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 Texas Rangers (1-2) at Oakland Athletics (2-1) Wednesday, April 8, 2015 w O.co Coliseum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 6 Oakland 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 X 10 14 1 9 W — Kazmir (1-0) L — Detwiler (0-1) S — None OAKLAND NOTES • The Oakland A’s have started the season 2-1 for the first time since 2010...are 2-1 on this season-opening seven-game homestand againstTexas (2-1) and Seattle (three games). • The A’s have tripled in each of the first three games of the season for the first time since at least 1914 • The A’s had two players (Canha and Ladendorf) record their first Major League hits in the same game for the first time sinceApril 24, 2000 (Long and Piatt) • Scott Kazmir recorded 10 stirkeouts, his 23rd career game of 10 or more strikeouts...is 4-1 with a 3.18 ERA (28.1 ip, 28 h, 13 r, 10 er, 6 bb, 24 so, 2 hr) in five starts over the last two years against Texas. • R.J. Alvarez made his Athletics debut, entering the game in the ninth inning • Mark Canha (3 for 5, 2 2b, 4 rbi) made his Major League debut...recorded his first ML hit with a three-run double in the third inning...he is the third Oakland player with three hits in his ML debut (Grieve in 1997, Rouse in 2006). • Tyler Ladendorf (1 for 3, 2 r, 3b, 2 rbi, bb) made his Major League debut...had an RBI triple in his first at bat in the third inning • Cody Ross (1 for 5, r, 2 rbi) made his Athletics debut...hit an RBI single in the third inning. Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Scott Kazmir (W, 1-0) 7.0 1 0 0 2 10 0 95/62 Dan Otero 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15/11 R.J. Alvarez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18/12 Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher None TEXAS NOTES • The Texas Rangers have lost two of their first three games for the 17th time, the first time since 2010...are 1-2 on this season-opening road trip at Oakland (1-2). • The Rangers committed four errors, their most since they also committed four errors April 30, 2014 against Oakland. • Ross Detwiler made his first start since July 13, 2013 against Milwaukee with the Nationals..appeared in his second career game against theA’s (also: May 9, 2014). • Logan Verrett made his Major League debut. • Adrian Beltre (0 for 4) is 0 for 11 to start the season. • Delino DeShields (1 for 1) made his Major League debut, entering the game in center field in the seventh inning...reorded his first major league hit in the eighth inning. Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Ross Detwiler (L, 0-1) 4.1 9 8 5 2 2 0 92/59 Logan Verrett 2.2 4 2 2 1 2 0 50/34 Phil Klein 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15/10 Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher None Time of Game ...................................................... 2:55 Overall Record....................................................... 2-1 Home/Road ................................................... 2-1 / 0-0 First Pitch ........................................................ 7:07pm Streak .................................................................... W1 Day/Night ....................................................... 0-0 / 2-1 Temperature ............................................. 58 degrees Homestand ............................................................ 2-1 April/May/June .......................................2-1 / 0-0 / 0-0 Last 5 ..................................................................... 2-1 July/Aug./Sept. ......................................0-0 / 0-0 / 0-0 Today’s Attendance ......................................... 19,479 Last 10 ................................................................... 2-1 Attendance Total .............................................. 70,571 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7 ......... 2-0 / 0-1 Average (2 games) .......................................... 23,524 Series Record ........................................................ 2-1 A’s/Opponents score first ............................... 2-0 / 0-1 Series First Game.................................................. 1-0 Leading after 7th/8th inning ........................... 2-0 / 2-0 Win/Lose in Last AB ............................................. 0-0 vs. AL West ............................................................ 2-1 Tied After 7th/8th inning ................................. 0-0 / 0-0 Extra Innings.......................................................... 0-0 vs. RHP/LHP ................................................. 1-1 / 1-0 Trailing After 7th/8th inning ............................ 0-1 / 0-1.