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 Dodgers (67-53) at Oakland Athletics (53-69) Wednesday, August 19, 2015 w O.co Coliseum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Los Angeles 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 Oakland 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 5 8 0 4 W — Chavez (7-12) L — Wood (8-8) S — Pomeranz (2) OAKLAND NOTES • The Oakland Athletics have won two consecutive games and are 8-10 over their past 18 games...have won 17 of the past 22 against the Dodgers and have an eight-game winning streak in the Coliseum...are now 11-22 when the opponent starts a left-handed pitcher...have won five consecutive home games...are 12-19 since the All-Star Break...are 8-6 in interleague play…are 20-27 in day games...are 2-0 on this five-game homestand against Los Angeles-NL (2-0) and Tampa Bay (three games). • A’s pitching has allowed at least one home run in 14 consecutive games, which is the second longest streak in Oakland history (most: 15, Aug. 6-21, 1987). • Jesse Chavez is 2-2 with a 4.85 ERA (16 er in 29.2 ip) in his last five starts...is 2-1 with a 3.91 ERA (10 er in 23.0 ip) in four interleague starts this season...is 1-1 with a 2.95 ERA (7 er in 21.1 ip) in 10 career appearances (two starts) against the Dodgers...is 5-5 with a 2.85 ERA (23 er in 72.2 ip) in 13 games at home. • Billy Burns (3-for-4, 3 r, rbi) recorded his team-leading 34th multiple-hit game and seventh three-hit game...is batting .277 (18-for-65) in August. • Mark Canha (2-for-3, bb, k) recorded his 16th multiple hit contest of the year...is 15-for-34 (.441) with six RBI over his last eight games after going 6-for-44 (.136) with two RBI over his previous 17 contests. • Eric Sogard (2-for-3, 2 r) snapped an 0-for-11 hitless streak with a single in the bottom of the sixth inning...recorded his 18th multiple-hit game. • Danny Valencia (0-for-4, 1 rbi, k) is 14-for-51 (.275) with three doubles, four home runs and 10 RBI in 12 games with the A’s...is 12-for-33 (.364) with five doubles, one home run and seven RBI in 11 interleague games this year. Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes . Jesse Chavez (W, 7-12) 8.0 2 2 2 2 6 1 116/69 Drew Pomeranz (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14/9 Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher None LOS ANGELES NOTES • The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost three consecutive games...were held to two hits for the third time this season...are 8-6 in interleague play...have lost 17 of the last 22 to Oakland...fell to 2-14 all-time at the O.co Coliseum...lead the National League with 148 home runs…are 0-2 on this eight-game road trip to Oakland (0-2), Houston (three games) and Cincinnati (three games). • Alex Wood is 1-2 with a 5.01 ERA (13 er in 23.1 ip) in four starts since joining the Dodgers...is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA (5 er in 11.2 ip) in two career starts against Oakland... is 5-5 with a 3.26 ERA (35 er in 96.2 ip) on the road this season...is 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA (7 er in 25.2 ip) in four interleague starts this season. • Andre Ethier (0-for-3) had his season-high seven-game hitting streak snapped...was batting .471 (8-for-17) during the streak. • Adrian Gonzalez (0-for-4) is batting .306 (33-for-108) with four doubles, six home runs and 18 RBI in 28 games since the All-Star Break. • Kike Hernandez (1-for-3) extended his hitting streak to a career-high six games (previous: 4, July 11-14, 2014)...has reached base safely in 14 consecutive games... is batting .400 (18-for-45) with three doubles, three home runs and eight RBI over that span...is 10-for-31 (.323) in nine career games against the A’s. • Joc Pederson (0-for-2, bb) has reached base safely in 13 of his last 15 games...has 19 walks over that span. • Jimmy Rollins (1-for-4, hr, r, 2 rbi) hit his first home run since July 25 at New York-NL...has hit safely in 16 of his last 19 games...is batting .286 (23-for-80) with six doubles, five RBI and 11 runs scored over that span dating back to July 29. Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Alex Wood (L, 8-8) 5.2 5 3 3 3 1 0 82/48 Chris Hatcher 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/10 Jim Johnson 0.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 13/7 Luis Avilan 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/2 Pedro Baez 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7/4 Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Jimmy Rollins (12) 3rd 2-1 2 RF Chavez Time of Game ...................................................... 2:34 Streak .................................................................... W2 April/May/June ............................. 9-14 / 11-19 / 15-12 First Pitch ................................................... 12:37 p.m. Homestand ............................................................ 2-0 July/Aug./Sept. ................................10-14 / 8-10 / 0-0 Temperature ............................................. 68 degrees Last 5 ..................................................................... 2-3 Last 10 ................................................................... 3-7 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7 ... 32-13 / 21-56 Today’s Attendance ......................................... 26,122 Series Record ........................................................ 2-0 A’s/Opponents score first ....................... 43-24 / 10-45 Attendance Total ......................................... 1,387,498 Series First Game.............................................. 18-21 Leading after 7th/8th inning ....................... 46-6 / 48-1 Average (63 games) ........................................ 22,024 vs. AL West ........................................................ 24-25 Tied After 7th/8th inning ................................. 5-8 / 5-8 Win/Lose in Last AB ............................................ 8-16 vs. RHP/LHP ......................................... 42-47 / 11-22 Trailing After 7th/8th inning ........................ 2-55 / 0-60 Extra Innings.......................................................... 5-9 Home/Road ........................................... 29-34 / 24-35 Overall Record................................................... 53-69 Day/Night ............................................... 20-27 / 33-42.