GAME NOTES Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 510-638-4900 | athletics.com | @athletics OAKLAND ATHLETICS (71-59) VS. NEW YORK YANKEES (76-53) SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 — OAKLAND COLISEUM — 4:08 PDT RHP PAUL BLACKBURN (0-1, 4.09) VS. LHP JORDAN MONTGOMERY (5-5, 3.69) ESPN — A’S CAST ON IHEART RADIO — A’S RADIO NETWORK (960 AM, 103.7 FM HD2, 1140 AM) — EN ESPAÑOL (KIQI 1010 AM, KATD 990 AM) ABOUT THE A’S: Snapped their losing streak at a season-high tying six games Oakland history…the longest is a 14-game streak from July 3-20, 2007…are yesterday…are now 3-10 over the last 13 games after going 12-3 over the hitting .206 (80-for-388) with 34 runs scored over the last 12 games (2.8 runs previous 15 contests…started the year 0-6, went a Major League best 44-21 per game) and are 14-for-88 (.159) with runners in scoring position…batted (.677) from April 7-June 18 (first game at New York-AL), and are 27-32 (.458) .308 with 63 runs over the previous eight games (7.9 per game), including since then…are in third place in the American League Wild Card, 3½ games .346 with RISP…are hitting .235 overall, which is third lowest in the American behind the second place team (Boston) and 5½ behind the first place team League, but have a .254 average with RISP, which is eighth highest…hit .225 (New York)…the 3½ games out of the playoffs matches the A’s season-high last year but the lowest batting average in a full season in Oakland history is (April 6 and Aug. 27)…held at least a share of a playoff spot each day from .236 in 1982…have been hit by a pitch 79 times, which is the most in the AL, April 17-Aug. 22…are in second place in the AL West and trail Houston by a fourth most in the majors and third most in Oakland history (88 in 2001, 87 in season-high 6½ games for the second consecutive day…it is the first time the 2019)…are tied for fourth in the AL in sacrifice flies (36) and rank fifth in walks A’s have been more than six games out of first place in the West since finish- (442) and sacrifice hits (15)…A’s pinch hitters lead the AL in hits (25), sacrifice ing the 2019 season 10 games back…held at least a share of first for 61 of 62 flies (3) and plate appearances (122), are tied for the lead in home runs (3), days from April 20 to June 20 but have spent each of the 65 days since then in rank second in RBI (17) and tied for third in extra base hits (6). second…overall, have spent 58 days alone in first place in the West, three days tied for first, 65 days in second, one day tied for second, three days in third, ONE-RUN GAMES AND OTHER CLOSE CALLS: The A’s are 19-23 (.452) in one-run two days in fourth, three days tied for fourth and 10 days in fifth. games, which is the fifth worst record in the American League…lead the AL and are tied for third in the majors in one-run losses and one-run decisions A’s IN AUGUST: The A’s are 12-12 (.500) in August with two games remaining… (42)…are 27-33 (.450) in games decided by two runs or fewer, 44-26 (.629) in went 11-13 (.458) in July, which was the A’s first losing record in a month of 10 games decided by three runs or more…have a five-game winning streak in or more games since they went 11-15 in April of 2019…have not had back-to- extra inning games and are 7-3 (.700) overall, which is the second best record back months with a losing record since they had 10 straight from May 2016- in the AL (Seattle, 12-5/.706)…are 13-4 (.765) in extra innings over the last Aug. 2017…are 32-for-34 (94.1%) in stolen base attempts in August and are two years…are 15-10 in games decided in the last at bat…are tied with Seattle tied with Kansas City for the most steals in the majors this month…the 32 for the most walk-off wins in the AL (10)…have 93 walk-off wins in the Bob steals are the A’s most in August since 1983 (42) and their most in any month Melvin era, which are the most in the majors over that span…have six losses since September of 2010 (36)…lead the AL in hit by pitches (19) and rank when leading after seven innings, which is tied for third most in the AL. fourth on-base percentage (.332), walks (87) and fewest strikeouts (190)…the pitching staff ranks fifth in opponents OPS (.693) and eighth in ERA (4.10). HOME AND AWAY: The A’s snapped their season-high six-game home losing streak last night…are 2-6 on this nine-game homestand against San Francisco ON THE BASES: The A’s have been successful in OAKLAND A’S (1-2), Seattle (0-2) and New York-AL (1-2)…need a win today to avoid their each of their last 19 