2019 Oakland A’s Expanded Game Notes includes: Traditional Game Notes Roster Supplemental Bios Full Upcoming Probable Pitcher Pages Expanded Game Notes Please consider the environment before printing this document. To print traditional Game Notes, print from page 2 to 9. OAKLAND ATHLETICS GAME INFORMATION Oakland Athletics Baseball Company • 510-638-4900 • athletics.com • A’s PR @AsMediaAlerts Get the latest A’s notes, full stat packets, clips, press releases, roster, updated media guide and more at pressbox.athletics.com OAKLAND ATHLETICS (9-8) VS. TEXAS RANGERS (6-6) FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2019 — GLOBE LIFE PARK — 7:05 P.M. CDT RHP MIKE FIERS (2-1, 5.94) VS. LHP DREW SMYLY (0-1, 7.11) NBCSCA — A’S RADIO NETWORK (KTRB 860 AM/KHTK 1140 AM) — A’S CAST ON TUNEIN ABOUT THE A’S: Won three of four at Baltimore after getting swept in a DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed six errors over the first 17 three-game series at Houston to start the road trip…are 9-8 and are tied for games and have a .990 fielding percentage, which is third best in the Ameri- third in the American League West, five games behind first place Seattle… can League…A’s outfielders have five assists, which is the most in the AL and last year, the A’s were 7-10 after 17 games and trailed first place Los Angeles tied for second most in the majors. by 6½ games…are 6-2 in the Coliseum and 3-6 in all other ballparks…had a four-game losing streak snapped on Tuesday, which matched the A’s longest LEFT-HANDED STARTERS: The A’s have faced a left-handed starting pitcher in losing streak from last year (June 12-15). eight of the first 17 games, which is tied with San Francisco for the most in the majors…are 5-3 in those games compared to 4-5 when the opposi- THE LONG BALL: The A’s have hit a season-high five home runs in each of the tion starts a right-hander…are batting .269 with a .522 slugging percentage last two games…it marks the second time in Athletics history the A’s have hit against lefties compared to .248 with a .429 slugging percentage against at least five home runs in back-to-back games (June 27-28, 1987)…have five righties…have 13 home runs against lefties, which is the most in the majors. straight multi-homer games, which is one short of the Athletics record of six (five times, last: Sept. 18-23, 2013)…have hit 17 home runs over that stretch, THIS AND THAT: The A’s are 4-1 in day games, 5-7 at night…have lost twice which are the A’s most over a five-game span since June 25-30, 1996 when when leading after seven innings…went 70-2 when leading after seven last they had 18…have hit 17 home runs in seven games on the road trip after tal- year…are 9-0 when leading after eight inning…three of the A’s eight losses lying 15 home runs over the first 10 games…last year, the A’s hit an American have come in gamed decided in the last at bat…only Kansas City and Toronto, League record tying 136 home runs on the road…have 32 home runs overall, with four each, have more first at bat losses in the American league…the A’s which are second most in the majors to Seattle (36) and the most in Athletics have used five different first basemen this year (Canha, Morales, Olson, Pin- history over the first 17 games…prior to this year, the earliest the A’s reached der, Profar) after using just three all last year (Canha, Olson, Pinder). 32 home runs was in game 22 in 2002…51 of the A’s 86 runs this year have THE INJURED LIST: The A’s currently have seven players on the injured list come on home runs (59.3%). (Bassitt, Cotton, Gossett, Herrmann, Manaea, Martini, Olson)…four of those OFFENSE: The A’s have reached double figures in hits in five consecutive players are on the 60-day IL (Cotton, Gossett, Herrmann, Manaea) and Bas- games for the first time since Sept. 19-23, 2013…are batting .316 (60-for- sitt is currently on a rehab assignment…Oakland used the disabled list 26 190) with 43 runs scored (8.6 per game), 10 doubles and 17 home runs (.637 times last year, which was second most in Oakland history to the record of slugging percentage) over that span…are now hitting .296 (86-for-291) with 27 set in 2016…it marked the fourth consecutive season and eighth time in 52 runs scored over the last eight games after batting .215 with 34 runs over the last 12 years the A’s have used the IL at least 20 times…have had at least