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A’s AT A GLANCE OAKLAND ATHLETICS (71-55) VS. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (68-58) Season High 63-43 (July 29) FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2013 – CAMDEN YARDS – 7:05 P.M. EDT Season Low 0-2/20-22 (April 2/May 15) RHP DAN STRAILY (6-7, 4.22) VS. RHP BUD NORRIS (9-10, 3.93) April 16-12 May 16-12 CSNCA – A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) June 16-11 July 15-10 ABOUT THE A’s August 8-10

September 0-0 ABOUT THE A’S: The A’s have won four of the last seven games and seven of the last 13 after losing six of Home Series 12-8-1 the previous seven contests…are 15-16 since the All-Star Break after going 56-39 before the break…are in Road Series 10-8-2 th Series Sweeps 9-3 second place in the American League West for the 13 consecutive day and trail Texas by 2½ games for the First Game of Series 27-14 second consecutive day…those are the A’s most games out of first since May 31 when they were three Last Game of Series 24-17 out…currently have the second Wild Card spot, 1½ games behind Tampa Bay and 2½ games ahead of third A’s Score First 45-20 place Cleveland…have spent 57 days in sole possession of first, nine days tied for first, 66 days in second, four Opponent Scores First 26-35 th days tied for second, one day in third, two days tied for fourth and one day in fifth…went 12-4 over the first 16 Leading After 7 55-3 games this year (second best record in the majors through April 18), 6-15 from April 19 to May 10 (tied for the Leading After 8th 60-1 Tied After 7th 12-7 worst in the majors), 20-6 from May 11 to June 7 (best in the majors), 6-9 from June 8 to 24 (tied for second Tied After 8th 7-5 worst in the majors), 19-9 from June 25 to July 29 (third best in the majors) and 1-6 from July 30 to August 7 Trailing After 7th 4-45 (second worst in the majors)…are 7-6 since August 8 (tied for ninth best in the majors)…are 212-175 (.548) Trailing After 8th 3-49 since Bob Melvin took over as manager June 9, 2011, which is the 10th best record in the majors over that span. Commit No Errors 44-26 Commit 1 or More Errors 27-29 PITCHING: The A’s have allowed two runs or fewer in five of the last 10 games and have a 2.93 ERA (30 er in More HR Than Opp. 45-6 92.0 ip) over that span…now have a 3.58 ERA for the season, which is third lowest in the American Fewer HR Than Opp. 9-32 League…have walked just 326 batters, which is tied for the fewest in the majors (Atlanta)…are on pace to walk Same Total HR of Opp. 17-17 419 batters…the Oakland record for fewest walks in a non-strike season is 415 in 1976…have the lowest Starter Pitches 7 or More 33-15 opponents on-base percentage in the AL (.297) and the second lowest batting average (.242) and slugging Starter Pitches Less Than 7 38-40 When Scoring 4 or More 56-12 percentage (.381)…the last time the A’s finished the season with an on-base percentage under .300 was in When Scoring Less Than 4 15-43 1972 (.284)…have allowed fewer than 10 runs in 103 consecutive games, which is the third longest streak in Last At Bat 15-9 Oakland history…it is the longest since a 139-game streak from May 20, 1972-April 18, 1973…it is the second Different Lineups 108 longest streak by an AL team since 1992 (Toronto, 136 from May 17, 2008-April 24, 2009)…have not allowed 10 runs in a game since April 25 against Baltimore. A’s vs. ORIOLES STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers have allowed one earned run or fewer six of the last 10 games and The A’s trail the season series, 3- are 2-3 with a 2.49 ERA (18 er in 65.0 ip) over that span…are 36-20 with a 3.25 ERA (191 er in 529.0 ip) over 1…won the season series last the last 84 games (since May 17) after going 14-21 with a 5.09 ERA over the first 42 contests…are 50-41 with a year, 5-4…it was their fifth 3.83 ERA (327 er in 769.1 ip) for the season…lead the American League in complete game shutouts (4), are consecutive season series tied for second in complete games (5), rank third in ERA, fourth in wins and fifth in innings…the A’s have used victory…went 2-1 in Oakland and 3-3 in Baltimore…have not lost a just seven starting pitchers this year, which is their fewest since employing six in 2004…in the majors, only season series to Baltimore since Detroit has used fewer starters this year (6)…the A’s started a right-handed pitcher in 13 consecutive games 1998…are 83-42 (.664) against from August 3-17, which was their longest such streak since July 21-Oct. 2, 1999 when they did it in 68 Baltimore since the start of the consecutive games. 1999 season, which is the best winning percentage against the DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed 18 errors in the last 20 games, which has led to 13 unearned Orioles by an American League runs…made 61 errors over the first 106 games leading to 23 unearned runs…have turned 91 double plays, team over that span…since which is second fewest in the majors (Cincinnati, 90)…rank last in the majors in assists (1083). moving to Oakland in 1968, the A’s are 250-248 against the OFFENSE: The A’s are batting .262 (126 for 481) with 64 runs scored over the last 14 games (4.57 runs per Orioles…that breaks down to 125- game) after hitting .209 with 72 runs scored (3.13 per game) over the previous 23 contests…are batting .244 for 129 in Oakland and 125-119 in the season, which is fourth lowest in the American League…A’s outfielders have combined for a Major League Baltimore…all-time, the A’s are low .222 (326 for 1467) batting average…the lowest mark by A’s outfielders since at least 1916 is .228 in 986-928 against the Orioles/Browns/Brewers…of the 1979…A’s designated hitters are batting .212 (94 for 443), which is fourth lowest in the AL…it is currently other seven original AL franchises, second lowest in A’s history (.203 in 1987)…have hit 21 home runs in the last 15 games after homering just the Orioles are the only team the twice over the previous seven contests…have 455 walks, which ranks third in the majors…have 17 sacrifice A’s have a winning record against. hits, which is tied for second fewest in the majors.

CLOSE CALLS: Four of the A’s last nine games have been decided by one run and they are 2-2 in those MLB BEST RECORDS, contests…are 23-16 (.579) in one-run games for the season…rank third in the American League in one-run LAST TWO YEARS wins and have the fourth best record…are 7-5 (.583) in extra inning games…have seven “walk-off” wins…are W L PCT 15-9 in games decided in the last at bat…lead the majors with 13 wins when trailing after six innings…have won Atlanta 171 118 .592 three games where they have overcome a five-run deficit, marking the first time the A’s have done that three Cincinnati 170 120 .586 times in a season since 2002. Texas 167 122 .578 Oakland 165 123 .573 IN THE PINCH: A’s pinch hitters are batting .139 (15 for 108), which is the lowest mark in the American Tampa Bay 162 125 .564 League…the lowest mark in Oakland history is .141 in 1994…lead the AL in strikeouts (33), rank second in plate appearances (126), home runs (4) and walks (16) and are tied for second in RBI (13)…the 16 walks are TODAY’S TIDBITS the most by an A’s team since 2000 (21), the 124 plate appearances are the most since 2001 (128) and the

Coco Crisp led off the game with home runs are the most since 2002 (5). a home run Wednesday HOME AND AWAY: The A’s begin a seven-game road trip to Baltimore (three games) and Detroit (four games) afternoon…it was his fourth leadoff home run this year, his 10th today…went 3-3 on the last road trip to Cincinnati (0-2) and Toronto (3-1) and are 32-30 (.516) on the as an Athletic and 12th of his road…went 4-5 on their last homestand against Houston (1-2), Cleveland (2-1) and Seattle (1-2) are 39-25 career…the 10 leadoff homers are (.609) in Oakland for the season, which is the fourth best home record in the American League…are in the tied for second most in Oakland middle of a stretch where they will play 29 of 42 (July 25-Sept. 8) games at home…have a 10-game homestand history. against Tampa Bay (three games), Texas (three games) and Houston (four games) beginning Aug. 30. Josh Donaldson has seven THIS AND THAT: The A’s are 8-10 in the month of August…went 15-10 in July and have posted a winning multiple hit games in his last 14 record in eight consecutive months dating back to last June…that is the fourth longest such streak in Oakland games and 43 for the season, which are the most by an Athletic history and is the longest since a 10-month streak from June, 2002 to September, 2003…began the season by over the last four years. going 13-3 against American League West competition compared to 5-15 against all other teams through May 9…are 19-22 against the West since May 10 while going 34-15 against everyone else…have used the disabled

THIS DATE IN A’s HISTORY list 11 times this year…have not used the DL fewer than 15 times since 2005 (8)…have used 40 players…have not used fewer than 48 players in a season since 2006 when they used 40…have used 17 pitchers, which is the In 1975 Billy Williams homers fewest since 2004 (17)…the A’s average time of game is 3:05, which is currently second longest in Oakland twice in the second game of a history (3:08 in 2000). doubleheader at Milwaukee and combines for six hits in the A’s sweep of the Brewers…in 1983 PITCHING PROBABLES Rickey Henderson has three hits and steals four bases in the A’s 9- Sat., Aug. 24 at BAL RHP Jarrod Parker (9-6, 3.71) vs. RHP Chris Tillman (14-4, 3.79) 1:05 FOX 3 win at New York. Sun., Aug. 25 at BAL RHP Sonny Gray (1-1, 1.44) vs. TBA 10:35 CSNCA

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TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Dan Straily (6-7, 4.22 ERA)

