Houston .304 23 7 2 4 Yankee Stadium .000 4 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 Los Angeles (NL) .125 8 1 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee — 0 0 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 New York (NL) .333 21 7 1 2 FIELDING STATISTICS .125 8 1 0 1 Philadelphia .222 18 4 1 2 Catcher .333 6 2 0 0 Pittsburgh .429 35 15 4 8 YEAR PCT. G PO A E TC DP PB — 0 0 0 0 San Diego .333 6 2 0 0 2008 1.000 2 5 0 0 5 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 San Francisco .063 16 1 0 0 2009 .995 39 196 8 1 205 1 8 .188 16 3 0 0 St. Louis .175 40 7 1 6 2010 .991 61 434 20 4 458 4 4 .200 5 1 0 0 Washington .125 8 1 0 0 2011 1.000 36 171 8 0 179 0 2 Totals .994 138 806 36 5 847 5 14 MONTHLY BREAKDOWN First Base 2011 CAREER YEAR PCT. G PO A E TC DP AVG. AB H HR RBI by MONTH AVG. AB H HR RBI 2010 1.000 2 1 0 0 1 0 .269 26 7 0 4 April .227 66 15 2 11 Totals 1.000 2 1 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 May .232 69 16 2 10 — 0 0 0 0 June .195 77 15 3 10 Third Base .154 13 2 2 3 July .202 84 17 4 11 YEAR PCT. G PO A E TC DP .190 21 4 0 4 August .241 54 13 2 4 2009 1.000 1 0 2 0 2 0 .304 23 7 1 1 September .242 66 16 2 7 Totals 1.000 1 0 2 0 2 0 .286 28 8 2 5 October .400 5 2 0 0 Outfield BATTING BREAKDOWN YEAR PCT. G PO A E TC DP 2010 — 1 0 0 0 0 0 2011 CAREER Totals — 1 0 0 0 0 0 AVG. AB H HR RBI by CATEGORY AVG. AB H HR RBI .240 50 12 1 7 Home .226 199 45 7 27 .262 61 16 4 10 Road .221 222 49 8 26 .280 50 14 1 6 Day .241 166 40 3 18 .230 61 14 4 11 Night .212 255 54 12 35 .234 47 11 2 8 Pre-ASG .215 260 56 10 38 .266 64 17 3 9 Post-ASG .236 161 38 5 15 .174 23 4 1 1 vs. LHP .184 98 18 3 6 .273 88 24 4 16 vs. RHP .235 323 76 12 47 .304 23 7 0 11 RISP .212 99 21 1 35 — 0 0 0 0 Bases Loaded .125 8 1 0 6 .182 11 2 0 2 Pinch Hitter .133 15 2 0 2 — 0 0 0 0 Designated Hitter — 0 0 0 0 KOTTARAS’ CAREER BESTS 2009—Missed the entire season recovering from “Tommy John” surgery on his right elbow. Hits: 4, September 3, 2011 at Houston Home Runs: 1 (15 times), last: September 16, 2011 at Cincinnati 2008—Had a season-high three strikeouts, March 31 vs. Los Angeles (AL)…did not allow a run in Runs Batted In: 2 (10 times), last: September 25, 2011 vs. Florida seven appearances (5.1 ip), April 17-30…placed on 15-day DL with an acute partial tear of the ulnar Stolen Bases: 1 (twice), last: June 2, 2010 at Florida collateral ligament in his right elbow, May 9. Hitting Streak: 5 (twice), last: August 20 to September 3, 2011 Hitless Streak (At Bats): 16, June 5 to 13, 2010 2007—Made the Twins Opening Day roster for the first time in career…had a 17.0-inning scoreless Grand Slams: None streak, April 21-May 26…did not allow a run in 11 consecutive appearances (10.1 ip) from May 29-June Pinch-Hit Home Runs: None Inside-The-Park Home Runs: None. 22…was one of five players on the Final Vote Ballot for the 2007 All-Star Game…did not allow a run in Game Ending Home Runs: None nine appearances (7.1 ip) from July 7-21…tied his season-high with a three-game winning streak from Lead Off Home Runs: None July 15-28…matched a season-high with three strikeouts, July 18 vs. detroit…fired a season-high tying 2.0 innings, Sept. 4 against Cleveland…had a .183 opponents batting average against, including .181 (17-for-94) with three home runs against left-handers and .185 (27-for-146) with four home runs against Pat Neshek 40 right-handers…stranded 45 of 59 (76%) inherited runners and first batters faced were 8-for-62 (.129) with 22 strikeouts…tied for fifth in American League in games. RIGHT-handed pitcher Height/Weight: 6-3 / 210 Bats/Throws: Switch / Right 2006—Began the season at Triple-A Rochester…was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (9.1 ip) and three saves, April Birthdate: September 4, 1980 Opening Day Age: 31 6-21…did not allow a run in six appearances (11.1 ip) and was 1-0 with two saves, April 29-May 12… Birthplace/Resides: Madison, Wisconsin / Brooklyn Park, Minnesota was 2-0 with a 0.52 ERA and six saves in nine appearances from May 17-June 6…selected to Triple-A Major League Service: 4 years, 97 days All-Star Game, July 12 at Toledo…recalled and made Major League debut July 7 at Texas, pitching 2.0 scoreless innings with one hit allowed…did not allow a run in five appearances (7.0 ip), July 7-23… Obtained: Acquired from the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations, recorded first ML win, July 30 against Detroit…did not allow a run in nine appearances, striking out August 3, 2012 19 and walking just one from July 30-Aug. 23…had season-high four strikeouts, Aug. 1 againist Texas Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2012. and Aug. 12 against Toronto…recorded his second win, Aug. 16 against Cleveland, retiring the only batter he faced…recorded his third win in his next outing, Aug. 18 against Chicago (AL)…pitched 2.0 CAREER Highlights scoreless innings with three strikeouts, Sept. 28 against Kansas City…went 4-0 with a 0.90 ERA and Has spent parts of five seasons in the Majors Leagues with Minnesota (2006-08, 10) and San Diego held opponents to a .181 average at the Metrodome…stranded 26 of 29 (90%) of inherited runners and (2011) and is 12-7 with a 3.21 ERA in 157 relief appearances…has 171 strikeouts in 154.1 innings, an first batters faced were 4-for-31 (.129)…named to the Topps’ Triple-A All-Star Team as the top relief average of 9.97 strikeouts per nine innings…missed the entire 2009 season recovering from “Tommy pitcher…ranked as the best reliever in the International League and a Triple-A All-Star by Baseball John” surgery on his right elbow…was one of five players on the Final Vote Ballot for the 2007 All-Star America…was also ranked as the sixth-best prospect in the Twins’ organization by the magazine enter- Game…selected to Triple-A All-Star Game in 2006 but did not play as he was recalled by the Twins and ing the 2007 season. made Major League debut July 7… named to the Topps’ Triple-A All-Star Team as the top relief pitcher in 2006…was also ranked as the best reliever in the International League and a Triple-A All-Star by 2005—Did not allow a run in 14 of 15 appearances, going 2-0 with a 0.92 ERA and five saves from April Baseball America that year…led Twins minor leaguers with 24 saves in 2005…mamed to the Midwest 18-May 29…tied his season-high with five strikeouts, June 20 vs. Binghamton…did now allow a run League All-Star team in 2003. in nine of 10 appearances, going 2-1 with a 1.69 ERA and four saves from June 24-July 20…tossed a season-high 3.0 innings, July 19 at Binghamton…averaged 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings…led Twins’ 2011 Highlights minor leaguers in saves. Was claimed off waivers by San Diego from Minnesota on March 20 and made the Padres Opening Day roster…earned the win on Opening Day, March 31 at St. Louis, his first win since August 15, 2007 at 2004—Began the season at New Britain…did not allow a run in 10 appearances (10.0 ip), going 1-0 Seattle…had four separate stints with San Diego in 2011…went 1-0 with a 2.16 ERA and a .203 op- with one save from May 5-June 5…Was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (7.2 ip) and one save in five appearances, ponents batting average over his first 16 outings from March 31-June 10…worked scoreless ball in 16 June 17-July 1…had a season-high 4.0 innings and four strikeouts, July 5 vs. Trenton…transferred to Ft. of his 25 outings for San Diego, including nine of 14 at home…posted a 3.46 ERA over 14 outings at Myers July 15…did not allow a run in 10 of 12 appearances, going 0-0 with a 1.32 ERA and nine saves home for San Diego…pitched to a 4.63 ERA in 11 outings on the road…was designated for assignment from July 17-Aug. 20…led the club in saves. Sept. 1 and outrighted to Triple-A Tucson Sept. 6. 2003—Began the season at Quad Cities…did not allow an earned run in his first 13 appearances (14.1 Career ip), going 2-1 with five saves from April 5-May 4…was the Twins’ Minor League Player of the Week, 2010—Started the season on the Twins Opening Day roster for the third time in his career (missed 2009 April 12-18…was also the Twins’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April…did not allow a run with injury)…made six appearances for the Twins and did not allow a run in his first five appearances in 13 of 14 appearances, going 1-0 with a 0.50 ERA and nine saves, May 12-June 21…had a season- (4.1 innings)…tossed a season-high 2.0 innings pitched April 14 vs. Boston…was on the 15-day DL high five strikeouts, June 12 at Peoria…named to the Midwest League All-Star team, June 17 at West with inflammation in his right middle finger, May 2-June 5…returned from his rehab assignment at Michigan…promoted to Ft. Myers June 23…was 3-0 with a 1.64 ERA in seven appearances from June Single-A Ft. Myers and was optioned to Triple-A Rochester…appeared in 30 games for the Red Wings, 26-July 11…did not allow a run in nine of 11 appearances, going 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA and two saves all in relief…posted a four-game win-streak, June 29-Aug. 3…recorded his only save of the season, from July 17-Aug. 6…promoted to New Britain Aug. 12…tied a season-high with 3.0 innings Aug. August 7 at Syracuse…did not allow a run in nine consecutive appearances (11.1 ip), July 27-August 17 vs. Portland…was third among Twins’ minor leaguers in saves…pitched for Grand Canyon in the 20…went 2-0 with a 5.21 ERA in 13 games before the All-Star Break and 3-1 with a save and a 2.66 Arizona Fall League. ERA in 17 games after the break with Rochester…was recalled by the Twins, Sept. 6…set a career-high with three walks in a scoreless inning, Sept. 19 vs. Oakland…had a season-high with three strikeouts, 2002—Was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (4.0 ip) and three saves in four appearances from June 26-July 4…did Sept. 25 at Detroit. not allow an earned run in 19 consecutive appearances (19.2 ip) from July 11-Aug. 20…tossed a season- high 3.1 innings Aug. 5 vs. Bristol…matched his season-high four strikeouts Aug. 20 at Kingsport… led the club and was second in Appalachian League in saves…was fifth among Twins’ minor leaguers VS. THE AMERICAN LEAGUE BALLPARK BREAKDOWN in saves. 2011 CAREER ERA W L S G IP ER ERA W L S G IP ER vs. TEAM ERA W L S G IP ER Angel Stadium 4.91 0 1 0 5 3.2 2 Personal/Miscellaneous — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Baltimore 0.00 1 0 0 5 3.1 0 AT&T Park 9.00 0 1 0 2 1.0 1 Patrick J. Neshek was originall signed by Twins scout Billy Milos…is married, Stephanee…graduated 6.75 0 0 0 1 1.1 1 Boston 1.69 0 0 0 5 5.1 1 Busch Stadium 0.00 1 0 0 2 2.0 0 of Park Center (MN) High School in 1999 where he was named All-State as a senior…developed his — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Chicago 4.15 1 0 0 17 13.0 6 Camden Yards 0.00 0 0 0 4 2.1 0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Cleveland 1.10 2 1 0 16 16.1 2 Chase Field 0.00 0 0 0 1 1.2 0 sidearm delivery after an injury in high school…attended Butler University, where he holds the single- — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Detroit 4.74 2 2 0 19 19.0 10 Coliseum 0.00 1 0 0 2 2.1 0 game (18 vs. Detroit, April 15, 2001), single-season (118, 2001) and career (280) strikeout records… — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Kansas City 2.55 1 0 0 16 17.2 5 Comerica Park 6.48 0 2 0 8 8.1 6 was a 2001 Cape Cod League All-Star. — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Los Angeles 3.00 1 1 0 8 6.0 2 Coors Field 27.00 0 0 0 1 1.0 3 0.00 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 Minnesota 0.00 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 Fenway Park 5.40 0 0 0 2 1.2 1 LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 New York 5.40 0 1 0 5 5.0 3 Kauffman Stadium 0.00 1 0 0 6 6.0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Oakland 1.17 2 0 0 7 7.2 1 Metrodome 1.90 7 0 0 62 66.1 14 Year Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 0.00 0 0 0 3 3.0 0 Seattle 6.48 1 0 0 9 8.1 6 Miller Park 0.00 0 0 0 1 1.2 0 2002 Elizabethton 0 2 0.99 23 0 0 0 15 27.1 13 6 3 0 2 6 0 41 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Tampa Bay 4.76 0 1 0 6 5.2 3 Original Yankee Stadium 9.00 0 1 0 3 3.0 3 2003 Quad Cities 3 2 0.52 28 0 0 0 14 34.1 20 3 2 0 1 11 2 53 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Texas 0.00 0 0 0 7 8.2 0 PETCO Park 3.46 0 0 0 14 13.0 5 Fort Myers 4 1 2.15 20 0 0 0 2 29.1 22 8 7 2 1 6 1 29 0 1 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Toronto 4.82 0 0 0 8 9.1 5 Progressive Field 1.04 1 1 0 9 8.2 1 New Britain 1 1 5.87 5 1 0 0 1 7.2 7 5 5 2 1 3 0 5 0 0 Rangers Ballpark 0.00 0 0 0 5 5.1 0 2004 New Britain 2 1 3.82 26 0 0 0 2 35.1 34 15 15 2 1 18 5 38 1 0 Rogers Centre 81.00 0 0 0 1 0.1 3 Fort Myers 0 1 2.95 16 0 0 0 10 18.1 16 7 6 2 0 2 0 19 0 0 VS. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE Safeco Field 5.40 1 0 0 5 5.0 3 2005 New Britain 6 4 2.19 55 0 0 0 24 82.1 69 25 20 9 2 21 3 95 3 0 2011 CAREER Shea Stadium 0.00 0 0 0 2 1.2 0 2006 Rochester 6 2 1.95 33 0 0 0 14 60.0 41 13 13 7 1 14 4 87 2 0 ERA W L S G IP ER vs. TEAM ERA W L S G IP ER Sun Life Stadium 6.75 0 0 0 2 1.1 1 MINNESOTA 4 2 2.19 32 0 0 0 0 37.0 23 9 9 6 0 6 0 53 0 0 3.38 0 0 0 2 2.2 1 Arizona 3.38 0 0 0 2 2.2 1 Target Field 3.18 0 0 0 5 5.2 2 2007 MINNESOTA 7 2 2.94 74 0 0 0 0 70.1 44 25 23 7 2 27 5 74 2 0 4.50 0 0 0 2 2.0 1 Atlanta 3.00 0 0 0 3 3.0 1 Tropicana Field 13.50 0 1 0 2 2.0 3 2008 MINNESOTA 0 1 4.73 15 0 0 0 0 13.1 12 7 7 2 0 4 1 15 0 0 \0.00 0 0 0 1 1.2 0 Chicago 0.00 0 0 0 1 1.2 0 Turner Field 9.00 0 0 0 1 1.0 1 2009 MINNESOTA (Injured — Did not pitch) 0.00 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 Cincinnati 0.00 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 U.S. Cellular Field 7.04 0 0 0 11 7.2 6 2010 Fort Myers 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 \27.00 0 0 0 1 1.0 3 Colorado 27.00 0 0 0 1 1.0 3 Wrigley Field 0.00 0 0 0 1 1.2 0 Rochester 5 1 3.89 30 0 0 0 1 39.1 40 21 17 4 3 13 6 25 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Florida 6.75 0 0 0 2 1.1 1 MINNESOTA 0 1 5.00 11 0 0 0 0 9.0 7 5 5 1 1 8 0 9 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 2 2.0 0 Houston 0.00 0 0 0 2 2.0 0 2011 Tucson 1 2 4.10 24 0 0 0 3 26.1 29 12 12 5 0 10 1 13 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 2 1.2 0 Los Angeles 0.00 0 0 0 2 1.2 0 FIELDING STATISTICS SAN DIEGO 1 1 4.01 25 0 0 0 0 24.2 19 12 11 4 1 22 1 20 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Milwaukee 0.00 0 0 0 2 3.1 0 Pitcher AL Totals 11 6 3.05 132 0 0 0 0 129.2 86 46 44 16 3 45 6 151 2 0 13.50 0 0 0 1 0.2 1 New York 3.86 0 0 0 3 2.1 1 Year Pct. G PO A E TC DP NL Totals 1 1 4.01 25 0 0 0 0 24.2 19 12 11 4 1 22 1 20 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 Philadelphia 0.00 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 2006 1.000 32 2 1 0 3 0 ML Totals 12 7 3.21 157 0 0 0 0 154.1 105 58 55 20 4 67 7 171 3 0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Pittsburgh — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 2007 1.000 74 3 8 0 11 0 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 San Diego — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 2008 1.000 15 0 3 0 3 0 CAREER TRANSACTIONS 16.20 0 1 0 3 1.2 3 San Francisco 16.20 0 1 0 3 1.2 3 2010 1.000 11 0 2 0 2 0 0.00 1 0 0 2 2.0 0 St. Louis 0.00 1 0 0 2 2.0 0 2011 1.000 25 0 2 0 2 0 1999 — Selected by the organization in the 45th round of the First-Year Player Draft; did not sign. 4.50 0 0 0 2 2.0 1 Washington 2.70 0 0 0 3 3.1 1 Totals 1.000 157 5 16 0 21 0 2002 — Selected by the Minnesota Twins organization in the sixth round of the First-Year Player Draft. 2008 — On the disabled list, May 9 to October 23. 2009 — On the disabled list, February 21 to November 9. 2010 — On the disabled list, April 29 to June 4; included rehabilitation assignment to Ft. Myers, May 31 to June 4. 2011 — Claimed off waivers MONTHLY BREAKDOWN NESHEK’S CAREER BESTS by the San Diego Padres, March 20. Elected free agency, September 29. 2012 ­— Signed by the Baltimore Orioles to a 2011 CAREER Low Hit Complete Game: None minor league contract, January 30. Traded to the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations, August 3. ERA W L S G IP ER by MONTH ERA W L S G IP ER Innings Pitched: 2.2, August 1, 2006 vs. Texas 0.00 1 0 0 1 1.0 0 March 0.00 1 0 0 2 2.0 0 Strikeouts: 4 (twice), last: August 12, 2006 vs. To- DIVISION SERIES RECORD 2.57 0 0 0 7 7.0 2 April 3.15 2 1 0 37 34.1 12 ronto 0.00 0 0 0 3 3.2 0 May 1.45 0 0 0 18 18.2 3 Longest Winning Streak: 3 (three times), last: July Year Club/Opp. W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 5.79 0 0 0 9 9.1 6 June 3.13 1 0 0 22 23.0 8 15-28, 2007 2006 MIN vs. OAK 0 1 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.00 0 1 0 4 3.0 2 July 3.28 4 2 0 26 24.2 9 Longest Losing Streak: 2, April 14, 2008-Septem- 13.50 0 0 0 1 0.2 1 August 2.70 3 1 0 26 26.2 8 ber 25, 2010 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 September 5.40 1 3 0 26 25.0 15 Longest Scoreless Streak: 16.1, April 21-May 25, 2007 PITCHING BREAKDOWN 2011 CAREER ERA W L S G IP ER by CATEGORY ERA W L S G IP ER 3.46 0 0 0 14 13.0 5 Home 2.25 7 0 0 80 84.0 21 4.63 1 1 0 11 11.2 6 Road 4.35 5 7 0 77 70.1 34 3.86 1 0 0 7 7.0 3 Day 4.50 5 1 0 49 48.0 24 4.08 0 1 0 18 17.2 8 Night 2.62 7 6 0 108 106.1 31 3.52 1 1 0 23 23.0 9 Pre-ASG 2.75 4 3 0 87 85.0 26 10.80 0 0 0 2 1.2 2 Post-ASG 3.76 8 4 0 70 69.1 29 — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Starter — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 4.01 1 1 0 25 24.2 11 Reliever 3.21 12 7 0 157 154.1 55 2012 Player Highlights