stolen base attempts and are MOST CONSECUTIVE worst record on a homestand of nine or more games since going 1-8 on the now 34-for-36 (94.4%) in the 27 games since Star- STOLEN BASES, first homestand of the 2001 season…went 4-1 on the last homestand against ling Marte joined the club on July 29…rank second NO CAUGHT STEALING San Diego (1-1) and Texas (3-0) and are 36-31 (.537) at home compared to 35- in the majors in steals over that span (Kansas 28 (.556) on the road…begin a six-game road trip to Detroit (three games) and 22 Oct. 2, 1991-April 10, 1992 City, 35)…Marte has accounted for 20 of the 34 22 July 19-August 1, 1983 Toronto (three games) on Tuesday…went 5-5 on the last road trip to Cleve- steals…are now 77-for-90 (85.6%) for the season, 20 April 27-May 15, 2012 land (3-0), Texas (1-2) and Chicago-AL (1-3)…are batting .224 (477-for-2128) which is the second best percentage in the majors 19 Aug. 11, 2021-present with a .697 OPS at home compared to .245 with a .742 OPS on the road… (Cleveland, 86.2%)…the 77 steals rank third in the 19 May 13-27, 1992 have the second lowest home batting average and third lowest home OPS in American League, fifth in the majors and are the the American League but the third highest road OPS and fourth highest road most by an A’s team since 2015 (78). batting average. DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed just three errors in the last 14 A’s vs. YANKEES: The A’s have lost the season series for the first time since games and have 55 for the season, which is second fewest in the American 2016 as they are 2-4 entering the final game today…went 1-2 in New York League to Houston (49)…are on pace for 69 errors, which would break the and are 1-2 in Oakland…are 17-15 against the Yankees dating back to 2016… Athletics record for fewest errors in a season (80 in 2019)…have the second have won 10 of the last 13 games and 22 of the last 31 in Oakland but have fewest outfield assists in the AL (11) and are tied for the fourth fewest double dropped eight of the last 11 games in New York…since moving to Oakland in plays (95). 1968, the A’s are 256-287 against the Yankees…that includes 142-130 in Oak- land and 114-157 in New York…are 17-26 at Yankee Stadium…all-time, the A’s PITCHING: The A’s have compiled a 4.98 ERA (72 er in 130.0 ip) and allowed are 797-1153 against the Yankees/Orioles. 25 home runs over the last 15 games after logging a 2.19 ERA and four home runs over the previous 12 contests…overall, rank third in the American League TODAY’S TIDBITS in opponents slugging percentage (.384), fourth in ERA (3.74) and fifth in OPS Andrew Chafin ranks fifth among Major League relievers in opponents (.685) and on-base percentage (.301)…have the fewest walks (349) and the OPS (.484), sixth in ERA (1.83), tied for eighth in batting average (.167) and second fewest home runs (142) and pitches per inning (15.9)…are tied for ninth in slugging percentage (.253)…Matt Chapman leads ML third base- second in shutouts (11). men in fielding percentage (.989), total chances (371) and putouts (144), STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers have tossed five innings or fewer in ranks second in double plays (35), tied for third in assists (223) and fifth in nine of the last 15 games and are 3-7 with a 5.33 ERA (44 er in 74.1 ip) and defensive runs saved (8)…Starling Marte has 19 stolen bases in 24 games .277 (82-for-296) opponents batting average over that span…however, have in August…the steals are the most in the American League in the month 735.0 innings pitched for the season, which is the most in the majors…are on of August since Alex Cole had 19 for Cleveland in 1990…they are the most pace for 916.0 innings, which would be the fewest by a Major League leader by an Athletic in any month since Rickey Henderson had 27 in August in a season of 154 games or more…the current low is 941.1 by the Mets in of 1983…Matt Olson ranks third in the AL in slugging percentage (.551), 2019…are 48-44 with a 3.78 ERA (309 er in 735.0 ip)…rank third in the Ameri- fourth in OPS (.925), tied for fourth in home runs (32) and extra base hits can League in wins and fourth in opponents OPS (.693) and ERA…are tied for (60), fifth in on-base percentage (.374), tied for sixth in sacrifice flies (7), second in complete games (3)…have used just nine starting pitchers, which tied for seventh in walks (66), tied for ninth in doubles (28) and RBI (83) and is tied for fourth fewest in the majors…are the only team with four pitchers tied for 10th in runs (80).