STRAILY BY THE NUMBERS FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make st STRAILY’S 2013 STARTS WITH OAKLAND his 21 start of the season, his seventh W L ERA G IP ER since being recalled from Sacramento July Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT 2013 6 7 4.22 20 113.0 53 April 5 at HOU 8-3 W 2.70 6.2 5 2 2 0 11 0 102 2012 2 1 3.89 7 39.1 17 20…the A’s are 11-9 (.550) in his starting assignments this year and are 16-11 April 29 LAA 10-8 -- 6.35 4.2 7 6 6 1 6 2 88 Career 8 8 4.14 27 152.1 70 April Totals (2 G, 2 GS) 1-0 6.35 11.1 12 8 8 1 17 2 (.593) in his career…has tossed six or May 5 at NYY 5-4 -- 5.94 5.1 4 3 3 3 4 0 85 Home 3 4 4.38 9 49.1 24 more innings in 10 of his 20 starts, allowed May 10 at SEA 3-6 L 7.06 5.0 6 6 6 4 4 1 95 Road 3 3 4.10 11 63.2 29 two runs or fewer 11 times and walked two May 15 TEX 2-6 L 7.27 4.1 4 5 4 4 2 0 87 Day 2 1 2.50 6 36.0 10 batters or fewer 12 times. May 21 at TEX 1-0 W 5.73 7.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 88 Night 4 6 5.03 14 77.0 43 May 27 SF 4-1 W 5.08 6.0 4 1 1 1 1 0 78 Pre-ASB 6 2 4.28 14 80.0 38 FIVE-GAME LOSING STREAK: Is 0-5 May Totals (5 G, 5 GS) 2-2 4.55 27.2 20 15 14 12 16 1 Post-ASB 0 5 4.09 6 33.0 15 with a 4.09 ERA (15 er in 33.0 ip) and .300 June 1 CWS 4-3 (10) -- 4.60 6.0 6 1 1 0 8 0 91 (39 for 130) opponents batting average in June 6 at CWS 5-4 (10) -- 4.67 7.0 6 4 4 2 3 0 95 AVG. AB H June 12 NYY 5-2 W 4.45 6.2 3 2 2 1 3 0 86 vs. LHH .257 218 56 six starts since he was recalled from Sacramento July 20…the five losses are June 17 at TEX 7-8 -- 4.97 4.2 8 6 6 1 1 2 82 vs. RHH .227 207 47 June 22 at SEA 5-7 -- 5.00 3.1 6 2 2 3 5 1 78 tied for the most in the majors since the June Totals (5 G, 5 GS) 1-0 4.88 27.2 29 15 15 7 20 3 All-Star Break (Williams, LAA)…the five- RUN SUPPORT July 4 CHI (NL) 1-0 W 4.52 7.0 1 0 0 3 6 0 87 game losing streak is the longest of his July 9 at PIT 2-1 W 4.28 6.1 2 1 1 3 7 1 89 Straily career and matches the A’s season high July 20 at LAA 0-2 L 4.14 7.0 8 2 2 0 4 1 97 Runs Scored Times (Milone)…it comes on the heels of a five- July 25 LAA 3-8 L 4.43 4.1 7 5 5 2 5 0 84 0 5 game winning streak from May 21 to July July 30 TOR 0-5 L 4.41 4.2 6 5 2 2 2 2 96 1 5 July Totals (5 G, 5 GS) 2-3 3.07 29.1 24 13 10 10 24 4 2 4 9…posted a 2.83 ERA and .196 Aug. 6 at CIN 1-3 L 4.41 4.0 6 2 2 1 3 1 75 3 2 opponents batting average during the Aug. 12 at TOR 5-1 -- 4.19 7.1 6 1 1 3 5 0 94 4 2 winning streak, which spanned nine starts. Aug. 17 CLE 1-7 L 4.22 5.2 6 3 3 4 7 1 103 5 0 6 1 RUN SUPPORT: Has received no run support in four of his six starts since the All-Star Break and has two 7 0 runs of support or fewer in all six starts (3 rs in 33.0 ip, 0.82 RSA)…has received two runs of support or 8 1 fewer in 14 of his 20 starts for the season and is 4-7 in those games…his season run support of 3.27 is 9 0 fourth lowest in the American League among pitchers with 100 or more innings pitched. 10 0 Run Support Avg. 3.27 ROOKIE LEADERS: Leads American League rookies in games started (20), strikeouts (92) and innings pitched (113.0) and is tied for second in wins (6). STRAILY vs. BALTIMORE DAYS REST: Is scheduled to start on five days rest today…is 5-2 with a 2.77 ERA (19 er in 61.2 ip) in 10 W L ERA G IP ER starts on five days rest or more compared to 1-5 with a 5.96 ERA (34 er in 51.1 ip) in 10 starts on four days 2013 0 0 --- 0 0.0 0 rest…his career numbers are 7-2 with a 2.47 ERA (24 er in 87.1 ip) in 14 starts on five days rest or more 2012 0 1 7.71 1 4.2 4 compared to 1-6 with a 6.37 ERA (46 er in 65.0 ip) in 13 starts on four days rest. Career 0 1 7.71 1 4.2 4 OPPONENTS BATTING: Has yielded a .213 (35 for 164) batting average the first time through the lineup, Straily’s Starts vs. Baltimore .236 (39 for 165) the second time and .302 (29 for 96) after that…the mark the first time through the lineup is seventh lowest in the AL among pitchers with 100 or more innings…opponents are batting .302 (26 for DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO 9/16/12 H L 4.2 5 4 4 5 1 86) with runners in scoring position, including .351 (13 for 37) with RISP and two outs…the mark with RISP and two outs is third highest in the AL among pitchers with 100 or more innings…the opponents number Baltimore Career Batting vs. Straily three hitter is batting .365 (19 for 52), which is seventh highest in the AL…has issued 25 of his 38 walks to left-handed hitters. AVG. AB H HR BB SO Davis .000 1 0 0 2 1 THE LONG BALL: Has allowed nine home runs in his last 10 starts, snapping a six-game, 40.0-inning Hardy .333 3 1 0 0 0 homerless streak…has surrendered 12 home runs for the season…10 have been solo shots and eight have Jones .333 3 1 0 0 0 come in the first two innings of a game…has allowed five home runs in 33.0 innings since the All-Star Break Machado .000 2 0 0 0 0 after surrendering seven in 80.0 innings before the break. McLouth .000 3 0 0 0 0 Wieters 1.000 2 2 2 1 0 NIGHT AND DAY: Is 4-6 with a 5.03 ERA (43 er in 77.0 ip) and .261 (78 for 299) opponents batting average in 14 starts at night compared to 2-1 with a 2.50 ERA (10 er in 36.0 ip) and .198 (25 for 126) STRAILY’S CAREER HIGHS opponents average in six starts during the day…has allowed all 12 of his home runs at night.

Low Hit CG: None THE WEST AND THE REST: Is 2-4 with a 6.32 ERA (33 er in 47.0 ip) in nine starts against American IP: 7.1, 8/12/13 at TOR League West competition compared to 4-3 with a 2.73 ERA (20 er in 66.0 ip) in 11 starts against all other Fewest IP, GS: 3.1, 6/22/13 at SEA teams…his career numbers are 3-4 with a 5.84 ERA (45 er in 69.1 ip) in 13 starts against the West, 5-4 with H: 8 (three times), last: 7/20/13 at LAA R: 6 (three times), last: 6/17/13 at TEX a 2.71 ERA (25 er in 83.0 ip) in 14 starts against everyone else. ER: 6 (three times), last: 6/17/13 at TEX BRIEFLY: Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento July 20 for his fifth stint with the A’s this year and is 0-5 BB: 5, 9/16/12 vs. BAL SO: 11, 4/5/13 at HOU with a 4.09 ERA (15 er in 33.0 ip) in six starts since his return…was on the A’s Opening Day roster and HR: 4, 8/8/12 vs. LAA started the fifth game of the season April 5 at Houston…was optioned to Sacramento the next day when Win Streak: 5, 5/21/13 to 7/9/2013 Bartolo Colón was reinstated from the suspended list…went 3-0 with a 0.96 ERA in three starts with the Loss Streak: 5, 7/20/13 to present River Cats before being recalled from Sacramento April 29 to start for Brett Anderson…started that night, Scoreless Streak: 12.0, 5/21/13 to 5/27/13 was optioned to Sacramento April 30 and recalled May 1 when Anderson went on the DL…went 3-2 with a Complete Games: None 4.69 ERA in 10 starts before he was optioned to Sacramento June 23 as the A’s had three days off over an Shutouts: None eight-day stretch…returned July 4 and went 2-0 with a 0.68 ERA in two starts before he was sent back to Sacramento July 10 with the All-Star Break approaching. LAST START: He was the losing pitcher in the A’s 7-1 loss to Cleveland last Saturday in Oakland…allowed two runs in the first inning on a solo home run by Swisher and a RBI single by Cabrera…then blanked the Indians on two hits and two walks over the next four innings…allowed a RBI double to Cabrera in the sixth and left trailing 3-0 after 5.2 innings…Jimenez and four relievers held the A’s to a run on three hits. STRAILY vs. BALTIMORE: Was the losing pitcher in his only career appearance, a start in the A’s 9-5 loss in Oakland last year on September 16…the A’s scored twice in the first but he allowed single runs in the second, third, fourth and fifth…Wieters had solo home runs in the second and fourth and Hardy had a RBI single in the third…walked Reynolds with the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth and was relieved by Blackley trailing 4-2.

WITH SACRAMENTO: Was 3-1 with a STRAILY’S 2013 STARTS WITH SACRAMENTO 1.14 ERA in five starts with Sacramento…went 3-0 with a 0.96 ERA Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT April 11 Tacoma 5-4 W 1.59 5.2 4 3 1 0 9 0 107 over his first three starts before being April 16 at Las Vegas 2-1 W 1.42 7.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 96 promoted to Oakland April 29…was tied April 22 Reno 3-1 W 0.96 6.0 3 1 0 5 4 0 99 for the Pacific Coast League lead in wins June 28 Reno 1-8 L 1.46 6.0 9 6 2 1 6 1 96 as of April 29 promotion…has a .202 July 14 Fresno 2-1 (10) -- 1.14 7.0 4 0 0 2 7 0 105 opponents batting average, including .174 TOTALS (5 G, 5 GS) 3-1 1.14 31.2 24 11 4 9 33 1

(8 for 46) by left-handed hitters compared to .219 (16 for 73) by right-handers…has allowed just one home run in 31.2 innings.

TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER

RHP Jarrod Parker (9-6, 3.71 ERA): Is scheduled to make his 26th start of the season…is 7-0 with a 2.59 ERA (29 er in 100.2 ip) and .204 (73 for 358) opponents batting average over his last 15 starts…the winning streak is a career high (previous: 4, Sept. 10-Oct. 1, 2012) and the second longest active streak in the American League…it is one short of the A’s season high of eight (Colón, May 20-June 28)…the 15-start unbeaten streak is tied for third longest in Oakland history…it is the longest since Dan Haren had a 16-start streak from April 13-July 1, 2007…tossed his first career complete game in his last start, the 55th of his career…it was his 54th start as an Athletic and the 53 consecutive starts without a complete game is the fourth longest streak in Oakland history…is 1-1 with a 7.27 ERA (14 er in 17.1 ip) in three career starts against Baltimore.

ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS

21-14, 3.07 ERA (367.0 ip, 319 h, 135 r, 125 er, 112 bb, 320 so, 27 hr) Save/Save Opportunities: 34/48 (70.8%) The A’s bullpen has a 4.33 ERA (17 er in 35.1 ip) and .259 (36 for 139) opponents batting average over its past 12 games (since August 9) after posting a 1.78 ERA and .175 opponents average in its previous 19 contests…now has a 3.07 ERA for the season, which ranks fourth in the American League…has the fewest walks (112) and strikeouts (320) in the AL and has allowed the fewest home runs (27)…ranks second in opponents on-base percentage (.292) and slugging percentage (.346) and is tied for third in batting average (.230)…is fourth in save percentage (70.8%)…first batters faced are 68 for 318 (.214) with 19 walks and two hit by pitches (3 sf, .260 on-base percentage)…has allowed the fewest first batter walks in the AL and has the lowest on-base percentage.

50 RHP GRANT BALFOUR Save/Opportunities: 31-32 Last Outing: 8/18 vs. Cleveland (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/5 First Hitters: 12-47 (4 bb)  Has not allowed a run in 17 of his past 19 games (3 er in 18.0 ip, 1.50 ERA) and is 13 of 14 in save opportunities over that span.  Ranks second in the American League in save percentage (96.9%), is sixth in saves (31) and eighth among AL relievers in ERA (1.84)…his 31 saves are the most by an A’s pitcher since 2006 (Huston Street, 37).  Now has 57 career saves with the A’s, which ranks eighth in Oakland history…is four away from tying Jay Howell (61) for seventh place.  Has recorded 499 career strikeouts and is one away from the 500th of his career.  His opponents have a .192 batting average, which includes .170 (15 for 88) against left-handed hitters and .213 (19 for 89) against righties.  Has a 1.14 ERA (4 er in 31.2 ip) in 33 games at night compared to 3.12 (6 er in 17.1 ip) in 18 day games.  Is 2-1 with five saves, two blown saves and a 3.27 ERA in 32 games in his career against the Orioles (33.0 ip, 20 h, 12 r, 12 er, 15 bb, 32 so, 1 hr).  Had two stints as the A’s closer in 2012 and saved a team-leading 24 games in a team-high 75 appearances while posting a 2.53 ERA…was charged with just two blown saves and his save percentage of 92.3 ranked fourth in the American League…was 10th in saves.

