OAKLAND ATHLETICS Post Game Notes

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Baltimore Orioles (2-11) at Oakland Athletics (9-5) Sunday, April 18, 2010 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, Calif.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Baltimore 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 8 11 0 4 Oakland 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 10 2 7 WP — Matusz (2-0). LP — Anderson (1-1). SV — Johnson (1).

OAKLAND NOTES  The Oakland Athletics had their three-game winning streak snapped…allowed a season-high eight runs…had their nine-game winning streak against the Orioles at the Coliseum snapped (last loss: July 22, 2007)…are 3-1 on this 10-game homestand against Baltimore (3-1), New York (three games) and Cleveland (three games).  Brett Anderson had his scoreless innings streak snapped at 14.0 innings after allowing three runs in the third inning…the streak was the third longest season-opening streak by a starter in Oakland history…was charged with the first loss by an Oakland starting this season and A’s starters are now 6-1 with a 2.66 ERA (25 er in 84.2 ip) this season.  Kevin Kouzmanoff (1 for 4) snapped a 0 for 9 hitless streak with a sixth-inning RBI .  Ryan Sweeney (1 for 3, r, bb) has hit safely in each of his 13 games this season and is batting .320 (16 for 50) during this streak…the hitting streak is tied for the second-longest season-opening streak in Oakland history (also, Jermaine Dye, 2004, and Carney Lansford, 1987).  Michael Wuertz made a rehab appearance today at Triple-A Sacramento…allowed two hits, walked one and struck out one in 1.0 inning (23 pitches, 12 strikes).

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Brett Anderson (L, 1-1) 5.0 8 6 5 0 2 0 82/53 Edwar Ramirez 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27/20 Tyson Ross 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9/7 Chad Gaudin 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 29/18

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher None

BALTIMORE NOTES  The snapped a nine-game losing streak, recording just their second win of the season (also, April 8 at TB)…defeated the A’s for the first time since August 11, 2009 and the first time in Oakland since July 22, 2007…are 1-3 on this 10- game road trip through Oakland (1-3), Seattle (three games) and Boston (three games).  The Orioles tied a season-high with eight runs…went 3 for 7 with two outs and runners in scoring position and are now 5 for 51 (.098) in those situations.  Brian Matusz tied a career-high with eight (third time, last: April 13 vs. TB)…extended his winning streak to a career-high six games and has posted a 3.96 ERA (22 er in 50 ip) over eight games during this span.  Nick Markakis (2 for 4, 1 r, 1 rbi) has reached base safely via hit or walk in all 13 of Baltimore’s games this season.  (2 for 4, 3 r, 1 hr, 4 rbi) has hit four of Baltimore’s past six home runs.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Brian Matusz (W, 2-0) 6.1 8 3 3 1 8 0 102/75 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8/6 Jim Johnson (S, 1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23/16

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Ty Wigginton (4) 9 3-2 2 LF Gaudin

Time of Game ...... 2:32 Overall Record...... 9-5 Home/Road...... 6-2/3-4 First Pitch ...... 1:06 pm Streak ...... Lost 1 Day/Night...... 4-1/5-4 Temperature ...... 64 degrees Homestand...... 2-2 April/May/June...... 9-5/0-0/0-0 Last Five...... 3-2 July/Aug./Sept...... 0-0/0-0/0-0 Attendance ...... 14,451 Last 10...... 6-4 Total ...... 130,564 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7...... 3-0/6-5 Average (8 games) ...... 16,321 Series Record ...... 3-1 A’s/Opponents score first...... 5-1/3-4 Series First Game...... 3-1 Leading after 7th inn/8th inn ...... 6-0/6-0 Win/Lose in Last At-Bat...... 3-3 vs. AL West...... 6-4 Tied after 7th inn/8th inn...... 3-2/2-2 Extra Innings ...... 1-0 vs. RHP/LHP...... 6-3/3-2 Trailing after 7th inn/8th inn...... 0-3/1-3