2018 Oakland A's Expanded Game Notes
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2018 Oakland A’s Expanded Game Notes includes: Traditional Game Notes Full Upcoming Probable Pitcher Pages Expanded Game Notes Complete Transactions Spring Training Statistics Monthly Statistics Please consider the environment before printing this document. To print traditional Game Notes, print from page 2 to 9. OAKLAND ATHLETICS GAME INFORMATION Oakland Athletics Baseball Company • 510-638-4900 • athletics.com • A’s PR @AsMediaAlerts Get the latest A’s notes, full stat packets, clips, press releases, roster, updated media guide and more at pressbox.athletics.com OAKLAND ATHLETICS (18-17) VS. HOUSTON ASTROS (22-15) TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2018 — OAKLAND COLISEUM — 7:05 P.M. PDT LHP SEAN MANAEA (4-3, 1.63) VS. RHP LANCE MCCULLERS JR. (4-1, 3.73) NBCSCA — A’S RADIO NETWORK (1550 AM) — EN ESPAÑOL (KIQI 1010 AM) ABOUT THE A’S: Had their three-game winning streak snapped last night in home runs at home in the AL and are tied for the most on the road…went a 16-2 loss to Houston, which was the A’s largest margin of defeat since a 4-5 on the last road trip to Texas (2-1), Houston (1-2) and Seattle (1-2)…leave 16-2 loss to Boston on Sept. 2, 2016…have won four of the last six games following the game tomorrow for a 10-game road trip to New York-AL (three and are 13-7 over the last 20 games dating back to April 15 after starting the games), Boston (three games) and Toronto (four games). year 5-10…the A’s record since April 15 is tied for third best in the American STARTING PITCHING: Brett Anderson allowed nine runs last night, which are League and tied for fourth best in the majors…are in fourth place in the AL three more than an A’s starting pitcher has allowed all year…starters are 7-7 West for the 13th consecutive day…have spent one day tied for first, one day with a 3.79 ERA (48 er in 114.0 ip) over the last 20 games after going 5-10 tied for second, two days tied for third, 29 days in fourth and seven days tied with a 5.61 ERA over the first 15 contests…have walked two batters or fewer for fourth…swept a three-game series from Baltimore over the weekend for in 31 of the 35 games…Sean Manaea is 4-3 with a 1.63 ERA while the rest of their second series sweep of the season (April 16-18 vs. Chicago-AL). Oakland’s starters are 6-12 with a 5.54 ERA (87 er in 141.1 ip). THE WEST AND THE REST: The A’s are 9-15 (.375) against American League OFFENSE: The A’s are batting .228 (122-for-536) and are averaging 3.4 runs West competition compared to 9-2 (.818) against all other teams…have the per game over the last 16 games (55 runs)…hit .245 and averaged 3.7 runs third worst intradivision record in the AL…are batting .239 (192-for-802) and per game over the first 12 contests and then batted .306 with 8.6 runs per are averaging 3.88 runs per game (93 runs in 24 games) against the West, game over a seven-game stretch from April 11-19…rank fourth in the Ameri- .274 (111-for-405) with an average of 6.00 runs per game (66 runs in 11 can League in extra base hits (118), tied for fourth in triples (6) and hit by games) against everyone else…the pitching staff has a 5.00 ERA (116 er in pitches (17) and fifth in doubles (70), walks (113) and OPS (.745)…also have 209.0 ip) against the West, 3.06 (36 er in 106.0 ip) against all other teams. the third most strikeouts (324) and the fifth most grounded into double PITCHING: The A’s allowed a season-high 16 runs on a season-high 20 hits plays (28). last night after yielding just 11 runs over their previous five games…the ON THE BASES: Opponents have stolen 26 bases, which is the most in the 16 runs are their most in a game since Sept. 2, 2016 when they allowed American League and tied with San Diego for second most in the majors 16 against Boston…now have a 3.84 ERA (78 er in 183.0 ip) over the last 20 (New York, 33)…however, they have been caught stealing 11 times, which games after logging a 5.05 ERA over the first 15 contests…are averaging is third most in the AL…the offense is 0-for-4 in stolen base attempts over 2.54 walks per nine innings, which