OAKLAND ATHLETICS Post Game Notes Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 Public Relations Facsimile 510-562-1633 www.oaklandathletics.com Los Angeles Dodgers (42-28) at Oakland Athletics (34-36) Thursday, June 21, 2012 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Los Angeles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 Oakland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 0 2 W — Cook (2-1) L — Lindblom (2-1) S — None OAKLAND NOTES The Oakland Athletics have four walk-off wins, which is one more than their total from last year…have won eight of the last nine games, including a season-high five-game winning streak that was snapped Sunday…are 12-6 over the last 18 games after losing a season-high nine consecutive contests…are 5-1 on this nine-game homestand against San Diego (2-1), Los Angeles (3-0) and San Francisco (three games). Travis Blackley tossed a career-high 8.0 innings (previous: 6.0 ip, June 15, 2012 vs. San Diego)…is 1-1 with a 2.57 ERA (6 er in 21.0 ip) in five career interleague appearances, including three starts. The A’s have allowed 22 hits over the past six games, which is fewest allowed by an A’s team over a six-game span since at least 1918 (previous: 25, May 10-17, 1963)…allowed eight hits this series, which is the fewest hits allowed by an A’s team in a three-game series since 1918 (previous: 10, May 7-9, 2010 vs. Tampa Bay). Yoenis Cespedes (1 for 4) hit his first career walk-off home run…is batting .375 (24 for 64) with six of his seven home runs at home compared to .197 (15 for 76) on the road. Coco Crisp (1 for 3) was caught stealing in the first inning, snapping his streak of 36 consecutive stolen bases without a caught stealing…it was the longest such streak in Athletics history…has batted leadoff in each of his last seven games and is 10 for 25 (.400) over that span. Jonny Gomes (1 for 3) is batting .409 (9 for 22) in 11 games in June after hitting .222 with one home run and seven RBI in 22 games in May…is 9 for 25 (.360) in 11 interleague games. Brandon Inge (0 for 1) is on a 0 for 15 streak…is 1 for 21 over his last six games after going 13 for 32 (.406) over his previous nine contests. Derek Norris (0 for 3) was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento today and made his Major League debut. Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Travis Blackley 8.0 3 1 1 0 6 0 87/67 Ryan Cook (W, 2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15/8 Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Yoenis Cespedes (7) 9th 0-1 3 LF Lindblom LOS ANGELES NOTES The Los Angeles Dodgers are 5-7 in interleague play…are 9-16 all-time against the A’s during the regular season, including 2-12 in Oakland…are 0-3 on this nine-game road trip to Oakland (0-2), Los Angeles (three games) and San Francisco (three games). Clayton Kershaw is 5-3 with a 3.02 ERA (32 er in 95.1 ip) in 15 career interleague starts…that includes 0-0 with a 0.66 ERA (1 er in 13.2 ip) in two starts against the A’s. Ivan De Jesus (0 for 3) is batting .200 (3 for 15) in June after hitting .353 in May…is 4 for 19 (.211) on the road and 5 for 13 (.381) at home. Andre Ethier (0 for 3) is batting .171 (12 for 70) in June after hitting .366 in May. Dee Gordon (0 for 4) is on a 0 for 12 streak. Tony Gwynn Jr. (0 for 3) is batting .196 (11 for 56) in June after hitting .291 in May. Juan Uribe (0 for 3) is batting .088 (3 for 34) on the road compared to .301 (22 for 73) at home. Pitching Lines IP H R ER BB SO HR Pitches/Strikes Clayton Kershaw 8.0 3 1 1 2 7 0 111/71 Josh Lindblom (L, 2-1) 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 13/7 Home Runs Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher None Time of Game ................................................... 2:26 Overall Record .......................................... 34-36 Home/Road ....................................................... 18-17/16-19 First Pitch .................................................. 12:38 pm Streak ........................................................ Won 3 Day/Night .......................................................... 11-14/23-22 Temperature .......................................... 55 degrees Homestand .................................................... 5-1 April/May/June ......................................... 10-12/11-16/12-7 Last Five ........................................................ 4-1 July/Aug./Sept. ................................................... 0-0/0-0/0-0 Attendance ..................................................... 23,337 Last 10 ........................................................... 8-2 Total ............................................................. 689,519 A’s Starter goes 7 or more/Less than 7 ............ 17-9/17-27 Average (35 games) ...................................... 19,701 Series Record ................................................ 3-0 A’s/Opponents score first ................................. 24-8/10-28 Series First Game ..................................... 10-14 Leading after 7th inn/8th inn ................................. 26-3/28-3 Win/Lose in Last At-Bat ..................................... 8-6 vs. AL West ............................................... 11-11 Tied after 7th inn/8th inn ............................................ 6-3/5-2 Extra Innings ...................................................... 4-2 vs. RHP/LHP .................................... 24-24/10-12 Trailing after 7th inn/8th inn .................................. 2-30/1-31 .