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A’s AT A GLANCE OAKLAND ATHLETICS (22-30) VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (22-28) Season High +2 (3 times, last: May 14) SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012 – KAUFFMAN STADIUM – 1:10 P.M. CDT Season Low 22-30 (June 1) RHP BRANDON MCCARTHY (3-3, 2.95) VS. RHP LUKE HOCHEVAR (3-5, 6.19) April 10-12 CSNCA – A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) May 11-16 June 0-1 July 0-0 ABOUT THE A’s August 0-0 September 0-0 ABOUT THE A’S: Have a season-high nine-game losing streak and are 3-13 since May 15…are a season-low Home Series 2-4-3 eight games under .500 at 22-30...remain a season-high tying nine games behind Texas in the American Road Series 3-4-2 League West for the fifth consecutive day…have been swept in back-to-back series and have now lost each of Series Sweeps 0-3 the last four series after going 2-0-4 over the previous six series…dropped into a tie for last place in the West First Game of Series 6-13 with the loss on Wednesday, the first time the A’s have held at least a share of last place since April 16 when Last Game of Series 9-9 A’s Score First 15-7 they were all alone in fourth…have spent one day tied for first this year, 30 days in second, eight days tied for Opponent Scores First 7-23 second, 10 days in third, three days tied for third and seven days in fourth. Leading After 7th 16-2 Leading After 8th 18-2 NINE-GAME LOSING STREAK: The A’s have lost each of their last nine games, which is their fifth losing Tied After 7th 5-3 streak of eight or more games over the last six years…it is the longest since they lost 10 consecutive games Tied After 8th 4-2 last year from May 30 to June 9…have been outscored 39-12 during the current losing streak…are batting .165 Trailing After 7th 1-25 (46 for 278), including .140 (6 for 43) with runners in scoring position…have committed six errors…the pitching th Trailing After 8 0-26 staff has a 4.18 ERA (37 er in 79.2 ip). Commit No Errors 12-15 Commit 1 or More Errors 10-15 SHUT OUT: The A’s were shut out last night and have now been shut out in back-to-back games, three of the More HR Than Opp. 9-8 last five games and six of the last 16…were shut out five times in the month of May, the A’s most in one month Fewer HR Than Opp. 3-16 since September, 1991 when they were also blanked five times…have been shut out a Major League leading Same Total HR of Opp. 10-6 Starter Pitches 7 or More 10-8 10 times for the season…were shut out 15 times last year and those were the most times the A’s were shutout Starter Pitches Less Than 7 12-22 in a season since 1979 (17)…the pitching staff has five shutouts, which is tied for second most in the majors to When Scoring 4 or More 18-5 the Angels (7). When Scoring Less Than 4 4-25 Last At Bat 6-5 OFFENSE: The A’s are batting .181 (102 for 563) with 38 runs scored over the last 18 games (2.11 runs per Different Lineups 48 game)…have scored two runs or fewer 12 times over that stretch…rank last in the majors in batting (.208) and slugging (.329) and second to last in on-base percentage (.287), runs scored (164) and batting with runners in A’s vs. ROYALS scoring position (.210)…the runs scored are the A’s fewest over the first 52 games of the season since 1968 (163)…have grounded into six double plays in the last three games, including a season-high four on Monday, The season series is tied 2-2…the but have just 32 for the season, which is the fewest in the American League…have just six doubles in the last A’s lost last night in Kansas City 12 games and 70 for the season, which is the fewest in the majors…lead the majors in pitches per plate after winning two of three in appearance (4.00)…have hit 42 home runs in the first 52 games…last year, the A’s did not hit their 42nd home Oakland in April…have won each of the previous three season run until game 82 on June 30 (also hit number 43 in that game)…22 of the 42 home runs have come with two series against Kansas City and outs…had just 35 two-out home runs all last year. are 19-11 (.633) against the Royals since 2009…all-time, the A’s IN MAY: The A’s went 11-16 (.407) in the month of May, which was the worst record in the American A’s are 298-245 against the League…it marked the second consecutive season and sixth time in the last eight years the A’s finished May Royals…that breaks down to 165- with a losing record…went 10-12 in April and have finished the first two months of the season with a losing 109 in Oakland and 133-136 in record for the second consecutive year and third time in the last four years…hit .2101 in May, which was the Kansas City. second lowest mark in the majors…it was also the second lowest single-month batting average in Oakland history (.2099 in April, 1979)…hit a Major League low .211 in April and that is the third lowest single-month TODAY’S TIDBITS average in Oakland history…struck out 230 times in May, which was the second highest single-month total in Oakland history (233 in August, 2008). Ryan Cook has the lowest opponents batting average PITCHING: The A’s have compiled a 4.34 ERA (132 er in 274.0 ip) over the last 31 games after posting a 2.68 among American League relievers ERA over the first 21 contests…have allowed at least one home run in six of the last seven games (10 total) (.080) and ranks second in ERA (0.75). after surrendering just five home runs over the previous 13 contests…have allowed 45 home runs for the season, which is tied for third fewest in the American League…have the second fewest strikeouts (308)…A’s Collin Cowgill is 8 for 14 (.571) starting pitchers have a 5.14 ERA (99 er in 173.1 ip) and .297 (207 for 696) opponents batting average over the over his last four games…had last 31 games after posting a 2.86 ERA and .242 average over the first 21 contests. back-to-back three hit games for the first time in his career last DEFENSIVE DOINGS: A’s outfielders are tied for the Major League lead with 11 assists (Texas)…last year, Saturday and Monday. A’s outfielders had 21 assists for the entire season…the A’s have made 12 errors in the last 25 games after Coco Crisp is 7 for 7 in stolen tallying 19 in the first 26 contests. bases and has been successful in each of his last 30 stolen bases ON THE BASES: The A’s rank third in the American League in stolen bases (43)…11 of the steals have been attempts…that is the longest of third base, which is the most in the majors…have five double steals, which is two more than the season total streak of consecutive stolen from last year…have been successful in 5 of the last 11 stolen base attempts after a streak of 20 consecutive bases without a caught stealing stolen bases without a caught stealing…A’s opponents have been caught stealing 15 times, which is tied with in Athletics history (since CS Detroit for second in the AL (Kansas City, 20). became an official stat in 1920). Josh Reddick hit 10 home in HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 0-4 on this six-game road trip to Minnesota (0-3) and Kansas City (0-1) and May, which tied for third in the have lost eight of the last 10 road games…return home following the game Sunday for a four-game homestand American League…is the first against Texas, the A’s only home games over a 16-game stretch that began Monday…are 10-15 at home Athletic to hit 10 home runs in a compared to 12-15 on the road…have the third worst home record in the American League…the A’s pitching month since Frank Thomas had staff has a 3.25 ERA (85 er in 235.2 ip) at home compared to 4.06 (105 er in 233.0 ip) on the road…the offense 10 in September, 2006…has 14 is batting .202 (166 for 821) at home compared to .213 (193 for 904) on the road…went 1-5 on their last home runs for the season and is the 10th player in Oakland history homestand against Los Angeles (1-2) and New York (0-3), their worst homestand since July 25-30, 2008 when to hit at least 14 home runs before they also went 1-5 against Texas and Kansas City. the end of May. CLOSE CALLS: The A’s are 6-4 in one-run games, which is the fourth best record in the American Jemile Weeks has an A’s season- League…the 10 one-run games are tied for the fewest in the majors…are 12-11 in games decided by two runs high eight-game hitting streak (11 or fewer and 10-19 in all other games…are 7-6 in games decided in the seventh inning or later, including 6-5 in for 34, .324) the last at bat…are 4-2 in extra inning games…rank second in the AL in extra inning wins and tied for second in games…have three “walk-off” wins, matching their season total from last year…all three of those wins came THIS DATE IN A’s HISTORY after the visiting team scored at least one run in the top of the final inning.

In 1977 Mike Norris tosses a four- THE DISABLED LIST: The A’s have used the disabled list nine times and currently have four players on the DL hit shutout as the A’s defeat the (Anderson, Braden, Devine, Sizemore)…Devine (“Tommy John” surgery) and Sizemore (torn ACL) will miss the Mariners in Seattle, 1-0…Jim entire season…the A’s used the DL 15 times last year, which was the fewest since 2006 when they also used it Tyrone’s double in the fourth 15 times…used the DL a total of 87 times from 2007-10…have not had fewer than two players on the DL since inning drives in the only run of the game…in 1982 Norris tosses a the end of the 2006 season, when they had just one. four-hit shutout as the A’s defeat Boston, 5-0. PITCHING PROBABLES

Sun., June 3 at KC LHP Tommy Milone (6-4, 3.64) vs. RHP Vin Mazzaro (1-0, 4.50) 11:10 CSNCA

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TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Brandon McCarthy (3-3, 2.95 ERA)