Brandon Allen • Was the A’s Opening Day starter at first base March 28 but went for 7 with five strikeouts in three games before he was designated for assignment April 9…was claimed off waivers by the April 19.

Brett Anderson • Was placed on the 60-day disabled list March 13 as he continues his recovery from July 14, 2011 “Tommy John” surgery.

Daric Barton • Homered in the fifth inning April 17 at Los Angeles to snap a career-high 76-game homerless streak…it was his first home run since Oct. 1, 2010 against Seattle…the home run also snapped a 72-game homerless streak as a first baseman, which was second longest in Oakland history…the record is 75 by Mike Hegan from July 6, 1971 to Aug. 16, 1973. • Was batting .198 with one home run and four RBI in 37 games when he was optioned to Sacramento June 2.

Jerry Blevins • Had his career-high 10.1-inning scoreless streak dating back to last season snapped April 7 against Seattle when Saunders homered in the sixth inning. • Made his 200th career appearance Aug. 29 at Cleveland.

Dallas Braden • Was placed on the 15-day disabled list March 28 as he continues his recovery from left shoulder surgery. • Was transferred to the 60-day disabled list April 22.

Andrew Carignan • Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and posted a 6.23 ERA in five relief appearances before he was optioned to Sacramento April 17. • Recalled for a second time May 11 and allowed two runs in 2.0 innings over two outings before he was sent back to Sacramento May 16. • Joined the A’s for a third time May 27 and did not allow a run in four games (3.1 ip, 2 h, 2 bb, 4 so) before he was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 6 with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow…was transferred to the 60-day DL June 9. • Had reconstructive surgery to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow June 19…the surgery was performed in New York City by Dr. David Altchek, medical director of the New York Mets.

Chris Carter • Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento June 29 after batting .279 with 12 home runs and 53 RBI in 72 games with the River Cats. • Homered in each of his first two games with the A’s and three of his first four…including July 6 against Seattle when he hit the pinch-hit game-ending home run in the 11th inning…is the first rookie in Athletics history with a pinch-hit “walk-off” home run and the 10th player in Oakland history with a pinch-hit game-ending home run…he is the first Athletic with a pinch-hit “walk-off” home run in extra innings since Paul Lehner on April 22, 1950 against Boston. • Had his career-high tying six-game hitting streak snapped August 2 against Toronto (7 for 22, .318). • Had his first career three hit game August 11 at Chicago and matched that August 28 at Cleveland.