13 LHP JERRY BLEVINS Save/Opportunities: 0-4 Last Outing: 8/21 vs. Seattle (ND, 1.1 ip, 0 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 33/13 First Hitters: 14-46 (6 bb, 2 sf, 1 hbp)  Has allowed a run in each of his past two appearances (2 er in 2.2 ip, 6.75 ERA) after a nine-game, 8.1-inning streak in which he did not allow an earned run.  Has allowed 13 of 33 (39.4%) inherited runners to score, which is the seventh highest percentage in the American League.  Is tied for third among AL relievers in wins (5)…the five wins match his career high (also 2012).  His opponents have a .222 batting average…that includes .182 (18 for 99) against right-handers compared to .273 (21 for 77) against lefties.  Has three wins in 10 career outings against Baltimore (11.0 ip, 11 h, 3 r, 3 er, 13 bb, 1 hr, 2.45 ERA).  Has made 269 appearances in his career and is four away from tying Vida Blue (273) for eighth place in Oakland history.  Completed his sixth season in an Oakland uniform last year, but it was just his second full season (2010)…was 5-1 with a save, a 2.48 ERA and a .201 opponents batting average in 63 relief appearances…the ERA and opponents batting average were the lowest marks of his career.

60 RHP JESSE CHAVEZ Save/Opportunities: 1-1 Last Outing: 8/20 vs. Seattle (ND, 1.2 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 2 bb, 3 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 20/5 First Hitters: 7-25 (1 bb)  Has allowed 10 runs in his past seven appearances (12.1 ip, 7.30 ERA) after not yielding a run in his previous five games and 7.2 innings.  Has tossed more than one inning in 16 of his 26 appearances, including nine outings of two or more innings.  Has a 2.49 ERA (6 er in 21.2 ip) in 14 games on the road compared to 5.47 (15 er in 24.2 ip) in 12 games in Oakland.  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento May 10 for his second stint with the A’s and has a 3.86 ERA (18 er in 42.0 ip) in 23 games since then…had a 6.23 ERA in three relief appearances during his first stint from April 20-28.  Has faced Baltimore three times in his career (4.0 ip, 9 h, 5 r, 4 er, 3 bb, 1 hr, 9.00 ERA).  Compiled an 18.90 ERA and .474 opponents batting average in four September appearances with Oakland last year after logging an 8.44 ERA in nine games with Toronto…was 1-1 with a 9.85 ERA overall…also combined for a 8-5 record and a 3.77 ERA in 21 Triple-A appearances.

48 RHP RYAN COOK Save/Opportunities: 2-6 Last Outing: 8/20 vs. Seattle (ND, 0.1 ip, 0 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 21/8 First Hitters: 6-52 (3 bb)  Has not allowed an earned run in 20 of his past 22 appearances (2 er in 22.1 ip, 0.81 ERA) and his opponents are batting .150 (12 for 80) over that span.  Is tied for third among American League relievers in wins (5) and is fifth in opponents slugging percentage (.263).  First batters faced are 6 for 52 (.115) with three walks (.164 on-base percentage) and two doubles (.154 slugging percentage)…ranks second in the AL in batting average and slugging percentage against first batters and third in on-base percentage.  His opponents have a .200 batting average, including .153 (18 for 118) against right-handers and .264 (23 for 87) against left-handers.  Has faced the Orioles five times in his career (4.0 ip, 6 h, 4 r, 3 er, 2 bb, 8 so, 6.75 ERA).  Was the A’s lone representative to the American League All-Star team last year as a 25-year-old rookie…went 6-2 with 14 saves, a 2.09 ERA and .166 opponents batting average in 71 appearances…tied the Oakland rookie record for games pitched and had the third best save total.

62 LHP SEAN DOOLITTLE Save/Opportunities: 0-3 Last Outing: 8/20 vs. Seattle (BS; L, 0.0 ip, 4 h, 4 r, 4 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 19/2 First Hitters: 10-54 (3 bb)  Allowed a career-high four runs Tuesday night (previous: 3, two times)…has now yielded six runs in his past four games (2.2 ip, 20.25 ERA) after a 12-game, 12.0-inning scoreless streak.  Was charged with the loss Tuesday night and now has five losses for the season…that is tied for sixth most among AL relievers…is tied for ninth in appearances (57).  His opponents are batting .308 (12 for 39) with runners in scoring position but are 4 for 22 (.182) with RISP and two outs.  Has made four career appearances against Baltimore (4.1 ip, 3 h, 3 r, 3 er, 1 bb, 6 so, 1 hr, 6.23 ERA).  Made his Major League debut with the A’s last year after just 17 professional appearances as a pitcher…was 2-1 with a save and a 3.04 ERA in 44 appearances with Oakland…struck out 60 batters in just 47.1 innings, an average of 11.41 per nine innings.

57 LHP TOMMY MILONE Save/Opportunities: 0-0 Last Outing: 8/18 vs. Cleveland (ND, 4.2 ip, 6 h, 3 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 5 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 0-0 (0 bb)  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento August 18 for his second stint with the A’s this year and started that day against Cleveland…was on the Opening Day roster and went 9-9 with a 4.39 ERA in 22 starts before he was optioned to Sacramento August 3.  Has made each of his 59 career appearances as a starter.  Is 3-4 with a 5.24 ERA (32 er in 55.0 ip) and .286 (64 for 224) opponents batting average over his last 10 starts…went 6-5 with a 3.69 ERA and .249 opponents average over his first 13 starts.  Has allowed 23 home runs, which is tied for eighth most in the American League…19 have been hit by right-handers, which is third most in the majors (Sabathia, NYY 21).  Made two starts with the River Cats following his August 3 option and was 0-0 with a 1.74 ERA.  Is 1-1 with a 0.69 ERA in two career starts against Baltimore (13.0 ip, 12 h, 3 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 7 so, 1 hr).  Was one of four players acquired from Washington in the Gio Gonzalez trade on Dec. 23, 2011 and went 13-10 with a 3.74 ERA in a team- leading 31 starts…also led the A’s in innings pitched (190.0), had the only complete game and tied for the team lead in wins.

47 RHP PAT NESHEK Save/Opportunities: 0-0 Last Outing: 8/17 vs. Cleveland (ND, 0.1 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 24/7 First Hitters: 7-39 (0 bb, 1 sf)  Has appeared in just one of the A’s past 12 games…has allowed six runs over his past 11 outings (10.0 ip, 5.40 ERA) after yielding just one run in his previous 15 appearances (13.1 ip, 0.68 ERA).  First batters are 7 for 39 (.179) with a sacrifice fly…his .175 on-base percentage against first batters is fourth lowest in the AL.  His opponents have a .255 batting average…that includes .221 (21 for 95) against righties and .326 (15 for 46) against lefties.  Has a 1.37 ERA (3 er in 19.2 ip) in 19 appearances at home compared to 5.06 (9 er in 16.0 ip) in 20 games on the road.  Has not allowed a run in eight career games against Baltimore (5.1 ip, 1 h, 2 bb, 3 so).  Was acquired from the Baltimore Orioles organization last year on Aug. 3 for cash considerations after going 3-2 with 11 saves and a 2.66 ERA in 35 appearances at Triple-A Norfolk…then went 2-1 with a 1.37 ERA and .147 opponents batting average in 24 appearances with the A’s.

61 RHP DAN OTERO Save/Opportunities: 0-0 Last Outing: 8/18 vs. Cleveland (W, 1.2 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 10/4 First Hitters: 4-18 (0 bb)  Has not allowed a run in his past five games and 6.2 innings…has not yielded a run in 13 of his past 14 appearances (1 er in 21.2 ip, 0.42 ERA) after allowing three runs in his first four games (3.2 ip, 7.36 ERA).  Has not faced the Orioles in his career.  Was selected from Triple-A Sacramento June 14 after going 1-0 with a 0.99 ERA in 23 appearances with the River Cats…converted each of his 15 save opportunities…did not allow a home run in 27.1 innings…opponents hit .147, which was the lowest among PCL relievers.  Spent most of the 2012 season at Triple-A Fresno in the Giants organization, going 5-5 with three saves and a 2.90 ERA in 48 relief appearances…also made 12 appearances with San Francisco, logging a 5.84 ERA in his Major League debut.

ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES

18 ALBERTO CALLASPO Career vs. Norris (.125, 1-8, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 4 Seattle Series: 3-9, rbi, bb, so, sf Last Homestand: 7-27, 2 r, hr, 2 rbi, 5 bb, 3 so, sf  Has two three-hit games in his past four contests and is 6 for 13 (.462) over that span.  Has appeared in each of the A’s 19 games since he was acquired from Los Angeles (AL) July 30 for minor league infielder Grant Green and is batting .275 (14 for 51)…that includes 7 for 37 (.189) in Oakland compared to 7 for 14 (.500) on the road.  Is batting .207 (18 for 87) since the All-Star Break after hitting .271 before the break.  Has struck out just 29 times and his average of 13.6 plate appearances per strikeout is the best mark in the American League.  Committed his 13th error of the season as a third baseman Sunday, which is tied for the most among AL third basemen…has 14 errors overall, which are third most among all AL fielders.  Has made 14 starts with the A’s (nine at second base, three at designated hitter, two at third base)…his starts at second base are his first since April 29, 2010.  Started 83 games with the Angels (82 at third base, one at designated hitter)…was on the 15-day disabled list from April 12 to May 2 with a strained right calf…his complete 2013 statistics with Los Angeles: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP LOS ANGELES (AL) .252 86 294 32 74 13 0 5 36 34 22 0 2 .347 .324  Completed his second full season with the Angels last year, batting .252 with 10 home runs and 53 RBI…the 10 home runs were the second highest total of his career (11 in 2009)…agreed to a two-year contract through the 2014 season, Jan. 17, 2013.

52 YOENIS CÉSPEDES Career vs. Norris (.167, 1-6, 0 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO) Current Streak: 3 games (4 for 13) Seattle Series: 4-13, r, 2 2b, 3 so Last Homestand: 11-37, 5 r, 3 2b, 2 hr, 4 rbi, bb, 6 so  Has five home runs and 15 RBI over his last 21 games (since July 28) after tallying two home runs and eight RBI over his previous 36 contests.  Hit his 20th home run of the season a week ago tonight after hitting 23 last year…is just the second player in Athletics history to hit 20 home runs in each of his first two seasons in the majors…Bob Johnson of the Philadelphia A’s hit 21 home runs in 1933 and 34 in 1934.  Has homered five times in his last 21 games after going homerless in a career-high 25 consecutive games.  Is tied for fifth in the American League in caught stealing (7).  The A’s are 62-42 (.596) with him in the starting lineup, 9-13 (.409) when he doesn’t start…in his two seasons, the A’s are 144-87 (.623) with him in the lineup, 21-35 (.375) without.  Batted a team-leading .292 with 23 home runs and 82 RBI in 129 games in his first year in the United States last year as a 26-year-old rookie from Cuba…also led the A’s in on-base percentage (.356) and slugging (.505)…the batting average was second best by an Oakland rookie.

