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PITCHING PROBABLES Fri., July 22 vs. Tampa Bay LHP Sean Manaea (3-5, 5.13) vs. RHP Jake Odorizzi (4-5, 4.39) 7:05 CSNCA/95.7 FM The Game Sat., July 23 vs. Tampa Bay RHP Kendall Graveman (6-6, 4.25) vs. LHP Drew Smyly (2-11, 5.64) 6:05 CSNCA/95.7 FM The Game Sun., July 24 vs. Tampa Bay TBA vs. LHP Blake Snell (2-4, 3.11) 1:05 CSNCA/95.7 FM The Game O AKLAND A THLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 www.athletics.com A’s PR on Twitter @AsMedia Alerts World Champions...1910 1911 1913 1929 1930 1972 1973 1974 1989 American League Champions...1902 1905 1910 1911 1913 1914 1929 1930 1931 1972 1973 1974 1988 1989 1990 ABOUT THE A’S: The A’s are 4-2 since the All-Star Break, which is tied for the third best record in the American League…are 7-9 (.438) in July… went 13-12 (.520) in April, 15-29 (.341) over a 44-game stretch from May 1 to June 19 and are 14-12 (.538) since then…are 42-53 (.442) overall, which is the third worst record in the AL…are in fifth place in the AL West for the first time since June 23 and have been in fourth or worse every day since June 3…have spent one day in sole possession of first place, five days tied for first, four days in second, four days tied for second, 15 days in third, eight days tied for third, 33 days in fourth, 13 days tied for fourth and 21 days in fifth. STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers are 4-1 with a 4.39 ERA (26 er in 53.1 ip) over the last 10 games and are 26-40 with a 5.02 ERA (284 er in 508.2 ip) for the season…rank third in the American League in high- est ERA, most losses, fewest innings and fewest wins…have issued the third most walks (196) but have surrendered the third fewest home runs (70)…are one of five AL teams without a complete game and the A’s streak of 146 consecutive games without a complete game is second longest in Athletics history (151, July 9, 2008-July 5, 2009) and the second longest active streak in the AL (Baltimore, 279)…the A’s last complete game was by Sonny Gray on Aug. 7, 2015 against Houston. PITCHING: The A’s have compiled a 3.67 ERA (30 er in 73.2 ip) over the last eight games and now have a 4.70 ERA for the season, which is second highest in the American League…have the third highest opponents batting average (.269) and fourth highest on-base percentage (.335)…have is- sued the fourth most walks (307). OFFENSE: The A’s rank fourth in the American League with a .263 (52-for- 198) batting average since the All-Star Break but are last with a .235 (126- for-537) average in July…have gone homerless in back-to-back games and in eight of their 16 games this month…have the third fewest July home runs in the AL (14)…for the season, the A’s have the lowest on-base per- centage in the AL (.306), the second fewest walks (244), the third lowest slugging percentage (.400), the third fewest strikeouts (646) and the fourth fewest home runs (98). DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed at least one error in a season-high seven consecutive games (11 errors total) to snap an Athlet- ics franchise record streak of 15 consecutive games without an error (June 25-July 9)…now have 64 errors for the season, which is second most in the American League…rank fourth in double plays (95)…A’s outfielders have 10 assists, which is the fewest in the AL and third fewest in the majors (San Francisco and St. Louis, 9). WITH RISP: The A’s are hitting .344 (78-for-227) with runners in scor- ing position since June 13 after batting .246 with RISP over the first 62 games…are hitting .278 with RISP for the season, which ranks fourth in the American League. IN THE PINCH: A’s pinch hitters are 5 for their last 12 (.417) with a walk and seven RBI…are batting .239 (17-for-71) with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and 13 RBI for the season…rank second in the American League in hits and RBI and tied for second in plate appearances (73) and extra base hits (5). SERIES NOTES: The A’s have won the first game in each of their last four series and 10 of the last 11…however, have lost the final game in each of their last six series and 10 of the last 11…for the season, are 19-12 in the first game of a series compared to 9-22 in the final game of a series. HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 4-2 on this 10-game homestand against Toronto (2-1), Houston (2-1) and Tampa Bay (four games)…will play 20 of their first 29 games after the All-Star Break at home as the A’s will sand- wich two 10-game homestands around a nine-game road trip from July 25-Aug. 14…went 1-4 on the last homestand and are 21-28 (.429) at home for the season, which is the third worst home record in the American League…lave following the game Sunday for a 11-day, nine-game road trip to Texas (three games), Cleveland (three games) and Los Angeles- AL (three games)…went 3-4 on the last road trip to Minnesota (1-2) and Houston (2-2) and are 21-25 (.457) on the road…started the year 7-0 on the road, went 5-20 from April 23 to June 11 and are 9-5 since then…are batting .244 (394-for-1615) at home compared to .259 (419-for-1619) on the road…have the third lowest home batting average in the AL…have a 4.19 ERA (206 er in 443.0 ip) at home compared to 5.28 (234 er in 398.2 ip) on the road. CLOSE CALLS: Six of the A’s last eight games have been decided by one run and the A’s are 4-2 in those games…are 13-15 (.464) in one-run games for the season…the 28 one-run games are fourth most in the American League…snapped a three-game losing streak in extra innings Tuesday night and are now 3-3 in extra inning games for the season…the Oakland record for fewest extra inning games in a non-strike season is nine in 1974 and 1975…improved to 4-5 in walk-off games and 9-9 in games decided in the last at bat with the win Tuesday night. THIS AND THAT: The A’s have scored 18 of their 27 runs since the break with two outs (66.7%)…snapped their nine-game losing streak in games in which the opponent starts a left-handed pitcher Tuesday night…it was their first win in a game started by a lefty since June 13 against Texas (Ramos)…the A’s designated hitter has homered just once over the last 45 games (Khris Davis, June 17 vs. Los Angeles)…A’s designated hitters have eight home runs for the season, which is tied with Chicago for the fewest in the American League. BEFORE THE ALL-STAR BREAK: The A’s had a 38-51 (.427) record at the All-Star Break, which was fifth worst in Oakland history and the worst since 2011 (39-53, .424)…were 15½ games out of first place in the Ameri- can League West, which matched the third largest deficit at the break in Oakland history and was the worst since 2001 (19)…the offense drew just 222 walks, which was the fewest by an A’s team in a non-strike season since 1958 (214). THE DISABLED LIST: The A’s have used the disabled list 21 times, which marks the sixth time in the last 10 years they have used the DL 20 or more times in a season…the 21 players have combined to miss 906 games (43.1 games per stint)…currently have 12 players on the DL (Alvarez, Bas- sitt, Canha, Doolittle, Doubront, Fuld, Lambo, Parker, Phegley, Rodriguez, Sogard, Triggs)…today is the 17th day the A’s have had at least 12 players on the DL…prior to this year, have never had more than 11 players on the DL at one time…have had at least six players on the DL all year and at least three players on the DL every day since July 30, 2011…have not had fewer than two players on the DL since the end of the 2006 season when they had just one. A’s vs. RAYS: The A’s lead the season se- ries 2-1 after winning two of three at Tampa Bay in May…lost the season series last year for the first time since 2010 as they went 3-4…are 49-45 against the Rays dating back to 2005 after going 49-17 over the first seven years…all-time, the A’s are 98-62 against Tampa Bay…that is the fifth best record of any team against any opponent based on a minimum of 100 games…are 53-24 in Oak- land and 45-38 at Tropicana Field…the mark in the Coliseum is the A’s best record against any American League team. TODAY’S TIDBITS Coco Crisp is batting a Major League leading .423 with runners in scor- ing position… Khris Davis is tied for fifth in the American League with 23 home runs…that is the second best total of his career and four shy of his career high of 27 from last year Ryan Dull has a 0.72 ERA (2 er in 24.0 ip) over his last 24 games dating back to May 25 Marcus Semien ranks second among Major League shortstops in home runs (20) and fourth among AL shortstops in RBI (48)…Danny Valencia has five home runs against the Rays, which match the most ever in one season by an Athletic against Tampa Bay (Chavez and Durazo, 2004…Stephen Vogt is 13-for-25 (.520) with eight runs, three doubles, a triple, two home runs, six RBI and four multiple hit games over his last seven games. THIS DATE IN A’S HISTORY In 1945 the A’s and Tigers play to a 1-1 tie in a 24 inning game…in 1971 Sal Bando hits a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and adds the game winning sacrifice fly in the 12th inning as the A’s defeat Cleveland, 4-3…in 1996 the A’s hit five home runs in an 11-8 win at Texas…Terry Steinbach has two of those homers, his first of back-to- back two-homer games. MLB BEST RECORDS, VS. ONE TEAM W L PCT Rangers vs. Astros 89 50 .640 Indians vs. Rays 89 55 .618 Braves vs. Rockies 116 72 .617 Cardinals vs. D-backs 82 51 .617 A’s vs. Rays 98 62 .613 (min. 100 games) Get the latest A’s notes, full stat packets, clips, press releases, roster, updated media guide and more at hp://pressbox.athletics.com OAKLAND ATHLETICS (42-53) VS. TAMPA BAY RAYS (37-57) THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016 — OAKLAND ALAMEDA COLISEUM — 7:05 P.M. PDT RHP SONNY GRAY (4-8, 5.12) VS. LHP MATT MOORE (5-7, 4.33) CSNCA — A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) — EN ESPAÑOL (KIQI 1010 AM)

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Page 1: OAKLAND ATHLETICSmlb.mlb.com/.../07_21_2016_A_s_Game_Notes_qv8264uy.pdf · 2016-07-31 · Sun., July 24 vs. Tampa Bay TBA vs. LHP Blake Snell (2-4, 3.11) 1:05 CSNCA/95.7 FM The Game

PITCHING PROBABLESFri., July 22 vs. Tampa Bay LHP Sean Manaea (3-5, 5.13) vs. RHP Jake Odorizzi (4-5, 4.39) 7:05 CSNCA/95.7 FM The GameSat., July 23 vs. Tampa Bay RHP Kendall Graveman (6-6, 4.25) vs. LHP Drew Smyly (2-11, 5.64) 6:05 CSNCA/95.7 FM The GameSun., July 24 vs. Tampa Bay TBA vs. LHP Blake Snell (2-4, 3.11) 1:05 CSNCA/95.7 FM The Game

OAKLAND ATHLETICSGame Information

Oakland Athletics Baseball Company7000 Coliseum WayOakland, CA 94621510-638-4900www.athletics.comA’s PR on Twitter @AsMedia Alerts

World Champions...191019111913192919301972197319741989American League Champions...190219051910191119131914192919301931197219731974198819891990

ABOUT THE A’S: The A’s are 4-2 since the All-Star Break, which is tied for the third best record in the American League…are 7-9 (.438) in July…went 13-12 (.520) in April, 15-29 (.341) over a 44-game stretch from May 1 to June 19 and are 14-12 (.538) since then…are 42-53 (.442) overall, which is the third worst record in the AL…are in fifth place in the AL West for the first time since June 23 and have been in fourth or worse every day since June 3…have spent one day in sole possession of first place, five days tied for first, four days in second, four days tied for second, 15 days in third, eight days tied for third, 33 days in fourth, 13 days tied for fourth and 21 days in fifth.

STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers are 4-1 with a 4.39 ERA (26 er in 53.1 ip) over the last 10 games and are 26-40 with a 5.02 ERA (284 er in 508.2 ip) for the season…rank third in the American League in high-est ERA, most losses, fewest innings and fewest wins…have issued the third most walks (196) but have surrendered the third fewest home runs (70)…are one of five AL teams without a complete game and the A’s streak of 146 consecutive games without a complete game is second longest in Athletics history (151, July 9, 2008-July 5, 2009) and the second longest active streak in the AL (Baltimore, 279)…the A’s last complete game was by Sonny Gray on Aug. 7, 2015 against Houston.

PITCHING: The A’s have compiled a 3.67 ERA (30 er in 73.2 ip) over the last eight games and now have a 4.70 ERA for the season, which is second highest in the American League…have the third highest opponents batting average (.269) and fourth highest on-base percentage (.335)…have is-sued the fourth most walks (307).

