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PITCHING PROBABLES Thurs., March 3 at Los Angeles (AL) TBA vs. TBA 1:05 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 68-93 (.422) entering the final game today and are tied for the fifth worst record in the majors…with a win today, the A’s will match the sixth worst record in Oakland history… with a loss, will match the fourth worst…have won three straight games for the first time since Aug. 29- 31 and have not won four straight since a season- high five-game winning streak from June 20-25… have finished the season with a winning streak of at least four games four times in Oakland history (6 in 2012, 6 in 2001, 4 in 2010, 4 in 2002)…will finish with the worst record in the American League for the third time in Oakland history (1993 and 1997) and will finish last in the AL West for eighth time in Oakland history (1977, 79, 93, 95, 97, 98, 2009)…this marks the seventh time in Oakland history the A’s have lost 90 or more games, the first time since 1997 (65-97)…from 1998-2014, only the A’s, Yankees and Cardinals did not lose 90 games in a season…will end the season with 142 days alone in last place, which will be the third most such days in Oakland his- tory (162 in 2009, 153 in 1997)…have spent every day in last dating back to July 23 and all but four days in last dating back to May 8. GOING FOR THE SWEEP: The A’s have won the first two games of this series and have not swept a series of three or more games since June 23- 25 at Texas…have played 25 consecutive series of three or more games without a sweep…did not sweep a home series of three or more games and have a streak of 35 consecutive home series of three or more games without a sweep, which matches the longest such streak in Oakland history (35, May 13, 1983-Aug. 1, 1984). OFFENSE: The A’s have set an Oakland single season record with 45 triples, breaking the previous mark of 40 set in 1968, which was the A’s first season in Oakland…the triples are the most by an A’s team since the 1967 club had 50 in their final season in Kansas City…will likely set a franchise record for fewest sacrifice hits in a season…have a Major League-low 14 and the franchise record is 18 in 2007…the A’s rank second in the Ameri- can League in triples (45), fewest strikeouts (1111) and lowest slugging percentage (.395), third in fewest extra base hits (467) and fourth in fewest home runs (145)…lead the AL and rank third in the majors in infield hits (158)…the infield hits are second most by an A’s team since Stats, Inc. be- gan tracking infield hits in 1987 (165 in 1989)…have 473 walks, which are currently the third fewest walks in a non-strike season in Oakland history (433 in 1978, 472 in 1968, 482 in 1979, 506 in 1980). PITCHING: The A’s were leading the American League with a 3.47 ERA as late as Aug. 13…have compiled a 5.83 ERA (264 er in 407.2 ip) since then, which is the highest in the majors (Atlanta, 5.34)…the season ERA has risen .67 runs since then to 4.14, which ranks 11th in the AL…have fin- ished in the top four in the AL in ERA in 15 of the previous 16 seasons, with the exception being a sixth place finish in 2007…have not finished 10th or worse since 1997 when they were last…have allowed 84 home runs over the last 53 games after surrendering just 87 over the first 108 games… have yielded 171 home runs for the season, which are the most by an A’s team since 1998 (179) and seventh most in Oakland history (sixth is 172 in 1985, fifth is 176 in 1987)…have 1175 strikeouts, which is the third highest single season total in Athletics history (1244 in 2014 and 1183 in 2013)… lead the AL in shutouts (15). STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers are 6-14 with a 7.85 ERA (118 er in 135.1 ip) and .333 (187-for-561) opponents batting average over the last 29 games…have tossed five innings or fewer in 17 of those contests and are averaging 4.67 innings per start…now have a 3.91 ERA for the season, which ranks third in the American League…have allowed 98 home runs, which are the fewest in the AL and fifth fewest in the majors. DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed 125 errors, which are the most in the majors ahead of Pittsburgh (122)…have not led the majors in errors since 1978 (179)…the errors are the most by an A’s team since 2001 when they also had 125 (had 134 in 2000)…have committed 53 er- rors in the last 88 games after making 72 in the first 73 contests…have 65 unearned runs, which are second most in the majors (San Diego, 76)… Marcus Semien has 35 errors and Brett Lawrie 24, which rank first and second in the AL…the 59 errors are the most by two A’s teammates since Ed Busch (41) and Irv Hall (26) combined for 67 with the 1944 Philadelphia A’s…they are the most in the majors by two teammates since 1993 when Wil Cordero (36) and Mike Lansing (24) combined for 60 with Montreal. HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 3-2 on the final road trip of the season, a six-game trip to Los Angeles-AL (1-2) and Seattle (2-0)…have not had a winning record on a road trip of six or more games since June 3-11, 2014… went 4-6 on the last road trip to Texas (1-2), Chicago-AL (2-2) and Houston (1-2) and are 34-46 (.425) on the road, which is the third worst road record in the American League…have clinched a losing record on the road for the second consecutive season and seventh time in the last nine years… went 1-5 on the final homestand of the season against Texas (0-3) and San Francisco (1-2)…finished the season 34-47 (.420) at home, which is the second worst home record in Oakland history (31-50 in 1979)…it will tie for the worst home record in the majors with at least Cincinnati (also Milwau- kee if they lose today)…this marks the first time the A’s had the worst home record in the majors since the 1964 Kansas City A’s went 26-55 (.321). ONE-RUN AND TWO-RUN GAMES: The A’s have set Oakland single sea- son records for one-run losses (34) and losses by two runs or fewer (52)… the 52 losses by two runs or fewer are fourth most in Athletics history (55 in 1945, 54 in 1916, 53 in 1908) and the 34 one-run losses are tied for fourth (40 in 1908, 38 in 1945, 35 in 1943, 34 in 1967)…are 19-34 (.358) in one-run games, which is the second worst record in the majors (Toronto, 15-28)…will set an Oakland record for worst record in one-run game (pre- vious: .381 in 1980)…if the A’s do not win by one run today, they will finish with the worst record in one-run games by an A’s team since 1946 (13-29, .310)…the 53 one-run games are second most by an A’s team over the last 39 years (54 in 2006)…lead the majors in one-run losses and are tied for sixth in games…are 31-52 (.374) in games decided by two runs or fewer, which is second worst record in the majors (Cincinnati, 26-45). THIS AND THAT: The A’s have a .422 winning percentage and a run dif- ferential of -34…in modern Major League history (since 1900), the only team to finish with a winning percentage under .430 and a run differential better than -37 is the 1924 St. Louis Cardinals (.422 winning percentage, -10)…the A’s are averaging 3 hours and 18 minutes per game in Septem- ber after averaging 2:58 over the first five months of the season…have 34 pinch hits, which rank second in the American League and is the most by an A’s team since 1998 (35)…the A’s lead the majors in RBI with the bases loaded (132) and rank second in batting (.336) ROSTER NOTES: The A’s have two players on the roster eligible for free agency (Mujica, Zito) and 14 that are arbitration eligible (Abad, Chavez, Davis, Doubront, Fuld, Gentry, Griffin, Lawrie, Parker, Pomeranz, Reddick, Rodriguez, Sogard, Valencia)…in addition, Evan Scribner (2 years, 142 days) and Dan Otero (2 years, 124 days) are super 2 candidates…the A’s have used a franchise record 30 pitchers and an Oakland record 24 reliev- ers…have employed 52 players overall. A’s vs. MARINERS: The A’s are 6-12 against the Mariners this year…the only times the A’s have lost more games against Seattle are in 2007 and 2009 when they lost 14…are 3-7 in Oakland and 3-5 in Seattle…seven of the A’s 12 losses have been by one run…15 of the A’s 22 losses over the last two years have been by two runs or fewer…have lost the season se- ries for the third consecutive season and fourth time in the last five years… are 44-50 against Seattle over the last five years…all-time, the A’s are 327- 257 against Seattle...that includes 179-114 in Oakland, 147-142 in Seattle and 1-1 in Tokyo…are 71-78 at Safeco Field. TODAY’S TIDBITS Billy Burns leads Major League rookies in stolen bases (26) and mul- tiple hit games (47) and leads American League rookies in hits (153)… Mark Canha leads AL rookies in RBI (69). THIS DATE IN A’S HISTORY In 1980 Rickey Henderson steals two bases in the penultimate game of the season to become the first Athletic to swipe 100 bases in a season… in 1987, in his final Major League at bat, Reggie Jackson singles to cen- ter field for his 2584 th career hit in the A’s 5-2 loss at Chicago…in 1989 Rickey Henderson is 2 for 2 with two walks and four steals in the A’s 6-3 win over Toronto in Game 2 of the ALCS…in 1992 Rickey Henderson singles off Milwaukee’s Cal Eldred in his final at bat of the regular season for his 2000 th career hit…in 2002 Ray Durham and Scott Hatteberg start the game with back-to-back home runs as the A’s defeat Minnesota 6-3 in Game 3 of the ALDS…in 2006 Mark Kotsay has an inside-the-park home run in the A’s 5-2 win over Minnesota in Game 2 of the ALDS. 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 (68-93) VS. SEATTLE MARINERS (75-86) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015 – SAFECO FIELD – 12:10 P.M. PDT RHP CHRIS BASSITT (1-8, 3.60) VS. LHP VIDAL NUNO (1-4, 4.19) CSNCA – A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) OAKLAND A’S LOWEST WINNING PERCENTAGE W L PCT 1979 54 108 .333 1977 63 98 .391 1997 65 97 .401 1993 68 94 .420 1982 68 94 .420 2015 68 93 .422 1978 69 93 .426

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Page 1: OAKLAND ATHLETICSoakland.athletics.mlb.com/documents/4/8/6/153157486/10_04_2015… · A’s vs. MARINERS: The A’s are 6-12 against the Mariners this year…the only times the A’s

PITCHING PROBABLESThurs., March 3 at Los Angeles (AL) TBA vs. TBA 1:05

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 68-93 (.422) entering the final game today and are tied for the fifth worst record in the majors…with a win today, the A’s will match the sixth worst record in Oakland history…with a loss, will match the fourth worst…have won three straight games for the first time since Aug. 29-31 and have not won four straight since a season-high five-game winning streak from June 20-25…have finished the season with a winning streak of at least four games four times in Oakland history (6 in 2012, 6 in 2001, 4 in 2010, 4 in 2002)…will finish with the worst record in the American League for the third time in Oakland history (1993 and 1997) and will finish last in the AL West for eighth time in Oakland history (1977, 79, 93, 95, 97, 98, 2009)…this marks the seventh time in Oakland history the A’s have lost 90 or more games, the first time since 1997 (65-97)…from 1998-2014, only the A’s, Yankees and Cardinals did not lose 90 games in a season…will end the season with 142 days alone in last place, which will be the third most such days in Oakland his-tory (162 in 2009, 153 in 1997)…have spent every day in last dating back to July 23 and all but four days in last dating back to May 8.

GOING FOR THE SWEEP: The A’s have won the first two games of this series and have not swept a series of three or more games since June 23-25 at Texas…have played 25 consecutive series of three or more games without a sweep…did not sweep a home series of three or more games and have a streak of 35 consecutive home series of three or more games without a sweep, which matches the longest such streak in Oakland history (35, May 13, 1983-Aug. 1, 1984).

OFFENSE: The A’s have set an Oakland single season record with 45 triples, breaking the previous mark of 40 set in 1968, which was the A’s first season in Oakland…the triples are the most by an A’s team since the 1967 club had 50 in their final season in Kansas City…will likely set a franchise record for fewest sacrifice hits in a season…have a Major League-low 14 and the franchise record is 18 in 2007…the A’s rank second in the Ameri-can League in triples (45), fewest strikeouts (1111) and lowest slugging percentage (.395), third in fewest extra base hits (467) and fourth in fewest home runs (145)…lead the AL and rank third in the majors in infield hits (158)…the infield hits are second most by an A’s team since Stats, Inc. be-gan tracking infield hits in 1987 (165 in 1989)…have 473 walks, which are currently the third fewest walks in a non-strike season in Oakland history (433 in 1978, 472 in 1968, 482 in 1979, 506 in 1980).

PITCHING: The A’s were leading the American League with a 3.47 ERA as late as Aug. 13…have compiled a 5.83 ERA (264 er in 407.2 ip) since then, which is the highest in the majors (Atlanta, 5.34)…the season ERA has risen .67 runs since then to 4.14, which ranks 11th in the AL…have fin-ished in the top four in the AL in ERA in 15 of the previous 16 seasons, with the exception being a sixth place finish in 2007…have not finished 10th or worse since 1997 when they were last…have allowed 84 home runs over the last 53 games after surrendering just 87 over the first 108 games…have yielded 171 home runs for the season, which are the most by an A’s team since 1998 (179) and seventh most in Oakland history (sixth is 172 in 1985, fifth is 176 in 1987)…have 1175 strikeouts, which is the third highest single season total in Athletics history (1244 in 2014 and 1183 in 2013)…lead the AL in shutouts (15).

STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers are 6-14 with a 7.85 ERA (118 er in 135.1 ip) and .333 (187-for-561) opponents batting average over the last 29 games…have tossed five innings or fewer in 17 of those contests and are averaging 4.67 innings per start…now have a 3.91 ERA for the season, which ranks third in the American League…have allowed 98 home runs, which are the fewest in the AL and fifth fewest in the majors.

DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed 125 errors, which are the most in the majors ahead of Pittsburgh (122)…have not led the majors in errors since 1978 (179)…the errors are the most by an A’s team since 2001 when they also had 125 (had 134 in 2000)…have committed 53 er-rors in the last 88 games after making 72 in the first 73 contests…have 65 unearned runs, which are second most in the majors (San Diego, 76)…Marcus Semien has 35 errors and Brett Lawrie 24, which rank first and second in the AL…the 59 errors are the most by two A’s teammates since Ed Busch (41) and Irv Hall (26) combined for 67 with the 1944 Philadelphia A’s…they are the most in the majors by two teammates since 1993 when Wil Cordero (36) and Mike Lansing (24) combined for 60 with Montreal.

HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 3-2 on the final road trip of the season, a six-game trip to Los Angeles-AL (1-2) and Seattle (2-0)…have not had a winning record on a road trip of six or more games since June 3-11, 2014…went 4-6 on the last road trip to Texas (1-2), Chicago-AL (2-2) and Houston (1-2) and are 34-46 (.425) on the road, which is the third worst road record in the American League…have clinched a losing record on the road for the second consecutive season and seventh time in the last nine years…went 1-5 on the final homestand of the season against Texas (0-3) and San Francisco (1-2)…finished the season 34-47 (.420) at home, which is the second worst home record in Oakland history (31-50 in 1979)…it will tie for the worst home record in the majors with at least Cincinnati (also Milwau-kee if they lose today)…this marks the first time the A’s had the worst home record in the majors since the 1964 Kansas City A’s went 26-55 (.321).

ONE-RUN AND TWO-RUN GAMES: The A’s have set Oakland single sea-son records for one-run losses (34) and losses by two runs or fewer (52)…the 52 losses by two runs or fewer are fourth most in Athletics history (55 in 1945, 54 in 1916, 53 in 1908) and the 34 one-run losses are tied for fourth (40 in 1908, 38 in 1945, 35 in 1943, 34 in 1967)…are 19-34 (.358) in one-run games, which is the second worst record in the majors (Toronto, 15-28)…will set an Oakland record for worst record in one-run game (pre-vious: .381 in 1980)…if the A’s do not win by one run today, they will finish with the worst record in one-run games by an A’s team since 1946 (13-29, .310)…the 53 one-run games are second most by an A’s team over the last 39 years (54 in 2006)…lead the majors in one-run losses and are tied for sixth in games…are 31-52 (.374) in games decided by two runs or fewer, which is second worst record in the majors (Cincinnati, 26-45).