Yoenis Céspedes • Made his Major League debut March 28 against Seattle in Tokyo with a start in center field… doubled off Felix Hernandez to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning for his first ML hit. • Hit his first ML home run in the seventh inning March 29 against Seattle in Tokyo, a two-run shot off Shawn Kelley. • Homered in three consecutive games from March 29 to April 7…became the third player since 1918 to homer in three of his first four Major League games (Trent Oeltjen, ARI 2009 and Mike Jacobs, NYM 2005)…is the ninth player with at least three home runs in his first four games (Jacobs had 4)…the previous fastest an Oakland Athletic reached three career home runs was seven games by Kurt Abbott in 1993 and Mitchell Page in 1977. • Had multiple RBI games in each of those contests…since 1918, he is the first Athletic and ninth Major Leaguer with three multiple RBI games over his first four career games (last: Wladimir Bal- entien, 2006-07). • Struck out at least once in each of his first eight games, which is an Oakland record to start a career… the previous mark was six (Chris Carter, 2010; Brooks Conrad, 2008; , 2007)…matched the longest streak by an Athletic since 1918 (Troy Herriage, 1956; Norm Bass, 1961). • Hit his fourth home run April 18 at Los Angeles in his 12th game…since 1918, that is the fastest a player has reached four career home runs in Athletics history…the previous best was by Brian Lesher, who did it in 14 games in 1996. • Did not have a putout April 25 against Chicago, becoming the first A’s outfielder without a putout in a game of 14 or more innings since Stan Javier on May 30, 1988 against New York. • Was placed on the 15-day disabled list May 12 retroactive to May 7 with a muscle strain in his left hand…went 3 for 9 (.333) on a three-game rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento from May 28 to 30 and was reinstated from the DL June 1. • Had his first career game-ending hit June 21 against Los Angeles (NL), a three-run “walk-off” home run. • Had the first two four-hit games of his career July 15 at Minnesota and July 20 against New York. • Was named American Leage Player of the Week July 16 for the week ending July 15 after going 8 for 14 (.571) with five runs, a double, two home runs and six RBI in the three-game series at Min- nesota. • Had a career-high nine-game hitting streak from July 8 to 21…was 19 for 33 (.576) with two dou- bles, four home runs, 10 RBI, eight runs scored, six multiple hit games and a 1.000 slugging percent- age during the streak. • Batted .344 in July after hitting .343 in June…tied for sixth in the AL in batting and hits (33) in July, ranked eighth in slugging (.573) and tied for eighth in RBI (19). • Walked three times August 2 against Toronto, the first multi-walk game of his career. • His home run August 16 at Kansas City snapped a career-high streak of 14 consecutive games with- out an extra base hit and a career-high 14-game homerless streak.

Bartolo Colón • Was on his 13th career Opening Day roster and is in his 15th season in the majors. • Made each of his first three starts against Seattle to become the first pitcher in Oakland history to make three consecutive starts against one team in the same season without missing a turn in the rotation. • Threw 38 consecutive strikes at one point during the A’s 6-0 win at Los Angeles April 18…that was the longest such streak since pitch count data is first available in 1988…the previous best was 30 by Tim Wakefield in 1998. • Was 1-3 with a 7.92 ERA and .386 opponents batting average in five starts in May…based on a minimum of 25.0 innings, he had the highest opponents batting average in the majors in May and the third highest ERA…the opponents average was the highest single-month mark of his career and the ERA was third highest (7.99 in June, 2004; 7.94 in September, 1998). • Left his start June 17 against San Diego with no outs in the third inning with a strained right oblique…was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 23 retroactive to June 18 with the injury… was reinstated July 3.

Ryan Cook • Became the third pitcher in Athletics franchise history to record four strikeouts in an inning April 27 at Baltimore (Blake Stein, 1998; Erik Hiljus, 2001). • Did not allow a run over his first 21 games and 23.0 innings…that was the longest season-opening scoreless streak by a player on the Athletics Opening Day roster since at least 1918…the previous high was 21.0 innings by Ale Kellner in 1953…had a career-high 24.0 inning scoreless streak dating back to September 28, 2011. • Was the only A’s player named to the American League All-Star team and pitched a perfect seventh inning, striking out Harper and Wright…it was his first career All-Star selection…he is the seventh Oakland rookie to be named to the AL All-Star team, along with Wayne Gross (1977), Matt Ke- ough (1978), Jose Canseco (1986), Mark McGwire (1987), Ben Grieve (1998) and Andrew Bailey (2009).

Collin Cowgill • Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and went 0 for 4 with three walks in three games before he was optioned to Sacramento April 17. • Was recalled by Oakland May 11 • Had a career-high eight-game hitting streak from May 26 to June 5 (13 for 31, .419). • Was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 23 with a sprained left ankle…began a rehab assignment with Single-A Stockton July 9 and went 1 for 8 (.125) in two games before he was transferred to Sacramento July 12…went 3 for 18 (.167) with a RBI in four games with the River Cats before he was reinstated from the DL and optioned to Sacramento July 17.

Coco Crisp • Was the A’s 13th different Opening Day starter in left field in the last 13 years…had 203 career starts in left entering the season, but none since October 2, 2005. • Committed his first error since April 25, 2011 on April 7 against Seattle, snapping a 116-game error- less streak…that streak was seventh longest by an outfielder in Oakland history. • Stole three bases June 19 against Los Angeles (NL)…it was his fifth career game of three or more steals, his fourth with the A’s…in Oakland history, only Rickey Henderson (45) and Bert Campan- eris (10) have more three-steal games. • Was caught stealing after being picked off in the first inning June 21 against Los Angeles (NL), his first caught stealing since July 10, 2011 at Texas…that ended his Athletics record streak of 36 con- secutive stolen bases without a caught stealing (caught stealing became an official stat in 1920)… broke the previous mark of 28 set by Stan Javier (May 31-October 1, 1995). • Led off the game with a home run June 27 at Seattle and July 3 against Boston…now has four lead- off home runs as an Athletic and six in his career…the four with the A’s are tied for fourth most in Oakland history. • Finished the game July 3 with a “walk-off” sacrifice fly…it was the 21st game-ending sacrifice fly in Oakland history, the first since Dan Johnson on May 15, 2007 against Kansas City…is the first Athletic with a leadoff home run and walk-off RBI in the same game since Rickey Henderson on August 12, 1992 against Chicago. • Had the game-ending RBI single July 22 agianst New York. • Had his third career two-homer game July 25 at Toronto. • Batted .342 in July, which is his best single-month batting average since hitting .375 in September, 2008…it ranked eighth in the AL. • Had his second game-ending sacrifice fly of the season August 3 against Toronto (July 3 vs. Bos- ton)…is the second player in Oakland history with two “walk-off” sacrifice flies in one season (Rick- ey Henderson, 1992)…it was his third game-ending RBI of the season and the fifth of his career. • Had a career-high tying five RBI August 19 against Cleveland…it was his fith career fiveRBI game. • Tied for second in the AL in doubles in August (11), ranked fourth in stolen bases (9) and tied for sixth in runs (21)…the 11 doubles tied for the second best August total in Oakland history and fell one short of the record of 12 set by Jason Giambi in 1999.

Fautino De Los Santos • Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and compiled a 3.00 ERA in six relief appearances before he was optioned to Sacramento, April 25. • Did not retire a batter over his final three outings before his option (5 h, 2 ,r 1 er, 2 bb). • Was traded to Milwaukee July 29 for George Kottaras. Joey Devine • Was placed on the 15-day disabled list March 28 retroactive to March 24…underwent “Tommy John” surgery on his right elbow April 10… Dr. James Andrews performed the surgery in Pensacola, Fla., which included an ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, an ulnar nerve transposition and a debridement of the flexor tendon…also had “Tommy John” surgery on the same elbow April 21, 2009. • Was transferred to the 60-day DL May 15.

Josh Donaldson • Was on the A’s Opening Day roster but hit just .094 in nine games before he was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento April 23. • Made nine starts, all at third base, during his first stint…his Major League experience prior to this season included seven games at catcher and two at first base. • Was recalled May 12 and snapped a career-high tying 0 for 17 streak with his eighth inning double May 14 at Los Angeles (also May 1-13, 2010). • Went 3 for 4 with two doubles, a home run and five RBI May 18 at San Francisco…the hits, doubles and RBI were all career highs. • Drew his first walk of the season June 13 at Colorado, snapping a streak of 30 consecutive games without a walk dating back to September 22, 2010…that was the longest streak by an Athletic since Scott Hemond had a 31-game streak from May 3 to July 2, 1994…it was his first walk since Sep- tember 19, 2010 at Minnesota. • Was batting .182 in 19 games during his second stint with the A’s when he was optioned to Sacra- mento June 21. • Recalled Aug. 14. • Went 4-for-4 August 17 against Cleveland, his first career four-hit game.

Sean Doolittle • Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento June 4 and made his major League debut June 5 against Texas (1.1 ip, 3 so)…struck out the first three batters he faced…the last A’s pitcher to strike out the first three batters he faced in his career was Blake Stein on May 10, 1998 against Chicago.

Stephen Drew • Was acquired from Arizona Aug. 20 for minor league infielder Sean Jamieson. • Singled in the fourth inning Aug. 23 at Tampa Bay for his first hit as an Athletic…that snapped a career-high 0-for-22 streak (previous: 20, twice, last: May 27-June 2, 2010).

Pedro Figueroa • Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento April 21 and made his Major League debut that night against Cleveland…tossed a scoreless ninth and his only base runner (Cunningham walk) was erased on a double play. • Was optioned to Sacramento May 22 after posting a 2.00 ERA with nine walks in 9.0 innings in eight games. • Returned to Oakland June 17 and tossed 3.0 scoreless innings that day against San Diego before he was optioned back to Sacramento June 21. • Was recalled a third time July 13 when Jim Miller went on the paternity list but was optioned back to Sacramento July 16 without appearing in a game. • Returned to Oakland for his fourth stint Aug. 5 and did not allow a run over two appearances (3.0 ip, 1 h, 2 bb, 3 so) before he was sent back to Sacramento Aug. 7.

Brian Fuentes • Recorded his 200th career save May 2 at Boston to become the sixth left-handed reliever in Major League history to reach the 200 plateau (Franco, Wagner, Myers, Righetti, Lyle). • Had a 2.84 ERA and .222 opponents batting average over his first 19 appearances through May 27… then went 0-2 with a save, two blown saves, a 19.50 ERA and .452 opponents batting average over his final seven outings. • Was designated for assignment on July 3 and released July 11. Graham Godfrey • Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and went 0-3 with a 5.06 ERA in three starts before he was optioned to Sacramento April 21. • Recalled May 22 and went 0-1 with a 10.80 ERA in two games, one start, before he was sent back to Sacramento May 27.

Jonny Gomes • Was hit by a Jonathan Braxton pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th inning April 11 against Kansas City to force in the winning run in the A’s 5-4 victory…it was his second career walk- off hit by pitch (August 21, 2011 vs. Philadelphia)…it was his fifth career walk-off RBI (two home runs, one walk)…it was the third walk-off hit by pitch in Oakland history (Mike Bordick, August 4, 1993 vs. Seattle and Olmedo Saenz, July 20, 2002 vs. Texas). • Singled in the eighth inning April 19 at Los Angeles after homering for each of his first three hits for the season…is the first player in Oakland history whose first three hits in a season were all home runs. • Hit the game-winning pinch-hit two-run home run in the seventh inning June 16 against San Diego, his third career pinch hit home run (last: June 28, 2008 at Pittsburgh)…it snapped a 0 for 34 streak as a pinch hitter and was his first pinch hit since August 29, 2010 against Chicago (NL). • Hit his third career grand slam July 13 at Minnesota, his first since August 7, 2007 at Detroit…added a RBI single in the ninth inning to finish with five RBI…it was his third career game of five or more RBI, his first since June 12, 2010 against Kansas City when he had a career-high six. • Hit his 10th home run of the season July 15 at Minnesota, the seventh time he has reached the 10- home run plateau in his career. • Homered in three consecutive games from August 7-12, the second time he has done that in his career (April 22-25, 2006).

A.J. Griffin • Was selected from Triple-A Sacramento June 24 and made his Major League debut that day with a start against San Francisco.

Brandon Hicks • Was claimed off waivers from Atlanta March 13 and was optioned to Sacramento March 15. • Recalled by Oakland June 23 after batting .272 with 13 home runs and 48 RBI in 65 games with the River Cats… was tied for the Pacific Coast League lead in hit by pitches (7) at the time of his promo- tion…also ranked second in strikeouts (76), fifth in extra base hits (37), tied for sixth in doubles (21), eighth in home runs (13), ninth in runs (49) and 10th in RBI (48) and slugging (.548). • Went 0 for 4 with four strikeouts July 13 at Minnesota …it was the first four strikeout game of his career. • Hit his first Major League home run July 18 against Texas, a “walk-off” shot off Michael Kirkman in the bottom of the ninth inning…became the fourth player in Athletics history to hit a game-ending home run for his first ML home run, the second this year (Derek Norris, June 24)…the other two are Dee Miles (September 14, 1939) and George Hendrick (May 28, 1972). • Was optioned to Sacramento Aug. 2.

