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GAME INFORMATION OAKLAND ATHLETICS Oakland Athletics Baseball Company • 510-638-4900 • athletics.com • A’s PR @AsMediaAlerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (3-3) VS. SEATTLE MARINERS (3-4) FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020 — T-MOBILE PARK — 6:40 PDT LHP SEAN MANAEA (0-1, 7.71) VS. RHP TAIJUAN WALKER (0-1, 13.50) NBCSCA — A’S CAST ON IHEART RADIO — A’S RADIO NETWORK (960 AM, 103.7 FM AND 1140 AM) ABOUT THE A’S: The A’s were swept in a two-game series by the Rockies naea, Mengden, Murphy) for a total of 24 players who were with the organi- on Tuesday and Wednesday after taking three of four from the Angels to zation last year…four were acquired in a trade (Allen, Kemp, Machín, Smith), start the season…are 3-3 after six games for the sixth time in the last seven one was claimed off waivers (McFarland) and one was signed as a free agent years…remain in a tie with Houston for first place in the American League to a minor league contract (Weems). West for the fifth consecutive day…have spent six days this year tied for first TENURE: None of the 30 players on the A’s Opening Day roster played for and one day tied for second…the series win over the Angels marked the first Oakland prior to the 2015 season…only two players have played for Oakland time the A’s have won the first series of the season since 2010 (won three of in each of the previous five seasons (Canha, Semien) and of those two, only four from Seattle)…this is the A’s 53rd season in Oakland where they have Semien has been on each of the A’s last six Opening Day rosters…only two won 16 American League West titles, four AL Wild Cards, six AL pennants have been on the last five Opening Day rosters (Davis, Hendriks)…Matt Ol- and four World Championships…only the New York Yankees (19), Atlanta son, who was drafted on June 4, 2012, has the longest tenure in the A’s or- Braves (19) and Los Angeles Dodgers (18) have more division titles than the ganization…he is followed by Chad Pinder, who was drafted on June 6, 2013. A’s…since the A’s moved to Oakland in 1968, only the Yankees (11), Cardinals (8) and Dodgers (7) have more league championships and only the Yankees ROOKIE AND VETERANS: The A’s have five rookies on the Opening Day roster have more world championships (7)…have a 4313-3980 (.520) record over (Brown, Luzardo, Machín, Murphy, Weems) after starting the year with no the previous 52 seasons in Oakland…only four teams have won more games rookies in each of the previous two seasons…five players have six or more over that span (New York Yankees, Boston, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis)… years of service: Soria (13 years), Petit (9 years, 16 days), Diekman (7 years, 50 this is the Athletics franchise 120th season in the American League…since days), Davis (6 years, 104 days) and Fiers (6 years, 85 days). 1901, the A’s have 16 AL West titles plus 15 AL pennants and nine World THE YOUNG AND THE OLD: The average age on the A’s Opening Day roster Championships…only the Yankees (27) and Cardinals (11) have won more is 28.77 years…Jesús Luzardo, who is 22 years and 298 days, is the young- World Championships…the A’s are 9028-9452 (.489) in their previous 119 est and he is the youngest player on an A’s Opening Day roster since 2010 seasons…that includes a 3886-4248 record from 1901-54 in Philadelphia (Brett Anderson, 22 years and 63 days)…he is followed by Franklin Barreto and 829-1224 from 1955-67 in Kansas City. (24 years, 148 days) and Sean Murphy (25 years, 294 days) …Joakim Soria is HOME AND AWAY: The begin their first road trip of the season tonight, which the oldest at 36 years, 67 days…he is followed by Yusmeiro Petit (35 years, consists of this four-game series against Seattle…these are the A’s only road 245 days) and Mike Fiers (35 years, 39 days). games over the first 16 games of the season…went 3-3 on the season-open- THE INJURED LIST: The A’s begin the season with one player on the injured ing six-game homestand against Los Angeles (3-1) and Colorado (0-2)…re- list (Puk)…it marks the first time Oakland has fewer than two players on the turn home following the game Monday for a six-game homestand against IL since the end of the 2006 season when they had just one…the