OAKLAND ATHLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company h 7000 Coliseum Way h Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 h Public Relations Facsimile 510-562-1633 h www.oaklandathletics.com YESTERDAY OAKLANDC ATHLETICS (11-11-2) VS. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (10-10-3) The A’s swept a split squad, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2010 – SURPRISE STADIUM – 1:05 P.M. defeating the Cubs in Mesa 5-2 and the Rangers in Surprise 6- 3…in Mesa, Dallas Braden started ABOUT THE A’s and had a no decision (6.0 ip, 5 h, ABOUT THE A’S: Swept a split squad yesterday for the second time this spring to return to the .500 mark 2 r, 2 er, 2 bb)…Brad Ziegler, Brad at 11-11-2…rank second in the Cactus League in walks (94) and third in home runs (24)…have grounded Kilby (win) and Fernando into just eight double plays, which is the fewest in the majors…rank third in the majors with 28 Hernandez (save) all tossed 1.0 errors…have been successful in 21 of 25 (84.0%) stolen base attempts…the pitching staff combined to scoreless inning of relief allow just five runs in both games yesterday to lower the spring ERA to 5.77…that marks the first time it each…Kevin Kouzmanoff had a has been under 6.00 since the fourth game…rank second in the majors in hits allowed (257) and have the sacrifice fly in the first inning and fourth highest ERA…the A’s are 6-4-2 at home after going 11-5-1 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium last Travis Buck had a RBI single in the spring…are 27-11-3 (.695) at Phoenix over the last three years…this is the A’s 42nd Spring Training in fourth and the score was tied 2-2 th Arizona and their 29P P consecutive spring in Phoenix…trained in Mesa from 1969-78, moved to Scottsdale entering the ninth…the A’s then in 1979 and have been in Phoenix since 1982…with the rainout on March 7, the A’s are now scheduled to scored three times in the ninth, play 32 games this spring, including 29 in Arizona before returning to the Bay Area for three games with including a leadoff home run by the Giants on April 1 and 2 in San Francisco and April 3 in Oakland…the A’s went 17-18-2 last spring and Buck…in Surprise, Vin Mazzaro finished with a losing record for the first time since 2006 (15-17)…the 18 losses tied an Oakland spring started and pitched 4.0 innings for record set in 1993 and matched in 2005. the win (3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 3 bb, 1 so) and Jerry Blevins added 2.0 A’s TOP PROSPECTS: Eight of the A’s top 10 prospects according to Baseball America began the spring scoreless innings…Anthony in the major league camp…the list includes two players already on the A’s 40-man roster in Chris Carter Recker hit a solo home run in the (#1) and Pedro Figueroa (#5)…six are non-roster invitees including Michael Taylor (#2), Grant Green (#3), second inning and Jake Fox added Max Stassi (#4), Tyson Ross (#6), Jemile Weeks (#7) and Adrian Cardenas (#8)…the other two are Grant a three-run shot in the ninth…Daric Desme (#8), who retired to become a priest, and Sean Doolittle (#10)…three of the A’s top 10 appear on Barton had four walks and a hit by Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospect List including Carter (#28), Taylor (#29) and Green (#52). pitch in five plate appearances. A’s vs. ROYALS ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES This is the third and final meeting Daric Barton had his second four walk game of the spring yesterday and leads the majors with 14 between the A’s and Royals this walks…tops the Cactus League in on-base percentage (.553) and is tied for eighth in doubles (5)…is 2 for spring…the two clubs have split the 12 (.167) with eight walks and a hit by pitch over his last seven games…Travis Buck hit his third home run first two meetings as the A’s lost yesterday, which is tied for seventh in the Cactus League…seven of his nine hits are for extra bases (three 11-0 at Surprise March 9 and won doubles, one triple, three homers)…is 4 for 11 (.364) over his last four games…Eric Chavez is 2 for 25 10-3 in Phoenix March 14…last (.080) over his last eight games after hitting safely in each of his first three contests (4 for 8, .500)…drew spring, the A’s and Royals split two his first walk of the spring yesterday…each of his 11 games have been starts