THIS AND THAT: The A’s have a .422 winning percentage and a run dif-ferential of -34…in modern Major League history (since 1900), the only team to finish with a winning percentage under .430 and a run differential better than -37 is the 1924 St. Louis Cardinals (.422 winning percentage, -10)…the A’s are averaging 3 hours and 18 minutes per game in Septem-ber after averaging 2:58 over the first five months of the season…have 34 pinch hits, which rank second in the American League and is the most by an A’s team since 1998 (35)…the A’s lead the majors in RBI with the bases loaded (132) and rank second in batting (.336)

ROSTER NOTES: The A’s have two players on the roster eligible for free agency (Mujica, Zito) and 14 that are arbitration eligible (Abad, Chavez, Davis, Doubront, Fuld, Gentry, Griffin, Lawrie, Parker, Pomeranz, Reddick, Rodriguez, Sogard, Valencia)…in addition, Evan Scribner (2 years, 142 days) and Dan Otero (2 years, 124 days) are super 2 candidates…the A’s have used a franchise record 30 pitchers and an Oakland record 24 reliev-ers…have employed 52 players overall.

A’s vs. MARINERS: The A’s are 6-12 against the Mariners this year…the only times the A’s have lost more games against Seattle are in 2007 and 2009 when they lost 14…are 3-7 in Oakland and 3-5 in Seattle…seven of the A’s 12 losses have been by one run…15 of the A’s 22 losses over the last two years have been by two runs or fewer…have lost the season se-ries for the third consecutive season and fourth time in the last five years…are 44-50 against Seattle over the last five years…all-time, the A’s are 327-257 against Seattle...that includes 179-114 in Oakland, 147-142 in Seattle and 1-1 in Tokyo…are 71-78 at Safeco Field.

TODAY’S TIDBITSBilly Burns leads Major League rookies in stolen bases (26) and mul-tiple hit games (47) and leads American League rookies in hits (153)…Mark Canha leads AL rookies in RBI (69).

THIS DATE IN A’S HISTORYIn 1980 Rickey Henderson steals two bases in the penultimate game of the season to become the first Athletic to swipe 100 bases in a season…in 1987, in his final Major League at bat, Reggie Jackson singles to cen-ter field for his 2584th career hit in the A’s 5-2 loss at Chicago…in 1989 Rickey Henderson is 2 for 2 with two walks and four steals in the A’s 6-3 win over Toronto in Game 2 of the ALCS…in 1992 Rickey Henderson singles off Milwaukee’s Cal Eldred in his final at bat of the regular season for his 2000th career hit…in 2002 Ray Durham and Scott Hatteberg start the game with back-to-back home runs as the A’s defeat Minnesota 6-3 in Game 3 of the ALDS…in 2006 Mark Kotsay has an inside-the-park home run in the A’s 5-2 win over Minnesota in Game 2 of the ALDS.

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 (68-93) VS. SEATTLE MARINERS (75-86)SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015 – SAFECO FIELD – 12:10 P.M. PDT

RHP CHRIS BASSITT (1-8, 3.60) VS. LHP VIDAL NUNO (1-4, 4.19)CSNCA – A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME)

OAKLAND A’S LOWESTWINNING PERCENTAGE

W L PCT1979 54 108 .3331977 63 98 .3911997 65 97 .4011993 68 94 .4201982 68 94 .4202015 68 93 .4221978 69 93 .426

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FOUR-GAME LOSING STREAK: Is 0-4 with a 7.13 ERA (14 er in 17.2 ip) and .346 (27-for-78) opponents batting average over his last four starts…the losing streak matches his career high established earlier this year from June 30 to July 30 (3.00 ERA).

BRIEFLY: Is scheduled to make his 18th appearance and 13th start of the season…it is his third start since straining his shoulder on Aug. 26 and he is 0-2 with a 12.15 ERA (9 er in 6.2 ip) in two starts since his return…began the season at Triple-A Nashville and was called up for the first time April 23…logged a 3.38 ERA and .135 opponents batting average in five relief appearances before being optioned May 10…returned June 30 to make two starts for an ill Sonny Gray…lost both of the starts 2-1 and allowed just three runs in 10.2 innings (2.53 ERA)…was sent back to Nashville follow-ing his start July 5…returned July 11 when Jesse Hahn went on the DL and had a no decision that day at Cleveland (2 er in 6.1 ip, 2.84 ERA)…was op-tioned back to Nashville the next day with the All-Star Break approaching…recalled for his fourth stint July 25 and went 1-4 with a 2.76 ERA and .226 opponents batting average in seven starts before straining his shoulder.

ERA AND WINNING PERCENTAGE: Is 1-8 despite a 3.60 ERA in 17 games, 12 starts…his .111 winning percentage is the lowest in the majors among pitchers with at least 10 games started…it is tied for fourth lowest in Oakland history among pitchers with at least 10 starts, but is the lowest among pitchers with an ERA under 5.00…the last Major League pitcher with at least 10 starts, an ERA under 4.00 and a winning percentage of .111 or less is Anthony Young, who went 1-16 (.059) with a 3.77 ERA in 39 games, including 10 starts, for the Mets in 1993…no American League pitcher has done it since 1968 when Rickey Clark (1-11, 3.53 ERA with California) and Fred Talbot (1-9, 3.36 ERA with New York) both did it.

RUN SUPPORT: Has received one run of support or fewer in each of his last four starts and nine of 12 for the season…his run support average as a starter is 2.08 (16 rs in 69.1 ip)…his overall run support of 3.15 (28 rs in 80.0 ip) is fifth lowest among American League pitchers with 80 or more innings pitched…has 26 runs of support in 17 career starting assignments (98.0 ip, 2.39 RSA).

INNING BY INNING: Has an 8.25 ERA (11 er in 12.0 ip) and .382 (21-for-55) opponents batting average in the first inning, a 2.03 ERA (10 er in 44.1 ip) and .201 (31-for-154) opponents average in innings two through five and a 4.18 ERA (11 er in 23.2 ip) and .233 (21-for-90) opponents average from the sixth inning on.

HOME AND AWAY: Went 1-5 with a 2.28 ERA and .218 opponents batting average in nine games in Oakland…is 0-3 with a 5.51 ERA (20 er in 32.2 ip) and .280 (35-for-125) opponents average in eight games on the road.

AGAINST THE WEST: Is 0-4 with a 5.63 ERA (20 er in 32.0 ip) in nine games against American League West competition compared to 1-4 with a 2.25 ERA in eight games against all other teams.

STARTING AND RELIEVING: Is 1-8 with a 3.63 ERA (28 er in 69.1 ip) and .260 (68-for-262) opponents batting average in his 12 starting assignments compared to 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA and .135 opponents batting average in his five relief appearances…has walked 16 batters in 69.1 innings as a starter (2.08 per nine innings), nine in 10.2 innings in relief (7.59)…all five of his relief appearances came during his first stint.

THIS AND THAT: The A’s are 3-9 (.250) in his 12 starting assignments…has walked two batters or fewer in 11 of his starts…has issued 18 of his 25 walks to left-handed hitters…opponents are batting .315 (23-for-73) with runners in scoring position.

2015 HIGHLIGHTS: He was the losing pitcher in his first start with the A’s, a 2-1 loss to Colorado June 30 in Oakland…retired each of the first 10 bat-ters he faced…was the losing pitcher in the A’s 3-1 loss to Cleveland July 30 in Oakland…retired 18 of the final 21 batters he faced but Carrasco tossed a two-hitter for Cleveland…combined with Rodriguez and Abad on a seven-hit shutout in the A’s 5-0 win over Baltimore Aug. 4 in Oakland for his first win as an Athletic…tossed seven innings and allowed five of the hits while walking two…had a no decision in the A’s 5-4 win over Houston Aug. 9 in Oakland…struck out a career-high 10 batters and tossed a ca-reer-high 112 pitches in 6.2 innings…shut out the Astros over the first five innings to extend his scoreless streak to a career-high 18.0 innings…had a no decision in the A’s 4-3 loss at Baltimore Aug. 15…tossed a career-high 8.0 innings…lost his third consecutive start in the A’s 8-1 loss to Texas Sept. 24 in Oakland…it was his first start since Aug. 26 due to a strained shoulder and he tossed just three innings, which was his shortest career outing as a starter.

LAST START: He lost his fourth consecutive start in the A’s 8-1 loss at Los Angeles (AL) on Tuesday…yielded a career-high six runs on a career-high

tying eight hits in 3.2 innings…allowed two runs in the first inning on a Pujols RBI double and a Murphy RBI single…the Angels also scored four times in the fourth on a Freese RBI single, a Giavotella RBI double and an Aybar two-run triple.

BASSITT’S 2015 APPEARANCES WITH OAKLANDDate Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT*April 25 Houston 3-9 – 2.08 4.1 2 3 1 3 3 1 71*April 29 Los Angeles (AL) 3-6 – 1.42 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22April Totals (2 games, 0 starts) 0-0 1.42 6.1 2 3 1 3 6 1*May 2 at Texas 7-8 – 3.68 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 0 21*May 4 at Minnesota 7-8 – 2.89 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 35*May 9 at Seattle 2-7 – 3.38 1.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 40May Totals (3 games, 0 starts) 0-0 6.23 4.1 3 3 3 6 2 0June 30 Colorado 1-2 L 2.87 5.0 5 1 1 0 3 0 84June Totals (1 game, 1 start) 0-1 1.80 5.0 5 1 1 0 3 0July 5 Seattle 1-2 L 2.95 5.2 5 2 2 1 3 0 98July 11 at Cleveland 5-4 – 2.93 6.1 7 2 2 1 3 0 98July 25 at San Francisco 1-2 L 2.94 6.0 5 2 2 0 4 1 97July 30 Cleveland 1-3 L 3.10 7.0 6 3 3 1 6 1 101July Totals (4 games, 4 starts) 0-3 3.24 25.0 23 9 9 3 16 2Aug. 4 Baltimore 5-0 W 2.64 7.0 5 0 0 2 7 0 104Aug. 9 Houston 5-4 – 2.48 6.2 3 1 1 2 10 0 112Aug. 15 at Baltimore 3-4 – 2.60 8.0 5 3 3 1 6 2 103Aug. 21 Tampa Bay 1-2 L 2.48 6.2 6 1 1 2 3 0 96Aug. 26 at Seattle 2-8 L 2.82 4.1 7 4 4 4 1 0 90August Totals (5 games, 5 starts) 1-2 2.48 32.2 26 9 9 11 27 2 Sept. 24 Texas 1-8 L 3.07 3.0 6 3 3 1 3 0 73Sept. 29 at Los Angeles (AL) 1-8 L 3.60 3.2 8 6 6 1 4 0 79September Totals (2 games, 2 starts) 0-2 12.15 6.2 14 9 9 2 7 0 *indicates relief appearance

BASSITT vs. SEATTLE: Is 0-2 with a 5.56 ERA (11.1 ip, 13 h, 7 r, 7 er, 7 bb, 4 so, 0 hr) in three career appear-ances, including two starts, all this year…the relief appearance came on May 9 at Seattle (1.1 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 0 so)…entered the game to start the seventh inning with the A’s trailing 6-1…walked the first batter before retiring the next three…then loaded the bases in the eighth inning on a single, walk and hit by pitch…was relieved by Abad who allowed one of the runs to score…then took the loss in a 2-1 decision in Oakland on July 5…the A’s scored a run in the third inning and he blanked the Mariners on three hits and a walk over the first five innings…retired the first two batters in the sixth before hitting Cano and allowing a double to Cruz…Smith then followed with a two-run single…also lost at Seattle Aug. 26 in an 8-2 A’s loss…yielded four runs, all in the first inning when the Mariners sent 10 men to the plate…allowed a RBI single to Cruz, a RBI double to Smith and back-to-back RBI singles to Trumbo and Morrison…did not allow a run over his final 3.1 innings…was relieved by Mujica with the bases loaded and one out in the fifth and Mujica escaped the jam.

BASSITT’S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. SEATTLEPlayer Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLGRobinson Cano L 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 .167Nelson Cruz R 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .400 .571 .600James Jones L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Ketel Marte S 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333Brad Miller L 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .600 .000Logan Morrison L 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400Kyle Seager L 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167Seth Smith L 4 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 .750Jesus Sucre R 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000Chris Taylor R 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Mark Trumbo R 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500Mike Zunino R 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

WITH NASHVILLE: Was 2-7 with a 3.65 ERA and .230 opponents batting average in 13 games, including 10 starts, in his Triple-A debut with Nash-ville…allowed just one home run in 69.0 innings and that came to the third batter he faced in his first start…has a 68.0-inning, 282-batters faced Tri-ple-A homerless streak…struck out 70 batters in 69.0 innings and issued 19 walks (2.48 per nine innings) for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.68…his .230 opponents batting average included a .228 (23-for-101) mark against left-handed hitters compared to .231 (36-for-156) against right-handers…opponents hit .195 with the bases empty, .282 with runners on…went 2-3 with a 2.27 ERA in seven games at home compared to 0-4 with a 6.04 ERA in five games on the road…the Sounds were 4-6 (.400) in his starting as-signments…tossed more than six innings in just two of his starts.

STARTS VS. SEATTLEDATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO7/5/15 H L 5.2 5 2 2 1 38/26/15 A L 4.1 7 4 4 4 1

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Chris Bassitt (1-8, 3.60 ERA)

BASSITT’S CAREER HIGHSLow Hit CG: NoneIP: 8.0, 8/15/15 at BALFewest IP, GS: 3.0, 9/24/15 vs. TEXH: 8 (twice), last: 9/29/15 at LAAR: 6, 9/29/15 at LAAER: 6, 9/29/15 at LAABB: 4 (three times), last: 8/26/15 at SEASO: 10, 8/9/15 vs. HOUHR: 2, 8/15/15 at BALPitches: 112, 8/9/15 vs. HOUWin Streak: 1 (twice), last: 8/4/15Loss Streak: 4 (twice), last: 8/21/15 to presentScoreless Streak: 18.0, 7/30/15 to 8/9/15Complete Games: NoneShutouts: None

BASSITT BY THE NUMBERS W L ERA G IP ER2015 1 8 3.60 17 80.0 322014 1 1 3.94 6 29.2 13Career 2 9 3.69 23 109.2 45

Home 1 5 2.28 9 47.1 12Road 0 3 5.51 8 32.2 20Day 0 4 3.90 6 30.0 13Night 1 4 3.42 11 50.0 19Pre-ASB 0 2 2.93 8 27.2 9Post-ASB 1 6 3.96 9 52.1 23

AVG. AB Hvs. LHH .216 171 37vs. RHH .281 128 36

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TEAM21-30, 4.56 ERA (257 er in 507.0 ip)

Saves/Opportunities: 28-for-53 (52.8%)

• The A’s bullpen has a 6.11 ERA (38 er in 56.0 ip) over the last 13 games and now has a 4.56 ERA for the season, which is the highest in the American League and third highest in the majors.