Luke Hughes • Was claimed off waivers from Minnesota April 22 and went 1 for 13 (.077) in four games with the A’s before he was designated for assignment April 30…cleared waivers and was outrighted to Sacramento May 2.

Brandon Inge • Agreed to terms with the A’s on a one-year contract April 30 after he was released by Detroit April 26. • Had four four-RBI game over a five-game span from May 6 to 11…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the second player in Major League history with four games of four or more RBI over a five-game stretch…the other is Lou Gehrig in 1931…now has 14 career games with four or more RBI...drove in 16 runs over that five-game stretch…since 1970, the only other Athletic to drive in 16 runs over a five-game span is Damian Miller (June 6-11, 2004). • Had the game-ending grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning May 8 against Toronto…it was his seventh career “walk-off” home run and his 10th “walk-off plate appearance (two singles, one sacrifice fly)…it was the sixth “walk-off” grand slam in Oakland history (Tenace, 1973; Armas, 1980; McGwire, 1990 and 1995; Ellis, 2008). • Added another grand slam May 10 against Detroit…is just the second player in Athletics history to hit two grand slams over a three-game span…the other is Jimmie Foxx (September 22 and 24, 1932)…now has seven career grand slams. • Had 17 RBI in his first 10 games with the A’s…those are the most in Oakland history by a player in his first 10 games with the A’s…the previous best was 15 by Mitchell Page (1977) and Jack Cust (2007). • Was placed on the 15-day disabled list May 17 retroactive to May 13 with a strained right groin… it is his second stint on the disabled list this year as he began the season on Detroit’s DL with a strained left groin. • Went 5 for 5 with three runs, two doubles, two home runs (including a grand slam) and seven RBI in a start at third base for Triple-A Sacramento May 26 against Reno in the second game of his two- game rehab assignment. • Was reinstated from the DL May 29. • Struck out four times July 30 against Tampa Bay, matching his career high (June 21, 2006 at Mil- waukee and August 14, 2007 at Cleveland). • Had a career-high tying 13-game hitting streak from July 20 to August 3…hit .263 (15 for 57), which was the lowest batting average during a hitting streak of 12 or more games in Oakland history.

Kila Ka’aihue • Matched his career high with three hits April 15 at Seattle (third time, last: Sept. 28, 2010 vs. Min- nesota). • Had the game-winning RBI single in the 14th inning April 25 against Chicago, his second career walk-off hit (home run, April 1, 2011 vs. Los Angeles-AL). • Was batting .234 with four home runs and 14 RBI in 39 games when he was designated for assign- ment June 6…cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento June 16.

George Kottaras • Was acquired from Milwaukee July 29 for right-handed pitcher Fautino De Los Santos. • Was tied for the National League lead with five pinch walks at the time of the trade. • Hit his first home run as an Athletic August 8 against Los Angeles, snapping a career-high 46-game homerless streak dating back to his last home run on April 13 at Atlanta. • Had career highs August 31 against Boston with two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored.

Brandon McCarthy • Made his first career Opening Day start March 28 against Seattle and had a no decision in the A’s 3-1, 11-inning loss…allowed just one run on six hits and no walks in 7.0 innings. • Also started the third game of the season, April 6 against Seattle, to become the second pitcher in Oakland history to start two of the A’s first three games…the other is Joe Blanton who did it in 2008, the other time the A’s opened the season in Japan…also started three of the first seven games, joining Blanton as the only Oakland pitchers to do that since 1977.

Jim Miller • Picked up his first Major League win April 25 against Chicago…allowed two inherited runners to score in the top of the 14th inning but the A’s came back with three in the bottom of the inning. • Was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento May 11 after posting a 1.93 ERA in six relief appearances with the A’s. • Returned to Oakland May 20. • Was placed on the paternity list July 13 and reinstated July 16. • Was optioned to Sacramento Aug. 3.

Tommy Milone • Combined with Grant Balfour on a three-hit, 1-0 shutout of Kansas City April 9 in Oakland in his A’s debut…tossed 8.0 innings and allowed all three of the hits…became just the second pitcher in Oakland history to toss eight or more shutout innings in his Oakland debut (, complete game shutout, April 10, 1975 against Chicago)…did not strikeout a batter to become the third pitcher in Oakland history to toss at least 8.0 shutout innings and not strikeout a batter (Matt Keough, July 27, 1980 against Detroit; Catfish Hunter, May 25, 1973 against Detroit). • Combined with Balfour on a four-hit, 2-0 shutout of Chicago April 24 in Oakland…tossed 8.0 in- nings and allowed three of the hits…according to the Elias Sports Bureau he is just the second Oakland rookie over the last 75 years to have two wins while pitching at least eight scoreless innings and allowing three or fewer hits in a season (, 1970). • Was the winning pitcher in the A’s 2-1 win over Los Angeles May 21 in Oakland…became the first pitcher in Oakland history to win each of his first four starts at the Coliseum.

Brandon Moss • Was selected from Triple-A Sacramento June 6 after batting .286 with 15 home runs and 33 RBI in 51 games with the River Cats…the home runs were tied for second in the Pacific Coast League and tied for sixth in all of minor league baseball at the time of his promotion. • Started at first base June 6 against Texas…prior to that he had not started at first base since June 24, 2008 and had just two career appearances at first. • Homered June 7 against Texas, his first since September 2, 2009 at Cincinnati…it snapped a career- high 49-game homerless streak. • Had his first career two-homer game June 12 at Colorado. • Homered in all three games of the Colorado series June 12-14 and had four home runs total…is the first Athletic to hit four home runs in a three-game series since Geronimo Berroa against Minnesota, August 12-14, 1996. • Matched his career-high with three hits (fifth time, first since June 20, 2009 at Colorado) and three RBI (fourth time, second time this year: June 12 at Colorado) June 14 at Colorado. • Homered in four consecutive games June 12-15…it was the 20th time in Oakland history a player homered in at least four straight games…hit five home runs during the stretch to become the second Athletic since 2000 to hit five home runs over a four-game span (Jack Cust, May 10-13, 2007). • Became the second player in Athletics history to hit six home runs in his first nine games with the club (Jack Cust, 2007). • Hit six home runs in interleague play, which tied for fifth in the majors and matched the Oakland interleague record set by Miguel Tejada in 2000. • Was named American League Player of the Week for the week of June 11-17…batted .348 with three doubles, five home runs, 10 RBI and seven runs scored in six games…it was his first Player of the Week award. • Committed three errors in the sixth inning June 23 against San Francisco, tying the Major League record for most errors by a first baseman in an inning…it was the seventh time, the first since Jack Clark did it for St. Louis on May 25, 1987…since 1984, the only other Athletic to commit three er- rors in an inning is Kurt Abbott on May 10, 1998 vs. Chicago at shortstop. • The three errors set an Oakland record for errors in a game by a first baseman…is the first Athlet- ics first baseman to commit three errors in a game since Lou Limmer on August 19, 1954 vs. New York. • Tied for eighth in the AL with seven home runs in June. • Hit his 10th home run in his 24th game on July 4 at Boston…in Athletics history, only Dave King- man reached 10 home runs in fewer than his first 24 games with the club (19 in 1984). • Had the game-ending single in the bottom of the ninth inning July 20 against New York, his third career walk-off hit (last: July 22, 2009 vs. Milwaukee). • Had a career-high tying seven-game hitting streak from Aug. 15 to 28 (9 for 28, .321). • Had career highs August 31 against Boston with four hits, four RBI and four runs scored and matched his career high with two doubles…became the 12th player in Oakland history with at least four hits, four RBI and four runs scored in a game.

Jordan Norberto • Retired the final two batters May 1 at Boston for his first Major League save…he saved Jarrod Parker’s first ML win, marking the first time A’s pitchers recorded their first win and save in the same game since Joe Klink saved ’s victory Sept. 30, 1990 at Texas. • Was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 4 retroactive to May 31 with a strained left shoulder… made one rehab appearance with Triple-A Sacramento June 19 and was reinstated June 21. • Recorded his first Major League win July 6 against Seattle when he struck out the side in the 11th inning of the A’s 4-1 win.

Derek Norris • Was recalled from Sacramento June 21 after batting .273 with eight home runs and 36 RBI in 55 games in his Triple-A debut…made his Major League debut with a start at catcher that day against Los Angeles (NL) and went 0 for 3. • Singled off Madison Bumgarner in the fifth inning June 23 against San Francisco for his first Major League hit…added a RBI single in the ninth inning for his first RBI and first multiple hit game. • Hit his first Major League home run June 24 against San Francisco, a three-run “walk-off” shot in the bottom of the ninth off Santiago Casilla…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the third player in Athletics history to hit a game-ending home run for his first ML home run…the other two are Dee Miles (September 14, 1939) and George Hendrick (May 28, 1972). • Snapped a career-high 0 for 30 streak July 22 against New York (AL). • Was optioned to Sacramento July 30 when George Kottaras reported to Oakland but returned Aug. 3 when Kurt Suzuki was traded to Washington. • Hit safely in each of his first eight games following his return (8 for 32, .250), which was the longest hitting streak of his career.

Jarrod Parker • Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento April 25 and had a no decision in his A’s debut, a 5-4, 14-in- ning win over Chicago April 25 in Oakland…shutout the White Sox on five hits and a walks over the first six innings to extend his career-opening scoreless streak to 11.2 innings…Balfour allowed a run in the ninth inning for the blown save. • Earned his first Major League win in the A’s 5-3 victory at Boston May 1…Norberto recorded the save, marking the first time A’s pitchers recorded their first win and save in the same game since Joe Klink saved Steve Chitren’s victory Sept. 30, 1990 at Texas.

Cliff Pennington • Doubled in the second inning June 4 against Texas to snap a career-high 0 for 29 streak (previous: 0 for 27, May 22-June 1, 2010). • Went 3 for 3 June 15, his 28th birthday…is 6 for 12 (.500) with one double, one triple, four RBI and four runs scored in three career games on his birthday. • Was placed on the 15-day disabled list July 20 with left elbow tendinitis…had the lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.282) and the second lowest batting average (.197) and on-base percentage (.259) when he went on the DL. • Went 5 for 11 (.455) on a three-game rehab assignment with Sacramento from Aug. 4-6 and was reinstated from the DL Aug. 7

Anthony Recker • Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and hit .129 in 13 games as the back-up to Kurt Suzuki before he was optioned to Sacramento May 28.

Josh Reddick • Was the A’s fifth different Opening Day starter in right field in the last five years. • Had career highs May 11 against Detroit with four runs, four hits (tied), two home runs and five RBI…is the eighth player in Oakland history with at least four runs, four hits, two home runs and five RBI in a game…the last was Matt Holliday (July 20, 2009 vs. Minnesota). • Hit 10 home runs in May, which tied for third in the AL…is the first Athletic to hit 10 home runs in a month since Frank Thomas had 10 in September, 2006…also tied for fourth in the AL in runs in May (20) and tied for fifth in walks (17). • Matched his career-high with four strikeouts June 29 against the Dodgers. • Had the game-ending RBI double July 8 against Seattle, his second career “walk-off” hit…the other was a single on August 7, 2011 against New York. • Went 0 for 7 with four strikeouts July 30 against Tampa Bay…is one of 15 players in Oakland his- tory to go hitless in a game with at least seven at bats (last: Matt Holliday, May 3, 2009)…it was his second four-strikeout game of the season (June 19 vs. LAD) and third of his career (August 4, 2009 at Tampa Bay). • Snapped a career-high 0 for 21 streak with a first inning single August 2 against Toronto (previous: 20, September 19, 2009-April 20, 2010). • Hit his first career grand slam August 31 against Boston. • Ranked fifth in the AL with 23 RBI in August…the RBI are his most in a month (previous: 18 in May, 2012).

