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OAKLAND ATHLETICS (0-5) VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (4-1)
MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 — OAKLAND COLISEUM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Los Angeles 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 10 14 1 Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 1
Win: Dustin May (1-0) Loss: Frankie Montas (0-1) Save: None Game Time Temperature: 55 First Pitch: 6:41 pm Time of Game: 3:35 Attendance: 6,653
OAKLAND NOTES LOS ANGELES NOTES • The A’s have started the season 0-5, which matches the worst • The Dodgers have now won four in a row after losing on Open- start in Oakland history…the 1979 and 1987 A’s also started the ing Day at Colorado…have started the season 4-1 for the first year 0-5 before winning the sixth game of the season. time since 2014. • The A’s have allowed at least eight runs in each of the first five • Dustin May tossed 6.0 scoreless innings and struck out eight, games…they are the third team since 1901 to surrender eight matching his career highs in both categories…it was his fourth or more runs in each of the first five games of the season (San game with 6.0 innings and his second eight-strikeout game Diego, 1974; Chicago-AL, 1995). (Aug. 4, 2020 vs. San Diego)…is now 2-0 in two career starts • Frankie Montas allowed seven runs on seven hits and three against the A’s. walks in 2.2 innings and was charged with the loss…A’s starting • The Dodgers won their first interleague game of 2021 and are pitchers have taken the loss in all five games, marking the sec- now 55-26 (.671) against the American League dating back to ond time in Athletics history starters have been charged with 2017. the loss in each of the first five games of the season…the other • The Dodgers have scored 36 runs on 61 hits and 31 walks over time was in 1936 (Bill Dietrich, Hank Johnson, Harry Kelley, Di- the first five games…are batting .332 with a .430 on-base per- etrich, Gordon Rhodes). centage. • A.J. Puk relieved Montas and tossed 3.1 scoreless innings of re- • Corey Seager had a walk and a double and has now reached lief while striking out four…the innings pitched and strikeouts base safely in 14 of his 22 plate appearances over his first four were career highs…it was the first time he tossed more than games, going 9-for-17 (.529) with five walks, six RBI, three dou- 2.0 innings at any level since Aug. 31, 2017 when he logged 6.0 bles and four runs scored…has now hit safely in each of his six innings for Double-A Midland. career games against the A’s and is 9-for-23 (.391) with three • Ka’ai Tom had a RBI single in the eighth inning off David Price home runs and nine RBI. for his first Major League hit and RBI. • Zach McKinstry had his first career three-hit game and his first • Mark Canha singled and hit his first home run and has now three-RBI game. reached base safely in all five games…has scored five of the A’s 12 runs this year. HOME RUNS HOME RUNS Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Smith (2) 3 2-2 1 LF Montas Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Turner (1) 8 1-1 1 CF Romo Canha (1) 8 3-1 1 LF Price ÿ ÿ ÿÿ ! ÿ"# "$%ÿ&ÿ' (ÿ&"#ÿ)) )'&0123 4 5 6 ÿ 789777 @@@ @8@ ! 777777797 ' A @