McCARTHY BY THE NUMBERS FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make th McCARTHY’S 2012 STARTS his 10 start of the season…the A’s are 5- W L ERA G IP ER 4 (.556) in his starting assignments and Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT 2012 3 3 2.95 9 58.0 19 are 16-18 (.471) in his two seasons with March 28 SEA 1-3 (11) -- 1.29 7.0 6 1 1 0 3 1 82 2011 9 9 3.32 25 170.2 63 April 6 SEA 3-7 L 2.25 5.0 7 5 2 2 3 0 95 Career 32 36 4.06 144 601.1 271 the A’s…his teams are 43-47 (.478) in his April 11 KC 5-4 (12) -- 2.50 6.0 6 2 2 2 4 1 102 career…has tossed seven or more innings April 16 at LAA 0-6 L 3.60 7.0 11 5 5 0 4 1 99 Home 1 2 1.97 5 32.0 7 in five of his nine starts, allowed two runs April 21 CLE 1-5 L 3.38 7.0 10 2 2 3 4 0 113 Road 2 1 4.15 4 26.0 12 or fewer six times and walked two batters April 27 at BAL 5-2 W 3.23 7.0 5 2 2 3 4 0 97 Day 0 0 4.76 2 11.1 6 or fewer five times. April Totals (5 G, 5 GS) 1-3 3.66 32.0 39 16 13 10 19 2 Night 3 3 2.51 7 46.2 13 May 2 at BOS 4-2 W 2.96 6.2 5 1 1 3 4 0 113 Pre-ASB 3 3 2.95 9 58.0 19 THE DISABLED LIST: Was reinstated May 12 DET 3-1 W 2.56 7.0 4 0 0 0 10 0 91 Post-ASB 0 0 --- 0 0.0 0 from the disabled list today…was placed May 17 at TEX 5-4 (10) -- 2.95 5.1 8 4 4 3 4 2 91 May Totals (3 G, 3 GS) 2-0 2.37 19.0 17 5 5 6 18 2 on the 15-day DL May 20 retroactive to AVG. AB H vs. LHH .315 124 39 May 18 with a strained right shoulder…it vs. RHH .219 105 23 was his seventh career stint on the DL. THREE-GAME WINNING STREAK: Is 3-0 with a 2.42 ERA (7 er in 26.0 ip) and .222 (22 for 99) opponents RUN SUPPORT batting average over his last four starts…the winning streak is one short of his career high of four (twice,

McCarthy last: July 15 to August 6, 2011). Runs Scored Times 0 1 HOME AND AWAY: Is 1-2 despite a 1.97 ERA (7 er in 32.0 ip) in five starts at home compared to 2-1 with a 1 2 4.15 ERA (12 er in 26.0 ip) in four starts on the road…in two seasons with the A’s, he is 7-5 with a 2.46 2 1 ERA (32 er in 117.0 ip) in 18 starts at home compared to 5-7 with a 4.03 ERA (50 er in 111.2 ip) in 16 starts 3 3 on the road. 4 1 5 1 OPPONENTS BATTING: Has allowed a .271 opponents batting average, which includes .219 (23 for 105) 6 0 against right-handed hitters compared to .315 (39 for 124) against left-handers…has issued 11 of his 16 7 0 walks and surrendered four of his five home runs to lefties…opponents are batting .331 (43 for 130) with the 8 0 bases empty compared to .192 (19 for 99) with runners on base…including .175 (10 for 57) with runners in 9 0 10 0 scoring position…the mark with RISP is fourth lowest in the AL. Run Support Avg. 3.41 RUN SUPPORT: Has received run support of three runs or fewer in seven of his nine starts this year, including one run or fewer three times…his season run support average of 3.41 is sixth lowest in the McCARTHY vs. KANSAS CITY American League…in two seasons with the A’s, he is 2-12 with run support of three runs or fewer and 10-0

W L ERA G IP ER in 12 starts with run support of four runs or more. 2012 0 0 3.00 1 6.0 2 2011 0 1 4.32 1 8.1 4 THREE OUT OF SEVEN: Started three of the A’s first seven games…since 1977, the only Oakland pitcher Career 1 1 4.94 11 27.1 15 to start three of the A’s first seven games is Joe Blanton, who did it in 2008, the last time the A’s went to Japan…McCarthy also started two of the A’s first three games, joining Blanton as the only pitchers in McCarthy’s Starts vs. Kansas City Oakland history to start two of the A’s first three games.

DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO FIRST START: Had a no decision in the A’s 3-1, 11-inning loss to Seattle in Tokyo on March 28…it was his 6/20/05 H -- 4.2 7 6 6 4 0 first career Opening Day start and he became the seventh different Opening Day starter for the A’s in the 5/7/11 A L 8.1 7 4 4 2 3 last seven years (Cahill, Sheets, Braden, Blanton, Haren, Zito)…tossed 7.0 innings and allowed just one run 4/11/12 H -- 6.0 6 2 2 2 4 on a Dustin Ackley home run in the fourth inning...Hernandez and the Mariners bullpen combined to limit the A’s to a run on six hits. Kansas City Career Batting vs. McCarthy SECOND START: He was the losing pitcher in the A’s 7-3 loss to Seattle April 6 in Oakland…blanked the Mariners on two hits over the first two innings before allowing four runs in the third…an error by Donaldson AVG. AB H HR BB SO Betancourt .600 5 3 1 0 1 made three of the runs unearned…Seager had a two-run single to highlight the scoring and McCarthy Butler .333 6 2 1 0 1 allowed another run in the fourth on a Figgins RBI single. Escobar .167 6 1 0 0 1 Francoeur .286 7 2 0 0 1 THIRD START: He had a no decision in the A’s 5-4, 12-inning win over Kansas City April 11 in Getz .125 8 1 0 0 1 Oakland…retired the first seven batters before Pena double and scored on a Gordon single in the third Gordon .333 6 2 0 1 0 inning…also allowed a solo home run to Butler in the fourth…left after six innings with a 3-2 lead but Hosmer .200 5 1 0 2 0 Fuentes allowed a Gordon home run in the seventh inning for the blown save. Maier .000 3 0 0 0 0 Moustakas .333 3 1 0 0 1 FOURTH START: He was the losing pitcher in the A’s 6-0 loss at Los Angeles April 21…allowed 11 hits in Pena .333 3 1 0 0 0 7.0 innings…allowed a three-run home run to Morales in the first inning but then blanked the Angels on five Quintero .500 6 3 0 0 1 hits and a hit batter over the next six innings…also yielded a RBI double to Morales in the eighth and was relieved by Carignan who allowed an inherited runner to score. McCARTHY’S CAREER HIGHS FIFTH START: He was the losing pitcher in the A’s 5-1 loss to Cleveland April 21 in Oakland…allowed 10 Low Hit CG: 3, 9/3/11 vs. SEA hits, his second consecutive start with 10 or more hits...surrendered at least one hit in each inning, including IP: 9.0 (twice), last: 9/3/11 vs. SEA the first when Kipnis singled and later scored on a Hafner ground out…also allowed a RBI single to Kipnis in Fewest IP, GS: 0.2 (twice), last: 9/15/08 vs. DET the sixth and left after seven innings trailing 2-1...Fuentes then allowed three runs in the eighth. H: 14, 4/26/11 at LAA R: 7 (three times), last: 8/12/11 vs. TEX SIXTH START: He picked up his first win of the season in the A’s 5-2 win at Baltimore April 27…it snapped ER: 7 (twice), last: 4/26/11 at LAA a four-game losing streak dating back to last year…allowed a Markakis sacrifice fly in the first inning but the BB: 4 (six times), last: 4/9/09 vs. CLE SO: 10 (three times), last: 5/12/12 vs. DET A’s came back with three in the second to take the lead for good…he blanked the Orioles on two hits and a HR: 4, 5/27/05 at TEX walk in innings two through six before allowing a RBI single to Jones in the sixth. Win Streak: 4 (twice), last: 7/15/11 to 8/6/11 Loss Streak: 5, 4/21/11 to 7/4/11 SEVENTH START: He won his second consecutive start in the A’s 4-2 win at Boston May 2…blanked the Scoreless Streak: 17.2, 8/30/05 to 9/11/05 Red Sox on three hits and two walks over the first six innings and had a 4-0 lead entering the bottom of the Complete Games: 6, last: 9/26/11 at SEA seventh…allowed a sacrifice fly to Byrd and was relieved by Cook with runners on first and second and two Shutouts: 2, last: 9/3/11 vs. SEA outs…Cook escaped the jam and the bullpen allowed a run in the ninth. EIGHTH START: He extended his winning streak to three games in the A’s 3-1 win over Detroit May 12 in Oakland…struck out a career-high tying 10 batters in 7.0 scoreless innings and did not walk a batter…it was his third career 10-strikeout game and the second time he did not walk a batter or allow a run in those games…allowed only one base runner past second base…retired each of the final nine batters he faced. LAST START: He had a no decision in the A’s 5-4, 10-inning win at Texas May 17…the A’s scored three times in the first inning and he blanked the Rangers on two hits and three walks over the first three innings…Moreland then hit a two-run home run in the fourth and a solo shot in the sixth to tie the game…another run scored in the sixth inning when Gentry scored from third on an Andrus sacrifice hit…A’s manager Bob Melvin was ejected by home plate umpire Laz Diaz for arguing the call. McCARTHY vs. KANSAS CITY: Is 1-1 with a 4.94 ERA (27.1 ip, 24 h, 15 r, 15 er, 11 bb, 14 so, 2 hr) in 11 career appearances, including three starts…is 0-1 with a 4.63 ERA (6 er in 11.2 ip) in four appearances, one start, in Kansas City and 1-0 with a 5.17 ERA (9 er in 15.2 ip) in seven games in his home ballparks…including 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA (2 er in 6.0 ip) in one start in the Coliseum…is 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA (12 er in 19.0 ip) in his three starting assignments…had a no decision in his only start this year, a 5-4 A’s win in 12 innings April 11 in Oakland…retired the first seven batters before Pena doubled and scored on a Gordon single in the third inning…also allowed a solo home run to Butler in the fourth…left after six innings with a 3-2 lead but Fuentes allowed a Gordon home run in the seventh inning for the blown save.

TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER

LHP Tommy Milone (6-4, 3.64 ERA): Is scheduled to make his 11th start of the season…leads American League rookies in innings pitched (64.1), is tied for the lead in games started (10), ranks second in wins (6) and is sixth in strikeouts (35)…is the first rookie pitcher in Oakland history to have six wins before the end of May…his six wins are tied for fifth among all AL pitchers…went 3-1 with a 2.00 ERA and .185 opponents batting average over his first four starts and is 3-3 with a 4.82 ERA (20 er in 37.1 ip) and .268 (40 for 149) opponents average over his last six starts…is 2- 3 with a 7.16 ERA (22 er in 27.2 ip) and .295 (33 for 112) opponents batting average in five starts on the road compared to 4-1 with a 0.98 ERA (4 er in 36.2 ip) and .186 (24 for 129) opponents average in five starts at home…was the winning pitcher in his only career start against Kansas City earlier this year, April 9 in Oakland…combined with Grant Balfour on a three-hit, 1-0 shutout in his A’s debut…tossed a career-high 8.0 innings and allowed all three of the hits. ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS

6-5, 2.70 ERA (160.0 ip, 112 h, 54 r, 48 er, 75 bb, 125 so, 12 hr) Save/Save Opportunities: 12/18 (66.7%) The A’s bullpen is 0-3 with no saves, three blown saves and a 4.18 ERA (11 er in 23.2 ip) over the past eight games after going 1-0 with two saves, no blown saves and a 1.20 ERA in its previous nine games…now has a 2.70 ERA for the season, which ranks second in the American League…ranks first in opponents batting average (.199) and opponents slugging percentage (.320) and third in opponents on-base percentage (.294)…has allowed just 12 home runs, which ranks third fewest among AL bullpens, and is tied for fourth in opponents grounded into double plays (16)...has allowed the most walks (75) and recorded the second fewest strikeouts (125).

50 RHP GRANT BALFOUR Save/Opportunities: 7-9 Last Outing: 5/29 at Minnesota (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 2 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 10/5 First Hitters: 7-22 (4 bb)  Has not allowed a run in nine of his past 10 games (2 er in 10.0 ip, 1.80 ERA)…allowed seven runs in his previous six games (14.54 ERA) after yielding just one run over his first 10 contests (0.82 ERA).  Has allowed a .200 opponents batting average…that includes .173 (9 for 52) against left-handers and .237 (9 for 38) against right-handers…first batters faced are 7 for 22 (.318) with three walks (.423 on-base percentage).  Has a 1.32 ERA (2 er in 13.2 ip) in 13 appearances at home and a 6.17 ERA (8 er in 11.2 ip) in 13 outings on the road.  Is tied third in the American League in games pitched (26) and tied for sixth in blown saves (2).  Has allowed 5 of 10 (50.0%) inherited runners to score, which is the third highest percentage in the AL.  Has a save in two games against Kansas City this year (3.0 ip, 1 h, 2 bb, 3 so)…is 1-1 with two saves, no blown saves and a 1.50 ERA in 20 career appearances against the Royals (24.0 ip, 12 h, 5 r, 4 er, 12 bb, 26 so).  Recorded the 17th save of his career May 5, tying Graeme Lloyd for the most in Major League history by an Australian-born pitcher.  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).

13 LHP JERRY BLEVINS Save/Opportunities: 0-0 Last Outing: 6/1 at Kansas City (ND, 0.1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 12/5 First Hitters: 5-18 (0 bb, 1 sf)  Has not allowed an earned run in 14 of his past 16 games (3 er in 20.0 ip, 1.35 ERA).  Has allowed 5 of 12 (41.7%) inherited runners to score, which is the seventh highest percentage in the American League…has now allowed 13 of 26 (50.0%) to score over the past two seasons.  His opponents have a .197 batting average…right-handed hitters are batting .189 (7 for 37) and lefties are hitting .205 (8 for 39).  Has not allowed a run in 13 of his 14 career appearances against the Royals (12.1 ip, 10 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 12 so, 1 hr, 0.73 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.

38 RHP ANDREW CARIGNAN Save/Opportunities: 0-0 Last Outing: 6/1 at Kansas City (ND, 0.2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/2 First Hitters: 2-8 (1 bb)  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento Sunday for his third stint with the A’s and has pitched twice since his return (1.2 ip, 1 bb, 3 so).  Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and had a 6.23 ERA in five games before he was optioned to Sacramento April 17…returned May 11 and appeared in two games (9.00 ERA) before he was sent back to Sacramento May 16.  His opponents have a .222 batting average…left-handed hitters are 2 for 10 (.200) and righties are 4 for 17 (.235).  Has a win in three games against Kansas City this year (1.2 ip, 1 h, 1 bb, 2 so).  Allowed a .158 average against both left-handed hitters and right-handers in seven games with the River Cats...issued just one walk in 11.0 innings and struck out 17…his complete 2012 statistics: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Sacramento (AAA) 2 0 2.70 9 0 0 0 1 13.1 9 4 4 1 21  Pitched at three different levels in the A’s farm system last year, combining for a 1-0 record with eight saves and a 1.85 ERA in 33 relief appearances…earned a September promotion to Oakland and posted a 4.26 ERA in six relief appearances in his Major League debut.

48 RHP RYAN COOK Save/Opportunities: 0-1 Last Outing: 5/28 at Minnesota (BS; L, 1.0 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 7/0 First Hitters: 1-19 (3 bb)  Had his season-opening scoreless streak end at 23.0 innings when he allowed two runs Monday…it ATHLETICS LONGEST SEASON OPENING was the longest scoreless streak to start a season by an Athletics pitcher on the Opening Day SCORELESS STREAKS SINCE 1918 roster since at least 1918…broke the previous mark of 21.0 innings set by Alex Kellner in 1953. (players on Opening Day roster)  The runs also snapped his career-high 24.0-inning scoreless streak dating back to last year.  Now ranks second among American League relievers with a 0.75 ERA for the season. 23.0 Ryan Cook, March 28-May 28, 2012  Has allowed a .080 opponents batting average, which is the lowest among American League 21.0 Alex Kellner, April 14-24, 1953 relievers...right-handers are 3 for 41 (.073) and lefties are 3 for 34 (.088)….has the second lowest 18.1 Jim Corsi, April 27-June 5, 1995 slugging percentage among AL relievers (.120) and is tied for the fourth lowest on-base percentage 17.1 Dennis Eckersley, April 10-May 25, 1990 (.222). 17.1 Santiago Casilla, March 26-May 6, 2008

 Allowed his first hit with a runner on base Monday and opponents are now 1 for 32 (.031) with runners on base for the season.  His first batters faced are hitting .056 (1 for 19), which is the lowest average in the AL.  His 14 walks are tied for the most among AL relievers.  Has faced the Royals once this season, April 11 (1.1 ip).  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.

40 LHP BRIAN FUENTES Save/Opportunities: 4-6 Last Outing: 5/29 at Minnesota (BS; L, 0.2 ip, 2 h, 3 r, 3 er, 1 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0 First Hitters: 3-20 (0 bb)  Was charged with a blown save and loss Tuesday night after allowing a three-run home run to Willingham…had allowed a total of just two runs in his previous 12 games (1.46 ERA).  Has a 3.27 ERA (4 er in 11.0 ip) in 11 games on the road but has a 5.19 ERA (5 er in 8.2 ip) in nine contests in Oakland.  Has allowed a .237 opponents batting average…that includes .234 (11 for 47) against right-handed hitters and .241 (7 for 29) against lefties.  Is tied for sixth among American League relievers in blown saves (2) and tied for seventh in wins (2).  Has faced Kansas City once this year, April 11 (0.2 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 1 hr)…has a win, 13 saves, two blown saves and a 1.93 ERA in 24 games in his career (23.1 ip, 14 h, 5 r, 5 er, 11 bb, 16 so, 2 hr).  Recorded the 200th save of his career May 2 at Boston (now has 203)…became the sixth left-handed reliever in Major League history to record 200 saves (Franco, Wagner, Myers, Righetti, Lyle).  Was the A’s closer the first two months last year due to Bailey’s injury…was 1-8 with 12 saves, 3 blown saves and a 5.09 ERA in 38 games through July 1…then went 1-0 with no save opportunities and a 1.57 ERA over his final 29 appearances…had a 3.70 ERA in 67 games overall.

53 RHP JIM MILLER Save/Opportunities: 0-0 Last Outing: 5/30 at Minnesota (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/3 First Hitters: 2-8 (1 bb)  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento May 20 for his second stint with the A’s this year and has not allowed a run in three games since his return (4.1 ip, 2 h, 1 bb, 7 so)…was selected from Sacramento April 25 and had a 1.93 ERA in six appearances before he was optioned May 11.  Has appeared in nine games and has tossed 2.0 or more innings in four of them.  Has allowed a .200 opponents batting average…left-handed hitters are 3 for 22 (.136) and righties are 7 for 28 (.250).  Has not faced Kansas City in his career.  Appeared in two games with the River Cats following his May 11 option, allowing a run in 3.1 innings…allowed a .200 batting average in 10 relief appearances overall, including .071 against right-handed hitters and .412 against lefties…his complete 2012 statistics with Sacramento: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Sacramento (AAA) 0 2 2.92 10 0 0 0 2 12.1 9 4 4 2 12  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.

