Post Game Notes Oakland Athletics Company w 7000 Coliseum Way w Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 w @Athletics w @AsMediaAlerts w athletics.com (50-41) at Oakland Athletics (42-51) Saturday, July 18, 2015 w O.co Coliseum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 0 3 Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 10 1 8 W — Pomeranz (2-3) L — Fien (2-4) S — None OAKLAND NOTES • The Oakland Athletics walked off for just the second time this season (previous: June 10 vs. Texas)...improved to 8-10 over the last 18 games and are 28-21 since bottoming out at a season-high 16 games under .500 (14-30) at the conclusion of play on May 22...have committed 85 errors...are 1-1 on this six-game homestand against Minnesota (1-1) and Toronto (three games). • A’s starting have allowed one or fewer in 24 of the last 49 games and are 22-16 with a 2.55 ERA (89 er in 314.1 ip) over that span, which dates back to May 23. • Scott Kazmir is 3-1 with a 1.35 ERA (7 er in 46.2 ip) and .175 (28-for-160) opponents batting average over his last seven starts dating back to June 11...is 4-2 with a 1.36 ERA (10 er in 66.0 IP) in 10 starts in Oakland compared to 1-3 with a 3.92 ERA (19 er in 43.2 ip) on the road...is now 6-0 with a 1.40 ERA (11 er in 70.2 ip) over his last 11 July starts dating back to July 13, 2013...has not lost in July since July 10, 2010 at Oakland. • Billy Burns (2-for-5, r, so, sb) is batting .359 (46-for-128) at home compared to .257 (39-for-152) on the road...had his team-best 26th multiple hit game of the year. • Billy Butler (2-for-4, r, hr, rbi) recorded his 20th multiple hit game of the season...has three home runs and 10 RBI over his last 15 games after tallying two home runs and 20 RBI over his previous 56 contests. • Ike Davis (2-for-2, bb) had his eighth multiple hit game of the season...is 5-for-29 (.172) with one RBI in 11 games in July and is now batting .203 (12-for-59) in 20 games since he was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list June 19. • Brett Lawrie (1-for-4) extended his hitting streak against the Twins to 10 games (14-for-40, .350)...is a .329 (28-for-85) career hitter against Minnesota. • (1-for-5, rbi, so) hit his first career regular season walk-off hit...had a walk-off single in game two of the 2013 ALDS against Detroit.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes . Scott Kazmir 8.1 5 1 1 1 5 0 112/75 (BS, 3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 19/13 Drew Pomeranz (W, 2-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14/9

Home Runs Count RBI Location Billy Butler (8) 7th 1-1 1 CF Hughes

MINNESOTA NOTES • The Minnesota Twins snapped their four-game winning streak...fell to 7-2 in their last nine games...snapped their three-game winning streak against the A’s...are 19-25 on the road compared to 31-16 at home...are 1-1 on this six-game road trip to Oakland (1-1) and Los Angeles-AL (three games). • is 4-2 with a 3.13 ERA (19 er in 54.2 ip) with five walks and 27 over his last eight starts...has walked just 12 batters in his 19 starts this season, which is the fewest in baseball with a minimum of 75.0 pitched. • Brian Dozier (2-for-4, r, 2b) recorded his 24th multiple hit contest of the year. • Aaron Hicks (1-for-4, so) did not walk tonight after drawing a base on balls in seven consecutive games...has recorded at least one hit in 26 of the 40 games he has played in this year. • Torii Hunter (1-for-3, so) is batting .357 (40-for-112) with 10 home runs, 27 RBI and 19 runs over his last 28 games against the A’s. • Joe Mauer (2-for-3, 2b, rbi, bb) recorded his 21st multiple hit game of the year...is batting .419 (18-for-43) win his last 12 road games.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Phil Hughes 7.0 6 1 1 1 2 1 100/67 Blaine Boyer 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11/6 Ryan O’Rourke 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 13/6 Glen Perkins (BS, 1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 18/13 Casey Fien (L, 2-4) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11/7

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher None

Time of Game...... 3:00 Streak...... W1 April/May/June...... 9-14 / 11-19 / 15-12 First Pitch...... 6:07 p.m. Homestand...... 1-1 July/Aug./Sept...... 7-6 / 0-0 / 0-0 Temperature...... 69 degrees Last 5...... 3-2 Last 10...... 5-5 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7.... 24-10 / 18-41 Today’s Attendance...... 30,778 Series Record...... 1-1 A’s/Opponents score first...... 34-19 / 8-32 Attendance Total...... 1,038,489 Series First Game...... 16-14 Leading after 7th/8th inning...... 38-5 / 39-1 Average (46 games)...... 22,576 vs. AL West...... 21-24 Tied After 7th/8th inning...... 2-5 / 3-5 Win/Lose in Last AB...... 4-11 vs. RHP/LHP...... 37-34 / 5-17 Trailing After 7th/8th inning...... 2-41 / 0-45 Extra Innings...... 2-7 Home/Road...... 19-27 / 23-24 Overall Record...... 42-51 Day/Night...... 15-21 / 27-30