OFFENSE: The A’s rank fourth in the American League with a .263 (52-for-198) batting average since the All-Star Break but are last with a .235 (126-for-537) average in July…have gone homerless in back-to-back games and in eight of their 16 games this month…have the third fewest July home runs in the AL (14)…for the season, the A’s have the lowest on-base per-centage in the AL (.306), the second fewest walks (244), the third lowest slugging percentage (.400), the third fewest strikeouts (646) and the fourth fewest home runs (98).

DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed at least one error in a season-high seven consecutive games (11 errors total) to snap an Athlet-ics franchise record streak of 15 consecutive games without an error (June 25-July 9)…now have 64 errors for the season, which is second most in the American League…rank fourth in double plays (95)…A’s outfielders have 10 assists, which is the fewest in the AL and third fewest in the majors (San Francisco and St. Louis, 9).

WITH RISP: The A’s are hitting .344 (78-for-227) with runners in scor-ing position since June 13 after batting .246 with RISP over the first 62 games…are hitting .278 with RISP for the season, which ranks fourth in the American League.

IN THE PINCH: A’s pinch hitters are 5 for their last 12 (.417) with a walk and seven RBI…are batting .239 (17-for-71) with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and 13 RBI for the season…rank second in the American League in hits and RBI and tied for second in plate appearances (73) and extra base hits (5).

SERIES NOTES: The A’s have won the first game in each of their last four series and 10 of the last 11…however, have lost the final game in each of their last six series and 10 of the last 11…for the season, are 19-12 in the first game of a series compared to 9-22 in the final game of a series.

HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 4-2 on this 10-game homestand against Toronto (2-1), Houston (2-1) and Tampa Bay (four games)…will play 20 of their first 29 games after the All-Star Break at home as the A’s will sand-wich two 10-game homestands around a nine-game road trip from July 25-Aug. 14…went 1-4 on the last homestand and are 21-28 (.429) at home for the season, which is the third worst home record in the American League…lave following the game Sunday for a 11-day, nine-game road trip to Texas (three games), Cleveland (three games) and Los Angeles-AL (three games)…went 3-4 on the last road trip to Minnesota (1-2) and Houston (2-2) and are 21-25 (.457) on the road…started the year 7-0 on the road, went 5-20 from April 23 to June 11 and are 9-5 since then…are batting .244 (394-for-1615) at home compared to .259 (419-for-1619) on the road…have the third lowest home batting average in the AL…have a 4.19 ERA (206 er in 443.0 ip) at home compared to 5.28 (234 er in 398.2 ip) on the road.

CLOSE CALLS: Six of the A’s last eight games have been decided by one run and the A’s are 4-2 in those games…are 13-15 (.464) in one-run games for the season…the 28 one-run games are fourth most in the American League…snapped a three-game losing streak in extra innings Tuesday night and are now 3-3 in extra inning games for the season…the Oakland record for fewest extra inning games in a non-strike season is nine in 1974 and 1975…improved to 4-5 in walk-off games and 9-9 in games decided in the last at bat with the win Tuesday night.

THIS AND THAT: The A’s have scored 18 of their 27 runs since the break with two outs (66.7%)…snapped their nine-game losing streak in games in which the opponent starts a left-handed pitcher Tuesday night…it was their first win in a game started by a lefty since June 13 against Texas (Ramos)…the A’s designated hitter has homered just once over the last 45 games (Khris Davis, June 17 vs. Los Angeles)…A’s designated hitters have eight home runs for the season, which is tied with Chicago for the fewest in the American League.

BEFORE THE ALL-STAR BREAK: The A’s had a 38-51 (.427) record at the All-Star Break, which was fifth worst in Oakland history and the worst since 2011 (39-53, .424)…were 15½ games out of first place in the Ameri-can League West, which matched the third largest deficit at the break in Oakland history and was the worst since 2001 (19)…the offense drew just 222 walks, which was the fewest by an A’s team in a non-strike season since 1958 (214).

THE DISABLED LIST: The A’s have used the disabled list 21 times, which marks the sixth time in the last 10 years they have used the DL 20 or more times in a season…the 21 players have combined to miss 906 games (43.1 games per stint)…currently have 12 players on the DL (Alvarez, Bas-sitt, Canha, Doolittle, Doubront, Fuld, Lambo, Parker, Phegley, Rodriguez, Sogard, Triggs)…today is the 17th day the A’s have had at least 12 players on the DL…prior to this year, have never had more than 11 players on the DL at one time…have had at least six players on the DL all year and at least three players on the DL every day since July 30, 2011…have not had fewer than two players on the DL since the end of the 2006 season when they had just one.

A’s vs. RAYS: The A’s lead the season se-ries 2-1 after winning two of three at Tampa Bay in May…lost the season series last year for the first time since 2010 as they went 3-4…are 49-45 against the Rays dating back to 2005 after going 49-17 over the first seven years…all-time, the A’s are 98-62 against Tampa Bay…that is the fifth best record of any team against any opponent based on a minimum of 100 games…are 53-24 in Oak-land and 45-38 at Tropicana Field…the mark in the Coliseum is the A’s best record against any American League team.

TODAY’S TIDBITSCoco Crisp is batting a Major League leading .423 with runners in scor-ing position…Khris Davis is tied for fifth in the American League with 23 home runs…that is the second best total of his career and four shy of his career high of 27 from last year…Ryan Dull has a 0.72 ERA (2 er in 24.0 ip) over his last 24 games dating back to May 25…Marcus Semien ranks second among Major League shortstops in home runs (20) and fourth among AL shortstops in RBI (48)…Danny Valencia has five home runs against the Rays, which match the most ever in one season by an Athletic against Tampa Bay (Chavez and Durazo, 2004…Stephen Vogt is 13-for-25 (.520) with eight runs, three doubles, a triple, two home runs, six RBI and four multiple hit games over his last seven games.

THIS DATE IN A’S HISTORYIn 1945 the A’s and Tigers play to a 1-1 tie in a 24 inning game…in 1971 Sal Bando hits a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and adds the game winning sacrifice fly in the 12th inning as the A’s defeat Cleveland, 4-3…in 1996 the A’s hit five home runs in an 11-8 win at Texas…Terry Steinbach has two of those homers, his first of back-to-back two-homer games.

MLB BEST RECORDS,VS. ONE TEAM

W L PCTRangers vs. Astros 89 50 .640Indians vs. Rays 89 55 .618Braves vs. Rockies 116 72 .617Cardinals vs. D-backs 82 51 .617A’s vs. Rays 98 62 .613

(min. 100 games)

Get the latest A’s notes, full stat packets, clips, press releases, roster, updated media guide and more at http://pressbox.athletics.com

OAKLAND ATHLETICS (42-53) VS. TAMPA BAY RAYS (37-57)THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016 — OAKLAND ALAMEDA COLISEUM — 7:05 P.M. PDT

RHP SONNY GRAY (4-8, 5.12) VS. LHP MATT MOORE (5-7, 4.33)CSNCA — A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) — EN ESPAÑOL (KIQI 1010 AM)

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FOR STARTERS: Was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list June 5 and is 1-3 with a 4.07 ERA (22 er in 48.2 ip) in eight starts since his return…was placed on the DL May 22 retroactive to May 21 with a strained right trapezius…was 3-5 with a 6.19 ERA in nine starts before going on the DL…has a 5.12 ERA for the season, which is fourth highest in the American League.

SEVEN-GAME LOSING STREAK ENDS: Defeated Toronto in his last start last Satur-day for his first win since April 22, also against the Blue Jays…the win snapped a career-high seven-game losing streak, which was the longest by an A’s pitcher since Tyson Ross had an eight-game losing streak from May 19-Sept. 24, 2012…it ended a streak of 12 consecutive starts without a win, which tied for second longest by an A’s starter this century (13, Braden, April 29-Sept. 29, 2007; 12, Bassitt, Aug. 9, 2015-April 28, 2016)…had a 6.16 ERA and .293 opponents batting average during the streak, which spanned 12 starts from April 27 to July 6.

WILD PITCHES: Has 13 wild pitches, which is four more than any other pitcher…all 13 came before the All-Star Break, which are most in Athletics history before the break…had three wild pitches May 20 against New York and is the first A’s pitcher with three wild pitches in a game since Doug Johns on Sept. 6, 1995 at Boston…has 43 career wild pitches, which is seventh most in Oakland history (Mike Norris is 6th with 53).

AGAINST THE EAST: Is 2-2 with a 7.01 ERA (20 er in 25.2 ip) in five starts against American League East competition compared to 2-6 with a 4.44 ERA (35 er in 71.0 ip) in 12 starts against everyone else…is now 7-9 with a 4.00 ERA (59 er in 132.2 ip) in 22 career starts against the AL East compared to 30-19 with a 3.02 ERA (153 er in 455.0 ip) in 71 games against everyone else.

SPOTS IN THE ORDER: Has held the opponents number seven hitter to a .136 (6-for-44) batting average, which is the lowest in the majors among pitchers that qualify for the ERA title…however, the opponents number eight hitter is batting .436 (17-for-39) and the nine hitter is hitting .444 (16-for-36), both of which are the highest marks in the majors…the four and five hitters are a combined 14-for-80 (.175) with no home runs.

NIGHT AND DAY: Is 2-1 with a 2.86 ERA (11 er in 34.2 ip) in six starts dur-ing the day compared to 2-7 with a 6.39 ERA (44 er in 62.0 ip) in 11 starts at night…is tied for third in the American League in night losses…over the last two years, he is 7-3 with a 2.17 ERA (23 er in 95.1 ip) in 15 starts dur-ing the day, 11-12 with a 4.08 ERA (95 er in 209.1 ip) in 33 starts at night.

BEFORE THE BREAK: Picked up the win in his first start after the All-Star Break last Saturday after going 3-8 with a 5.16 ERA in 16 starts before the break…the eight losses were two more than his combined pre-All-Star Break total from the previous two seasons (20-6, 2.42 ERA in 37 starts)…is now 23-14 with a 3.13 ERA in 54 career appearances before the All-Star Break compared to 14-14 with a 3.41 ERA (93 er in 245.2 ip) in 39 games after the break.

OPPONENTS BATTING: Has yielded a .307 (27-for-88) batting average with runners in scoring position…opponents are batting .232 (32-for-138) the first time through the lineup, .273 (36-for-132) the second time and .333 (37-for-111) after that…has surrendered 10 of his 13 home runs to right-handed hitters and has a .526 opponents slugging percentage against righties compared to .397 against lefties…opponents are 24-for-54 (.444) with five doubles and four home runs (.759 slugging percentage) when putting the first pitch in play.

INNING BY INNING: Has a 3.06 ERA (17 er in 50.0 ip) and .213 (39-for-183) opponents batting average over the first three innings of the game compared to a 7.33 ERA (38 er in 46.2 ip) and .333 (66-for-198) opponents average from the fourth inning on.

IN JULY: Is 1-2 with a 5.50 ERA (11 er in 18.0 ip) in three starts in July…had allowed just 16 runs in 77.0 career July innings entering this year (1.64 ERA)…is now 8-3 with a 2.37 ERA (25 er in 95.0 ip) in 15 career appearances in the month of July…the ERA is his lowest for any month of the season.

THIS AND THAT: Has tossed exactly six innings in each of his last six starts, which matches the longest such streak by a Major League pitcher since at least 1913 (eighth time)…is 1-6 in nine starts with two runs of sup-port or fewer compared to 3-2 in eight starts with three runs of support or more…is 32-4 in 50 starts with three runs of support or more in his career.

2016 HIGHLIGHTS: Was scratched from his scheduled Opening Day start on April 4 against Chicago (AL) due to food poisoning…started two days later against the White Sox and picked up the win in a 2-1 decision… tossed 6.1 innings to go over the 500 innings pitched mark in his career in a 4-1 loss to Los Angeles (AL) on April 11…was 3-1 with a 2.73 ERA over his first four starts…then matched the shortest outing of his career on April 27 at Detroit he tossed just 2.0 innings and allowed four runs in a 9-4 loss…it was his shortest outing as a starter (pitched 2.0 innings in his first two career outings, both in relief)…allowed a career-high tying seven runs in back-to-back starts on May 3 against Seattle and May 9 at Boston…went 0-3 with a 9.61 ERA in four starts in May…allowed 25 runs, which were his most ever in a month (21, Aug. 2014)…surrendered five home runs, which match his most in a month (Aug. 2015)…had a no decision in the A’s 5-2 loss at Houston June 5…left with a 2-1 lead but Coulombe allowed a run in the sixth for the blown save…it was the first of two times he left with the lead only to have the bullpen blown the save (Axford, June 26 at Los Angeles-AL).

