O AKLAND A THLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company7000 Coliseum WayOakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900www.athletics.comA’s PR on Twitter @AsMedia Alerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (38-48) VS. SEATTLE MARINERS (41-46) FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2017 — SAFECO FIELD — 7:10 P.M. PDT LHP SEAN MANAEA (7-4, 3.75) VS. LHP JAMES PAXTON (6-3, 3.27) NBCSCA — A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME)
ABOUT THE A’S: Have a three-game winning streak, which follows a 11 starters and Oakland has employed 32 different starting pitchers over season-high six-game losing streak, which followed a four-game winning that span, which is the most by any AL team. streak, which followed a four-game losing streak, which followed a four- game winning streak…are 11-10 over the last 21 games and 38-48 (.442) HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 1-0 on this four-game road trip to Seattle… for the season, which is the second worst record in the American League… went 4-2 on the last road trip to Chicago-AL (3-0) and Houston (1-2) and it is one game better than the A’s 86-game record last year (37-49) and are now 5-2 over the last seven road games after going 6-23 over the pre- one game worse than 2015 (39-47)…have been in sole possession of last vious 29…are 14-27 (.341) on the road compared to 24-21 (.533) in Oak- place in the AL West every day dating back to May 30…trail first place land…the road record is second worst in the American League (BAL, 15- Houston by a season-high 20 games, which is one game short of the sea- 29)…went 2-4 on the last homestand against Atlanta (0-3) and Chicago-AL son high (21, last on July 5). (2-1) and are 2-8 over the last 10 home games after going 20-8 over the previous 28…begin post All-Star Break play with a six-game homestand THE ALL-STAR BREAK: The A’s have three games remaining before the against Cleveland (three games) and Tampa Bay (three games)…are 8-4- All-Star Break and are 38-48…have clinched a losing record at the break 2 in home series compared to 2-11-0 in road series. for the third consecutive season and the .442 winning percentage is cur- rently ninth worst in Oakland history before the break…are 20 games out LEFT AND RIGHT: The A’s will face a left-handed starting pitcher for just of first place in the American League West, which is currently thesec- the fourth time in the last 28 games tonight…are 10-9 in games started by ond worst deficit at the break in Oakland history…were 30½ games out in a lefty, including 1-5 on the road…the 19 games against left-handed start- 1979 and 19 in 2001…have a 4.78 ERA, which is currently eighth highest ers are tied with Texas for second fewest in the American League (BOS, in Oakland history before the break and the highest since 2000 (4.80)… 17)…are 28-39 against right-handers. are batting .239, which is seventh lowest…A’s hitters have struck out 826 ALL-STAR: Yonder Alonso was named to the American League All-Star times, which is sixth most in AL history before the break (HOU, 871 in team last Sunday as a reserve…he was the leading vote getter at first 2013; TB, 849 in 2017; HOU, 847 in 2014; HOU, 838 in 2015; CWS, 833 base on the player ballot and will be making his first All-Star Game appear- in 2014)…A’s pitchers have struck out 671, which is third most in Athletics ance…head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta will join Alonso in Miami on the (728 in 2014, 680 in 2015)…have matched the Oakland record for wild AL training staff. pitches at the break with 43 (also 2016)…have eight triples, which is cur- rently tied for the fewest in Athletics history before the break (sixth time, THIS AND THAT: The A’s are 7-12 in replay challenges while opposing last in 2009)…have hit 123 home runs, which is third most in Oakland his- managers are 15-10…through games of June 29, the A’s were success- tory before the break (137 in 1996, 131 in 2000)…have allowed 71 stolen ful in 29.4% (5-of-17) of their challenges, which was second worst in the bases, which is third most (77 in 1976, 76 in 1997)…pitchers have hit 38 majors (MIA, 25%)…have used 82 different lineups in 86 games…home batters, which is tied for third most (42 in 2004, 39 in 1997, 38 in 2005)… runs have accounted for 189 of the A’s 376 runs (50.3%)…the Oakland have allowed 105 home runs, which is tied for third most (114 in 1997, 111 record for highest percentage of runs scoring on home runs is 46.3% in in 1996, 105 in 2016, 105 in 1994)…have 53 unearned runs, which is tied 1996…are averaging 3 hours, 10 minutes and 14 seconds per game…the for fourth most (70 in 1979, 58 in 1999, 54 in 2000, 53 in 1973)…have 287 Oakland record for longest average time of game is 3:08:28 in 2000…the extra base hits, which is fifth most (317 in 1996, 294 in 2003, 292 in 2004, A’s went 12-16 (.429) in the month of June, which marked the A’s eighth 288 in 2000). consecutive month with a losing record…that ties the Oakland record for consecutive months with a losing record (also Aug. 1978-Sept. 1979). 500 WINS: The win by Bob Melvin last night was his 500th as manager of the A’s…he is the third manager in Oakland history (La Russa, 798; Howe, THE DISABLED LIST: The A’s placed Jharel Cotton on the disabled list 600) and fourth in Athletics history (Mack, 3582) to win 500 games…Melvin yesterday, which is the 20th time they have used the DL this year…Cotton has 993 wins in his career, including 156 in his first two seasons as man- is the A’s seventh starting pitcher to spend time on the DL…this marks the ager with Seattle. third consecutive season and seventh time in the last 11 years Oakland has used the DL at least 20 times…the Oakland record is 27 set last year… DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed five errors in their last currently have eight players on the DL (Bassitt, Cotton, Dull, Graveman, 11 games but have 76 for the season, which is the most in the majors Pinder, Smolinski, Triggs, Wahl)…Bassitt, Smolinski and Triggs are on the (CWS, 68)…the errors have led to 53 unearned runs, which is also the 60-day DL…Bassitt is on a rehab assignment…have had at least five play- most (CWS, 44)…had just 43 unearned runs all last year…have allowed ers on the DL all year and at least seven every day dating back to May 24. 71 stolen bases, which is second most in the majors (CHC, 73)…are tied for second in the American League in passed balls (10) and have the third A’s vs. MARINERS: The A’s lead the season series 5-3…are 2-2 in Se- fewest outfield assists (11). attle and 3-1 in Oakland…have lost each of the previous four season se- ries, which marks the first time in Oakland history the A’s have lost four OFFENSE: The A’s have scored seven runs in each of their last three straight season series to the Mariners…have won seven of the last 10 games after tallying 10 runs total in their previous five contests…have eight games against Seattle but are 35-49 (.417) against the Mariners dating stolen bases in six games in July after stealing eight bases in 28 games in back to the start of the 2013 season…that is the second worst record by June…are batting .199 (53-for-266) over the last eight games and are hit- any American League team against Seattle (TB, 11-18/.379)…all-time, the ting .239 for the season, which is the lowest mark in the American League A’s are 339-273 against the Mariners…that includes 183-123 in Oakland, and third lowest in the majors…have the second most strikeouts in the 155-149 in Seattle and 1-1 in Tokyo…are 79-85 at Safeco Field. AL (826) and rank third in lowest on-base percentage (.311)…are third in extra base hits (287) and fourth in doubles (156)…have the second lowest TODAY’S TIDBITS batting average with runners in scoring position in the majors (.225) and Yonder Alonso is batting a Major League leading .688 (22-for-32) when the third lowest mark with the bases loaded (.182)…have the lowest bat- putting the first pitch in play…Khris Davis has 115 strikeouts, which are ting average in the majors by leadoff hitters (.192) and number two hitters an Athletics record for strikeouts before the All-Star Break (previous: 114 (.186). by Cust in 2008)…Jed Lowrie had his 27th double of the season last night to set the Athletics record for doubles before the break (previous: PITCHING: A’s pitchers did not strike out a batter last night for the first time 26 by Joe Rudi in 1974 and Bobby Crosby in 2008). since July 3, 2013 vs. Chicago (NL)…it was the first time they finished with no strikeouts and won since Aug. 24, 2003 at Toronto…the A’s lead the THIS DATE IN A’S HISTORY American League in hit batters (38), have the fourth highest ERA (4.78) and the fourth most wild pitches (43)…A’s starting pitchers are 6-4 with a In 1986 the A’s defeat Boston 6-4 in Tony La Russa’s first game as A’s 3.33 ERA (28 er in 75.2 ip) over the last 13 games and 28-35 with a 4.66 manager…Dave Stewart picks up his first of 116 wins as an Oakland Ath- ERA (244 er in 471.1 ip) for the season…are tied for the third most losses letic and Jose Canseco hits his 20th homer…in 1994 the A’s use a club in the AL but are tied for the fewest home runs allowed (62)…are one of record eight pitchers in a 6-4, nine inning win at Baltimore…four of them four AL teams without a complete game…have used 11 different starting face one hitter each and Bob Welch, Dave Leiper, Bill Taylor and Ed Vos- pitchers, which is tied with Kansas City for second most in the AL to Seattle berg all pitch in the seventh inning…in 2002 the A’s defeat Kansas City (13)…this marks the fourth consecutive season the A’s have used at least 3-2, their Oakland record setting seventh consecutive one-run game.
