OAKLAND ATHLETICS Post Game Notes Oakland Athletics Baseball Company w 7000 Coliseum Way w Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 w @Athletics w @AsMediaAlerts w athletics.com Los Angeles Angels (62-77) at Oakland Athletics (60-79) Wednesday, September 7, 2016 w Oakland Alameda Coliseum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 Oakland 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 x 4 10 0 14 W — Cotton (1-0) L — Meyer (0-2) S — Madson (29) OAKLAND NOTES • The Oakland A’s have won three of their last four games, but are still 13-24 over the last 37 contests...are now 7-9 against the Angels in the season series, including a 3-6 record in Oakland and 4-3 record in Anaheim...are 24-30 against the Angels over the last three years...improved to 33-39 at home and 21-31 during day games...improved to 45-57 against right-handed starters this year with a 24-33 record against division opponents...are 3-3 on their nine-game homestand against Boston (1-2), Los Angeles-AL (2-1) and Seattle (three games). • The A’s have used 27 pitchers this season, which ties the 1915 Philadelphia A’s and 1955 Kansas City A’s for second most in Athletics history to the record of 30 set last year...12 of the 27 pitchers are rookies, tying the Oakland record for rookie pitchers in a season (2009, 2012, 2015). • Jharel Cotton allowed one earned run on two hits over 6.1 innings in his Major League debut to earn the win after being recalled from Triple-A Nashville today...is now 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA...is the ninth A’s rookie to make his ML debut this season...is now the 14th different pitcher to start a game for the A’s. • Yonder Alonso (3-for-5, 2b, r, rbi, so) has made 101 of his 114 starts against right-handed pitchers and is hitting .258 (92-for-356) against them, compared to .185 (10-for-54) against lefties...is now tied with Stephen Vogt with a team-high 25 doubles this season. • Ryon Healy (1-for-4, hr, r, rbi, bb, so) has hit safely in three straight games...is batting .353 (30-for-85) over his last 23 games. • Max Muncy (1-for-3, r, rbi, bb, so) snapped an 0-for-15 slump with his rbi single in the fourth inning...has made 12 of his 33 starts this season in right field. Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Jharel Cotton (W, 1-0) 6.1 2 1 1 2 3 1 102/70 Ryan Dull 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7/6 Liam Hendriks 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22/18 Ryan Madson (S, 29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10/8 Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Ryon Healy (7) 7th 0-0 1 LF Oberholtzer LOS ANGELES-AL NOTES • The Los Angeles Angels have lost back-to-back games but have still won eight of their last 11 contests...are 25-25 since the All-Star Break...fell to 30-44 on the road and 18-22 during day games...lead the season series against the A’s, 9-7, despite the loss...close out their six-game road trip to Seattle (2-1) and Oakland (1-2) at 3-3...will now begin a 10-game homestand on Friday against Texas (three games), Seattle (three games) and Toronto (four games). • Alex Meyer allowed one earned run in 3.1 innings of work in his Angel debut (third Major League appearance, second start of the season) and was charged with the loss...is now 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA (6 er in 7 ip)...became the 14th different starting pitcher for the Angels this season...today’s contest also marked his first appearance against Oakland. • C.J. Cron (1-for-4, hr, r, rbi) matched a career-high with his 16th home run of the season (2015)...has collected five homers in his last nine games. • Andrelton Simmons (1-for-3) extended his hitting streak to five games...is batting .362 (21-for-58) over his last 16 games. • Jefry Marte (0-for-3, so) had his seven-game hitting streak snapped...is 28-for-90 (.311) over his last 28 contests. Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Alex Meyer (L, 0-2) 3.1 1 1 1 4 5 0 68/37 Jose Alvarez 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 11/8 Jhoulys Chacin 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 31/17 Brett Oberholtzer 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 1 41/29 A.J. Achter 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15/9 Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher C.J. Cron (16) 7th 3-2 1 CF Cotton Time of Game .......................................................3:11 Overall Record................................................... 60-79 Home/Road ........................................... 33-39 / 27-40 First Pitch ..................................................... 12:37 pm Streak .................................................................... W2 Day/Night ............................................... 21-31 / 39-48 Temperature ............................................. 79 degrees Homestand ............................................................ 3-3 April/May/June ........................... 13-12 / 11-17 / 11-15 Last 5 ..................................................................... 3-2 July/Aug./Sept. ..............................12-14 / 10-18 / 3-3 Today’s Attendance ..........................................11,866 Last 10 ................................................................... 4-6 Attendance Total ......................................... 1,376,514 Series Record ........................................................ 2-1 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7 ... 17-6 / 43-73 Average (72 games) .........................................19,118 Series First Game.............................................. 22-23 A’s/Opponents score first ....................... 40-37 / 19-42 Leading after 7th/8th inning ....................... 45-6 / 50-4 Win/Lose in Last AB .......................................... 15-13 vs. AL West ........................................................ 24-33 Tied After 7th/8th inning ................................. 6-3 / 7-4 Extra Innings.......................................................... 5-4 vs. RHP/LHP ......................................... 45-57 / 15-22 Trailing After 7th/8th inning ........................ 9-70 / 3-71.