2010 Oakland A’s Expanded Game Notes includes: Traditional Game Notes Full Upcoming Probable Pitcher Pages Roster Supplemental Bios Expanded Game Notes with Clips Transactions Spring Training Statistics Monthly Statistics Please consider the environment before printing this document. To print traditional Game Notes, print from page 2 to roughly page 10 (may vary by one page from game to game). 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 A’s AT A GLANCE OAKLAND ATHLETICS (46-46) VS. BOSTON RED SOX (52-40) Season High 9-4 (April 17) MONDAY, JULY 19, 2010 – OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM – 7:05 P.M. PDT Season Low 34-40 (June 23) RHP BEN SHEETS (4-8, 4.63) VS. RHP DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (6-3, 4.56) April 12-12 CSNCA – A’S RADIO NETWORK (XTRA SPORTS 860 AM) – ESPAÑOL (LOSATLETICOS.COM) May 16-12 June 10-17 July 8-5 ABOUT THE A’s August 0-0 September 0-0 ABOUT THE A’S: Swept a three-game series at Kansas City to win the first series after the All-Star Break for Home Series 9-5-1 the first time since 2006…the sweep extended the A’s winning streak to a season high five games…it also Road Series 6-9-0 returns the A’s to the .500 mark for the first time since June 15 (33-33)…have not been over .500 since June 11 Series Sweeps 4-6 (32-31)…have now won 12 of the last 18 games after losing 10 of the previous 12 contests…are 22-30 against First Game of Series 13-17 opponents that were at or above .500 when the A’s played them and 24-16 against teams that were below Last Game of Series 19-11 A’s Score First 36-15 .500…are in third place in the American League West and trail Texas by seven games…have 25 days alone in Opponent Scores First 10-31 first this year, eight days tied for first, 26 days in second, one day tied for second, 40 days in third and one day Leading After 7th 38-1 in fourth…are 13-17 in the first game of a series, 12-18 in the second game and 18-9 in the third game…went Leading After 8th 39-0 into the All-Star Break with a 43-46 record, the second consecutive season they had a losing record at the Tied After 7th 7-7 th break (were 37-49 last year)…this marks the first time the A’s have gone into the break with a losing record in Tied After 8 5-9 back-to-back seasons since 1996-99 when it happened in four consecutive seasons. Trailing After 7th 1-38 Trailing After 8th 2-37 ON THE BASES: The A’s stole two bases in each of the three games at Kansas City and now have four Commit No Errors 32-19 consecutive multi-steal games…that is the A’s longest such streak since April 26-29, 1995 when they also had Commit 1 or More Errors 14-27 four straight games with two or more steals…the Oakland record is five (four times, last: May 13-17, 1981)…the More HR Than Opp. 15-7 A’s were caught stealing three times yesterday, equaling their most in a game over the last 12 years Fewer HR Than Opp. 11-28 Same Total HR of Opp. 20-11 (September 9, 2009 vs. Chicago)…have been successful in 71 of 89 (79.8%) stolen base attempts for the Starter Pitches 7 or More 16-9 season, which is the second best percentage in the American League…have a record of 32-14 when stealing a Starter Pitches Less Than 7 30-37 base and are 14-32 with no stolen bases…the A’s pitching staff ranks second in the majors with 17 pickoffs When Scoring 4 or More 39-10 (CWS, 20) and has allowed just 45 steals, which is tied for third fewest in the AL. When Scoring Less Than 4 7-36 Last At Bat 8-10 THE LONG BALL: The A’s hit three home runs yesterday for the second time in the last five games (3 vs. LAA, Different Lineups 75 July 10) but it was just the third time this year the A’s hit more than two home runs in a game (4 at BOS, June 3)…have 60 home runs for the season, which is tied with Seattle and Pittsburgh for second fewest in the majors (Houston, 59)…are on pace to hit 106 home runs…the three lowest single season home run totals in Oakland A’s vs. RED SOX history in a non-strike season are 94 (1968), 100 (1978) and 108 (1979)…the A’s