OAKLAND ATHLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 www.athletics.com OAKLAND ATHLETICS (12-12-5) VS. CINCINNATI REDS (12-15) TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014 – PHOENIX MUNICIPAL STADIUM – 1:05 P.M. A’S WEBCAST ABOUT THE A’S: Have lost three straight and four of the last five runs…now has 12 RBI for the spring, which is tied for eighth in the games…are 7-4-2 at Phoenix Muni and 5-8-3 on the road…the A’s CL…is 4 for 18 (.222) with three home runs and seven RBI over his lead the majors in walks (118), rank second in runs (175) and on-base last seven games. percentage (.361), tied for third in grounded into double plays (26) and tied for fourth in batting (.285)…are tied for fourth in most errors A’s vs. REDS: This is the second and final meeting between the A’s (29)…the A’s pitching staff leads the majors with 223 strikeouts…had and Reds this spring…the A’s lost the first contest at Goodyear 6-5 on 228 last spring, which is the most by an A’s team during the spring March 16…the A’s won the only meeting last spring at Goodyear, 10-9. since statistics are available beginning in 1991…has allowed 29 home IN CAMP: The A’s have 31 active players in camp, including 29 runs in the last 15 games and has 41 for the spring, which is six more players on the 40-man roster, which is full, and two non-roster than any other team…the A’s have five tie games, which are the most invitees…the breakdown includes 13 pitchers, four catchers, eight by an Oakland team since moving to Arizona for Spring Training in infielders and six outfielders…the total does not include Eric O’Flaherty 1969…the previous high was three in 2010 and 2013…have 16 tie and Jarrod Parker, who are on the 60-day disabled list…it also does games over the last six springs…this is the A’s 46th Spring Training in rd not include Ryan Cook, Craig Gentry, A.J. Griffin and Fernando Arizona, including their 33 and final spring in Phoenix…return to Rodriguez, who are expected to open the season on the DL. Mesa next spring, where the A’s trained from 1969-78 after moving from Florida…moved to Scottsdale in 1979 and have been in Phoenix PHOENIX MUNI FAREWELL: The A’s have two games remaining in since 1982…are scheduled to play 34 games this spring, including 31 Phoenix Muni: today against Cincinnati and tomorrow against Los games in Arizona and three in the Bay Area against San Francisco Angeles (AL)…this is the A’s final spring in Phoenix as last March the (March 27-29)…the A’s went 17-13-3 last spring, which was the third team and the City of Mesa reached a 20-year agreement for the A’s to best record in the Cactus League and sixth best in the majors…went return to Mesa beginning in 2015…Oakland, which also holds two five- 15-7-2 in 2012, marking the first time they have posted a winning year options that could extend the contract to 30 years, will conduct record in consecutive springs since 2007-08. workouts at Fitch Park and play its Spring Training games at Hohokam Stadium, the former home of the Chicago Cubs…Fitch Park and YESTERDAY: The A’s lost to the Rangers at Surprise, 6-2…John Hohokam Stadium are currently undergoing $20 million in renovations. Jaso had a RBI single in the fifth inning to give the A’s a 1-0 lead…Sean Murphy started for the A’s and tossed 4.1 scoreless A’s vs. INDIANS: The A’s open the regular season next Monday, innings, allowing just one hit and one walk, while striking out two…he March 31 against Cleveland at 7:05…RHP Sonny Gray will face RHP was relieved by Deryk Hooker, who got the final two outs of the fifth Justin Masterson…LHP Scott Kazmir takes on RHP Corey Kluber on inning before allowing three of the Rangers five runs in the sixth inning Tuesday at 7:05 and RHP Jesse Chavez squares off against RHP for the loss…Joe Savery allowed two runs in the sixth, Philip Humber Zach McAllister on Wednesday at 12:35. allowed a run in the seventh and Jeff Urlaub pitched a scoreless eighth…Chris Gimenez had a RBI double in the eighth inning to MEDIA INFORMATION: The A’s clubhouse at Phoenix Municipal complete the A’s scoring…Alberto Callaspo had three of the A’s eight Stadium will be open to members of the media with proper credentials hits. beginning at 8:00 am…the clubhouse may be closed at certain times for team meetings, etc…please do not lounge or conduct interviews in PLAYER NOTES: Daric Barton is 4 for 22 (.182) with five walks and the weight room/exercise area…once the games begin, the clubhouse four RBI in seven games after missing a week due to a left hamstring is open only to those media who need access to players who have injury…Billy Burns (NR) is 12 for 29 (.414) over his last nine completed their work for the day…A’s manager Bob Melvin will be games…has a Major League leading 10 stolen bases, which are the available to the media each morning in the first base dugout at stretch most steals by an Athletic player during a non-strike spring since at time…Melvin will also be available in front of the dugout following the least 1991, the first year spring stats are available (previous: 7, Rajai game…members of the media will be allowed in the dugout area and Davis in 2009)…is tied for third in the Cactus League in hits (21) and foul territory behind home plate extending down to (but not past) first tied for ninth in runs (12)…Alberto Callaspo has back-to-back multiple and third base until the batting cage is removed from the field of hit games (5 for 6), including a 3-for-3 performance yesterday at play…at that point, all media members must leave the field…the A’s Texas…is now 12 for 28 (.429) over his last 10 games…has appeared dugout will remain accessible to the media until 45 minutes before in 10 games at third base, four at first base and two at designated game time…still photographers and television camera crews with hitter…Yoenis Céspedes hit his first home run of the spring Sunday at proper credentials must stay in assigned areas at all times…no roving Seattle…is 4 for 13 (.308) over his last four games to snap a 0 for 23 is permitted…still photographers or television camera crews are not streak…Coco Crisp had his fourth multiple hit game Sunday against allowed in the clubhouse, training room or weight room…lunch is the Cubs and has now reached base safely via hit or walk in 12 of his available for $8 to members of the media with proper credentials in the 13 games…is 11 for 23 (.478) over his last seven games…leads the patio area in the right field corner…complimentary parking is available majors with 12 walks…Josh Donaldson is 9 for 30 (.300) with three in the main lot at Phoenix Muni at the corner of Van Buren and Priest home runs and nine RBI over his last 11 games after going 1 for 11 by presenting your credential to the attendant. (.091) with no RBI over his first five contests…Jake Elmore is 14 for 37 (.378) over his last 17 games after going 1 for 10 (.100) over his A’s ON THE AIR: The A’s radio network and flagship station 95.7 FM first five contests…has appeared in 13 games at second base, nine at The Game will broadcast 15 games this spring, including 12 from third base and five at shortstop…Sam Fuld (NR) is 7 for 23 (.304) with Arizona and all three games against San Francisco in the Bay Area in two triples over his last eight games…is tied for second in the CL in April…the Arizona portion of the schedule concluded yesterday…Ken Korach returns for his 19th year in the broadcast booth and will be runs (14) and tied for fifth in triples (3)…has appeared in 13 games in th left field, eight in center field and one in right field…Chris Gimenez is joined by Vince Cotroneo (ninth) and Ray Fosse, who enters his 29 3 for 7 (.429) over his last five games after going 1 for 15 over his season in the booth…Comcast SportsNet California has one remaining previous 12 contests…has appeared in 21 games at catcher, one at game on March 28 against the Giants in San Francisco (7:15 third base, one at first base and one in left field…John Jaso is 8 for 23 PM)…Glen Kuiper joins Fosse in the broadcast booth for that (.348) with eight RBI over his last eight games…is tied for eighth in the telecast…all games not broadcast over the air can be heard live via CL in RBI (12)…Jed Lowrie is 1 for 7 (.143) over his last two games the club’s web site.