the first nine contests. four players on the IL every day since Aug. 24, 2015, at least three every day since July 30, 2011 and have not had fewer than two players on the IL since 18 GAMES IN 18 DAYS, THEN 8 IN 11: This three-game series with Texas con- the end of the 2006 season when they had just one. cludes a stretch where the A’s are scheduled to play 18 games in 18 days from March 28 to April 14…that is the A’s longest stretch of the season with- CONTRACT STATUS: The A’s have three players under contract beyond the out a day off…are 9-6 over the first 15 games of the stretch…have Monday 2019 season…Joakim Soria and Mike Fiers are signed through 2020 and Ste- and Thursday off next week and are scheduled to play eight games over an phen Piscotty is signed through 2022 with a club option for 2023…Yusmeiro 11-day stretch from April 15-25…have played 17 games, which is two more Petit has a club option for 2020. than the Mariners, three more than the Dodgers, Padres and Giants and at A’s vs. RANGERS: The A’s won the season series last year 13-6 and have won least four more than everyone else. each of the last two season series…the 13 wins matched the A’s second most HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 3-4 on their longest road trip of the season, against the Rangers (15 in 2003)…went 7-3 in Oakland and 6-3 in Texas… a 10-game trip to Houston (0-3), Baltimore (3-1) and Texas (three games)… have won three straight, nine of the last 10 and 21 of the last 29 games… return home following the game Sunday for an eight-game homestand have a four-game winning streak in Globe Life Park and have won 15 of the against Houston (two games), Toronto (three games) and Texas (three last 18 games in Oakland…are 365-367 all-time against the Texas Rangers… games)…went 6-2 on the last homestand against Los Angeles-AL (3-1) and that breaks down to 193-173 in Oakland and 172-194 in Texas…are 105-106 Boston (3-1) and are 6-4 at home (went 0-2 against Seattle in Tokyo as the at Globe Life Park…have an all-time record of 462-449 against the Rangers/ home team)…are unbeaten over their last 17 series in Oakland (15 wins, two Senators franchise. splits), which is the longest series unbeaten streak in Coliseum history…are TODAY’S TIDBITS 38-14 (.731) in the Coliseum over that stretch…have not lost a series in the Khris Davis has back-to-back two homer games for the first time in his Coliseum since they were swept by Houston last year, June 12-14…last year, career…it is the 11th time in Oakland history a player has back-to-back the A’s went 50-31 (.617) at home compared to 47-34 (.580) on the road…had multi-homer games, the second over the last 20 years (Reddick, Aug. 9-10, the fourth best home record in the AL but tied for the third best road record 2013)…has a Major League leading nine home runs for the season, which in the majors…it was the sixth best road record in Oakland history. matches Reggie Jackson (1974) and Mark McGwire (1992) for the most in PITCHING: The A’s have compiled a 6.03 ERA (40 er in 59.2 ip) and .271 (64- Athletics history over the first 17 games of the season…Ramón Laureano for-236) opponents batting average in seven games on the road trip after leads Major League outfielders in assists (4)…now has 13 over the last two posting a 2.00 ERA and .202 opponents batting average in eight games on years, which is tied for the most among ML outfielders (Billy Hamilton), the last homestand…have surrendered 11 home runs on the trip after allow- despite him not making his ML debut until Aug. 3, 2018…Josh Phegley has ing three on the last homestand…tossed three shutouts on the last home- a career-high seven-game hitting streak and is 10-for-25 (.400) with eight stand and are tied with Pittsburgh for the most shutouts in the majors (3). runs, two doubles, three home runs and seven RBI during the streak…Chad Pinder has started five games on the road trip, each at a different posi- STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers are 3-3 with a 7.08 ERA (27 er in tion (second base, first base, left field, right field, third base)…is 10-for-23 34.1 ip) and .313 (45-for-144) opponents batting average in seven games (.435) in seven games total on the trip…Stephen Piscotty has a 12-game on the road trip after going 6-0 with a 1.16 ERA and .163 opponents batting hitting streak against Texas (18-for-46, .391).