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OAKLAND ATHLETICS GAME INFORMATION Oakland Athletics Baseball Company • 510-638-4900 • athletics.com • A’s PR @AsMediaAlerts Get the latest A’s notes, full stat packets, clips, press releases, roster, updated media guide and more at pressbox.athletics.com OAKLAND ATHLETICS (87-57) VS. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (41-102) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 — ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS — 7:05 P.M. EDT RHP MIKE FIERS (11-6, 3.36) VS. RHP ALEX COBB (5-15, 4.97) NBCSCA — A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) ABOUT THE A’S: Swept a three-game series MLB BEST RECORDS, have clinched their fi rst winning record on the road since 2013 (44-37) and from Texas to close out the last homestand… JUNE 16-PRESENT have clinched a winning record at home for the second consecutive season are now 9-1-2 over the last 12 series and 19-2- (46-35 last year)…went 7-3 on the last homestand against Seattle (2-2), New W L PCT 3 over the last 24…have won four straight and Oakland 53 21 .716 York-AL (2-1) and Texas (3-0) and are 28-9 (.757) over the last 37 home games six of the last seven games…are 32-15 (.681) Boston 50 23 .685 after starting the year 18-20 in the Coliseum. since the All-Star Break, which is the best re- Tampa Bay 47 27 .635 cord in the majors…are 53-21 (.716) over their Colorado 45 29 .608 HOME AND AWAY SPLITS: The A’s are batting .265 (651-for-2456) with 117 last 74 games dating back to June 16, which is Houston 44 29 .603 home runs and an average of 5.49 runs per game on the road (379 runs in 69 the best record in the majors over that span… games) compared to .237 with 82 home runs and an average of 4.27 runs per the only other seasons in Oakland history in which the A’s won 53 or more game at home…lead the majors in home runs and runs per game on the road games over a 74-game span are 2001 and 2002…are 87-57 (.604) overall, and rank second in batting…have the fourth lowest home batting average in which is the fourth best record in the American League and the majors…are the majors and the 11th fewest runs per game…the 117 home runs are third 30 games over .500 for the fi rst time since fi nishing the 2013 season 30 over most in Athletics history on the road and the 379 runs scored are already the (96-66)…have not been 31 over since Sept. 23, 2013 (94-63)…have clinched most since 2013 (414). a winning record for the fi rst time since 2014 (88-74) and the 87 wins are ONE-RUN GAMES AND OTHER CLOSE CALLS: The A’s are 27-12 (.692) in one- an 12-win improvement over last year…are 99-64 over their last 162 games run games, which is the best record in the majors…are tied for second in few- (would remain 99-63 with a win today). est losses and rank third in wins…the Athletics record for winning percent- THE STANDINGS: The A’s are in second place in the American League West age in one-run games is .698 in 1928 (30-13)…are 11-5 (.688) in extra inning and trail fi rst place Houston by three games…are a season-high tying 7½ games…rank second in the majors in extra inning wins, have the third best games ahead of Seattle and Tampa Bay for the second AL Wild Card spot… record and are tied for fourth in games (16)…the wins are tied for fourth were a season-high 11 games back of the second Wild Card at the conclusion most in Oakland history…are 22-8 (.724) in games decided in the last at bat… of play June 15…are three games behind the fi rst Wild Card team, New York. the record is the best in the majors, the losses are tied for the fewest (SEA, BOS) and the wins rank second (TOR, 23). AGAINST THE EAST: The A’s conclude their schedule against American League East teams on this six-game road trip to Baltimore and Tampa Bay…are LEADING LATE: The A’s are 63-0 when leading after seven innings and are the 18-8 (.692) against the AL East, which is the second best record by any team only team in the majors that has not lost when leading after seven…have against the East (Boston, 45-19, .703)…the A’s best mark ever against the an Athletics record 78-game winning