last time Texas (three games) and Houston (three games). the A’s opened the season with one player on the IL was in 2006 when they STARTING PITCHING: Frankie Montas tossed 5.0 innings yesterday after A’s had none…have used the IL twice this year after using it 17 time last year… starting pitchers logged fewer than five innings in each of the first five the 17 IL placements in 2019 tied Houston for second fewest in the majors games…prior to this year, had never gone more than two straight games to Kansas City (13). without at least five innings from a starter to begin a season in Athletics DURING THE SPRING: The A’s went 13-10 (.565) during the spring…it marked history…starters are now 0-3 with a 4.91 ERA (14 er in 25.2 ip)…are one of six Oakland’s second consecutive spring with a winning record after three teams (Detroit, Kansas City, San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Washington) without straight losing springs…started the sping 0-5, won 13 of the final 16 games a win from their starters. in Arizona and then went 0-2 against San Francisco in July…the A’s led the THIS AND THAT: Tonight begins a stretch where the A’s are scheduled to play majors this spring with 102 walks and 13 sacrifice flies and topped the Cac- 30 of the next 31 days through Aug. 30 (off on Aug. 13)…the A’s went 0-for- tus League with a .352 on-base percentage…also ranked third in the CL in 14 with runners in scoring position in the two-game series against Colorado doubles (45), fourth in runs (132), tied for fourth in triples (6) and fifth in after going 6-for-19 (.316) in four games against Los Angeles (AL)…are bat- hits (201)…had the third fewest home runs (21)…the pitching staff had the ting .182 (6-for-33) with RISP for the season, which is third lowest in the second highest opponents batting average in the CL (.286) and fifth highest majors…have the fewest extra base hits in the majors (10) and are tied for ERA (5.39), but tied for the third fewest home runs allowed (23)…defensively, the fewest doubles (4)…the A’s allowed 11 runs in the two games against tied for third in the CL in double plays turned (21) and ranked fifth in fielding Colorado after yielding 11 runs in four games against Los Angeles (AL)…the percentage (.982). pitching staff has issued 16 walks, which is tied with Colorado for the fewest A’s vs. MARINERS: The A’s went 10-9 against the Mariners last year for their among teams in the West…the A’s have turned just three double plays, which first season series win over Seattle since 2012…went 6-2 in Oakland, 0-2 in is tied for third fewest in the majors. Tokyo and 4-5 in Seattle…have won 10 of their last 15 games but are 56-77 TAXI SQUAD: The A’s taxi squad for this four-game road trip to Seattle fea- (.421) against Seattle dating back to the start of the 2013 season…all-time, tures left-handed pitcher Lucas Luetge, catcher Jonah Heim and infielder the A’s are 360-301 against the Mariners…that includes 195-134 in Oakland, Nate Orf…Heim is the only one of the three currently on the 40-man roster 164-164 in Seattle and 1-3 in Tokyo…are 88-100 at T-Mobile Park. and Luetge (Seattle, 2012-15) and Orf (Milwaukee, 2018) are the only ones TODAY’S TIDBITS with Major League experience. Yusmeiro Petit has pitched in four of the first six games and is tied for third SHORTENED SEASONS: The A’s are scheduled ATHLETICS FEWEST in the majors in games pitched…pitched in an American League leading to play 60 games this season, which are the GAMES, SEASON 80 games last year…has 266.0 innings pitched as a reliever dating back fewest in Athletics history…the previous low Games Season to 2017, which are the most in the majors over that span…Marcus Semien was 109 in the strike-shortened 1981 sea- 109 1981 (Strike) has a consecutive games played streak of 249 dating back to June 28, 2018 son…this will be the fifth time in Oakland 114 1994 (Strike) (all starts)…has started each of the A’s last 139 games in the leadoff spot… history the A’s have played fewer than 161 130 1918 (World War I) J.B. Wendelken has not allowed a run in his first two games (1.1 ip) and games in a season…in addition to 1981, the 137 1901-03 (140-game schedule) now has a 12-game, 14.0-inning scoreless streak dating back to May 9 of A’s played 114 games in 1994, 144 in 1995 last year.