• Has the fewest saves in the majors (28), the lowest save percentage (52.8%) and are tied for the third most blown saves (25)…the saves will be the fewest by an A’s team in a non-strike season since 1982 (22), which was also the last time the A’s finished last in the majors in saves…they are currently tied for fifth fewest in Oakland history in a non strike season…the save percentage is currently third worst in Oakland history (50.0% in 1979, 52.0% in 1980, 53.7% in 1982) and the blown saves are tied for third (28 in 2004, 26 in 1987).

• Allowed three home runs Wednesday, which brings the season total to 73…that breaks the Oakland record for home runs allowed by the bull-pen (70 in 1997) and is second most in Athletics history (92 in 1964)…rank second in the majors in home runs (Boston, 76).

• Was charged with its 30th loss of the season Monday night, which ranks third in the AL and is one short of the Oakland record of 31 set in 1993.

• Has the second most extra base hits in the AL (187) and is tied for the fourth fewest wins (21).

• Has allowed 88-of-257 (34.2%) inherited runners to score, which is the highest percentage in the majors (NYM, 33.8%).

• Has allowed the most first batter RBI in the majors (68) and is tied for second in most home runs (19)…the home runs are the most by an A’s team since the stat was first tracked in 1974.

• The A’s are 13-57 when the bullpen allows two runs or more, 50-36 when it allows one run or fewer (five complete games).

56 LHP FERNANDO ABADLast Outing: 10/3 at Seattle (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-3Inherited Runners/Scored: 46/13

First Hitters: 19-57, 4 bb, hbp

• Posted a 7.36 ERA over his first 20 games through May 19, a 0.83 ERA over his next 23 games through Aug. 9 and has a 6.60 ERA (11 er in 15.0 ip) in 18 appearances since then.

• Has allowed a career-high 11 home runs, which are third most among American League relievers and tied for ninth most in Oakland history by a reliever.

• Is tied for the most first batter home runs in the majors (5), has allowed the second most first batter RBI (15) and has the fourth highest op-ponents slugging percentage (.667)…since 1974, the home runs are tied for second by an Athletic (Blevins, 6 in 2012), the RBI are tied for fourth (most since Tam, 15 in 2002) and the slugging percentage is tied for fourth.

• Has inherited 46 runners, which is tied for fifth most in the AL.• Has a loss and a blown save in eight games against Seattle (8.0 ip, 11

h, 5 r, 5 er, 3 bb, 7 so, 3 hr, 5.63 ERA).• Opponents are 5-for-30 (.167) with runners in scoring position and two

outs.• Has a 3.38 ERA in 33 games at home compared to 5.14 (12 er in 21.0

ip) in 28 contests on the road.Last Year: Posted a 1.57 ERA and allowed just 13.2% (5-of-38) of inherited run-ners to score in a career-high 69 appearances in his first full season in the majors…ranked third among AL relievers in pct. of inherited runners scored and fifth in ERA.

37 RHP R.J. ALVAREZLast Outing: 9/29 at Los Angeles-AL (ND, 2.0 ip, 2 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 0 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-1Inherited Runners/Scored: 12/7

First Hitters: 8-21

• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 1 for his fourth stint with the A’s this year and has a 7.59 ERA (9 er in 10.2 ip) in 10 appearances since then.

• Has a 9.90 ERA (22 er in 20.0 ip) in 21 appearances overall, which is the third highest ERA in Oakland history among pitchers with 20 or more innings pitched (12.15 by Rick Langford in 1983, 11.40 by Dave Hamilton in 1980).

• Has allowed 27 hits, 13 of which are for extra bases (six doubles, seven home runs)…opponents have a .635 slugging percentage.

• Opponents are batting .318, including .200 (9-for-45) against right-hand-ed hitters compared to .450 (18-for-40) against left-handers…lefties are slugging .850 (4 doubles, 4 home runs).

• Has yielded a .263 (10-for-38) batting average with the bases empty compared to .362 (17-for-47) with runners on base.

• Has faced the Mariners three times in his career, all this year (3.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 3 so).

• Was 1-0 with a 4.09 ERA in 10 games with Nashville following his Aug. 2 option...allowed two home runs in 31 games and 35.0 innings overall, both in his final outing...his complete 2015 stats with the Sounds: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SONashville (AAA) 3 3 4.11 31 0 0 0 5 35.0 36 19 16 17 41

Last Year: Combined to go 0-1 with seven saves and a 1.25 ERA in 38 appear-ances with Arkansas and San Antonio…then had a 1.13 ERA and .115 opponents average in 10 relief appearances in his ML debut with San Diego in September.

67 LHP DANIEL COULOMBELast Outing: 10/3 at Seattle (BS, 1.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 0 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-1Inherited Runners/Scored: 8/1

First Hitters: 2-13, bb

• Was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers Sept. 10 in exchange for cash considerations and has a 3.52 ERA (3 er in 7.2 ip) in nine games with the A’s…appeared in five games over five stints with the Dodgers and compiled a 7.56 ERA…has no decisions and a 5.63 ERA (10 er in 16.0 ip) in 14 games overall.

• Has allowed a .270 opponents batting average, including .200 (6-for-30) against left-handed hitters compared to .333 (11-for-33) against right-handers.

• Last night was his first career appearance against the Mariners.• Spent the balance of the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City where his

opponents had a .235 batting average, including .204 against right-handed hitters and .304 against lefties…yielded just one home run in 41.1 innings…his complete 2015 stats with Oklahoma City: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SOOkla. City (AAA) 3 1 3.27 38 0 0 0 1 41.1 35 16 15 24 41

Last Year: Combined for a 3-0 record and 2.89 ERA in 49 relief appearances be-tween Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Chattanooga...joined the Dodg-ers as a September call-up and posted a 4.15 ERA five games in his ML debut.

62 LHP SEAN DOOLITTLELast Outing: 10/2 at Seattle (S, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 4-5Inherited Runners/Scored: 1/1

First Hitters: 1-11, 1 bb

• Has recorded the save in each of his last three outings, including his first career five-out save Wednesday at Los Angeles (AL)…it was his fifth career save of more than three outs, his second this year.

• Allowed a home run to Calhoun on Wednesday, which was his first to a left-handed hitter since April 28, 2013 (Davis, BAL).

• Was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list Aug. 22 and is 1-0 with four saves, a blown save and 4.26 ERA (6 er in 12.2 ip) in 11 games since his return.

• Missed 121 games due to two stints on the disabled list…began the season on the DL with a strained left rotator cuff...was reinstated May 26 and pitched the next day against Detroit before returning to the DL May 30 retroactive to May 28 with a strained left shoulder…was transferred to the 60-day DL June 13.

• Has a save in four outings against the Mariners (4.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 5 so)…is 1-1 with four saves, a blown save and a 1.76 ERA (6 er in 30.2 ip) in 28 career outings against the Mariners…has a 0.61 ERA (1 er in 14.2 ip) in 13 games at Safeco Field.

Last Year: Took over as the A’s closer in May in just his third professional season as a pitcher and saved a team-leading 22 games…set an Athletics record for saves by a left-hander…walked just eight batters in 62.2 innings and struck out 89.

66 RHP RYAN DULLLast Outing: 10/2 at Seattle (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 1-2Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/1

First Hitters: 3-12

• Was selected from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 1 and made his Major League debut…began his career with an eight-game, 11.0-inning score-less streak…has allowed at least one run in three of his four games since then (5.0 ip, 8 h, 7 r, 7 er, 2 bb, 2 so, 3 hr, 12.60 ERA).

• Has held the opposition to a .200 batting average but five of the 11 hits he has allowed are for extra bases (2 doubles, 3 home runs) for a .400 slugging percentage.

• Record his first Major League win Wednesday at Los Angeles (AL).• Has yielded three home runs in 16.0 innings with the A’s after allowing

two in 61.0 innings in the minors.• Has faced the Mariners three times (3.0 ip, 6 so).• Began the season with Double-A Midland and was promoted to Nash-

ville July 28...combined for a 3-2 record, 12 saves and a 0.74 ERA in 47 relief appearances overall…his complete 2015 minor league stats: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SOMidland (AA) 3 1 0.60 35 0 0 0 12 45.0 29 3 3 13 52Nashville (AAA) 0 1 1.13 12 0 0 0 0 16.0 10 2 2 3 21

Last Year: Spent the entire season at Double-A Midland and was 5-5 with six saves and a 2.80 ERA in 40 relief appearances...his opponents had a .240 batting average and he recorded 61 strikeouts in 56.1 innings pitched.

ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS

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68 RHP ARNOLD LEONLast Outing: 10/3 at Seattle (ND, 0.0 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 0 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-0Inherited Runners/Scored: 13/7

First Hitters: 5-18, sf

• Has not allowed a run in four of his last five outings (6.1 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 3 so, 1.42 ERA).

• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 1 for his sixth stint with the Athletics this year and is 0-1 with a 3.21 ERA (5 er in 14.0 ip) in 10 games since then…had a loss and a 5.68 ERA in nine games over his first five stints.

• Has allowed a .291 batting average, including .262 (17-for-65) against right-handed hitters compared to .342 (13-for-38) against left-handers.

• Has faced the Mariners twice (3.0 ip, 4 h, 3 r, 3 er, 1 bb, 1 hr).• Was 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA in three relief appearances for Nashville fol-

lowing his Aug. 14 option…had a .236 opponents batting average in 20 games overall…his complete 2015 stats with the Sounds: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SONashville (AAA) 2 5 2.95 20 6 0 0 1 58.0 52 21 19 19 55

Last Year: Spent the entire season at Triple-A Sacramento with the exception of one day in Oakland...was recalled as the 26th man for the May 7 doubleheader and did not pitch...went 10-7 with a 4.97 ERA in 27 starts with the River Cats.

63 RHP CODY MARTINLast Outing: 9/29 at Los Angeles-AL (ND, 1.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 0 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-3Inherited Runners/Scored: 11/2

First Hitters: 6-20, 2 bb, hbp

• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 16 for his second stint with the A’s this year and has made three appearances, including one start, since then (6.0 ip, 10 h, 9 r, 9 er, 4 bb, 3 so, 4 hr, 13.50 ERA).

• Has a 7.92 ERA (27 er in 30.2 ip) in 25 games overall, which is tied for second highest in the majors among pitchers with 30 or more innings pitched.

• Opponents are batting .325, including .262 (11-for-42) by left-handed hitters compared to .358 (29-for-81) by right-handers.

• Has never faced the Mariners.• Began the season with Atlanta and made his Major League debut, go-

ing 2-3 with a 5.40 ERA in 21 relief appearances over two stints with the Braves…was acquired by the A’s July 2 for international bonus slot 53 and assigned to Nashville…was promoted to Oakland the first time Sept. 1 and made his first ML start and his A’s debut that day in a loss against Los Angeles (AL)…was optioned to Nashville the next day.

• Combined for a 5-7 record and a 4.01 ERA in 18 games overall at Triple-A...his complete 2015 minor league stats: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SOGwinnett (AAA) 1 3 2.10 7 6 0 0 0 34.1 24 11 8 9 33Nashville (AAA) 4 4 5.10 11 11 0 0 0 60.0 59 36 34 31 38

Last Year: Spent the entire season at Triple-A Gwinnett and was 7-8 with a 3.52 ERA in 27 games...recorded career highs in games started (26), innings pitched (156.0) and strikeouts (142).

49 RHP EDWARD MUJICALast Outing: 10/3 at Seattle (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 1 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 1-5Inherited Runners/Scored: 32/7

First Hitters: 13-47, bb, sf

• Has appeared in four of the A’s last six games (3.1 ip, 5 h, 4 r, 3 r, 1 bb, 1 so, 1 hr, 8.10 ERA) after missing 12 games with a strained right hamstring.

• Is tied for second among American League relievers in grounded into double plays (10) and ranks fourth in fewest walks per nine innings (1.33)…is tied for fourth in home runs allowed (10).

• Opponents are batting .351 (33-for-94) with the bases empty compared to .213 (19-for-89) with seven of his 10 home runs with runners on base.

• Has a 6.19 ERA (22 er in 32.0 ip) in 35 outings on two days rest or fewer, a 1.76 ERA (3 er in 15.1 ip) in 14 outings on three days rest or more.

• Has a win in four games against Seattle and has not allowed a run (5.2 ip, 3 h, 4 so).

• Has appeared in 49 games and will finish the season with his fewest games pitched since 2008 (33)…his 4.75 ERA is his highest since 2008 (6.75).

• Has a career strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.75 (423 so, 89 bb), which is the best among Major Leaguers since 1900 with 500 or more innings pitched.

• Began the year with Boston and was designated for assignment May 8...was traded to Oakland the next day for a player to be named later or cash…was on the disabled list from May 22 to June 17 with a fractured right thumb.

Last Year: Spent the entire season with the Red Sox and was 2-4 with a 3.37 ERA, eight saves and one blown save in 64 relief appearances...it was his fourth consecutive season with 60 or more appearances.

61 RHP DAN OTEROLast Outing: 9/30 at Los Angeles-AL (ND, 0.2 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-1Inherited Runners/Scored: 24/8

First Hitters: 12-39, bb, hbp

• Has not allowed a run in six of his last seven appearances (2 er in 9.0 ip, 2.00 ERA).

• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 1 for his fourth stint with the A’s this year and has a 4.26 ERA (6 er in 12.2 ip) in 11 appearances since then…compiled a 7.68 ERA in 30 games over his first three stints

and has a 6.75 ERA overall…logged a 2.01 ERA in 105 games over his previous two seasons with Oakland.

• Has the highest opponents slugging percentage among Major League relievers (.531)…it is second highest in Oakland history (Nelson, .577 in 1991)…has the second highest opponents batting average (.333) in the majors to Eric O’Flaherty (.343) but his average of 1.16 walks per nine innings is third lowest.

• Has a loss and a blown save in three games against Seattle (0.2 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 2 er, 2 hr)…has a 2.03 ERA (3 er in 13.1 ip) in 15 career appear-ances against the Mariners.

• Has a 4.56 ERA in 19 games in Oakland compared to 9.00 (23 er in 23.0 ip) in 22 games on the road.

• Was 1-0 with a 7.20 ERA in three relief appearances with Nashville fol-lowing his Aug. 22 option…allowed just one home run in 27.2 innings pitched overall…his complete 2015 stats with the Sounds: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SONashville (AAA) 2 0 1.95 15 2 0 0 0 27.2 23 7 6 4 19

Last Year: Spent nearly the entire season with the A’s and compiled an 8-2 record and a 2.28 ERA in 72 appearances…had a three-day stay with Sacramento but did not pitch…tied for the team lead and tied for 10th in the AL in games pitched.

13 LHP DREW POMERANZLast Outing: 9/26 vs. San Francisco (ND, 0.2 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 0 bb, 0 so, 1 hr)

Saves/Opportunities: 3-6Inherited Runners/Scored: 28/11First Hitters: 8-36, 5 bb, 2 hbp, sf

• Has an AC joint inflammation and will miss the remainder of the sea-son…was on the disabled list from May 19 to June 2 with a sprained AC joint.