PITCHING PROBABLES Sat., July 8 at Seattle RHP Chris Smith (2017 debut) vs. RHP Andrew Moore (1-1, 3.60) 7:10 NBCSCA/95.7 FM The Game Sun., July 9 at Seattle RHP Daniel Gossett (1-3, 6.23) vs. RHP Felix Hernandez (3-3, 5.04) 1:10 NBCSCA/95.7 FM The Game
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LAST NINE STARTS: Is 6-1 with a 2.84 ERA (18 er in 57.0 ip) over his last shoulder…made one start on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville nine starts dating back to May 20…the wins are tied for third most in the May 9 against El Paso and had a no decision in the Sounds 8-6 loss (4.0 American League over that span (Sale, BOS and Vargas, KC with 7 each) ip, 4 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 5 so, 72 pitches)…was reinstated May 15…walked and the ERA ranks fifth…was 1-3 with a 5.52 ERA over his first six starts… a career-high tying five batters but yielded just two hits in 5.0 innings that has walked 16 batters in 57.0 innings over his last eight starts (2.53 per day in a 6-5 loss to Seattle…finished the month of May with a 3-1 record, nine innings) after issuing 17 free passes in 29.1 innings (5.22 per nine a 2.63 ERA and .167 opponents batting average in four starts…the three innings) over his first six starts. wins were his most ever in a month…tossed a career-high 111 pitches in a 5-3 victory over Toronto on June 5. AMONG THE LEADERS: Ranks fifth in the American League in oppo- nents slugging percentage (.351) and fewest home runs per nine innings LAST START: He had a no decision in the A’s 4-3, 12-inning loss to At- (0.83), seventh in opponents batting average (.223) and OPS (.658) and lanta last Sunday in Oakland…allowed two runs in the second inning on a 10th in strikeouts per nine innings (9.38)…is also third in pickoffs (3) and leadoff home run by Suzuki and a RBI double by Inciarte…those were the tied for third in most hit batters (6). only runs he allowed in 7.1 innings as he blanked the Braves on a hit, a walk and a hit batter over his final 5.1 innings…left with the scored tied 2-2. LEFT AND RIGHT: Has allowed a .154 (10-for-65) batting average against left-handed hitters compared to .240 (61-for-254) against right-handers… MANAEA’S 2017 STARTS the mark against lefties is the lowest in the majors among pitchers with 80 Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT or more innings…has yielded 21 of his 23 extra base hits to righties and April 4 Los Angeles (AL) 6-7 – 6.00 6.0 5 4 4 2 4 0 92 has a .215 opponents slugging percentage against lefties, .387 against April 9 at Texas 1-8 L 7.15 5.1 3 6 5 2 10 1 86 righties…his career splits are a .170 (28-for-165) batting average against April 15 Houston 6-10 – 5.51 5.0 0 2 1 5 6 0 98 lefties, .255 (178-for-699) against righties. April 21 Seattle 3-1 W 4.43 6.0 5 1 1 3 6 0 96 April 26 at Los Angeles (AL) 5-8 L 5.18 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 34 AGAINST THE WEST: Is 2-4 with a 4.83 ERA (22 er in 41.0 ip) in eight April Totals (5 games, 5 starts) 1-2 5.18 24.1 17 16 14 12 27 1 starts against American League West teams compared to 5-0 with a 2.78 May 15 at Seattle 5-6 L 5.52 5.0 2 4 4 5 7 1 88 May 20 Boston 8-3 W 5.24 5.0 5 3 2 0 3 1 85 ERA (14 er in 45.1 ip) in seven starts against everyone else. May 26 at New York (AL) 4-1 W 4.35 7.0 4 0 0 1 8 0 106 OPPONENTS BATTING: Has allowed a .197 (14-for-71) batting average May 31 at Cleveland 3-1 W 3.91 7.0 3 1 1 1 9 1 99 May Totals (4 games, 4 starts) 3-1 2.63 24.0 14 8 7 7 27 3 with runners in scoring position, which is seventh lowest in the American June 5 Toronto 5-3 W 3.81 6.0 4 2 2 3 7 0 111 League among pitchers with enough innings to qualify for the ERA title… June 10 at Tampa Bay 7-2 W 3.67 7.0 6 2 2 2 5 1 103 has a .111 (19-for-171) opponents average with two strikes, which is tied June 16 New York (AL) 7-6 – 4.01 6.0 8 5 5 2 7 2 107 for second lowest…the opponents number three hitter is batting .135 (5- June 21 Houston 1-5 L 4.05 6.0 7 3 3 2 8 0 99 for-37), which is the lowest in the AL and second lowest in the majors June 27 at Houston 6-4 W 3.87 5.2 9 1 1 3 3 0 96 (Scherzer, WAS .125)…the four hitter is batting .158 (6-for-38), which is June Totals (5 games, 5 starts) 3-1 3.82 30.2 34 13 13 12 30 3 third lowest in the AL, and the seven hitter has a .129 (4-for-31) average, July 2 Atlanta 3-4 (12) – 3.75 7.1 6 2 2 2 6 1 104 which is also third lowest. MANAEA vs. SEATTLE: Is 3-1 with STARTS VS. SEATTLE INNING BY INNING: Has allowed 15 of his 39 runs in the second inning a 4.50 ERA (28.0 ip, 22 h, 14 r, 14 DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO for a 9.00 ERA (15 er in 15.0 ip) and 10 in the sixth inning for a 7.20 ERA er, 13 bb, 28 so, 3 hr) in five career 5/4/16 H – 5.0 7 4 4 1 6 (8 er in 10.0 ip)…has a 1.91 ERA (13 er in 61.1 ip) in all other innings…the starts…is 2-0 with a 4.24 ERA (8 er 8/12/16 H W 6.0 3 3 3 3 4 15 runs in the second inning are tied with Cotton for second most in the in 17.0 ip) in three starts in Oakland 10/2/16 A W 6.0 5 2 2 1 5 American League (Hahn, 18)…has a .354 (23-for-65) opponents batting and 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA (6 er in 11.0 4/21/17 H W 6.0 5 1 1 3 6 average in the second inning, a .289 (13-for-45) mark in the sixth and a ip) in two starts in Seattle…is 1-1 with 5/15/17 A L 5.0 2 4 4 5 7 .167 (35-for-209) mark in all other innings. a 4.09 ERA (11.0 ip, 7 h, 5 r, 5 er, 8 bb, 13 so, 1 hr) in two starts this year…the win came in the A’s 3-1 victory HOME AND AWAY: Is 3-1 with a 3.80 ERA (20 er in 47.1 ip) in eight starts at home compared to 4-3 with a 3.69 ERA (16 er in 39.0 ip) in seven starts in Oakland on April 21…allowed his only run in six innings of work in the on the road…is now 8-4 with a 3.31 ERA (48 er in 130.2 ip) in 22 career third inning when Heredia singled with two outs and scored on a Haniger games in the Coliseum compared to 6-9 with a 4.49 ERA (50 er in 100.1 triple…retired the side in order just once: the fifth…the A’s tied the game ip) in 18 starts on the road. with a run in the bottom of the fifth and then scored twice in the sixth for the win…then took the loss in a 6-5 decision at Seattle May 15…walked THIS AND THAT: Has seven wins, which matches his season total from a career-high tying five batters but yielded just two hits in 5.0 innings… his rookie campaign last year…his 33 walks are four short of his 2016 total issued bases loaded walks to Valencia and Gamel in the first inning and of 37…won five consecutive starts from May 20 to June 10 for the longest allowed a two-run home run to Cruz in the second…retired each of the final winning streak of his career…it is also an A’s season high…compiled a 10 batters he faced following the Cruz home run. 1.97 ERA and .193 opponents batting average during the streak and is- MANAEA’S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. SEATTLE sued just seven walks in 32.0 innings (1.97 walks per nine innings)…al- lowed five hits or fewer in each of his first 10 starts, giving him a streak of Player Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG 16 consecutive games with five hits or fewer and two innings pitched or Robinson Cano L 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 .083 .083 .083 Nelson Cruz R 8 4 0 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.250 more from Aug. 23, 2016 to June 5, 2017…that tied for the third longest Jarrod Dyson L 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 such streak by a Major League pitcher since at least 1913…it is the longest Ben Gamel L 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 by an American League pitcher. Tuffy Gosewisch R 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Mitch Haniger R 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 2017 HIGHLIGHTS: Struck out a career-high 10 batters in just 5.1 innings Guillermo Heredia R 8 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .556 .625 his second start of the season April 9 at Texas…became just the sixth Leonys Martin L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 pitcher in Oakland history to strike out 10 or more in fewer than six innings, Taylor Motter R 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 the first since Rich Harden on Sept. 5, 2011 against Kansas City (10 so Carlos Ruiz R 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 in 5.0 ip)…however, took the loss in an 8-1 decision…tossed 5.0 hitless Kyle Seager L 13 2 0 0 1 1 1 7 0 0 0 1 .154 .214 .385 innings in his next start April 15 against Houston but walked a career-high Jean Segura R 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 Danny Valencia R 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 five batters and yielded two runs…is just the second A’s pitcher since at Mike Zunino R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 1.000 - least 1913 to toss five or more hitless innings and allow a run (Chris Codir- oli, June 27, 1986 against Chicago)…became the first MLB pitcher since at 2016 RECAP: Made his Major League debut with the A’s following an least 1913 with the following pitching line: 5.0 ip, 0 h, 2 r, 1 er, 5 bb, 6 so… April 29 promotion and went 7-9 with a 3.86 ERA in 25 games, including left with a 5-2 lead but ended up with a no decision as the bullpen allowed 24 starts…ranked second among American League rookies in strikeouts eight runs over the final three innings for the blown save and loss in a 10-6 (124), innings pitched (144.2) and games started and tied for fifth in wins… loss…allowed five hits in 6.0 innings April 21 against Seattle to extend his the strikeouts tied for sixth most in Oakland history by a rookie…was 2-4 season-opening streak of consecutive starts with five innings or more and with a 6.02 ERA and .282 opponents batting average in nine starts when five hits or fewer to four…that matched the second longest such streak in he was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 14 with a left pronator Oakland history and was the longest since Chad Gaudin also had a four- strain…was reinstated June 29 and went 5-5 with a 2.74 ERA and .229 game streak in 2007…left his start on April 26 at Los Angeles (AL) after just opponents batting average in 16 games, 15 starts, following his return…his 2.0 innings with tightness in his left shoulder…it was the shortest outing of ERA following his return from the DL was fifth lowest in the AL. his career…was 1-2 with a 5.18 ERA in five starts when he was placed on the 10-day disabled list April 30 retroactive to April 27 with a strained left
MANAEA BY THE NUMBERS MANAEA’S CAREER HIGHS TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER W L ERA G IP ER Low Hit CG: None RHP Chris Smith (2017 debut): Will be selected from Triple-A Nashville 2017 7 4 3.75 15 86.1 36 IP: 8.0, 7/22/16 vs. TB tomorrow and will be making the first start of his Major League career… 2016 7 9 3.86 25 144.2 62 Fewest IP, GS: 2.0, 4/26/17 at LAA has made 164 starts as a minor leaguer…at the age of 36 years, 90 days, Career 14 13 3.82 40 231.0 98 H: 11, 7/27/16 at TEX R: 8, 5/10/16 at BOS he will become the oldest pitcher in Athletics history to make his first Major Home 3 1 3.80 8 47.1 20 ER: 8, 5/10/16 at BOS League start…the previous oldest was Joe Pate at the age of 33 years, Road 4 3 3.69 7 39.0 16 BB: 5 (twice), last: 5/15/17 at SEA 334 days on May 6, 1926 against St. Louis (ND, 3.0 ip, 4 h, 3 r, 1 er, 2 bb, Day 2 1 3.64 5 29.2 12 SO: 10, 4/9/17 at TEX 0 so)…has no decisions and a 2.45 ERA (3.2 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 3 so) Night 5 3 3.81 10 56.2 24 HR: 2 (six times), last: 6/16/17 vs. NYY in two career appearances against Seattle, both in relief last year in Oak- Pre-ASB 7 4 3.75 15 86.1 36 Pitches: 111, 6/5/17 vs. TOR land…was 4-3 with a 3.16 ERA and .265 opponents batting average in 15 Post-ASB 0 0 — 0 0.0 0 Win Streak: 5, 5/20/17 to 6/10/17 games, including 12 starts, with Nashville…ranks third in the Pacific Coast Loss Streak: 3, 7/5/16 to 8/7/16 AVG. AB H Scoreless Streak: 15.1, 8/29/16 to 9/26/16 League in ERA…was named to the PCL Midseason All-Star team…had a vs. LHH .154 65 10 Complete Games: None no decision in his last start, a 5-4 win over Oklahoma City last Sunday (6.0 vs. RHH .240 254 61 Shutouts: None ip, 7 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 6 so). ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS
TEAM • Opponents are batting .103 (3-for-29) with runners in scoring position, which is fourth lowest in the AL among pitchers with 30 or more innings. 10-13, 4.97 ERA (159 er in 287.2 ip) Has tossed fewer than one inning in 18 of his 35 games. Saves/Opportunities: 18-for-30 (60.0%) • • Has faced the Mariners four times this year (2.0 ip, 3 h, 5 r, 4 er, 2 bb, • The A’s bullpen has allowed at least one run in each of the last 11 games 0 so, 18.00 ERA). dating back to June 25 (24 er in 35.1 ip, 6.11 ERA), which is their longest Last Year: Was 3-1 with a 4.53 ERA and .216 opponents batting average in 35 such streak since May 9-21, 2009 when they also an 11-game streak… games over five stints with the A’s…had no decisions, a 1.08 ERA and .200 oppo- have not had a longer streak since May 7-20, 2005 when they allowed nents batting average in 20 relief appearances for Triple-A Nashville. a run in 12 straight games. • The pen now has a 4.97 ERA for the season, which is the highest in the 62 LHP SEAN DOOLITTLE American League and third highest in the majors. Last Outing: 7/5 vs. Chicago-AL (ND, 1.0 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 2 er, 3 so) Has the fewest inherited runners in the AL (97), ranks second in most • Saves/Opportunities: 3-4 stolen bases allowed (34), tied for second in fewest wins (10) and third Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/2 in lowest winning percentage (.435). First Hitters: 0-18, bb, sf • Had a 5.66 ERA in June after posting a 4.54 ERA over the first two months of the season…the June ERA was the highest in the majors. • Has allowed five runs in his last four games (3.2 ip, 12.27 ERA) after al- • Surrendered 20 home runs in June, which tied for the second most in lowing no runs on one hit and no walks over his first seven contests (7.0 the majors…had allowed just 20 home runs total in April and May. ip) after he was reinstated from the disabled list June 10. • Has not allowed a hit against a first batter faced all season (1 bb, 1 sf)... 61 RHP JOHN AXFORD the 18 at bats without allowing a hit are the most in the majors. Left-handed hitters are 0-for-19 with 10 strikeouts off him…has not al- Last Outing: 7/3 vs. Chicago-AL (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 1 r, 1 er, 4 bb, 2 so) • lowed a hit to a lefty since Oct 1, 2016 at Seattle (Aoki). Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Has not allowed a run in two outings against Seattle (1.1 ip, 1 so)…has a Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/1 • 1.83 ERA (4 er in 19.2 ip) in 18 career outings at Safeco Field. First Hitters: 4-16, 3 bb • Has a 213-game errorless streak, which is sixth longest in Oakland his- • Has allowed one run in three straight outings (3.2 ip, 7.36 ERA) after tory by a pitcher (fifth is 220 by Jim Mecir, April 8, 2001-Oct. 2, 2004). tossing three straight scoreless outings from June 20-24. • Was on the DL from April 30 to June 9 with a strained left shoulder. • Walked four batters Monday, which is a new career high…had walked Last Year: Was 2-3 with four saves and a 3.23 ERA in 44 games in a season short- three batters in a game eight times in his career prior to Monday. ened by a two-month stint on the disabled list with a strained left shoulder…had a • Has allowed a .214 (10-for-47) batting average against right-handed hit- strikeout-to-walk ratio of 5.63, which tied for ninth among AL relievers. ters compared to .406 (13-for-32) against left-handers. • Has not faced the Mariners this year…had a win, loss, save and blown 31 RHP LIAM HENDRIKS save in seven outings against Seattle last year (6.2 ip, 6 h, 3 r, 3 er, 3 bb, 4 so, 4.05 ERA). Last Outing: 7/5 vs. Chicago-AL (ND, 1.0 ip, 3 so) • Was on the 10-day disabled list from April 2 to May 20 with a strained Saves/Opportunities: 0-2 right shoulder. Inherited Runners/Scored: 15/5 Last Year: Went 6-4 with three saves and a 3.97 ERA in 68 relief appearances in First Hitters: 9-32, 5 bb his first season with the A’s…had a 2.70 ERA over his first 26 games and a 2.19 • Has not allowed a run over his last four games (4.0 ip, 2 h, 2 bb, 5 so) ERA over his final 24 but logged a 9.42 ERA in 18 games in between. after allowing at least one run in seven of his previous 11 outings (10 runs, 10.00 ERA). 64 RHP MICHAEL BRADY • Has 33 strikeouts over his last 22 games (20.1 ip), an average of 14.61 Last Outing: 7/3 vs. Chicago-AL (ND, 2.0 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 so) strikeouts per nine innings…has 49 strikeouts for the season, which is Saves/Opportunities: 0-0 tied for 10th among American League relievers Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0 • Has a 7.71 ERA (10 er in 11.2 ip) and .333 (18-for-54) opponents aver- First Hitters: 4-6 age in 12 games on the road compared to a 2.88 ERA (8 er in 25.0 ip) and .194 (18-for-93) opponents batting average in 24 games at home. Made his major league debut on June 20 and allowed a home run to the • Has faced the Mariners twice this year (1.2 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 2 so, first batter he faced (Beltran)…has allowed a first batter home run in two • 5.40 ERA)…has a 2.36 ERA (7 er in 26.2 ip) in 13 career appearances of his six appearances. against Seattle. • Has allowed runs in back to back outings after tossing two straight scoreless outings from June 24-28. Last Year: Compiled a 3.76 ERA and .270 opponents batting average in 53 relief appearances in his first season with the A’s…had an 8.27 ERA in 11 games before Has never faced the Mariners in his career. • going on the disabled list in early May, a 2.23 ERA in 42 games following his return. • Began his 2017 campaign with the Sounds with two starts, pitched in relief his next eight outings and was 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA over his final four games, all starts…had a .217 opponents batting average, including 44 RHP RYAN MADSON .197 against left-handers…his complete 2017 minor league stats: Last Outing: 7/5 vs. Chicago-AL (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 so) W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Saves/Opportunities: 1-4 Nashville (AAA) 3 1 3.67 14 6 0 0 0 41.2 34 18 17 6 42 Inherited Runners/Scored: 11/2 Last Year: Spent most of the year at Double-A Harrisburg but also made one start First Hitters: 7-34, bb, sh with Triple-A Syracuse in August…combined to go 3-6 with a 2.89 ERA in 18 games (12 starts) overall…issued just 13 walks in 81.0 innings (1.44 per nine innings). • Has allowed just two runs over his last 12 games (12.1 ip, 1.46 ERA) after allowing a season-high three runs on June 4 vs. Washington. • Has held right-handed hitters to a .178 (13-for-73) batting average. 46 RHP SANTIAGO CASILLA • Is tied for second among American League relievers in most stolen bas- Last Outing: 7/6 at Seattle (ND, 0.2 ip, 1 h) es allowed (7), tied for third in most losses (4) and ranks fourth in fewest Saves/Opportunities: 14-18 walks per nine innings (1.56). Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/1 • Has a 4.91 ERA (4 er in 7.1 ip) in nine games on no days rest, a 1.65 First Hitters: 8-31, 2 bb ERA (5 er in 27.1 ip) in his other 27 contests. • Made the 599th appearance of his career last night…needs one more to • Has a win, a save and a blown save in three outings against Seattle (4.0 become one of 11 active pitchers with 600 games pitched. ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 6 so, 2.25 ERA). • Has four saves and two blown saves over his last 10 games and has Last Year: Saved a team-leading 30 games in his first season with Oakland to be- allowed one run in five of those contests (4 er in 9.2 ip, 3.72 ERA) come just the second A’s pitcher over the last 10 years to save 30 or more games… ranked ninth in the AL in saves but tied for second with seven blown saves. • Is tied for second among AL relievers in stolen bases allowed (7), has the third lowest save percentage (77.8%), is tied for third in blown saves (4), tied for sixth in first batter strikeouts (14) and is ninth in saves (14). 36 RHP ZACH NEAL Opponents are 5-for-34 (.147) with runners in scoring position, including • Last Outing (AAA): 6/29 vs. Round Rock-GS (ND, 4.0 ip, 10 h, 5 r, 5 er, 3 so) 1-for-15 (.067) with RISP and two outs. Saves/Opportunities: 0-0 Has a 5.54 ERA (8 er in 13.0 ip) and has surrendered all three of his • Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 home runs in 14 games on the road…has a 2.84 ERA (6 er in 19.0 ip) in First Hitters: 2-5 19 games in Oakland. • Has a save in four outings against Seattle (3.2 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 2 • Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville last Sunday for his second stint so, 4.91 ERA). with the A’s this year but has not pitched since his return. Last Year: Went 2-5 with 31 saves and a 3.57 ERA in 62 relief appearances with • Compiled an 8.56 ERA and .311 opponents batting average in five relief San Francisco…ranked sixth in the NL in saves but had a career-high nine blown appearances during his first stint from May 24 to June 16. saves, which tied for the most in the majors…struck out a career-high 65 batters. • Has tossed at least 2.0 innings in four of his five appearance and al- lowed at least one run three times. 35 LHP DANIEL COULOMBE • Has not faced the Mariners this year…is 0-2 with a 7.53 ERA (12 er in 14.1 ip) in three career games, two starts, against Seattle. 7/6 at Seattle (ND, 0.2 ip, 2 h, 3 r, 3 er) Last Outing: Went 0-2 with a 5.54 ERA and .411 opponents batting average in three 0-0 • Saves/Opportunities: games, including two starts, with the Sounds following his June 17 op- 30/7 Inherited Runners/Scored: tion from Oakland…his complete 2017 minor league statistics: First Hitters: 7-32, 2 bb, hbp W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO • Has allowed at least one run in three of his last four games (5 er in 4.2 Nashville (AAA) 1 4 4.09 12 7 0 0 0 50.2 57 23 23 6 23 ip, 9.64 ERA) after surrendering just one earned run over his previous Last Year: Made his Major League debut and went 2-4 with two saves and a 4.24 20 contests (0.63 ERA). ERA in 24 games (six starts) over four stints with the A’s…issued just six walks in • Is tied for third in the American League in most inherited runners (30). 70.0 innings, an average of 0.77 walks per nine innings ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES
17 YONDER ALONSO 2 KHRIS DAVIS Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) Seattle Series: 1-4, 2 r, 2b, rbi, bb, 2 so Seattle Series: 1-14, r, hr, 3 rbi, bb, 2 so Last Homestand: 5-20, 3 r, 2 hr, 3 rbi, 3 bb, 6 so Last Homestand: 4-22, 5 r, 2 hr, 3 rbi, 4 bb, 8 so, 2 gidp • Was named to the American League All-Star team Sunday as a re- • Struck out twice last night and now has 115 strikeouts for the season, serve…he was the leading vote getter at first base on the player ballot which are an Athletics record for strikeouts before the All-Star Break and will be making his first All-Star Game appearance. (previous: 114 by Cust in 2008)…they are tied for eighth most in Ameri- • Is 16-for-75 (.213) with 14 walks over his last 23 games. can League history before the break. • Ranks seventh in the AL in slugging (.567), eighth in OPS (.942), ninth • Also hit his 24th home run last night, which are tied for sixth most in in on-base percentage (.375) and tied for ninth in home runs (19)…also Oakland history before the break and are the most since Mark McGwire ranks eighth in most at bats per GIDP (123.5). had 31 in 1997. • His 19 home runs are a career high…combined for 19 home runs in 343 • Ranks second in the AL in strikeouts (115), tied for third in go-ahead RBI games over his previous three seasons. (18) and tied for fourth in home runs (24) and RBI (60). • Has hit all 19 of his home runs as a first baseman…over the last 16 • Is 5-for-29 (.172) over his last eight games but is batting .303 (36-for- years, the only Athletic with more home runs as a first baseman is Bran- 119) with eight home runs and 28 RBI over his last 31 contests. don Moss, who had 21 in 2013. • Is 2-for-23 (.087) in seven games against Seattle but both of the hits are • Is 22-for-32 (.688) with five doubles, four home runs and 14 RBI when home runs…has 10 home runs and 22 RBI in 27 career games against putting the first pitch in play…the batting average is the best in the ma- the Mariners…the only team he has more home runs against is Texas jors and his 1.219 slugging percentage ranks fifth. (13). • Is 4-for-30 (.133) with runners in scoring position over his last 41 games • Is batting .201 (36-for-179) with 13 home runs and 32 RBI in 50 games after going 13-for-28 (.464) over his first 35 contests. at night compared to .311 (42-for-135) with 11 home runs and 28 RBI • Had his third career two-homer game Tuesday against Chicago (AL) in 34 games during the day…has the third lowest night batting average and all three have come this year (May 6 vs. DET, May 9 vs. LAA)…had in the AL. homered just once over his previous 27 games. • Is batting .265 (68-for-257) with 22 of his 23 home runs off right-handed Last Year: Batted .253 with 34 doubles, seven home runs and 56 RBI in 156 games pitchers compared to .175 (10-for-57) against left-handers…his only in his first season with Oakland…had career highs in games and runs scored (52)… homer off a lefty was on April 14 (Keuchel). ranked second among AL first baseman with a .997 fielding percentage. • Is one of two players to hit 20 or more home runs in each of the last four seasons (Stanton, MIA)…has 66 home runs over the last two years, 1 FRANKLIN BARRETO which are the most in the majors (Encarnacion and Trumbo, 60). Current Streak: 0 for 4 Last Year: Batted .247 with 42 HR and 102 RBI in 150 games in his first season Chicago Series: 2-11, 2 r, 3b, hr, 2 rbi, bb, 4 so, sb with the A’s…became the fifth player in Oakland history and seventh in Athletics history to hit 40 home runs…tied for third in the American League in home runs. Last Homestand: 4-21, 3 r, 3b, hr, 2 rbi, 2 bb, 8 so • Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville June 24 and has started 10 of the 11 RAJAI DAVIS A’s 12 games since then (seven at shortstop, three at second base). Is 4-for-32 (.125) over the last nine games after going 4-for-10 (.400) Current Streak: 1 game (2 for 4) • 2-9, 2 r, bb, 3 so, 4 sb over his first two contests. Chicago Series: • Had his first career walk-off hit Tuesday against Chicago (AL), a home Last Homestand: 3-18, 2 r, 2 bb, 6 so, 5 sb run off Tommy Kahnle…at the age of 21, he is the youngest Athletic with • Stole a career-high tying four bases Wednesday against Chicago-AL a walk-off home since Jimmie Foxx did it at age 20 on May 14, 1928 (also July 28, 2013 vs. Houston)…it was the first four-steal game by an against Cleveland (source: Elias Sports Bureau). Athletic since Coco Crisp had four on Aug. 6, 2011 at Tampa Bay. • Appeared in 59 games at shortstop and seven at second base with • Has been successful in each of his last 10 stolen base attempts and is Nashville…was leading the Pacific Coast League in strikeouts at the 14-for-18 (77.8%) for the season…ranks ninth in the American League time of his promotion (92)…his complete 2017 minor league stats: in stolen bases and tied for eighth in caught stealing…is the only Major AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Leaguer to steal 10 or more bases in each of the last 11 seasons. Nashville (AAA) .281 68 285 37 80 10 4 8 32 17 92 4 5 .428 .326 • Went 2-for-4 Wednesday after going 1-for-15 over his previous seven Last Year: Was named to the Texas League Midseason and Postseason All-Star games. Teams after batting .281 with 10 HR and 50 RBI in 119 games with Midland…also • Is 3-for-9 (.333) with four runs and two walks in four games against Se- played for Nashville and hit .284 with 11 HR and 53 RBI in 123 games overall. attle…has six career home runs against the Mariners, which match his most against any team (BAL). 38 JAYCOB BRUGMAN • Has a 28-game streak without an RBI, which is the longest streak of his Current Streak: 2 games (4 for 7) career (previous: 26, Sept. 10, 2008-June 4, 2009)…it is the longest Seattle Series: 2-4, 2b, so streak by an Athletic since Allen Battle had a 31-game streak from April Last Homestand: 2-15, 2 r, hr, rbi, 4 bb, ibb, 5 so 19-Aug. 14, 1996. • Was on the DL from April 22 to May 1 with a strained left hamstring. • Has back-to-back multiple hit games (4-for-7, .571) after going 7-for-45 (.156) over his previous 15 contests. Last Year: Played for the American League Champion Cleveland Indians and hit .249 with 12 HR and 48 RBI in 134 games…had career highs in runs (74), home Is hitting .257 (19-for-74) against right-handed pitchers, .091 (1-for-11) • runs and walks (33)…led the AL and ranked fourth in the majors with 43 steals. against left-handers. Had his first career outfield assist in the third inning yesterday. • 25 RYON HEALY • Is batting .179 (7-for-39) at night, .283 (13-for-46) during the day. • Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville June 9 and has started 24 of the A’s Current Streak: 0 for 4 27 games since then (21 in center field, three in left field). Seattle Series: 0-3, bb, so, gidp • Began the season on Nashville’s disabled list with a strained left calf… Last Homestand: 3-8, rbi, bb, 2 so appeared in 15 games in center field, 10 in left field and seven in right • Went 0-for-3 with a walk in a start at designated hitter last night after field…his complete 2017 minor league stats: missing the previous three games with upper back spasms. AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Is 11-for-56 (.196) over his last 15 games.. Nashville (AAA) .288 33 132 16 38 5 1 1 8 18 22 3 1 .364 .373 • • Is tied for ninth in the American League in home runs (19). Last Year: Began the season at Double-A Midland and was moved up to Triple-A Is batting .373 (22-for-59) against left-handed pitchers, .249 (64-for-257) Nashville May 21…combined for a .285 batting average, 12 home runs and 87 RBI • in 132 games overall…ranked second in the A’s farm system in hits (155). against right-handers…ranks fifth in the AL in batting against lefties. • Is 11-for-30 (.367) with four doubles, two home runs and six RBI in eight games against Seattle…is a .294 (20-for-68) career hitter against the 26 MATT CHAPMAN Mariners with five home runs and 11 RBI in 18 games…the home runs Current Streak: 0 for 8 are his most against any team. Seattle Series: 0-3, bb • Is batting .219 (39-for-178) with eight home runs and 23 RBI in 48 night Last Homestand: 1-12, 6 so, cs games, .341 (47-for-138) with 11 home runs and 28 RBI in 34 day games Has hit 12 of his 19 home runs at home…10 have come with runners Was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list Monday and has started all • • on base. four games at third base since his return…is 1-for-15 with six strikeouts. Has 13 errors, including 11 in 32 games as a third baseman…is tied Was selected from Triple-A Nashville June 15 and started each of the A’s • • for second among AL third baseman in errors and has an .849 field- four games against New York (AL) at third base before he was placed ing percentage…the lowest fielding percentage in Athletics history by on the DL June 22 retroactive to June 19 with left knee cellulitis…went a third baseman with 20 or more games is .862 by John Knight in 1907 0-for-7 with a walk on a two-game rehab assignment with Single-A (38 games). Stockton last Saturday and Sunday. Has made 80 starts at three different positions (34 at designated hitter, Was tied for third in the Pacific Coast League in home runs (16) and • • 30 at third base, 16 at first base). ranked fifth in slugging (.589) at the time of his June 15 promotion…the home runs were tied for fifth in all of the minor leagues…appeared in 49 Last Year: Was called up by Oakland July 15 and started 72 of the A’s 73 games games, all at third base…his complete 2017 minor league stats: after the All-Star Break at third base in his ML debut…led ML rookies in doubles AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP after the break (20) and topped AL rookies in hits (82) and extra base hits (33). Nashville (AAA) .257 49 175 30 45 6 2 16 30 25 63 5 4 .589 .348 Stockton (A) .000 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .000 .125 Last Year: Began the season at Double-A Midland and was moved up to Triple-A Nashville May 21…combined for a .285 batting average, 12 home runs and 87 RBI in 132 games overall…ranked second in the A’s farm system in hits (155). 23 MATT JOYCE 13 BRUCE MAXWELL Current Streak: 3 games (3 for 12) Current Streak: 2 games (3 for 6) Seattle Series: 1-5, r, so, gidp Seattle Series: 2-4, r, hr, rbi Last Homestand: 2-17, 3 r, 2b, hr, 2 rbi, 7 bb, 4 so, sb Last Homestand: 2-14, r, 2b, 3 rbi, 3 bb, 5 so • Is batting .284 (21-for-74) over his last 22 games after hitting .194 over • Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville June 22 for his third stint with the his first 54 contests. A’s this year and is batting .350 (14-for-40) in 11 games since his return. • Has a .173 (26-for-150) batting average at night, .298 (28-for-94) during • Is hitting .400 (10-for-25) on the road, .235 (8-for-34) at home. the day. • Has a .327 (16-for-49) average against right-handed pitchers, .200 (2- • Has made 16 of his last 18 starts batting leadoff. for-10) against left-handers. • Has made 62 of his 66 starts this year and 397 of his 413 starts over • Went 2-for-4 last night and is now a .385 (10-for-26) hitter in nine career the last five years against right-handed pitchers…has all 11 of his home games against Seattle. runs and all 33 of his RBI against righties…has not homered off a lefty • Has started 10 of the A’s 14 games at catcher since his return…overall, since June 4, 2016 against Los Angeles (AL), a three-run shot off Greg has tossed out 4-of-18 (22.2%) attempted base stealers. Mahle…that was also his last RBI against a lefty. • Went 2-for-5 (.400) in two games, both starts at catcher, during his first • Has reached base safely in 27 of his last 28 starts. stint from April 17-19…was 2-for-14 (.143) with three walks in seven • Has hit seven of his 11 home runs on the road…seven have come with games, five starts (all at catcher), during his second stay from May 4-14. runners on base and six have come when batting leadoff. • Went 10-for-32 (.313) with two home runs and eight RBI in nine games • Had his first three-walk game of the season Monday against Chicago with Nashville following his May 15 option…was on the DL from May 19 (AL) and all three came against a left-handed pitcher…each of his first to June 13 with a strained right oblique…tossed out 6-of-16 (37.5%) at- 37 walks this year came off right-handers. tempted base stealers…his complete 2017 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Spent the entire season with Pittsburgh and batted .242 with 13 home Last Year: Nashville (AAA) .286 25 84 11 24 9 0 2 14 8 14 0 0 .464 .344 runs and 42 RBI in 140 games…added 59 walks for a career-high .403 on-base percentage…set a Major League record with 21 pinch-walks. Last Year: Made his Triple-A and Major League debut…was batting .321 with a 10 HR and 41 RBI in 60 games with Nashville when he was promoted to Oakland 30 RYAN LAVARNWAY July 23…went on to bat .283 with a home run and 14 RBI in 33 games with the A’s.