4 COCO CRISP Career vs. Norris (.167, 1-6, 1 HR, 0 BB, 1 SO) Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 3) Seattle Series: 1-7, r, hr, rbi, bb Last Homestand: 1-8, r, hr, rbi, bb  Led off the game with a home run Wednesday afternoon…it was his fourth leadoff home run this year, his 10th as an Athletic and 12th of his career…the 10 leadoff homers as an Athletic are tied with Campy Campaneris for second most in Oakland history…only Rickey Henderson (43) has more.  Is batting .189 (35 for 185) over his last 48 games (since June 16) after hitting .301 over his first 50 contests.  Is batting .207 (36 for 174) at home for the season, which ranks fourth lowest in the American League.  Has just three stolen bases in his last 52 games…has been successful in 136 of 156 (87.2%) stolen base attempts in his four seasons with the A’s, which is the best percentage in Athletics history…the 136 stolen bases are sixth most in Oakland history (Jackson is 5th, 144).  Has not committed an error in 80 games in the outfield and now has a 108-game errorless streak dating back to Aug. 23, 2012…his last error came on Aug. 22, 2012 against Minnesota.  Eight of his 11 home runs have put the A’s ahead…all 11 of his home runs have come in the leadoff spot, which is second most in the AL (De Aza, CWS 14)…10 have been solo shots and nine have come on the road…this is the fourth time in his career he has reached double figures in home runs…including last year with the A’s (11).  Batted .259 with 11 home runs, 46 RBI and a team-leading 39 stolen bases in 120 games last year…it was his third career 30-steal season…ranked third in the American League in batting with RISP (.367), fourth in stolen bases and fifth in stolen base percentage (90.7%).

20 JOSH DONALDSON Career vs. Norris (.200, 1-5, 0 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 5 Seattle Series: 2-12, r, hr, 3 rbi, so Last Homestand: 9-32, 3 r, 3b, hr, 7 rbi, 3 bb, 3 so, sh  Is batting .314 (16 for 51) with nine runs scored, 10 RBI and seven multiple hit games over his last 14 games…had no RBI over his previous 17 contests.  Is tied for eighth in the American League in multiple hit games (43), ranks ninth in go-ahead RBI (20) and 10th in on-base percentage (.373)…the multiple hit games are the most by an Athletic over the last four years.  Ranks fifth in the AL with a .345 (50 for 145) batting average in the seventh inning or later, sixth with a .340 (35 for 103) average with runners in scoring position and eighth with a .315 (70 for 222) average on the road.  Has two home runs in 31 games since the All-Star Break after homering 16 times in 93 games before the break.  Made his second start of the season at designated hitter Sunday and is 3 for 9 (.333) in those two games…his other 122 starts have come at third base…since 2007, the only A’s third baseman with more starts is Kevin Kouzmanoff (140 in 2010)  Went 0 for 2 a week ago tonight, snapping his reaching base streak at a career-high 18 games…went 16 for 64 (.250) with 12 walks and a hit by pitch (.377) on-base percentage during the streak.  Is 6 for 8 (.750) with a double, home run and 13 RBI with the bases loaded this year and 10 for 18 (.556) in his career.  Has 12 errors, which is tied for third most among AL third basemen.  Was moved to third base following the injury to Scott Sizemore at the start of Spring Training last year and made the A’s Opening Day roster…hit .241 in 75 games over three stints with the A’s, including .290 with eight home runs and 26 RBI in 47 games during his final stint.

7 NATE FREIMAN Career vs. Norris (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 2 Seattle Series: 1-3, r, hr, rbi, bb Last Homestand: 5-10, 2 r, 2b, 2 hr, 5 rbi, 2 bb, hbp  Has hit two home runs in his past four games after going homerless in a career-high 36 consecutive games.  Is 8 for 20 (.400) in August and is now batting .311 (41 for 132) since May 1 after hitting .148 in April.  Has made 40 of his 42 starts against left-handed pitchers…is batting .315 (39 for 124) against lefties compared to .171 (6 for 35) against righties…has all 13 of his extra base hits, 21 of 23 RBI and nine of his 10 walks against lefties.  Is batting .349 (30 for 86) in Oakland compared to .205 (15 for 73) on the road.  Is batting .300 (12 for 40) with runners in scoring position.  Walked in the first inning Sunday, his first walk since June 1 against Chicago (AL)…that snapped a streak 33 consecutive games without a walk, which is the longest streak by an Athletic since Scott Brosius had a 36-game streak from Aug. 23, 1991-Aug. 25, 1992  Batted .298 with 24 home runs and 105 RBI in 137 games with Double-A San Antonio last year…was a Texas League Postseason All-Star after leading the league in hits (154) and RBI while ranking second in extra base hits (56), third in home runs and fourth in doubles (31).

5 JOHN JASO Current Streak: 1 game (2 for 3)  Was placed on the 7-day disabled list July 25 with a concussion…was transferred to the 15-day DL August 8.  Is 9 for 40 (.225) over his last 16 games but has 13 walks over that span for a .415 on-base percentage.  Batted .276 with 10 home runs and 50 RBI in 108 games in his lone season with Seattle last year…added 56 walks for a .394 on-base percentage…had career-highs in batting, on-base percentage, slugging percentage (.456), doubles (19), home runs and RBI. 8 JED LOWRIE Career vs. Norris (.333, 2-6, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO) Current Streak: 4 games (6 for 18) Seattle Series: 4-13, r, 2b, 2 3b, 3 so Last Homestand: 9-36, 5 r, 3 2b, 2 3b, rbi, 7 so  Has hit a triple in back-to-back games, his first triples since Sept. 25, 2011 at New York (AL)…had a career high four triples that year.  Is 6 for 18 (.333) with two multiple hit games over his last four games but is hitting .184 (9 for 49) over his last 12 contests.  Made his fourth start of the season batting leadoff Tuesday night and is 8 for 17 (.471) with four runs, two doubles, a triple and three walks in those four games…is 13 for 30 (.433) with three doubles, a triple, two RBI and three walks in seven career starts batting first.  Started at designated hitter Tuesday night for the fifth time in his last 16 games and eighth time this year…is 6 for 33 (.182) as the DH.  Is tied for sixth in the American League with 33 doubles…that matches the most two-base hits by an Athletic over the last four years (Barton, 2010)…is also tied for fourth in the AL in games of three or more hits (14) and tied for sixth in games of four or more hits (3).  Has a .294 (102 for 347) batting average in his 90 games as a shortstop, which is the second best batting average among AL shortstops (Peralta, DET .305)…is tied for fourth in home runs (9).  Has 13 errors as a shortstop, which is second most among AL shortstops (Ramirez, CWS 20)…also has two errors as a second baseman and his 15 errors overall are second most among all AL fielders (Ramirez, CWS 20).  Has struck out in each of his three appearances as a pinch hitter this year.  Has career highs in games (120), at bats (469), runs (56), hits (133), doubles (33), RBI (49), extra base hits (43) and strikeouts (71)…his 42 walks are one short of his best (43 in 2012).  Batted .244 with 16 home runs and 42 RBI in 97 games in his lone season with Houston last year…the home runs ranked third among National League shortstops…led the Astros in walks (43)…had career highs in home runs and walks…had two stints on the disabled list.

37 BRANDON MOSS Career vs. Norris (.125, 1-8, 0 HR, 1 BB, 2 SO) Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 3) Seattle Series: 3-8, 2 r, 2 hr, 2 rbi, so Last Homestand: 5-21, 2 r, 2 2b, 2 hr, 3 rbi, 2 bb, 6 so  Is batting .282 (24 for 85) with 15 strikeouts in 27 games since the All-Star Break after hitting .228 with 93 strikeouts in 87 games before the break.  Has made 58 of his last 59 starts against right-handed pitching…is batting .258 (75 for 291) with 18 of his 20 home runs off righties compared to .164 (10 for 61) against lefties.  Is batting .287 (56 for 195) when hitting fifth, .185 (29 for 157) in all other spots in the order.  Hit his second walk-off home run of the season Monday night (April 29 vs. Los Angeles) and the fourth of his career…it was his third as an Athletic, which is tied for fifth most in Oakland history…is the 10th player in Oakland history with two or more walk-off home runs in one season…now has six career game-ending hits (also a double and a single).  The A’s are now 14-4 (.778) in games in which he has homered this year and 30-8 (.789) when he homers over the last two seasons.  Six of his last seven hits are for extra bases (three doubles, three home runs).  Has committed three errors in his last 11 games and now has seven for the season, which is tied for third most among American League first baseman.  Is 1 for 12 (.083) with a double, two walks and five strikeouts as a pinch hitter.  Has career highs this year in runs (52), RBI (56), walks (35), strikeouts (108) and stolen bases (3).  Batted .291 with 21 home runs and 52 RBI in just 84 games with the A’s last year after joining the club in June…the home runs were a career- high and tied for third most in American League history by a player with fewer than 90 games played.

36 DEREK NORRIS Career vs. Norris (.500, 1-2, 0 HR, 1 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 2 games (3 for 7)  Was placed on the 15-day disabled list today retroactive to August 21 with a fractured left big toe…is eligible to be reinstated September 5.  Is hitting .345 (19 for 55) with nine walks and a hit by pitch (.446 on-base percentage) since July 1…hit .283 in April and combined for a .163 average in May and June.  Split the 2012 season between Triple-A Sacramento and Oakland…batted .271 with nine home runs and 38 RBI in 58 games with the River Cats and .201 with seven home runs and 34 RBI in 60 games in his Major League debut with the A’s.

16 JOSH REDDICK Career vs. Norris (.222, 2-9, 0 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO) Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 3) Seattle Series: 2-10, r, bb, 5 so Last Homestand: 8-33, 4 r, rbi, 2 bb, hbp, 12 so, sb  Is 14 for 47 (.298) with 11 runs scored, five home runs and nine RBI over his last 13 games…had just five home runs over his first 82 games.  Is batting .193 (34 for 176) at home, which ranks second lowest in the American League (Carter, HOU .166).  Is hitting .218 (70 for 321) as an outfielder, which is third lowest in the AL…the lowest batting average in Oakland history by an outfielder is .228 by Matt Stairs in 2000.  Has been successful in each of his nine stolen base attempts and is 20 for 21 (95.2%) in two seasons with the A’s.  Hit three home runs August 9 at Toronto and two the next day against the Blue Jays…tied a Major League record with five home runs over a two-game span.  Batted .242 with 32 home runs and 85 RBI in 156 games in his first season with the A’s last year…tied for 10th in the American League in home runs…became the eighth Athletic to win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award, the fourth outfielder…ranked third among AL outfielders with 15 assists.

