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POST-GAME NOTES OAKLAND ATHLETICS Oakland Athletics Baseball Company • 510-638-4900 • athletics.com • A’s PR @AsMediaAlerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (2-1) VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX (1-2) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2020 — OAKLAND COLISEUM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 12 1 Oakland 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 x 6 8 1 Win: Frankie Montas (1-0) Loss: Evan Marshall (0-1) Save: Liam Hendriks (1) Game Time Temperature: 84 First Pitch: 12:10 pm Time of Game: 4:09 OAKLAND NOTES CHICAGO NOTES • The A’s ended their Major League postseason record nine-game • The White Sox lost their first ever postseason winner-take-all losing streak in winner-take-all postseason games with a 6-4 game…have now lost each of their last two postseason series win…it is their first winner-take-all win since Game 7 of the (2008 ALDS vs. Tampa Bay). 1973 World Series, a 5-2 win over New York. • The White Sox used a total of nine pitchers, which ties the • Advance to face Houston in the American League Division Se- postseason record for most pitchers used in a game…it is the ries beginning Monday at Dodger Stadium…it will be the A’s third time it has happened in a nine-inning game (TB, Game 5 ninth appearance in the ALDS, their first since 2013 against De- of 2019 ALDS and Game 4 of 2013 ALDS)…the two teams com- troit. bined to use 17 pitchers, which sets a postseason record for a • Won a postseason series for just the second time in their last 14 nine-inning game (previous: 15, 2019 NLDS Game 1, Atlanta vs. series dating back to the 1990 World Series…the other win was St. Louis)…its the fourth time in postseason history two teams the 2006 ALDS against Minnesota. have combined to use 17 pitchers in a game of any length…fell one short of the record of 18 set by the Red Sox and Dodgers in • The A’s overcame a 3-0 deficit to win…it was the first time the the 18-inning Game 3 of the 2018 World Series. A’s won a postseason game after trailing by three or more runs since Game 3 of the 1988 ALCS against Boston (trailed 5-0 en- • White Sox pitchers walked nine batters, which tied for second tering the bottom of the second and won 10-6)…had lost each highest in a postseason game in White Sox history…it was the of their 24 such games since then. most since they walked 12 in Game 3 of the 2005 World Series. • The A’s used eight pitchers, which is an Athletics record for a • Tim Anderson went 3-for-5 after collecting three hits in each postseason game…had never used more than six. of the first two games of this series…his nine hits over his first three postseason games are the most in MLB postseason his- • The 4 hour and 9 minute game was the second longest game by tory…is the second player in ML postseason history with three time in A’s postseason history to a 4 hour and 13 minute game straight three-hit games (Lou Brock, 1968 WS Games 3, 4 and in Game 4 of the 2001 ALDS. 5)…his nine hits are the most by a White Sox player in a postsea- • A’s batters walked nine times, which tied for third highest in a son series since Tim Raines had 12 in the 1993 ALCS. postseason game in A’s history…it was the most since walking • Anderson (9-for-14), Jose Abreu (4-for-14) and Luis Robert (4- 10 times in Game 1 of the 2003 ALDS. for-13) each hit safely in all three games of the series and the • Chad Pinder pinch hit in the third inning and ended up going Sox out-hit the A’s 31-18 in the three-game series. 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBI…is the first non-starter in A’s • Dave Dunning became the third rookie in White Sox history to postseason history to reach base safely three times in a game… start a postseason game…tossed just 0.2 innings…it was the joins Vic Davalillo (1973 ALCS Game 1) as the only non-starter shortest outing by a Chicago starter in the postseason since with two hits and Jim Holt (1974 WS Game 4) and Doc Cramer Lefty Williams tossed 0.1 innings in Game 8 of the 1919 World (1931 WS Game 7) as the only non-starters with two RBI. Series. • Mike Fiers tossed 1.2 innings and allowed one run in his first • The bullpen tossed 7.1 innings, which are the most by the Sox career postseason start…has four career regular season starts pen in the postseason since they had 8.2 in Game 8 of the 1919 of 1.2 innings or fewer, most recently on Sept. 14, 2019 at Texas World Series against Cincinnati. (1.2 ip). HOME RUNS HOME RUNS Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Robert (1) 2 0-1 1 LF Fiers Murphy (1) 4 0-1 2 LF Heuer Oakland Athletics (2-1) 6, Chicago White Sox (1-2) 4 Oct 1st, 2020 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chi White Sox 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 12 1 Oakland 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 x 6 8 1 Chi White Sox AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Anderson, T, SS .643 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Grandal, C .200 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 2-Dyson, J, PR .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colomé, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Abreu, 1B .286 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Jiménez, DH .500 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-McCann, J, PR-DH-C .167 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moncada, 3B .077 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Robert, CF .308 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 Mazara, RF .500 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 Engel, LF .250 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Madrigal, 2B .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Dunning, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crochet, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bummer, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heuer, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodón, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foster, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marshall, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cordero, J, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .277 39 4 12 4 0 1 4 3 8 24 6 1-Ran for Jiménez in the 3rd. 2-Ran for Grandal in the 8th. BATTING 2B : Abreu (1, Fiers); Anderson, T (2, Fiers); Jiménez (1, Petit); Mazara (1, Petit). HR : Robert (1, 2nd inning off Fiers, 0 on, 0 out). TB : Abreu 2; Anderson, T 4; Jiménez 2; Madrigal; Mazara 3; McCann, J; Moncada; Robert 5. RBI : Mazara 2 (2); Robert 2 (2). 2-out RBI : Mazara. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Madrigal; Moncada 2; Engel 2; Mazara; Abreu 2. GIDP : Abreu. Team RISP : 3-for-14. Team LOB : 12. BASERUNNING SB : Moncada (1, 2nd base off Montas/Murphy, S). FIELDING E : Grandal (1, catcher interference). Oakland AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A La Stella, 2B .273 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 Semien, SS .250 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Lamb, 3B .200 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 a-Pinder, PH-3B .333 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 Canha, RF .100 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 Olson, 1B .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 8 0 Davis, K, DH .250 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Grossman, LF .000 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Laureano, CF .182 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Murphy, S, C .375 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 8 0 Fiers, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Petit, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montas, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wendelken, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trivino, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diekman, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Soria, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hendriks, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .194 32 6 8 1 0 1 6 9 7 27 5 a-Singled for Lamb in the 3rd.

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