Current Streak: 0 for 0 16 ADAM ROSALES Chicago Series: DNP Last Homestand: DNP Current Streak: 1 game (2 for 4) Chicago Series: 2-4, 2 rbi • Was selected from Triple-A Nashville yesterday and will be making his Last Homestand: 2-7, 3 rbi, bb, 2 so, sf 2017 debut. • Was a non-roster invitee with the A’s this spring and also played for • Is 10-for-40 (.250) with 12 RBI over his last 13 games. Israel in the World Baseball Classic…started all six games at catcher for • Started 36 of the A’s 38 games at shortstop from April 15 to May 28 and Israel and hit .444 (8-for-18) with four walks, two doubles, one home run hit .211 in 38 games overall over that stretch…has started just 15 of the and six RBI and earned Pool A MVP honors. A’s 37 games since then and is batting .254 (15-for-59) in 24 games total • Made his Major League debut with the Red Sox in 2011 and is a .198 over that span. career hitter with seven home runs and 40 RBI in 134 games in six • Is batting .275 (14-for-51) against left-handed pitchers, .218 (31-for-142) seasons with Boston (2011-14), Baltimore (2015) and Atlanta (2015). against right-handers. • Hit .321 over his last 23 contests with Nashville…tossed out 11-of-41 • Committed two errors Monday night and now has eight for the season, (26.8%) attempted base stealers in 48 games at catcher, hit .372 in 12 all as a shortstop…they are his most ever as a shortstop and they match games at designated hitter and also pitched twice, retiring all four bat- his career high from 2016 (four at second base, four at third base). ters that he faced (1.1 ip)…his complete 2017 minor league stats: Last Year: Batted .229 with 13 home runs and 35 RBI in 105 games with San AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Diego…posted career highs in games, runs (37), doubles (12), triples (3), home Nashville (AAA) .274 61 201 27 55 9 0 4 20 25 42 0 2 .378 .362 runs, RBI, walks (29), slugging percentage, OPS (.814) and extra base hits (28). Last Year: Began the season in the Atlanta organization before he was released on May 13…signed a minor league contract with Toronto May 27…combined for a 10 MARCUS SEMIEN .265 average, six home runs and 48 RBI in 91 games, all in the minors. Current Streak: 2 games (2 for 6) Seattle Series: 1-4, 2 r, bb, 2 so, sb 8 JED LOWRIE Road Trip: 1-4, 2 r, bb, 2 so, sb Current Streak: 4 games (7 for 15) Was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list yesterday and went 1-for-4 2-4, 2b, 2 rbi, so • Seattle Series: in a start at shortstop. Last Homestand: 6-24, 2 r, 2b, 2 rbi, 2 bb, 8 so • Drew his 11th walk of the season last night and stole his fifth base in just • Collected his 200th career double last night in the first inning…it was 12 games this year. his 27th double of the season, which is tied for second in the American • Missed a total of 74 games while he was on the disabled list after playing League…it is the most in Athletics history before the All-Star Break (pre- in all but 10 games over the previous two seasons combined. vious: 26 by Joe Rudi in 1974 and Bobby Crosby in 2008). • Is 3-for-26 (.115) on the road, 4-for-13 (.308) in Oakland. • Is batting .333 (14-for-43) over his last 11 games. • Is a .281 (39-for-139) career hitter against Seattle with seven home runs • Had his eighth three-hit game on Wednesday, which is tied for eighth and 18 RBI in 37 games…the home runs are second only to his eight in the AL against Los Angeles and the RBI are second to his 19 against Texas… • Is a .306 (44-for-144) career hitter at Safeco Field. has a .310 (22-for-71) average with five home runs and 10 RBI in 18 • Has eight of his nine home runs and 28 of his 30 RBI off right-handed games at Safeco Field. pitching. • Was placed on the 10-day DL April 16 retroactive to April 15 with a right • Has seven of his nine home runs at home. wrist contusion…it is his first career stint on the DL…was diagnosed Last Year: Returned to the A’s and batted .263 with two home runs and 27 RBI in with a fractured scaphoid bone and had surgery to insert a screw into 87 games in a season shortened due to two stints on the disabled list…has missed the bone April 18…was transferred to the 60-day DL April 20. 152 games during three stints on the DL over the previous two seasons. • Hit a combined .323 (10-for-31) with six runs, three doubles, two home runs, eight RBI, a walk and three strikeouts on an eight-game rehab assignment with Single-A Stockton (June 23-29) and Triple-A Nashville (July 1-4)…started five games at shortstop and three at designated hit- ter. Last Year: Played in all but three games and batted .238 with 27 HR and 75 RBI in 159 games…is the fifth shortstop in Athletics history to hit 20 home runs…the home runs tied for first in the majors and tied for fourth in Athletics history by a shortstop.
A’S HITTING VS. SEATTLE A’S CAREER HITTING VS. PAXTON
2017 CAREER PLAYER BAT AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Yonder Alonso L 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .200 20 4 1 2 Alonso .221 131 29 2 8 Khris Davis R 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 Barreto #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 Rajai Davis R 9 5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.111 .500 4 2 0 0 Brugman .500 4 2 0 0 Jaff Decker L 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .000 3 0 0 0 Chapman .000 3 0 0 0 Ryon Healy R 6 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .833 .087 23 2 2 6 Davis, K .202 99 20 10 22 Jed Lowrie S 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .333 9 3 0 1 Davis, R .282 245 69 6 18 Josh Phegley R 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .367 30 11 2 6 Healy .294 68 20 5 11 Chad Pinder R 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .138 29 4 1 3 Joyce .203 187 38 6 18 Adam Rosales R 11 4 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 .364 .385 .636 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 Lavarnway .167 24 4 1 1 Marcus Semien R 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .286 28 8 0 3 Lowrie .306 265 81 7 35 Jake Smolinski R 5 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 .500 4 2 1 1 Maxwell .385 26 10 1 3 .190 21 4 1 3 Rosales .241 116 28 4 14 .250 4 1 0 0 Semien .281 139 39 7 18 .221 77 17 4 12 others .230 252 58 12 37 TOTALS HIGHS AND LOWS
CLUB INDIVIDUAL Longest Winning Streak...... 5, April 18 to 22 Grand Slams...... Ryon Healy, June 27 at Houston (James Hoyt) Longest Winning Streak, Home...... 5, April 18 to 22 ...... Matt Joyce, June 4 vs. Washington (Shawn Kelley) Longest Winning Streak, Road...... 4, June 23 to 27 Pinch Hit Home Runs...... Josh Phegley, April 25 at Los Angeles-AL (Jose Alvarez) Longest Losing Streak...... 6, June 28 to July 3 Lead Off Home Runs...... Matt Joyce, June 17 vs. New York-AL (Masahiro Tanaka) Longest Losing Streak, Home...... 8, June 19 to July 3 ...... Adam Rosales, April 22 vs. Seattle (Ariel Miranda) Longest Losing Streak, Road...... 5, April 13 to 28 Inside-The-Park Home Runs...... None Most Runs, Game, A’s...... 10, June 24 at Chicago (AL) Game Ending Home Runs...... Franklin Barreto, July 4 vs. Chicago-AL (Tommy Kahnle) ...... 10, June 4 vs. Washington ...... Mark Canha, May 19 vs. Boston (Heath Hembree) ...... 10, June 3 vs. Washington ...... Jed Lowrie, May 8 vs. Los Angeles-AL (Deolis Guerra) Most Runs, Game, Opponents...... 13, June 9 at Tampa Bay ...... Ryon Healy, May 7 vs. Detroit (Francisco Rodriguez) ...... 13, June 2 vs. Washington Back-to-Back Home Runs...... Adam Rosales and Matt Joyce, June 25 at Chicago (AL) Most Runs, Inning, A’s...... 6, June 22 vs. Houston (8th) ...... Yonder Alonso and Ryon Healy, June 3 vs. Washington ...... 6, June 4 vs. Washington (9th) ...... Yonder Alonso and Ryon Healy, May 29 at Cleveland Most Runs, Inning, Opponents...... 8, June 22 vs. Houston (2nd) ...... Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis, May 18 vs. Boston Largest Margin, Victory...... 8, June 24 at Chicago (AL) (10-2) Longest Hitting Streak...... 11, Ryon Healy, May 13 to 24 ...... 8, April 19 vs. Texas (9-1) Most Runs, Game...... 4, Rajai Davis, June 7 vs. Toronto Largest Margin, Loss...... 10, June 2 vs. Washington (3-13) Most Hits, Game...... 4 (four times), last: Yonder Alonso, June 10 at Tampa Bay (G#2) ...... 