Adam Rosales • Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and appeared in one game against Seattle in Japan before he was optioned to Sacramento April 2. • Returned to Oakland May 17 but was optioned back to Sacramento June 16. • Returned to Oakland for a third stint Aug. 2. • His double in the seventh inning Aug. 5 against Toronto was his first since July 10, 2010, snapping a 48-game streak without a double…that was the second longest streak by an Athletic since 1993 (58, Frank Menechino from April 30, 2003 to May 9, 2004).

Tyson Ross • Began the season at Triple-A Sacramento and was 0-1 with a 4.00 ERA in two starts with the River Cats before he was recalled by Oakland April 17. • Went 2-6 with a 6.51 ERA in nine starts with the A’s before he was optioned back to Sacramento May 31. • Returned on June 16 to start against San Diego and allowed two runs on one hit and four walks in 6.0 innings in a no decision…was optioned back to Sacramento the next day. • Returned to Oakland for a third stint June 23 and went 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA in two starts before he was optioned back to Sacramento June 29.

Evan Scribner • Was selected from Triple-A Sacramento June 6 after posting a 3.31 ERA and six saves in 23 relief appearances with the River Cats. • Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings June 15 against San Diego and recorded his first Major League save in the A’s 10-2 win. • Was optioned to Sacramento June 16 but returned to Oakland June 24. • Was optioned to Sacramento Aug. 3 but retunred again Aug. 5.

Scott Sizemore • Was placed on the 60-day disabled list March 3 after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the team’s first full-squad workout Feb. 27 in Phoenix…underwent successful reconstruc- tive surgery March 21…the surgery was performed by Dr. Douglas Freedberg of the Arizona Sports Medicine Center of Scottsdale…will miss the entire 2012 season.

Seth Smith • Was the A’s eight different Opening Day starter at designated hitter in the last eight years. • Hit his first home run of the season April 22 against Cleveland, a two-run shot off Masterson in the fourth inning, to snap a career-high 45-game homerless streak…his previous high was 35 (June 22- July 31, 2011)…it was his first home run since Aug. 23, 2011 against Houston. • Went 0 for 4 with four strikeouts April 30 at Boston, the first four-strikeout game of his career. • Went 4 for 5 on June 4 against Texas, his second career four-hit game (also September 4, 2009 vs. Arizona). • Hit his 10th home run of the season July 15 at Minnesota, his fourth consecutive season with double figures in home runs. • Matched his career-high with five RBI July 27 at Baltimore, despite not entering the game until the sixth inning…became the third player in Oakland history to drive in five runs off the bench (Mickey Tettleton, August 24, 1986 and Erubiel Durazo, July 10, 2004). • Was placed on the 15-day disabled list Aug. 3 with a strained left hamstring. Eric Sogard • Had a career-high three RBI, April 15 at Seattle. • Was optioned to Sacramento May 21 but returned to Oakland June 16…appeared in just one game before he was optioned back to Sacramento June 24. • Recalled a third time July 20 when Pennington went on the disabled list.

Kurt Suzuki • Made his fifth consecutive Opening Day start at catcher…the five starts are second most by a catcher in Oakland history…only Terry Steinbach, with nine, has more. • Made his 598th career appearance at catcher April 7 against Seattle, which moves him past Ossee Schreckengost for fifth most in Athletics history. • Had five assists April 25 against Chicago, the third time in Oakland history a catcher had five or more assists in a game (6, Jim Essian vs. Texas on Sept. 19, 1979; 5, Jeff Newman vs. Toronto on Aug. 13, 1979). • Snapped a career-high 78-game homerless streak July 22 against New York…his previous high was 56 games from July 29-October 2, 2010…it was his first homer since September 15, 2011 against Detroit…the home run also snapped a career-high streak of 17 consecutive games without a RBI (previous: 16, July 28-August 14, 2008). • Was traded to the Washington Nationals with cash for minor league catcher George Freitas, Aug. 3.

Michael Taylor • Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento May 4 and went 3 for 16 (.188) in four games before he was optioned to Sacramento May 11. • Returned Aug. 3 and went 0 for 5 in two games before he was sent back to Sacramento Aug. 5.

Rich Thompson • Was claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels April 20 and appeared in one game for the A’s before he was designated for assignment April 25…faced Chicago on April 23 (0.2 ip, 1 h). • Cleared waivers and was outrighted to Sacramento April 27.

Neil Wagner • Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento April 17 but did not appear in a game before he was op- tioned back to Sacramento April 20. • Was claimed off waivers by San Diego May 28.

Jemile Weeks • Played in the 100th game of his career April 6 against Seattle and collected 126 hits over that span… since 1918, the only player in Athletics history with more hits over the first 100 games of his career is Wally Moses, who had 134 hits in his first 100 games with the Philadelphia A’s in 1935-36...the previous Oakland record was 122 by Ben Grieve. • Went 0 for 3 April 14 at Seattle, snapping a 20-game road hitting streak dating back to August 24 of last year…hit .349 (30 for 86) during the streak, which tied for second longest in Oakland history and fell two short of the record of 22 set by Mike Davis from April 22 to June 17, 1987. • Stole his 10th base of the season May 15 at Los Angeles (AL)…is the fifth player in Oakland history to steal at least 10 bases in each of his first two seasons, the first since Jason McDonald in 1997. • Had two RBI June 4 against Texas, snapping a career-high 25-game streak without an RBI. • Had the first three-walk game of his career June 19 against Los Angeles (NL). • Went a career-high 35 consecutive games without a stolen base from May 16 to June 25. • Went 0 for 7 July 30 against Tampa Bay but had the “walk-off” sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 15th inning…it was his first career game-ending RBI and the 22nd game-ending sacrifice fly in Oakland history (last: Crisp, July 3, 2012 vs. Boston)…is the second player in Oakland history to go hitless in at least seven at bats but still drive in a run (Matt Holliday, May 3, 2009 at Seattle). • Had a career-high 31-game errorless streak from June 23 to July 31. Player Transactions

*Last updated at the end of August. See traditional game notes for most recent transactions.

March 3 Yoenis Céspedes agrees to terms on a four- May 11 Andrew Carignan and Collin Cowgill year contract; Scott Sizemore placed on the recalled from Sacramento; Jim Miller and 60-day disabled list (torn left ACL) Michael Taylor optioned to Sacramento March 11 Sean Doolittle and Jermaine Mitchell May 12 Yoenis Céspedes placed on the 15-day optioned to Sacramento disabled list retroactive to May 7 (strained March 13 Brandon Hicks claimed off waivers from muscle in left hand); Josh Donaldson Atlanta; Brett Anderson placed on the recalled from Sacramento 60-day disabled list (left ulnar collateral May 15 Travis Blackley claimed off waivers from ligament surgery) San Francisco; Joey Devine transferred to March 15 Brandon Hicks optioned to Sacramento the 60-day disabled list March 18 Chris Carter, Michael Taylor and Neil May 16 Andrew Carignan optioned to Sacramento Wagner optioned to Sacramento May 17 Brandon Inge placed on the 15-day disabled March 19 Jarrod Parker and Derek Norris optioned to list retroactive to May 13 (strained left Sacramento groin); Adam Rosales recalled from March 20 Pedro Figueroa and Brad Peacock optioned Sacramento to Sacramento May 20 Brandon McCarthy placed on the 15-day March 28 Dallas Braden placed on the 15-day disabled disabled list retroactive to May 18 (strained list retroactive to March 24 (left shoulder right shoulder); Jim Miller recalled from surgery recovery); Joey Devine placed on Sacramento the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March May 21 Coco Crisp reinstated from the disabled list; 24 (right biceps tendinitis) Eric Sogard optioned to Sacramento May 22 Graham Godfrey recalled from Sacramento; April 2 Adam Rosales optioned to Sacramento Pedro Figueroa optioned to Sacramento April 3 Daric Barton placed on the 15-day disabled May 25 Brandon Inge sent to Sacramento on a rehab list retroactive to March 24 (strained right assignment shoulder) May 27 Andrew Carignan recalled from Sacramento; April 4 Tyson Ross optioned to Sacramento Graham Godfrey optioned to Sacramento April 5 Daric Barton sent to Sacramento on a rehab May 28 Brandon Inge reinstated from the assignment disabled list; Anthony Recker optioned April 9 Daric Barton reinstated from the disabled to Sacramento; Neil Wagner claimed off list; Brandon Allen designated for waivers by San Diego; Yoenis Céspedes assignment sent to Sacramento on a rehab assignment April 17 Tyson Ross and Neil Wagner recalled from May 31 Tyson Ross optioned to Sacramento Sacramento; Andrew Carignan and Collin Cowgill optioned to Sacramento June 1 Yoenis Céspedes reinstated from the April 19 Brandon Allen claimed off waivers by disabled list Tampa Bay June 2 Brandon McCarthy reinstated from disabled April 20 Rich Thompson claimed off waivers from list; Daric Barton optioned to Sacramento Los Angeles (AL); Neil Wagner optioned to June 4 Jordan Norberto placed on the 15-day Sacramento disabled list retroactive to May 31 (strained April 21 Pedro Figueroa recalled from Sacramento; left shoulder); Sean Doolittle recalled from Graham Godfrey optioned to Sacramento Sacramento April 22 Luke Hughes claimed off waivers from June 6 Brandon Moss and Evan Scribner selected Minnesota; Dallas Braden transferred to the from Sacramento; Andrew Carignan placed 60-day disabled list on the 15-day disabled list (sprained ulnar April 23 Josh Donaldson optioned to Sacramento collateral ligament in right elbow); Kila April 25 Jarrod Parker recalled from Sacramento; Jim Ka’aihue designated for assignment Miller selected from Sacramento; Fautino June 9 Danny Farquhar claimed off waivers from De Los Santos optioned to Sacramento; Toronto and optioned to Sacramento; Rich Thompson designated for assignment Andrew Carignan transferred to the 60-day April 27 Rich Thompson outrighted to Sacramento disabled list April 30 Brandon Inge agrees to terms on a one- June 16 Tyson Ross and Eric Sogard recalled from year contract; Luke Hughes designated for Sacramento; Adam Rosales and Evan assignment Scribner optioned to Sacramento; Kila Ka’aihue outrighted to Sacramento May 2 Luke Hughes outrighted to Sacramento June 17 Pedro Figueroa recalled from Sacramento; May 4 Coco Crisp placed on the 15-day disabled Tyson Ross optioned to Sacramento list retroactive to May 3 (inner ear infection); June 19 Jordan Norberto sent to Sacramento on a Michael Taylor recalled from Sacramento rehab assignment June 21 Jordan Norberto reinstated from the disabled list; Derek Norris recalled from Sacramento; Pedro Figueroa and Josh from Sacramento; Dan Straily selected from Donaldson optioned to Sacramento Sacramento; Derek Norris and Michael June 23 Tyson Ross and Brandon Hicks recalled Taylor recalled from Sacramento; Seth from Sacramento; Bartolo Colón placed on Smith placed on the 15-day disabled list the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June (strained left hamstring); Jim Miller and 18 (strained right oblique); Collin Cowgill Evan Scribner optioned to Sacramento; placed on the 15-day disabled list (sprained Cliff Pennington sent to Sacramento on a left ankle) rehab assignment June 24 Evan Scribner recalled from Sacramento; August 5 Pedro Figueroa and Evan Scribner recalled A.J. Griffin selected from Sacramento; from Sacramento; A.J. Griffin placed on the Brandon McCarthy placed on the 15-day 15-day disabled list (strained right shoulder); disabled list retroactive to June 20 (strained Michael Taylor optioned to Sacramento right shoulder); Eric Sogard optioned to August 7 Cliff Pennington reinstated from the Sacramento; Danny Farquhar designated for disabled list; Pedro Figueroa optioned to assignment Sacramento June 26 Danny Farquhar claimed off waivers by the August 10 Brandon McCarthy reinstated from the New York Yankees disabled list; place Eric Sogard on the 15- June 29 Chris Carter recalled from Sacramento; day disabled list retroactive to August 7 Tyson Ross optioned to Sacramento (strained back) August 14 Brandon Inge placed on the 15-day disabled July 3 Bartolo Colón reinstated from the list retroactive to August 12 (sprained right disabled list; Brian Fuentes designated for shoulder); Josh Donaldson recalled from assignment Sacramento July 9 Collin Cowgill sent to Stockton on a rehab August 20 Brett Anderson reinstated from the assignment disabled list; Dan Straily optioned to July 11 Brian Fuentes released Sacramento; Anthony Recker designated July 12 Collin Cowgill transferred to Sacramento on for assignment; Seth Smith and Eric Sogard rehab sent to Sacramento on a rehab assignment; July 13 Pedro Figueroa recalled from Sacramento; Stephen Drew acquired from the Arizona Jim Miller placed on paternity list Diamondbacks for minor league infielder July 16 Jim Miller reinstated from the paternity list; Sean Jamieson Pedro Figueroa optioned to Sacramento August 21 Seth Smith reinstated from the disabled July 17 Collin Cowgill reinstated from the disabled list; Jordan Norberto placed on the 15- list and optioned to Sacramento day DL retroactive to August 18 (strained July 20 Cliff Pennington placed on the 15-day left shoulder); Jemile Weeks optioned to disabled list (left elbow tendinitis); Eric Sacramento; Graham Godfrey designated Sogard recalled from Sacramento for assignment July 21 Brett Anderson sent to Stockton on a rehab August 22 Bartolo Colón placed on the restricted list; assignment A.J. Griffin sent to Sacramento on a rehab July 26 Brett Anderson transferred to Sacramento assignment; on rehab August 23 Tyson Ross recalled from Sacramento; July 29 Acquired George Kottaras from the Brandon Inge sent to Sacramento on a rehab Milwaukee Brewers for Fautino De Los assignment; Eric Sogard returned from Santos rehab assignment July 30 Derek Norris optioned to Sacramento; August 24 Jim Miller recalled from Sacramento; Tyson Brandon McCarthy sent to Sacramento on Ross optioned to Sacramento; Jesse Chavez a rehab assignment acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations August 2 Adam Rosales recalled from Sacramento; August 26 Jesse Chavez optioned to Sacramento Brandon Hicks optioned to Sacramento August 27 Anthony Recker traded to the Chicago Cubs August 3 Kurt Suzuki traded to the Washington for minor leaguer Blake Lalli Nationals with cash for minor league August 29 Graham Godfrey outrighted to Sacramento catcher David Freitas; minor league pitcher August 31 Pedro Figueroa recalled from Sacramento; Pat Neshek acquired from the Baltimore Jim Miller optioned to Stockton Orioles for cash considerations and selected Final Spring Training Statistics