77 LHP JORDAN NORBERTO Save/Opportunities: 1-2 Last Outing: 5/30 at Minnesota (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 12/2 First Hitters: 2-21 (0 bb)  Has allowed four runs in his past four games (3.2 ip, 9.82 ERA) after not allowing a run in his previous five appearances (6.0 ip).  Had a 3.00 ERA (5 er in 15.0 ip) and .140 (7 for 50) opponents batting average in 13 games in the month of May after posting a 5.23 ERA and .243 opponents average in eight appearances in April.  Has a 2.30 ERA (4 er in 15.2 ip) in 14 appearances on two days rest or fewer and a 6.52 ERA (7 er in 9.2 ip) in his seven other outings.  Has held opponents to a .184 batting average…left-handed hitters are batting .161 (5 for 31) and righties are hitting .196 (11 for 56).  His first batters faced are 2 for 21 (.095), which is the sixth lowest average in the American League.  Is tied for sixth among AL relievers in walks (12).  Has faced Kansas City once this year, April 11 (1.2 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 so).  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.

ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES

52 YOENIS CÉSPEDES Career vs. Hochevar (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 5 Kansas City Series: 0-4, 2 so Road Trip: 0-4, 2 so  Was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list yesterday…was placed on the DL May 12 retroactive to May 7 with a strained muscle in his left hand.  Is tied for second among American League rookies in RBI (21) and tied for third in home runs (5), stolen bases (4) and walks (9).  Is batting .182 (12 for 66) on the road compared to .318 (14 for 44) with four of his five home runs at home.  All five of his home runs have come with runners on base (three two-run, two three-run).  Is batting .300 (12 for 40) with three of his five home runs and 10 of his 21 RBI in the seventh inning or later.  Started in left field last night for the first time this season…had made each of his first 28 starts in center field.  Made three starts in left field with Triple-A Sacramento on a rehab assignment from Monday through Wednesday…his complete rehab stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Sacramento (AAA) .333 3 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .455  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. Hochevar (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 4 games (8 for 14) Minnesota Series: 5-10, 2b, rbi, 3 bb, so, 2 cs, gidp Last Homestand: 3-8, 2 so  Is 8 for 14 (.571) over his last four games after going 5 for 39 (.128) over his first 15 contests.  Started the season 0 for 10 against left-handed pitching but is 8 for his last 9 (.889)…is hitting .421 (8 for 19) against lefties for the season compared to .147 (5 for 34) against right-handers.  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento May 11 for his second stint with the A’s this year…is 13 for 49 (.265) in 16 games, 14 starts (nine in center field, four in left field, one in right field) since his return.  Had back-to-back three hit games for the first time in his career last Saturday and Monday…they were the second and third games of three or more hits in his career.  Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and went 0 for 4 with three walks in four games before he was optioned to Sacramento April 17.  Hit safely in 11 of his final 12 games with Sacramento (17 for 50, .340) after batting .179 over his first seven contests…hit .387 with runners in scoring position…appeared in 10 games in right field, seven in center field and three in left field…his complete 2012 statistics: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Sacramento (AAA) .282 19 78 15 22 5 0 2 16 7 14 4 0 .423 .349  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. Hochevar (.167, 1-6, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 5 Kansas City Series: 0-3 Road Trip: 3-10, 2b, rbi, bb, sb, 2 sh, 2 gidp  Was reinstated from the disabled list May 21 and has started each of the A’s 10 games in ATHLETICS CONSECUTIVE STOLEN BASES, NO center field since his return (5 for 37, .135)…made 15 of his first 17 starts in left field…had 203 CAUGHT STEALING (since 1920) career starts in left entering this season, but none since October 2, 2005.  Is a perfect 7 for 7 in stolen bases this year and has been successful in each of his last 30 30 Coco Crisp, July 16, 2011-present stolen base attempts…that is the longest streak of consecutive stolen bases without a 28 Stan Javier, May 31-October 1, 1995 caught stealing in Athletics history (since caught stealing became an official stat in 26 Mitchell Page, April 10-August 13, 1977 1920)…broke the previous record of 28 set by Stan Javier in 1995…has not been caught 26 Bert Campaneris, July 10-September 11, 1976 stealing since July 10, 2011 at Texas. 25 Don Baylor, May 7-June 22, 1976  Is 2 for 28 (.071) during the day compared to a .211 (16 for 76) batting average at night.  Snapped his 0 for 19 streak with a single in the seventh inning last Sunday against New York.  Was placed on the 15-day disabled list May 4 retroactive to May 3 with an inner ear infection.  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. Hochevar (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 4 Minnesota Series: 0-3 Last Homestand: 4-22, r, 2 2b, 4 so  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento May 12 for his second stint with the A’s this year…is 9 for 53 (.170) in 15 games since his return, all starts at third base…started 14 consecutive games at third before Inge was reinstated from the disabled list Monday.  Has not drawn a walk this year and his 85 at bats are the most in the majors among batters with no walks…has gone 27 consecutive games without a walk dating back to September 22, 2010…the last Athletic with a longer streak is Miguel Tejada, who had a 29-game streak from May 29 to June 29, 2001…has not walked since September 19, 2010 at Minnesota.  Is batting .208 (10 for 48) at night but is 2 for 37 (.054) in 10 day games.  Has made 24 starts, all at third base…his Major League experience prior to this season included seven games at catcher and two at first base.  Has two multiple-hit games this season and both have come on a Friday…is 6 for 16 (.375) on Friday and 6 for 69 (.087) 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…reached base safely in all 13 of his games with the River Cats…appeared in nine games at third base and five at catcher…his 2012 stats with Sacramento: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Sacramento (AAA) .447 13 47 10 21 1 1 5 14 5 4 0 2 .830 .509  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).

31 JONNY GOMES Career vs. Hochevar (.400, 2-5, 1 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 9 Minnesota Series: 0-6, r, 4 bb, 4 so Last Homestand: 2-9, rbi, 2 bb, so  Is 5 for 35 (.143) with nine walks over his last 13 games after going 9 for 23 (.391) over his previous seven contests.  Is a .329 (26 for 79) career hitter against Kansas City with five doubles, 13 home runs and 25 RBI in 28 games…the home runs are his most against any team…has a .886 slugging percentage against the Royals, which is the best mark among all players with 75 or more plate appearances against Kansas City (Erubiel Durazo, .841)…has a .424 average (14 for 33) with five doubles and five home runs in 11 career games at Kauffman Stadium (1.030 slugging percentage).  Is 0 for 4 with two walks as a pinch hitter…went 0 for 28 in the pinch last year and is now 0 for his last 32…his last pinch hit came on August 29, 2010 against Chicago (NL)…is 14 for 105 (.133) in the pinch in his career.  Is 7 for 25 (.280) with runners in scoring position, including 5 for 13 (.385) with runners in scoring position and two outs.  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.

7 BRANDON INGE Career vs. Hochevar (.188, 3-16, 0 HR, 0 BB, 4 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 5 Kansas City Series: 0-2, bb, so Road Trip: 1-9, 2 bb, 3 so, hbp, 2 gidp  Was reinstated from the disabled list Monday and is 1 for 9 (.111) in three starts at third base since his return.  Has 17 RBI in 14 games with the A’s, which is third most in Oakland history by a player in his first 14 games with the A’s (Cust, 20 in 2007; Kingman, 18 in 1984).  All five of his home runs have come with runners on base (one two-run, two three-run, two grand slams).  Is tied for the Major League lead with two grand slams and is the first Athletic with two slams in a season since Nick Swisher in 2006.  Was placed on the 15-day DL May 17 retroactive to May 13 with a strained right groin…it was his second stint on the disabled list this year…began the season on Detroit’s DL with a strained left groin and was reinstated April 14.  Was signed by the A’s April 30 after being released by Detroit April 26…started each of the A’s 11 games at third base prior to the injury.  Had a two-game rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento May 25 and 26…went 5 for 5 with three runs, two doubles, two home runs (including a grand slam) and seven RBI Saturday against Reno…his complete rehab stats along with his stats from the Tigers: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Toledo (AAA) .111 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 .111 .385 DETROIT .100 9 20 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 .300 .100 Sacramento (AAA) .857 2 7 3 6 2 0 2 8 1 0 0 0 2.000 .875  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.

25 KILA KA’AIHUE Career vs. Hochevar (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 8 Kansas City Series: 0-3, bb Road Trip: 1-6, r, hr, rbi, 2 bb, so, gidp  Is 4 for 36 (.111) over his last 12 games and is now batting .184 (14 for 76) over his last 23 games after hitting .333 over his first 12 contests.  Has homered twice in his last five games and each of his last two hits have been home runs…nine of his last 13 hits are for extra bases (six doubles, three home runs).  Is 0 for 5 as a pinch hitter…was 3 for 6 (.500) in his career in the pinch entering the season.  Played his first career games against the Royals last night…batted .216 with 11 home runs and 32 RBI in 87 games with Kansas City over three seasons (2008, 2010-11).  Was on the Royals Opening Day roster last year and batted .195 with two home runs and six RBI in 23 games before he was optioned to Triple- A Omaha May 5…spent the balance of the season with the Storm Chasers, hitting .272 with 11 home runs and 65 RBI in 95 games.