at first base…has made just spring meetings with the A’s one regular season appearance at first base (August 21, 2001 vs. Cleveland)…Coco Crisp returned to the winning in Phoenix and the Royals lineup Monday after being out since March 9 because of a strained left hamstring and is 3 for 11 (.273) in winning in Surprise. three games since his return…has hit safely in five of his six games…has last two starts have been in center field after his first four starts came at designated hitter…has batted leadoff in all six of his games…Jack Cust is 3 for 5 with three walks over his last two games after going 0 for 13 with nine IN CAMP strikeouts over his previous four games…has appeared in 13 games at designated hitter and one in left The A’s have a total of 37 players field…Rajai Davis returned to the lineup Wednesday night for the first time since March 15 due to an in camp, which includes 34 players abdominal strain…is 2 for 12 (.167) in three games since his return after going 6 for 11 over his final three on the 40-man roster and three games before the injury…has appeared in six games in left field and six in center field…has batted leadoff non-roster invitees...the breakdown 10 times and second in the two games he and Crisp were both in the starting lineup…Mark Ellis went 1 includes 19 pitchers, three for 3 with a RBI Thursday night against San Francisco after missing two games with tightness in both of catchers, eight infielders and seven his hamstrings…is 10 for 26 (.385) over his last nine games after going 1 for 6 over his first three outfielders…the A’s currently have games…Jake Fox hit his second home run yesterday and two of his three hits have been homers…is 1 for 40 players on the 40-man roster. 17 over his last eight games…has appeared in seven games in left field, seven at third base, six at catcher and one in right field…Gabe Gross is 0 for 7 over his last three games after going 7 for 15 (.467) over his previous five contests…has appeared in eight games in center field, four in right field and four in left A’s ON THE AIR field…Kevin Kouzmanoff is 0 for 9 over his last three games after going 8 for 17 (.471) over his previous The A’s radio network will six contests…is tied for eighth in the Cactus League in doubles (5)…has appeared in 15 games, all at third broadcast 13 games from Arizona base…has batted cleanup in 14 of those games and third once…has not drawn a walk this spring…Eric this spring and all three games in Patterson is 0 for 5 over his last three games after hitting safely in each of his previous six games (8 for the Bay Area…games can be 20, .400) with six RBI and four walks…is tied for fifth in the Cactus League in triples (2)…has appeared in heard in the Bay Area on XTRA 11 games in center field, eight at second base and two in left field…Cliff Pennington is 9 for 27 (.333) Sports 860 AM…Ken Korach over his last 10 games after going 2 for 10 (.200) over his first five contests…is tied for fourth in the Cactus thP returns for his 15P year in the A’s League in walks (9), tied for fifth in triples (2) and tied for seventh in steals (5)…Landon Powell is 3 for 22 broadcast booth and will be joined (.136) with 10 strikeouts over his last 10 games…Anthony Recker hit his second home run yesterday and th by Vince Cotroneo (5 ) and Ray two of his four hits have been homers…Adam Rosales is 1 for 21 over his last six games after going 8 for thP Fosse, who enters his 25P season 15 (.533) over his previous six games…has appeared in 10 games at shortstop, four at second base, four in the booth…Robert Buan will at third base and one in right field…Kurt Suzuki is 2 for 19 (.105) over his last seven games…has hit webcast all other games in Arizona safely in eight of his 13 games and has gone 1 for 3 in each of those eight games…hit fifth Thursday on oaklandathletics.com…all three night…has also batted third 11 times and cleanup once…Ryan Sweeney is 14 for 35 (.400) over his last A’s games against San Francisco 12 games after going 1 for 10 over his first four games…Steve Tolleson is 0 for 10 over his last eight in the Bay Area next week will be games after going 4 for 9 over his previous six games…has appeared in 10 games at shortstop, six at third televised…Thursday, April 1 will be base and three at second base…struck out for the first time this spring yesterday.