10, April 23 vs. Seattle (1-11) Most Doubles, Game...... 2 (11 times), last: Khris Davis, June 20 vs. Houston Most Hits, Game, A’s...... 16, June 10 at Tampa Bay (G#2) Most Triples, Game...... 1 (seven times), last: Jed Lowrie, June 15 vs. New York (AL) ...... 16, June 10 at Tampa Bay (G#1) Most Home Runs, Game...... 2 (12 times), last: Yonder Alonso, July 4 vs. Chicago (AL) Most Hits, Game, Opponents...... 20, June 2 vs. Washington Most Runs Batted In, Game...... 5, Ryon Healy, June 5 vs. Toronto Most Hits, Inning, A’s...... 5 (four times), last: June 17 vs. New York-AL (4th) Most Walks, Game...... 3, Matt Joyce, July 3 vs. Chicago (AL) Most Hits, Inning, Opponents...... 6, June 28 at Houston (3rd) ...... 3, Jed Lowrie, June 14 at Miami ...... 6, June 22 vs. Houston (2nd) ...... 3, Khris Davis, May 27 ay New York (AL) ...... 6, June 13 at Miami (5th) Most Strikeouts, Game...... 4 (six times), last: Khris Davis, June 17 vs. New York (AL) Most Home Runs, Game, A’s...... 5, June 28 at Houston Most Stolen Bases, Game...... 4, Rajai Davis, July 5 vs. Chicago (AL) Most Home Runs, Game, Opponents...... 6, May 2 at Minnesota Longest Winning Streak...... 5, Sean Manaea, May 20 to June 10 Most Doubles, Game, A’s...... 7, June 22 vs. Houston Longest Losing Streak...... 4, Jharel Cotton, May 9 to June 13 Most Doubles, Game, Opponents...... 6, July 3 vs. Chicago (AL) ...... 4, Andrew Triggs, May 21 to present Most Triples, Game, A’s...... 1 (eight times), last: July 4 vs. Chicago (AL) Most Strikeouts, Game...... 11, Sonny Gray, May 24 vs. Miami Most Triples, Game, Opponents...... 2, June 9 at Tampa Bay Most Walks, Game...... 5, Sean Manaea, May 15 at Seattle ...... 2, May 5 vs. Detroit ...... 5, Sean Manaea, April 15 vs. Houston Most Stolen Bases, Game, A’s...... 6, July 5 vs. Chicago (AL) Most Innings, Game, Starter...... 8.0, Sonny Gray, June 30 vs. Atlanta Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents...... 5, April 15 vs. Houston ...... 8.0, Jesse Hahn, April 25 at Los Angeles (AL) Most Strikeouts, A’s Pitchers...... 15, June 10 at Tampa Bay (G#1) Most Innings, Game, Reliever...... 6.0, Jesse Hahn, April 7 at Texas Most Strikeouts, Opponents Pitchers...... 19, May 30 at Cleveland Low Hit Complete Game...... None Most Walks, A’s Pitchers...... 8, July 3 vs. Chicago (AL) Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings...... 13.2, Andrew Triggs, April 6 to 18 ...... 8, April 15 vs. Houston Most Consecutive Batters Retired...... 21, Sonny Gray, June 30 to July 5 Most Walks, Opponents Pitchers...... 10, July 2 vs. Atlanta Fewest Hits Allowed, A’s Pitchers...... 2, May 27 at New York (AL) GENERAL ...... 2, April 8 at Texas Longest Game, Innings...... 12, July 2 vs. Atlanta Fewest Hits Allowed, Opponents Pitchers...... 2, June 30 vs. Atlanta Longest Game, Time, Nine Innings...... 3:55, April 15 vs. Houston ...... 2, May 17 at Seattle Longest Game, Time, Extra Innings...... 4:29, June 15 vs. New York-AL (10) Most Left on Base, Nine Inning Game...... 13, May 4 at Minnesota Shortest Game, Time...... 2:30, May 31 at Cleveland Most Left on Base, Extra Inning Game...... 13, June 10 at Tampa Bay (G#1) (10) ...... 2:30, April 27 at Los Angeles (AL) Fewest Left on Base, Game...... 2, June 4 vs. Washington Largest Crowd, Home...... 40,019, July 3 at Chicago (AL) Most Errors, Game...... 3 (seven times), last: June 24 at Chicago (AL) Smallest Crowd, Home...... 10,292, May 8 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Largest Comeback in Win...... 3, May 6 vs. Detroit Largest Crowd, Road...... 45,232, May 28 at New York (AL) ...... 3, April 20 vs. Seattle Smallest Crowd, Road...... 13,153, June 9 at Tampa Bay Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss...... 5, April 15 vs. Houston Postponement, Rain, Home...... April 16 vs. Houston Postponement, Rain, Road...... None
MULTIPLE HIT GAMES MULTIPLE RBI GAMES GAME TYING/GO-AHEAD RBI
PLAYER 2 3 4 5 TOT PLAYER 2 3 4 5 6 TOT PLAYER GT GA TOT Alonso 17 2 1 0 20 Alonso 7 4 0 0 0 11 Alonso 4 10 14 Barreto 3 0 0 0 3 Barreto 2 0 0 0 0 2 Barreto 0 1 1 Brugman 5 0 0 0 5 Brugman 1 0 0 0 0 1 Canha 1 2 3 Canha 1 2 0 0 3 Canha 1 1 0 0 0 2 Chapman 1 1 2 Chapman 1 0 0 0 1 Chapman 0 1 0 0 0 1 Davis, K 6 18 24 Davis, K 16 5 0 0 21 Davis, K 14 1 2 0 0 17 Davis, R 2 4 6 Davis, R 7 1 1 0 9 Davis, R 3 0 0 0 0 3 Healy 6 10 16 Decker 1 1 0 0 2 Healy 8 3 1 1 0 13 Joyce 4 7 11 Healy 17 5 1 0 23 Joyce 7 1 1 0 0 9 Lowrie 2 7 9 Joyce 8 2 0 0 10 Lowrie 6 1 1 0 0 8 Maxwell 1 1 2 Lowrie 18 8 1 0 27 Maxwell 1 0 0 0 0 1 Olson 0 1 1 Maxwell 2 3 0 0 5 Olson 1 0 1 0 0 2 Phegley 0 2 2 Olson 2 0 0 0 2 Phegley 1 0 0 0 0 1 Pinder 4 5 9 Phegley 4 0 0 0 4 Plouffe 0 1 0 0 0 1 Plouffe 2 2 4 Pinder 5 2 0 0 7 Pinder 6 1 0 0 0 7 Rosales 7 5 12 Plouffe 4 1 0 0 5 Rosales 6 0 0 0 0 6 Vogt 0 5 5 Rosales 7 0 0 0 7 Vogt 3 1 0 0 0 4 Vogt 8 0 0 0 8
STARTS IN THE BATTING ORDER GAMES BY POSITION
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Alonso - 2 3 9 41 4 6 3 - Player G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS Barreto - 2 - - - 1 2 3 2 Alonso - - 74 68 ------Brugman 4 - - - - - 5 8 7 Barreto - - - - 3 3 - - 8 7 ------Canha 1 6 - - - 2 5 8 - Brugman ------4 3 23 21 1 - - - Chapman - 1 - - - 1 4 2 - Canha - - 2 ------8 4 7 6 15 10 2 2 Davis, K - - 9 75 - - - - - Chapman ------8 8 ------Davis, R 35 3 - - - - 1 3 10 Davis, K ------63 63 - - - - 21 21 Decker 8 ------3 4 Davis, R ------10 6 56 46 - - - - Healy - 3 20 2 20 34 1 - - Decker ------1 1 12 11 4 3 - - Joyce 30 18 - - - 2 6 11 2 Healy - - 17 16 - - 32 30 ------35 34 LaMarre ------2 Joyce ------8 7 - - 67 58 2 1 Lowrie - 17 52 - 5 5 - - - LaMarre ------3 2 - - - - Maxwell - - - - 2 2 4 8 1 Lowrie - - - - 71 71 ------8 8 Olson - 8 - - - 1 2 - 1 Maxwell 20 17 ------Phegley - - - - 1 5 4 15 8 Olson - - 5 2 ------10 10 - - Pinder - 15 - - - 4 11 8 1 Phegley 42 33 ------Plouffe - 4 1 - 4 16 16 10 - Pinder - - - - 11 9 - - 20 17 1 1 - - 6 5 7 7 Rosales 2 4 - - - 1 - 5 43 Plouffe ------52 47 ------4 4 Semien 6 2 - - - - - 1 3 Rosales - - - - 4 3 4 1 55 50 1 1 - - - - 1 - Vogt - 1 1 - 13 8 19 1 - Semien ------12 12 ------Vogt 43 36 ------1 - - - - - 8 7 HOME RUN BREAKDOWN A’S AT A GLANCE
2017 HOME RUNS LAST REGULAR SEASON HOME RUN Season High...... 10-8 (April 22) Player Solo 2R 3R GS Tot. Date Opponent Pitcher GP Since Season Low...... 35-48 (July 3) Alonso 12 7 0 0 19 July 4, 2017 Chicago (AL) Shields 2 April...... 11-14 Barreto 1 1 0 0 2 July 4, 2017 Chicago (AL) Kahnle 1 May...... 12-15 Brugman 2 0 0 0 2 July 5, 2017 Chicago (AL) Pelfrey 1 June...... 12-16 Chapman 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 8 July...... 3-3 Davis, K 12 9 3 0 24 July 6, 2017 at Seattle Gaviglio – Davis, R 1 1 0 0 2 May 23, 2017 Miami Ramos 28 August...... 0-0 Healy 9 6 3 1 19 June 28, 2017 at Houston Paulino 5 September...... 0-0 Joyce 4 5 1 1 11 July 4, 2017 Chicago (AL) Shields 2 Home Series...... 8-4-2 Lavarnway 0 0 0 0 0 August 23, 2015 at Chicago (NL) Hammel 10 Road Series...... 2-11-0 Lowrie 7 2 0 0 9 June 28, 2017 at Houston Harris 8 Series Sweeps...... 2-6 Maxwell 1 0 0 0 1 July 6, 2017 at Seattle Gaviglio – First Game of Series...... 11-17 Phegley 3 0 0 0 3 June 10, 2017 at Tampa Bay G#2 Hu 12 Last Game of Series...... 9-18 Pinder 3 6 0 0 9 June 20, 2017 Houston Martes 3 A’s Score First...... 21-16 Rosales 3 1 0 0 4 June 25, 2017 at Chicago (AL) Robertson 3 Opponent Scores First...... 17-32 Semien 0 0 0 0 0 September 28, 2016 at Los Angeles (AL) Oberholtzer 16 Leading After 7th...... 30-3 others 12 4 2 0 18 Leading After 8th...... 33-2 Team 70 42 9 2 123 Tied After 7th...... 4-4 Tied After 8th...... 2-4 Trailing After 7th...... 4-41 MILESTONES Trailing After 8th...... 3-42 Commit No Errors...... 17-20 Player Category No. Needs Commit 1 or More Errors...... 21-28 Axford Games 490 10 for 500 More HR Than Opp...... 27-12 Innings Pitched 469.1 30.2 for 500 Fewer HR Than Opp...... 5-18 Casilla Games 599 1 for 600 Same Total HR of Opp...... 6-18 Coulombe Games 89 11 for 100 Starter Pitches 7 or More...... 10-5 Davis, K Hits 472 28 for 500 Starter Pitches Less Than 7...... 28-43 Davis, R Stolen Bases 379 21 for 400 When Scoring 4 or More...... 30-21 Stolen Bases with Oak 130 5 for 135 (ties Canseco for 7th in Oakland history) When Scoring Less Than 4...... 8-27 Doolittle Games 251 15 for 266 (ties Hunter for 10th in Oakland history) Last At Bat...... 8-6 Saves 36 8 for 44 (ties Koch and Foulke for 9th in Athletics history) Replay Challenges...... 7-12 Gray Wins 42 8 for 50 Different Lineups...... 82 Strikeouts 587 71 for 658 (ties Eckersley for 10th in Oakland history) Hendriks Games 187 13 for 200 Madson Saves 86 14 for 100 WALK-OFF WINS (6) Saves with Oakland 31 13 for 44 (ties Koch and Foulke for 9th in Athletics history) Melvin Wins 993 7 for 1000 Adam Rosales, May 6 vs. Detroit (single) Semien Doubles 66 34 for 100 Ryon Healy, May 7 vs. Detroit (home run) Jed Lowrie, May 8 vs. Los Angeles-AL (home run) Mark Canha, May 19 vs. Boston (home run) Khris Davis, June 15 vs. New York-AL (single) Franklin Barreto, July 4 vs. Chicago-AL (home run)
