Post Game Notes

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Toronto Blue Jays (50-54) at Oakland Athletics (44-59) Saturday, August 1, 2009 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, Calif.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Toronto 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 0 5 Oakland 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 0 3

WP — Cecil (5-1). LP — Cahill (6-10). SV — Frasor (4).

OAKLAND NOTES • The Oakland A’s are batting .305 (146 for 479) with 87 runs scored and 36 doubles over the last 13 games…are 1-1 on this seven- game homestand against Toronto (1-1) and Texas (four games). • Trevor Cahill allowed his 18th home against a left handed hitter in the second , which are the most home runs allowed to a lefty by an Athletic since Don Wengert also allowed 18 in 1996…has allowed at least one in each of his last eight starts (13 home runs total)…is now 1-5 with a 8.31 ERA (32 er in 34.2 ip) and .336 (48 for 143) opponents batting average over his last seven starts (since June 27). • Adam Kennedy (1 for 4) has a season-high eight-game hitting streak and is batting .341 (14 for 41) over that span...drove in a season-high tying three runs (also, July 28 at Boston). • Mark Ellis (1 for 2) has a six-game hitting streak and is batting .375 (9 for 24) with a home run, five doubles, four RBI and nine runs scored over that span. • Rajai Davis (1 for 4) had his streak of collecting multiple RBI’s in four-straight games snapped (nine RBI total), which was the longest such streak by an Athletic this year…has safely in each of his last six games, batting .381 (8 for 21) over that streak.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Trevor Cahill (L, 6-10) 5.1 8 6 6 4 2 2 105/63 Santiago Casilla 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 32/22 Edgar Gonzalez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/7

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location None.

TORONTO NOTES • The have hit 20 home runs over their last 13 games…are now 2-3 on their six-game road trip through Seattle (1-2) and Oakland (1-1). • has gone 3-0 with a 1.67 ERA (27.0 ip, 21 h, 5 r, 5 er, 10 bb, 24 so, 1 hr) over his last four starts. • (2 for 5) recorded a career-high four RBI (previous high: three, 15 times, last: July 25 vs. Tampa Bay)…has an 11-game hitting streak and is batting .348 (16 for 46) with five home runs, five doubles and 14 RBI over that stretch. • (2 for 4) snapped a 0 for 12 streak with a single in the second inning.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Brett Cecil (W, 5-1) 7.0 6 4 4 1 3 0 100/63 Brandon League 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/6 Scott Downs 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 9/5 Jason Frasor (S, 4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13/8

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Lyle Overbay (11) 2nd 3-2 1 CF Cahill Aaron Hill (25) 4th 0-1 3 LF Cahill

Time of Game ...... 2:45 Overall Record ...... 44-59 Home/Road...... 23-26/21-33 First Pitch...... 6:33 pm Streak...... Lost 1 Day/Night...... 15-19/29-40 Temperature ...... 58 degrees Homestand ...... 1-1 April/May/June ...... 8-11/11-18/13-15 Last Five...... 3-2 July/Aug./Sept...... 12-14/0-1/0-0 Attendance...... 35,067 (sellout) Last 10 ...... 4-6 Total ...... 879,929 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7...... 11-9/33-50 Average (49 games) ...... 17,958 Series Record...... 11-17-5 A’s/Opponents score first ...... 22-22/22-37 Series First Game ...... 13-21 Leading after 7th inn/8th inn ...... 37-4/37-1 Win/Lose in Last At-Bat ...... 7-13 vs. AL East ...... 18-19 Tied after 7th inn/8th inn...... 2-8/5-9 Extra ...... 3-7 vs. RHP/LHP...... 30-37/14-22 Trailing after 7th inn/8th inn ...... 5-47/2-49