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NAME BA SLG OBP G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP E Allen .314 .571 .366 14 35 7 11 20 3 0 2 14 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 Barfield — — ­— 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barton .176 .235 .364 7 17 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 2 0 Cabrera 1.000 4.000 1.000 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carter .217 .304 .321 12 23 4 5 7 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 Cespedes .229 .429 .308 11 35 3 8 15 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 12 0 0 1 0 Choice .286 .286 .286 5 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 Coleman .000 .000 .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Cowgill .396 .563 .455 20 48 7 19 27 4 2 0 9 0 1 1 5 0 9 4 2 0 0 Crisp .263 .368 .333 13 38 4 10 14 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 1 0 Crumbliss 1.000 1.000 1.000 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Donaldson .270 .413 .319 20 63 6 17 26 3 0 2 10 0 1 0 5 0 16 2 0 2 4 Fiorentino .333 .444 .571 12 9 5 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 Gomes .250 .625 .467 17 32 11 8 20 3 0 3 4 0 0 2 11 0 8 1 0 0 0 Green .250 .625 .222 9 8 1 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 Horton .308 .462 .357 11 13 2 4 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 Hunter, C. .429 .857 .500 8 7 3 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 Ka’aihue .250 .575 .311 17 40 8 10 23 4 0 3 6 0 1 0 4 0 9 0 0 1 1 Ladendorf .250 .250 .250 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Moss .500 .773 .522 13 22 4 11 17 3 0 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 Norris .250 .500 .250 10 16 1 4 8 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Ortiz 1.000 2.000 1.000 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parker, S. .000 .000 .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pennington .385 .487 .467 14 39 7 15 19 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 3 1 0 0 5 Powell .333 .500 .333 3 6 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Pridie .143 .286 .333 4 7 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ramirez .167 .556 .250 7 18 4 3 10 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 Recker .265 .412 .297 14 34 4 9 14 2 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 10 0 0 1 0 Reddick .304 .587 .333 15 46 10 14 27 2 1 3 12 0 0 0 2 0 12 1 1 2 0 Rosales .167 .222 .261 12 18 3 3 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 1 Smith .244 .366 .326 16 41 4 10 15 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 0 5 0 Sogard .296 .519 .361 21 54 14 16 28 3 0 3 9 0 1 0 6 0 6 2 1 1 2 Spina .000 .000 .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stassi .000 .000 .000 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Suzuki .243 .378 .349 15 37 7 9 14 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 Taylor .200 .200 .292 12 20 3 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 6 0 1 0 1 Timmons .270 .297 .364 20 37 6 10 11 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 5 0 4 1 0 2 1 Weeks .339 .554 .345 16 56 8 19 31 3 0 3 10 0 1 0 1 0 9 2 1 0 3 TEAM .284 .468 .356 24 842 145 239 394 56 6 29 134 1 14 8 94 0 176 16 8 21 23 OPPONENTS .250 .387 .323 24 811 117 203 314 34 4 23 111 3 7 5 86 0 161 27 11 20 25 PITCHING

NAME W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV INN H R ER HR SH SF HBP BB IBB SO WP BK BA Balfour 0 0 6.75 7 0 0 0 0 6.2 9 5 5 3 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 .346 Banwart 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Barham 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 .200 Blevins 1 0 3.86 8 0 0 0 0 7.0 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 .167 Bowman 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Carignan 0 0 2.16 7 0 0 0 0 8.1 8 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 .258 Castro 1 0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .333 Colon 1 0 5.40 2 2 0 0 0 6.2 7 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .250 Cook 0 0 3.38 7 0 0 0 0 8.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 1 0 .077 De Los Santos 0 1 4.32 9 0 0 0 1 8.1 6 6 4 1 1 0 1 5 0 5 5 0 .194 Devine 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 .200 Doolittle 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .200 Figueroa 1 0 0.00 7 0 0 0 0 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 .167 Fuentes 0 0 6.43 7 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 5 5 2 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 .231 Godfrey 1 2 5.09 6 4 0 0 0 17.2 19 10 10 2 0 0 0 6 0 13 1 0 .268 Gonzalez 0 0 15.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .429 Gray 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 .273 Hernandez 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Hunter, B. 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 McCarthy 0 0 4.63 3 3 0 0 0 11.2 13 9 6 0 1 2 0 4 0 6 0 0 .283 Miller 0 0 4.91 4 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 1 0 .200 Milone 2 1 4.91 5 4 0 0 0 14.2 13 9 8 3 0 1 0 1 0 12 0 0 .232 Norberto 1 0 3.38 10 0 0 0 0 10.2 11 5 4 1 0 1 0 4 0 12 1 0 .256 Parker, J. 2 1 3.27 4 3 0 0 0 11.0 6 4 4 0 0 0 1 13 0 9 1 0 .162 Peacock 0 1 12.86 3 2 0 0 0 7.0 12 11 10 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 2 0 .375 Ross 2 1 1.80 5 5 0 0 0 15.0 15 4 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 10 0 0 .263 Schlichting 2 0 5.40 6 1 0 0 1 11.2 12 7 7 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 .261 Scribner 1 0 1.38 8 0 0 0 1 13.0 10 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 10 0 0 .213 Souza 0 0 4.50 3 0 0 0 1 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 Thornton 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 Threets 0 0 1.17 7 0 0 0 1 7.2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2 0 .231 Treinen 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Wagner 0 0 13.50 5 0 0 0 1 5.1 11 8 8 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 .458 Walz 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TEAM 15 7 4.44 24 24 0 1 7 213.0 203 117 105 23 3 7 5 86 0 161 16 1 .250 OPPONENTS 7 15 4.99 24 24 0 0 3 211.0 239 145 117 29 1 14 8 94 0 176 15 4 .284 Stats At The All-Star Break

GI PLAYER AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP E SLG OBP Allen,B .000 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Barton,D .198 37 106 7 21 30 6 0 1 4 0 0 1 19 0 30 1 0 1 0 .283 .325 +Carter,C .353 6 17 6 6 16 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 .941 .389 +Cespedes,Y .263 54 198 19 52 92 11 1 9 36 0 1 3 16 1 48 6 2 5 1 .465 .326 +Cowgill,C .271 32 96 9 26 30 1 0 1 9 0 1 0 11 0 24 3 4 3 0 .313 .343 Crisp,C .236 60 220 23 52 70 5 2 3 18 6 1 0 20 0 28 16 2 5 3 .318 .299 +Donaldson, .153 28 98 5 15 23 5 0 1 7 0 1 0 1 0 26 1 0 1 6 .235 .160 Gomes,J .231 55 147 23 34 64 6 0 8 21 0 1 3 25 2 57 2 1 0 1 .435 .352 Hicks,B .160 9 25 1 4 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 1 1 .280 .222 Hughes,L .077 4 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 .077 .077 Inge,B .214 47 173 15 37 63 8 0 6 36 0 3 1 18 1 50 0 0 7 5 .364 .287 Kaaihue,K .234 39 128 13 30 51 9 0 4 14 0 0 1 10 0 28 1 0 6 2 .398 .295 Moss,B .253 26 87 15 22 56 4 0 10 18 0 0 1 7 0 30 0 0 1 5 .644 .316 +Norris,D .244 11 41 5 10 16 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 4 1 12 2 0 3 1 .390 .311 Pennington .206 78 272 30 56 80 13 1 3 16 5 1 1 23 0 57 11 3 1 7 .294 .269 +Recker,A .129 13 31 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 13 0 0 0 0 .161 .250 Reddick,J .268 83 314 52 84 167 15 4 20 43 1 2 2 38 6 77 8 0 11 2 .532 .348 Rosales,A .167 13 24 2 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 1 3 0 0 2 0 .167 .394 Smith,S .249 76 221 33 55 94 13 1 8 27 0 2 5 36 3 53 2 2 2 0 .425 .364 Sogard,E .145 22 69 6 10 17 1 0 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 12 1 0 0 2 .246 .192 Suzuki,K .211 67 232 16 49 60 11 0 0 16 0 2 3 9 0 46 1 0 3 2 .259 .248 +Taylor,M .188 4 16 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .250 .188 Weeks,J .222 79 311 33 69 96 11 5 2 13 3 1 3 38 0 46 12 5 5 9 .309 .312 PITCHERS .050 86 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 5 .050 .050 OAKLAND .225 86 2866 319 645 1047 125 14 83 302 18 16 25 295 15 683 67 19 57 57 .365 .301 OPPONENT .239 86 2866 316 685 1052 148 9 67 305 22 23 21 275 19 555 53 33 68 41 .367 .308