DISABLED LIST Player Injury Dates Games Missed Player Injury Dates Games Missed Axford Strained right shoulder April 2-May 19 43 Hahn Strained right triceps May 24-June 5 12 Bassitt Right UCL surgery March 30-present 86 Manaea Strained left shoulder April 27-May 14 16 Chapman Left knee cellulitis June 19-July 2 13 Mengden Right foot surgery March 30-May 19 42 Cotton Right thumb blister July 4-present (eligible July 14) 3 Phegley Concussion May 4-11 7 Davis, R. Strained left hamstring April 22-May 1 8 Pinder Strained left hamstring June 24-present (eligible July 4) 12 Doolittle Strained left shoulder April 30-June 9 36 Semien Fractured scaphoid bone April 15-July 5 74 Dull Strained right knee May 20-present 44 Smolinski Right shoulder surgery March 30-present 86 Graveman Strained right shoulder April 15-26 10 Triggs Strained left hip June 10-present (eligible August 9) 26 Graveman Strained right shoulder May 26-present 40 Wahl Strained right shoulder May 24-present 41 Gray Strained right shoulder March 30-April 30 25 Wendle Strained right shoulder March 30-April 28 23 The A’s have used the disabled list 20 times this season…used the DL an Oakland record 27 times last year
RECENT TRANSACTIONS April 21 Matt Olson recalled from Nashville; César Valdez May 9 Mark Canha recalled from Nashville; Jaff Decker June 11 Frankie Montas optioned to Nashville optioned to Nashville designated for assignment; Sean Manaea sent to June 14 Daniel Gossett selected from Nashville; Matt Ol- April 22 Sonny Gray sent to Stockton on a rehab assign- Nashville on a rehab assignment son optioned to Nashville ment May 11 Jharel Cotton optioned to Nashville June 15 Matt Chapman selected from Nashville; Trevor April 23 Ryan LaMarre acquired from the Los Angeles May 12 Josh Phegley reinstated from the concussion dis- Plouffe designated for assignment Angels for a player to be named later or cash abled list June 17 Michael Brady selected from Nashville; Zach considerations and assigned to Nashville; Chris May 13 Jaff Decker outrighted to Nashville; John Axford Neal optioned to Nashville; Ryan LaMarre des- Bassitt transferred to the 60-day disabled list sent to Nashville on a rehab assignment ignated for assignment; Trevor Plouffe traded to April 25 Ryan LaMarre and César Valdez recalled from May 15 Sean Manaea reinstated from disabled list; Bruce Tampa Bay with cash for a player to be named Nashville; Rajai Davis placed on the 10-day dis- Maxwell optioned to Nashville later or cash abled list retroactive to April 22 (strained left ham- May 20 John Axford reinstated from the DL; Ryan Dull June 21 Ryan LaMarre released string); Raul Alcantara designated for assignment placed on the 10-day DL (strained right knee); June 22 Bruce Maxwell and Matt Olson recalled from April 27 Kendall Graveman reinstated from the disabled Daniel Mengden reinstated from the DL and op- Nashville; Stephen Vogt designated for assign- list; Matt Olson optioned to Nashville; Sonny Gray tioned to Nashville ment; Matt Chapman placed on the 10-day dis- sent to Nashville on a rehab assignment May 24 Bobby Wahl placed on the 10-day DL (strained abled list retroactive to June 19 (left knee celluli- April 29 Joey Wendle reinstated from the disabled list and right shoulder); Zach Neal selected from Nash- tis) optioned to Nashville; Raul Alcantara outrighted ville; Chris Bassitt returned from rehab June 23 Marcus Semien sent to Stockton on a rehab as- to Nashville; Chris Bassitt sent to Stockton on a May 27 Jesse Hahn placed on the 10-day DL retroactive signment rehab assignment to May 24 (strained right triceps); Jharel Cotton June 24 Franklin Barreto recalled from Nashville; Chad April 30 Sean Manaea placed on the 10-day disabled list recalled from Nashville Pinder placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to April 27 (strained left shoulder) May 29 Kendall Graveman placed on the 10-day DL ret- (strained left hamstring) May 1 Sonny Gray reinstated from the disabled list; roactive to May 26 (strained right shoulder); Dan- June 25 Stephen Vogt claimed off waivers by Milwaukee Ryan LaMarre optioned to Nashville iel Mengden recalled from Nashville June 28 Chris Bassitt sent to Stockton on a rehab assign- May 2 Rajai Davis reinstated from the disabled list May 31 Jesse Hahn sent to Stockton on a rehab assign- ment May 3 Sean Doolittle placed on the 10-day disabled list ment July 1 Paul Blackburn recalled from Nashville; Josh retroactive to April 30 (strained left shoulder); June 2 Sean Doolittle sent to Stockton on a rehab as- Smith optioned to Nashville; Matt Chapman César Valdez designated for assignment; Bobby signment sent to Stockton on a rehab assignment; Marcus Wahl recalled from Nashville; Josh Smith select- June 3 Matt Olson recalled from Nashville; Daniel Meng- Semien transferred to Nashville on rehab ed from Nashville den optioned to Nashville July 2 Zach Neal recalled from Nashville; Jesse Hahn May 4 Josh Phegley placed on the 7-day concussion June 5 Jesse Hahn reinstated from the disabled list; Matt optioned to Nashville disabled list; Bruce Maxwell recalled from Nash- Olson optioned to Nashville July 3 Matt Chapman reinstated from the disabled list; ville June 7 Sean Doolittle transferred to Nashville on rehab Matt Olson optioned to Nashville May 5 César Valdez claimed off waivers by Toronto June 9 Jaycob Brugman recalled from Nashville; Mark July 5 Josh Phegley placed on the paternity list; Ryan May 8 Daniel Mengden sent to Nashville on a rehab as- Canha optioned to Nashville Lavarnway selected from Nashville signment; Chris Bassitt transferred to Nashville June 10 Sean Doolittle reinstated from the disabled list; July 6 Marcus Semien reinstated from the disabled list; on rehab Andrew Triggs placed on the 10-day disabled list Jharel Cotton placed on the 10-day disabled list (strained left hip); Matt Olson recalled from Nash- retroactive to July 4 (right thumb blister); Andrew ville Triggs transferred to the 60-day disabled list 2017 OAKLAND ATHLETICS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
GA/ LEADER CUM. GA/ LEADER CUM. DATE G OPP W-L SCORE REC POS GB AND LEAD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. ATT. DATE G OPP W-L SCORE REC POS GB AND LEAD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. ATT. 4/3 1 LAA W 4-2 1-0 t1 – OAK/HOU – Graveman Nolasco Casilla 36,067* 36,067 6/30 80 ATL L 1-3 35-45 5 -18½ HOU 13½ Foltynewicz Gray Johnson 19,286 721,609 4/4 2 LAA L 6-7 1-1 t2 -1 HOU 1 Bailey Dull Bedrosian 11,225 47,292 7/1 81 ATL L 3-4 35-46 5 -19½ HOU 13½ Freeman Casilla Johnson 22,230 743,839 4/5 3 LAA L 0-5 1-2 3 -2 HOU 1 Ramirez Cotton 13,405 60,697 7/2 82 ATL L 3-4 (12) 35-47 5 -20½ HOU 14½ Johnson Axford Vizcaino 18,438 762,277 4/6 4 LAA W 5-1 2-2 t2 -1 HOU 1 Triggs Skaggs 13,292 73,989 7/3 83 CWS L 2-7 35-48 5 -21 HOU 15 Rodon Cotton 40,019 802,296 (4 dates) 7/4 84 CWS W 7-6 36-48 5 -21 HOU 16 Casilla Kahnle 16,314 818,610 4/7 5 at TEX L 5-10 2-3 3 -1 HOU/LAA 1 Claudio Alcantara 34,235 34,235 7/5 85 CWS W 7-4 37-48 5 -21 HOU 16 Gray Pelfrey 13,813 832,423 4/8 6 at TEX W 6-1 3-3 t2 -1 LAA 1 Graveman Darvish 44,410 78,645 (45 dates) 4/9 7 at TEX L 1-8 3-4 3 -2 LAA 1 Perez Manaea 36,905 115,550 7/6 86 at SEA W 7-4 38-48 5 -20 HOU 15½ Blackburn Gaviglio 18,368 1,086,920 4/10 8 at KC W 2-0 4-4 t2 -1½ LAA 1½ Cotton Kennedy Doolittle 40,019 