LAST START: He snapped his seven-game losing streak in the A’s 5-4 win over Toronto last Saturday in Oakland…allowed two runs in the second inning on a two-run double by Thole but the A’s came back with four in the bottom of the second…surrendered a leadoff home run to Encarnacion in the third but that was the last run he would allow in six innings of work.

GRAY’S 2016 STARTSDate Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PITApril 6 Chicago (AL) 2-1 W 1.29 7.0 3 1 1 4 5 0 97April 11 Los Angeles (AL) 1-4 L 2.70 6.1 6 3 3 3 6 1 92April 16 Kansas City 5-3 W 2.33 6.0 7 2 1 1 6 0 114April 22 at Toronto 8-5 W 2.73 7.0 6 3 3 3 7 1 100April 27 at Detroit 4-9 L 3.81 2.0 2 4 4 4 2 1 65April Totals (5 games, 5 starts) 3-2 3.81 28.1 24 13 12 15 26 3 May 3 Seattle 2-8 L 4.84 7.0 11 7 7 1 6 2 93May 9 at Boston 7-14 L 6.00 3.2 8 7 7 2 2 0 75May 15 at Tampa Bay 7-6 – 5.84 5.2 6 6 3 2 4 3 99May 20 New York (AL) 3-8 L 6.19 3.1 6 5 4 4 3 0 98May Totals (4 games, 4 starts) 0-3 9.61 19.2 31 25 21 9 15 5 June 5 at Houston 2-5 – 5.77 5.0 5 1 1 1 5 1 69June 10 at Cincinnati 1-2 L 5.34 7.2 5 2 2 1 4 0 92June 15 Texas 5-7 – 5.54 6.0 8 5 5 1 3 2 90June 21 Milwaukee 5-3 – 5.20 6.0 7 2 1 1 7 0 100June 26 at Los Angeles (AL) 6-7 – 5.03 6.0 6 2 2 1 3 0 106June Totals (5 games, 5 starts) 0-1 3.23 30.2 31 12 11 5 22 3 July 1 Pittsburgh 3-7 L 5.42 6.0 7 7 7 1 4 1 94July 6 at Minnesota 0-4 L 5.16 6.0 6 1 1 4 5 0 113July 16 Toronto 5-4 W 5.12 6.0 6 3 3 4 2 1 102

GRAY vs. TAMPA BAY: Is 2-1 with a 3.11 ERA (37.2 ip, 35 h, 17 r, 13 er, 11 bb, 25 so, 7 hr) in six career starts…is 1-1 with a 4.26 ERA (9 er in 19.0 ip) in three starts in Oakland and 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA (4 er in 18.2 ip) in three starts at Tampa Bay…had a no decision in his only start this year, a 7-6 A’s win at Tampa Bay May 15…allowed a career-high tying three home runs (also Aug. 22, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay)…had a 1-0 lead when he surrendered a leadoff home run to Guyer in the bottom of the first…Guyer added a three-run home run in the second and a sacrifice fly in the fourth…surrendered a leadoff home run to Longo-ria in the fifth and left with two outs in the sixth and the A’s trailing 6-4.

GRAY’S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. TAMPA BAYPlayer Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLGOswaldo Arcia L 5 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000Curt Casali R 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000Hank Conger S 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154Corey Dickerson L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Logan Forsythe R 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 1.000Nick Franklin S 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667Brandon Guyer R 4 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .400 2.000Desmond Jennings R 12 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .250Kevin Kiermaier L 10 3 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 .300 .364 .700Evan Longoria R 17 5 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 .294 .333 .529Brad Miller L 24 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167Logan Morrison L 22 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 .182 .217 .227Steve Pearce R 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000Steven Souza Jr. R 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000

STARTS VS. TAMPA BAYDATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO8/31/13 H W 6.2 5 0 0 1 75/22/14 A -- 8.0 5 1 1 2 38/6/14 H L 4.1 10 7 6 4 35/24/15 A W 5.0 4 0 0 0 48/22/15 H – 8.0 5 3 3 2 45/15/16 A – 5.2 6 6 3 2 4

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Sonny Gray (4-8, 5.12 ERA)

GRAY’S CAREER HIGHSLow Hit CG: 2 (twice), last: 7/12/15 at CLEIP: 9.0(fivetimes),last:8/7/15vs.HOUFewest IP, GS: 2.0, 4/27/16 at DETH: 11 (twice), last: 5/3/16 vs. SEAR: 7(fivetimes),last:7/1/16vs.PITER: 7 (four times), last: 7/1/16 vs. PITBB: 7, 5/3/15 at TEXSO: 12, 9/23/14 vs. LAAHR: 3 (twice), last: 5/15/16 at TBPitches: 119, 5/3/15 at TEXWin Streak: 6 (twice), last: 6/18/14-7/26/14Loss Streak: 7, 4/27/16 to 7/6/16Scoreless Streak: 20.0, 9/23/14 to 4/11/15Complete Games: 5,last:8/7/15vs.HOUShutouts: 4, last: 7/28/15 at LAD

TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERLHP Sean Manaea (3-5, 5.13 ERA): Is scheduled to make his 14th ap-pearance and 13th start of the season and his career…began his career with 12 consecutive starts before pitching in relief last Sunday when the starter Rich Hill left after five pitches with a blister and his replacement, Andrew Triggs, left after one inning with a left shin contusion…had a no decision in the A’s 5-3 loss (5.0 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 4 so)…is 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA in four games since he was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list June 29…was 2-4 with a 6.02 ERA in nine starts when he was placed on the 15-day DL June 14 with a left pronator strain…is 3-2 with a 3.93 ERA in nine games at home compared to 0-3 with a 7.89 ERA in four games on the road…has a 2.87 ERA and .229 opponents batting average over innings one through three and a 7.60 ERA and .312 opponents batting average from the fourth inning on…has never faced the Rays in his career.

GRAY BY THE NUMBERS W L ERA G IP ER2016 4 8 5.12 17 96.2 552015 14 7 2.73 31 208.0 63Career 37 28 3.25 93 587.2 212

Home 3 4 5.37 9 53.2 32Road 1 4 4.81 8 43.0 23Day 2 1 2.86 6 34.2 11Night 2 7 6.39 11 62.0 44Pre-ASB 3 8 5.16 16 90.2 52Post-ASB 1 0 4.50 1 6.0 3

AVG. AB Hvs. LHH .270 189 51vs. RHH .281 192 54

OAKLAND A’SCAREER ERA LEADERS

1. Dennis Eckersley 2.74 2. Rollie Fingers 2.91 3. Ken Holtzman 2.92 4. Vida Blue 2.94 5. Paul Lindblad 2.97 6. CatfishHunter 3.00 7. Sonny Gray 3.25 8. Tim Hudson 3.30 9. Blue Moon Odom 3.38 10. Mike Moore 3.54

(min. 450.0 innings pitched)

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TEAM16-13, 4.22 ERA (156 er in 333.0 ip)

Saves/Opportunities: 27-for-38 (71.1%)

• The A’s bullpen has compiled a 4.91 ERA (131 er in 240.0 ip) over its last 68 games after posting a 2.42 ERA over its first 27 games through May 2...has a 4.22 ERA (156 er in 333.0 ip) for the season, which is fifth highest in the American League.

• Has tossed 333.0 innings, which is the most in the AL and third most in the majors.

• Has allowed 36-of-161 (22.4%) inherited runners to score, which is the second best percentage in the AL (Houston, 21.4%).

• Is tied for second in the AL in opponents grounded into double plays (33) and tied for fourth in strikeouts (310)...is tied for second in wild pitches (20) and ranks fifth in walks (111) and home runs (40).

• Ranks third in the AL in first batter strikeouts (75) and has the third low-est first batter slugging percentage (.334).

61 RHP JOHN AXFORDLast Outing: 7/17 vs. Toronto (L, 0.2 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 1 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 1-5Inherited Runners/Scored: 13/7

First Hitters: 11-40, 2 bb

• Has allowed 14 runs over his last 16 games (11.1 ip, 11.12 ERA) after allowing a total of eight runs in his first 26 contests (2.70 ERA).

• Has allowed nine of his 20 runs in sixth inning (2.2 ip, 30.38 ERA)…has a 3.31 ERA (13 er in 35.1 ip) from the seventh inning on.

• Has a .412 (14-for-34) opponents batting average with runners in scor-ing position, including .500 (9-for-18) with RISP and two outs.

• Has a win in three games in his career against the Rays (2.2 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 3 so, 3.38 ERA).

Last Year: Was 4-5 with a 4.20 ERA and a team-leading 25 saves in 60 relief ap-pearances with Colorado…had a 2.70 ERA and .216 opponents average on the road, a 5.59 ERA and .298 opponents average at Coors Field.

57 LHP DANIEL COULOMBELast Outing: 7/20 vs. Houston (ND, 2.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 2 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-1Inherited Runners/Scored: 4/0

First Hitters: 1-15

• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday for his fifth stint with the A’s this year and has not allowed a run in two games and 3.1 innings since then.

• Has a .228 opponents batting average...that includes .188 (9-for-48) against right-handed hitters and .290 (9-for-31) against left-handers.

• Has not faced Tampa Bay in his career.• Was with Oakland for the first time for a one-day stint on May 10 and

pitched that night at Boston...pitched twice during his second stint from May 22-25...logged a 4.50 ERA in seven outings during his third stint from June 4-21...pitched in three games during his most recent stint from June 30-July 3 and posted a 4.15 ERA.

• Had two scoreless outings with Nashville following his most recent op-tion on July 4...has a .200 opponents batting average overall and has not allowed a home run...his complete 2016 minor league stats: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SONashville (AAA) 0 0 1.08 20 0 0 0 0 25.0 18 4 3 6 35

Last Year: Had no decisions and a 5.63 ERA in 14 relief appearances with the Dodgers and A’s...spent the balance of the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City in the Dodgers farm system where he went 3-1 with a save and a 3.27 ERA in 38 games.

66 RHP RYAN DULLLast Outing: 7/18 vs. Houston (ND, 1.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 2 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 1-1Inherited Runners/Scored: 39/2

First Hitters: 3-41, 2 bb

• Had his career-high 11.1-inning scoreless streak snapped in his last ap-pearance on Monday, which was 0.1 innings short of the A’s season high of 11.2 (Madson, April 17-May 16).

• Has a 0.72 ERA (2 er in 24.0 ip) and .106 (9-for-85) opponents batting average over his last 24 games dating back to May 25.

• Has allowed just 2-of-39 (5.1%) inherited runners to score...the percent-age of inherited runners to score is the best in the American League and the inherited runners rank second...stranded each of his first 36 inherited runners...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, his streak of 36 consecutive inherited runners stranded was the longest by any pitcher in the expansion era.

• Leads AL relievers in opponents on-base percentage (.200), ranks sec-ond in batting average (.151) and fifth in innings (48.1).

• Leads AL rookies and is tied for seventh among all AL pitchers in games pitched (43).

• First batters faced are 3-for-41 (.073) with no extra base hits and two walks (.116 on-base percentage)…the batting average, on-base per-centage and slugging percentage are all the lowest in the majors.

• Opponents are 2-for-53 (.038) with runners in scoring position, including 1-for-29 (.034) with RISP and two outs.

• Faced the Rays for the only time in his career May 15 of this year (1.1 ip, 4 so).

Last Year: Was named the A’s Organizational Pitcher of the Year after going 3-2 with 12 saves and a 0.74 ERA in 47 games with Midland and Nashville…made his ML debut in September and went 1-2 with a save and a 4.24 ERA in 13 games.

31 RHP LIAM HENDRIKSLast Outing: 7/19 vs. Houston (ND, 2.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-0Inherited Runners/Scored: 16/2

First Hitters: 7-23

• Has a 1.72 ERA (3 er in 15.2 ip) and .233 (14-for-60) opponents batting average in 12 games since he was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list on June 19...logged an 8.27 ERA and .394 opponents average in 11 games before he was placed on the DL.

