Post Game Notes

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Texas Rangers (62-50) at Oakland Athletics (64-47) Sunday, August 4, 2013 O.co Coliseum

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

W — Holland (9-6) L — Griffin (10-8) S — None

OAKLAND NOTES The Oakland Athletics were shut out for the ninth time this season…are 1-4 over their last five games…went 5-5 on their 10-game homestand against Los Angeles (3-1), Toronto (1-2) and Texas (1-2) and are now 8-8 since the All Star Break. A.J. Griffin has allowed two home runs in each of last four starts, which is the longest streak by an A’s pitcher since Mark Redman also had a four-game streak from June 27-July 17, 2004… has allowed 28 home runs on the season, which is the most in the majors and the most by an A’s pitcher since Dan Haren allowed 31 in 2006…is 3-2 with a 3.81 ERA (14 er in 33.0 ip) over his past five starts. Alberto Callaspo (0 for 4, gidp) is 4 for 46 (.086) in 16 games since the All-Star Break after hitting .271 before the break. Nate Freiman (2 for 3, so) is batting .329 (25 for 76) at Oakland compared to .212 (14 for 66) on the road. Josh Reddick (0 for 3, 2 so) is 10 for 62 (.161) over his last 20 games.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes A.J. Griffin (L, 10-8) 6.2 5 4 3 1 7 2 108/75 Jerry Blevins 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/4 Pat Neshek 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13/6 Evan Scribner 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15/10

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher None

TEXAS NOTES The are 4-1 over their last five games and 5-5 over their last 10…are 2-1 on their 10-game road trip to Oakland (2-1), Anaheim (three games), and Houston (four games). Derek Holland tossed eight innings and has now tossed at least eight innings with no runs allowed in three starts this season…recorded a season-high tying 10 strikeouts (third time, last: July 3 vs. Seattle)…is 2-2 with a 2.48 ERA (10 er in 36.1 ip) over his last five starts. Elvis Andrus (0 for 4, so) had his career-high tying 16-game snapped…was 20 for 59 (.339) during the streak…the streak was the longest active hitting streak in the Major Leagues. Adrian Beltre (2 for 3, rbi, bb, so) is batting .359 (47 for 131) with four doubles, nine home runs and 23 RBI over his last 33 games. Nelson Cruz (1 for 4, r, hr, rbi, 2 so) went 2 for 12 with two home runs in the series. Mitch Moreland (1 for 4, r, hr, 2 rbi, so) hit his 16th of the season and his fourth against the Athletics.

Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Derek Holland (W, 9-6) 8.0 4 0 0 2 10 0 112/77 Joe Nathan 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15/10

Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Nelson Cruz (27) 2nd 0-1 1 LF Griffin Mitch Moreland (16) 7th 0-1 2 RF Griffin

Time of Game ...... 2:33 Overall Record ...... 64-47 Home/Road ...... 35-20/29-27 First Pitch ...... 1:07 pm Streak ...... Lost 1 Day/Night ...... 23-21/41-26 Temperature ...... 61 degrees Homestand ...... 5-5 April/May/June ...... 16-12/16-12/16-11 Last Five ...... 1-4 July/Aug./Sept...... 15-10/1-2/0-0 Attendance ...... 23,263 Last 10 ...... 5-5 Total ...... 1,291,582 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7 ...... 30-13/34-34 Average (55 games) ...... 23,483 Series Record ...... 1-2 A’s/Opponents score first ...... 39-16/26-30 Series First Game ...... 24-12 Leading after 7th inn/8th inn ...... 50-2/54-1 Win/Lose in Last At-Bat ...... 13-8 vs. AL West ...... 30-21 Tied after 7th inn/8th inn...... 10-6/5-4 Extra Innings ...... 7-4 vs. RHP/LHP ...... 44-30/20-16 Trailing after 7th inn/8th inn ...... 4-39/3-42