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OAKLAND ATHLETICS POST GAME NOTES Oakland Athletics Baseball Company • 510-638-4900 • athletics.com • A’s PR @AsMediaAlerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (81-56) VS. SEATTLE MARINERS (76-60) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018— OAKLAND COLISEUM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Seattle 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 12 1 Oakland 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 7 6 2 Win: James Paxton (11-5) Loss: Liam Hendriks (0-1) Save: Edwin Díaz (51). OAKLAND NOTES SEATTLE NOTES • Khris Davis hit his 40th home run, retaking sole posses- • James Paxton made his first start since being placed on sion of the major league lead...he is the first player in the disabled list on August 15...Paxton struck out 10, Oakland history to hit 40 home runs in three straight his eighth game of ten or more strikeouts in 2018...he is seasons, and the first Athletics player since Jimmie Foxx now tied for sixth in the American League in strikeouts. (1932-34)...Davis is the first major leaguer to hit 40 in Mitch Haniger extended his hitting streak to 13 games, three consecutive seasons since 2006-09 (Ryan Howard, • tying a career high (4/6/17 to 4/19/17)...it is now the Philadelphia). longest hitting streak by a Seattle player this season. The A's used a total of nine pitchers, which sets an Ath- • Jean Segura recorded his 19th 3-hit game of the season, letics record for a nine-inning game...the 24 players used • the most in the major leagues. set an Oakland record for players used in a nine-inning game (previous: 22, 9/28/03 at Seattle). • Edwin Díaz recorded his 51st save, tied for the ninth- most all-time in a single season...it is the most since Ramón Laureano extended his career-long hitting streak • current Athletic Jeurys Familia also notched 51 in 2016 to six games with a single in the eight inning. while with New York-NL. Catcher Beau Taylor made his major league debut as a • The Mariners improved to 60-0 when Díaz enters with defensive replacement in the ninth inning. • a lead...with four strikeouts, and 112 on the season, he • Mark Canha hit his 15th home run, one shy of his career set the Seattle record for strikeouts in a season by a re- high...it was his first since 7/30/18 vs. Toronto, ending a liever...Bill Caudill had held the record with 111 in 1982. 19-game homerless streak. • Nelson Cruz recorded the 997th RBI of his career, and • Cory Gearrin made his Athletics debut, pitching one in- now sits only 3 away from being the 12th active major ning and allowing two runs...he is the 32nd pitcher the league player to reach the 1,000-RBI mark. A's have used this season, an Oakland record. HOME RUNS • Jed Lowrie recorded his third error of the season, and his Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher first since 7/8/18 at Cleveland...his errorless streak had stood at 43 games. HOME RUNS Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Mark Canha (15) 5 0-0 2 LF Paxton Khris Davis (40) 8 2-1 1 RF Colomé Time of Game ........................................................... 3:33 Homestand ..................................................................1-2 April .............................................................................13-12 First Pitch ................................................................. 6:07 pm Last 5..............................................................................2-3 May .............................................................................15-14 Temperature ................................................. 63 degrees Last 10 ...........................................................................5-5 June. ......................................................................... .....17-10 Today’s Attendance. ............................................28,760 Home/Road ................................................40-28/41-28 July ................................................................................ 17-8 Attendance Total ...........................................1,214,299 Day/Night .........................................................32-20/49-36 August .......................................................................... 18-9 Average (66 games) ............................................18,124 vs. RHS/LHS ...................................................54-33/27-23 September ......................................................................0-1 Streak..................................................................................L1 March ..............................................................................1-2.