• Has a 2.33 ERA (5 er in 19.1 ip) in 12 games at night, a 9.24 ERA (13 er in 12.2 ip) in 11 games during the day.

• Has a 3.31 ERA (6 er in 16.1 ip) in seven games in his career against the Rays...has not allowed a run in five games and 4.2 innings of relief, has a 4.63 ERA (6 er in 11.2 ip) in two starting assignments.

• Was placed on the 15-day disabled list May 10 retroactive to May 8 with a strained right triceps and missed 37 games.

Last Year: Pitched exclusively in relief for the first time in his career and was 5-0 with a 2.92 ERA in 58 games with Toronto…had career highs in games and strike-outs (71) and career lows in ERA and opponents batting average (.240).

44 RHP RYAN MADSONLast Outing: 7/18 vs. Houston (S, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 20-25Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/0

First Hitters: 8-38, 3 bb

• His ERA has increased each month as he had a 1.42 ERA in April, 3.72 ERA in May and 4.22 ERA in June...has a 6.14 ERA (5 er in 7.1 ip) in July.

• His last appearance on Monday was the 600th of his career...is one of 12 active pitchers with 600 games pitched.

• Is tied for fifth among American League relievers in saves (20)...how-ever, is tied for the most blown saves (5).

• Has a 1.76 ERA (3 er in 15.1 ip) in 16 games during the day, a 4.68 ERA (13 er in 25.0 ip) in 25 games at night.

• Has a 5.79 ERA (12 er in 18.2 ip) in 20 games against AL West teams, a 1.66 ERA (4 er in 21.2 ip) in 21 games against all other opponents.

• Has not allowed a run in two games and 2.0 innings against Tampa Bay and has converted both of his save opportunities.

Last Year: Returned to the majors for the first time since 2011 and was 1-2 with three saves and a career-low 2.13 ERA in 68 appearances with Kansas City…also had career lows in opponents batting (.205) and on-base percentage (.254).

58 RHP ZACH NEALLast Outing: 7/16 at El Paso-AAA (W, 5.0 ip, 8 h, 3 r, 3 er, 2 bb, 3 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 1-1Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0

First Hitters: 4-7

• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville today for his fourth stint with the A’s this year.

• Has not issued a walk in 15.2 innings with Oakland but has surrendered four home runs.

• Has not faced Tampa Bay in his career.• Made his Major League debut during his first stint from May 11-12 (May

11 at Boston)…pitched twice during his second stay from May 25-30...logged a 4.70 ERA in five games during his most recent stint from June 10-30.

• Went 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in three games, all starts, with Nashville fol-lowing his most recent option...has a .259 opponents batting average overall…his complete 2016 minor league stats: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SONashville (AAA) 7 2 3.21 11 11 0 0 0 61.2 62 27 22 8 32

Last Year: Started the year at Double-A Midland and ended it with Triple-A Nash-ville...was 3-3 with a 6.44 ERA in seven starts with Midland, 7-10 with a 4.18 ERA in 21 games, including 20 starts, with Nashville and 10-13 with a 4.67 ERA overall.

35 LHP MARC RZEPCZYNSKILast Outing: 7/19 vs. Houston (W, 0.1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 0 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-0Inherited Runners/Scored: 43/15

First Hitters: 12-38, 6 bb

• Has a 6.75 ERA (3 er in 4.0 ip) over his last eight games to snap a nine-game, 6.0-inning scoreless streak.

• Picked up the win in his last appearance on Tuesday, which was his first win in exactly one year (July 19, 2015 with Cleveland at Cincinnati).

• Leads the majors in inherited runners (43) and is tied for second in in-herited runners scored (15).

• Has tossed less than one inning in 31 of his 44 appearances...the 44 games rank sixth in the American League.

• Is tied for fourth among AL relievers in walks (19).• First batters faced are 12-for-38 (.316) with six walks (.409 on-base per-

centage)…the walks are tied for second most in the AL.• Has a 1.80 ERA (5 er in 25.0 ip) in 34 games with one day of rest or

more, a 10.80 ERA (6 er in 5.0 ip) in 10 games with no days rest.• Has a 2.55 ERA (7 er in 24.2 ip) in 13 games, including three starts, in

his career against Tampa Bay.Last Year: Began the season with Cleveland and went 2-3 with a 4.43 ERA in 45 games before he was traded to San Diego July 31…was 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA in 27 games with the Padres and combined for a 5.66 ERA in 72 games overall.

ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS

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30 ARISMENDY ALCANTARACurrent Streak: 0 for 4

Houston Series: 0-3, 2 so, gidpHomestand: 0-3, 2 so, gidp

• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville yesterday for his second stint with the A’s this year and went 0-for-3 in a start at second base.

• Went 2-for-8 (.250) with two stolen bases in three games, including two starts at second base, during his first stint from June 21 to 28.

• Has appeared in three games at second base and one in right field.• Was acquired from the Chicago Cubs on June 9 for Chris Coghlan and

was assigned to Nashville.• Hit .377 with five doubles, a home run and nine RBI in 13 games with

Nashville following his June 29 option…overall, he is leading the Pacific Coast League with 28 stolen bases…appeared in 54 games at second base, seven at shortstop, seven in center field and two in left field…his complete 2016 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBPIowa (AAA) .264 53 197 32 52 9 5 5 21 15 61 21 0 .437 .315Nashville (AAA) .296 23 98 10 29 5 1 2 12 5 27 7 3 .429 .327TRIPLE-A .274 77 296 42 81 14 6 7 33 20 88 28 3 .432 .318

Last Year: Began the season with Chicago (NL) and hit .077 with a RBI in 11 games before he was optioned to Triple-A Iowa April 20…. batted .231 with 12 HR, 36 RBI and 16 steals in 120 games with Iowa…led the PCL in triples (10).

17 YONDER ALONSOCurrent Streak: 0 for 5

Houston Series: 2-7, r, 2b, 3 rbi, 3 bb, soHomestand: 5-14, r, 2 2b, 5 rbi, 3 bb, hbp, 2 so

• Is batting .315 (39-for-124) over his last 40 games after hitting .210 over his first 52 contests.

• Has three home runs and 13 RBI over his last 18 games after tallying one home run and 18 RBI over his first 74 contests.

• Has 10 games with two or more RBI and nine games with exactly one RBI…four of his five RBI since the All-Star Break have either tied the game (3) or put the A’s ahead (1).

• Is 5-for-14 (.357) on the homestand but is batting just .203 (27-for-133) at home compared to .304 (45-for-148) on the road…however, has three of his four home runs and 20 of his 31 RBI at home.

• Is 4-for-12 (.333) against Tampa Bay this year and 7-for-23 (.304) in his career.

• Has committed just two errors as a first baseman for a .997 fielding per-centage, which ranks second among American League first basemen (Moreland, TEX .998).

• Was ejected from the game last Friday night against Toronto, his first career ejection.

Last Year: Batted .282 with five home runs and 31 RBI in 103 games in a season shortened by two stints on the disabled list…the batting average was his best in his four seasons with San Diego, as was his .361 on-base percentage and .742 OPS.

16 BILLY BUTLERCurrent Streak: 1 game (1 for 2)

Houston Series: 1-2, r, bb, soHomestand: 1-4, r, bb, so

• Is 10-for-46 (.217) over his last 17 games…however, is batting .298 (25-for-84) with 16 RBI over his last 33 games (since May 28) after hitting .200 with six RBI over his first 29 contests.

• Has started each of the A’s 24 games against a left-handed starting pitcher…is hitting .314 (22-for-70) against left-handers compared to .202 (17-for-84) against right-handers.

• Is 5-for-19 (.263) with five RBI as a pinch hitter…ranks second among American League pinch hitters in hits and RBI and tied for second in plate appearances (19)…had five career pinch RBI entering the season.

• Has made 14 starts at first base after making just seven starts at first all last year…is batting .340 (16-for-47) as a first baseman, .196 (18-for-92) as the designated hitter.

Last Year: Batted .251 with 15 home runs and 65 RBI in 151 games in his first sea-son with the A’s…the batting average was 20 points below his previous career low of .271 in 2014…his .323 on-base percentage matched his career low from 2014.

4 COCO CRISPCurrent Streak: 0 for 4

Houston Series: 2-11, r, 2b, rbi, 3 bb, soHomestand: 2-16, r, 2b, rbi, 3 bb, 2 so

• Is 4-for-27 (.148) over his last seven games after hitting safely in each of his previous 12 contests (18-for-51, .353).

• Is batting a Major League leading .423 with runners in scoring position…started the season 0-for-9 with RISP but is 22-for-43 (.512) since then.

• Is tied for fifth in the American League in reaching base on an error (6).• Of his last 23 hits, 12 are for extra bases (eight doubles, two triples, two

home runs).• Is 3-for-10 (.300) against Tampa Bay.• Has not been hit by a pitch since May 9, 2011 (C.J. Wilson) and his

streak of 597 consecutive games without being hit is the longest active streak in the majors and the longest by an Athletic since at least 1912.

Last Year: Was limited to just 44 games due to two stints on the DL and batted a career-low .175…also had the lowest on-base percentage (.252) and slugging per-centage (.222) of his career and his games played were his fewest since 2002 (32).

2 KHRIS DAVISCurrent Streak: 0 for 9

Houston Series: 1-13, r, hr, rbi, 3 soHomestand: 6-24, 5 r, 4 hr, 6 rbi, bb, 6 so

• Is batting .167 (8-for-48) over his last 12 games but four of the eight hits are home runs.

• Is tied for fifth in the American League with 23 home runs…that is the second best total of his career and four shy of his career high of 27 from last year…has hit 17 as a left fielder, which is second most among Major League left fielders (Duvall, CIIN 22)…14 have come at home, which match the most by an Athletic over the last four years…this is his third consecutive season with 20 or more home runs.

• Is hitting .292 (61-for-209) with 18 of his 23 home runs at night com-pared to .174 (21-for-121) during the day…is tied for the ML lead in night home runs (Trumbo, BAL) and ranks fourth in the AL in night RBI (49).

• Is 1-for-13 (.077) against Tampa Bay this year and 3-for-22 (.136) in his career.

• Is tied for eighth in the AL in sacrifice flies (4).• Had his third multi-homer game of the season (2, May 2 vs. Seattle;

3, May 17 vs. Texas) and the ninth of his career last Saturday against Houston…all three of his multi-homer games this year have come in the Coliseum…is the first player with more than two multi-homer games in a season in the Coliseum since Jason Giambi had four in 2000.

• Has 43 home runs and 102 RBI over his last 140 games dating back to Aug. 6, 2015.

Last Year: Batted .247 with a career-high 27 HR and 66 RBI in 121 games with Milwaukee…also had career highs in walks (44) and stolen bases (6) and matched his best in triples (2)…led the Brewers and tied for 10th in the NL in home runs.

48 RYON HEALYCurrent Streak: 0 for 3

Houston Series: 3-10, r, 2 2b, 3 rbi, bb, 5 soHomestand: 6-21, 2 r, 2 2b, hr, 6 rbi, bb, 6 so, gidp

• Was selected from Triple-A Nashville last Friday and has started each of the A’s six games at third base since then…has reached base safely in each of his last five (6-for-17, one walk) after going 0-for-4 in his debut.

• Hit a three-run home run in the second inning last Saturday against Toronto off R.A. Dickey for his first Major League hit.

• Has made both his Major League and Triple-A debut this year…began the season at Double-A Midland and was promoted to Nashville May 17.

• Represented the United States in the Futures Game at San Diego on July 10 and went 2-for-3 with a double and walk.

• Was the A’s third round selection in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft…is a .294 hitter with 46 home runs and 238 RBI in 392 career minor league games.