2 CLIFF PENNINGTON Career vs. Hochevar (.091, 1-11, 0 HR, 1 BB, 3 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 22 Kansas City Series: 0-3, 2 so Road Trip: 0-5, bb, so, sh  Is on a 0 for 22 streak…the longest hitless streak of his career is 27 at bats (May 22-June 1, 2010).  Is now 1 for 26 over his last nine games, which has dropped his batting average 27 points to .197...has the second lowest batting average in the American League (Ryan, SEA .174) and the fourth lowest on-base percentage (.255) and slugging percentage (.270).  Is batting .242 (23 for 95) on the road compared to .145 (12 for 83) at home.  Has not grounded into a double play and his 178 at bats are third most in the AL among players with no GIDP.  Has committed three errors in his last 13 games and now has five for the season, which ranks fourth most among AL shortstops.  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. Hochevar (.167, 1-6, 0 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO) Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) Kansas City Series: 1-4, 2 so Road Trip: 3-15, 2 r, 3b, hr, rbi, 3 bb, ibb, 4 so  Is 12 for 58 (.207) over his last 16 games but six of the hits are home runs.  Hit 10 home runs in May, which tied for third in the American League…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).  Has 14 home runs for the season, which ranks sixth in the AL…is the 10th player in Oakland history to hit 14 or more home runs before the end of May, the second in the last 12 years (Swisher, 16 in 2006)…had just 10 home runs in 143 career games entering the season.  Also ranks eighth in the AL in total bases (106), tied for ninth in extra base hits (24) and tied for 10th in runs (32).  Has hit 13 of his 14 home runs as a right fielder…last year, A’s right fielders combined to hit 13 home runs the entire season…his home runs are the most by an A’s right fielder since 2007 when Jack Cust hit 13 of his 26 home runs while playing right field.  Is batting .300 (24 for 80) with eight home runs and 16 RBI with two outs…leads the majors in two-out home runs and is tied for fourth in the AL in two-out RBI.  Seven of his home runs have come with two strikes, which is tied for second in the AL…five have come in the seventh inning or later, which is tied for fifth in the AL.  Is tied for fourth among AL outfielders with five assists…it matches his career-high established in 80 games in the outfield with Boston last year…the A’s team leader last year had six (DeJesus).  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. Hochevar (.000, 0-3, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 3) Minnesota Series: 1-3, so Last Homestand: 0-5, 2 bb, gidp  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento May 17 for his second stint with the A’s this year…is 2 for 10 (.100) with five walks in five games since his return…has made two starts at first base, one at second base and one at shortstop.  Was on the Opening Day roster and appeared in one game in Japan as a defensive replacement at first base…was optioned to Sacramento April 2 before the regular season resumed.  Hit .302 over his first 28 games with the River Cats but was 4 for 24 (.167) over his final eight contests…was batting .318 against right-handed pitchers compared to .190 against left-handers…appeared in 32 games at shortstop and four at third base…his complete 2012 stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Sacramento (AAA) .277 36 130 19 36 13 1 2 19 8 30 2 1 .438 .314  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. Hochevar (.000, 0-2, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 3 Kansas City Series: 0-3, bb, so Road Trip: 1-7, r, bb, so, hbp  Is 7 for 43 (.163) over his last 14 games.  Flied out as a pinch hitter Monday and is 1 for 6 (.167) with a walk and a RBI in the pinch for the season…however, is a .329 (47 for 143) career hitter in the pinch with five home runs and 35 RBI…since 2007, he has the best batting average, on-base percentage (.424) and slugging percentage (.580) among pinch hitters with 90 or more plate appearances…also ranks fourth in RBI and tied for fifth in walks (26).  Has not grounded into a double play and his 134 at bats are fourth most in the American League among players with no GIDP.  Has four home runs, all against right-handed pitching…has hit 35 of his 36 home runs over the last three years off right-handed pitching with the one exception coming on August 1, 2011 against Philadelphia off Cole Hamels…51 of his 55 career home runs have come off right-handers.  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.

8 KURT SUZUKI Career vs. Hochevar (.154, 2-13, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 6 Kansas City Series: 0-2, bb Road Trip: 2-11, r, rbi, 2 so  Is 10 for 62 (.161) with one double over his last 19 games.  Ranks last in the majors in slugging percentage (.256) and has the second lowest on-base percentage (.246) to the Mets Ike Davis (.229).  Has not homered this year and has a 54-game homerless streak dating back to last year…that is the second longest homerless streak of his career to a 56-game streak from July 29-October 2, 2010…his last homer was September 15, 2011 against Detroit.  Is 3 for 10 (.300) against Kansas City this year and has a .324 (11 for 34) average against the Royals over the last two years.  Has started 43 games at catcher, which is second most in the majors (Molina, STL 45)…now has 559 starts behind the plate since 2008, which are the most in the majors over that span.  Tossed out Revere attempting to steal third on Wednesday, ending a streak of 16 consecutive stolen bases off him…tossed out 6 of the first 12 attempted base stealers.  Has not had three RBI in a game since July 25, 2010 against Chicago (AL)…has a streak of 234 consecutive games with two RBI or fewer, which is the longest streak by an Athletic since Mike Bordick had a 261-game streak from April 13, 1990-April 17, 1993.  Snapped a 0 for 17 streak with a RBI single in the eighth inning Monday in Minnesota.  Batted .237 with 14 home runs and 44 RBI in 134 games with the A’s last year…the batting average was a career low, as was his .301 on-base percentage…however, his 14 home runs were the second-best total of his career and second most on the A’s.

19 JEMILE WEEKS Career vs. Hochevar (.500, 1-2, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 8 games (11 for 34) Kansas City Series: 2-4, 2b, so, cs Road Trip: 6-16, 2b, 2 bb, 3 so, cs  Has an A’s season-high eight-game hitting streak (11 for 34, .324) after going 5 for 29 (.172) over his previous eight contests.  Batted .250 in May after hitting .186 in April.  Is tied for the American League lead in triples (3) and tied for fourth in stolen bases (10)…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…four of his steals have been of third base, which is second most in the AL.  Is 6 for 16 (.375) on the road trip but is batting .191 (18 for 94) on the road for the season, which is fourth lowest in the AL.  Is 4 for 16 (.250) against Kansas City earlier this year but is a .381 (16 for 42) career hitter against the Royals.  Has gone 23 consecutive games without a RBI…his last RBI came on May 1 at Boston…his average of 38.0 at bats per RBI is the highest ratio in the majors.  Batted .303 with 26 doubles, eight triples, two home runs, 36 RBI and 22 stolen bases in 97 games last year…his batting average led Major League rookies and was second best by a rookie in Oakland history…also hit .321 in 45 games at Sacramento.

A’s vs. KANSAS CITY

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 .154 13 2 0 0 Céspedes .154 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.00 3.0 0 Balfour 1 1 2 20 1.50 24.0 4 .000 4 0 0 0 Cowgill .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 Blackley 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 .083 12 1 0 1 Crisp .238 349 83 3 41 0 0 0 2 6.75 1.3 1 Blevins 0 0 0 14 0.73 12.3 1 .091 11 1 0 1 Donaldson .091 11 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.00 1.7 0 Carignan 1 0 0 4 0.00 3.7 0 .143 7 1 1 3 Gomes .329 79 26 13 25 0 1 0 1 2.57 7.0 2 Colón 15 10 0 28 4.83 173.3 93 .111 9 1 1 2 Inge .237 545 129 16 67 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.3 0 Cook 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.3 0 .000 3 0 0 0 Ka'aihue .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 0.7 1 Fuentes 1 0 13 24 1.93 23.3 5 .100 10 1 0 0 Pennington .211 90 19 1 10 0 0 0 1 3.00 6.0 2 McCarthy 1 1 0 11 4.94 27.3 15 .091 11 1 0 0 Reddick .159 44 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 Miller 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 #### 0 0 0 0 Rosales .250 20 5 1 5 1 0 0 1 0.00 8.0 0 Milone 1 0 0 1 0.00 8.0 0 .143 7 1 0 0 Smith .217 23 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 5.40 1.7 1 Norberto 0 0 0 1 5.40 1.7 1 .300 10 3 0 0 Suzuki .260 127 33 2 10 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 Parker 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 .286 14 4 0 0 Weeks .400 40 16 0 6 0 1 0 2 3.00 12.0 4 others .154 13 2 0 0 others 2 2 1 4 2.32 42.7 11 TOTALS .145 117 17 1 5 TOTALS