• Compiled a 2.61 ERA in 44 relief appearances, a 4.63 ERA in nine start-ing assignments…his 53 games pitched are a career high.

Last Year: Combined for a 5-4 record and a 2.35 ERA in 20 games, 10 starts, with the A’s…missed 24 games from June 17 to July 12 while on the disabled list...went 3-1 with a 3.69 ERA eight games, all starts, with Triple-A Sacramento.

33 RHP FERNANDO RODRIGUEZLast Outing: 10/3 at Seattle (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 3 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-2Inherited Runners/Scored: 30/4

First Hitters: 7-52, 3 bb

• Has a 2.84 ERA (6 er in 19.0 ip) over his last 15 appearances.• Has allowed 4-of-30 (13.3%) inherited runners to score, which is tied for

the best percentage in the American League (Cedeno, TB)…it is cur-rently the fifth lowest mark by an Athletic since 1974.

• Ranks third in the AL in opponents on-base percentage against first bat-ters faced (.182), fifth in slugging percentage (.192) and sixth in batting average (.135).

• Has not allowed a run in six career appearances against Seattle, all this year (8.1 ip, 3 h, 4 bb, 11 so).

• Has a 2.22 ERA (6 er in 24.1 ip) in 23 games during the day, a 5.13 ERA (19 er in 33.1 ip) in 32 games at night.

• Has a career-high four wins…had five wins in four seasons and 126 games in his career entering this year.

• Was selected from Triple-A Nashville May 7 after logging a 2.81 ERA and .143 opponents average in 10 relief appearances with the Sounds.

Last Year: Spent most of the season with Triple-A Sacramento where he was 3-0 with a 1.97 ERA in 38 relief appearances…also went 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA in seven games over two stints with Oakland.

29 SHP PAT VENDITTELast Outing: 10/3 at Seattle (W, 3.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 3 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-0Inherited Runners/Scored: 18/7

First Hitters: 7-24, 2 bb

• Tossed a career-high 3.0 innings last night and retired all nine batters he faced for his second career win…had allowed eight runs in 12 games in September (9.1 ip, 7.71 ERA).

• Has a .210 opponents batting average but has issued 12 walks in 28.2 innings (3.77 walks per nine innings)

• His opponents batting average includes a mark of .109 (5-for-46) against left-handed hitters compared to .288 (17-for-59) against right-handers…has yielded nine of his 13 extra base hits to righties for a .508 slugging percentage…lefties are slugging .239…has issued eight of his 12 walks to righties for a .373 on-base percentage…has a .176 mark against lefties.

• Has faced the Mariners five times (8.2 ip, 5 h, 2 r, 2 er, 8 so, 2.08 ERA).• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Aug. 15 for his second stint with the

A’s and is 2-2 with a 5.48 ERA (14 er in 23.0 ip) in 22 games since then.• Began the season at Nashville but was selected by Oakland June 5 and

made his Major League debut…became the first switch-pitcher to ap-pear in a Major League game since Greg Harris on Sept. 28, 1995…is the first full-time switch-pitcher in the modern era (since 1900)…did not allow a run in four games and 5.2 innings before he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder…was reinstated from the DL and optioned to Nashville Aug. 3…was 1-0 with a 1.55 ERA and .186 opponents batting average in 23 games with the Sounds.

Last Year: Began the season at Double-A Trenton and was 0-1 with a save and 0.82 ERA in 15 relief appearances before he was promoted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre...was 2-5 with a 3.36 ERA in 26 games with the Yankees Triple-A affiliate.

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45 BRYAN ANDERSONCurrent Streak: 2 games (2 for 4)

Los Angeles Series: 2-4, shLast Homestand: 0-0

• Was selected from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 20 and is 2-for-4 (.500) in three games, including a start at catcher Monday night.

• His start Monday night at Los Angeles (AL) was his first since Sept. 26, 2013 against Kansas City while playing for Chicago (AL).

• Combined for a .277 batting average in August and September at Nash-ville after hitting .181 over the first four months of the season…appeared in 76 games at catcher, five at designated hitter and one at first base…tossed out 13-of-76 (17.1%) attempted base stealers…his complete 2015 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBPNashville (AAA) .202 82 292 31 59 16 0 3 25 27 93 0 0 .288 .273

Last Year: Spent most of the season in the Cincinnati farm system before he was traded to the A’s Aug. 25…went 0-for-1 in one game with Oakland after combining for a .320 average, 10 home runs and 47 RBI 78 minor league games..

39 CARSON BLAIRCurrent Streak: 0 for 5

• Had surgery to repair a torn medial meniscus in his left knee on Wednes-day and will miss the remainder of the season.

• Was selected from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 1 and went 4-for-31 (.129) with four walks and 18 strikeouts in 11 games, including nine starts at catcher, in his Major League debut.

Last Year: Began the season at Single-A Salem and hit .261 with 9 HR and 41 RBI in 67 games before making his Double-A debut with Portland in August…batted .288 in 17 games with the Sea Dogs and hit a combined .266 in 84 games overall.

1 BILLY BURNSCurrent Streak: 2 games (3 for 10)

Seattle Series: 3-10, r, 2 bb, 3 so, gidpRoad Trip: 4-20, 2 r, 2 bb, 7 so, gidp

• Is batting .268 (15-for-56) with four doubles, a triple, home run and six RBI over the last 14 games after missing the A’s previous seven contests.

• Leads Major League rookies in stolen bas-es (26) and multiple hit games (47)…leads American League rookies in hits (153), ranks second in runs (70) and total bases (204) and third in triples (9).

• Is tied for third in the AL in stolen bases (26), ranks sixth in at bats per grounded into double play (104.0), tied for sixth in triples (9), eighth in stolen base percentage (76.5%) and ninth in batting average against left-handed pitch-ers (.315).

• Has nine triples, which are one short of the Oakland rookie record of 10 (Luis Polonia, 1987)…they are tied for the third best single season total in Oakland history and are the most since Eric Byrnes also had nine in 2003.

• Hit .326 at home, which currently ranks eighth in the AL…it is eighth best home batting av-erage in Oakland history and the best since Mark Kotsay hit .346 in 2004.

• Is batting .296 (153-for-517) as a center field-er, which is the fourth best mark by a center fielder in Oakland history

• Has 38 infield hits, which ranks second in the majors (Gordon, MIA 52)…they are the most by an Athletic since Stats, Inc. began tracking infield hits in 1987.

• Had his 56th first pitch hit of the season Mon-day, which are the most by an Athletic since Stats, Inc. began tracking pitches in 1988 (previous: 55, Lansford, 1988)…is batting .479 (56-for-117) with four of his five home runs when putting the first pitch in play and ranks second in the majors in first pitch hits (Altuve, HOU 57).

• Is 7-for-12 (58.3%) in stolen bases attempts over his last 58 games dat-ing back to July 22…started the season 19-for-22 (86.4%).

Last Year: Went 1-for-6 (.167) in 13 games over two stints with Oakland in his Major League debut…combined to hit .237 with one home run and 28 RBI in 119 games with Midland and Sacramento…tied for fourth in the minors in steals (54).

16 BILLY BUTLERCurrent Streak: 8 games (9 for 30)

Seattle Series: 2-9, bb, 2 soRoad Trip: 4-16, r, 2b, 2 bb, 4 so

• Is hitting .325 (38-for-117) with six home runs and 17 RBI over his last 34 games…however, is batting .252 overall, which is 19 points below his previous career-low of .271 last year…his .323 on-base percentage matches his career low from last year and his .393 slugging percentage is second lowest to his .379 last year.

• Is hitting .270 (107-for-397) against right-handed pitching compared to .203 (28-for-138) against left-handers…the mark against lefties is fifth lowest in the American League…entered the season with a .314 career average against lefties compared to .288 against righties.

• Has played 135 games at designated hitter, which match the most by an A’s DH over the last 26 years (Thomas, 135 in 2006) and are tied for sixth most in Oakland history…the last A’s DH to appear in more than 135 games is Dave Parker in 1989 (139)…has 673 games at DH over the last five years, which are the most in the majors (Ortiz, 610).

• Is a .318 (87-for-274) career hitter against the Mariners).• Batted .316 with six home runs and 17 RBI in 26 games in September…

the home runs matched his most ever in a month (fourth time, last: May 2012), the RBI were his most since Sept., 2012 (24) and the batting average was his best since Aug., 2013 (.325).

• Has grounded into 26 double plays, which is tied with Jason Kendall (2005) for second most in Oakland history…the record is 32 by Ben Grieve in 2000…ranks second in the majors this year in GIDP (Plouffe, MIN 28).

Last Year: Batted .271 with nine home runs and 66 RBI in 151 games in his eighth and final season with Kansas City…the batting average was a career-low as was his .323 on-base percentage and .379 slugging percentage.

20 MARK CANHACurrent Streak: 1 game (2 for 4)

Seattle Series: 2-8, r, 3b, 2 bb, hbp, 2 soRoad Trip: 3-16, 2 r, 3b, rbi, 3 bb, 2 hbp, 3 so, gidp

• Is 11-for-55 (.200) with no home runs and five RBI over his last 13 gams after hitting .319 with seven home runs and 26 RBI over his previous 27 contests.

• Leads American League rookies and ranks fourth in the majors with 69 RBI…the RBI are tied for eighth most in Oakland history by a rookie.

• Is also tied for second among AL rookies in doubles (22), ranks third in extra base hits (40), tied for third in runs (60), fourth in hits (110) and home runs (15) and fifth in walks (33) and total bases (183).

• Is batting .271 (79-for-291) with 13 of his 15 home runs against right-handed pitching compared to .212 (31-for-146) against left-handers…is slugging .488 against righties, .281 against lefties…hit .109 off lefties through July 2, .293 (24-for-82) with both of his home runs after that.

• Has started 56 games at first base and 49 in left field…does not have an assist in 61 games overall in the outfield, which are the fourth most games played in Athletics history by an outfielder with no assists…is hitting .294 (69-for-235) as a first baseman, .217 (40-for-182) as an out-fielder.

• Is 0-for-11 with six strikeouts and a RBI as a pinch hitter.Last Year: Spent the entire season at Triple-A New Orleans in the Miami farm system where he batted a career-high .303 with 20 home runs and 82 RBI in 127 games…added 57 walks for a career-high .384 on-base percentage.

4 COCO CRISPCurrent Streak: 0 for 4Seattle Series: 0-3, soRoad Trip: 3-7, r, rbi, so

• Is 7-for-22 (.318) over his last 14 games…six of the hits have come as a pinch hitter.

• Is 6-for-14 (.429) with two walks and four RBI as a pinch hitter this year…is tied for fourth in the American League in pinch hits…is 12-for-30 (.400) with nine walks as an Athletic and 13-for-39 (.333) with 10 walks in his career.

• Has made one start since Aug. 29 and that was Sept. 9 against Houston (0-for-4).

• Began the season on the 15-day disabled list after undergoing surgery on his right elbow and was reinstated May 6…went 2-for-45 (.044) in 13 games to start the season before going on the disabled list from May 20 to Aug. 2 with a cervical strain…is 20-for-80 (.250) in 30 games since his return.

• Is batting .176 with a .254 on-base percentage and .224 slugging per-centage, all of which are the lowest marks of his career.

• Has 299 career stolen bases and needs one more to become one of 10 active players with 300 career steals.

• Has not homered since Aug. 27, 2014 at Houston and his 65-game ho-merless streak is one short of his career high (66, Sept. 12, 2002-Aug. 5, 2003).

• Has not been hit by a pitch since May 9, 2011 (C.J. Wilson) and his streak of 519 consecutive games without a hit by pitch is the longest ac-tive streak in the majors…it is the longest streak by an Athletic since at least 1914 (previous: 504, Whitey Witt from Aug. 25, 1916-Oct. 1, 1921).

Last Year: Batted .246 in 126 games but added a career-high 66 walks for a .336 on-base percentage…stole 19 bases, his 12th consecutive season with 10 or more steals…is one of four in MLB with 10 or more steals in each of the previous 12 seasons.

OAKLAND A’SROOKIE BESTS

BATTING AVERAGE.307 Mitchell Page, 1977.294 Billy Burns, 2015.292 Yoenis Céspedes, 2012.290 Brent Gates, 1993.289 Mark McGwire, 1987

HITS168 Terrence Long, 2000168 Ben Grieve, 1998161 Mark McGwire, 1987155 Brent Gates, 1993154 Mitchell Page, 1977153 Billy Burns, 2015

TRIPLES10 Luis Polonia, 19879 Billy Burns, 20158 Jemile Weeks, 20118 Mitchell Page, 19775 six players tied

STOLEN BASES42 Mitchell Page, 197733 Rickey Henderson, 197929 Luis Polonia, 198728 Herb Washington, 197427 Mike Edwards, 197826 Billy Burns, 2015

MULTIPLE HIT GAMES49 Terrence Long, 200049 Brent Gates, 199347 Billy Burns, 2015 45 Mark McGwire, 198741 Ben Grieve, 1998

HIGHEST CAREERBATTING AVERAGE,

OAKLAND PINCH HITTER

.400 Coco Crisp, 2010-present

.393 Mark McGwire, 1986-97

.371 Mike Heath, 1979-85

.369 Terry Steinbach, 1986-96

.355 Bruce Bochte, 1984-86(min. 30 PA)

ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES

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23 SAM FULDCurrent Streak: 1 game (1 for 4)

Seattle Series: 1-4, rRoad Trip: 1-6, r, bb, cs

• Is 3-for-23 (.131) over his last 14 games.• Is batting .197, which is the fourth lowest batting average in Oakland

history among players with 300 or more plate appearances.• Has made 65 of his 75 starts against right-handed pitching…is batting

.215 (52-for-242) against righties, .106 (5-for-47) against lefties.• Has played in 119 games, which matches his career high from 2013.• Has started games at all three outfield positions (35 in center field, 31

in left field, nine in right field) and has a career-high 11 assists, which is tied for seventh among American League outfielders…is tied for fifth in double plays (3).

• Is 9-for-25 (.360) against Seattle.Last Year: Began the season with the A’s, was claimed off waivers by Minnesota in mid-April and then returned to Oakland at the trading deadline…combined to hit .239 with four home runs, 36 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 113 games overall.

3 CRAIG GENTRYCurrent Streak: 1 game (1 for 3)

Seattle Series: 1-3Road Trip: 1-5, r, cs

• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 8 for his third stint with the A’s this year and is 2-for-10 (.200) in eight games, including four starts (three in right field, one in center field).

• Has not homered since Aug. 21, 2013 against Houston and has a career-high 132-game homerless streak….has a 99-game homerless streak as an outfielder with Oakland, which matches the longest homer-less streak by an A’s outfielder over the last 23 years (Ryan Sweeney, 2010-11)…the last A’s outfielder with a longer streak is Willie Wilson, who had a 193-game streak from April 11, 1991-October 4, 1992.

• Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and hit .086 in 16 games before he was optioned to Nashville May 6…returned May 17 and went 0-for-3 in his only game before he was optioned back to Nashville May 25.