155,569 4/11 OFF DAY 3 -2 LAA 1½ * indicates sellout. CAPS indicates complete game. 4/12 9 at KC W 8-3 5-4 3 -1 LAA ½ Triggs Hammel 24,380 179,949 4/13 10 at KC L 1-3 5-5 3 -1 HOU/LAA – Vargas Hahn Herrera 22.160 202,109 DATE G OPP TIME TV PROMOTION (6 dates) 7/7 87 at SEA 7:10 NBCSCA 4/14 11 HOU L 2-7 5-6 3 -2 HOU 1 Keuchel Madson 15,385 89,374 7/8 88 at SEA 7:10 NBCSCA 4/15 12 HOU L 6-10 5-7 3 -3 HOU 2 Harris Casilla 20,140 109,514 7/9 89 at SEA 1:10 NBCSCA 4/16 HOU PPD, Rain 3 -3 HOU 2½ 7/10 ALL- 4/17 13 TEX L 0-7 5-8 t4 -4 HOU 3½ Griffin Cotton 10,406 119,920 7/11 STAR 4/18 14 TEX W 4-2 6-8 3 -3 HOU 2½ Triggs Darvish Casilla 12,091 132,011 7/12 BREAK 4/19 15 TEX W 9-1 7-8 2 -3 HOU 3 Hahn Perez 14,031 146,042 7/13 (Miami) 4/20 16 SEA W 9-6 8-8 2 -3 HOU 3 Dull Scribner 10,707 156,749 7/14 90 CLE 7:05 NBCSCA 4/21 17 SEA W 3-1 9-8 2 -3 HOU 3 Manaea Iwakuma Casilla 15,255 172,004 7/15 91 CLE 6:05 NBCSCA 4/22 18 SEA W 4-3 10-8 2 -2 HOU 2 Cotton Miranda 20,722 192,726 7/16 92 CLE 1:05 NBCSCA Backpack sponsored by Ross (10,000 fans) 4/23 19 SEA L 1-11 10-9 2 -3 HOU 3 Gallardo Triggs 24,165 216,891 Brunch at the Ballpark (13 dates) 7/17 93 TB 7:05 NBCSCA 4/24 OFF DAY 2 -3 HOU 3 7/18 94 TB 7:05 NBCSCA Root Beer Float Day 4/25 20 at LAA L 1-2 (11) 10-10 2 -4 HOU 4 Pounders Madson 30,124 232,233 7/19 95 TB 12:35 MLBN 4/26 21 at LAA L 5-8 10-11 t2 -4 HOU 4 Shoemaker Manaea Norris 30,248 262,481 7/20 OFF DAY 4/27 22 at LAA L 1-2 10-12 t3 -4 HOU 3 Nolasco Graveman Norris 37,603 300,084 7/21 96 at NYM 4:10 NBCSCA 4/28 23 at HOU L 4-9 10-13 t4 -5 HOU 3 Morton Cotton 28,472 328,556 7/22 97 at NYM 4:10 NBCSCA 4/29 24 at HOU W 2-1 11-13 t3 -4 HOU 3 Triggs Musgrove Casilla 32,147 360,703 7/23 98 at NYM 10:10 NBCSCA 4/30 25 at HOU L 2-7 11-14 t3 -5 HOU 3 Keuchel Hahn Giles 34,880 395,583 7/24 99 at TOR 4:07 NBCSCA 5/1 OFF DAY 3 -5½ HOU 3½ 7/25 100 at TOR 4:07 NBCSCA 5/2 26 at MIN L 1-9 11-15 3 -6½ HOU 3½ Santana Gray 18,930 414,513 7/26 101 at TOR 4:07 NBCSCA 5/3 27 at MIN L 4-7 11-16 4 -7½ HOU 4½ Santiago Graveman 18,658 433,171 7/27 102 at TOR 9:37 MLBN 5/4 28 at MIN W 8-5 12-16 4 -6½ HOU 4½ Cotton Gibson Casilla 19,247 452,418 7/28 103 MIN 7:05 NBCSCA G-Eazy Bobblehead with Sound sponsored by Majestic (15,000 fans) (15 dates) 7/29 104 MIN 6:05 NBCSCA Witches and Wizards Fireworks sponsored by Xfinity 5/5 29 DET L 2-7 12-17 5 -7½ HOU 5½ Fulmer Triggs 17,519 234,410 7/30 105 MIN 1:05 NBCSCA Faith and Family Day 5/6 30 DET W 6-5 13-17 4 -6½ HOU 4½ Montas Rodriguez 16,651 251,061 7/31 106 SF 7:05 NBCSCA 5/7 31 DET W 8-6 14-17 4 -6½ HOU 5½ Casilla Rodriguez 23,227 274,288 8/1 107 SF 7:05 NBCSCA 5/8 32 LAA W 3-2 (11) 15-17 t2 -6 HOU 6 Hendriks Guerra 10,292 284,580 8/2 108 at SF 7:15 NBCSCA 5/9 33 LAA L 3-7 15-18 4 -7 HOU 6 Meyer Cotton Norris 11,383 295,963 8/3 109 at SF 7:15 NBCSCA 5/10 34 LAA W 3-1 16-18 t3 -7 HOU 6 Triggs Chavez Casilla 11,061 307,024 8/4 110 at LAA 7:05 NBCSCA (19 dates) 8/5 111 at LAA 6:05 NBCSCA 5/11 OFF DAY 3 -7½ HOU 7 8/6 112 at LAA 12:35 NBCSCA 5/12 35 at TEX L 2-5 16-19 t4 -8½ HOU 8 Kela Casilla 35,625 488,043 8/7 OFF DAY 5/13 36 at TEX L 5-6 16-20 5 -9 HOU 8 Barnette Dull Bush 37,898 525,941 8/8 113 SEA 7:05 NBCSCA 5/14 37 at TEX L 4-6 16-21 5 -9½ HOU 7½ Alvarez Madson Bush 35,157 561,098 8/9 114 SEA 12:35 MLBN 5/15 38 at SEA L 5-6 16-22 5 -10½ HOU 8 Gallardo Manaea Zych 15,431 576,529 8/10 115 BAL 7:05 NBCSCA 5/16 39 at SEA W 9-6 17-22 5 -10½ HOU 8 Madson Cishek 13,955 590,484 8/11 116 BAL 7:05 NBCSCA Baseball Card Packs sponsored by Topps (15,000 fans) 5/17 40 at SEA L 0-4 17-23 5 -11½ HOU 8 Bergman Hahn 14,117 604,601 8/12 117 BAL 6:05 NBCSCA Sing-a-Long Fireworks sponsored by Chevron (21 dates) 8/13 118 BAL 1:05 NBCSCA 5/18 41 BOS W 8-3 18-23 5 -11 HOU 7½ Gray Velazquez 12,016 319,040 8/14 119 KC 7:05 NBCSCA 5/19 42 BOS W 3-2 (10) 19-23 5 -10 HOU 6½ Dull Hembree 24,728 343,768 8/15 120 KC 7:05 NBCSCA Jewish Heritage Night 5/20 43 BOS W 8-3 20-23 4 -9 HOU 6½ Manaea Taylor 20,235 364,003 8/16 121 KC 12:35 MLBN 5/21 44 BOS L 3-12 20-24 4 -9 HOU 5½ Rodriguez Triggs 20,691 384,694 8/17 OFF DAY 5/22 OFF DAY 4 -9½ HOU 6 8/18 122 at HOU 5:10 NBCSCA 5/23 45 MIA L 9-11 20-25 4 -10½ HOU 7 Urena Hahn 12,835 397,529 8/19 123 at HOU 4:10 NBCSCA 5/24 46 MIA W 4-1 21-25 4 -9½ HOU 7 Gray Volquez Casilla 19,738 417,267 8/20 124 at HOU 11:10 NBCSCA (25 dates) 8/21 125 at BAL 4:05 NBCSCA 5/25 OFF DAY 4 -10 HOU 8 8/22 126 at BAL 4:05 NBCSCA 5/26 47 at NYY W 4-1 22-25 4 -10 HOU 9 Manaea Tanaka 39,044 643,645 8/23 127 at BAL 12:05 MLBN 5/27 48 at NYY L 2-3 22-26 4 -11 HOU 9 Sabathia Cotton Betances 40,218 683,863 8/24 OFF DAY 5/28 49 at NYY L 5-9 22-27 4 -12 HOU 10 Pineda Triggs 45,232 729,095 8/25 128 TEX 7:05 NBCSCA Italian Heritage Night 5/29 50 at CLE L 3-5 22-28 t4 -13 HOU 11 Carrasco Mengden Allen 20,792 749,887 8/26 129 TEX 1:05 NBCSCA Dennis Eckersley Bobblehead (15,000 fans) 5/30 51 at CLE L 4-9 22-29 5 -14 HOU 11 Bauer Gray 14,184 764,071 8/27 130 TEX 1:05 NBCSCA 5/31 52 at CLE W 3-1 23-29 5 -14 HOU 11 Manaea Clevinger Casilla 16,784 780,855 8/28 131 at LAA 7:05 NBCSCA 6/1 53 at CLE L 0-8 23-30 5 -14½ HOU 11½ Kluber Cotton 19,767 800,622 8/29 132 at LAA 7:05 NBCSCA (28 dates) 8/30 133 at LAA 7:05 NBCSCA 6/2 54 WSH L 3-13 23-31 5 -15½ HOU 12½ Strasburg Triggs 20,813 438,080 8/31 OFF DAY 6/3 55 WSH W 10-4 24-31 5 -15½ HOU 12½ Hendriks Ross 23,921 462,001 9/1 134 at SEA 7:10 NBCSCA 6/4 56 WSH L 10-11 24-32 5 -16½ HOU 13½ Roark Madson Kelley 21,265 483,266 9/2 135 at SEA 6:10 NBCSCA 6/5 57 TOR W 5-3 25-32 5 -16½ HOU 14 Manaea Happ Casilla 12,890 496,156 9/3 136 at SEA 1:10 NBCSCA 6/6 58 TOR W 4-1 26-32 5 -15½ HOU 13 Hahn Estrada Casilla 16,643 512,799 9/4 137 LAA 1:05 NBCSCA 6/7 59 TOR L 5-7 (10) 26-33 5 -15½ HOU 12 Tepera Montas Osuna 15,076 527,875 9/5 138 LAA 7:05 NBCSCA Cal Night (31 dates) 9/6 139 LAA 12:35 NBCSCA 6/8 OFF DAY 5 -16 HOU 13 9/7 OFF DAY 6/9 60 at TB L 4-13 26-34 5 -16 HOU 12 Cobb Triggs 13,153 813,775 9/8 140 HOU 7:05 NBCSCA 6/10 61 at TB (1) L 5-6 (10) 26-35 Pruitt Hendriks 9/9 141 HOU (1) 1:05 NBCSCA 62 at TB (2) W 7-2 27-35 5 -16½ HOU 13 Manaea Hu 17,775 831,550 142 HOU (2) 6/11 63 at TB L 4-5 27-36 5 -16½ HOU 12 Whitley Coulombe Colome 13,640 845,190 9/10 143 HOU 1:05 NBCSCA Pink Ribbon Socks sponsored by Sutter Health (10,000 fans) 6/12 OFF DAY 5 -16 HOU 12 Breast Cancer Awareness Day sponsored by Sutter Health 6/13 64 at MIA L 1-8 27-37 5 -16 HOU 11 Urena Cotton 19,953 865,143 9/11 OFF DAY 6/14 65 at MIA L 6-11 27-38 5 -17 HOU 11 Barraclough Gossett 19,436 884,579 9/12 144 at BOS 4:10 NBCSCA (33 dates) 9/13 145 at BOS 4:10 NBCSCA 6/15 66 NYY W 8-7 (10) 28-38 5 -16½ HOU 11½ Hendriks Gallegos 21,838 549,713 9/14 146 at BOS 10:35 NBCSCA 6/16 67 NYY W 7-6 29-38 5 -15½ HOU 11 Coulombe Holder Casilla 30,184 579,897 9/15 147 at PHI 4:05 NBCSCA 6/17 68 NYY W 5-2 30-38 5 -15½ HOU 11 Hahn Tanaka Doolittle 31,418 611,315 9/16 148 at PHI 4:05 NBCSCA 6/18 69 NYY W 4-3 31-38 5 -14½ HOU 11 Cotton Cessa Doolittle 34,140 645,455 9/17 149 at PHI 10:35 NBCSCA 6/19 70 HOU L 1-4 31-39 5 -15½ HOU 12 Peacock Gossett Giles 10,482 655,937 9/18 150 at DET 4:10 NBCSCA 6/20 71 HOU L 4-8 31-40 5 -16½ HOU 12 Martes Gray 15,362 671,299 9/19 151 at DET 4:10 NBCSCA 6/21 72 HOU L 1-5 31-41 5 -17½ HOU 12½ Fiers Manaea 12,277 683,576 9/20 152 at DET 10:10 MLBN 6/22 73 HOU L 9-12 31-42 5 -18½ HOU 12½ Paulino Hahn Devenski 18,747 702,323 9/21 OFF DAY (39 dates) 9/22 153 TEX 7:05 NBCSCA Filipino Heritage Night sponsored by Cache Creek Casino 6/23 74 at CWS W 3-0 32-42 5 -17½ HOU 11½ Cotton Pelfrey Casilla 25,370 909,949 9/23 154 TEX 6:05 NBCSCA Star Wars Fireworks 6/24 75 at CWS W 10-2 33-42 5 -17½ HOU 12½ Gossett Shields 38,618 948,567 9/24 155 TEX 1:05 NBCSCA 6/25 76 at CWS W 5-3 34-42 5 -17½ HOU 13 Gray Kahnle Casilla 28,089 976,656 9/25 156 SEA 7:05 NBCSCA 6/26 OFF DAY 5 -17½ HOU 12½ 9/26 157 SEA 7:05 NBCSCA Portugese Heritage Night 6/27 77 at HOU W 6-4 35-42 5 -16½ HOU 12½ Manaea Fiers Casilla 28,312 1,004,968 9/27 158 SEA 12:35 NBCSCA 6/28 78 at HOU L 8-11 35-43 5 -17½ HOU 12½ Feliz Hahn Giles 34,075 1,039,043 9/28 159 at TEX 5:05 NBCSCA 6/29 79 at HOU L 1-6 35-44 5 -18½ HOU 13½ Peacock Gossett 29,509 1,068,552 9/29 160 at TEX 5:05 NBCSCA (39 dates) 9/30 161 at TEX 5:05 NBCSCA 10/1 162 at TEX 12:05 NBCSCA