OAKLAND ATHLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 www.athletics.com A’s PR on Twitter @AsMediaAlerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (51-31) VS. DETROIT TIGERS (45-34) TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 – COMERICA PARK – 7:08 P.M. EDT LHP BRAD MILLS (1-0, 4.35) VS. RHP RICK PORCELLO (10-4, 3.41) CSNCA – A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) ABOUT THE A’S: Had their four-game MLB BEST RECORDS SINCE 2012 RUN DIFFERENTIAL: The A’s have outscored the opposition by 134 winning streak snapped last runs, which is more than double the next closest team (SEA, 56)…the W L PCT night…however, have won nine of the Oakland 241 165 .594 best run differential at the All-Star Break in Athletics history is 95 in last 12 and 11 of the last 15 Atlanta 235 172 .577 1973 (first All-Star Game was in 1933)…the last team with a run games…are 20 games over the .500 Cincinnati 230 176 .567 differential greater than 127 at the break is Seattle in 2001 (149). mark at 51-31 for the season, which is St. Louis 229 178 .563 one short of the season-high (51-30, Washington 228 178 .562 IN THE PINCH: A’s pinch hitters are 9 for their last 24 (.375) with two June 29)…it is tied for the fourth best doubles, two home runs, eight RBI and three walks…are batting .264 OAKLAND A’s BEST STARTS (19 for 72) with three home runs, 15 RBI and 15 walks for the start in Oakland history and is the best record in the majors for the 13th 82 Games 83 Games season…lead the American League in walks and extra base hits (7) consecutive day and 15th day this year 53-29 1971 54-29 1971 and are tied for the lead in RBI…the walks are third in the majors, the (also May 21-22)…are in sole 52-30 1972 53-30 1972 RBI are tied for sixth and the extra base hits are tied for eighth…are possession of first place in the AL West 52-30 1988 52-31 1988 tied for the AL lead in doubles (4) and home runs (3), rank second in 51-31 2014 52-31 1975 for the 64th consecutive day (since April hits, slugging percentage (.444) and plate appearances (89), are third 51-31 1975 52-31 1990 in on-base percentage (.393) and fourth in batting. 28) and have held at least a share of 51-31 1990 50-33 1989 first for 68 consecutive days (since April ON THE BASES: The A’s are 48 for 57 (84.2%) in stolen base 24) and 76 of the last 78…this is the A’s longest stretch of consecutive attempts, which is the best percentage in the majors (Washington, days in first place since spending the final 65 days of the 2006 season 83.0%)…opponents have been successful in 48 of their 55 (87.3%) in first…the last time the A’s spent more than 65 consecutive days in attempts, which is the third highest percentage in the majors…A’s first was in 1990 (spent the final 86 days alone in first and the final 172 pitchers have just one pickoff, which is tied with St. Louis for the fewest with at least a share of first)…lead second place Los Angeles by five in the majors. games…have 77 days in sole possession of first this year, four days tied for first, four days in second, three days tied for second, one day DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed 57 errors, which is tied for third and three days in fourth…have held the best record in the tied for fourth most in the American League…A’s outfielders have 23 AL every day since May 31. assists, which is second most in the majors (Arizona, 25). WINNING MONTHS: The A’s went 17-9 in June, which was the best THE DISABLED LIST: The A’s have six players on the disabled list record in the majors…have now posted a winning record in 13 (Blanks, Griffin, O’Flaherty, Parker, Pomeranz, Reddick)…Griffin, consecutive months, which matches the longest such streak in O’Flaherty and Parker are on the 60-day DL…O’Flaherty is on a rehab Oakland history (Sept. 1970-Sept. 1972)…the Athletics record is 15 assignment…have used the DL 12 times this year after using it 13 from July 1928-Sept. 1930…the last Major League team with 13 times last year, which was the fewest since 2005 when they used it consecutive winning months is the Boston Red Sox (July 2004-July eight times…have not had fewer than two players on