• Hit safely in 16 of his final 17 games with Nashville (26-for-70, 371)…tied for 10th in the Pacific Coast League in stolen bases (25)…appeared in 101 games, all in center field…his complete 2015 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBPNashville (AAA) .256 101 398 64 102 13 0 5 25 36 76 25 7 .321 .319

Last Year: Batted .254 with no home runs, 12 RBI and 20 stolen bases in 94 games in his first season with the A’s…led the A’s in steals despite missing 32 games over two stints on the DL plus the final 2½ weeks of the season following a concussion.

25 TYLER LADENDORFCurrent Streak: 0 for 2

Los Angeles Series: DNPLast Homestand: DNP

• Has not played since a start in center field on Sept. 17 at Chicago-AL (0-for-2).

• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 1 for his second stint with the A’s this year and is 2-for-7 (.286) in five games, including two starts (one in left field, one in center field), since his return.

• Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and went 2-for-10 (.200) with two RBI in four games before he was optioned to Nashville April 12.

• Has appeared in three games in left field, two each at second base and center field and one each at third base and shortstop…in the minors, he played 12 games at shortstop, four in left field, three at third base, two at second base and one each in center field and right field.

• Hit .364 in six games with the Sounds before going on the disabled list April 21 with a sprained left ankle…underwent surgery and was added to the Oakland DL May 22…his complete 2015 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBPNashville (AAA) .265 20 83 3 22 2 1 1 8 5 23 0 1 .349 .311Arizona A’s (Rookie) .750 2 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .750 .833Stockton (A) .000 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000

Last Year: Batted .297 with two home runs and 43 RBI in 78 games with Sacra-mento in his first full season at the Triple-A level…the batting average was a career high as was his .376 on-base percentage.

15 BRETT LAWRIECurrent Streak: 2 games (3 for 10)

Seattle Series: 3-10, r, 2b, 2 rbi, so, sfRoad Trip: 4-21, 3 r, 2b, 2 rbi, bb, hbp, 7 so, sf

• Is 16-for-85 (.188) with 26 strikeouts over his last 21 games.• Is batting .237 (59-for-249) since the All-Star Break after hitting .282

before the break.• Has career highs in games (148), at bats (558), hits (146), doubles (29),

home runs (16), RBI (60), extra base hits (48) and strikeouts (143)…his three triples are one short of his best.

• Made 98 of his first 99 starts at third base…has made 38 of his 47 starts dating back to Aug. 5 at second base.

• Ranks second in the American League with a career-high 24 errors…18 have come as a third baseman, which is tied for third in the AL…his .937 fielding percentage as a third baseman is the lowest in the majors and third lowest in Oakland history (Blowers, .927 in 1998; Gross, .932 in 1977).

Last Year: Batted .247 with 12 home runs and 38 RBI in just 70 games in a season shortened by a broken finger and a strained oblique…his batting average was a career low as was his .301 on-base percentage.

50 MAX MUNCYCurrent Streak: 2 games (2 for 4)

Los Angeles Series: 1-3, r, hr, rbi, 2 soLast Homestand: 1-2, r, 3b, rbi

• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 8 for his fourth stint with the A’s this year and is 3-for-18 (.167) in eight games, including five starts (three at first base, two at third base), since his return.

• Hit his third home run of the season Tuesday night and 12 of his 21 hits (57.1%) are for extra bases (eight doubles, one triple, two home runs).

• Has just two plate appearances against a left-handed pitcher and is 0-for-1 with a walk.

• Made his Major League debut during his first stint when he hit .203 with two home runs and six RBI in 34 games from April 25-June 29…played in just one game in each of his next two stints.

• Finished the Triple-A portion of his campaign with an 11-game hitting streak (13-for-40, .325)…appeared in 32 games at third base and 26 at first base…his complete 2015 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBPNashville (AAA) .274 60 212 24 58 14 1 4 35 26 58 0 1 .406 .350

Last Year: Spent the entire season at Double-A Midland and batted .264 with seven home runs and 63 RBI in 122 games…added 87 walks for a .385 on-base percentage…led the Texas League in walks and on-base percentage.

19 JOSH PHEGLEYCurrent Streak: 2 games (3 for 8)

• Has a concussion and will miss the remainder of the season• Batted .213 (27-for-124) over his last 41 games after hitting .305 over

his first 32 contests through June 26.• Threw out 17-of-45 (37.8%) attempted base stealers.

Last Year: Spent the entire season at Triple-A Charlotte before being promoted to Chicago (AL) Sept. 2…hit .216 with 3 HR and 7 RBI in 11 games with the White Sox…batted .274 with 23 HR and 75 RBI in 107 games with Charlotte.

7 JASON PRIDIECurrent Streak: 0 for 9

Los Angeles Series: 0-1Last Homestand: 0-1

• Was selected from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 1 and is 0-for-9 with a walk and four strikeouts in six games, including one start (center field).

• Hit safely in each of his final 12 games with Nashville…went 18-for-43 (.419) with 13 runs, three doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI.

• At the time of his promotion, ranked second in the Pacific Coast League in runs (84), third in hits (148) and total bases (246), fourth in games and at bats (478), tied for fourth in triples (7), fifth in RBI, tied for eighth in home runs and walks and ninth in batting, slugging (.515) and extra base hits (51)…his complete minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBPNashville (AAA) .310 127 478 84 148 24 7 20 89 55 102 20 3 .515 .380

Last Year: Began the season at Single-A Salem and hit .261 with 9 HR and 41 RBI in 67 games before making his Double-A debut with Portland in August…batted .288 in 17 games with the Sea Dogs and hit a combined .266 in 84 games overall.

22 JOSH REDDICKCurrent Streak: 6 games (7 for 19)

Seattle Series: 3-7, r, 2 soRoad Trip: 6-16, r, rbi, 2b, bb, 4 so

• Is 7-for-19 (.368) over his last six games.• Is batting .274, which is his highest average in four seasons with the

A’s…hit .292 over his first 95 games through July 30 but is batting .240 (43-for-179) in 53 games since then.

• Has a career-high .335 on-base percentage and has the second best totals of his career in nearly every offensive category including home runs (20) and RBI (77).

• Is hitting .290 (113-for-390) off right-handed pitching compared to .227 (30-for-132) against left-handers…is batting .293 (24-for-82) with nine extra base hits (five doubles and four home runs) off left-handed pitch-ing dating back to June 10 after hitting .120 with one extra base hit (triple) off southpaws to start the season

• Is 8-for-12 (.677) with 19 RBI with the bases loaded…ranks second in the American League in batting with the bases loaded…the Oakland record for batting with the bases loaded (min. 10 PA) is .667 (8-for-12) by Josh Donaldson is 2013.

• Ranks fifth in the AL in plate appearances per strikeout (9.2).• Has made 133 starts in right field, which are the most by an Athletic

since Matt Stairs had 139 in 1999…has five errors, which are tied for the most among AL right fielders (Choo, TEX and Hunter, MIN).

Last Year: Batted .264 with 12 home runs and 54 RBI in 109 games in a season shortened due to two stints on the DL…the games were his fewest in his three seasons with Oakland but his average and .316 on-base percentage were his best.

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A’S HITTING VS. SEATTLE2015 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI#DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 Anderson #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.317 63 20 1 5 Burns .328 64 21 1 5.292 65 19 1 6 Butler .318 274 87 9 44.279 68 19 3 10 Canha .279 68 19 3 10.080 25 2 0 0 Crisp .265 457 121 9 35.360 25 9 1 4 Fuld .271 96 26 3 11.167 6 1 0 0 Gentry .243 115 28 1 12.222 9 2 0 0 Ladendorf .222 9 2 0 0.294 68 20 1 7 Lawrie .278 133 37 2 171.000 1 1 0 0 Muncy 1.000 1 1 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 Pridie .000 2 0 0 0.291 55 16 2 7 Reddick .233 257 60 8 26.328 61 20 5 13 Semien .328 61 20 5 13.207 29 6 1 2 Smolinski .207 29 6 1 2.200 35 7 0 1 Sogard .255 149 38 1 7.289 45 13 4 14 Valencia .214 140 30 5 23.283 60 17 1 4 Vogt .258 89 23 2 5.260 77 20 0 13 others .278 666 185 19 82 TOTALS

A’S CAREER HITTING VS. NUNO

PLAYER BAT AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLGBilly Butler R 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000Coco Crisp S 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667Craig Gentry R 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200Brett Lawrie R 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000Josh Phegley R 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Josh Reddick L 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000Marcus Semien R 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667Jake Smolinski R 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Danny Valencia R 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Stephen Vogt L 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000

10 MARCUS SEMIENCurrent Streak: 4 games (5 for 17)Seattle Series: 2-6, r, hr, 2 rbi, cs

Road Trip: 5-17, 3 r, 3b, 2 hr, 3 rbi, bb, 5 so, cs

• Has reached base safely in a career-high and A’s season-high 22 con-secutive games…is 20-for-75 (.267) with 12 walks and a hit by pitch (.375 on-base percentage) during the streak.

• Committed his Major League leading 35th error of the season last night, breaking Bert Campaneris’ Oakland record for most errors in a season (34 in 1968)…the errors are the most by an Athletic since Campaneris had 35 with the Kansas City A’s in 1965 and they are the most by an A’s shortstop since Dick Howser had 38 with the 1961 Kansas City A’s…they are the most by a Major League shortstop since Jose Valentin had 36 with Chicago (AL) in 2000…has a .946 fielding percentage, which is the lowest by an A’s shortstop since Campaneris had a mark of .938 with the 1965 Kansas City A’s…has made seven errors in 62 games at shortstop since the All-Star Break after committing 28 in 89 games at short before the break

• Hit .314 with six home runs and 15 RBI over his first 40 games through May 18, .195 with two home runs and seven RBI over a 63-game stretch from May 19 to July 31 and is batting .284 (50-for-176) with seven home runs and 23 RBI over his last 51 contests.

• Is batting .329 (49-for-149) against left-handed pitching compared to .231 (93-for-403) against right-handers…his average against left-ies ranks eighth in the American League…has a .305 career average against lefties, .229 against righties.

• Is tied for 10th in the AL in triples (7).• Is 20-for-61 (.328) with five home runs and 13 RBI in 16 career games

against Seattle, all this year…is 10-for-25 (.400) with four home runs and six RBI in six career games at Safeco Field.

• Is tied for second among AL shortstops with 15 home runs (Correa, HOU 22)…is tied for fourth with six home runs batting ninth.

Last Year: Batted .234 with six home runs and 28 RBI in 64 games over two stints with Chicago (AL)…hit .271 against left-handed pitching, .212 against righties…also batted .267 with 15 home runs and 52 RBI in 83 games with Triple-A Charlotte.

5 JAKE SMOLINSKICurrent Streak: 1 game (1 for 2)

Seattle Series: 1-2, bb, soRoad Trip: 1-8, rbi, 2 bb, 4 so, sf

• Is 10-for-60 (.167) over his last 21 games.• Has 31 hits this year, 15 of which are for extra bases (seven doubles,

two triples, six home runs).• Is batting .256 (21-for-82) against left-handed pitching compared to .122

(10-for-82) against right-handers.• Had three home runs and nine RBI in 20 games in September after tal-

lying three home runs and 17 RBI in 54 games over the first five months.• Was on the Opening Day roster with Texas and hit .133 in 35 games

over three stints with the Rangers before he was claimed off waivers by Oakland June 21…is batting .221 (23-for-104) in 40 games over two stints with the A’s and is hitting .189 (31-for-164) overall.

• Has combined to make 38 starts in left field and 11 in right field…has not committed an error in 86 career games in the outfield.

• Combined to hit .374 with nine home runs and 31 RBI in 37 games with Triple-A Round Rock and Triple-A Nashville.

Last Year: Made his ML debut with Texas and batted .349 with 3 HR and 12 RBI in 24 games…had the highest average in the majors among players with 50 or more at bats…combined to hit .267 with 10 HR and 41 RBI with Frisco and Round Rock.

28 ERIC SOGARDCurrent Streak: 0 for 6

Seattle Series: 0-4, gidpRoad Trip: 1-9, r, 2b, 3 rbi, so, gidp

• Is 10-for-30 (.333) with three doubles, two triples, a home run and 10 RBI over his last nine games.

• Hit .314 in September, which was his best single-month batting average in a month with at least 10 plate appearances.

• Had three RBI on Wednesday to bring his season total to 37, which is a new career high (previous: 35 in 2013)…also has a career-high 372 at

bats…has matched his high in triples (3) and his 50 strikeouts are one short of his high of 51 in 2013.

• Has one home run this year and two in his last 288 games…both of those home runs have come while playing shortstop…has not homered as a second baseman since July 21, 2013 at Los Angeles (AL) and his 217-game homerless streak as a second baseman is the longest by an Athletics second baseman since Irv Hall had a 289-game streak from Oct. 2, 1943 to June 23, 1946.

• Started 72 of the A’s first 108 games at second base, but just 15 of 53 since then…has also started 14 games at shortstop and one at third base.

Last Year: Spent the entire year with the A’s for the second consecutive season and batted .223 with a home run and 22 RBI in 117 games…made 88 of his 92 starts against right-handed pitching (80 at second base, 12 at shortstop).

26 DANNY VALENCIACurrent Streak: 2 games (4 for 10)

Seattle Series: 4-10, 4 r, 2b, 2 hr, 5 rbi, bb, 3 soRoad Trip: 4-20, 5 r, 2b, 2 hr, 5 rbi, 3 bb, 7 so

• Has homered in back-to-back games for the fifth time in his career.• Is 17-for-50 (.340) over his last 14 games.• Began the season with Toronto and was batting .296 with seven home

runs and 29 RBI in 58 games when he was claimed off waivers by Oak-land Aug. 3…is hitting .283 (51-for-180) with 11 home runs and 37 RBI in 46 games with the A’s.

• Has combined with both clubs for a career-high 17 home runs…has matched his best in stolen bases (2).

• His 37 RBI in 46 games with the A’s are the most in Athletics history by a player with fewer than 60 games played…his 11 home runs match the most (Rico Carty, 41 games in 1978)

• Has made 44 of his 46 starts with the A’s at third base (two at designated hitter)…made most of his starts with Toronto in left field (27)…overall, has made 53 starts at third base, 27 in left field, two at designated hitter and one each in right field and at first base.

• Went 0-for-5 on Wednesday to snap his reaching base streak at a ca-reer high 16 games…went 17-for-56 (.304) with eight walks and a hit by pitch (.400 on-base percentage) during the streak.

Last Year: Began the year with Kansas City and hit .282 with two home runs and 11 RBI in 36 games before he was traded to Toronto July 28…batted .240 with two home runs and 19 RBI in 50 games with the Blue Jays and hit .258 overall.

21 STEPHEN VOGTCurrent Streak: 3 games (3 for 12)Seattle Series: 2-9, r, rbi, bb, 2 so

Road Trip: 3-15, 2 r, 3 rbi, 3 bb, 4 so

• Has appeared in 11 games, including nine starts (seven at catcher, one at first base and one at designated hitter), after missing 12 games from Sept. 7 to 19 with a groin injury…is 5-for-36 (.139) with five walks since his return.

• Is tied for the American League lead in pinch walks (5), tied for second in grand slams (2) and tied for seventh in sacrifice flies (8).