is the lowest mark in the majors ahead the last 11 games…has six stolen bases, which is tied with the Cubs for the of Houston (2.55)…have 26 wild pitches, which is the most in the American fewest in the majors, and 12 stolen base attempts, which is second fewest to League and second most in the majors (Pittsburgh, 30). the Cubs (11)…the stolen base percentage of 50.0 is the lowest in the majors DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s committed one error last night but it led to four (Cubs 54.5). unearned runs…now have 18 unearned runs for the season, which is third LEFT-HANDED STARTERS: The A’s have won six of the last nine games in which most in the American League…have made just two errors in the last seven the opponent starts a left-handed pitcher…lost five of their first six against games but have 23 for the season, which is fifth most in the AL…A’s outfield- lefties and are 7-8 for the season compared to 11-9 against righties…the 15 ers have just two assists, both by Chad Pinder…are tied with Minnesota for games against left-handed starters are tied with Kansas City for the most in the fewest outfield assists in the AL. the American League and are tied for second most in the majors (San Fran- SCHEDULE NOTES: Last night began a 19-game stretch that runs from May 7 cisco, 17). to 27 where the A’s will play Houston, New York, Boston, Toronto, Seattle and THE DISABLED LIST: The A’s have five players on the disabled list (Blackburn, Arizona…those six teams are a combined 132-75 (.638)…the A’s are 0-1 dur- Buchter, Cotton, Hendriks, Powell)…have used the DL eight times this year ing this stretch…will play 19 of 25 games on the road from April 23 to May and had a season-high seven on the DL from April 7-14…Blackburn and Cot- 20 and are 7-6 over the first 13 games of that stretch…will play New York, ton are on the 60-day DL…have had at least four players on the DL every day Boston and Toronto on the next road trip, marking the first time they have since Aug. 24, 2015, at least three every day since July 30, 2011 and have not played those three clubs on the same trip since April 11-17, 1997. had fewer than two players on DL since end of 2006 season (1). ONE-RUN GAMES AND OTHER CLOSE CALLS: The A’s have won each of their A’s ON THE RADIO: 95.7 FM The Game is in its eighth season as flagship of the last five one-run games and are 6-1 (.857) in one-run decisions for the sea- A’s Radio Network…due to conflicts with the Warriors, the following game son…that is the best record in the majors, but the seven one-run decisions will air on 1550 AM: tonight against Houston…additional updates will be are tied with Minnesota for second fewest in the American League (Texas, announced based on the Warriors postseason schedule. 5)…had their third walk-off win of the season Saturday night, which is tied with Detroit and New York for the most in the AL…in the majors, only St. A’s vs. ASTROS: The A’s are 1-3 against Houston…lost the first game in Oak- Louis (5) has more…are 6-0 in games decided in the last at bat…the wins are land last night after losing two of three at Houston April 27-29 to open the tied with New York for second most in the AL (Toronto, 8) and the A’s are one season series…defeated Houston 8-1 in the first game this year but have of three teams in the majors without a last at bat loss (Colorado, Toronto)… been out-scored 35-6 over the last three…went 7-12 against the Astros last are 3-0 in extra inning games and are tied for second in the AL in extra inning year and lost the season series for the third consecutive season…went 4-6 wins (Toronto, 4). in Oakland and 3-6 in Houston…have lost 18 of the last 24 games at Min- ute Maid Park…are 23-38 (.377) against the Astros over the last four years LATE INNINGS: The A’s lead the majors with a .281 (116-for-413) batting after winning each of their first four season series against Houston (31-13, average in the seventh inning or later and are tied for fourth with 63 runs .705)…the A’s lead the all-time series 54-51…are 29-23 in Oakland and 25-28 scored…are hitting .236 (187-for-794) over the first six innings…the pitching in Houston.