k 2012 OAKLAND ATHLETICS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

GA/ LEADER CUM. 7/2 81 BOS 7:05 CSNCA DATE G OPP W-L SCORE REC POS GB AND LEAD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. ATT. 7/3 82 BOS 7:05 CSNCA A’s Fireworks Show 3/28 1 SEA^ L 1-3 (11) 0-1 4 -1 SEA ½ Wilhelmsen Carignan League 44,227 44,227 7/4 83 BOS 1:05 CSNCA A’s Red, White and Blue Baseball Cap sponsored by Wells Fargo 3/29 2 SEA^ W 4-1 1-1 t1 -- OAK/SEA -- Colón Kelley Balfour 43,391 87,618 (10,000 fans) (2 dates) 7/5 OFF DAY 4/6 3 SEA L 3-7 1-2 4 -1 LAA/TEX -- Vargas McCarthy 35,067* 122,685 7/6 84 SEA 7:05 CSNCA 4/7 4 SEA L 7-8 1-3 4 -2 SEA 1 Hernandez Colón League 16,612 139,297 7/7 85 SEA 7:10 CSNCA A’s Beer Fest / BBQ Challenge 4/8 OFF DAY 4 -2 SEA ½ 7/8 86 SEA 1:05 CSNCA 1955 Oakland Oaks Hat sponsored by Cache Creek Casino Resort 4/9 5 KC W 1-0 2-3 4 -1½ TEX ½ Milone Mendoza Balfour 10,054 149,351 (10,000 fans) / “Turn Back the Clock” Game 4/10 6 KC L 0-3 (8) 2-4 4 -2½ TEX 1½ Duffy Godfrey Crow 10,670 160,021 7/9 ALL- 4/11 7 KC W 5-4 (12) 3-4 3 -1½ TEX ½ Carignan Broxton 12,390 172,411 7/10 STAR (7 dates) 7/11 BREAK 4/12 OFF DAY 3 -2 TEX 1½ 7/12 OFF DAY 4/13 8 at SEA W 4-0 4-4 2 -2 TEX 2 Colón Hernandez 46,026 46,026 7/13 87 at MIN 5:10 CSNCA 4/14 9 at SEA L 0-4 4-5 3 -3 TEX 2½ Noesi Milone 21,071 67,097 7/14 88 at MIN 4:10 CSNCA 4/15 10 at SEA L 3-5 4-6 3 -4 TEX 2½ Beavan Godfrey League 19,650 86,747 7/15 89 at MIN 11:10 CSNCA 4/16 11 at LAA L 0-6 4-7 4 -4½ TEX 2½ Weaver McCarthy 27,338 114,085 7/16 OFF DAY 4/17 12 at LAA W 5-3 5-7 3 -4½ TEX 3½ Fuentes Jepsen Balfour 41,016 155,101 7/17 90 TEX 7:05 CSNCA 4/18 13 at LAA W 6-0 6-7 3 -4½ TEX 3½ Colón Santana 27,217 182,318 7/18 91 TEX 12:35 CSNCA 4/19 14 at LAA W 4-2 7-7 t2 -4½ TEX 4½ Milone Wilson Balfour 27,864 210,182 7/19 92 NYY 7:05 CSNCA A’s Dog Day at the Park sponsored by AvoDerm/Central Garden & Pet (7 dates) 7/20 93 NYY 7:05 CSNCA 4/20 15 CLE L 3-4 7-8 t2 -5 TEX 5 Jimenez Godfrey Perez 14,340 186,751 7/21 94 NYY 6:05 CSNCA 4/21 16 CLE L 1-5 7-9 t2 -5½ TEX 5½ Gomez McCarthy Perez 25,258 212,009 7/22 95 NYY 1:05 CSNCA Law Enforcement Day 4/22 17 CLE W 5-1 8-9 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Ross Masterson 24,049 236,058 7/23 OFF DAY 4/23 18 CWS L 0-4 8-10 2 -5½ TEX 5½ PEAVY Colón 10,574 246,632 7/24 96 at TOR 4:07 CSNCA 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 4:07 CSNCA 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 9:37 (13 dates) 7/27 99 at BAL 4:05 CSNCA 4/26 OFF DAY t2 -5½ TEX 5½ 7/28 100 at BAL 4:05 CSNCA 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 10:35 CSNCA 4/28 22 at BAL L 1-10 11-11 t2 -5½ TEX 5½ Chen Ross 26,926 255,405 7/30 102 TB 7:05 CSNCA 4/29 23 at BAL L 2-5 11-12 t2 -5½ TEX 5½ Strop Balfour 31,793 287,198 7/31 103 TB 7:05 CSNCA 4/30 24 at BOS L 6-11 11-13 t2 -6½ TEX 6½ Buchholz Milone 37,359 324,557 8/1 104 TB 12:35 5/1 25 at BOS W 5-3 12-13 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Parker Doubront Norberto 37,225 361,782 8/2 105 TOR 7:05 CSNCA 5/2 26 at BOS W 4-2 13-13 2 -4½ TEX 4½ McCarthy Bard Fuentes 37,434 399,216 8/3 106 TOR 7:05 CSNCA A’s Fireworks Show sponsored by Chevron / Italian Heritage Night 5/3 OFF DAY 2 -4½ TEX 4½ 8/4 107 TOR 1:05 CSNCA 5/4 27 at TB L 2-7 13-14 2 -4½ TEX 4½ Price Ross Peralta 18,799 418,015 8/5 108 TOR 1:05 CSNCA A’s Jemile Weeks Drawstring Backpack sponsored by Washington 5/5 28 at TB W 4-3 (12) 14-14 2 -4½ TEX 4½ Fuentes Peralta Balfour 23,890 441,905 Hospital (7,500 kids) / Kids Appreciation Day 5/6 29 at TB W 9-5 15-14 2 -3½ TEX 3½ Milone Moore 23,873 465,778 8/6 109 LAA 7:05 CSNCA (16 dates) 8/7 110 LAA 7:05 CSNCA 5/7 OFF DAY 2 -4 TEX 4 8/8 111 LAA 12:35 CSNCA 5/8 30 TOR W 7-3 16-14 2 -4 TEX 4 Balfour Cordero 10,784 281,632 8/9 OFF DAY 5/9 31 TOR L 2-5 16-15 2 -4½ TEX 4½ Morrow Ross Janssen 14,815 296,447 8/10 112 at CWS 5:10 CSNCA 5/10 32 DET L 6-10 16-16 2 -5 TEX 5 Scherzer Colón 11,513 307,960 8/11 113 at CWS 4:10 CSNCA 5/11 33 DET W 11-4 17-16 2 -5 TEX 5 Milone Porcello 26,721 334,681 8/12 114 at CWS 11:10 CSNCA 5/12 34 DET W 3-1 18-16 2 -4 TEX 4 McCarthy Fister Fuentes 20,077 354,758 8/13 OFF DAY 5/13 35 DET L 1-3 18-17 2 -5 TEX 5 Verlander Parker Valverde 17,147 371,905 8/14 115 at KC 5:10 CSNCA (19 dates) 8/15 116 at KC 5:10 CSNCA 5/14 36 at LAA W 5-0 19-17 2 -4 TEX 4 Ross Haren 32,851 498,629 8/16 117 at KC 5:10 CSNCA 5/15 37 at LAA L 0-4 19-18 2 -4 TEX 4 Santana Colón 31,762 530,391 8/17 118 CLE 7:05 CSNCA Filipino Heritage Night 5/16 38 at TEX L 1-4 19-19 2 -5 TEX 5 Darvish Milone Nathan 46,370 576,761 8/18 119 CLE 6:05 CSNCA Scott Hatteberg Bobblehead sponsored by Pepsi (15,000 fans) 5/17 39 at TEX W 5-4 (10) 20-19 2 -4 TEX 4 Cook Adams Fuentes 47,182 623,943 10th Anniversary of 20-Game Winning Streak Reunion 5/18 40 at SF L 6-8 20-20 2 -5 TEX 5 Zito Parker Casilla 41,477 665,420 8/19 120 CLE 1:05 CSNCA 20th Consecutive Win Streak T-Shirt sponsored by Cache Creek Casino 5/19 41 at SF L 0-4 20-21 2 -5 TEX 5 Vogelsong Ross 41,411 706,831 Resort (10,000 fans) 5/20 42 at SF W 6-2 21-21 2 -5 TEX 5 Colón Lincecum 41,378 748,209 8/20 121 MIN 7:05 CSNCA (23 dates) 8/21 122 MIN 7:05 CSNCA 5/21 43 LAA W 2-1 22-21 2 -4 TEX 4 Milone Williams 11,292 383,197 8/22 123 MIN 12:35 5/22 44 LAA L 0-5 22-22 2 -5 TEX 5 Wilson Godfrey 12,894 396,091 8/23 124 at TB 4:10 CSNCA 5/23 45 LAA L 1-3 (11) 22-23 2 -5 TEX 5 Walden Norberto Frieri 23,617 419,708 8/24 125 at TB 4:10 CSNCA 5/24 OFF DAY 2 -5 TEX 5 8/25 126 at TB 10:10 CSNCA 5/25 46 NYY L 3-6 22-24 2 -6 TEX 6 Nova Ross Soriano 33,559 453,267 8/26 OFF DAY 5/26 47 NYY L 2-9 22-25 3 -7 TEX 6½ Sabathia Colón 27,112 480,379 8/27 127 at CLE 4:05 CSNCA 5/27 48 NYY L 0-2 22-26 3 -8 TEX 6½ Kuroda Milone Soriano 25,078 505,457 8/28 128 at CLE 4:05 CSNCA (25 dates) 8/29 129 at CLE 4:05 CSNCA 5/28 49 at MIN L 4-5 22-27 3 -9 TEX 6½ Burnett Cook Capps 34,709 782,918 8/30 130 at CLE 9:05 5/29 50 at MIN L 2-3 22-28 3 -9 TEX 5½ Perkins Fuentes 31,781 814,699 8/31 131 BOS 7:05 CSNCA 5/30 51 at MIN L 0-4 22-29 t3 -9 TEX 5½ Liriano Ross 35,103 849,802 9/1 132 BOS 6:05 CSNCA 5/31 OFF DAY t3 -9 TEX 5½ 9/2 133 BOS 1:05 CSNCA A’s Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Umbrella (10,000 fans) 6/1 52 at KC L 0-2 22-30 t3 -9 TEX 4½ Paulino Colón Broxton 29,527 879,329 A’s Breast Cancer Awareness Day 9/3 134 LAA 1:05 CSNCA