• Was named to his first AL All-Star team…batted .308 with 13 home runs and 53 RBI over his first 70 games through June 25…is hitting .214 (48-for-224) with five home runs and 18 RBI in 66 games since then.

• Leads AL catchers in batting (.277) and ranks fourth in home runs (17) and RBI (61)…the home runs are fifth most in Oakland history by a catcher and the most since Ramon Hernandez had 21 in 2003.

• Has hit 17 of his career-high 18 home runs off right-handed pitching…13 have come on the road.

• Is hitting .316 (36-for-114) with runners in scoring position and .303 (43-for-142) in the seventh inning or later.

• Has started 89 games at catcher and 20 at first base…has committed just three errors as a catcher and his .996 fielding percentage is third best in Oakland history (Miller, .999 in 2004; Steinbach, .998 in 1994)…has tossed out 15-of-58 (25.9%) attempted base stealers…made 34 of his first 35 starts at catcher but just 56 of his last 80.

Last Year: Began the season at Triple-A Sacramento but was promoted to Oakland June 1 and spent the remainder of the season with the A’s…batted .279 with nine home runs and 35 RBI in 84 games with Oakland.

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GA/ LEADER CUM.DATE G OPP W-L SCORE REC POS GB AND LEAD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. ATT.4/6 1 TEX W 8-0 1-0 t1 – OAK/HOU/SEA – Gray Gallardo 36,067* 36,0674/7 2 TEX L 1-3 1-1 t2 -½ HOU ½ Lewis Hahn Feliz 15,025 51,0924/8 3 TEX W 10-0 2-1 t1 – OAK/LAA – Kazmir Detwiler 19,479 70,5714/9 4 TEX L 1-10 2-2 t2 -½ LAA ½ Martinez Graveman 16,045 86,6164/10 5 SEA W 12-0 3-2 1 +½ OAK ½ Pomeranz Walker 30,114 116,7304/11 6 SEA L 4-5 (11) 3-3 t1 – OAK/TEX – Olson Abad Rodney 24,355 141,0854/12 7 SEA L 7-8 (10) 3-4 t3 -½ HOU/SEA – Rodney Clippard Medina 32,282 173,367 (7 dates)4/13 8 at HOU W 8-1 4-4 1 +½ OAK ½ Kazmir Feldman 19,279 19,2794/14 9 at HOU W 4-0 5-4 1 +1 OAK 1 Graveman Peacock 18,935 38,2144/15 10 at HOU L 1-6 5-5 1 +½ OAK ½ McHugh Pomeranz 19,777 57,9914/16 OFF DAY 1 +½ OAK ½ 4/17 11 at KC L 4-6 5-6 t2 -½ LAA ½ Davis Otero Holland 39,228 97,2194/18 12 at KC W 5-0 6-6 1 +½ OAK ½ Hahn Ventura Chavez 33,151 130,3704/19 13 at KC L 2-4 6-7 2 -½ HOU ½ Morales O’Flaherty Davis 36,755 167,1254/20 14 at LAA W 6-3 7-7 2 -½ HOU ½ Otero Shoemaker Clippard 35,228 202,3534/21 15 at LAA L 1-14 7-8 2 -1½ HOU 1½ Santiago Pomeranz 32,137 234,4904/22 16 at LAA W 9-2 8-8 2 -½ HOU ½ Gray Salas 30,034 264,5244/23 17 at LAA L 0-2 8-9 2 -1 HOU 1 Tropeano Chavez Street 24,304 288,828 (10 dates)4/24 18 HOU L 4-5 (11) 8-10 t3 -2 HOU 1½ Gregerson O’Flaherty Qualls 18,205 191,5724/25 19 HOU L 3-9 8-11 t3 -3 HOU 1½ Feldman Graveman 24,342 215,9144/26 20 HOU L 6-7 8-12 t3 -4 HOU 2½ Sipp Clippard Gregerson 22,080 237,9944/27 OFF DAY 4 -4½ HOU 34/28 21 LAA W 6-2 9-12 4 -4½ HOU 4 Gray Weaver 17,674 255,6684/29 22 LAA L 3-6 9-13 4 -5½ HOU 4 Morin Cook Street 16,212 271,8804/30 23 LAA L 5-6 9-14 4 -6½ HOU 4 Richards Chavez Street 19,534 291,414 (13 dates)5/1 24 at TEX W 7-5 10-14 4 -6½ HOU 5 Otero Mendez Clippard 29,700 318,5285/2 25 at TEX L 7-8 (10) 10-15 4 -7½ HOU 6 Kela Cook 32,207 350,7355/3 26 at TEX W 7-1 11-15 3 -7½ HOU 7 Gray Gallardo 36,006 386,7415/4 27 at MIN L 7-8 11-16 4 -7½ HOU 7 Hughes Hahn Perkins 20,605 407,3465/5 28 at MIN W 2-1 12-16 3 -6½ HOU 6 Chavez May Clippard 18,135 425,4815/6 29 at MIN L 0-13 12-17 t3 -6½ HOU 5 Gibson Kazmir 18,866 444,3475/7 30 at MIN L 5-6 12-18 t4 -7½ HOU 6 Nolasco Pomeranz Perkins 22,379 466,7265/8 31 at SEA L 3-4 (11) 12-19 5 -7½ HOU 5 Smith Otero 25,187 491,9135/9 32 at SEA L 2-7 12-20 5 -8½ HOU 6 Happ Hahn 37,441 529,3545/10 33 at SEA L 3-4 12-21 5 -8½ HOU 5 Hernandez Chavez Rodney 42,831 572,185 (20 dates)5/11 34 BOS L 4-5 (11) 12-22 5 -9 HOU 5 Barnes Castro 19,743 311,1575/12 35 BOS W 9-2 13-22 5 -8 HOU 4 Pomeranz Masterson 24,605 335,7625/13 36 BOS L 0-2 13-23 5 -9 HOU 4 Miley Gray Uehara 22,389 358,1515/14 OFF DAY 5 -9½ HOU 4½5/15 37 CWS L 6-7 13-24 5 -10½ HOU 4½ Carroll Abad Duke 21,464 379,6155/16 38 CWS L 3-4 13-25 5 -11½ HOU 4½ Danks Rodriguez Robertson 28,445 408,0605/17 39 CWS L 3-7 13-26 5 -12½ HOU 5½ Samardzija Kazmir 33,195 441,255 (19 dates)5/18 40 at HOU W 2-1 14-26 5 -11½ HOU 5½ Mujica Thatcher Clippard 21,724 593,9095/19 41 at HOU L 4-6 14-27 5 -12½ HOU 5½ Hernandez Gray Neshek 17,575 611,4845/20 42 at HOU L 1-6 14-28 5 -13½ HOU 5½ Keuchel Hahn 21,066 632,5505/21 43 at TB L 0-3 14-29 5 -13½ HOU 5½ Colome Chavez Boxberger 10,605 643,1555/22 44 at TB L 2-5 14-30 5 -13½ HOU 4½ Archer Kazmir Boxberger 12,329 655,4845/23 45 at TB W 5-0 15-30 5 -13½ HOU 5½ Graveman Karns 15,207 670,6915/24 46 at TB W 7-2 16-30 5 -13½ HOU 6½ Gray Ramirez 15,692 686,383 (27 dates)5/25 47 DET W 4-0 17-30 5 -12½ HOU 5½ HAHN Greene 25,380 466,6355/26 48 DET L 0-1 17-31 5 -13½ HOU 6½ Price Chavez Soria 22,758 489,3935/27 49 DET L 2-3 17-32 5 -13½ HOU 6 Ryan Otero Soria 20,387 509,7805/28 50 NYY W 5-4 18-32 5 -13 HOU 6 Scribner Sabathia Clippard 21,795 531,5755/29 51 NYY W 6-2 19-32 5 -12 HOU 5 Gray Capuano Clippard 23,540 555,1155/30 52 NYY L 3-5 19-33 5 -13 HOU 5 Shreve Hahn Miller 25,223 580,3385/31 53 NYY W 3-0 20-33 5 -12 HOU 4 Chavez Warren Clippard 25,457 605,795 (26 dates)6/1 OFF DAY 5 -12½ HOU 46/2 54 at DET W 5-3 21-33 5 -12½ HOU 5 Graveman Simon Clippard 28,362 714,7456/3 55 at DET W 6-1 22-33 5 -12½ HOU 6 Gray Sanchez 30,718 745,4636/4 56 at DET W 7-5 23-33 5 -11½ HOU 5½ Hahn Greene Clippard 37,411 782,8746/5 57 at BOS L 2-4 23-34 5 -11½ HOU 4½ Miley Kazmir Uehara 34,910 817,7846/6 58 at BOS L 2-4 23-35 5 -11½ HOU 3½ Kelly Chavez Uehara 36,713 854,4976/7 59 at BOS L 4-7 23-36 5 -11½ HOU 3½ Wright Clippard Layne 36,913 891,410 (33 dates)6/8 OFF DAY 5 -11 HOU 36/9 60 TEX L 1-2 23-37 5 -11 HOU 2 Martinez Gray Tolleson 14,617 620,4126/10 61 TEX W 5-4 24-37 5 -10 HOU 2 Clippard Kela 14,290 634,7026/11 62 TEX W 7-0 25-37 5 -9½ HOU 2½ Kazmir Gonzalez 14,489 649,191 (29 dates)6/12 63 at LAA L 4-5 25-38 5 -10½ HOU 2½ Alvarez Scribner Street 42,113 933,5236/13 64 at LAA L 0-1 25-39 5 -10½ HOU 1½ Wilson GRAVEMAN Street 43,548 977,0716/14 65 at LAA W 8-1 26-39 5 -10½ HOU 2½ Gray Shoemaker 35,143 1,012,2146/15 66 at SD W 9-1 27-39 5 -10½ HOU 2½ Hahn Ross 30,018 1,042,2326/16 67 at SD W 6-5 28-39 5 -10½ HOU 2½ Scribner Kimbrel Clippard 28,482 1,070,714 (38 dates)6/17 68 SD W 16-2 29-39 5 -10½ HOU 2½ Chavez Despaigne 20,625 669,8166/18 69 SD L 1-3 29-40 5 -11½ HOU 3½ Kennedy Graveman Kimbrel 16,643 686,4596/19 70 LAA L 7-12 29-41 5 -11½ HOU 2½ Salas Mujica 25,528 711,9876/20 71 LAA W 4-1 30-41 5 -10½ HOU 2½ Hahn Weaver Clippard 26,471 738,4586/21 72 LAA W 3-2 31-41 5 -10½ HOU 3½ Kazmir Richards Clippard 29,137 767,595 (34 dates)6/22 OFF DAY 5 -10 HOU 36/23 73 at TEX W 8-6 32-41 5 -10 HOU 4 Chavez Gonzalez Pomeranz 35,889 1,106,6036/24 74 at TEX W 8-2 33-41 5 -9 HOU 4 Graveman Rodriguez 34,216 1,140,8196/25 75 at TEX W 6-3 34-41 t4 -9 HOU 5 Gray Kela Clippard 29,251 1,170,070 (41 dates)6/26 76 KC L 2-5 34-42 5 -9 HOU 5 Volquez Hahn Holland 27,365 794,9606/27 77 KC L 2-3 34-43 5 -9 HOU 4 Young Kazmir Holland 28,619 823,5796/28 78 KC L 3-5 34-44 5 -10 HOU 4 Guthrie Chavez Davis 22,477 846,0566/29 79 COL W 7-1 35-44 5 -10 HOU 4 Graveman Hale 12,125 858,1816/30 80 COL L 1-2 35-45 5 -11 HOU 4 De La Rosa Bassitt Hawkins 19,206 877,3877/1 81 COL W 4-1 36-45 5 -11 HOU 5 Hahn Bettis Clippard 17,655 895,0427/2 82 SEA W 4-0 37-45 5 -10½ HOU 5 Kazmir Elias 13,062 908,1047/3 83 SEA L 5-9 37-46 5 -11½ HOU 5 Happ Chavez 35,067* 943,1717/4 84 SEA W 2-0 38-46 5 -10½ HOU 4 Graveman Hernandez Clippard 18,915 962,0867/5 85 SEA L 1-2 38-47 5 -10½ HOU 3 Montgomery Bassitt Rodney 22,163 984,249 (44 dates)

