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GAME INFORMATION OAKLAND ATHLETICS Oakland Athletics Baseball Company • 510-638-4900 • athletics.com • A’s PR @AsMediaAlerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (6-4) VS. TEXAS RANGERS (3-5) TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020 — OAKLAND COLISEUM — 6:10 PDT LHP JESÚS LUZARDO (0-0, 4.05) VS. RHP LANCE LYNN (1-0, 0.00) NBCSCA — A’S CAST ON IHEART RADIO — A’S RADIO NETWORK (960 AM, 103.7 FM HD2, 1140 AM) — EN ESPAÑOL (KIQI 1010 AM, KATD 990 AM) ABOUT THE A’S: Have won a season-high three consecutive games to take THE INJURED LIST: The A’s placed Jordan Weems on the 10-day injured list over sole possession of first place in the American League West for the first today and now have two players on the IL (Puk)…have used the IL three times time this year…have also spent eight days tied for first, one day tied for sec- this year after using it 17 times last year…the 17 IL placements in 2019 tied ond and one day in third…the three-game winning streak comes on the heels Houston for second fewest in the majors to Kansas City (13)…began the sea- of a three-game losing streak, which marked the first time the A’s lost more son with one player on the injured list (Puk), which marked the first time than two in a row since July 24-26, 2019 when they also lost three straight Oakland had fewer than two players on the IL since the end of the 2006 sea- (went the final 56 games of 2019 without losing more than two in a row)… son when they had just one…the last time the A’s opened the season with are now 6-4 after 10 games for the second consecutive season…have not one player on the IL was in 2006 when they had none. started the season 7-4 since 2014…are 3-1 in this stretch from July 31 to Aug. 30 when they are scheduled to play 30 of 31 days…this is the A’s 53rd ROSTER NOTES: The A’s 30-man roster must be reduced to 28 players on season in Oakland where they have won 16 American League West titles, Thursday and 26 on Aug. 20…the A’s have used five rookies this year (Brown, four AL Wild Cards, six AL pennants and four World Championships…since Luzardo, Machín, Murphy, Weems)…James Kaprielian, who was recalled the A’s moved to Oakland in 1968, only the Yankees have more world cham- today, will become the sixth…17 players returned from last years Opening pionships (7)…this is the Athletics franchise 120th season in the American Day roster and seven others played for the A’s at some point last year…only League…since 1901, the A’s have 16 AL West titles plus 15 AL pennants and two players have played for Oakland in each of the last six seasons (Canha, nine World Championships…only the Yankees (27) and Cardinals (11) have Semien) and of those two, only Semien has been on each of the A’s last six won more World Championships. Opening Day rosters…Matt Olson, who was drafted on June 4, 2012, has the longest tenure in the A’s organization…Jesús Luzardo, who was 22 years and OFFENSE: After collecting eight hits or fewer in each of the first nine games, 298 days on Opening Day, is the youngest player on an A’s Opening Day ros- the A’s scored eight runs on eight hits in the fifth inning yesterday…all eight ter since 2010 (Brett Anderson, 22 years and 63 days). runs scored after two outs…the eight-run inning was the A’s biggest since Aug. 6, 2019 at Chicago-NL (2nd)…sent 14 batters to the plate, which were DURING THE SPRING: The A’s went 13-10 (.565) during the spring…it marked their most in an inning since Sept. 12, 2018 at Baltimore (15 in the 3rd)… Oakland’s second consecutive spring with a winning record after three went 6-for-8 with runners in scoring position in the fifth inning after start- straight losing springs…started 0-5, won 13 of the final 16 games in Arizona ing the year 10-for-58 (.172)…finished the game with 11 runs scored after and then went 0-2 against San Francisco in July…led the majors with 102 combining for just 10 runs over the previous four contests…walked 11 times, walks and topped the Cactus League with a .352 on-base percentage…also which were their most in a nine-inning game since the first game of a Sept. ranked third in the CL in doubles (45), fourth in runs (132), tied for fourth in 9, 2017 doubleheader against Houston (13)…have 45 walks for the season, triples (6) and fifth in hits (201)…the pitching staff