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Post Game Notes Oakland Athletics Company w 7000 Coliseum Way w Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 w @Athletics w @AsMediaAlerts w athletics.com (75-59) at Oakland Athletics (57-77) Friday, September 2, 2016 w Oakland Alameda Coliseum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Boston 1 0 1 0 4 6 0 3 1 16 17 0 8 Oakland 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 6 W — Price (14-8) L — Neal (2-4) S — None OAKLAND NOTES • The Oakland A’s have lost four straight games and are 10-22 (.313) over the last 32 games...are a season-high 20 games under .500 at 57-77 (.425), which is the worst record after 134 games since 1997 (53-81)...fell to 30-37 (.448) at home and 38-47 (.447) at night...have lost 17 of the last 22 games in which the opponent starts a left-handed ...are 14-22 (.389) against opposing left-handed starters this season...have lost eight straight against Boston, which is the longest losing streak against the Red Sox since losing nine in a row from July 6, 2004 to May 11, 2005...have lost the season series against Boston 0-4 with two games remaining and are 235-290 against the Red Sox since moving to Oakland in 1968...are 0-1 on their nine-game homestand against Boston (0-1), Los Angeles-AL (three games), and Seattle (three games). • The A’s allowed -digit runs for the 10th time this season...the 16 runs were a season high and the most since Aug. 16, 2015 at Baltimore (18). • Andrew Triggs left the game after the first with tightness in his back...is 1-1 with a 2.92 ERA (8 er in 24.2 ip) in seven games, including five starts, during his most recent stint with Oakland...is 1-1 with a 2.58 ERA (11 er in 38.1 ip) in 14 games, including six starts, over his last four stints...is 1-1 with a 2.81 ERA (8 er in 25.2 ip) in six starts...is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA (2 er in 4.0 ip) in three career appearances, including one start, against Boston (all this season). • Jake Smolinski (1-for-4, r) is batting .250 (12-for-48) over his last 13 games...is batting .329 (27-for-82) against left-handed . • Danny Valencia (1-for-2, r, bb) snapped an 0-for-12 hitless streak with a single in the fourth inning...is batting .346 (37-for-107) against left-handed pitching. • (1-for-3, 2b, rbi, so) extended his hitting streak to five games (7-for-19, .368). • Joey Wendle (1-for-1) collected his first Major League with a pinch-hit single in the eighth inning.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Andrew Triggs 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 24/13 Zach Neal (L, 2-4) 3.2 6 5 4 1 0 0 85/50 Daniel Coulombe 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 0 23/12 J.B. Wendelken 2.0 4 5 4 4 2 1 53/27 Chris Smith 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 26/16

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher None BOSTON NOTES • The Boston Red Sox have won 14 of their last 21 games...are 32-22 (.593) since July 3...improved to 57-45 (.559) against opposing right-handed starters and 20-11 (.645) against AL West competition...are now 34-29 (.540) on the road and 51-40 (.560) at night...clinched a season series win against the A’s 4-0 with two games left...have won eight straight games against Oakland, and are 1071-877 all-time against the A’s...are 1-0 on this nine-game road trip to Oakland (1-0), San Diego (three games) and Toronto (four games). • The Red Sox have scored at least 13 runs and 15 hits in four consecutive games against the A’s this year...Yoan Moncada (0-for-1, r, so, bb) and Robby Scott made their Major League debuts. • is 5-0 with a 2.06 ERA (8 er in 35.0 ip) over his last five starts...is 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA (6 er in 26.0 ip) over his last four road starts...is 1-2 with a 2.25 ERA (7 er in 28.0 ip) in four starts in the state of California this season...is 3-2 with a 3.13 ERA (21 er in 60.1 ip) in nine career starts against Oakland. • (1-for-3, 3 r, 2b, rbi, 2 bb) is a .305 (18-for-59) career hitter against the A’s. • (1-for-5, r, 2 rbi, so, sf) has reached base safely in each of his last 20 games (31-for-82, .378). • David Ortiz (2-for-2, r, 3 rbi, bb, sf) is batting .354 (23-for-65) with 15 RBI over his last 19 games. • Dustin Pedroia (2-for-5, 2 r, so) has hit safely in each of his last 18 games against the A’s (27-for-70, .386)...is 39-for-85 (.459) since moving into the leadoff spot on August 10...has hit safely in nine straight games (21-for-38, .553).

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes David Price (W, 14-8) 7.0 4 2 2 3 7 0 101/63 Joe Kelly 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17/12 Robby Scott 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16/12

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Travis Shaw (15) 6th 0-0 3 RF Wendelken

Time of Game...... 3:27 Overall Record...... 57-77 Home/Road...... 30-37 / 27-40 First Pitch...... 7:07 pm Streak...... L4 Day/Night...... 19-30 / 38-47 Temperature...... 64 degrees Homestand...... 0-1 April/May/June...... 13-12 / 11-17 / 11-15 Last 5...... 1-4 July/Aug./Sept...... 12-14 / 10-18 / 0-1 Today’s Attendance...... 21,376 Last 10...... 4-6 Attendance Total...... 1,279,017 Series Record...... 0-1 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7.... 17-6 / 40-71 Average (67 games)...... 19,090 Series First Game...... 22-22 A’s/Opponents score first...... 39-37 / 18-40 Leading after 7th/8th inning...... 44-6 / 48-4 Win/Lose in Last AB...... 13-13 vs. AL West...... 22-32 Tied After 7th/8th inning...... 5-3 / 6-4 Extra ...... 5-4 vs. RHP/LHP...... 43-55 / 14-22 Trailing After 7th/8th inning...... 8-68 / 3-69