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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 the sec- 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).