OAKLAND ATHLETICS Post Game Notes

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Toronto Blue Jays (52-55) at Oakland Athletics (58-49) Saturday, August 4, 2012 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E LOB Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 0 8 Oakland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 8

W — Chavez (1-1) L — Blevins (4-1) S — Oliver (2)

OAKLAND NOTES  The Oakland Athletics had their five-game winning streak in extra inning games snapped, their first loss in extras since May 23 vs. Los Angeles-AL…are 9-3 in extra innings for the season…are 3-3 on this 10-game homestand against Tampa Bay (1-2), Toronto (2-1) and Los Angeles (three games).  A.J. Griffin left the game in the second inning with tightness in his right shoulder.  Ryan Cook has been charged with a blown in each of the past two games and now has four over his past six appearances (6 er in 6.0 ip, 9.00 ERA)…has seven blown saves for the season, which is the most in the .  Jordan Norberto recorded career-highs in innings pitched (3.2 ip, previous: 2.1 ip, July 22, 2012 vs. New York-AL), pitches thrown (64, previous: 42, April 20, 2012 vs. Cleveland) and (4, previous: 3, three times; last: July 22, 2012 vs. New York-AL).  Brandon Inge (0 for 5) had his 13-game hitting streak snapped…the streak matched his career high (Sept. 3-17, 2004 and April 13-28, 2005) and was an A’s season high…was 15 for 57 (.263) with four home runs and 11 RBI during the streak.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes A.J. Griffin 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 32/19 Jordan Norberto 3.2 4 0 0 0 4 0 64/39 Pat Neshek 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 27/16 Grant Balfour 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13/8 Ryan Cook 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12/10 Jerry Blevins (L, 4-1) 2.0 4 2 2 2 3 0 35/22

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location None

TORONTO NOTES  The snapped their six-game losing streak, their longest since losing nine in a row May 19-27, 2009…are 4-5 in extra inning games…are 1-5 on this 10-game road trip to Seattle (0-3), Oakland (1-2) and Tampa Bay (three games).  did not factor in the decision…is winless in his past eight starts and is 0-7 with an 8.06 ERA (37 er in 41.1 ip) over that span…is 4-1 with a 3.02 ERA (17 er in 50.2 ip) in eight career starts against the A’s.  David Cooper (1 for 5) hit a game-tying solo home run in the ninth inning.  Rajai Davis (1 for 4) is on a season-high nine-game hitting streak (11 for 37, .298)…recorded two stolen bases and now has 30 for the season, his fourth consecutive season with 30 or more steals.  Yan Gomes (0 for 2) is 0 for his last 10…is 3 for 24 (.125) in nine games since he was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas.  Adeiny Hechavarria (0 for 3) made his Major League debut…is the seventh Blue Jay to make his ML debut this season (Crawford, Dyson, Gomes, Gose, Loup, Sierra).  Moises Sierra (3 for 5) recorded three hits, his first career multiple hit game.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Ricky Romero 7.0 3 1 1 4 5 0 99/60 Steve Delabar 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 33/21 Casey Janssen 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/2 Jesse Chavez (W, 1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 28/16 Darren Oliver (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13/10

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher David Cooper (3) 9th 1-1 1 CF Cook

Time of Game ...... 3:37 Overall Record ...... 58-49 Home/Road ...... 32-24/26-25 First Pitch ...... 1:08 pm Streak ...... Lost 1 Day/Night ...... 18-19/40-30 Temperature ...... 62 degrees Homestand ...... 3-3 April/May/June ...... 10-12/11-16/15-13 Last Five ...... 2-3 July/Aug./Sept...... 19-5/2-2/0-0 Attendance ...... 17,121 Last 10 ...... 5-5 Total ...... 1,170,671 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7 ...... 28-12/30-37 Average (56 games) ...... 20,905 Series Record ...... 2-1 A’s/Opponents score first ...... 40-15/18-34 Series First Game ...... 19-17 Leading after 7th inn/8th inn ...... 43-5/45-4 Win/Lose in Last At-Bat ...... 19-10 vs. AL West ...... 17-17 Tied after 7th inn/8th inn ...... 10-4/9-2 Extra Innings ...... 9-3 vs. RHP/LHP ...... 39-29/19-20 Trailing after 7th inn/8th inn ...... 6-39/5-42