DATE G OPP TIME TV PROMOTION 9/4 135 LAA 7:05 CSNCA 6/2 53 at KC 11:10 CSNCA 9/5 136 LAA 12:35 CSNCA 6/3 54 at KC 11:10 CSNCA 9/6 OFF DAY 6/4 55 TEX 7:05 CSNCA 9/7 137 at SEA 7:10 CSNCA 6/5 56 TEX 7:05 CSNCA 9/8 138 at SEA 6:10 CSNCA 6/6 57 TEX 7:05 CSNCA 9/9 139 at SEA 1:10 CSNCA 6/7 58 TEX 12:35 9/10 140 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA 6/8 59 at ARI 6:40 CSNCA 9/11 141 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA 6/9 60 at ARI 7:10 CSNCA 9/12 142 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA 6/10 61 at ARI 1:10 CSNCA 9/13 143 at LAA 12:35 CSNCA 6/11 OFF DAY 9/14 144 BAL 7:05 CSNCA A’s Fireworks Show sponsored by Kelly-Moore Paints 6/12 62 at COL 5:40 CSNCA 9/15 145 BAL 6:05 CSNCA 6/13 63 at COL 5:40 CSNCA 9/16 146 BAL 1:05 CSNCA Atléticos Giveaway sponsored by Chevy (10,000 fans) 6/14 64 at COL 12:10 A’s Fiesta Day 6/15 65 SD 7:05 CSNCA A’s Fireworks Show sponsored by Bay Area News Group 9/17 OFF DAY 6/16 66 SD 1:05 CSNCA A’s Knee High Striped Socks sponsored by Ross Dress For Less 9/18 147 at DET 4:05 CSNCA (7,500 kids) 9/19 148 at DET 4:05 CSNCA 6/17 67 SD 1:05 CSNCA A’s Coco Crisp Chia Pet sponsored by Chevron ExtraMile (10,000 fans) 9/20 149 at DET 10:05 Scout Day 9/21 150 at NYY 4:05 CSNCA 6/18 OFF DAY 9/22 151 at NYY TBD CSNCA 6/19 68 LAD 7:05 CSNCA Jewish Heritage Night 9/23 152 at NYY 10:05 CSNCA 6/20 69 LAD 7:05 CSNCA Mug Root Beer Float Day sponsored by Pepsi 9/24 153 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA 6/21 70 LAD 12:35 CSNCA 9/25 154 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA 6/22 71 SF 7:05 CSNCA 9/26 155 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA 6/23 72 SF 4:15 FOX 9/27 156 at TEX 11:05 6/24 73 SF 1:05 CSNCA 9/28 157 SEA 7:05 CSNCA 6/25 74 at SEA 7:10 CSNCA 9/29 158 SEA 1:05 Church Community Day 6/26 75 at SEA 7:10 CSNCA 9/30 159 SEA 1:05 CSNCA A’s Deuce Brand Watch sponsored by Pepsi (10,000 fans) 6/27 76 at SEA 12:40 Fan Appreciation Day 6/28 77 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA 10/1 160 TEX 7:05 CSNCA 6/29 78 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA 10/2 161 TEX 7:05 CSNCA 10/3 162 TEX 12:35 CSNCA 6/30 79 at TEX 4:15 FOX 7/1 80 at TEX 4:05 CSNCA ^indicates game at Tokyo, Japan

HIGHS AND LOWS MULTIPLE HIT GAMES

TEAM BATTING PLAYER 2 3 4 5 TOT Most Runs, Game, A’s ...... 11, May 11 vs. Detroit Barton 3 1 0 0 4 Most Runs, Game, Opponents ...... 11, April 30 at Boston Céspedes 4 2 0 0 6 Most Runs, Inning, A’s ...... 5, April 30 at Boston (7th), May 6 at Tampa Bay (3rd) and May 8 vs. Toronto (9th) Cowgill 0 2 0 0 2 Most Runs, Inning, Opponents ...... 8, May 10 vs. Detroit (3rd) Most Hits, Game, A’s ...... 13, May 11 vs. Detroit Crisp 5 0 0 0 5 Most Hits, Game, Opponents...... 17, May 10 vs. Detroit Donaldson 1 1 0 0 2 Most Hits, Inning, A’s ...... 5, April 25 vs. Chicago (14th) and May 18 at San Francisco (6th) Gomes 3 1 0 0 4 Most Hits, Inning, Opponents...... 8, May 10 vs. Detroit (3rd) Inge 2 0 0 0 2 Most Home Runs, Game, A’s ...... 3, March 29 vs. Seattle and May 11 vs. Detroit Ka'aihue 6 1 0 0 7 Most Home Runs, Game, Opponents ...... 4, April 30 at Boston Pennington 10 0 0 0 10 Most Doubles, Game, A’s ...... 4, May 2 at Boston Recker 1 0 0 0 1 Most Doubles, Game, Opponents ...... 6, April 25 vs. Chicago Reddick 14 1 1 0 16 Most Triples, Game, A’s ...... 1 (five times), last: May 20 at San Francisco Smith 4 1 0 0 5 Most Triples, Game, Opponents ...... 2, April 7 vs. Seattle Sogard 1 0 0 0 1 Most Stolen Bases, Game, A’s ...... 4, April 22 vs. Cleveland and May 1 at Boston Suzuki 3 2 0 0 5 Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents ...... 3, May 13 vs. Detroit Taylor 1 0 0 0 1 Weeks 11 0 0 0 11 TEAM PITCHING Most Strikeouts, A’s ...... 12, April 25 vs. Chicago, May 12 vs. Detroit and May 20 at San Francisco Most Strikeouts, Opponents ...... 14, May 1 at Boston and May 9 vs. Toronto MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Most Walks, A’s ...... 9, April 20 vs. Cleveland and May 18 at San Francisco Most Walks, Opponents ...... 9, May 29 at Minnesota PLAYER 2 3 4 5 6 TOT Fewest Hits Allowed, A’s ...... 3, March 29 vs. Seattle, April 9 vs. Kansas City and April 13 at Seattle Barton 1 0 0 0 0 1 Fewest Hits Allowed, Opponents ...... 1, April 10 vs. Kansas City, May 19 at San Francisco and May 22 vs. Los Angeles Céspedes 4 3 0 0 0 7 Cowgill 1 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Crisp 1 0 0 0 0 1 Longest Winning Streak ...... 3, April 17 to 19, April 24 to 27 and May 5 to 8 Donaldson 0 0 0 1 0 1 Longest Losing Streak ...... 9, May 22 to present Gomes 2 1 0 0 0 3 Longest Game, Innings ...... 14, April 25 vs. Chicago Inge 0 0 4 0 0 4 Longest Game, Time, Nine Innings ...... 3:31, May 1 at Boston Ka'aihue 1 0 0 0 0 1 Longest Game, Time, Extra Innings ...... 4:14, May 5 at Tampa Bay (12) Pennington 1 0 0 0 0 1 Shortest Game, Time ...... 2:13, April 10 vs. Kansas City (8) Reddick 4 1 0 1 0 6 Shortest Game, Time, Nine Innings ...... 2:16, May 30 at Minnesota Smith 3 0 0 0 0 3 Largest Margin, Victory ...... 7, May 11 vs. Detroit (11-4) Largest Margin, Loss ...... 9, April 28 at Baltimore (1-10) Sogard 1 1 0 0 0 2 Most Left on Base, Nine Inning Game ...... 12, May 29 at Minnesota Suzuki 2 0 0 0 0 2 Most Left on Base, Extra Inning Game ...... 14, May 5 at Tampa Bay (12) Weeks 1 0 0 0 0 1 Fewest Left on Base, Game ...... 1, May 19 at San Francisco Most Errors, Game ...... 2 (seven times), last: May 29 at Minnesota GAME TYING/GO-AHEAD RBI Largest Comeback in Win ...... 4, May 6 at Tampa Bay Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss ...... 2, April 29 at Baltimore, May 28 at Minnesota and May 29 at Minnesota PLAYER GT GA TOT

INDIVIDUAL BATTING Barton 0 1 1 Most Runs, Game ...... 4, Josh Reddick, May 11 vs. Detroit Céspedes 2 4 6 Most Hits, Game ...... 4, Josh Reddick, May 11 vs. Detroit Cowgill 1 2 3 Most Doubles, Game ...... 2 (four times), last: Josh Donaldson, May 18 at San Francisco Crisp 2 0 2 Most Triples, Game ...... 1 (five times), last: Jemile Weeks, May 20 at San Francisco Donaldson 0 1 1 Most Home Runs, Game ...... 2, Josh Reddick, May 11 vs. Detroit Gomes 1 6 7 Most Runs Batted In, Game ...... 5, Josh Reddick, May 11 vs. Detroit and Josh Donaldson, May 18 at San Francisco Inge 1 3 4 Most Walks, Game ...... 3, Smith, April 18 at Los Angeles; Gomes, May 8 vs. Toronto and Rosales, May 17 at Texas Ka'aihue 2 3 5 Most Strikeouts, Game ...... 4, Seth Smith, April 30 at Boston Pennington 2 1 3 Most Stolen Bases, Game ...... 2, Jemile Weeks, April 21 vs. Cleveland and Coco Crisp, May 27 vs. New York Reddick 4 7 11 Longest Hitting Streak ...... 8, Jemile Weeks, May 23 to present Smith 2 2 4 Sogard 1 1 2 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Suzuki 2 4 6 Most Strikeouts, Game ...... 10, Brandon McCarthy, May 12 vs. Detroit Weeks 0 0 0 Most Walks, Game ...... 5, Godfrey, April 20 vs. Cleveland; Ross, April 22 vs. Cleveland and Parker, May 8 vs. Toronto Most Innings, Game, Starter ...... 8.1, Bartolo Colón, April 29 at Baltimore Most Innings, Game, Reliever...... 3.2, Travis Blackley, May 22 vs. Los Angeles Low Hit Complete Game ...... None Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings ...... 23.0, Ryan Cook, March 28 to May 27 Most Consecutive Batters Retired ...... 14, Tommy Milone, May 16 to 21

