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OAKLAND ATHLETICS (75-50) VS. TEXAS RANGERS (56-71) MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018— OAKLAND COLISEUM

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Win: Mike Fiers (9-6) Loss: Bartolo Colon (7-11)

OAKLAND NOTES TEXAS NOTES • Jonathan Lucroy tossed out his 22nd attempted base • Bartolo Colon has lost five straight road starts and has stealer of the season (Shin-Soo Choo), and pulled ahead been supported with one or fewer runs in 9 of his last 12 of Kansas City's Salvador Pérez for the major league road starts this season. lead. • Nomar Mazara extended his streak to eight games. Mike Fiers struck out a season high-tying eight batters. • • Texas is now 5-9 against Oakland and has lost five • Ramòn Laureano hit his first and second career home straight games to the Athletics. runs, both off of Bartolo Colon...also recorded his first The Rangers were shutout for the seventh time this sea- multi rbi game of his career. • son. • Laureano joined Matt Chapman, Matt Olson, Bill Bathe, Mike Heath, Mitchel Page, Larry Stahl, Bert Campaner- HOME RUNS is, Manny Jimenez, and George Kelly of A's who have Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher hit their first two Major League home runs in the same game. • Stephen Piscotty doubled in the bottom of the second inning for his 100th career . • Khris Davis hit his 37th home of the season in the bottom of the third inning.. Davis has 16 home runs since the All Star Game...he entered the day leading the Majors in home runs after the break...he now has 26 home runs in 51 career games against Texas. HOME RUNS Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Ramòn Laureano (1) 2 2-1 2 Right Colon Khris Davis (37) 3 3-1 1 Left Colon Ramòn Laureano (2) 6 0-1 3 Left Colon Stephen Piscotty (16) 7 0-0 1 Center Springs

Time of Game...... 2:48 Homestand...... 5-2 April...... 13-12 First Pitch...... 7:08 pm Last 5...... 3-2 May...... 15-14 Temperature...... 62 degrees Last 10...... 7-3 June...... 17-10 Today’s Attendance...... 9,341 Home/Road...... 38-25/37-25 July...... 17-8 Attendance Total...... 1,132,035 Day/Night...... 31-18/44-32 August...... 12-4 Average (62 games)...... 18,258 vs. RHS/LHS...... 49-31/26-19 Streak...... W1 March...... 1-2