GA/ LEADER CUM.DATE G OPP W-L SCORE REC POS GB AND LEAD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. ATT.7/6 OFF DAY 5 -11 HOU 3½7/7 86 at NYY W 4-3 (10) 39-47 5 -10 HOU 2½ Pomeranz Betances Clippard 32,337 1,202,4077/8 87 at NYY L 4-5 39-48 5 -10 HOU 1½ Sabathia Scribner Miller 41,626 1,244,0337/9 88 at NYY L 2-6 39-49 5 -10 HOU 1½ Tanaka Chavez 40,084 1,284,1177/10 89 at CLE L 1-5 39-50 5 -10 HOU ½ Salazar Graveman Allen 28,539 1,312,6567/11 90 at CLE W 5-4 40-50 5 -9 HOU ½ O’Flaherty McAllister Clippard 28,733 1,341,3897/12 91 at CLE W 2-0 41-50 5 -8½ LAA ½ GRAY Kluber 20,611 1,362,000 (47 dates)7/13-16 ALL-STAR BREAK 5 -8½ LAA ½7/17 92 MIN L 0-5 41-51 5 -9½ LAA ½ Santana Gray 23,462 1,007,7117/18 93 MIN W 3-2 (10) 42-51 5 -9½ LAA 1½ Pomeranz Fien 30,778 1,038,4897/19 94 MIN W 14-1 43-51 t4 -9 LAA 1 Chavez Milone 20,286 1,058,7757/20 OFF DAY 4 -10 LAA 27/21 95 TOR L 1-7 43-52 5 -11 LAA 2 Buehrle Graveman 19,364 1,078,1397/22 96 TOR W 4-3 (10) 44-52 4 -11 LAA 2 Rodriguez Osuna 18,827 1,096,9667/23 97 TOR L 2-5 44-53 5 -11 LAA 1 Dickey Otero Schultz 19,045 1,116,011 (50 dates)7/24 98 at SF L 3-9 44-54 5 -11 LAA/HOU – Peavy Chavez 42,128 1,404,1287/25 99 at SF L 1-2 44-55 5 -11 LAA/HOU - Bumgarner Bassitt Casilla 42,162 1,446,2907/26 100 at SF L 3-4 44-56 5 -12 LAA 1 Hudson Graveman Casilla 42,034 1,488,3247/27 OFF DAY 5 -12 LAA 17/28 101 at LAD W 2-0 45-56 5 -11 LAA/HOU – GRAY Anderson 50,182 1,538,5067/29 102 at LAD L 7-10 45-57 5 -12 HOU 1 Baez Pomeranz 51,788 1,590,294 (52 dates)7/30 103 CLE L 1-3 45-58 5 -13 HOU 2 CARRASCO Bassitt 13,173 1,129,1847/31 104 CLE L 1-2 45-59 5 -13 HOU 2 Salazar Mujica Allen 28,152 1,157,3368/1 105 CLE W 5-1 46-59 5 -13 HOU 3 Brooks Anderson 19,046 1,176,3828/2 106 CLE W 2-1 (10) 47-59 5 -13 HOU 4 Rodriguez Allen 21,498 1,197,8808/3 107 BAL L 2-9 47-60 5 -13 HOU 3 Wilson Chavez 11,476 1,209,3568/4 108 BAL W 5-0 48-60 5 -12 HOU 3 Bassitt Gonzalez 16,328 1,225,6848/5 109 BAL L 3-7 (10) 48-61 5 -12 HOU 2 Britton Leon 20,176 1,245,8608/6 110 HOU L 4-5 (10) 48-62 5 -13 HOU 2½ Gregerson Mujica Harris 16,172 1,262,0328/7 111 HOU W 3-1 49-62 5 -12 HOU 1½ GRAY Keuchel 18,908 1,280,9408/8 112 HOU W 2-1 50-62 5 -11 HOU 1½ Chavez McHugh Mujica 25,091 1,306,0318/9 113 HOU W 5-4 51-62 5 -10 HOU ½ Abad Gregerson 20,278 1,326,309 (61 dates)8/10 OFF DAY 5 -10 HOU 18/11 114 at TOR L 2-4 51-63 5 -10 HOU 1 Hutchison Graveman Osuna 39,381 1,629,6758/12 115 at TOR L 3-10 51-64 5 -11 HOU 2 Dickey Brooks 44,597 1,674,2728/13 116 at TOR L 2-4 51-65 5 -11½ HOU 1½ Buehrle Chavez 46,920 1,721,1928/14 117 at BAL L 6-8 (13) 51-66 5 -12½ HOU 2½ Garcia Pomeranz 36,784 1,757,9768/15 118 at BAL L 3-4 51-67 5 -12½ HOU 2½ Britton Venditte 44,028 1,802,0048/16 119 at BAL L 2-18 51-68 5 -13½ HOU 3½ Chen Graveman 28,228 1,830,2328/17 120 at BAL L 2-4 51-69 5 -13½ HOU 2½ Tillman Gray Britton 22,766 1,852,998 (59 dates)8/18 121 LAD W 5-4 (10) 52-69 5 -13½ HOU 2½ Abad Garcia 35,067* 1,361,3768/19 122 LAD W 5-2 53-69 5 -13½ HOU 2½ Chavez Wood Pomeranz 26,122 1,387,4988/20 OFF DAY 5 -13 HOU 2½8/21 123 TB L 1-2 53-70 5 -14 HOU 3½ Smyly Bassitt Boxberger 20,671 1,408,1698/22 124 TB L 4-5 53-71 5 -15 HOU 4 Colome Venditte 35,067* 1,443,2368/23 125 TB W 8-2 54-71 5 -15 HOU 4 Rodriguez Geltz 19,425 1,462,661 (66 dates)8/24 126 at SEA W 11-5 55-71 5 -14 HOU 3½ Mujica Iwakuma 17,970 1,870,9688/25 127 at SEA L 5-6 55-72 5 -15 HOU 4½ Olmos Chavez Wilhelmsen 17,498 1,888,4668/26 128 at SEA L 2-8 55-73 5 -16 HOU 5½ Hernandez Bassitt 23,338 1,911,8048/27 OFF DAY 5 -16 HOU 58/28 129 at ARZ L 4-6 55-74 5 -16 HOU 4 Delgado Gray Ziegler 30,059 1,941,8638/29 130 atARZ W 3-2 56-74 5 -16 HOU 4 Rodriguez Chafin Pomeranz 35,990 1,977,8538/30 131 at ARZ W 7-4 (11) 57-74 5 -15 HOU 3 Venditte Ziegler 29,576 2,007,411 (65 dates)8/31 132 LAA W 11-5 58-74 5 -15 HOU 4 Doubront Santiago 12,054 1,474,7159/1 133 LAA L 2-6 58-75 5 -15 HOU 3 Shoemaker Martin 14,178 1,488,8939/2 134 LAA L 4-9 58-76 5 -15 HOU 2 Heaney Gray 13,392 1,502,2859/3 OFF DAY 5 -15 HOU 29/4 135 SEA L 8-11 58-77 5 -16 HOU 3 Ramirez Brooks Wilhelmsen 16,382 1,518,6679/5 136 SEA L 3-8 58-78 5 -16 HOU 2 Hernandez Chavez 27,387 1,546,0549/6 137 SEA L 2-3 58-79 5 -17 HOU 3 Iwakuma Nolin Wilhelmsen 19,534 1,565,5889/7 138 HOU W 10-9 59-79 5 -16 HOU 2 Doubront Fiers Doolittle 22,214 1,587,8029/8 139 HOU W 4-0 60-79 5 -15 HOU 1 Gray Kazmir 11,364 1,599,1669/9 140 HOU L 5-11 60-80 5 -16 HOU 2 McHugh Brooks 13,387 1,612,553

(75 dates) 9/10 OFF DAY 5 -16 HOU 2½9/11 141 at TEX L 0-4 60-81 5 -16 HOU 1½ LEWIS Chavez 28,133 2,035,5449/12 142 at TEX W 5-3 61-81 5 -15 HOU 1½ Nolin Gallardo 30,487 2,066,0319/13 143 at TEX L 4-12 61-82 5 -16 HOU 1½ Gonzalez Doubront 26,131 2,092,1629/14 144 at CWS L 7-8 (14) 61-83 5 -16 HOU ½ Jennings Leon 12,221 2,104,3839/15 145 at CWS W 17-6 62-83 5 -15½ TEX ½ Brooks Samardzija 12,446 2,116,8299/16 146 at CWS L 4-9 62-84 5 -16½ TEX 1½ Johnson Martin 13,005 2,129,8349/17 147 at CWS W 4-2 63-84 5 -16½ TEX 2½ Doolittle Robertson 12,406 2,142,2409/18 148 at HOU W 4-3 64-84 5 -15½ TEX 2½ Pomeranz Neshek Dull 27,567 2,169,8079/19 149 at HOU L 6-10 64-85 5 -16½ TEX 2½ Qualls Rodriguez 27,044 2,196,8519/20 150 at HOU L 1-5 64-86 5 -16½ TEX 1½ McHugh Brooks 22,453 2,219,304 (75 dates)9/21 OFF DAY 5 -16½ TEX 19/22 151 TEX L 6-8 64-87 5 -17½ TEX 2 Gonzalez Pomeranz Tolleson 16,524 1.629,0779/23 152 TEX L 3-10 64-88 5 -18½ TEX 3 Lewis Doubront 16,445 1,645,5229/24 153 TEX L 1-8 64-89 5 -19½ TEX 3½ Hamels Bassitt 14,452 1,659,9749/25 154 SF W 5-4 65-89 5 -19½ TEX 4½ Gray Leake Doolittle 36,067* 1,696,0419/26 155 SF L 10-14 65-90 5 -19½ TEX 3½ Osich Dull Casilla 36,067* 1,732,1089/27 156 SF L 4-5 65-91 5 -19½ TEX 2½ Heston Nolin Casilla 36,067* 1,768,175 (81 dates)9/28 157 at LAA L 4-5 65-92 5 -19½ TEX 1½ Gott Mujica 31,858 2,251,1629/29 158 at LAA L 1-8 65-93 5 -20½ TEX 2 Tropeano Bassitt 33,470 2,284,6329/30 159 at LAA W 8-7 66-93 5 -20½ TEX 2½ Dull Morin Doolittle 34,033 2,318,66510/1 OFF DAY 5 -21 TEX 310/2 160 at SEA W 4-2 67-93 5 -20 TEX 2 Brooks Farquhar Doolittle 26,130 2,344,79510/3 161 at SEA W 7-5 (13) 68-93 5 -19 TEX 1 Venditte Ramirez Douobront 24,448 2,359,243

* indicates sellout. CAPS indicates complete game.

DATE G OPP TIME TV PROMOTION10/4 162 at SEA 12:10 CSNCA

CSNCA# indicates 95.7 The Game’s radio calls synchronized with live video feeds

2015 OAKLAND ATHLETICS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

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CLUBLongest Winning Streak ............................................................................... 5, June 20 to 25Longest Winning Streak, Home ................................................................... 5, August 7 to 20Longest Winning Streak, Road ................................................................ 7, June 14 to July 7Longest Losing Streak ................................................................................7, August 11 to 17Longest Losing Streak, Home ........................................................................5, April 11 to 26.................................................................................................................5, September 1 to 6Longest Losing Streak, Road .............................................................8, July 29 to August 17Most Runs, Game, A’s ......................................................17, September 15 at Chicago (AL)Most Runs, Game, Opponents ..................................................... 18, August 16 at BaltimoreMost Runs, Inning, A’s ............................................. 10, September 15 at Chicago (AL) (4th)Most Runs, Inning, Opponents ...............................................9, August 16 at Baltimore (5th)Largest Margin, Victory ...................................................... 14, June 17 vs. San Diego (16-2)Largest Margin, Loss ......................................................... 16, August 16 at Baltimore (18-2)Most Hits, Game, A’s .................................................................... 20, June 17 vs. San DiegoMost Hits, Game, Opponents ....................................................... 26, August 16 at BaltimoreMost Hits, Inning, A’s ..............................................................8, June 17 vs. San Diego (8th)........................................................................................... 8, August 23 vs. Tampa Bay (7th)................................................................................... 8, September 15 at Chicago (AL) (4th)Most Hits, Inning, Opponents ...............................................10, August 16 at Baltimore (5th)Most Home Runs, Game, A’s............................................................5, July 19 vs. MinnesotaMost Home Runs, Game, Opponents ......................... 5, September 30 at Los Angeles (AL)Most Doubles, Game, A’s .....................5 (seven times), last: September 15 at Chicago (AL)Most Doubles, Game, Opponents .................................................. 7, August 16 at BaltimoreMost Triples, Game, A’s .....................................2 (four times), last: September 22 vs. TexasMost Triples, Game, Opponents ..........1 (13 times), last: September 29 at Los Angeles (AL)Most Stolen Bases, Game, A’s ...............................................4, April 22 at Los Angeles (AL)Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents .............................................. 4, April 26 vs. HoustonMost Strikeouts, A’s Pitchers ............................................19, September 14 at Chicago (AL)Most Strikeouts, Opponents Pitchers ...............................16, September 14 at Chicago (AL)Most Walks, A’s Pitchers ...................................................10, September 14 at Chicago (AL)Most Walks, Opponents Pitchers................................................9, September 7 vs. HoustonFewest Hits Allowed, A’s Pitchers ............................................................. 1, April 6 vs. Texas................................................................................................1, April 23 at Los Angeles (AL)................................................................................................................1, June 11 vs. TexasFewest Hits Allowed, Opponents Pitchers ........................................ 1, July 31 vs. ClevelandMost Left on Base, Nine Inning Game .......................................13, May 15 vs. Chicago (AL)Most Left on Base, Extra Inning Game ............................................ 14, August 30 at ArizonaFewest Left on Base, Game ............................................................. 2, July 30 vs. Cleveland.......................................................................................................... 2, July 31 vs. Cleveland......................................................................................................2, September 5 vs. Seattle........................................................................................................2, September 11 at TexasMost Errors, Game ................................................................................... 4, May 9 at Seattle.....................................................................................................4, May 17 vs. Chicago (AL)............................................................................................. 4, June 19 vs. Los Angeles (AL)Largest Comeback in Win .......................................................................... 5, May 1 at Texas............................................................................................................ 5, August 24 at Seattle Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss ...................................... 5, June 19 vs. Los Angeles (AL)............................................................................................................ 5, August 25 at Seattle

INDIVIDUALGrand Slams ..............................................Stephen Vogt, May 4 at Minnesota (Phil Hughes).........................................................................Ben Zobrist, June 2 at Detroit (Angel Nesbitt).............................................................Stephen Vogt, June 15 at San Diego (Cory Mazzoni)................................................................ Brett Lawrie, June 24 at Texas (Wandy Rodriguez).............................................................. Josh Reddick, July 19 vs. Minnesota (J.R. Graham).......................................................Danny Valencia, September 4 vs. Seattle (Edgar Olmos)Pinch Hit Home Runs .....................................................................................................NoneLead Off Home Runs .......................... Billy Burns, May 24 at Tampa Bay (Erasmo Ramirez)................................................................Billy Burns, August 26 at Seattle (Felix Hernandez)Inside-The-Park Home Runs ..........................................................................................NoneGame Ending Home Runs ..............................................................................................NoneBack-to-Back Home Runs ....................Ike Davis and Stephen Vogt, April 17 at Kansas City.................................................Brett Lawrie and Josh Phegley, June 12 at Los Angeles (AL)...........................................................Billy Butler and Jake Smolinski, July 19 vs. Minnesota...............................................Josh Reddick and Danny Valencia, September 18 at HoustonLongest Hitting Streak ............................................................. 16, Billy Burns, June 10 to 28Most Runs, Game ..... 3 (16 times), last: Semien, Reddick and Phegley, Sept. 15 at Chicago (AL)Most Hits, Game ........... 4(fivetimes),last:4,MarkCanha,August18vs.LosAngeles(NL)Most Doubles, Game .................................................. 3, Coco Crisp, August 14 at BaltimoreMost Triples, Game .............................. 1 (45 times), last: Mark Canha, October 3 at SeattleMost Home Runs, Game ........................................ 2, Stephen Vogt, April 17 at Kansas City.............................................................................................2, Stephen Vogt, May 3 at Texas..................................................................................... 2, Marcus Semien, May 10 at Seattle................................................................................2, Jake Smolinski, July 19 vs. Minnesota........................................................................ 2, Danny Valencia, September 18 at HoustonMost Runs Batted In, Game ........................................ 5, Stephen Vogt, May 4 at Minnesota.................................................................................. 5, Stephen Vogt, June 15 at San DiegoMost Walks, Game ...................................................... 4, Ben Zobrist, June 15 at San DiegoMost Strikeouts, Game ........................................................ 4, Brett Lawrie, April 7 vs. Texas..........................................................................4, Craig Gentry, April 21 at Los Angeles (AL)Most Stolen Bases, Game ..........2(fivetimes),last:JoshReddick,September24vs.TexasLongest Winning Streak ........................................................4, Sonny Gray, April 6 to May 3Longest Losing Streak ............................................ 5, Kendall Graveman, July 10 to presentMost Strikeouts, Game .........................................11, Jesse Chavez, June 17 vs. San DiegoMost Walks, Game ................................................................ 7, Sonny Gray, May 3 at TexasMost Innings, Game, Starter ...........9.0 (four times), last: Sonny Gray, August 7 vs. HoustonMost Innings, Game, Reliever ...............................6.1, Felix Doubront, August 12 at TorontoLow Hit Complete Game ............................................... 2, Sonny Gray, July 12 at ClevelandMost Consecutive Scoreless Innings ................ 19.0, Kendall Graveman, June 24 to July 10Most Consecutive Batters Retired ...................................16, Scott Kazmir, June 27 to July 2