15 SETH SMITH Career vs. Norris (.333, 3-9, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 12 Cleveland Series: 0-4, bb, so Last Homestand: 0-10, 2 bb, 2 so, gidp  Is batting .098 (5 for 51) with one RBI in 18 games since the All-Star Break, which has dropped his average to a season low .241…hit .267 with 32 RBI in 77 games before the break.  Is 18 for 59 (.305) when leading off an inning.  Has made 84 starts at three different positions (39 at designated hitter, 38 in left field, seven in right field).  Is 1 for 6 with three walks and a home run as a pinch hitter…is tied for fourth in the American League in pinch walks…now has a .313 (51 for 163) career average as a pinch hitter with six home runs and 40 RBI…since 2007, he has the best batting average among major league pinch hitters with 100 or more plate appearances, the second best slugging percentage (.558) and the third best on-base percentage (.410)…has the most triples (5), is second in RBI, tied for fourth in doubles (12) and walks (29) and tied for eighth in home runs.  Batted .240 with 14 home runs and 52 RBI in 125 games in his first season with the A’s last year…the batting average was a career-low, but he walked a career-high 50 times for a .333 on-base percentage…made 92 of his 101 starts in games started by a right-handed pitcher.

28 ERIC SOGARD Career vs. Norris (.333, 2-6, 0 HR, 0 BB, 2 SO) Current Streak: 3 games (3 for 9) Seattle Series: 3-9, 2b, 2 bb, so Last Homestand: 6-30, 4 2b, rbi, 3 bb, 3 so, sh  Is 6 for 38 (.158) over his last 11 games…four of the six hits are doubles and he has nine doubles since the All-Star Break, which is tied for fourth in the American League.  Has started each of the A’s last four games against a left-handed starter but has made 82 of his 89 starts for the season against right- handers…is batting .279 (69 for 247) against right-handers compared to .200 (10 for 50) against lefties.  Has 12 RBI in 27 games since the break after collecting 13 RBI in 76 games before the break.  Split the 2012 season between Oakland and Sacramento, batting .167 with 2 HR and seven RBI in 37 games with the A’s and .331 with 5 HR and 22 RBI in 37 games with the River Cats…missed the final two months after he was placed on the disabled list with a strained back.

22 KURT SUZUKI Career vs. Norris (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 1 Seattle Series: DNP Last Homestand: DNP  Was acquired with cash considerations from the Washington Nationals today for minor league right-hander Dakota Bacus.  Is batting .278 (5 for 18) in August after hitting .171 in July and .197 in June…combined for a .242 average in April and May.  Has tossed out just 4 of 57 (7.0%) attempted base stealers.  Had a .254 average, 57 home runs and 302 RBI in 703 games over six seasons with the A’s before he was traded to the Nationals on Aug. 3, 2012 for minor league catcher David Freitas.  His 669 games caught are second most in Oakland history to Terry Steinbach (1050).  Started 73 games for the Nationals, all at catcher…his complete 2013 statistics with Washington: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP WASHINGTON .222 79 252 19 56 11 1 3 25 20 32 2 0 .310 .283  Combined for a .235 batting average, six home runs and 43 RBI in 118 games with the A’s and Nationals last year…was leading American League catchers with a .996 field percentage at the time of the trade and ranked second with a caught stealing percentage of 31.2.

21 STEPHEN VOGT Career vs. Norris (---, 0-0, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 9 Seattle Series: 0-7, 4 so Last Homestand: 2-19, r, 2 bb, 8 so, gidp  Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento July 25 and is 13 for 55 (.236) with a home run and seven RBI in 21 games, 17 starts, since his return.  Is batting .157 (8 for 51) in Oakland compared to .412 (7 for 17) on the road.  The A’s are 14-7 (.667) in his starting assignments at catcher…has tossed out 7 of 17 (41.2%) attempted base stealers, which is the second best mark in the American League among catchers with 20 or more games.  This is his second stint with the A’s this year…hit .154 with a home run and two RBI in four games (all starts at catcher) during his first stint from June 25 to July 3.  Ranked fifth in the PCL in slugging (.547) and seventh in batting (.324) at the time of his promotion…appeared exclusively at catcher on defense and tossed out 36 of 61 (41.0%) attempted base stealers, which was third best in the PCL…his complete stats with Sacramento: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Sacramento (AAA) .324 74 296 55 96 21 3 13 58 38 45 0 1 .547 .398  Made his Major League debut with Tampa Bay last year and went 0 for 25 in 18 games over three stints…spent the balance of the season at Triple-A Durham where he hit .272 with nine home runs and 43 RBI in 94 games.

25 CHRIS YOUNG Career vs. Norris (.111, 1-9, 0 HR, 0 BB, 3 SO) Current Streak: 0 for 4 Seattle Series: 0-3, 2 bb, so, gidp Last Homestand: 4-22, 2 r, hr, 2 rbi, 2 bb, 8 so, gidp  Is batting .219 (7 for 32) in August and is now hitting .195 for the season…that is second lowest in the American League among players with 300 or more plate appearances (Hicks, MIN .192).  Is batting .267 (35 for 131) with six home runs and 21 RBI in 37 games against American League West teams compared to .128 (18 for 141) with five home runs and 13 RBI in 48 games against everyone else.  Has started 67 games at four different positions (33 in center field, 18 in right field, 12 in left field, four at designated hitter).  Hit his 11th home run of the season Sunday, his fifth go-ahead home run…has reached double figures in home runs in each of his last seven seasons.  Eight of his 14 hits since the All-Star Break have gone for extra bases (four doubles, one triple, three home runs)…27 of his 53 hits for the season are for extra bases (14 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs).  Is 3 for 10 (.300) with three RBI, three walks and five strikeouts as a pinch hitter this year…is tied for fourth in the American League in pinch walks…is a .333 (12 for 36) career hitter in the pinch with 10 walks and 12 RBI.  Has batted leadoff six times this year and is 8 for 26 (.308) with three home runs and five RBI in those starts.  Appeared in just 101 games due to an injury last year in his seventh season with Arizona…hit .231 with 24 doubles, 14 home runs and 41 RBI…his 101 games were the fewest since his rookie season in 2006 (30)…reached the 10-homer mark for the sixth straight season.

A’s vs. BALTIMORE

BATTING PITCHING

2013 CAREER 2013 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI W L SV G ERA IP ER PITCHER W L SV G ERA IP ER .190 21 4 0 1 Callaspo .296 142 42 1 9 0 0 0 1 9.00 1.0 1 Balfour 2 1 5 32 3.27 33.0 12 .400 5 2 1 2 Céspedes .333 39 13 3 10 1 0 0 2 9.00 2.0 2 Blevins 3 0 0 10 2.45 11.0 3 .235 17 4 0 1 Crisp .268 250 67 3 33 0 0 0 1 4.50 2.0 1 Chavez 0 0 0 3 9.00 4.0 4 .538 13 7 0 6 Donaldson .391 23 9 0 6 0 0 0 2 10.80 1.7 2 Cook 0 0 0 5 11.25 4.0 5 .250 4 1 0 0 Freiman .250 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.86 2.3 1 Doolittle 0 0 0 4 6.23 4.3 3 .182 11 2 0 0 Lowrie .207 92 19 3 16 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 Gray 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 .222 9 2 0 0 Moss .308 26 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 5.14 7.0 4 Griffin 0 1 0 1 5.14 7.0 4 .250 4 1 0 0 Norris .150 20 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0.00 6.7 0 Milone 1 1 0 2 0.69 13.0 1 .100 10 1 0 1 Reddick .324 105 34 7 17 0 0 0 2 0.00 1.3 0 Neshek 1 0 0 8 0.00 5.3 0 .167 12 2 1 3 Smith .242 33 8 2 9 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 Otero 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 .111 9 1 0 0 Sogard .240 25 6 1 3 0 1 0 1 10.13 5.3 6 Parker 1 1 0 3 7.27 17.3 14 #### 0 0 0 0 Vogt .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #### 0.0 0 Straily 0 1 0 1 7.71 4.7 4 .071 14 1 0 0 Young .161 31 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 9.39 7.7 8 others .269 26 7 0 0 others 1 3 0 4 6.08 37.0 25 TOTALS .231 134 31 2 13 TOTALS