• Led A’s full-season minor leaguers in batting (.326), ranked second in RBI (64) and tied for third in home runs (14) at the time of his promo-tion…was tied for fifth in all of minor league baseball in extra base hits (46), tied for sixth in doubles (28) and ranked eighth in hits (110)…ap-peared in 44 games at first base, 22 at third base and one at second base…his complete 2016 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBPMidland (AA) .338 36 145 27 49 12 3 8 34 18 35 1 0 .628 .409Nashville (AAA) .318 49 192 33 61 16 1 6 30 13 40 0 1 .505 .362TOTALS .326 85 337 60 110 28 4 14 64 31 75 1 1 .558 .382

Last Year: Spent the entire season at Midland in his Double-A debut and was named to the Texas League Postseason All-Star Team after hitting .302 with 10 home runs and 62 RBI in 124 games.

8 JED LOWRIECurrent Streak: 3 games (4 for 13)

Houston Series: 2-9, 2b, bb, 3 so, gidpHomestand: 5-21, r, 2b, bb, 8 so, gidp

• Is batting .228 (13-for-57) in July…his average has decreased each month as he hit .314 in April, .302 in May and .268 in June.

• Is 6-for-16 (.375) in four starts batting leadoff…is 23-for-54 (.426) with five doubles, two triples, two home runs, four RBI and five walks in 13 career starts batting leadoff…has started in every spot in the batting order this year except eighth and ninth.

• Is 3-for-26 (.115) with runners in scoring position over his last 46 games after hitting .542 (13-for-24) over his first 29 contests.

• Has a 46-game errorless streak as a second baseman and has not com-mitted an error since May 4.

• Was on the disabled list from May 10 to 24 with a right shin contusion.Last Year: Returned to Houston after two seasons with the A’s and batted .222 with 9 HR and 30 RBI in 69 games…missed 83 games while on the disabled list with a torn ligament in his right thumb…23 of his 51 hits (45.1%) were for extra bases.

ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES

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29 MATT MCBRIDECurrent Streak: 0 for 7

Houston Series: 0-2, soHomestand: 0-6, 2 so

• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville July 3 for his third stint with the A’s this year and is 2-for-15 (.133) in five starts at catcher since then.

• Is 5-for-19 (.263) against lefties, 1-for-14 (.071) against righties.• Opponents have been successful in all six of their steal attempts off him.• Was originally selected by Oakland April 27 but did not appear in a game

before being optioned on April 29…returned May 13 and went 4-for-18 (.222) in eight games, before he was optioned back to Nashville May 27.

• Hit .306 with four home runs and 14 RBI in 23 games with the Sounds following his May 27 option from Oakland…appeared in 23 games at catcher, nine in left field, eight in right field and one at first base…his complete 2016 statistics with Nashville follow: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBPNashville (AAA) .250 43 148 25 37 10 1 5 18 16 33 0 1 .432 .327

Last Year: Spent most of the season at Triple-A Albuquerque and batted .328 with 12 home runs and 49 RBI in 78 games...was promoted to Colorado Aug. 12 and hit .167 with no RBI in 20 games before he was outrighted to Albuquerque Sept. 7.

22 JOSH REDDICKCurrent Streak: 3 games (5 for 10)

Houston Series: 5-10, 2 2b, 2 rbi, bb, 2 soHomestand: 7-19, 4 r, 2 2b, hr, 3 rbi, 4 bb, 4 so, gidp

• Is 7-for-19 (.368) with three multiple hit games in six games since the All-Star Break.

• Is batting .167 (9-for-54) against left-handed pitchers compared to .348 (54-for-155) with all six of his home runs and 20 of his 23 RBI against right-handers.

• Is hitting .333 (44-for-132) at night.• Had a walk-off RBI single Tuesday night against Houston, his sixth ca-

reer game-ending RBI…it was his fifth as an Athletic…the single came against Tony Sipp, snapping a 0-for-16 streak against left-handers.

• Matched his career high with four runs scored last Friday night against Toronto (also May 11, 2012 vs. Detroit).

• Is 16-for-63 (.254) with one home run and five RBI in 18 games since he was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list June 28…was on the DL from May 20 to June 27 with a fractured left thumb.

Last Year: Compiled his best numbers since his first season with the A’s in 2012, batting .272 with 20 home runs and 77 RBI in 149 games…had a career-high .333 on-base percentage and his batting average was his best as an Athletic.

10 MARCUS SEMIENCurrent Streak: 0 for 4

Houston Series: 3-11, 3 r, 2 bb, 2 so, 3 sbHomestand: 4-21, 5 r, hr, rbi, 4 bb, 7 so, 4 sb

• Is 17-for-78 (.218) over his last 21 games but 11 of the 17 hits are for extra bases (three doubles, one triple, seven home runs).

• Has career highs in home runs (20) and RBI (48)…ranks second among Major League shortstops in home runs (Story, COL 23) and fourth among American League shortstops in RBI.

• Is the fifth shortstop in Athletics history to hit 20 home runs (Miguel Te-jada five times, Eddie Joost twice, Bobby Crosby and Bert Campaneris once).

• Has eight home runs since June 23, which is tied for the most in the majors over that span.

• Has 10 home runs in 83 at bats against left-handed pitching (8.3 at bats per home run) and 10 in 244 at bats against right-handed pitchers (24.4 at bats per home run)…ranks second in the AL in home runs against lefties (Cruz, SEA 12).

• Has committed an error in each of his last three games…now has five errors in his last seven contests after making eight in his first 88 games…has 13 errors for the season, which is tied for the most among AL shortstops.

• Stole two bases Tuesday night, the second two-steal game of his career (May 9, 2015 at Seattle)…leads the AL and ranks second in majors with four stolen bases since the All-Star Break (Hamilton, CIN 5).

• Is the only Athletic to start and appear in all 95 games and has played all but three innings at shortstop…his season-opening streak of consecu-tive starts is the longest by an Athletic since Miguel Tejada started all 162 games in 2003…is tied for the AL lead in games played.

• Is batting .314 (44-for-140) with runners on base compared to .182 (34-for-187) with 14 of his 20 home runs with the bases empty.

• Ranks seventh in the AL in at bats per GIDP (109.0).• Is 3-for-8 (.375) with three walks in three games against Tampa Bay.

Last Year: Batted .257 with 15 home runs and 45 RBI in a team-leading 155 games in his first full season in the majors…committed a Major League leading and Oak-land record 35 errors…tied for second among AL shortstops in home runs.

5 JAKE SMOLINSKICurrent Streak: 3 games (3 for 8)Houston Series: 2-5, r, 2b, bb, cs

Homestand: 4-13, r, 2b, rbi, 2 bb, 2 hbp, so, cs, gidp

• Has started five of the A’s six games since the All-Star Break (four in center field, one in right field) and is 4-for-13 (.308).

• Is hitting .372 (16-for-43) with all four of his home runs against left-hand-ed pitchers compared to .245 (13-for-53) against right-handers.

• Is batting .351 (20-for-57) at night, .231 (9-for-39) during the day.• Has started games at all three outfield positions (14 in right field, five in

center field and four in left field).• Is 4-for-11 (.364) with a home run and three RBI as a pinch hitter…is tied

for third in the AL in pinch hits and tied for fifth in pinch RBI.• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville May 20 for his first stint with the A’s

this year…hit .248 with 3 HR and 15 RBI in 39 games with the Sounds.Last Year: Split the season between Triple-A and the majors for both Texas and Oakland...combined to hit .374 with nine home runs and 31 RBI in 37 games be-tween Round Rock and Nashville...appeared in 76 combined Major League games.

26 DANNY VALENCIACurrent Streak: 1 game (1 for 5)Houston Series: 1-9, rbi, bb, 5 so

Homestand: 4-19, rbi, bb, 7 so, gidp

• Is 11-for-63 (.175) with one home run and four RBI over his last 16 games.

• Is 6-for-12 (.500) with five runs, five home runs and seven RBI in three games against the Rays…that includes a two-home run game May 13 and a three-home run, five-RBI game May 15…the five home runs match the most ever in one season by an Athletic against Tampa Bay (Chavez and Durazo, 2004)…has seven career home runs against the Rays, which match his most against any team (Houston).

• Ranks seventh in the AL in batting against left-handed pitchers (.357).• Has hit nine of his 12 home runs on the road…five have come in 70

at bats against left-handers (14.0 at bats per home run), compared to seven in 202 at bats against right-handers (28.9 at bats per home run).

• Has committed 13 errors, which is second most among AL third base-man (Escobar, LAA 14).

• His appearance at first base last Friday night was his first since July 22 of last year…it was his first defensive appearance at a position other than third base this year.

• Was on the 15-day disabled list from April 21 to May 5 with a strained left hamstring.

Last Year: Began the season with Toronto and was claimed off waivers by Oakland Aug. 3…hit .284 with 11 HR and 37 RBI in 47 games with the A’s…combined for a .290 average, a career-high 18 HR and 66 RBI in 105 games overall.

21 STEPHEN VOGTCurrent Streak: 7 games (13 for 25)Houston Series: 4-10, 2 r, 2 2b, so

Homestand: 8-17, 5 r, 2 2b, hr, 3 rbi, bb, so

• Is 13-for-25 (.520) with eight runs, three doubles, a triple, two home runs, six RBI and four multiple hit games over his last seven games.

• Is batting .364 (24-for-66) with 15 runs scored and 13 RBI over his last 19 games.

• Is hitting .322 (55-for-171) at night, which ranks fourth in the AL.• Has eight home runs, all solo shots off right-handed pitchers.• Is 0-for-11 against the Rays this year and 8-for-44 (.182) in his career.• Committed his sixth error of the season last Friday, which is an on-going

career high, the most among AL catchers and tied for third among Major League catchers.

• Has tossed out 6-of-39 (15.4%) attempted base stealers.• Was named to his second consecutive AL All-Star team but did not play

in the game…joins Terry Steinbach (1988-89, 93) as the only Oakland catcher to be named to multiple All-Star Games.

Last Year: Was named to his first AL All-Star team…hit .261 with 18 HR and 71 RBI…hit .308 with 13 HR and 53 RBI over his first 70 games, .214 with 5 HR and 18 RBI over his final 66 contests.…led the A’s in walks (56) and on-base pct. (.341).

A’S HITTING VS. TAMPA BAY2016 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI#DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 Alcantara .100 10 1 0 0.333 12 4 0 0 Alonso .304 23 7 0 1.333 3 1 0 0 Butler .278 237 66 6 26.300 10 3 0 1 Crisp .277 325 90 7 39.077 13 1 1 3 Davis .136 22 3 1 3#DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 Healy #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0#DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 Lowrie .197 127 25 0 9.333 3 1 0 0 McBride .333 3 1 0 0.286 7 2 0 0 Reddick .211 152 32 3 10.375 8 3 1 1 Semien .226 53 12 2 7#DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 Smolinski .250 4 1 0 0.500 12 6 5 7 Valencia .244 160 39 7 23.000 11 0 0 0 Vogt .182 44 8 2 4.167 24 4 1 1 others .243 103 25 8 13 TOTALS