streak when leading after seven and East is 31-14 (.689) in 2001. have not lost since Sept. 2, 2017 at Texas…the last team to go undefeated when leading after seven is the 2012 Orioles (74-0)…the A’s (72-0) and Mari- OFFENSE: The A’s have 199 home runs and need one ATHLETICS MOST ners (68-0) are the only teams that have not lost when leading after eight more to reach 200 for the sixth time in Athletics his- HOME RUNS innings…have a 99-game winning streak in those games and have not lost tory…have scored at least seven runs in each of the last when leading after eight since July 27, 2017 at Toronto. four games and six or more in eight of the last nine OVERALL (60 runs, 6.7 per game)…rank second in the majors in 243 1996 ROSTER NOTES: With the addition of Montas today, the A’s now have 37 play- 239 2000 doubles (295) and extra base hits (512), third in home ers on the active roster…have used 52 players for the season…Aaron Brooks 235 1999 runs (199) and slugging percentage (.438), fourth in would become number 53, which would fall one short of the Oakland record 234 2017 of 54 set in 2007 and matched last year…have already set an Athletics record OPS (.762) and fi fth in runs scored (699)…the 512 ex- 205 2002 with 33 pitchers (previous: 30 in 2015), which is tied for sixth most in the tra base hits are tied for 10th in Athletics history (9th 199 2018 is 517 in 2003, 8th is 518 in 1930, 7th is 527 in 1932) 199 2001 majors…have used 14 starters, which is tied for fourth in the majors and tied and the 295 doubles are tied for 14th (13th is 297 in 199 1987 for second in Oakland history (16 in 1983)…have used 23 relievers, which is 1933, 12th is 298 in 1925, 11th is 301 in 2013)…have second most in Oakland history (24 in 2015). fi ve players with 20 or more home runs, which ties the ROAD 130 1996 A’s vs. ORIOLES: The A’s lead the season series 3-0 after sweeping a three- Athletics record…have scored 106 runs in the eighth in- 123 1999 game series in Oakland May 4-6…over the previous six seasons, the A’s have ning, which leads the majors, is an Oakland record and 117 2018 won the season series in even numbered years and the Orioles in odd num- is the most by an A’s team since the 1933 Philadelphia 113 2000 ber years…have a 22-24 record against Baltimore over the last seven years… A’s had 128….also lead the majors with 30 home runs 111 1987 have lost eight of the last 10 games at Camden Yards…since moving to Oak- in the eighth inning, which is one short of the Oakland land in 1968, the A’s are 266-265 against the Orioles…that breaks down to record (31 in 2000). 136-135 in Oakland and 130-130 in Baltimore…are 63-56 at Camden Yards… PITCHING: The A’s have a 3.32 ERA (158 er in 428.1 ip) since the All-Star Break, are 1002-945 against the Orioles/Browns/Brewers…the only other of the which is the lowest mark in the majors…overall, rank fourth in the Ameri- other seven original American League franchises that the A’s have 1000 wins ca League in opponents OPS (.695) and fi fth in ERA (3.79), batting average and a winning record against is the Twins/Senators (1007-1006). (.238), on-base percentage (.303) and slugging percentage (.393)…are tied TODAY’S TIDBITS for third in shutouts (12) and rank fi fth in fewest walks (423) and fewest MMattatt CChapmanhapman leads the majors in doubles (20) and extra base hits (35) home runs (164)…are tied for second with 77 wild pitches, which is seven since the All-Star Break, ranks third in runs (40) and tied for third in hits short of the Athletics record (84 in 2017)…have used an average of 6.75 (62)…KKhrishris DDavisavis lleadseads tthehe mmajorsajors iinn hhomeome rrunsuns ((41)41) aandnd rranksanks ssecondecond pitchers per game in September (54 in eight games), including nine once iinn RRBIBI ((108)…the108)…the hhomeome rrunsuns rrankank 110th0th iinn OOaklandakland hhistory…istory…Blake Treinen and eight three times…used eight pitchers in a nine-inning game a total of leads Major League relievers in ERA (0.87)…has 37 saves, which ranks two times over the fi rst 50 years in Oakland. fourth in the majors and tied for eighth in Oakland history.