the DL since the 2006)…the last time the A’s had a losing record in a month was May of end of the 2006 season when they had just one. 2012 (11-16)…all winning month notes exclude March and October. CLOSE CALLS: The A’s are 9-5 in extra inning games…lead the HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 4-2 on this eight-game road trip to majors in extra inning games and wins…the 14 extra inning games are New York-NL (1-1), Miami (3-0) and Detroit (0-1)…went 5-4 on the already one more than the A’s played last year (7-6)…are 13-10 in last road trip to New York-AL (2-1), Baltimore (2-1) and Los Angeles- games decided in the last at bat…are tied with Milwaukee for the most AL (1-2)…will post at least a .500 mark on this road trip, marking their last at bat wins in the majors…have won six of the last eight games 11th consecutive road trip with a .500 or better record…that is the decided by two runs or fewer after starting the season 12-17…are 33- A’s longest such streak since they also had an 11-trip streak from June 12 in games decided by three runs or more. 26, 1989-July 11, 1990…have not finished a road trip with a losing record since going 2-5 at Texas and Seattle June 17-23, 2013…are NO ROOKIES: The A’s are the only Major League team that has not 27-16 (.628) on the road, which is the second best record in the majors used a rookie in 2014…the streak of 82 consecutive games without (Milwaukee, 27-15)…went 7-3 on the last homestand against New playing a rookie is the longest single-season streak in Oakland York-AL (2-1), Texas (2-1) and Boston (3-1) and are 24-15 (.615) at history…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it is the longest season- home for the season, which is the second best home record in the opening streak by a Major League team since the 2005 Cleveland majors (Los Angeles-AL, 26-14)…are 18-6 over the last 24 home Indians also went the first 82 games without playing a rookie…the last games after starting the season 6-9…are batting .265 (346 for 1308) team with a streak longer than 82 games is the 1971 Baltimore Orioles, with 50 home runs in 39 games in Oakland compared to .245 (383 for who went 152 games without using a rookie. 1562) with 39 home runs in 43 games on the road. A’s vs. TIGERS: The A’s trail the season series, 3-2…lost the first OFFENSE: The A’s lead the majors in runs scored (422) and walks game in Detroit last night after splitting a four-game series in Oakland (332)…rank second in on-base percentage (.335), fourth in home runs May 26-29…Oakland won the season series last year, 4-3…lost two of (89), fifth in fewest strikeouts (586), seventh in slugging (.406) and tied three in Oakland but won three of four in Detroit…then lost to the for eighth in extra base hits (240)…are tied with Baltimore for the Major Tigers in the ALDS in five games for the second consecutive League lead with four grand slams and rank second with 46 home runs season…last year’s season series win was the A’s first since with runners on base (Toronto, 48)…are the only team in the majors 2008…are 21-23 against the Tigers since 2009…since moving to with three players with 50 or more RBI (Donaldson 61, Moss 60, Oakland in 1968, the A’s are 245-238 against Detroit…that includes Céspedes 55)…there have been four seasons in Oakland history in 137-107 in Oakland, 106-129 in Detroit and 2-2 in Las Vegas…all-time, which three players have driven in 100 or more runs (1996, 1999, the A’s are 913-991-14 against the Tigers. 2000, 2001). TODAY’S TIDBITS PITCHING: The A’s have compiled a 4.78 ERA (65 er in 122.1 ip) over Yoenis Céspedes extended his hitting streak to 14 games last night, the last 13 games…have a 3.19 ERA (267 er in 754.1 ip) for the which is an ongoing career-high (previous, 12: May 18-30, 2013) and season, which leads the American League and ranks third in the the longest by an Athletic this year…is 20 for 57 (.351) with two home majors…have allowed 12 home runs in the last seven games and 20 in runs and 13 RBI during the streak…Brandon Moss is on a career-high the last 14 games…lead the majors in opponents on-base percentage tying eight-game hitting streak (also Sept.