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 ------Céspedes - - 1 25 1 1 1 - - Barton - - 35 31 ------Cowgill - 5 - - - 1 - 3 7 Céspedes ------1 1 28 28 - - - - Crisp 3 19 2 - - - 1 2 - Cowgill ------6 5 10 9 3 2 - - Donaldson - - - - 5 9 3 6 1 Crisp ------16 15 11 11 - - 1 1 Gomes - - - 16 8 4 - - - Donaldson ------24 24 ------Hughes ------3 1 Gomes ------16 12 - - - - 16 16 Inge - 1 - - 3 6 1 2 1 Hughes ------4 4 ------Ka'aihue - - - 2 9 5 8 4 1 Inge ------14 14 ------Pennington 2 22 - - - 2 3 1 18 Ka'aihue - - 18 17 ------12 12 Recker ------7 3 Pennington ------49 48 ------Reddick - - 47 - 1 1 1 - - Recker 12 9 ------1 1 Rosales ------1 2 1 Reddick ------6 4 44 44 2 2 Smith - 1 2 9 20 6 - - - Rosales - - 3 2 1 1 - - 1 1 ------Sogard - 2 - - - - - 3 12 Smith ------20 18 - - 5 3 17 17 Suzuki - - - - 5 14 13 11 - Sogard - - - - 5 4 11 10 5 3 ------Taylor - 1 ------3 Suzuki 45 43 ------Weeks 47 ------Taylor ------1 1 - - 3 3 - - Weeks - - - - 47 47 ------

HOME RUN BREAKDOWN

REGULAR SEASON HOME RUNS LAST REGULAR SEASON HOME RUN Grand Slams (2) Player Solo 2R 3R GS Tot. Date Opponent Pitcher GP Since Brandon Inge, May 8 vs. Toronto (Cordero) Barton 1 0 0 0 1 April 17, 2012 at Los Angeles Haren 29 Brandon Inge, May 10 vs. Detroit (Balester) Céspedes 0 3 2 0 5 April 25, 2012 Chicago Santiago 10 Pinch Hit Home Runs (0) Cowgill 0 0 0 0 0 Aug. 28, 2011 San Diego Luebke 30 None Crisp 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 20, 2011 Texas Kirkman 36 Lead Off Home Runs (0) Donaldson 1 0 0 0 1 May 18, 2012 at San Fran. Zito 9 None Gomes 4 1 0 0 5 May 5, 2012 at Tampa Bay Peralta 19 Back-To-Back Home Runs (1) Inge 0 1 2 2 5 May 11, 2012 Detroit Below 5 Céspedes and Reddick, March 29 vs. Seattle Ka’aihue 2 1 0 0 3 May 28, 2012 at Minnesota Diamond 2 Inside-The-Park Home Runs (0) Pennington 1 0 0 0 0 May 4, 2012 at Tampa Bay Gomes 24 None Reddick 10 2 2 0 14 May 28, 2012 at Minnesota Diamond 3 Walk-Off Wins (3) Rosales 0 0 0 0 0 June 25, 2011 at Philadelphia Hamels 22 April 11 vs. Kansas City (Gomes hit by pitch) Smith 3 1 0 0 3 May 23, 2012 Los Angeles Weaver 5 April 25 vs. Chicago (Ka’aihue single) Suzuki 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 15, 2011 Detroit Scherzer 54 May 8 vs. Toronto (Inge grand slam) Weeks 2 0 0 0 2 April 13, 2012 at Seattle Furbush 40 others 0 1 1 0 2 Team 24 9 7 2 42

MILESTONES

Player Category No. Needs Player Category No. Needs Barton Games 475 26 for 500 Inge Games 1422 78 for 1500 Hits 392 108 for 500 At Bats 4679 321 for 5000 Doubles 90 10 for 100 McCarthy Games Started 90 10 for 100 Blevins Games 170 30 for 200 Strikeouts 414 86 for 500 Braden Games 94 6 for 100 Pennington Games 449 51 for 500 Games Started 79 21 for 100 Hits 383 120 for 500 Innings Pitched 491.1 8.2 for 500 Doubles 76 24 for 100 Crisp Steals (w/OAK) 88 15 for 103 (ties Javier for 10th in Oakland history) Smith Hits 384 116 for 500 Doubles 82 18 for 100

DISABLED LIST

Player Injury Dates Games Missed Player Injury Dates Games Missed Anderson Left UCL surgery March 13-present 52 Devine Right UCL surgery March 24-present 52 Barton Right shoulder strain March 24-April 8 4 Inge Strained right groin May 13-27 14 Braden Left shoulder surgery recovery March 24-present 52 McCarthy Right shoulder strain May 18-June 1 13 Céspedes Strained muscle, left hand May 7-31 22 Sizemore Left ACL tear March 3-present 52 Crisp Inner ear infection May 3-20 18

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

TRANSACTIONS

March 3 Yoenis Céspedes agrees to terms on a four-year contract; Scott Sizemore April 27 Rich Thompson outrighted to Sacramento placed on the 60-day disabled list (torn left ACL) April 30 Brandon Inge agrees to terms on a one-year contract; Luke Hughes March 11 Sean Doolittle and Jermaine Mitchell optioned to Sacramento designated for assignment March 13 Brandon Hicks claimed off waivers from Atlanta; Brett Anderson placed on the 60-day disabled list (left ulnar collateral ligament surgery) May 2 Luke Hughes outrighted to Sacramento March 15 Brandon Hicks optioned to Sacramento May 4 Coco Crisp placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 3 (inner March 18 Chris Carter, Michael Taylor and Neil Wagner optioned to Sacramento ear infection); Michael Taylor recalled from Sacramento March 19 Jarrod Parker and Derek Norris optioned to Sacramento May 11 Andrew Carignan and Collin Cowgill recalled from Sacramento; Jim Miller March 20 Pedro Figueroa and Brad Peacock optioned to Sacramento and Michael Taylor optioned to Sacramento March 28 Dallas Braden placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 24 May 12 Yoenis Céspedes placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 7 (left shoulder surgery recovery); Joey Devine placed on the 15-day (strained muscle in left hand); Josh Donaldson recalled from Sacramento disabled list retroactive to March 24 (right biceps tendinitis) May 15 Travis Blackley claimed off waivers from San Francisco; Joey Devine transferred to the 60-day disabled list April 2 Adam Rosales optioned to Sacramento May 16 Andrew Carignan optioned to Sacramento April 3 Daric Barton placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 24 May 17 Brandon Inge placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 13 (strained right shoulder) (strained left groin); Adam Rosales recalled from Sacramento April 4 Tyson Ross optioned to Sacramento May 20 Brandon McCarthy placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 18 April 5 Daric Barton sent to Sacramento on a rehab assignment (strained right shoulder); Jim Miller recalled from Sacramento April 9 Daric Barton reinstated from the disabled list; Brandon Allen designated for May 21 Coco Crisp reinstated from the disabled list; Eric Sogard optioned to assignment Sacramento April 17 Tyson Ross and Neil Wagner recalled from Sacramento; Andrew Carignan May 22 Graham Godfrey recalled from Sacramento; Pedro Figueroa optioned to and Collin Cowgill optioned to Sacramento Sacramento April 19 Brandon Allen claimed off waivers by Tampa Bay May 25 Brandon Inge sent to Sacramento on a rehab assignment April 20 Rich Thompson claimed off waivers from Los Angeles (AL); Neil Wagner May 27 Andrew Carignan recalled from Sacramento; Graham Godfrey optioned to optioned to Sacramento Sacramento April 21 Pedro Figueroa recalled from Sacramento; Graham Godfrey optioned to May 28 Brandon Inge reinstated from the disabled list; Anthony Recker optioned to Sacramento Sacramento; Neil Wagner claimed off waivers by San Diego; Yoenis April 22 Luke Hughes claimed off waivers from Minnesota; Dallas Braden Céspedes sent to Sacramento on a rehab assignment transferred to the 60-day disabled list May 31 Tyson Ross optioned to Sacramento April 23 Josh Donaldson optioned to Sacramento April 25 Jarrod Parker recalled from Sacramento; Jim Miller selected from June 1 Yoenis Céspedes reinstated from the disabled list Sacramento; Fautino De Los Santos optioned to Sacramento; Rich June 2 Brandon McCarthy reinstated from disabled list; Daric Barton optioned to Thompson designated for assignment Sacramento