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 (2-3) at Oakland Athletics (3-3) Saturday, April 11, 2015 w O.co Coliseum

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E LOB Seattle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 10 9 8 Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 12 1 10

W — Olson (1-0) L — Abad (0-1) S — Rodney (2)

OAKLAND NOTES • The Oakland Athletics...have out-scored the opposition 30-0 in their three wins and have been out-scored 18-6 in their three losses...are 3-3 on this season- opening seven-game homestand against Texas (2-2) and Seattle (1-1). • The A’s have committed an error in five of their six games this season. • Sonny Gray...has allowed just two runs, one earned, on seven hits (2 gs, 15.1 ip) this season...is 4-1 with a 2.20 ERA (13 er in 53.0 ip) in eight career starts against Seattle...had his career-high 20.0-inning scoreless streak snapped when Dustin Ackley homered to lead off the third...the streak dated back to September 23, 2014. • Dan Otero had his 11-game (11.1 ip) scoreless streak against Seattle snapped by ’s go-ahead homer in the eighth...the streak dated back to June 14, 2013. • Billy Butler (2 for 3) is the only Athletic to hit safely in each of the first six games and is the only American Leaguer with a six-game hitting streak...is a career .329 hitter (71 for 216 in 60 g) against the Mariners, which is his best mark against any American League team. • Craig Gentry is 0 for 14 to start the season. • Marcus Semien (2 for 5, rbi) has hit safely and driven in a run in five of his first six games.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Sonny Gray 7.1 6 2 1 1 4 1 96/63 Eric O’Flaherty 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7/4 Dan Otero (BS, 1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6/4 Tyler Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 32/18 Fernando Abad (L, 0-1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 27/18 Jesse Chavez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/3

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher

SEATTLE NOTES • The Seattle Mariners snapped their three-game losing streak...are 1-1 on their current six-game road trip to Oakland (1-1) and Los Angeles-NL (three games). • J.A. Happ...is 1-0 with a 1.33 ERA (3 er in 20.1 ip) in three career starts against the A’s. • Tyler Olson earned his first Major League win. • Dustin Ackley (1 for 3, r, hr, rbi, bb) hit his second to lead off an inning this season (previous: April 6, 5th inning, vs. Los Angeles-AL). • Nelson Cruz (3 for 5, r, hr, 3 rbi, k) hit his first home run as a Mariner, which gave Seattle a 4-2 lead...had his first three-hit game of the season. • Brad Miller’s go-ahead hit in the top of the 11th was just the 12th of his career. • Seth Smith (2 for 3) has recorded multiple hits in both games he has played this year (previous: 3, April 6 vs. Los Angeles-AL).

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes J.A. Happ 6.1 7 2 2 0 1 0 82/54 Danny Farquhar 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 17/10 Carson Smith (BS, 1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 26/16 Tyler Olson (W, 1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 26/13 Fernando Rodney (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11/8

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Dustin Ackley (2) 3rd 1-2 1 RF Gray Nelson Cruz (1) 8th 1-1 3 LF Otero

Time of Game...... 3:39 Overall Record...... 3-3 Home/Road...... 3-3 / 0-0 First Pitch...... 1:07 p.m. Streak...... L1 Day/Night...... 0-2 / 3-1 Temperature...... 63 degrees Homestand...... 3-2 April/May/June...... 3-3 / 0-0 / 0-0 Last 5...... 2-3 July/Aug./Sept...... 0-0 / 0-0 / 0-0 Today’s Attendance...... 24,355 Last 10...... 3-3 Attendance Total...... 141,085 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7...... 3-1 / 0-2 Average (6 games)...... 23,514 Series Record...... 1-1 A’s/Opponents score first...... 3-1 / 0-2 Series First Game...... 2-0 Leading after 7th/8th inning...... 3-1 / 3-0 Win/Lose in Last AB...... 0-1 vs. AL West...... 3-3 Tied After 7th/8th inning...... 0-0 / 0-1 Extra Innings...... 0-1 vs. RHP/LHP...... 2-2 / 1-1 Trailing After 7th/8th inning...... 0-2 / 0-2