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OAKLAND ATHLETICS Post Game Notes Oakland Athletics Baseball Company w 7000 Coliseum Way w Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 w @Athletics w @AsMediaAlerts w athletics.com Seattle Mariners (66-71) at Oakland Athletics (58-79) Sunday, September 6, 2015 w O.co Coliseum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Seattle 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 4 Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 0 9 W — Iwakuma (7-3) L — Nolin (0-1) S — Wilhelmsen (10) OAKLAND NOTES • The Oakland Athletics have lost four straight and eight of the last 11...fell to 4-12 against the Mariners this season and to 42-50 against Seattle over the last five years... are 31-41 at home and have clinched a losing record at the Coliseum for just the third time in the last 17 years (40-41 in 2007 and 2009)...have homered in a season- high 12 consecutive games (15 home runs total)...are 1-5 on this nine-game homestand against Los Angeles-AL (1-2), Seattle (0-3) and Houston (three games). • A’s pinch hitters had their streak of six consecutive pinch hits snapped when Marcus Semien struck out in the seventh...the Athletics extended the streak to six on Coco Crisp and Josh Reddick’s seventh-inning singles...are 11-for-15 (.733) over the last nine games. • Sean Nolin made his Athletics debut, his third career major league appearance (last: Sept. 22, 2014) and his second career major league start (last: May 24, 2013). • Carson Blair (0-for-0, bb) made his major league debut as a defensive replacement in the top of the eighth. • Billy Burns (2-for-5) is batting .360 (18-for-50) over his last 12 games...is 17-for-53 (.321) against the Mariners this season. • Billy Butler (2-for-3, r, hr, rbi, so) is 14-for-26 (.538) over his last 10 games...is a .318 (83-for-261) career hitter against Seattle...snapped a 38-game homerless streak with his seventh-inning solo home run...it was his longest homerless drought over the last two years...recorded his 28th multiple hit game of the year. • Mark Canha (2-for-4, r, bb) is batting .320 (31-for-97) with eight doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI over his last 24 games...had his 21st multiple hit game of the year. • Stephen Vogt (0-for-3, so) snapped his six-game hitting streak...was 11-for-19 (.579) during the streak. Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes . Sean Nolin (L, 0-1) 6.0 5 3 3 3 1 0 85/50 Ryan Dull 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14/8 Drew Pomeranz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17/11 Sean Doolittle 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19/14 Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Billy Butler (10) 7th 1 RF Iwakuma SEATTLE NOTES • The Seattle Mariners have won a season-high five straight and 10 of the last 14 games...are 37-35 on the road this season...are 33-21 against the A’s dating back to the start of 2013...have swept the A’s twice this season (previous: May 8-10 at Seattle)...swept just their fifth three-game series against the A’s in Oakland in franchise history (last: April 10-12, 2009)...finished 7-3 on this 10-game road trip to Chicago-AL (2-2), Houston (2-1) and Oakland (3-0) • Hisashi Iwakuma improved to 5-5 with a 4.42 ERA (29 er in 59.0 ip) in nine career starts against the A’s...made his first start in Oakland since 2013 and is 3-1 with a 3.33 ERA (9 er in 24.1 up) in four career starts at the O.co Coliseum...the Mariners have won nine of Iwakuma’s last 11 starts. • Tom Wilhelmsen has tossed 11.1 scoreless innings and is 8-for-8 in save chances over his last 10 contests. • Robinson Cano (0-for-4, so) snapped his seven-game hitting streak...went 11-for-31 (.533) during the streak. • Logan Morrison (1-for-4, so) extended his hitting streak to five games...is 7-for-15 (.467) during the streak. • Brad Miller (2-for-4, r) extended his hitting streak to seven games (11-for-26, .423)...is batting .316 (31-for-98) with 12 runs scored and 13 RBI over his last 32 games...recorded his 28th multiple hit game of the season. • Shawn O’Malley (1-for-2, r, bb, so) is 6-for-8 (.750) and has reached base in 10 of his 12 plate appearances to begin his Mariners career. • Kyle Seager (1-for-2, rbi, bb) extended his hitting streak to nine games (18-for-36, .500)...is batting .452 (19-for-42) with nine runs scored, four doubles, five home runs and 13 RBI over his last 11 games. • Mark Trumbo (1-for-4, 2b) extended his hitting streak to eight games...is 9-for-32 (.281) with six runs scored, three home runs and six RBI during the streak. • Rich Donnelly did not coach third base due to an upset stomach. Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 7-3) 6.1 5 1 1 1 3 1 79/52 Vidal Nuno 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3/1 Tony Zych 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7/4 Logan Kensing 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 13/6 Tom Wilhelmsen (S, 10) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 24/15 Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher None Time of Game ...................................................... 3:00 Streak ..................................................................... L5 April/May/June ............................. 9-14 / 11-19 / 15-12 First Pitch ..................................................... 1:07 p.m. Homestand ............................................................ 1-5 July/Aug./Sept. ..............................10-14 / 13-15 / 0-5 Temperature ............................................. 80 degrees Last 5 ..................................................................... 0-5 Last 10 ................................................................... 3-7 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7 ... 32-14 / 26-65 Today’s Attendance ......................................... 19,534 Series Record ........................................................ 0-3 A’s/Opponents score first ....................... 45-29 / 13-50 Attendance Total ......................................... 1,565,588 Series First Game.............................................. 20-24 Leading after 7th/8th inning ....................... 50-7 / 53-2 Average (72 games) ........................................ 21,744 vs. AL West ........................................................ 26-32 Tied After 7th/8th inning ................................. 6-8 / 5-8 Win/Lose in Last AB ............................................ 8-17 vs. RHP/LHP ......................................... 46-53 / 12-26 Trailing After 7th/8th inning ........................ 2-64 / 0-69 Extra Innings.......................................................... 6-9 Home/Road ........................................... 31-41 / 27-38 Overall Record................................................... 58-79 Day/Night ............................................... 22-30 / 36-49.

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