pitching staff has allowed 94 The A’s lost two of three at Boston home runs, which is tied for fourth most in the American League. in June to open the season series…the two clubs split the NIGHT AND DAY: The A’s have a 21-10 (.677) record in day games compared to 25-36 (.410) at night…have season series last year, 5-5…the the best record in day games in the majors and the fifth worst mark at night…have a 2.83 ERA (87 er in 276.2 A’s won two of three in Oakland ip) during the day and a 4.34 ERA (261 er in 541.0 ip) at night…have the lowest day ERA in the majors. and went 3-4 in Boston…are 25- 26 against the Red Sox since HOME AND AWAY: The A’s went 3-0 on the last road trip to Kansas City, their first road series sweep of the 2005…however, are 213-266 season…have now won eight of their last 10 road games…begin a six-game homestand tonight against Boston since moving to Oakland in (three games) and Chicago (three games)…went 2-4 on the last homestand against New York (0-3) and Los 1968…that includes 124-111 in Angeles (2-1)…are 26-20 (.565) at home for the season, compared to 20-26 (.435) on the road…have a 3.00 Oakland, 88-154 in Boston and 1- ERA (140 er in 420.0 ip) at home compared to a 4.71 ERA (208 er in 397.2 ip) on the road…have the lowest 1 in Tokyo…all-time, the A’s are home ERA in the American League…have allowed 31 home runs at home compared to 63 on the road…are 855-1047 against the Red Sox.. tied for the fewest home runs at home in the AL and have yielded the most on the road…starting pitchers are 19-14 with a 3.00 ERA (95 er in 285.1 ip) at home compared to 14-16 with a 4.48 ERA (131 er in 263.1 ip) TODAY’S TIDBITS on the road. Andrew Bailey has 46 career OFFENSE: The A’s are batting .307 (67 for 218) with 45 runs scored and 28 extra base hits (18 doubles, two saves, which ranks seventh in triples, eight home runs) over the last six games…however, have the fourth fewest runs (389), walks (274) and Oakland history…he has not allowed a run in 12 of his past 14 extra base hits (242) in the American League for the season and also have the fourth lowest slugging appearances for a 1.26 ERA (2 er percentage (.386)…are on pace for 482 walks and have walked fewer than 500 times in a non-strike season in 14.1 ip). just three times in Oakland history (433 in 1978, 472 in 1968, 482 in 1979)…rank second in the American League in sacrifice hits (30) and are third in triples (21). Daric Barton is tied for first in the American League in walks (55) PITCHING: The A’s have compiled a 2.96 ERA (43 er in 118.2 ip) in the month of July, which is second lowest and sacrifice hits (11). in the American League (Chicago, 2.80)…that has lowered the season ERA to 3.83, which is also second best in the AL (Tampa Bay, 3.68)…lead the AL in shutouts (9) and fewest hit batters (16) and rank fourth in Coco Crisp has either scored or driven in a run in 18 of his 21 opponents batting average (.248). games this year. STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers have allowed one run or fewer in four of the last five games and Kevin Kouzmanoff has driven in are 4-0 with a 1.83 ERA (7 er in 34.1 ip) over that span…now have a 3.71 ERA (226 er in 548.2 ip) for the at least two runs in each of the A’s season, which is second lowest in the American League (Seattle, 3.63)…also rank second in opponents batting three games since the break and average (.245). leads the American League in RBI CLOSE CALLS: The A’s are 14-9 (.609) in one-run decisions, which is the second best record in the American (7) since the All-Star Break. League (Chicago, 18-11), but are 6-11 (.353) in games decided by two runs, which is second worst (Baltimore, Cliff Pennington is batting .431 3-13)…have lost seven of their last 11 one-run decisions after winning 10 of the first 12…are 3-5 (.375) in extra (37 for 86) over his last 27 inning games, which is the third worst record in the AL…have lost four straight extra inning games after winning games…is tied for second in the three of their first four.