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O AKLAND A THLETICS Post Game Notes Oakland Athletics Baseball Company7000 Coliseum WayOakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900www.athletics.comA’s PR on Twitter @AsMedia Alerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (24-32) VS. WASHINGTON NATIONALS (35-20) SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2017 — OAKLAND COLISEUM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Washington 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 11 11 0 Oakland 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 10 10 0 Win: Tanner Roark (6-2) Loss: Ryan Madson (1-4) Save: Shawn Kelley (4) OAKLAND NOTES WASHINGTON NOTES • The A’s have registered home runs in 45 of 56 games...Oakland now • Ryan Zimmerman extended his hitting streak to eight games with a has 84 home runs for the season, the most in Athletics history after single in the second inning...in that span, he is 14-for-32 (.438) with 56 games two doubles, three home runs, nine RBI and eight runs. • Oakland has hit a home run all of their home games except for four... • Zimmerman recorded his 25th multi-RBI game and his 23rd multi- of the A’s 84 home runs, 51 have come in the Coliseum...the A’s lead hit game of the season...his ninth three-hit game this year. the majors in home runs at home. • Ten of Zimmerman’s 16 home runs this season have come with • Matt Joyce has reached base in five straight games and has at least runners on base...with 231 career home runs, he is just three away one walk in his last four games...recorded his first grand slam of the from tying Vladimir Guerrero for first on the franchise (WSH/MON) season, his fifth career grand slam...first since 5/25/2012. all-time list...he is six away from tying Frank Howard (237) for the most home runs in D.C. baseball history. • Sonny Gray matched a season-high seven inningss pitched. • With a single in the sixth inning, Michael A. Taylor has hit safely in • Khris Davis registered a home run and two RBI in the seventh in- 16 of his last 20 games. ning to record his second game-tying RBI of the year...he now has 11 multi-hit games (three three-hit games) this season. • Matt Wieters recorded a single in the seventh and has now hit safe- ly in 22 of his last 28 games, reaching base safely in 34 of 45 games. • Trevor Plouffe extended his hitless streak to 22 at bats. • Trea Turner recorded a triple and two RBI in the sixth inning to give • Chad Pinder snapped his hitless streak of four games (0-for-13) Washington the lead...it marks his third triple of the season...he re- with a double in eighth inning. corded his 15th two-hit game. The Athletics challenged a play at second in the eighth inning...the • • Tanner Roark has thrown seven innings pitched or more in his last ruling on the field was confirmed.....the A’s are now 3-9 in challenges three straight starts, tied for the third-longest such streak of his ca- for the season. reer. • Frankie Montas allowed a season-high two home runs and five • The Nationals recorded back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning, earned runs. their fourth set of the season. HOME RUNS HOME RUNS Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Khris Davis (17) 7 0-0 2 LF Roark Ryan Zimmerman (16) 8 3-1 3 LF Madson Matt Joyce (7) 9 1-1 4 RF Kelley Matt Wieters (5) 9 2-2 2 RF Montas Michael A. Taylor (6) 9 0-0 1 LF Montas Time of Game................................................3:12 Streak................................................................L1 vs. RHS/LHS..........................................17-25/7-7 First Pitch.................................................1:08 pm Homestand.......................................................1-2 June.................................................................1-3 Temperature........................................68 degrees Last 5...............................................................1-4 Today’s Attendance....................................21,265 Last 10.............................................................3-7 Attendance Total.......................................483,266 Home/Road..........................................16-12/8-20 Average (28 games)...................................17,259 Day/Night.................................................10-11/14-21.