GENERALLongest Game, Innings ....................................................14, September 14 at Chicago (AL)Longest Game, Time, Nine Innings .......................................3:53, September 7 vs. HoustonLongest Game, Time, Extra Innings .........................5:09, September 14 at Chicago-AL (14)Shortest Game, Time....................................................... 2:06, April 28 vs. Los Angeles (AL)Largest Crowd, Home ................. 36,067 (four times), last: September 27 vs. San FranciscoSmallest Crowd, Home ......................................................11,364, September 8 vs. HoustonLargest Crowd, Road ..................................................... 51,788, July 29 at Los Angeles (NL)Smallest Crowd, Road .............................................................10,605, May 21 at Tampa BayPostponement, Rain, Home ...........................................................................................NonePostponement, Rain, Road ............................................................................................None

HIGHS AND LOWS

MULTIPLE HIT GAMESPLAYER 2 3 4 5 TOTBurns 38 9 0 0 47Butler 25 6 1 0 32Canha 20 6 1 0 27Crisp 4 0 1 0 5Davis 6 2 0 0 8Fuld 11 2 0 0 13Lawrie 30 9 1 0 40Muncy 3 0 0 0 3Phegley 14 1 0 0 15Reddick 27 8 1 0 36Semien 22 7 0 0 29Smolinski 1 1 0 0 2Sogard 20 2 0 0 22Valencia 10 3 0 0 13Vogt 20 11 0 0 31Zobrist 14 4 0 0 18

MULTIPLE RBI GAMESPLAYER 2 3 4 5 6 TOTBurns 6 1 0 0 0 7Butler 7 4 1 0 0 12Canha 8 5 3 0 0 16Crisp 1 0 0 0 0 1Davis 2 0 1 0 0 3Fuld 5 0 0 0 0 5Ladendorf 1 0 0 0 0 1Lawrie 8 2 2 0 0 12Muncy 1 0 0 0 0 1Phegley 4 3 0 0 0 7Reddick 8 7 3 0 0 18Ross 1 0 0 0 0 1Semien 10 1 0 0 0 11Smolinski 3 1 1 0 0 5Sogard 4 4 0 0 0 8Valencia 6 3 1 0 0 10Vogt 11 5 1 2 0 19Zobrist 5 2 1 0 0 8

GAME TYING/GO-AHEAD RBIPLAYER GT GA TOTBlair 0 1 1Burns 5 12 17Butler 7 11 18Canha 4 11 15Crisp 0 3 3Davis 0 4 4Fuld 1 2 3Gentry 2 0 2Ladendorf 0 1 1Lawrie 9 8 17Muncy 1 2 3Phegley 5 7 12Reddick 11 13 24Semien 2 11 13Smolinski 4 3 7Sogard 5 7 12Valencia 2 11 13Vogt 7 15 22Zobrist 1 15 16

STARTS IN THE BATTING ORDERPlayer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Anderson - - - - - - - - 1Blair - - - - - - - 1 8Burns 114 1 - - - - - 3 -Butler - - - 74 33 24 11 - -Canha - 56 - 5 3 3 20 18 2Crisp 8 10 - - - 2 3 4 -Davis - 1 1 2 26 20 10 1 -Fuld 26 7 - - - - 1 14 27Gentry 5 - - - - - - 3 8Ladendorf - - - - - - - 1 3Lawrie - 7 16 - 16 58 49 - -Muncy - - - - 1 10 13 3 -Parrino - - - - - - - 1 -Phegley - - - 4 11 10 18 17 2Pridie - - - - - - - 1 -Reddick - 3 70 13 15 16 7 10 -Ross - 1 - - 4 - - 1 -Semien 6 40 - - - 2 5 43 50Smolinski - - - - 7 7 9 5 3Sogard 2 7 - - - 1 9 35 47Valencia - - 4 41 1 - - - -Vogt - 23 26 8 44 9 5 - -Zobrist - 5 44 14 - - - - -

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 GSAnderson 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Blair 11 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Burns - - - - - - - - - - - - 125 118 - - - -Butler - - 7 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 135 135Canha - - 74 56 - - 1 - - - 58 48 - - 3 1 2 2Crisp - - - - - - - - - - 37 27 - - - - - -Davis - - 65 61 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -Fuld - - - - - - - - - - 57 31 42 35 16 9 3 -Gentry - - - - - - - - - - 13 4 7 6 6 5 1 -Ladendorf - - - - 2 2 1 - 1 - 3 1 2 1 - - - -Lawrie - - - - 41 39 109 106 - - - - - - - - 1 1Muncy - - 23 17 - - 15 10 - - - - - - - - 1 -Parrino - - - - - - 6 - 10 1 - - - - - - - -Phegley 68 62 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pridie - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 2 - - -Reddick - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 142 133 2 1Ross - - - - - - - - - - 4 2 - - 5 4 1 -Semien - - - - - - - - 151 146 - - - - - - - -Smolinski - - - - - - - - - - 26 24 - - 10 7 - -Sogard - - - - 96 87 1 1 17 14 - - - - - - 2 -Valencia - - - - - - 44 44 - - - - - - - - 2 2Vogt 99 89 24 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 6Zobrist - - - - 34 33 - - - - 27 24 - - 3 2 4 4

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HOME RUN BREAKDOWN 2015 HOME RUNS LAST REGULAR SEASON HOME RUNPlayer Solo 2R 3R GS Tot. Date Opponent Pitcher GP SinceAnderson 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 32Blair 1 0 0 0 1 September 13, 2015 at Texas Faulkner 8Burns 4 1 0 0 5 September 25, 2015 San Francisco Leake 7Butler 7 5 3 0 15 September 26, 2015 San Francisco Cain 5Canha 8 3 4 0 15 September 12, 2015 at Texas Gallardo 17Crisp 0 0 0 0 0 August 27, 2014 at Houston Chapman 65Davis 2 1 0 0 3 June 29, 2015 Colorado Hale 27Fuld 2 0 0 0 2 August 15, 2015 at Baltimore Gonzalez 19Gentry 0 0 0 0 0 August 21, 2013 Houston Bedard 132Ladendorf 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 9Lawrie 11 3 1 1 16 September 14, 2015 at Chicago (AL) Danks 15Muncy 2 1 0 0 3 September 29, 2015 at Los Angeles (AL) Tropeano –Phegley 4 5 0 0 9 September 7, 2015 Houston Velasquez 6Pridie 0 0 0 0 0 July 8, 2012 Atlanta Jurrjens 16Reddick 10 6 3 1 20 September 23, 2015 Texas Lewis 9Semien 11 3 1 0 15 October 3, 2015 at Seattle Ramirez –Smolinski 4 1 1 0 6 September 19, 2015 at Houston Kazmir 7Sogard 1 0 0 0 1 September 23, 2015 Texas Freeman 6Valencia 9 5 3 1 18 October 3, 2015 at Seattle Elias –Vogt 9 4 3 2 18 August 30, 2015 at Arizona Webster 16others 1 3 1 1 6Team 80 40 18 6 144

MILESTONESPlayer Category No. NeedsCrisp Games as OF (w/OAK) 577 21 for 598 (ties Long for 10th in Oakland history) Hits 1469 31 for 1500 Doubles 281 19 for 300 Triples (w/OAK) 22 1 for 23 (ties Lansford, Jackson and North for 5th in Oakland history) Steals 299 1 for 300 Steals (w/OAK) 162 10 for 172 (ties Baker for 9th in Athletics history)Doolittle Games 187 13 for 200 Saves 29 15 for 44 (ties Koch and Foulke for 9th in Athletics history)Gray Innings Pitched 491.0 9.0 for 500Lawrie Hits 491 9 for 500Mujica Games 494 6 for 500

A’S AT A GLANCESeason High ........................1-0/2-1/3-2/5-4 (April 6/8/10/14)Season Low ........................................65-93 (September 29)April ................................................................................9-14May ............................................................................... 11-19June ..............................................................................15-12July ...............................................................................10-14August ..........................................................................13-15September ......................................................................8-19Home Series ................................................................8-14-4Road Series .................................................................8-14-4Series Sweeps ................................................................4-10First Game of Series .....................................................24-28Last Game of Series .....................................................19-32A’s Score First ..............................................................50-33Opponent Scores First ..................................................18-60Leading After 7th ............................................................56-8Leading After 8th ............................................................61-2Tied After 7th ....................................................................7-9Tied After 8th ....................................................................5-9Trailing After 7th .............................................................5-76Trailing After 8th .............................................................2-82Commit No Errors .........................................................41-37Commit 1 or More Errors ..............................................27-56More HR Than Opp. .....................................................32-20Fewer HR Than Opp. ...................................................13-54Same Total HR of Opp. .................................................23-19Starter Pitches 7 or More ..............................................34-15Starter Pitches Less Than 7 .........................................34-78When Scoring 4 or More ...............................................56-33When Scoring Less Than 4 ..........................................12-60Last At Bat .................................................................... 11-19Replay Challenges .......................................................16-14Different Lineups .............................................................137

WALK-OFF WINS (6)JoshReddick,June10vs.Texas(fielder’schoice)Stephen Vogt, July 18 vs. Minnesota (single)Ike Davis, July 22 vs. Toronto (single)Mark Canha, August 2 vs. Cleveland (double)Danny Valencia, August 9 vs. Houston (single)Billy Butler, August 18 vs. Los Angeles-NL (double)

July 2 Cody Martin acquired from the Atlanta Braves for international bonus slot 53 and assigned to Nashville; Nate Freiman designated for assign-ment

July 5 Chris Bassitt optioned to Nashville; Nate Frei-man outrighted to Nashville

July 7 Jake Smolinski recalled from NashvilleJuly 11 Jesse Hahn placed on the 15-day disabled list

retroactive to July 6 (right forearm strain); Chris Bassitt recalled from Nashville

July 12 Dan Otero recalled from Nashville; Chris Bassitt optioned to Nashville

July 20 Taylor Thompson sent to Stockton on a rehab assignment

July 23 Scott Kazmir traded to the Houston Astros for minor league RHP Daniel Mengden and minor league C Jacob Nottingham; Arnold Leon re-called from Nashville; Pat Venditte sent to Stock-ton on a rehab assignment

July 24 Angel Castro recalled from Nashville; Arnold Leon optioned to Nashville

July 25 Chris Bassitt recalled from Nashville; Angel Cas-tro optioned to Nashville

July 27 Tyler Clippard and cash traded to the New York Mets for minor league RHP Casey Meisner; Coco Crisp assigned to Stockton on a rehab as-signment

July 28 Ben Zobrist and cash traded to the Kansas City Royals for RHP Aaron Brooks and minor league LHP Sean Manaea; R.J. Alvarez and Max Muncy recalled from Nashville

July 31 Felix Doubront acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations; Ryan Cook traded to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named

later or cash; Pat Venditte transferred to Nash-ville on rehab

Aug. 1 Aaron Brooks recalled from Nashville; Eric O’Flaherty designated for assignment; Taylor Thompson transferred to Nashville on rehab

Aug. 2 R.J. Alvarez optioned to NashvilleAug. 3 Coco Crisp reinstated from the disabled list;

Arnold Leon recalled from Nashville; Danny Valencia claimed off waivers from Toronto; Pat Venditte reinstated from the disabled list and optioned to Nashville; Jake Smolinkski and Dan Otero optioned to Nashville

Aug. 4 Max Muncy optioned to Nashville; Eric O’Flaherty traded with cash to the New York Mets for a PT-BNL or cash

Aug. 7 Minor league RHP Dawrin Frias acquired from the New York Mets as the PTBNL in the Aug. 4 Eric O’Flaherty trade; Sean Doolittle sent to Stockton on a rehab assignment

Aug. 8 Tyler Ladendorf sent to Arizona on a rehab as-signment

Aug. 9 Taylor Thompson reinstated from the 60-day DL and optioned to Nashville

Aug. 11 Sean Doolittle sent to Nashville on a rehab as-signment

Aug. 12 Tyler Ladendorf transferred to Stockton on rehabAug. 14 Brad Mills selected from Nashville; Arnold Leon

optioned to Nashville; Taylor Thompson desig-nated for assignment

Aug. 15 Dan Otero and Pat Venditte recalled from Nash-ville; Aaron Brooks optioned to Nashville; Brad Mills designated for assignment; Tyler Ladendorf transferred to Nashville on rehab

Aug. 16 Taylor Thompson outrighted to NashvilleAug. 17 Brad Mills outrighted to Nashville

Aug. 19 Jake Smolinski recalled from Nashville; Ike Da-vis placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 18 with a strained left hip

Aug. 21 Tyler Ladendorf reinstated from the disabled list and optioned to Nashville

Aug. 22 Sean Doolittle reinstated from the disabled list; Dan Otero optioned to Nashville; Ike Davis trans-ferred to the 60-day disabled list

Aug. 24 Max Muncy recalled from Nashville; Kendall Graveman placed on the 15-day disabled list (strained left oblique)

Aug. 29 Aaron Brooks recalled from Nashville; Max Mun-cy optioned to Nashville

Sept. 1 R.J. Alvarez, Tyler Ladendorf, Arnold Leon, Cody Martin and Dan Otero recalled from Nashville; Carson Blair, Ryan Dull and Jason Pridie se-lected from Nashville; Jesse Hahn transferred to the60-daydisabledlist;A.J.GriffinrecalledfromNashville and placed on the 60-day DL (strained right shoulder); Angel Castro outrighted to Nash-ville

Sept. 2 Cody Martin optioned to NashvilleSept. 4 Sean Nolin recalled from NashvilleSept. 8 Craig Gentry and Max Muncy recalled from

NashvilleSept. 10 Daniel Coulombe acquired from the Los Angeles

Dodgers for cash considerations; Evan Scribner placed on the 60-day disabled list (torn right lat muscle)

Sept. 16 Cody Martin recalled from Nashville; Barry Zito selected from Nashville; Jesse Chavez placed on the 60-day disabled list (fractured rib)

Sept. 20 Bryan Anderson selected from Nashville; Kend-all Graveman transferred to the 60-day disabled list

Player Injury Dates Games MissedChavez Fractured rib September 16-present (out for season) 16Crisp Right elbow surgery April 4-May 5 28Crisp Cervical strain May 20-August 2 65Davis Strained left quad May 14-June 18 33Davis Strained left hip August 18-present (out for season) 41Doolittle Strained left rotator cuff April 4-May 25 47Doolittle Strained left shoulder May 28-August 21 74Freiman Strained lumbar muscle April 4-May 9 31Graveman Strained left oblique August 24-present (out for season) 36Griffin TommyJohnsurgery Feb.27-June12 63Griffin Strainedrightshoulder September1-present(outforseason) 29Hahn Right forearm strain July 6-present (eligible Sept. 5) 76

Player Injury Dates Games MissedLadendorf Left ankle surgery May 22-August 20 79Mujica Fractured right thumb May 22-June 18 26Nolin Bilateral core surgery April 4-May 14 36O’Flaherty Strained left shoulder May 2-June 1 29Parker Tommy John surgery April 4-present (eligible May 26) 161Pomeranz Sprained left AC joint May 19-June 2 14Reddick Strained right oblique March 27-April 11 6Scribner Torn right lat muscle September 10-present (out for season) 21Thompson Strained right shoulder Feb. 26-August 8 112Venditte Strained right shoulder June 11-August 2 45Zobrist Left medial meniscus tear April 25-May 24 28

DISABLED LIST

The A’s have used the disabled list 23 times this season…used the DL 18 times in 2014

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