OPP PITCHER W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK AVG Balfour,G 2 2 3.14 42 0 0 13 0 7 43.0 27 15 15 3 0 18 2 32 1 0 .180 Blackley, 2 2 2.63 11 7 0 2 0 0 51.1 41 17 15 1 0 9 0 32 1 1 .223 Blevins,J 2 0 2.57 32 0 0 10 0 0 35.0 26 12 10 4 2 13 3 30 1 0 .218 +Carignan, 1 1 4.66 11 0 0 5 0 0 9.2 8 5 5 0 0 10 0 8 1 0 .242 Colon,B 6 7 3.80 17 17 0 0 0 0 104.1 113 46 44 13 1 17 1 63 0 0 .274 +Cook,R 2 2 1.41 38 0 0 13 0 8 38.1 13 6 6 0 2 21 3 39 4 0 .105 De Los Santos 0 0 3.00 6 0 0 2 0 0 3.0 7 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 .412 +Doolittle 1 0 2.45 11 0 0 4 0 0 14.2 12 4 4 0 0 3 0 24 0 0 .226 +Figueroa, 0 0 1.50 9 0 0 3 0 0 12.0 7 2 2 1 0 9 0 5 1 0 .189 Fuentes,B 2 2 6.84 26 0 0 12 0 5 25.0 30 19 19 5 1 10 0 18 2 0 .291 +Godfrey,G 0 4 6.43 5 4 0 1 0 0 21.0 26 18 15 4 3 10 0 10 0 0 .317 +Griffin,A 0 0 1.50 3 3 0 0 0 0 18.0 8 4 3 2 0 5 0 11 0 .127 McCarthy, 6 3 2.54 12 12 0 0 0 0 78.0 75 25 22 5 2 19 1 52 0 0 .252 +Miller,J 2 1 1.78 19 0 0 10 0 0 25.1 20 5 5 2 1 15 2 22 0 0 .217 +Milone,T 8 6 3.57 17 17 1 0 0 0 108.1 103 50 43 15 2 25 1 72 0 0 .249 Norberto, 2 1 3.03 27 0 0 7 0 1 32.2 21 12 11 1 0 16 2 26 0 1 .188 +Parker,J 5 4 2.86 14 14 0 0 0 0 85.0 65 28 27 4 2 41 3 67 4 0 .216 Ross,T 2 8 6.35 12 12 0 0 0 0 62.1 79 46 44 7 5 30 1 35 2 1 .317 +Scribner, 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 2 0 1 5.2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 .158 Thompson, 0 1 12.00 3 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 6 4 4 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .400 OAKLAND 43 43 3.38 86 86 1 85 8 22 773.1 685 316 290 67 21 275 19 555 18 3 .239 OPPONENTS 43 43 3.53 86 86 3 83 11 25 773.0 645 319 303 83 25 295 15 683 28 1 .225 April Statistics

GI PLAYER AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP E SLG OBP Allen,B .000 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Barton,D .184 18 49 3 9 16 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 11 0 0 1 0 .327 .286 +Cespedes,Y .250 23 84 8 21 40 4 0 5 19 0 1 3 8 0 24 4 2 3 0 .476 .333 +Cowgill,C .000 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .429 Crisp,C .206 17 63 5 13 14 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 9 4 0 1 1 .222 .275 +Donaldson, .094 9 32 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 3 .094 .094 Gomes,J .216 13 37 6 8 20 0 0 4 7 0 0 1 7 0 16 1 0 0 0 .541 .356 Hughes,L .130 8 23 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 3 .130 .125 OAK .077 4 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 .077 .077 Inge,B .130 10 23 2 3 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 .304 .167 OAK .333 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 Kaaihue,K .289 15 45 4 13 15 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 Pennington .200 23 85 6 17 22 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 0 12 3 1 0 2 .259 .244 +Recker,A .273 6 11 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .364 .429 Reddick,J .277 23 94 12 26 45 7 0 4 9 0 0 1 2 0 14 2 0 3 0 .479 .299 Rosales,A .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Smith,S .197 23 61 8 12 18 0 0 2 5 0 1 2 13 1 15 1 1 0 0 .295 .351 Sogard,E .152 13 46 5 7 14 1 0 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 8 1 0 0 2 .304 .220 Suzuki,K .228 22 79 4 18 24 6 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 13 0 0 1 1 .304 .235 Weeks,J .181 23 94 10 17 29 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 10 0 14 4 2 1 4 .309 .260

Balfour,G .000 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Blevins,J .000 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Carignan,A .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Colon,B .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 +Cook,R .000 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 De Los Santos .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Figueroa,P .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Fuentes,B .000 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Godfrey,G .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 McCarthy,B .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Miller,J .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Milone,T .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Norberto,J .000 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 +Parker,J .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Ross,T .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Thompson,R .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 OAK .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 PITCHERS .000 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 OAKLAND .209 24 807 73 169 266 35 1 20 69 1 3 10 70 1 168 21 7 11 18 .330 .280 OPPONENT .245 24 815 92 200 316 50 3 20 88 5 6 4 69 6 135 9 11 22 13 .388 .305

OPP PITCHER W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK AVG Balfour,G 0 1 3.46 13 0 0 10 0 6 13.0 7 5 5 3 0 4 1 10 0 0 .156 Blevins,J 0 0 1.93 8 0 0 2 0 0 9.1 9 4 2 2 0 3 1 6 0 0 .290 +Carignan, 1 1 6.23 5 0 0 3 0 0 4.1 4 3 3 0 0 5 0 3 1 0 .267 Colon,B 3 2 2.53 6 6 0 0 0 0 42.2 34 12 12 3 0 6 0 26 0 0 .214 +Cook,R 0 0 0.00 9 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 8 2 0 .034 De Los Santos 0 0 3.00 6 0 0 2 0 0 3.0 7 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 .412 +Figueroa, 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 .222 Fuentes,B 1 0 4.15 9 0 0 1 0 0 8.2 9 4 4 1 0 1 0 8 1 0 .250 +Godfrey,G 0 3 5.06 3 3 0 0 0 0 16.0 15 11 9 2 2 7 0 7 0 0 .250 McCarthy, 1 3 3.23 6 6 0 0 0 0 39.0 45 17 14 3 1 10 1 22 0 0 .292 +Miller,J 1 0 2.08 3 0 0 3 0 0 4.1 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 .200 +Milone,T 3 2 3.69 5 5 0 0 0 0 31.2 25 14 13 4 1 7 0 18 0 0 .216 Norberto, 0 0 5.23 8 0 0 1 0 0 10.1 9 6 6 1 0 6 2 7 0 0 .243 +Parker,J 0 0 1.42 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 .304 Ross,T 1 1 6.48 3 3 0 0 0 0 16.2 22 12 12 0 0 6 0 8 1 0 .333 Thompson, 0 1 12.00 3 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 6 4 4 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .400 OAKLAND 11 13 3.41 24 24 0 24 4 6 219.0 200 92 83 20 4 69 6 135 6 0 .245 OPPONENTS 13 11 2.79 24 24 1 23 4 6 219.0 169 73 68 20 10 70 1 168 3 1 .209 May Statistics

GI PLAYER AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP E SLG OBP Barton,D .211 19 57 4 12 14 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 12 0 19 1 0 0 0 .246 .357 +Cespedes,Y .227 5 22 2 5 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .273 .261 +Cowgill,C .265 16 49 2 13 14 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 12 2 2 3 0 .286 .321 Crisp,C .132 10 38 1 5 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 3 0 .158 .154 +Donaldson, .170 15 53 4 9 17 5 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 2 .321 .167 Gomes,J .222 22 63 9 14 20 3 0 1 7 0 0 1 14 2 25 1 0 0 0 .317 .372 Inge,B .208 12 48 5 10 24 2 0 4 17 0 1 1 5 1 14 0 0 5 1 .500 .291 Kaaihue,K .203 19 64 7 13 28 6 0 3 9 0 0 0 6 0 20 1 0 4 1 .438 .271 Pennington .200 25 90 12 18 26 3 1 1 5 2 0 0 9 0 22 4 1 0 3 .289 .273 +Recker,A .050 7 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 .050 .136 Reddick,J .255 26 98 20 25 60 1 2 10 18 1 1 0 17 3 26 3 0 2 2 .612 .362 Rosales,A .200 5 10 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .467 Smith,S .257 23 70 10 18 28 4 0 2 7 0 0 1 10 1 18 0 0 0 0 .400 .358 Sogard,E .100 8 20 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 Suzuki,K .187 22 75 3 14 16 2 0 0 7 0 1 2 5 0 16 1 0 2 1 .213 .253 +Taylor,M .188 4 16 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .250 .188 Weeks,J .250 23 92 9 23 29 2 2 0 2 1 0 2 10 0 16 6 2 0 1 .315 .337

Balfour,G .000 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Blackley,T .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 Blevins,J .000 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Carignan,A .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Colon,B .000 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Cook,R .000 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Figueroa,P .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Fuentes,B .000 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Godfrey,G .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 McCarthy,B .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Miller,J .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Milone,T .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Norberto,J .000 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Parker,J .000 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 Ross,T .000 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 PITCHERS .000 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 OAKLAND .210 27 890 91 187 297 34 5 22 87 7 4 8 101 7 230 22 5 21 13 .334 .295 OPPONENT .254 27 917 110 233 363 53 1 25 109 6 13 10 100 7 169 21 4 20 11 .396 .330

OPP PITCHER W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK AVG Balfour,G 1 0 3.65 13 0 0 3 0 1 12.1 11 5 5 0 0 7 1 9 1 0 .244 Blackley, 0 0 0.82 4 1 0 2 0 0 11.0 7 2 1 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 .175 Blevins,J 0 0 1.98 10 0 0 2 0 0 13.2 6 3 3 1 0 7 1 16 1 0 .136 +Carignan, 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 .200 Colon,B 1 3 7.92 5 5 0 0 0 0 25.0 44 23 22 7 1 4 0 15 0 0 .386 +Cook,R 1 1 1.29 13 0 0 2 0 0 14.0 5 2 2 0 0 9 3 13 1 0 .109 +Figueroa, 0 0 3.00 5 0 0 2 0 0 6.0 4 2 2 1 0 6 0 2 1 0 .222 Fuentes,B 1 1 4.09 11 0 0 7 0 4 11.0 9 5 5 1 1 3 0 7 1 0 .225 +Godfrey,G 0 1 10.80 2 1 0 1 0 0 5.0 11 7 6 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 .500 McCarthy, 2 0 2.37 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.0 17 5 5 2 1 6 0 18 0 0 .227 +Miller,J 0 0 0.96 6 0 0 4 0 0 9.1 7 1 1 0 1 1 0 9 0 0 .200 +Milone,T 3 2 3.58 5 5 0 0 0 0 32.2 32 14 13 3 1 9 0 17 0 0 .256 Norberto, 0 1 3.00 13 0 0 3 0 1 15.0 7 5 5 0 0 6 0 11 0 0 .140 +Parker,J 1 2 3.15 6 6 0 0 0 0 34.1 27 12 12 1 1 20 1 24 2 0 .214 Ross,T 1 5 6.53 6 6 0 0 0 0 30.1 44 22 22 6 3 15 1 15 0 1 .346 OAKLAND 11 16 3.91 27 27 0 27 1 6 241.2 233 110 105 25 10 100 7 169 7 1 .254 OPPONENTS 16 11 3.30 27 27 0 27 5 9 245.1 187 91 90 22 8 101 7 230 12 0 .210 June Statistics

GI PLAYER AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP E SLG OBP +Carter,C .429 2 7 4 3 10 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .429 .500 +Cespedes,Y .343 19 67 9 23 42 5 1 4 14 0 0 0 5 1 13 0 0 2 1 .627 .389 +Cowgill,C .302 13 43 7 13 16 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 4 0 11 1 1 0 0 .372 .354 Crisp,C .264 26 91 14 24 35 3 1 2 10 3 0 0 11 0 14 9 1 1 1 .385 .343 +Donaldson, .231 4 13 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 .231 .286 Gomes,J .289 17 38 8 11 23 3 0 3 7 0 1 1 3 0 11 0 1 0 1 .605 .349 Hicks,B .158 6 19 0 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 .263 .200 Inge,B .227 27 97 9 22 33 5 0 2 17 0 1 0 11 0 28 0 0 2 3 .340 .303 Kaaihue,K .211 5 19 2 4 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 .421 .286 Moss,B .224 20 67 11 15 39 3 0 7 12 0 0 0 7 0 25 0 0 1 4 .582 .297 +Norris,D .348 6 23 3 8 14 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 3 0 .609 .375 Pennington .220 24 82 11 18 29 5 0 2 8 2 1 0 8 0 19 4 0 0 2 .354 .286 Reddick,J .250 27 96 17 24 44 4 2 4 12 0 0 1 15 1 34 3 0 5 0 .458 .357 Rosales,A .143 7 14 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .143 .333 Smith,S .296 24 71 12 21 42 7 1 4 15 0 1 2 11 1 15 1 0 2 0 .592 .400 Sogard,E .333 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 Suzuki,K .208 21 72 9 15 18 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 16 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 Weeks,J .235 26 98 12 23 32 5 2 0 6 1 1 1 15 0 12 1 1 2 3 .327 .339