A’S CAREER HITTING VS. MOOREPLAYER BAT AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLGYonder Alonso L 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500Billy Burns S 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Billy Butler R 9 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 .300 .444Coco Crisp S 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333Khris Davis R 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Tyler Ladendorf R 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Josh Reddick L 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000Marcus Semien R 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000Eric Sogard L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Danny Valencia R 11 5 2 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .455 .500 1.182Stephen Vogt L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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CLUBLongest Winning Streak ................................................................................ 6, April 16 to 22Longest Winning Streak, Home .............................................................6, May 28 to June 13Longest Winning Streak, Road ........................................................................ 7, April 8 to 22Longest Losing Streak .....................................................................................7, June 3 to 11Longest Losing Streak, Home ....................................................................... 5, May 19 to 27......................................................................................................................... 5, April 7 to 15Longest Losing Streak, Road ................................................................9, May 24 to June 11Most Runs, Game, A’s ..........................................................................14, June 13 vs. TexasMost Runs, Game, Opponents ............................................................... 14, May 9 at BostonMost Runs, Inning, A’s .................................................................... 6, May 4 vs. Seattle (5th)Most Runs, Inning, Opponents ......................................................7, June 3 at Houston (1st)Largest Margin, Victory ................................................................9, June 13 vs. Texas (14-5).....................................................................................................9, May 28 vs. Detroit (12-3)Largest Margin, Loss ................................................................ 10, June 3 at Houston (2-12)....................................................................................................10, May 25 at Seattle (3-13)....................................................................................................10, May 11 at Boston (3-13)Most Hits, Game, A’s ............................................................................17, June 13 vs. Texas............................................................................................................. 17, May 28 vs. DetroitMost Hits, Game, Opponents .................................................. 18, June 28 at San FranciscoMost Hits, Inning, A’s .................................................... 7, June 23 vs. Los Angeles-AL (2nd)Most Hits, Inning, Opponents ........................................................7, June 3 at Houston (1st)........................................................................................................7, May 25 at Seattle (3rd)..........................................................................................................7, May 9 at Boston (4th)Most Home Runs, Game, A’s........................................4 (four times), last: May 17 vs. TexasMost Home Runs, Game, Opponents .................................................. 6, May 8 at BaltimoreMost Doubles, Game, A’s ....................................................................5, July 19 vs. HoustonMost Doubles, Game, Opponents ................................................... 6, May 31 vs. Minnesota.................................................................................................................. 6, May 9 at BostonMost Triples, Game, A’s ............................................................2, June 29 vs. San Francisco........................................................................................................2, June 21 vs. Milwaukee.................................................................................................... 2, April 19 at New York (AL)Most Triples, Game, Opponents ............................... 2 (three times), last: June 3 at HoustonMost Stolen Bases, Game, A’s .........................................................3, May 13 at Tampa Bay.................................................................................................................3, April 28 at Detroit.................................................................................................... 3, April 21 at New York (AL)Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents .............................................. 4, July 2 vs. PittsburghMost Strikeouts, A’s Pitchers .................................................... 14, April 21 at New York (AL)Most Strikeouts, Opponents Pitchers ....................................... 12, April 19 at New York (AL).............................................................................................................. 12, April 10 at SeattleMost Walks, A’s Pitchers ......................................................... 11, June 30 vs. San FranciscoMost Walks, Opponents Pitchers.............................................................9, April 28 at DetroitFewest Hits Allowed, A’s Pitchers ......................................................... 2, May 1 vs. HoustonFewest Hits Allowed, Opponents Pitchers ........................................... 2, July 6 at Minnesota................................................................................................................2, June 16 vs. Texas..........................................................................................................2, May 14 at Tampa BayMost Left on Base, Nine Inning Game ..........................................12, June 21 vs. MilwaukeeMost Left on Base, Extra Inning Game .........................................11, June 4 at Houston (12)Fewest Left on Base, Game ................................................................ 1, July 6 at MinnesotaMost Errors, Game ............................................................................... 4, July 10 at HoustonLargest Comeback in Win .................................................................... 4, July 15 vs. Toronto..........................................................................................................4, May 15 at Tampa BayLargest Lead Surrendered in Loss .........................................................5, June 15 vs. Texas

INDIVIDUALGrand Slams ............................... Coco Crisp, June 26 at Los Angeles-AL (Hector Santiago)....................................................................Khris Davis, May 17 vs. Texas (Shawn Tolleson)Pinch Hit Home Runs ...................Jake Smolinski, June 28 at San Francisco (Javier Lopez).......................................................Chris Coghlan, May 15 at Tampa Bay (Erasmo Ramirez)Lead Off Home Runs ..............................Coco Crisp, May 30 vs. Minnesota (Ervin Santana)Inside-The-Park Home Runs ..........................................................................................NoneGame Ending Home Runs ..........................Khris Davis, May 17 vs. Texas (Shawn Tolleson)................................................................. Yonder Alonso, April 29 vs. Houston (Pat Neshek)Back-to-Back Home Runs .......................Khris Davis and Stephen Vogt, July 15 vs. Toronto.............................................. Coco Crisp and Marcus Semien, June 26 at Los Angeles (AL)............................................................... Danny Valencia and Khris Davis, May 17 vs. Texas.......................................................... Khris Davis and Coco Crisp, April 21 at New York (AL)Longest Hitting Streak ....................................................... 12, Coco Crisp, June 22 to July 5Most Runs, Game ..........................................................4, Josh Reddick, July 15 vs. Toronto........................................................................... 4, Coco Crisp, June 25 at Los Angeles (AL)Most Hits, Game ......................................................... 4, Josh Reddick, July 2 vs. Pittsburgh.......................................................................4, Josh Reddick, May 7 at Baltimore (Game 2).................................................................................4, Jed Lowrie, April 19 at New York (AL)Most Doubles, Game ...............2 (nine times), last: Stephen Vogt, June 28 at San FranciscoMost Triples, Game ................................ 1 (15 times), last: Josh Reddick, July 9 at HoustonMost Home Runs, Game .................................................... 3, Khris Davis, May 17 vs. Texas...............................................................................3, Danny Valencia, May 15 at Tampa BayMost Runs Batted In, Game ............................................... 6, Khris Davis, May 17 vs. TexasMost Walks, Game .............................................3, Yonder Alonso, May 7 at Baltimore (Day)Most Strikeouts, Game .....................................................4, Mark Canha, April 24 at TorontoMost Stolen Bases, Game ..............2(fivetimes),last:MarcusSemien,July19vs.HoustonLongest Winning Streak ........................................................... 6, Rich Hill, May 7 to presentLongest Losing Streak ......................................................... 7, Sonny Gray, April 27 to July 6Most Strikeouts, Game .......................................................... 10, Rich Hill, July 7 at Houston................................................................................... 10, Rich Hill, April 21 at New York (AL).................................................................................................10, Rich Hill, April 9 at SeattleMost Walks, Game ..................................................5, Daniel Mengden, July 20 vs. Houston............................................................... 5, Fernando Rodriguez, June 30 vs. San Francisco..........................................................................................5, Chris Bassitt, April 10 at SeattleMost Innings, Game, Starter .................................8.0, Kendall Graveman, July 9 at Houston.............................................................................................. 8.0, Rich Hill, May 23 at SeattleMost Innings, Game, Reliever ...................................5.0, Sean Manaea, July 17 vs. TorontoLow Hit Complete Game ................................................................................................NoneMost Consecutive Scoreless Innings .........................11.2, Ryan Madson, April 17 to May 16Most Consecutive Batters Retired ....................................... 21, Ryan Dull, June 24 to July 9

GENERALLongest Game, Innings ....................................................................... 12, June 4 at HoustonLongest Game, Time, Nine Innings ...................................... 3:53, June 28 at San FranciscoLongest Game, Time, Extra Innings ..........................................4:07, June 4 at Houston (12)Shortest Game, Time...................................................... 2:19, June 19 vs. Los Angeles (AL)Largest Crowd, Home ......................................................36,067, June 30 vs. San FranciscoSmallest Crowd, Home ...................................................................10,068, May 16 vs. TexasLargest Crowd, Road ....................................................................... 47,065, April 8 at SeattleSmallest Crowd, Road .............................................................14,604, May 13 at Tampa BayPostponement, Rain, Home ...........................................................................................NonePostponement, Rain, Road ...................................................................... May 6 at Baltimore

HIGHS AND LOWS

MULTIPLE HIT GAMESPLAYER 2 3 4 5 TOTAlonso 13 2 0 0 15Burns 15 1 0 0 16Butler 6 2 0 0 8Coghlan 4 0 0 0 4Crisp 17 3 0 0 20Davis 22 3 0 0 25Healy 2 0 0 0 2Lowrie 18 4 1 0 23Muncy 1 0 0 0 1McBride 1 0 0 0 1Phegley 3 1 0 0 4Reddick 12 3 2 0 17Semien 14 3 0 0 17Smolinski 2 2 0 0 4Valencia 14 7 0 0 21Vogt 14 8 0 0 22

MULTIPLE RBI GAMESPLAYER 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAlonso 8 2 0 0 0 10Burns 3 0 0 0 0 3Butler 3 2 0 0 0 5Canha 1 0 0 0 0 1Coghlan 3 1 0 0 0 4Crisp 6 1 1 0 0 8Davis 6 5 0 1 1 13Healy 1 1 0 0 0 2Lowrie 5 0 0 0 0 5Phegley 1 1 0 0 0 2Reddick 3 1 0 0 0 4Semien 5 3 1 0 0 9Smolinski 4 1 0 0 0 5Valencia 4 3 0 1 0 8Vogt 4 2 0 0 0 6

GAME TYING/GO-AHEAD RBIPLAYER GT GA TOTAlonso 4 7 11Burns 2 4 6Butler 2 5 7Canha 1 2 3Coghlan 1 3 4Crisp 4 7 11Davis 5 15 20Healy 1 1 2Lowrie 4 4 8McBride 0 1 1Phegley 0 0 0Reddick 3 8 11Semien 4 10 14Smolinski 1 2 3Valencia 2 11 13Vogt 4 10 14

STARTS IN THE BATTING ORDERPlayer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Alcantara - - - - - - - - 3Alonso - 2 - - 3 16 23 33 3Burns 36 17 - - - - - 2 12Butler - - - 1 14 24 2 - -Canha - 4 - - - 1 3 1 -Coghlan - 10 - - 2 8 7 12 7Crisp 55 6 - - - 6 2 1 1Davis - 2 - 28 38 6 10 - -Healy - - - - - - 1 2 3Ladendorf - - - - - - - - 9Lowrie 4 42 8 5 4 9 1 - -McBride - - - - - - - 4 6Muncy - 1 - - - - 1 6 4Phegley - 1 - - - 6 5 8 3Reddick - - 55 - - - - - -Semien - 10 - - 1 4 33 16 31Smolinski - - - - - 2 7 8 6Valencia - - 10 56 1 4 - - -Vogt - - 22 5 32 9 - 2 -

GAMES BY POSITIONC 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH

Player G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GSAlcantara - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - - - 1 - - -Alonso - - 85 76 - - 7 4 - - - - - - - - 2 -Burns - - - - - - - - - - - - 68 63 4 4 - -Butler - - 20 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 27Canha - - 5 3 - - 3 1 - - 3 2 - - 3 2 1 1Coghlan - - - - 20 16 17 15 - - 4 2 - - 12 11 2 2Crisp - - - - - - - - - - 41 35 28 27 - - 11 9Davis - - - - - - - - - - 52 52 - - - - 32 32Healy - - - - - - 6 6 - - - - - - - - - -Ladendorf - - - - 19 7 4 3 - - - - 1 - 1 - - -Lowrie - - - - 71 69 - - 2 - - - - - - - 5 4McBride 10 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1Muncy - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 11 10 1 1Phegley 25 23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Reddick - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 59 54 2 1Semien - - - - - - - - 95 95 - - - - - - - -Smolinski - - - - - - - - - - 9 4 5 5 21 14 - -Valencia - - 3 2 - - 65 65 - - - - - - - - 3 3Vogt 69 63 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7

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HOME RUN BREAKDOWN 2016 HOME RUNS LAST REGULAR SEASON HOME RUNPlayer Solo 2R 3R GS Tot. Date Opponent Pitcher GP SinceAlcantara 0 0 0 0 0 September 20, 2014 Los Angeles (NL) Howell 21Alonso 0 3 1 0 4 July 8, 2016 at Houston Harris 8Butler 1 1 0 0 2 June 7, 2016 at Milwaukee Davies 25Crisp 5 1 0 1 7 June 26, 2016 at Los Angeles (AL) Santiago 15Davis 16 2 4 1 23 July 18, 2016 Houston Feldman 2Healy 0 0 1 0 1 July 16, 2016 Toronto Dickey 4Lowrie 1 1 0 0 2 June 29, 2016 San Francisco Peavy 15McBride 0 0 0 0 0 August 30, 2014 at Arizona Nuño 45Phegley 0 0 1 0 1 June 13, 2016 Texas Wilhelmsen 8Reddick 4 1 1 0 6 July 15, 2016 Toronto Stroman 5Semien 14 4 2 0 20 July 17, 2016 Toronto Happ 3Smolinski 1 2 1 0 4 June 28, 2016 at San Francisco Lopez 12Valencia 7 4 1 0 12 July 5, 2016 at Minnesota N. Ramirez 8Vogt 8 0 0 0 8 July 15, 2016 Toronto Stroman 4others 6 1 1 0 8Team 62 19 13 2 96