k 2013 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. 3/31 OFF DAY t2 -½ HOU ½ 6/24 OFF DAY 2 -1 TEX 1 4/1 1 SEA L 0-2 0-1 t4 -1 HOU/LAA/SEA 1 Hernandez Anderson Wilhelmsen 36,067* 36,067 6/25 79 CIN W 7-3 45-34 t1 -- OAK/TEX -- Neshek Arroyo 17,506 764,934 4/2 2 SEA L 1-7 0-2 5 -2 SEA ½ Iwakuma Parker 15,315 51,382 6/26 80 CIN W 5-0 46-34 t1 -- OAK/TEX 1 GRIFFIN Bailey 25,658 790,592 4/3 3 SEA W 6-2 1-2 t4 -1 SEA/TEX ½ Milone Saunders 15,162 66,544 6/27 OFF DAY 2 -½ TEX ½ 4/4 4 SEA W 8-2 2-2 t2 -½ TEX ½ Griffin Maurer 12,134 78,678 6/28 81 STL W 6-1 47-34 2 -½ TEX ½ Colón Miller 24,208 814,800 (4 dates) 6/29 82 STL L 1-7 47-35 2 -½ TEX ½ WAINWRIGHT Chavez 35,067* 849,867 4/5 5 at HOU W 8-3 3-2 t2 -½ TEX ½ Straily Peacock 18,197 18,197 6/30 83 STL W 7-5 48-35 2 -½ TEX ½ Milone Westbrook Balfour 20,673 870,540 4/6 6 at HOU W 6-3 4-2 1 +½ OAK ½ Colón Norris Balfour 18,685 36,882 7/1 OFF DAY 2 -½ TEX ½ 4/7 7 at HOU W 9-3 5-2 1 +½ OAK ½ Anderson Harrell 16,914 53,796 7/2 84 CHC W 8-7 49-35 1 +½ OAK ½ Otero Russell Balfour 17,273 887,813 4/8 OFF DAY t1 -- OAK/TEX -- 7/3 85 CHC L 1-3 49-36 1 +½ OAK ½ Garza Colón Gregg 35,067* 922,880 4/9 8 at LAA W 9-5 6-2 t1 -- OAK/TEX -- Cook Jepsen 44,014 97,810 7/4 86 CHC W 1-0 50-36 1 +½ OAK ½ Straily Guerrier Balfour 26,967 949,847 4/10 9 at LAA W 11-5 7-2 1 +1 OAK 1 Milone Blanton 36,011 133,821 (42 dates) 4/11 10 at LAA W 8-1 8-2 1 +1 OAK 1 Griffin Vargas 43,533 177,354 7/5 87 at KC W 6-3 51-36 1 +½ OAK ½ Milone Davis Balfour 35,518 1,238,436 (6 dates) 7/6 88 at KC L 3-4 51-37 1 +½ OAK ½ Crow Cook Holland 16,606 1,255,042 4/12 11 DET W 4-3 (12) 9-2 1 +2 OAK 2 Resop Villarreal 21,377 100,055 7/7 89 at KC W 10-4 52-37 1 +½ OAK ½ Griffin Mendoza Chavez 17,804 1,272,846 4/13 12 DET L 3-7 9-3 1 +1 OAK 1 Verlander Anderson 35,067* 135,122 7/8 90 at PIT W 2-1 53-37 1 +½ OAK ½ Colón Locke Balfour 23,743 1,296,589 4/14 13 DET L 1-10 9-4 1 +1 OAK 1 Sanchez Parker 20,755 155,877 7/9 91 at PIT W 2-1 54-37 1 +½ OAK ½ Straily Cole Balfour 24,560 1,321,149 4/15 14 HOU W 11-2 10-4 1 +1½ OAK 1½ Milone Bedard 10,689 166,566 7/10 92 at PIT L 0-5 54-38 1 +½ OAK ½ Liriano Milone 23,474 1,344,623 4/16 15 HOU W 4-3 11-4 1 +1½ OAK 1½ Doolittle Cruz Balfour 11,038 177,604 (50 dates) 4/17 16 HOU W 7-5 12-4 1 +2 OAK 2 Colón Norris Balfour 15,488 193,092 7/11 OFF DAY 1 +1 OAK 1 (10 dates) 7/12 93 BOS L 2-4 54-39 1 +1 OAK 1 Lackey Doolittle Uehara 27,084 976,931 4/18 OFF DAY 1 +2½ OAK 2½ 7/13 94 BOS W 3-0 55-39 1 +1 OAK 1 Griffin Lester Balfour 36,067* 1,012,998 4/19 17 at TB L 3-8 12-5 1 +1½ OAK 1½ Cobb Anderson 15,115 192,469 7/14 95 BOS W 3-2 (11) 56-39 1 +2 OAK 2 Cook Thornton 31,417 1,044,415 4/20 18 at TB L 0-1 12-6 1 +½ OAK ½ Hellickson Parker Rodney 25,611 218,080 (45 dates) 4/21 19 at TB L 1-8 12-7 2 -½ TEX ½ Hernandez Milone 25,954 244,034 7/15-18 ALL-STAR BREAK 1 +2 OAK 2 4/22 20 at BOS L 6-9 12-8 2 -1½ TEX 1½ Doubront Griffin Bailey 28,926 272,960 7/19 96 at LAA L 1-4 56-40 1 +2 OAK 2 Weaver Griffin Frieri 43,515 1,388,138 4/23 21 at BOS W 13-0 (7) 13-8 2 -½ TEX ½ COLÓN Aceves 29,006 301,966 7/20 97 at LAA L 0-2 56-41 1 +2 OAK 2 Wilson Straily Frieri 43,572 1,431,710 4/24 22 at BOS L 5-6 13-9 2 -1½ TEX 1½ Lester Anderson Bailey 29,274 331,240 7/21 98 at LAA W 6-0 57-41 1 +3 OAK 3 COLON Williams 37,441 1,469,151 (12 dates) 7/22 99 at HOU W 4-3 58-41 1 +3 OAK 3 Cook Wright Balfour 16,381 1,485,532 4/25 23 BAL L 2-10 13-10 2 -2½ TEX 2½ Hammel Parker 11,220 204,312 7/23 100 at HOU L 4-5 58-42 1 +3 OAK 3 Fields Balfour 32,249 1,517,781 4/26 24 BAL L 0-3 13-11 2 -3½ TEX 3½ Chen Milone Johnson 16,944 221,256 7/24 101 at HOU W 4-3 59-42 1 +3 OAK 3 Griffin Blackley Cook 24,831 1,542,612 4/27 25 BAL L 3-7 13-12 2 -3½ TEX 3½ Tillman Griffin Johnson 31,292 252.548 (56 dates) 4/28 26 BAL W 9-8 (10) 14-12 2 -2½ TEX 2½ Blevins Strop 27,475 280,023 7/25 102 LAA L 3-8 59-43 1 +3 OAK 3 Wilson Straily 20,468 1,064,883 4/29 27 LAA W 10-8 (19) 15-12 2 -2 TEX 2 Blevins Enright 11,668 291,691 7/26 103 LAA W 6-4 60-43 1 +4 OAK 4 Colón Williams Balfour 27,429 1,092,312 4/30 28 LAA W 10-6 16-12 2 -2 TEX 2 Parker Richards 14,764 306,455 7/27 104 LAA W 3-1 61-43 1 +5 OAK 5 Milone Downs Balfour 32,333 1,124,645 5/1 29 LAA L 4-5 16-13 2 -2 TEX 2 Wilson Milone Frieri 17,139 323,594 7/28 105 LAA W 10-6 62-43 1 +6 OAK 6 Chavez Gutierrez 25,877 1,150,522 (17 dates) 7/29 106 TOR W 9-4 63-43 1 +6 OAK 6 Griffin Rogers 13,309 1,163,831 5/2 OFF DAY 2 -1½ TEX 1½ 7/30 107 TOR L 0-5 63-44 1 +5 OAK 5 Buehrle Straily 17,479 1,181,310 5/3 30 at NYY W 2-0 17-13 2 -1½ TEX 1½ Griffin Sabathia Balfour 38,090 369,330 7/31 108 TOR L 2-5 (10) 63-45 1 +4 OAK 4 Janssen Chavez Cecil 23,638 1,204,948 5/4 31 at NYY L 2-4 17-14 2 -2½ TEX 2½ Hughes Colón 41,349 410,679 8/1 OFF DAY 1 +3½ OAK 3½ 5/5 32 at NYY W 5-4 18-14 2 -2½ TEX 2½ Doolittle Logan Balfour 38,134 448,813 8/2 109 TEX L 3-8 63-46 1 +2½ OAK 2½ Frasor Milone 35,067* 1,240,015 5/6 33 at CLE L 3-7 18-15 2 -2½ TEX 2½ Jimenez Parker 9,514 458,327 8/3 110 TEX W 4-2 64-46 1 +3½ OAK 3½ Parker GARZA Balfour 28,304 1,268,319 5/7 34 at CLE L 0-1 18-16 2 -2½ TEX 2½ McAllister Milone Perez 9,474 467,801 8/4 111 TEX L 0-4 64-47 1 +2½ OAK 2½ Holland Griffin 23,263 1,291,582 5/8 35 at CLE L 3-4 18-17 2 -3½ TEX 3½ Masterson Griffin Perez 11,125 478,926 (55 dates) 5/9 36 at CLE L 2-9 18-18 2 -4 TEX 4 Kazmir Colón 12,477 491,403 8/5 OFF DAY 1 +2 OAK 2 5/10 37 at SEA L 3-6 18-19 2 -5 TEX 5 Iwakuma Straily Wilhelmsen 25,549 516,952 8/6 112 at CIN L 1-3 64-48 1 +1 OAK 1 Latos Straily Chapman 34,640 1,577,252 5/11 38 at SEA W 4-3 19-19 2 -5 TEX 5 Parker Maurer Balfour 30,099 547,051 8/7 113 at CIN L 5-6 64-49 t1 -- OAK/TEX -- Bailey Colón Chapman 29,746 1,606,998 5/12 39 at SEA L 1-6 19-20 2 -6 TEX 6 Saunders Milone 27,603 574,654 8/8 OFF DAY t1 -- OAK/TEX -- (22 dates) 8/9 114 at TOR W 14-6 65-49 t1 -- OAK/TEX -- Parker Rogers 31,862 1,638,860 5/13 40 TEX W 5-1 20-20 2 -5 TEX 5 Griffin Grimm 11,030 334,624 8/10 115 at TOR L 4-5 65-50 2 -1 TEX 1 Buehrle Gray Janssen 39,634 1,678,494 5/14 41 TEX L 5-6 (10) 20-21 2 -6 TEX 6 Scheppers Resop Nathan 12,969 347,593 8/11 116 at TOR W 6-4 66-50 2 -1 TEX 1 Cook Oliver Balfour 45,312 1,723,806 5/15 42 TEX L 2-6 20-22 t2 -7 TEX 7 Ogando Straily 20,414 368,007 8/12 117 at TOR W 5-1 67-50 2 -1 TEX 1 Cook Janssen 36,111 1,759,917 5/16 OFF DAY 3 -7½ TEX 7 (62 dates) 5/17 43 KC W 2-1 21-22 2 -6½ TEX 6½ Doolittle SHIELDS Balfour 14,602 382,609 8/13 118 HOU L 4-5 67-51 2 -1 TEX 1 Lyles Colón Lo 14,261 1,305,843 5/18 44 KC W 2-1 22-22 2 -6½ TEX 6½ Milone Santana Balfour 35,067* 417,676 8/14 119 HOU L 1-2 (11) 67-52 2 -2 TEX 2 Harrell Doolittle Fields 18,278 1,324,121 5/19 45 KC W 4-3 23-22 2 -6½ TEX 6½ Blevins Herrera Cook 20,387 438,063 8/15 120 HOU W 5-0 68-52 2 -1½ TEX 1½ Gray Bedard 16,487 1,340,608 (23 dates) 8/16 121 CLE W 3-2 69-52 2 -½ TEX ½ Doolittle Masterson Balfour 17,491 1,358,099 5/20 46 at TEX W 9-2 24-22 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Colón Lindblom 31,865 606,519 8/17 122 CLE L 1-7 69-53 2 -1½ TEX 1½ Jimenez Straily 35,067* 1,393,166 5/21 47 at TEX W 1-0 25-22 2 -4½ TEX 4½ Straily Darvish Balfour 42,510 649,029 8/18 123 CLE W 7-3 70-53 2 -½ TEX ½ Otero Kazmir 21,114 1,414,280 5/22 48 at TEX L 1-3 25-23 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Wolf Parker Nathan 42,731 691,760 8/19 124 SEA W 2-1 71-53 2 -½ TEX ½ PARKER Capps 11,112 1,425,392 5/23 OFF DAY 2 -5½ TEX 5½ 8/20 125 SEA L 4-7 71-54 2 -1½ TEX 1½ Maurer Doolittle Farquhar 13,041 1,438,433 5/24 49 at HOU W 6-5 26-23 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Neshek Veras Balfour 15,907 707,667 8/21 126 SEA L 3-5 71-55 2 -2½ TEX 2½ Iwakuma Griffin Farquhar 18,641 1,457,074 5/25 50 at HOU W 11-5 27-23 2 -5½ TEX 5½ Griffin Harrell 18,591 726,258 (64 dates) 5/26 51 at HOU W 6-2 28-23 2 -4½ TEX 4½ Colón Keuchel 19,366 745,624 8/22 OFF DAY 2 -2½ TEX 2½ (28 dates) 5/27 52 SF W 4-1 29-23 2 -3 TEX 3 Straily Bumgarner Balfour 36,067* 474,130 DATE G OPP TIME TV PROMOTION 5/28 53 SF W 6-3 30-23 2 -2½ TEX 2½ Parker Kickham 35,067* 509,197 8/23 127 at BAL 4:05 CSNCA (25 dates) 8/24 128 at BAL 1:05 FOX 5/29 54 at SF W 9-6 31-23 2 -2 TEX 2 Milone Lincecum Balfour 41,512 787,136 8/25 129 at BAL 10:35 CSNCA 5/30 55 at SF L 2-5 31-24 2 -3 TEX 3 Zito Griffin Romo 41,250 828,386 8/26 130 at DET 4:05 CSNCA (30 dates) 8/27 131 at DET 4:05 CSNCA 5/31 56 CWS W 3-0 32-24 2 -3 TEX 3 COLÓN Axelrod 16,416 525,613 8/28 132 at DET 4:05 CSNCA 6/1 57 CWS W 4-3 (10) 33-24 2 -2 TEX 2 Blevins Santiago 26,646 552,259 8/29 133 at DET 10:05 MLB 6/2 58 CWS W 2-0 34-24 2 -2 TEX 2 Parker Sale Balfour 23,413 575,672 Network (28 dates) 8/30 134 TB 7:05 CSNCA 6/3 59 at MIL W 10-2 35-24 2 -1½ TEX 1½ Milone Estrada 21,023 849,409 8/31 135 TB 6:05 CSNCA Fireworks Night sponsored by Chevron 6/4 60 at MIL L 3-4 (10) 35-25 2 -1½ TEX 1½ Axford Neshek 24,230 873,639 9/1 136 TB 1:05 CSNCA Breast Cancer Awareness Day 6/5 61 at MIL W 6-1 36-25 2 -1½ TEX 1½ Colón Gallardo 25,912 899,551 9/2 137 TEX 1:05 CSNCA 6/6 62 at CWS W 5-4 (10) 37-25 2 -½ TEX ½ Blevins Thornton Balfour 21,156 920,707 9/3 138 TEX 7:05 CSNCA 6/7 63 at CWS W 4-3 38-25 1 +½ OAK ½ Parker Sale Balfour 22,861 943,568 9/4 139 TEX 12:35 CSNCA 6/8 64 at CWS L 1-4 38-26 1 +½ OAK ½ Danks Doolittle Reed 23,735 967,303 9/5 140 HOU 7:05 CSNCA 6/9 65 at CWS L 2-4 38-27 2 -½ TEX ½ Santiago Griffin Reed 31,033 998,336 9/6 141 HOU 7:05 CSNCA (37 dates) 9/7 142 HOU 1:05 CSNCA 6/10 OFF DAY 2 -1 TEX 1 9/8 143 HOU 1:05 CSNCA Fiesta Day and Giveaway sponsored by Chevrolet (10,000 fans) 6/11 66 NYY W 6-4 39-27 t1 -- OAK/TEX -- Colón Sabathia Balfour 27,118 602,790 9/9 OFF DAY 6/12 67 NYY W 5-2 40-27 1 +1 OAK 1 Straily Hughes Balfour 25,176 627,966 9/10 144 at MIN 5:10 CSNCA 6/13 68 NYY W 3-2 (18) 41-27 1 +2 OAK 2 Chavez Claiborne 27,569 655,535 9/11 145 at MIN 5:10 CSNCA 6/14 69 SEA L 2-3 41-28 1 +2 OAK 2 Saunders Milone Perez 31,448 686,983 9/12 146 at MIN 10:10 6/15 70 SEA L 0-4 41-29 1 +2 OAK 2 Hernandez Griffin 24,378 711,361 9/13 147 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA 6/16 71 SEA W 10-2 42-29 1 +3 OAK 3 Colón Iwakuma 36,067* 747,428 9/14 148 at TEX 10:05 FOX (34 dates) 9/15 149 at TEX 12:05 CSNCA 6/17 72 at TEX L 7-8 42-30 1 +2 OAK 2 Cotts Chavez Nathan 30,489 1,028,825 9/16 150 LAA 7:05 CSNCA 6/18 73 at TEX W 6-2 43-30 1 +3 OAK 3 Parker Darvish 37,769 1,066,594 9/17 151 LAA 7:05 CSNCA 6/19 74 at TEX L 4-9 43-31 1 +2 OAK 2 Grimm Milone 39,274 1,105,868 9/18 152 LAA 12:35 CSNCA 6/20 75 at TEX L 3-4 43-32 1 +1 OAK 1 Scheppers Doolittle Nathan 30,361 1,136,229 9/19 153 MIN 7:05 CSNCA 6/21 76 at SEA W 6-3 44-32 1 +1 OAK 1 Colón Iwakuma Balfour 23,135 1,159,364 9/20 154 MIN 7:05 CSNCA Star Wars Themed Fireworks Night 6/22 77 at SEA L 5-7 44-33 t1 -- OAK/TEX -- Medina Cook 20,721 1,180,085 9/21 155 MIN 1:05 CSNCA Fan Appreciation Day 6/23 78 at SEA L 3-6 (10) 44-34 2 -1 TEX 1 Perez Balfour 22,833 1,202,918 9/22 156 MIN 1:05 CSNCA Fan Appreciation Day (44 dates) 9/23 157 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA 9/24 158 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA 9/25 159 at LAA 12:35 CSNCA 9/26 OFF DAY 9/27 160 at SEA 7:10 CSNCA 9/28 161 at SEA 1:10 CSNCA 9/29 162 at SEA 1:10 CSNCA