Balfour,G .000 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Blackley,T .000 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Blevins,J .000 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Carignan,A .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Colon,B .000 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 +Cook,R .000 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Doolittle, .000 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Figueroa,P .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Fuentes,B .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Griffin,A .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 McCarthy,B .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Miller,J .000 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Milone,T .200 6 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 Norberto,J .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Parker,J .000 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Ross,T .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Scribner,E .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 PITCHERS .067 28 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 .067 .067 OAKLAND .250 28 935 133 234 397 47 7 34 125 7 6 6 103 4 231 19 4 20 20 .425 .327 OPPONENT .229 28 885 99 203 303 35 4 19 95 10 4 7 92 6 197 20 13 23 16 .342 .306

OPP PITCHER W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK AVG Balfour,G 0 1 3.38 12 0 0 0 0 0 13.1 7 5 5 0 0 7 0 11 0 0 .159 Blackley, 1 2 3.86 5 5 0 0 0 0 30.1 26 14 13 0 0 8 0 19 1 1 .239 Blevins,J 1 0 3.86 10 0 0 5 0 0 9.1 9 4 4 1 2 1 1 5 0 0 .250 +Carignan, 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 1 0 0 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 .250 Colon,B 2 2 3.27 4 4 0 0 0 0 22.0 23 8 8 2 0 6 1 14 0 0 .274 +Cook,R 1 1 3.60 12 0 0 9 0 6 10.0 6 4 4 0 2 7 0 16 1 0 .171 +Doolittle 1 0 3.48 8 0 0 3 0 0 10.1 12 4 4 0 0 2 0 18 0 0 .300 +Figueroa, 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .100 Fuentes,B 0 1 16.88 6 0 0 4 0 1 5.1 12 10 10 3 0 6 0 3 0 0 .444 +Griffin,A 0 0 1.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.0 5 2 2 1 0 3 0 8 0 0 .122 McCarthy, 3 0 1.35 3 3 0 0 0 0 20.0 13 3 3 0 0 3 0 12 0 0 .188 +Miller,J 1 1 2.38 9 0 0 3 0 0 11.1 10 3 3 1 0 10 1 9 0 0 .244 +Milone,T 2 2 3.89 6 6 1 0 0 0 37.0 40 21 16 8 0 8 1 28 0 0 .272 Norberto, 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 1 0 0 4.1 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 .214 +Parker,J 3 1 2.18 5 5 0 0 0 0 33.0 19 8 8 2 1 15 2 29 2 0 .174 Ross,T 0 2 5.87 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.1 13 12 10 1 2 9 0 12 1 0 .232 +Scribner, 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 1 0 1 4.2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 .133 OAKLAND 15 13 3.32 28 28 1 27 3 8 243.2 203 99 90 19 7 92 6 197 5 1 .229 OPPONENTS 13 15 4.58 28 28 1 27 2 10 243.2 234 133 124 34 6 103 4 231 11 0 .250 July Statistics

GI PLAYER AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP E SLG OBP +Carter,C .254 19 59 11 15 34 1 0 6 15 0 0 0 13 1 19 0 0 2 3 .576 .389 +Cespedes,Y .344 24 96 16 33 55 5 1 5 19 0 0 1 6 1 21 4 0 0 0 .573 .388 Crisp,C .342 18 73 11 25 41 3 2 3 8 1 1 0 6 0 12 4 2 1 0 .562 .388 Gomes,J .302 15 43 8 13 19 0 0 2 8 0 0 1 9 0 15 1 0 0 0 .442 .434 Hicks,B .195 14 41 8 8 20 3 0 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 22 1 0 1 2 .488 .267 Inge,B .213 23 94 10 20 36 4 0 4 12 0 1 0 2 0 33 0 1 0 3 .383 .227 Kottaras,G .333 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 Moss,B .269 20 52 8 14 29 3 0 4 9 0 0 3 4 0 15 0 0 1 1 .558 .356 +Norris,D .130 15 54 7 7 11 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 6 1 16 3 0 1 1 .204 .217 Pennington .111 10 27 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 2 1 0 .111 .172 Reddick,J .269 23 93 10 25 48 9 1 4 11 0 1 0 8 2 22 0 0 2 1 .516 .324 Smith,S .203 20 69 7 14 29 4 1 3 11 0 0 0 6 2 16 0 1 1 0 .420 .267 Sogard,E .263 9 19 1 5 8 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .421 .300 Suzuki,K .273 9 33 3 9 15 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 .455 .273 Weeks,J .206 24 97 16 20 24 2 1 0 6 3 2 1 8 0 15 3 0 2 0 .247 .269

Balfour,G .000 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Blackley,T .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Blevins,J .000 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Colon,B .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 +Cook,R .000 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Doolittle, .000 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Griffin,A .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Miller,J .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Milone,T .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 Norberto,J .000 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Parker,J .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 +Scribner,E .000 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 PITCHERS .000 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 OAKLAND .249 24 853 117 212 373 39 7 36 113 7 5 6 75 7 225 17 6 12 14 .437 .312 OPPONENT .241 24 871 83 210 316 33 2 23 79 1 5 4 50 3 201 7 8 11 10 .363 .284

OPP PITCHER W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK AVG Balfour,G 1 0 0.00 10 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 1 0 .147 Blackley, 2 1 3.29 5 4 0 0 0 0 27.1 25 10 10 2 1 6 0 19 2 1 .245 Blevins,J 3 0 1.42 11 0 0 4 0 0 12.2 7 2 2 1 1 3 1 15 0 0 .159 Colon,B 1 1 2.65 5 5 0 0 0 0 34.0 35 11 10 3 0 4 1 23 0 0 .257 +Cook,R 2 0 2.53 10 0 0 6 0 4 10.2 7 3 3 2 1 2 1 9 0 0 .184 +Doolittle 0 0 4.63 10 0 0 2 0 1 11.2 6 6 6 0 0 4 0 13 0 0 .150 +Griffin,A 3 0 2.90 5 5 0 0 0 0 31.0 27 10 10 4 0 7 0 27 0 .233 +Miller,J 0 0 3.24 6 0 0 5 0 0 8.1 6 3 3 2 1 5 0 9 0 0 .200 +Milone,T 1 2 3.55 5 5 0 0 0 0 33.0 37 14 13 3 0 3 0 34 2 0 .289 Norberto, 3 0 1.59 9 0 0 3 0 0 11.1 11 2 2 2 0 3 0 10 1 1 .244 +Parker,J 3 1 5.34 5 5 0 0 0 0 30.1 34 18 18 3 0 7 0 26 2 0 .286 +Scribner, 0 0 2.89 9 0 0 4 0 0 9.1 10 4 3 1 0 2 0 8 0 0 .256 OAKLAND 19 5 3.14 24 24 0 24 1 5 229.0 210 83 80 23 4 50 3 201 8 2 .241 OPPONENTS 5 19 4.57 24 24 2 22 1 0 222.2 212 117 113 36 6 75 7 225 8 0 .249 August Statistics

GI PLAYER AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP E SLG OBP +Carter,C .275 27 91 16 25 46 9 0 4 14 0 2 0 13 0 31 0 0 0 1 .505 .358 +Cespedes,Y .293 27 99 16 29 42 5 1 2 9 0 0 3 8 1 19 4 1 2 1 .424 .364 Crisp,C .259 26 108 21 28 55 11 2 4 14 0 1 0 10 0 13 9 1 2 1 .509 .319 +Donaldson, .344 17 64 8 22 40 6 0 4 14 0 0 1 6 0 12 2 1 3 2 .625 .408 Drew,S .211 10 38 6 8 10 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 7 1 0 0 1 .263 .311 Gomes,J .245 12 49 8 12 28 1 0 5 10 0 0 0 4 0 17 0 0 1 0 .571 .302 Inge,B .256 10 39 6 10 14 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 0 9 0 0 1 0 .359 .341 Kottaras,G .219 9 32 6 7 17 1 0 3 11 0 0 0 4 0 8 0 0 2 2 .531 .306 Moss,B .274 18 62 10 17 32 3 0 4 13 0 0 0 4 0 20 0 1 2 0 .516 .318 +Norris,D .200 20 70 4 14 26 6 0 2 12 0 0 1 7 0 25 2 1 2 2 .371 .282 Pennington .241 17 54 9 13 21 3 1 1 5 0 1 1 4 0 12 2 1 0 3 .389 .300 Reddick,J .259 26 108 13 28 50 4 0 6 23 0 1 0 5 1 28 2 1 1 2 .463 .289 Rosales,A .286 15 42 6 12 21 3 0 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 10 0 0 1 0 .500 .311 Smith,S .270 10 37 9 10 16 3 0 1 4 0 1 0 3 1 8 0 0 0 0 .432 .317 Sogard,E .143 6 14 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .214 .143 Suzuki,K .333 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .333 +Taylor,M .000 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 Weeks,J .232 17 56 7 13 18 1 2 0 3 4 0 1 7 0 11 1 0 0 3 .321 .328

Anderson,B .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Balfour,G .000 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Blackley,T .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Blevins,J .000 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Colon,B .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 +Cook,R .000 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Doolittle, .000 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 +Figueroa,P .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Griffin,A .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 McCarthy,B .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Miller,J .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Milone,T .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Neshek,P .000 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Norberto,J .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Parker,J .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Ross,T .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Scribner,E .000 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 +Straily,D .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 PITCHERS .000 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 OAKLAND .258 28 971 146 251 441 61 6 39 143 4 8 7 88 3 235 23 7 19 20 .454 .322 OPPONENT .244 28 973 102 237 364 42 2 27 99 5 9 15 60 6 206 23 5 14 17 .374 .295

OPP PITCHER W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK AVG Anderson, 2 0 0.64 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 6 1 1 0 0 2 0 11 1 0 .133 Balfour,G 0 0 1.46 12 0 0 9 0 8 12.1 3 2 2 1 1 2 0 15 0 0 .075 Blackley, 2 0 4.64 5 2 0 3 0 0 21.1 18 11 11 4 2 7 1 16 1 0 .228 Blevins,J 0 1 5.00 11 0 0 1 0 0 9.0 9 5 5 1 1 6 0 6 1 0 .265 Colon,B 3 1 1.88 4 4 0 0 0 0 28.2 25 8 6 2 0 3 1 13 0 0 .223 +Cook,R 2 0 4.63 11 0 0 5 0 3 11.2 14 6 6 2 1 1 0 16 0 0 .298 +Doolittle 0 0 1.04 10 0 0 0 0 0 8.2 11 3 1 0 0 2 1 14 0 0 .306 +Figueroa, 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2 0 0 4.2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 .133 +Griffin,A 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 McCarthy, 2 2 4.60 5 5 0 0 0 0 29.1 35 16 15 5 4 4 0 18 0 0 .297 +Miller,J 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .125 +Milone,T 2 1 3.96 4 4 0 0 0 0 25.0 25 11 11 2 2 4 1 20 0 0 .250 Neshek,P 1 1 1.08 10 0 0 3 0 0 8.1 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 11 0 0 .138 Norberto, 1 0 2.45 6 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 7 3 3 2 1 3 0 14 0 0 .179 +Parker,J 2 3 4.71 6 6 0 0 0 0 36.1 43 20 19 2 1 12 0 23 2 0 .301 Ross,T 0 1 7.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 9 5 5 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 .375 +Scribner, 0 0 4.32 7 0 0 4 0 0 8.1 8 4 4 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 .242 +Straily,D 1 0 3.18 3 3 0 0 0 0 17.0 16 6 6 4 0 4 0 12 0 0 .246 OAKLAND 18 10 3.38 28 28 0 28 4 11 255.2 237 102 96 27 15 60 6 206 6 0 .244 OPPONENTS 10 18 4.78 28 28 2 26 3 4 250.1 251 146 133 39 7 88 3 235 13 0 .258