MILESTONESPlayer Category No. NeedsAlvarez, H Games 92 8 for 100 Games Started 92 8 for 100Axford Strikeouts 489 11 for 500Butler Hits 1447 53 for 1500 Walks 492 8 for 500Crisp Games as OF (w/OAK) 642 37 for 679 (ties Armas for 7th in Oakland history) Steals (w/OAK) 167 5 for 172 (ties Baker for 9th in Athletics history)Davis Doubles 74 26 for 100 Home Runs 83 17 for 100Doolittle Saves 33 11 for 44 (ties Koch and Foulke for 9th in Athletics history)Gray Wins 37 13 for 50 Games 93 7 for 100 Games Started 91 9 for 100 Strikeouts 493 7 for 500Hill Games Started 88 12 for 100Lowrie Doubles 172 28 for 200Reddick Games as OF (w/Oak) 567 60 for 627 (ties North for 10th in Oakland history) Triples (w/Oak) 19 3 for 22 (ties Bando and Ellis for 9th in Oakland history) Home Runs 92 8 for 100Rzepczynski Games 393 7 for 400

A’S AT A GLANCESeason High ................................................... 10-7 (April 22)Season Low.. ............. -13(fivetimes,last:38-51onJuly10)April ..............................................................................13-12May ............................................................................... 11-17June .............................................................................. 11-15July ...................................................................................7-9August ..............................................................................0-0September ........................................................................0-0Home Series ..................................................................7-7-2Road Series ...................................................................5-9-1Series Sweeps ..................................................................5-7First Game of Series .....................................................19-12Last Game of Series .......................................................9-22A’s Score First ..............................................................26-27Opponent Scores First ..................................................16-26Leading After 7th ............................................................33-4Leading After 8th ............................................................36-3Tied After 7th ....................................................................4-2Tied After 8th ....................................................................4-4Trailing After 7th .............................................................5-47Trailing After 8th .............................................................2-46Commit No Errors .........................................................22-31Commit 1 or More Errors ..............................................20-22More HR Than Opp. .......................................................26-7Fewer HR Than Opp. .....................................................5-31Same Total HR of Opp. ................................................. 11-15Starter Pitches 7 or More ................................................ 11-4Starter Pitches Less Than 7 .........................................31-49When Scoring 4 or More ...............................................30-16When Scoring Less Than 4 ..........................................12-37Last At Bat ........................................................................9-9Replay Challenges ......................................................... 11-7Different Lineups ...............................................................83

WALK-OFF WINS (4)Yonder Alonso, April 29 vs. Houston (home run)Khris Davis, May 17 vs. Texas (grand slam)Billy Burns, June 17 vs. Los Angeles-AL (single)Josh Reddick, July 19 vs. Houston (sinigle)

May 22 Daniel Coulombe recalled from Nashville; Sonny Gray placed on the 15-day disabled list retroac-tive to May 21 (strained right trapezius)

May 23 Jed Lowrie sent to Nashville on a rehab assign-ment

May 25 Jed Lowrie reinstated from the disabled list; Zach Neal recalled from Nashville; Daniel Cou-lombe and Max Muncy optioned to Nashville

May 27 Josh Phegley reinstated from the disabled list; Matt McBride optioned to Nashville

May 31 Eric Surkamp recalled from Nashville; Zach Neal optioned to Nashville

June 2 Eric Surkamp optioned to NashvilleJune 3 J.B. Wendelken recalled from Nashville; R.J. Al-

varez sent to Stockton on a rehab assignmentJune 4 Daniel Coulombe recalled from Nashville; An-

drew Triggs optioned to NashvilleJune 5 Sonny Gray reinstated from the disabled list; J.B.

Wendelken optioned to NashvilleJune 7 Liam Hendriks sent to Stockton on a rehab as-

signmentJune 9 Rich Hill placed on the 15-day disabled list retro-

active to May 30 (left groin strain); Chris Cogh-lan traded to the Chicago Cubs for Arismendy Alcantara; R.J. Alvarez transferred to Nashville on rehab

June 10 Max Muncy and Zach Neal recalled from Nash-ville; Jesse Hahn optioned to Nashville; Liam Hendriks transferred to Nashville on rehab

June 11 Daniel Mengden selected from Nashville; Mark Canha transferred to the 60-day disabled list

June 12 R.J. Alvarez claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs

June 13 Henderson Alvarez sent to Stockton on a rehab assignment

June 14 Eric Surkamp recalled from Nashville; Sean Manaea placed on the 15-day disabled list (left pronator strain)

June 18 Andrew Triggs recalled from Nashville; Tyler La-dendorf optioned to Nashville; Henderson Alva-rez transferred to Nashville on rehab

June 19 Liam Hendriks reinstated from the disabled list; Andrew Triggs optioned to Nashville

June 20 Henderson Alvarez returned from rehab; Josh Reddick sent to Nashville on a rehab assignment

June 21 Arismendy Alcantara recalled from Nashville; Daniel Coulombe optioned to Nashville

June 24 Sean Manaea sent to Stockton on a rehab as-signment

June 25 Dillon Overton selected from Nashville; Eric Surkamp optioned to Nashville; Henderson Alva-rez transferred to the 60-day disabled list

June 27 Nick Tepesch claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers; Eric Surkamp designated for assignment; Rich Hill sent to Stockton on a re-hab assignment

June 28 Josh Reddick reinstated from the disabled list; Max Muncy optioned to Nashville

June 29 Eric Surkamp claimed off waivers by Texas; Sean Manaea reinstated from the disabled list; Arismendy Alcantara and Nick Tepesch optioned to Nashville

June 30 Daniel Coulombe and Andrew Triggs recalled from Nashville; Sean Doolittle placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 26 (strained left shoulder; Zach Neal optioned to Nashville

July 1 Tyler Ladendorf recalled from Nashville; Dillon Overton optioned to Nashville

July 2 Rich Hill reinstated from the disabled list; Andrew Triggs optioned to Nashville

July 3 Josh Phegley placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 2 (strained right knee); Matt McBride recalled from Nashville

July 4 Andrew Triggs recalled from Nashville; Patrick Schuster selected from Nashville; Daniel Cou-lombe optioned to Nashville; Fernando Rodri-guez placed on the 15-day disabled list (right shoulder strain); Andrew Lambo recalled from Nashville and placed on the 60-day disabled list (cancer surgery)

July 15 Ryon Healy selected from Nashville; Billy Burns optioned to Nashville; Nick Tepesch designated for assignment

July 18 Nick Tepesch claimed off waivers by Kansas CityJuly 19 Daniel Coulombe and Dillon Overton recalled

from Nashville; Tyler Ladendorf optioned to Nashville; Andrew Triggs placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 18 (left shin con-tusion)

July 20 Arismendy Alcantara recalled from Nashville; Dillon Overton optioned to Nashville

July 21 Zach Neal recalled from Nashville; Patrick Schuster optioned to Nashville

Player Injury Dates Games MissedAlvarez, H. Right shoulder surgery March 25-present (eligible May 27) 95Alvarez, R.J. Right elbow surgery March 25-June 11 61Bassitt Strained right elbow April 29-present 72Canha Back strain May 9-present 63Doolittle Strained left shoulder June 26-present (eligible July 11) 21Doubront Sprained left elbow April 4-present 95Fuld Strained left shoulder March 25-present 95Gray Strained right trapezius May 21-June 4 13Hendriks Right triceps strain May 8-June 18 37Hill Left groin strain May 30-July 1 29Lambo Testicular cancer surgery July 4-present 13

Player Injury Dates Games MissedLowrie Right shin contusion May 10-May 24 14Manaea Left pronator strain June 14-28 14Parker Fractured right medial epicondyle March 13-present 95Phegley Strained right knee May 10-May 26 15Phegley Strained right knee July 2-present (eligible July 17) 15Reddick Fractured left thumb May 20-June 27 34Rodriguez Strained right shoulder July 4-present 13Sogard Cervical strain March 28-present (eligible May 27) 95Triggs Left shin contusion July 18-present (eligible August 2) 3Valencia Strained left hamstring April 21-May 5 14

DISABLED LIST

The A’s have used the disabled list 21 times this season…used the DL 23 times in 2015