HIGHS AND LOWS MULTIPLE HIT GAMES

TEAM BATTING PLAYER 2 3 4 5 TOT Most Runs, Game, A’s ...... 14, August 9 at Toronto Callaspo 3 2 0 0 5 Most Runs, Game, Opponents ...... 10, April 14 vs. Detroit and April 25 vs. Baltimore Céspedes 17 5 0 0 22 Most Runs, Inning, A’s ...... 7, April 5 at Houston (5th) Crisp 16 6 1 0 23 Most Runs, Inning, Opponents ...... 5 (four times), last: August 20 vs. Seattle (8th) Most Hits, Game, A’s ...... 19, June 3 at Milwaukee Donaldson 36 4 3 0 43 Most Hits, Game, Opponents...... 15, April 25 vs. Baltimore, April 28 vs. Baltimore and April 29 vs. Los Angeles Freiman 7 2 1 0 10 Most Hits, Inning, A’s ...... 7, June 3 at Milwaukee (5th) Jaso 12 3 0 0 15 Most Hits, Inning, Opponents...... 6, June 19 at Texas (6th) and July 2 vs. Chicago-NL (4th) Lowrie 20 11 3 0 34 Most Home Runs, Game, A’s ...... 5, August 9 at Toronto Montz 1 0 0 0 1 Most Home Runs, Game, Opponents ...... 4, May 6 at Cleveland and May 25 at Houston Moss 16 5 0 0 21 Most Doubles, Game, A’s ...... 6, April 11 at Los Angeles Norris 11 1 0 0 12 Most Doubles, Game, Opponents ...... 5 (four times), last: August 13 vs. Houston Reddick 13 1 1 0 15 Most Triples, Game, A’s ...... 3, April 16 vs. Houston Rosales 4 1 0 0 5 Most Triples, Game, Opponents ...... 2, April 9 at Los Angeles and July 3 vs. Chicago (NL) Smith 14 6 1 0 21 Most Stolen Bases, Game, A’s ...... 4, April 16 vs. Houston Sogard 12 3 0 0 15 Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents ...... 4, July 6 at Kansas City Vogt 3 0 0 0 3 Young 8 4 0 0 12 TEAM PITCHING Most Strikeouts, A’s ...... 18, April 29 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Strikeouts, Opponents ...... 17, April 12 vs. Detroit and April 29 vs. Los Angeles (AL) MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Most Walks, A’s ...... 11, August 11 at Toronto Most Walks, Opponents ...... 9, June 12 vs. New York (AL) PLAYER 2 3 4 5 6 TOT Fewest Hits Allowed, A’s ...... 2, June 26 vs. Cincinnati and July 4 vs. Chicago (NL) Barton 1 0 0 0 0 1 Fewest Hits Allowed, Opponents ...... 3 (10 times), last: August 17 vs. Cleveland Callaspo 2 0 0 0 0 2

Céspedes 10 2 3 0 0 15 TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest Winning Streak ...... 9, April 3 to 12 Crisp 5 2 0 0 0 7 Longest Losing Streak ...... 5, May 6 to May 10 Donaldson 15 3 1 0 0 19 Longest Game, Innings ...... 19, April 29 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Freiman 0 3 1 0 0 4 Longest Game, Time, Nine Innings ...... 3:51, April 5 at Houston Jaso 2 1 0 0 0 3 Longest Game, Time, Extra Innings ...... 6:32, April 29 vs. Los Angeles Lowrie 3 4 2 0 0 9 Shortest Game, Time ...... 2:14, May 31 vs. Chicago (AL) Moss 7 4 1 1 0 13 Largest Margin, Victory ...... 13, April 23 at Boston (13-0) Norris 3 1 1 0 0 5 Largest Margin, Loss ...... 9, April 14 vs. Detroit (1-10) Reddick 6 2 2 1 0 11 Most Left on Base, Nine Inning Game ...... 15, May 20 at Texas Rosales 1 0 0 0 0 1 Most Left on Base, Extra Inning Game ...... 18, June 1 at Chicago (AL) (10) Smith 6 3 0 0 0 9 Fewest Left on Base, Game ...... 1, April 4 vs. Seattle and June 21 at Seattle Sogard 3 1 0 0 0 4 Most Errors, Game ...... 3, April 26 vs. Baltimore, July 6 at Kansas City and July 22 at Houston Vogt 1 0 0 0 0 1 Largest Comeback in Win ...... 5, April 28 vs. Baltimore, April 29 vs. Los Angeles (AL) and July 28 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Young 4 3 1 0 0 8 Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss ...... 4, August 20 vs. Seattle

INDIVIDUAL BATTING GAME TYING/GO-AHEAD RBI Most Runs, Game ...... 3 (10 times), last: Josh Reddick, August 9 at Toronto Most Hits, Game ...... 4 (10 times), last: Nate Freiman, August 15 vs. Houston PLAYER GT GA TOT Most Doubles, Game ...... 2 (17 times), last: Yoenis Cespedes, August 21 vs. Seattle Callaspo 0 2 2 Most Triples, Game ...... 1 (17 times), last: Jed Lowrie, August 20 vs. Seattle Céspedes 5 12 17 Most Home Runs, Game ...... 3, Josh Reddick, August 9 at Toronto Crisp 5 9 14 Most Runs Batted In, Game ...... 5 (two times), last: Josh Reddick, August 9 at Toronto Most Walks, Game ...... 4, Seth Smith, June 12 vs. New York (AL) Donaldson 7 20 27 Most Strikeouts, Game ...... 4 (nine times), last: Josh Reddick, July 14 vs. Boston Freiman 0 3 3 Most Stolen Bases, Game ...... 2 (four times), last: Eric Sogard, June 12 vs. New York (AL) Jaso 2 4 6 Longest Hitting Streak ...... 14, Eric Sogard, July 23 to August 10 Lowrie 5 13 18 Montz 1 1 2 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Moss 3 12 15 Most Strikeouts, Game ...... 11, Dan Straily, April 5 at Houston Norris 3 9 12 Most Walks, Game ...... 7, Jarrod Parker, July 28 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Reddick 4 8 12 Most Innings, Game, Starter ...... 9.0 (four times), last: Jarrod Parker, August 19 vs. Seattle Rosales 1 3 4 Most Innings, Game, Reliever...... 5.2, Jesse Chavez, June 13 vs. New York (AL) Smith 3 4 7 Low Hit Complete Game ...... 2, A.J. Griffin, June 26 vs. Cincinnati Sogard 3 4 7 Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings ...... 18.0, Bartolo Colón, May 20 to June 5 Vogt 1 0 1 Most Consecutive Batters Retired ...... 18, Bartolo Colón, June 21 to 28 Young 4 7 11

STARTS IN THE ORDER GAMES BY POSITION

PLAYER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Barton ------4 2 - PLAYER G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS Callaspo 3 - - - - 2 4 4 1 Barton - - 8 6 ------Céspedes - - 35 60 8 1 - - - Callaspo - - - - 10 9 4 2 ------4 3 Crisp 94 ------Céspedes ------75 72 18 16 - - 17 16 Donaldson - - 20 23 29 38 8 7 - Crisp ------80 77 - - 17 17 Freiman - - - - 20 8 6 6 2 Donaldson - - 1 - - - 122 122 1 ------2 2 Green ------3 2 Freiman - - 50 36 ------9 6 Jaso 14 28 - - 2 7 4 - - Green - - - - 5 5 ------Lowrie 4 42 42 21 6 1 1 - - Jaso 48 42 1 ------17 13 Montz - - - - 2 2 1 2 1 Lowrie - - - - 24 23 - - 90 86 ------9 8 Moss - - 1 19 48 10 7 4 - Montz - - 1 ------11 8 Norris - 7 - - 4 10 12 25 5 Moss - - 103 82 - - 2 - - - 2 - 2 - 11 8 - - Parrino ------6 Norris 79 63 ------Peterson ------1 1 Parrino - - - - 5 4 1 1 3 1 ------Reddick - 2 14 - 3 16 45 10 - Peterson - - 2 2 ------Rosales 5 1 - - - - - 7 21 Reddick ------94 90 1 - Sizemore ------2 Rosales - - - - 13 - 2 1 36 33 1 ------Smith - 24 12 3 2 12 16 14 1 Sizemore - - - - 2 2 ------Sogard - 7 - - - - 1 18 63 Smith ------41 38 - - 8 7 44 39 Taylor ------1 5 Sogard - - - - 93 81 - - 7 6 ------1 - Vogt ------1 14 6 Taylor ------5 3 - - 6 3 - - Wells ------1 - Vogt 23 21 ------Young 6 15 2 - 2 19 16 7 - Wells ------2 1 - - - - 1 - Young ------14 12 43 33 22 18 7 4

HOME RUN BREAKDOWN

REGULAR SEASON HOME RUNS LAST REGULAR SEASON HOME RUN Lead Off Home Runs (5) Player Solo 2R 3R GS Tot. Date Opponent Pitcher GP Since Coco Crisp, April 5 at Houston (Brad Peacock) Callaspo 3 2 1 0 6 Aug. 18, 2013 Cleveland Kazmir 3 Adam Rosales, May 3 at New York (CC Sabathia) Céspedes 11 9 0 0 20 Aug. 16, 2013 Cleveland Masterson 5 Coco Crisp, June 3 at Milwaukee (Marco Estrada) Crisp 10 1 0 0 11 Aug. 21, 2013 Seattle Iwakuma -- Coco Crisp, June 11 vs. New York (CC Sabathia) Donaldson 10 6 1 1 18 Aug. 20, 2013 Seattle Saunders 1 Chris Young, Aug. 12 at Toronto (J.A. Happ) Freiman 2 1 1 0 4 Aug. 20, 2013 Seattle Saunders 1 Coco Crisp, Aug. 21 vs. Seattle (Hisashi Iwakuma) Jaso 2 0 1 0 3 July 24, 2013 at Houston Norris -- Back-To-Back Home Runs (5) Lowrie 6 2 1 0 9 Aug. 9, 2013 at Toronto Rogers 12 Lowrie and Young, April 3 vs. Seattle Moss 13 6 1 0 20 Aug. 21, 2013 Seattle Iwakuma -- Céspedes and Moss, May 13 vs. Texas Norris 4 2 2 0 8 Aug. 6, 2013 at Cincinnati Chapman 6 Donaldson and Moss, May 25 at Houston Reddick 5 4 1 0 10 Aug. 10, 2013 at Toronto Janssen 11 Donaldson and Smith, June 16 vs. Seattle Smith 4 2 0 0 6 June 16, 2013 Seattle Beavan 36 Lowrie and Céspedes, August 9 at Toronto Sogard 0 2 0 0 2 July 21, 2013 at Los Angeles Williams 23 Inside-The-Park Home Runs (0) Vogt 1 1 0 0 2 July 26, 2013 Los Angeles Kohn 19 None Young 7 0 4 0 11 Aug. 18, 2013 Cleveland Kazmir 2 Walk-Off Wins (7) others 7 0 0 0 7 Josh Donaldson, April 12 vs. Detroit (home run) Team 82 36 12 1 131 Coco Crisp, April 28 vs. Baltimore (sacrifice/error 5) Brandon Moss, April 29 vs. Los Angeles (home run) Grand Slams (1) Pinch Hit Home Runs (4) Josh Reddick, June 1 vs. Chicago (walk) Josh Donaldson, June 7 at Chicago (Sale) John Jaso, April 9 at Los Angeles (Kevin Jepsen) Nate Freiman, June 13 vs. New York (single) Seth Smith, May 24 at Houston (Paul Clemens) Josh Donaldson, July 14 vs. Boston (single) Derek Norris, July 27 at Los Angeles (Scott Downs) Brandon Moss, August 19 vs. Seattle (home run) Derek Norris, August 6 at Cincinnati (Aroldis Chapman)

MILESTONES

Player Category No. Needs Player Category No. Needs Anderson Innings Pitched 435.0 65.0 for 500 Crisp Triples (w/OAK) 18 3 for 21 (ties Monday and Page for 10th in Balfour Saves (w/OAK) 57 4 for 61 (ties Howell for 7th in Athletics history) Oakland history) Strikeouts 499 1 for 500 Home Runs 97 3 for 100 Blevins Games 269 4 for 273 (ties Blue for 8th in Oakland history) Steals (w/OAK) 136 8 for 144 (ties Jackson for 5th in Oakland history) Chavez Games 182 18 for 200 Lowrie Games 473 27 for 500 Colón Games Started 399 1 for 400 Young Games 968 32 for 1000 Runs 490 10 for 500

DISABLED LIST

Player Injury Dates Games Missed Player Injury Dates Games Missed Anderson Sprained right ankle May 1-present 98 Norris Fractured left big toe August 21-present (eligible Sept. 5) -- Céspedes Strained muscle, left hand April 13-27 14 Reddick Sprained right wrist May 7-30 22 Colón Strained left groin August 14-present (eligible Aug. 29) 8 Rodriguez Sprained right elbow March 23-present 126 Crisp Strained left hamstring April 30-May 14 14 Rosales Strained left intercostal March 26-April 24 22 Jaso Concussion July 25-present 25 Sizemore Sprained left knee April 10-present 118 Nakajima Strained left hamstring March 27-May 22 48 Young Strained left quad April 30-May 17 16

The A’s have used the disabled list 11 times this season…used the disabled list 21 times in 2012.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

April 17 Adam Rosales sent to Stockton on a rehab assignment May 31 Josh Reddick reinstated from the disabled list; Luke Montz optioned to April 18 Shane Peterson optioned to Sacramento Sacramento April 19 Brandon Moss reinstated from the paternity list April 20 Jesse Chavez recalled from Sacramento; Evan Scribner optioned to June 9 Vinnie Catricala acquired from the Seattle Mariners for a PTBNL or cash Sacramento and optioned to Midland April 21 Adam Rosales transferred to Sacramento on rehab June 14 Dan Otero selected from Sacramento; Hideki Okajima optioned to April 22 Casper Wells acquired from Toronto for cash considerations; Scott Sacramento; Brett Anderson transferred to the 60-day DL Sizemore transferred to the 60-day disabled list June 23 Dan Straily optioned to Sacramento April 23 Michael Taylor optioned to Sacramento June 25 Stephen Vogt recalled from Sacramento April 25 Adam Rosales reinstated from the disabled list; Andy Parrino optioned to Sacramento; Yoenis Céspedes sent to Sacramento on a rehab July 4 Dan Straily recalled from Sacramento; Stephen Vogt optioned to assignment Sacramento April 28 Yoenis Céspedes reinstated from the disabled list; Casper Wells July 8 Grant Green recalled from Sacramento; Adam Rosales designated for designated for assignment assignment April 29 Dan Straily recalled from Sacramento; Jesse Chavez optioned to July 10 Sonny Gray selected from Sacramento; Dan Straily optioned to Sacramento; Casper Wells traded to the Chicago White Sox for cash Sacramento considerations July 12 Adam Rosales outrighted to Sacramento April 30 Evan Scribner recalled from Sacramento; Dan Straily optioned to July 19 Sonny Gray optioned to Sacramento Sacramento July 20 Dan Straily recalled from Sacramento July 23 Grant Green optioned to Sacramento May 1 Coco Crisp placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 30 July 24 Adam Rosales selected from Sacramento; Vinnie Catricala designated for (strained left hamstring); Brett Anderson placed on the 15-day disabled list assignment (sprained right ankle); Luke Montz selected from Sacramento; Dan Straily July 25 John Jaso placed on 7-day disabled list (concussion); Stephen Vogt recalled from Sacramento recalled from Sacramento; Vinnie Catricala outrighted to Midland May 3 Hiro Nakajima sent to Sacramento on a rehab assignment July 30 Alberto Callaspo acquired from the Los Angeles Angels for minor league May 4 Chris Young placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 30 infielder Grant Green (strained left quad); Michael Taylor recalled from Sacramento July 31 Adam Rosales designated for assignment May 8 Josh Reddick placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 7 (sprained right wrist); Daric Barton selected from Sacramento; Jordan August 2 Adam Rosales claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers Norberto released August 3 Evan Scribner recalled from Sacramento; Tommy Milone optioned to May 10 Jesse Chavez recalled from Sacramento; Evan Scribner optioned to Sacramento Sacramento; Brett Anderson sent to Midland on a rehab assignment August 8 Adam Rosales claimed off waivers from the Texas Rangers; John Jaso May 14 Michael Taylor optioned to Sacramento transferred to 15-day DL May 15 Coco Crisp reinstated from the disabled list August 9 Evan Scribner optioned to Sacramento May 16 Chris Young sent to Sacramento on a rehab assignment August 10 Sonny Gray recalled from Sacramento; Adam Rosales designated for May 17 Hideki Okajima selected from Sacramento; Chris Resop designated for assignment assignment August 12 Adam Rosales claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers May 18 Chris Young reinstated from the disabled list; Daric Barton designated for August 16 Hiro Nakajima outrighted to Sacramento assignment August 17 Brett Anderson sent to Sacramento on a rehab assignment May 20 Chris Resop outrighted to Sacramento August 18 Bartolo Colón placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 14 May 21 Daric Barton outrighted to Sacramento (strained left groin); Tommy Milone recalled from Sacramento May 23 Hiro Nakajima reinstated from the disabled list and optioned to August 23 Kurt Suzuki and cash considerations acquired from the Washington Sacramento Nationals for Dakota Bacus; Derek Norris placed on the 15-day disabled May 27 Josh Reddick sent to Stockton on a rehab assignment list retroactive to August 21 (fractured left big toe) May 28 Josh Reddick transferred to Sacramento on rehab

Complete transactions are available in the expanded game notes at http://pressbox.oaklandathletics.com