had the second highest which is fourth most in the majors…were also hit by a pitch three times and opponents batting average in the CL (.286) and fifth highest ERA (5.39)…de- rank fourth in the majors with eight hit by pitches for the season…are tied fensively, tied for third in the CL in double plays turned (21) and ranked fifth for sixth in the majors in stolen bases (6)…have the fourth lowest OPS (.638) in fielding percentage (.982). and slugging percentage (.323) in the majors and the fifth lowest batting SCORING CHANGE: Major League Baseball has made a scoring a change in average (.205). the A’s vs. Rockies game on July 29…in the ninth inning, credit Charlie Black- PITCHING: A’s pitchers have allowed just five runs over the last three games mon with a hit and take away the error from Jesús Luzardo…that makes both and have a 3.07 ERA for the season, which is second lowest in the West of the runs in that inning earned. (Dodgers, 2.14) and fifth lowest in the majors…have the second lowest op- A’s vs. RANGERS: The A’s won the season series last year, 13-6…it was their ponents slugging percentage in the majors (.313) to the Dodgers (.286) and third consecutive season series win…went 6-3 in Texas and 7-3 in Oakland… are tied for the second fewest home runs allowed (5)…are averaging 2.77 tied an Athletics record for most home runs vs. one team in a season last year walks per nine innings, which is fourth lowest. with 35 (also Seattle in 2019)…scored 125 runs which were three short of the STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers are 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA (4 er in 18.2 Oakland record (128 vs. Texas in 2003)…are 22-7 over the last 29 games and ip) over the last three games after going 0-4 with a 5.10 ERA over the first have won 22 of the last 28 games in Oakland…are 37-20 (.649) over the last seven contests…have tossed more than five innings in each of the last three three years and are 378-373 all-time against the Texas Rangers…that breaks games after tossing five innings or fewer in each of the first seven…are now down to 200-176 in Oakland and 178-197 in Texas…went 111-109 at Globe 2-4 with a 3.88 ERA (21 er in 48.2 ip) for the season…have surrendered just Life Park, which was the second best record by a visiting American League three home runs, which is tied or fourth fewest in the majors. team (Yankees, 56-46, .549)…have an all-time record of 475-455 against the Rangers/Senators franchise. DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed six errors over the first 10 TODAY’S TIDBITS games, which is tied for second most among teams in the West…last year, the A’s set an Athletics record for fewest errors in a season (80)…the A’s have Mark Canha has reached base safely via hit or walk in each of his nine turned just four double plays, which is tied for fifth fewest in the majors. games and is tied for fourth in the majors in on-base percentage (.474)… Khris Davis is a .272 (74-for-272) career hitter against the Rangers with HOME AND AWAY: The A’s begin their second homestand of the season to- 32 home runs and 77 RBI in 74 games…31 of those home runs have come night, a six-game stand against Texas (three games) and Houston (three with the A’s, which ties Mark McGwire for the most in Athletics history games)…went 3-1 on the first road trip to Seattle…after going 3-3 on the against Rangers/Senators franchise…Ramón Laureano is tied for eighth in season-opening six-game homestand against Los Angeles (3-1) and Colo- the majors in RBI (9)…seven of those have either tied the game or put the rado (0-2). A’s ahead and he is tied for fifth in the majors in go-ahead RBI (3)…Marcus WINS AND LOSSES: The A’s are 3-0 in games in which the opponent starts a Semien has hit safely in each of his last 16 games against Texas, which is left-handed pitcher compared to 3-4 when they start a right-hander…last the second longest hitting streak against the Rangers in Athletics history… year, the A’s went 35-14 (.714) against lefties, 62-51 (.549) against righties… is 27-for-66 (.409) with 21 runs, seven doubles, eight home runs and 12 the record against south paws was second best in the majors to Houston walks during the streak (.500 on-base percentage, .879 slugging percent- (38-11, .776)…won back-to-back 3-2 decisions on Saturday and Sunday, their age, 1.379 OPS).