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GA/ LEADER CUM.DATE G OPP W-L SCORE REC POS GB AND LEAD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. ATT.4/4 1 CWS L 3-4 0-1 t3 -1 TEX ½ Sale Hill Robertson 35,067* 35,0674/5 2 CWS L 4-5 0-2 t4 -1½ HOU ½ Jones Doolittle Robertson 10,478 45,5454/6 3 CWS W 2-1 1-2 t3 -1 SEA ½ Gray Rodon Madson 16,468 62,0134/7 4 CWS L 1-6 1-3 t4 -1½ SEA 1 Latos Graveman 12,577 74,590 (4 dates)4/8 5 at SEA W 3-2 2-3 t2 -½ SEA ½ Doolittle Cishek Madson 47,065 47,0654/9 6 at SEA W 6-1 3-3 t1 – OAK/TEX – Hill Karns 36,424 83,4894/10 7 at SEA W 2-1 (10) 4-3 1 +1 OAK 1 Axford Vincent Doolittle 30,834 114,323 (3 dates)4/11 8 LAA L 1-4 4-4 t1 – OAK/TEX – Tropeano Gray Street 13,371 87,9614/12 9 LAA L 4-5 4-5 3 -1 TEX ½ Morin Doolittle Street 13,492 101,4534/13 10 LAA L 1-5 4-6 3 -1½ LAA ½ Shoemaker Surkamp 11,216 112,6694/14 OFF DAY 3 -1½ LAA/TEX –4/15 11 KC L 2-4 4-7 t4 -1½ LAA/TEX – Volquez Hill Davis 19,451 132,1204/16 12 KC W 5-3 5-7 4 -1½ TEX 1 Gray Young Madson 25,564 157,6844/17 13 KC W 3-2 6-7 2 -1 TEX 1 Axford Soria Madson 29,668 187,352 (10 dates)4/18 OFF DAY t2 -1 TEX 14/19 14 at NYY W 3-2 (11) 7-7 2 -1 TEX 1 Rodriguez Barbato Madson 31,952 146,2754/20 15 at NYY W 5-2 8-7 2 -1 TEX 1 Graveman Eovaldi Doolittle 37,396 183,6714/21 16 at NYY W 7-3 9-7 2 -1 TEX 1 Hill Shreve Madson 33,818 217,4894/22 17 at TOR W 8-5 10-7 t1 -- OAK/TEX -- Gray Sanchez Madson 34,251 251,7404/23 18 at TOR L 3-9 10-8 t1 -- OAK/TEX -- Happ Bassitt 46,334 298,0744/24 19 at TOR L 3-6 10-9 t1 -- OAK/TEX -- Hutchison Surkamp Osuna 46,300 344,3744/25 20 at DET L 3-7 10-10 t2 -½ SEA ½ Zimmerman Graveman 21,671 366,045 4/26 21 at DET W 5-1 11-10 t2 -½ SEA ½ Hill Pelfrey 22,256 388,3014/27 22 at DET L 4-9 11-11 t3 -1 TEX -½ Verlander Gray 22,636 410,9374/28 23 at DET L 3-7 11-12 4 -1½ TEX ½ Sanchez Bassitt Rodriguez 26,200 437,137 (13 dates)4/29 24 HOU W 7-4 12-12 3 -1½ TEX ½ Madson Sipp 20,159 207,5114/30 25 HOU W 2-0 13-12 3 -1½ TEX ½ Hahn Devenski Madson 23,084 230,5955/1 26 HOU L 1-2 13-13 3 -1½ TEX ½ Fister Hill Gregerson 24,135 254,7305/2 27 SEA L 3-4 13-14 3 -2½ TEX ½ Karns Graveman Cishek 10,535 265,2655/3 28 SEA L 2-8 13-15 3 -3 SEA ½ Iwakuma Gray 12,584 277,8495/4 29 SEA L 8-9 13-16 4 -4 SEA 1½ Montgomery Axford Cishek 16,238 294,087 (16 dates)5/5 OFF DAY 4 -4½ SEA 2½ 5/6 at BAL PPD, Rain t3 -4 SEA 1½5/7 30 at BAL (D) W 8-4 14-16 Hill Wright 15,110 452,247 31 at BAL (N) L 2-5 14-17 3 -4½ SEA 1½ Jimenez Hahn Britton 29,862 482,1095/8 32 at BAL L 3-11 14-18 3 -4½ SEA ½ Tillman Graveman 43,690 525,7995/9 33 at BOS L 7-14 14-19 t3 -5½ SEA 1½ Buchholz Gray 35,227 561,0265/10 34 at BOS L 5-13 14-20 t3 -6½ SEA 1½ O’Sullivan Manaea 32,167 593,1935/11 35 at BOS L 3-13 14-21 t3 -7½ SEA 1½ Porcello Surkamp 33,283 626,4765/12 OFF DAY 3 -7½ SEA 1½ 5/13 36 at TB W 6-3 15-21 3 -6½ SEA 1½ Hill Odorizzi Madson 14,604 641,0805/14 37 at TB L 0-6 15-22 4 -6½ SEA ½ ANDRIESE Graveman 28,158 669,2385/15 38 at TB W 7-6 16-22 4 -6 TEX ½ Axford Geltz Madson 19,545 688,783 (22 dates)5/16 39 TEX W 3-1 17-22 4 -5 TEX/SEA – Manaea Holland Madson 10,068 304,1555/17 40 TEX W 8-5 18-22 3 -5 SEA 1 Madson Tolleson 12,718 316,8735/18 41 TEX W 8-1 19-22 3 -4 SEA 1 Hill Perez 14,323 331,1965/19 42 NYY L 1-4 19-23 4 -5 SEA 1½ Nova Graveman Chapman 17,456 348,6525/20 43 NYY L 3-8 19-24 4 -6 SEA 1½ Sabathia Gray 28,235 376,8875/21 44 NYY L 1-5 19-25 4 -7 SEA 1½ Tanaka Manaea 26,356 403,2435/22 45 NYY L 4-5 19-26 4 -8 SEA 1½ Pineda Hahn Chapman 25,237 428,480 (23 dates)5/23 46 at SEA W 5-0 20-26 4 -7 SEA 1½ Hill Walker 16,370 705,1535/24 47 at SEA L 5-6 20-27 4 -8 SEA 1½ Montgomery Madson 17,471 722,6245/25 48 at SEA L 3-13 20-28 4 -9 SEA 1½ Iwakuma Neal 19,227 741,851 (25 dates)5/26 OFF DAY t4 -9 SEA 1½5/27 49 DET L 1-4 20-29 t4 -9 SEA 1½ Fulmer Manaea 22,498 450,9785/28 50 DET W 12-3 21-29 t4 -8 SEA ½ Hahn Saupold 24,154 475,1325/29 51 DET W 4-2 22-29 t4 -7½ TEX ½ Hill Pelfrey Doolittle 20,522 495,6545/30 52 MIN W 3-2 23-29 t4 -7½ TEX ½ Graveman Santana Madson 17,248 512,9025/31 53 MIN W 7-4 24-29 t4 -7½ TEX ½ Dull Duffey Axford 12,767 525,6696/1 54 MIN W 5-1 25-29 t3 -6½ TEX ½ Manaea Dean 11,345 537,014 (29 dates)6/2 OFF DAY 3 -6½ TEX/SEA – 6/3 55 atHOU L 2-12 25-30 5 -7½ TEX 1 Fister Hahn 26,458 768,3096/4 56 atHOU L 5-6(12) 25-31 5 -8½ TEX 2 Feldman Madson 37,223 805,5326/5 57 atHOU L 2-5 25-32 5 -9½ TEX 3 McCullers Dull Harris 30,817 836,3496/6 OFF DAY 5 -10 TEX 46/7 58 at MIL L 4-5 25-33 5 -11 TEX 4 Davies Manaea Jeffress 19,283 855,6326/8 59 at MIL L 0-4 25-34 5 -11 TEX 3 Anderson Hahn 18,188 873,8206/9 OFF DAY 5 -11½ TEX 46/10 60 at CIN L 1-2 25-35 5 -11½ TEX 3 Wood Gray Cingrani 21,520 895,3406/11 61 at CIN L 1-2 25-36 5 -12½ TEX 4 Straily Mengden Ohlendorf 32,034 927,3746/12 62 at CIN W 6-1 26-36 5 -12½ TEX 5 Rodriguez Lamb 24,880 952,254 (33 dates)6/13 63 TEX W 14-5 27-36 4 -11½ TEX 4½ Coulombe Ramos Neal 13,453 550,4676/14 64 TEX L 6-10 27-37 5 -12½ TEX 5½ Perez Surkamp 13,101 563,5686/15 65 TEX L 5-7 27-38 5 -13½ TEX 6½ Martinez Axford Dyson 10,115 573,6836/16 66 TEX L 1-5 27-39 5 -14½ TEX 6½ LEWIS Mengden 14,236 587,9196/17 67 LAA W 3-2 28-39 5 -14½ TEX 6½ Madson Salas 24,591 612,5106/18 68 LAA L 1-7 28-40 5 -15½ TEX 7½ Lincecum Dull 25,078 637,5886/19 69 LAA L 0-2 28-41 5 -16½ TEX 8½ WEAVER Surkamp 22,846 660,4346/20 OFF DAY 5 -17 TEX 9½6/21 70 MIL W 5-3 29-41 5 -16 TEX 9½ Doolittle Smith Madson 14,810 675,2446/22 71 MIL L 2-4 29-42 5 -17 TEX 10 Guerra Mengden Thornburg 13,586 688,830 (38 dates)6/23 72 at LAA W 5-4 30-42 5 -16½ TEX 10 Graveman Lincecum Doolittle 36,412 988,6666/24 73 at LAA W 7-4 31-42 4 -15½ TEX 9 Dull Salas Madson 41,356 1,030,0226/25 74 at LAA W 7-3 32-42 4 -15½ TEX 9 Overton Chacin 40,643 1,070,6656/26 75 at LAA L 6-7 32-43 4 -16½ TEX 10 Street Hendriks 36,715 1,107,3806/27 76 at SF W 8-3 33-43 4 -16½ TEX 10 Mengden Samardzija 41,442 1,148,8226/28 77 at SF W 13-11 34-43 4 -16½ TEX 10 Neal Lopez Madson 41,730 1,190,552 (39 dates)6/29 78 SF W 7-1 35-43 4 -15½ TEX 9 Manaea Peavy 32,810 721,6406/30 79 SF L 6-12 35-44 4 -15½ TEX 8½ Bumgarner Overton 36,067* 757,7077/1 80 PIT L 3-7 35-45 4 -16½ TEX 8½ Locke Gray 15,710 773,4177/2 81 PIT L 2-4 (10) 35-46 4 -16½ TEX 8½ Nicasio Coulombe Melancon 28,846 802,2637/3 82 PIT L 3-6 35-47 4 -16½ TEX 8½ Liriano Mengden Melancon 21,831 824,094 (43 dates)

GA/ LEADER CUM.DATE G OPP W-L SCORE REC POS GB AND LEAD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. ATT.7/4 83 at MIN W 3-1 36-47 4 -15½ TEX 7½ Graveman Nolasco Madson 23,100 1,213,6527/5 84 at MIN L 4-11 36-48 4 -16½ TEX 7½ Milone Manaea 16,938 1,230,5907/6 85 at MIN L 0-4 36-49 4 -16½ TEX 6½ SANTANA Gray 27,657 1,258,2477/7 86 atHOU W 3-1 37-49 4 -15½ TEX 6½ Hill Fister Madson 20,933 1,279,1807/8 87 atHOU L 9-10 37-50 t4 -16½ TEX 6½ Feliz Madson 31,438 1,310,6187/9 88 atHOU W 3-2 38-50 4 -15½ TEX 6½ Graveman McCullers Dull 35,312 1,345,9307/10 89 atHOU L 1-2(10) 38-51 4 -15½ TEX 5½ Harris Hendriks 28,119 1,374,049 (46 dates)7/11-14 ALL-STAR BREAK 4 -15½ TEX 5½7/15 90 TOR W 8-7 39-51 4 -14½ TEX 4½ Dull Cecil Madson 19,192 843,2867/16 91 TOR W 5-4 40-51 4 -13½ TEX 4½ Gray Dickey Madson 27,510 870,7967/17 92 TOR L 3-5 40-52 t4 -14½ TEX 4½ Grilli Axford Osuna 21,626 892,4227/18 93 HOU W 7-4 41-52 t4 -13½ TEX 4½ Graveman Fiers Madson 10,651 903,0737/19 94 HOU W 4-3(10) 42-52 t4 -12½ TEX 4½ Rzepczynski Neshek 15,143 918,2167/20 95 HOU L 0-7 42-53 5 -12½ TEX 3½ Fister Mengden 20,231 938,447

* indicates sellout. CAPS indicates complete game.

DATE G OPP TIME TV PROMOTION7/21 96 TB 7:05 CSNCA7/22 97 TB 7:05 CSNCA7/23 98 TB 6:05 CSNCA Day on the Green Fireworks7/24 99 TB 1:05 CSNCA7/25 100 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA7/26 101 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA7/27 102 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA7/28 OFF DAY7/29 103 at CLE 4:10 CSNCA7/30 104 at CLE 4:30 CSNCA7/31 105 at CLE 10:10 CSNCA8/1 OFF DAY8/2 106 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA8/3 107 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA8/4 108 at LAA 4:05 CSNCA8/5 109 CHI 7:05 CSNCA8/6 110 CHI 1:05 CSNCA Cache Creek Billy Ball Retro T-Shirt/1980s Turn-Back-The-Clock (15,000 fans)8/7 111 CHI 1:05 CSNCA8/8 112 BAL 7:05 CSNCA8/9 113 BAL 7:05 CSNCA8/10 114 BAL 7:05 CSNCA8/11 115 BAL 12:35 MLBN8/12 116 SEA 7:05 CSNCA8/13 117 SEA 6:05 CSNCA Chevron Star Wars Fireworks8/14 118 SEA 1:05 CSNCA8/15 119 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA8/16 120 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA8/17 121 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA8/18 OFF DAY8/19 122 at CWS 5:10 CSNCA8/20 123 at CWS 4:10 CSNCA8/21 124 at CWS 11:10 CSNCA8/22 125 CLE 7:05 CSNCA8/23 126 CLE 7:05 CSNCA8/24 127 CLE 12:35 MLBN8/25 OFF DAY8/26 128 at STL 5:15 CSNCA8/27 129 at STL 4:15 CSNCA8/28 130 at STL 11:15 CSNCA8/29 131 atHOU 5:10 CSNCA8/30 132 atHOU 5:10 CSNCA8/31 133 atHOU 11:10 MLBN9/1 OFF DAY9/2 134 BOS 7:05 CSNCA9/3 135 BOS 6:05 CSNCA Kelly-Moore Paints Jose Canseco Rookie of the Year Bobblehead (15,000 fans)9/4 136 BOS 1:05 CSNCA Breast Cancer Awareness Day/Zevia Wristbands (10,000 fans)9/5 137 LAA 1:05 CSNCA XFINITY Fleece Blanket (15,000 fans)9/6 138 LAA 7:05 CSNCA9/7 139 LAA 12:35 MLBN9/8 OFF DAY 9/9 140 SEA 7:05 CSNCA9/10 141 SEA 1:05 CSNCA9/11 142 SEA 1:05 CSNCA9/12 143 at KC 4:15 CSNCA9/13 144 at KC 4:15 CSNCA9/14 145 at KC 4:15 CSNCA9/15 146 at KC 4:15 CSNCA9/16 147 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA9/17 148 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA9/18 149 at TEX 12:05 CSNCA9/19 150 HOU 7:05 CSNCA9/20 151 HOU 7:05 CSNCA9/21 152 HOU 12:35 MLBN9/22 OFF DAY 9/23 153 TEX 6:35 CSNCA Fireworks9/24 154 TEX 1:05 CSNCA9/25 155 TEX 1:05 CSNCA Team Photo (10,000 fans)9/26 156 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA9/27 157 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA9/28 158 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA9/29 159 at SEA 7:10 CSNCA9/30 160 at SEA 7:10 CSNCA10/1 161 at SEA 6:10 CSNCA10/2 162 at SEA 12:10 CSNCA

2016 OAKLAND ATHLETICS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS