PITCHING PROBABLESSat., Sept. 30 at Texas RHP Daniel Gossett (4-10, 5.82) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (10-11, 3.42) 5:05 NBCSCA/95.7 FM The GameSun., Oct. 1 at Texas RHP Daniel Mengden (2-2, 3.75) vs. LHP Cole Hamels (11-5, 4.10) 12:05 NBCSCA/95.7 FM The Game

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ABOUT THE A’S: Have won two straight, nine of the last 11 and 16 of the last 21 games…went 35-48 over the first 83 games through July 3 but are 39-37 since then…are 74-85 (.465) for the season, which is the third worst record in the American League and 10th worst in the majors…the A’s are in last place in the AL West and trail fourth place Texas by two games with three games remaining…with one more loss, the A’s will clinch a last place finish in the West for the third consecutive season…have never finished last in the West three straight years…before divisional play, the A’s had three or more consecutive last place finishes in the AL twice (7, 1915-21; 4, 1940-43)…have clinched a losing record for the third consecutive sea-son, which marks the fifth time in Oakland history the A’s have finished un-der .500 in at least three straight seasons (last: 2007-09)…however, have topped their record from each of the previous two seasons (69-93 last year, 68-94 in 2015)…have been in sole possession of last place in the AL West every day dating back to May 30 and have spent 126 days in fifth overall.

A’s IN SEPTEMBER: The A’s have clinched a winning record in Septem-ber as they are 16-10 with two games remaining…that snaps an Oakland record streak of 10 consecutive months with a losing record…this is the first time the A’s have posted a winning record in a month since going 13-12 in April of 2016…the 16 wins are the A’s most in a month since they went 17-9 in June of 2014…have hit 43 home runs, which is tied for second in the American League…it is second most Athletics history in the month of September and is four short of the record of 47 in 2000…have 97 extra base hits, which ranks fourth in the AL and is two short of the Athletics record for September (99 in 2013)…have struck out 234 times, which is fourth most in the AL and second most in Athletics history to the record of 276 in 2012…also rank second in the AL in walks (91), third in slugging percentage (.475) and fourth in on-base percentage (.337).

HOME AND AWAY: The A’s opened their final road trip of the season last night with a win to extend their road winning streak to a season-high five games…went 6-3 on the last road trip to Boston (1-2), Philadelphia (2-1) and Detroit (3-0)…have won back-to-back road series for the first time since Sept. 12-18 of last year (KC/TEX)…are 28-50 (.359) on the road and finished 46-35 (.568) at home…have the second worst road record in the American League (CWS, 27-51)…have clinched a losing record on the road for the fourth consecutive season and ninth time in the last 11 years…the 50 road losses are the A’s most since 2011 (also 50) and are tied for sixth most in Oakland history (58 in 1979, 52 in 1977, 51 in 1993, 1997 and 1978)…the home winning percentage is .209 better than the road, which is currently the third largest differential in Oakland history (.223 in 2003, .210 in 1999, .199 in 1986)…went 4-2 on the final homestand against Texas (3-0) and Seattle (1-2) and finished with a winning record at home for the first time since 2014 (48-33)…went 13-9-4 in home series and are 5-18-2 in road series.

MORE ON THE ROAD: The A’s have hit 101 home runs on the road, which is eighth most in Oakland history (130 in 1996, 123 in 1999, 113 in 2000, 111 in 1987, 103 in 2012, 103 in 2013, 102 in 2016)…hitters have set an Athletics record for strikeouts on the road (749)…are hitting .236 (631-for-2669), which is second lowest in the American League (TEX, .224) and currently third lowest in Oakland history (.230 in 1968, .234 in 2014, .239 in 2011)…have scored 310 runs, which is the fewest in the AL (DET, 312 in 78 games)…are averaging 3.97 runs per game on the road…have averaged under 4.00 runs per game on the road seven times in Oakland history but just twice over the last 38 years (3.81 in 2010, 3.83 in 2011)…the pitching staff has set an Athletics record for home runs allowed on the road (108).

DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s had their season-high errorless streak snapped at nine games last night…the streak tied for fifth longest in Oak-land history…now have a Major League leading 119 errors, which is six more than any other team (CWS and MIL, 113)…have led the majors in errors three times in Oakland history (1977, 1979, 2015)…also have a Ma-jor League leading 83 unearned runs, which are the A’s most since 2000 (also 83)…last had more in 1999 when they had 96…are tied for second in the American League in fewest outfield assists (21), rank third in stolen bases allowed (109), tied for third in passed balls (16) and fourth in double plays (162).

OFFENSE: The A’s have set a franchise record for strikeouts in a season (1468) and have 542 extra base hits, which is 13 short of the record of 555 set in 2001…the strikeouts are third most in the American League this year but are fifth most in AL history (1535 by HOU in 2013, 1514 by TB

in 2017, 1482 by TB in 2016, 1471 by TEX in 2017)…have homered in a season-high 15 consecutive games, which is tied for the seventh longest such streak in Oakland history…now have 230 home runs, which is fourth most in Athletics history (243 in 1996, 239 in 2000, 235 in 1999)…rank third in the AL in extra base hits and doubles (297) and fifth in home runs, walks (556) and slugging percentage (.436)…have been hit by the fewest pitches (42), rank third in fewest stolen bases (57) and fourth in fewest triples (15)…have 61 home runs dating back to Aug. 21, which is tied for second most in the majors (CLE, 62)…home runs have accounted for 355 of the A’s 727 runs (48.8%)…the Oakland record for highest percentage of runs scoring on home runs is 46.3% in 1996.

PITCHING: The A’s have set an Athletics record for wild pitches (83)…have set an Oakland record with 207 home runs, which is 13 short of the Athletics record of 220 by the Kansas City A’s in 1964…have 1180 strike-outs, which is fourth most in Athletics history (1244 in 2014, 1188 in 2016, 1183 in 2013)…have allowed 529 extra base hits, which is fourth most in Oakland history (581 in 1997, 556 in 1996, 530 in 1998)…have a 4.66 ERA and have not finished the season with an ERA above 4.58 since 1999 (4.69)…the 83 wild pitches are second most in the majors (HOU, 85).

STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers have allowed one earned run or fewer in nine of the last 13 games and are 7-2 with a 2.78 ERA (22 er in 71.1 ip) over that span…overall, rank second in the American League in fewest strikeouts (665), tied for third in fewest complete games (1) and fourth in most losses (59)…the Athletics record for fewest complete games in a season is one in 2012.

THIS AND THAT: The trio of Matt Olson (24), Chad Pinder (15) and Matt Chapman (14) have combined for 53 home runs in just 227 games, which is third most in Oakland history by a rookie trio (69 by McGwire/Steinbach/Polonia in 398 games in 1987, 56 by Gross/Page/Armas in 409 games in 1977)…the A’s are 34-27 (.557) during day games compared to 40-58 (.408) at night…are 24-25 (.490) against playoff teams, 50-60 (.455) against all other teams…are 31-42 (.425) against the American League West, 43-43 (.500) against all other teams…are 35-35 (.500) since the All-Star Break after going 39-50 (.438) before the break…are averaging 3 hours, 9 minutes and 1 second per game…the Oakland record for longest average time of game is 3:08:28 in 2000.

A’s vs. RANGERS: The A’s have won the season series as they lead 10-6 with three games remaining…have a seven-game winning streak, which is their longest against the Rangers since July 17-Sept. 10, 2005 when they also won seven straight…the Oakland record for longest winning streak against Texas is nine (July 28, 2002-April 9, 2003 and June 26, 2003-April 6, 2004)…are 2-5 in Texas but went 8-1 in Oakland, tying the Oakland record for home wins against the Rangers (8-2 in 2002, 8-1 in 2003)…lost the season series last year when they went 9-10 against Texas…it marked the fourth consecutive year the season series finished 10-9…Oakland won two of those series and lost two and are 48-44 against the Rangers over the last five seasons…are 351-359 all-time against the Texas Rangers…that breaks down to 186-170 in Oakland and 165-189 in Texas…are 98-101 at Globe Life Park…have an all-time record of 448-441 against the Rangers/Senators franchise.

TODAY’S TIDBITSKhris Davis is the second player in Athletics history with back-to-back 40-homer seasons…the other is Jimmie Foxx, who did it three straight seasons from 1932-34…Jed Lowrie has tied the Oakland record for doubles in a season with 47 (Jason Giambi, 2001).

THIS DATE IN A’S HISTORYIn 1962 Bill Fischer walks Detroit’s Bubba Morton on four pitches, snap-ping a string of 84 1/3 consecutive innings without walking a batter…in 1983 rookie pitcher Mike Warren, who started the year in Double-A, no hits the Western Division Champion Chicago White Sox in the A’s 3-0 win…in 1988 the A’s defeat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 for their 102nd win of the season, breaking the Oakland record of 101 set in 1971…in 1991 Rickey Henderson is a perfect 5 for 5 as the A’s defeat Texas 19-5…Jose Canseco is 4 for 4 and Henderson, Canseco and Dave Henderson drive in four runs each…in 2001 Miguel Tejada hits for the cycle, capping the feat with a seventh inning grand slam in the A’s 8-4 win at Seattle.

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OAKLAND ATHLETICS (74-85) VS. TEXAS RANGERS (76-83)FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 — GLOBE LIFE PARK — 7:05 P.M. CDT

RHP RAUL ALCANTARA (1-1, 6.86) VS. LHP MARTIN PEREZ (12-12, 4.83)NBCSCA — A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME)

FOR STARTERS: Is schedule to make the ninth start of his career today, his fifth against Texas…is 1-1 with a 6.86 ERA in seven games, including three starts, over two stints with the A’s this year…was on the A’s Opening Day roster and began the season in the starting rotation…made just one start and two appearances out of the bullpen before he was designated for assignment April 25…was 0-1 with a 16.71 ERA at the time…was selected by Oakland Sept. 5 at the conclusion of Triple-A Nashville’s season and is 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA (2 er in 12.2 ip) and .163 (7-for-43) opponents bat-ting average in four games, including two starts, since his return…the two starts have come in his last two outings and came as last minute replace-ments for Jharel Cotton (Sept. 18 at Detroit) and Sean Manaea (Sept. 23 vs. Texas)…has not allowed a run in either of those two starts (8.2 ip, 4 h, 3 bb, 7 so).

OPPONENTS BATTING: Has allowed a .230 opponents batting average…however, 10 of the 17 hits he has allowed (58.8%) are for extra bases (six doubles, four home runs) and he has a .473 opponents slugging percent-age…25 of the 48 hits he has allowed in his career (52.1%) are extra base hits (12 doubles, 13 home runs)…has issued 10 walks in 19.2 innings this year (4.58 per nine innings) and has hit three batters for a .341 opponents on-base percentage.

THE LONG BALL: Has allowed four home runs in 19.2 innings this year (1.83 per nine innings) and has now surrendered 13 home runs in 42.0 innings over 12 career appearances (3.63 per nine innings)…the 13 home runs are tied for second most in Athletics history by a pitcher over the first 12 games of his career (Straily, 14).

STARTING AND RELIEVING: Is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA (8 er in 10.2 ip) and .200 (8-for-40) opponents batting average in his three starting assign-ments compared to 0-0 with a 7.00 ERA (7 er in 9.0 ip) and .265 (9-for-34) opponents average in four relief appearances…did not inherit any runners as a reliever and first batters faced were 1-for-3 with a walk.

MORE OPPONENTS BATTING: Has issued 7 of his 10 walks this year and 10 of 14 in his career to left-handed hitters…has yielded all four of his home runs with runners on base and opponents are batting .323 (10-for-31) with runners on compared to .163 (7-for-43) with the bases empty…has a .176 (9-for-51) opponents batting average the first time through the lineup, .348 (8-for-23) after that…has not allowed a hit to the opponents number eight (0-for-7) or nine hitter (0-for-7)…opponents are 3-for-20 (.150) with two outs…they are 3-for-15 (.200) when leading off an inning but he has walked four and hit one for a .400 on-base percentage.

2017 GAME-BY-GAME: Began the season in the starting rotation and started the fifth game of the season at Texas April 7…allowed a career high eight runs on four hits and two walks in 2.0 innings and was the los-ing pitcher in a 10-5 decision…it was the shortest start of his career…yielded two home runs to become the third pitcher in Oakland history to allow at least one home run in each of his first six career appearances (Adams 1996, Overton, 2016)…was moved to the bullpen and allowed two unearned run in 2.0 innings April 14 against Houston…his third outing came in relief on April 23 against Seattle when he allowed five runs on six hits in 3.0 innings…had a 16.71 ERA and .323 opponents batting aver-age when he was designated for assignment April 25…was outrighted to Nashville April 29 and returned to Oakland Sept. 5 following the conclusion of the Sounds season…tossed 2.0 scoreless innings of relief in his first game on Sept. 8 against Houston…allowed a two-run home run to Betts in 2.0 innings at Boston Sept. 12…made an emergency start on Sept. 18 at Detroit when Jharel Cotton was injured during warm-ups and tossed 3.2 scoreless innings.

LAST START: He made his second consecutive emergency start, replac-ing Sean Manaea…combined with four relievers on a four-hit, 1-0 shutout over Texas last Saturday…tossed 5.0 innings and allowed two of the hits…yielded a one-out single to Gomez in the second and a two-out single to Chirinos in the fifth…allowed just one base runner as far as second base.

ALCANTARA’S 2017 APPEARANCES WITH OAKLANDDate Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PITApril 7 at Texas 5-10 L 36.00 2.0 4 8 8 2 1 2 58*April 14 Houston 2-7 – 18.00 2.0 0 2 0 1 1 0 34*April 23 Seattle 1-11 – 16.71 3.0 6 5 5 2 0 1 70April Totals (3 games, 1 start) 0-1 16.71 7.0 10 15 13 5 2 3*Sept. 8 Houston 9-8 – 13.00 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18*Sept. 12 at Boston 1-11 – 12.27 2.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 31Sept. 18 at Detroit 8-3 – 9.20 3.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 67Sept. 23 Texas 1-0 W 6.86 5.0 2 0 0 2 5 0 86*indicates relief appearance

ALCANTARA vs. TEXAS: Is 2-2 with a 6.75 ERA (18.2 ip, 18 h, 14 r, 14 er, 5 bb, 15 so, 5 hr) in four career appearances, all starts…is 1-1 with a 3.27 ERA (4 er in 11.0 ip) in two starts in Oakland and 1-1 with an 11.74 ERA (10 er in 7.2 ip) in two starts in Arlington…is 1-1 with a 10.29 ERA (7.0 ip, 6 h, 8 r, 8 er, 4 bb, 6 so, 2 hr) in two starts this year…the loss came in a 10-5 A’s loss at Texas April 7…al-lowed three runs in the first inning on a fielders choice and an Odor two-run home run…then yielded five more runs in the second on a Choo RBI single and a Mazara grand slam…the win came in the A’s 1-0 victory in Oakland last Saturday (see last start above).

ALCANTARA’S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. TEXASPlayer Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLGHanser Alberto R 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Elvis Andrus R 8 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 1.125Adrian Beltre R 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Robinson Chirinos R 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600Shin-soo Choo L 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500Delino DeShields R 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Joey Gallo L 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000Carlos Gomez R 6 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 .500 .571 1.167Jared Hoying L 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667Nomar Mazara L 9 1 0 0 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .444Mike Napoli R 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Rougned Odor L 4 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.250Jurickson Profar S 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333Drew Robinson L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000Ryan Rua R 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667

MINORS: Was 1-2 with four saves and a 2.67 ERA in 18 games, including three starts, with Triple-A Nashville…was on the disabled list from May 26 to July 28 with a strained right elbow and had a four-game rehab assign-ment with the A’s affiliate in the Arizona Rookie League (5.1 ip, 2 h, 1 bb, 7 so) from July 17 to 25…combined with both clubs to go 1-2 with four saves and a 2.31 ERA in 22 games, five starts…did not allow a home run in 39.0 innings…walked just eight batters, an average 1.85 per nine innings…al-lowed a .255 opponents batting average, including .241 (19-for-79) against right-handed hitters compared to .271 (19-for-70) against left-handers…was 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in 17 relief appearances, 0-2 with a 3.21 ERA in five starts…allowed 4-of-8 (50.0%) inherited runners to score…opponents hit .167 with one walk (.189 on-base percentage) when leading off an in-ning…yielded a .218 batting average with the bases empty, .306 with run-ners on…had a .174 opponents average with RISP and two outs…did not allow a run in nine games on the road with Nashville (15.0 ip) and held the opponents to a .173 batting average.

ALCANTARA’S 2017 MINOR LEAGUE APPEARANCESDate Opponent Score Dec ERA^ IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT

with Nashville*May 2 at Round Rock 11-0 – 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 40*May 7 El Paso 2-3 L 2.57 4.0 5 2 2 0 4 0 62May 13 Albuquerque 7-3 S 1.80 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 53May 17 at Fresno 5-6 – 1.50 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 40*May 25 Omaha 4-8 L 2.81 4.0 6 3 3 1 2 0 66May Totals (5 games, 3 starts) 0-2 2.81 16.0 17 5 5 2 12 0

with Arizona*July 17 at Arizona 3-2 – 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 July 19 Indians 3-1 – 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 *July 22 at Angels 6-7 – 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 July 25 San Diego 2 0-2 – 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0

with NashvilleJuly 30 Salt Lake 7-12 – 3.06 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 33July Totals (5 games, 2 starts) 0-0 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 2 9 0Aug. 3 at Reno 3-4 – 2.89 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13Aug. 5 at Reno 15-8 – 2.61 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 40Aug. 8 at Tacoma 6-3 (10) W 2.38 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17Aug. 10 at Tacoma 7-4 S 2.28 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10Aug. 12 Memphis 1-6 – 3.28 1.0 4 3 3 0 2 0 21Aug. 15 at Memphis 6-5 S 3.04 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 29Aug. 19 Iowa 0-4 – 3.14 2.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 25Aug. 24 Round Rock 9-3 – 3.03 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7Aug. 27 Round Rock 5-0 – 2.93 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Aug. 28 Omaha 2-3 (13) – 2.84 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 18August Totals (10 games, 0 starts) 1-0 2.57 14.0 16 4 4 4 8 0Sept. 1 at New Orleans 3-2 – 2.76 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16Sept. 3 at New Orleans 4-3 S 2.67 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8Nashville Totals (18 games, 3 starts) 1-2 2.67 33.2 36 10 10 7 22 0AZL A’s Totals (4 games, 2 starts) 0-0 0.00 5.1 2 0 0 1 7 0Minor League Totals 1-2 2.31 39.0 38 10 10 8 29 0*indicates start ^indicates ERA with team

STARTS VS. TEXASDATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO9/17/16 A W 5.2 5 2 2 0 39/24/16 H L 6.0 7 4 4 1 64/7/17 A L 2.0 4 8 8 2 19/23/17 H W 5.0 2 0 0 2 5

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Raul Alcantara (1-1, 6.86 ERA)

ALCANTARA’S CAREER HIGHSLow Hit CG: NoneIP: 6.0, 9/24/16 vs. TEXFewest IP, GS: 2.0, 4/7/17 at TEXH: 7 (twice), last: 9/24/16 vs. TEXR: 8, 4/7/17 at TEXER: 8, 4/7/17 at TEXBB: 2 (three times), last: 9/23/17 vs. TEXSO: 6, 9/24/16 vs. TEXHR: 2 (twice), last: 4/7/17 at TEXPitches: 104, 9/11/16 vs. SEAWin Streak: 1 (twice), last: 9/23/17 to presentLoss Streak: 2, 9/24/16 to 4/7/17Scoreless Streak: 9.2, 9/12/17 to presentComplete Games: NoneShutouts: None

TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERRHP Daniel Gossett (4-10, 5.82 ERA): Is 4-10 with a 5.82 ERA in 17 starts over two stints with Oakland in his Major League debut…was first selected from Triple-A Nashville June 14 and went 3-6 with a 5.17 ERA and .281 opponents average in 10 starts before he was optioned to Nashville Aug. 3…was recalled Aug. 23 and is 1-4 with a 6.81 ERA and .331 op-ponents batting average in seven starts since his return…is one of three pitchers in Oakland history to lose at least 10 games over his first 17 career appearances…is 1-3 with a 7.50 ERA and .320 opponents batting average in five starts in September…has a 3.35 ERA over the first three innings of a game, a 9.08 ERA from the fourth inning on…was the losing pitcher in his last start, a 7-1 A’s loss to Seattle on Monday in Oakland (4.1 ip, 6 h,7 r, 7 er, 2 bb, 4 so)…has never faced the Rangers in his career…was 4-4 with a 3.66 ERA and .239 opponents batting average in 14 starts with Nashville.

ALCANTARA BY THE NUMBERS W L ERA G IP ER2017 1 1 6.86 7 19.2 152016 1 3 7.25 5 22.1 18Career 2 4 7.07 12 42.0 33

Home 1 0 3.75 4 12.0 5Road 0 1 11.74 3 7.2 10Day 0 0 15.00 1 3.0 5Night 1 1 5.40 6 16.2 10Pre-ASB 0 1 16.71 3 7.0 13Post-ASB 1 0 1.42 4 12.2 2

AVG. AB Hvs. LHH .207 29 6vs. RHH .244 45 11

TEAM23-26, 4.56 ERA (274 er in 541.1 ip)

Saves/Opportunities: 34-for-59 (57.6%)

• The A’s bullpen has converted just 15-of-28 (53.5%) save opportunities over the last 67 games…is 34-for-59 (57.6%) for the season, which is the fourth lowest percentage in the majors…tied for first in blown saves in the American League (25) and is tied for fourth fewest saves.

• Has a 4.06 ERA (111 er in 246.0 ip) since the All-Star Break after posting a 4.97 ERA before the break…has a 4.56 ERA for the season, which is third highest in the AL…

• Has allowed 80 home runs, which is fifth most in the AL and the most homers an Oakland bullpen has ever allowed…the Athletics record is 92 by the 1964 Kansas City A’s.

• Is second the AL in most extra base hits allowed (204), is fourth in high-est opponents slugging percentage (.430), is tied for fourth in most loss-es (26) and tied for fourth in fewest wins (23).

• Ranks first in the AL in fewest inherited runners (207).• Has allowed 54 stolen bases, which is the most in the majors.

64 RHP MICHAEL BRADYLast Outing: 9/25 vs. Seattle (ND, 3.0 ip, 1 so)

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

First Hitters: 9-15

• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville on Aug. 25 for his fourth stint with the A’s this year and has pitched five times since his return (7.0 ip, 9 h, 8 r, 8 er, 1 bb, 3 so, 10.29 ERA).

• Tossed 5.1 innings Aug. 12 after pitching 6.0 innings of relief on Aug. 1…is the second Oakland reliever over the last 30 years with two outings greater than 5.0 innings in the same season (Brad Rigby, 1999).

• Posted a 3.18 ERA in seven games during his first stint from June 17 to July 18…pitched just once during his second stay from July 31 to Aug. 1.

• Has never faced the Rangers.• Did not pitch with Nashville following his last option Aug. 23…had a .220

opponents batting average overall, including .220 against right-handers and .224 against left-handers…his complete 2017 minor league stats: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SONashville (AAA) 3 1 3.21 17 8 0 0 0 53.1 45 22 19 6 51

Last Year: Spent most of the year at Double-A Harrisburg but also made one start with Triple-A Syracuse in August…combined to go 3-6 with a 2.89 ERA in 18 games (12 starts) overall…issued just 13 walks in 81.0 innings (1.44 per nine innings).

46 RHP SANTIAGO CASILLALast Outing: 9/24 vs.Texas (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 16-23Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/4First Hitters: 11-54, 5 bb, 2 hb

• Has a 5.54 ERA (8 er in 13.0 ip) over his last 14 games.• Has seven blown saves, which is tied for second most in the American

League and is two short of his career high from last year (9)…has the lowest save percentage in the major leagues (69.6%).

• Is tied for ninth among AL relievers in losses (5), is 15th in first batter strikeouts (20) and tied for sixth in stolen bases against (10).

• Opponents are 9-for-57 (.158) with runners in scoring position.• Has faced the Rangers 26 times (21.0 ip, 28 h, 23 r, 23 er, 13 bb, 21 so,

9.85 ERA). • Has not allowed a run in 12 appearances on no days rest (11.1 ip).

Last Year: Went 2-5 with 31 saves and a 3.57 ERA in 62 relief appearances with San Francisco…ranked sixth in the NL in saves but had a career-high nine blown saves, which tied for the most in the majors…struck out a career-high 65 batters.

67 RHP SIMON CASTROLast Outing: 9/26 vs. Seattle (ND, 2.0 ip, 2 h , 2 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-1Inherited Runners/Scored: 11/2

First Hitters: 3-21, 2 hbp, bb

• Has allowed 13 earned runs in his last 12 games (19.0 ip, 6.05 ERA) after not allowing an earned run in nine of his previous 10 outings (1.26 ERA).

• Has a 2.65 ERA (5 er in 17.0 ip) in 12 games at home compared to a 5.89 ERA (12 er in 18.1 ip) in 11 games on the road.

• Has faced the Rangers once (1.2 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 5.40 ERA).• Was selected from Triple-A Nashville on July 16 after going 3-5 with

four saves, a 3.32 ERA and .176 opponents batting average in 33 relief appearances…struck out 63 in 38.0 innings (14.92 per nine innings).

Last Year: Spent the entire season at Triple-A Albuquerque in the Colorado organi-zation and was 0-5 with 10 saves and a 3.38 ERA in 50 appearances, all in relief…the saves were the first of his career.

35 LHP DANIEL COULOMBELast Outing: 9/26 vs. Seattle (ND, 0.2 ip, 1 h)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-1Inherited Runners/Scored: 49/15

First Hitters: 15-62, 8 bb, hbp

• Has a 5.33 ERA (15 er in 25.1 ip) and .278 (27-for-97) opponents bat-ting average over his last 40 games after logging a 1.78 ERA and .198 opponents batting average over his first 31 contests through June 24.

• Tied sixth most inherited runners in the American League (49) and is fifth in games pitched (71).

• Has a 1.38 ERA (2 er in 13.0 ip) in 18 games on no days rest, a 4.30 ERA (18 er in 37.2 ip) in his other 53 outings

• Has tossed fewer than one inning in 42 of his 71 appearances.• Has faced the Rangers 18 times (16.2 ip, 12 h, 7 r, 7 er, 5 bb, 8 so, 3.78

ERA).• Is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA (8 er in 32.0 ip) in 39 games at home, 0-2 with a

5.79 ERA (12 er in 18.2 ip) in 32 games on the road.Last Year: Was 3-1 with a 4.53 ERA and .216 opponents batting average in 35 games over five stints with the A’s…had no decisions, a 1.08 ERA and .200 oppo-nents batting average in 20 relief appearances for Triple-A Nashville.

66 RHP RYAN DULLLast Outing: 9/26 vs. Seattle (BS, 0.1 ip. 2 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 hr)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-2Inherited Runners/Scored: 23/5

First Hitters: 5-44, sf, 3 bb

• Has a 4.21 ERA (12 er in 25.2 ip) and .223 (21-for-94) opponents batting average in 30 games since he was reinstated from the disabled list July 27…had a 6.32 ERA and .233 opponents average in 18 games when he was placed on the 10-day DL May 20 with a strained right knee.

• Has an 8.10 ERA (9 er in 10.0 ip) in 13 outings on no days rest, a 4.02 ERA (14 er in 31.1 ip) in his other 35 appearances.

• Is tied for fourth among American League relievers in unearned runs (6).• Has faced the Rangers 14 times (16.0 ip, 7 h, 5 r, 5 er, 5 bb, 21 so, 2.81

ERA). • First batters faced are 5-for-44 (.114) with a sacrifice fly, three walks

(.167 on-base percentage) and 19 strikeouts.Last Year: Compiled a 2.42 ERA and .186 opponents batting average in 70 relief appearances…led AL rookies and tied for ninth among all AL pitchers in games pitched …fell one short of the Oakland rookie record for games pitched.

44 RHP CHRIS HATCHERLast Outing: 9/28 at Texas (HL, 1.0 ip, 2 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 1-5Inherited Runners/Scored: 14/3

First Hitters: 11-45, 2 bb, sf

• Had his career-best 12.0 inning scoreless streak snapped on Wednes-day after he allowed a two-run homer to Robinson Cano...opponents hit 6-for-41 (.145) over that stretch…

• Has allowed two runs over his last 14 innings...logged a 5.63 ERA over his first nine games with the A’s after being acquired from the Los Ange-les Dodgers Aug. 15 for international slot money.

• Opponents are batting .089 (4-for-45) with runners in scoring position.• Has faced Texas six times (6.1 ip, 4 h, 1 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 9 so, 1.42 ERA).• Was on the Dodgers Opening Day roster and was 0-1 with a 4.66 ERA

in 26 relief appearances when he was placed on the DL June 23 with thoracic inflammation…had a five-game rehab assignment (6.0 ip, 4 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 9 so, 1.50 ERA) before he was reinstated Aug. 13.

Last Year: Appeared in 37 games with the Dodgers, going 5-4 with a 5.53 ERA (25 ER/ 40.2 IP), before being placed on the DL on July 20, where he remained for the duration of the season with a strained left oblique.

ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS

31 RHP LIAM HENDRIKSLast Outing: 9/28 at Texas (HL, 0.1 ip)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-3Inherited Runners/Scored: 37/8

First Hitters: 12-63, 7 bb

• Has not allowed a run in 18 of his last 19 games (1 er in 17.0 ip, 0.52 ERA) and has a 2.77 ERA (8 er in 26.0 ip) since the All-Star Break after posting a 5.40 ERA (22 er in 36.2) before the break.

• Has a career high 70 games pitched and 78 strikeouts.• Is tied for eighth among AL relievers in runs allowed (34), tied for first in

stolen bases against (12) and is 12th in highest ERA (4.22).• Has an 7.11 ERA (20 er in 25.1 ip) and .299 (32-for-107) opponents av-

erage in 30 games on the road compared to a 2.33 ERA (10 er in 38.2 ip) and .176 (25-for-142) opponents batting average in 40 games at home.

• Has faced the Rangers 17 times (26.1 ip, 33 h, 11 r, 10 er, 13 bb, 19 so, 3.42 ERA).

Last Year: Compiled a 3.76 ERA and .270 opponents batting average in 53 relief appearances in his first season with the A’s…had an 8.27 ERA in 11 games before going on the disabled list in early May, a 2.23 ERA in 42 games following his return.

62 LHP SAM MOLLLast Outing: 9/25 vs. Seattle (ND, 1.2 ip, 1 h, 2 bb, 1 so)

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

First Hitters: 4-9

• Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 1 and has worked in nine games in his Major League debut.

• Has allowed a run in five of his last seven outings (6 er in 3.2 ip, 14.73 ERA) after allowing no runs over his first two games (1.0 ip).

• Was acquired from Colorado for a player to be named later or cash on Aug. 16 and was assigned to Nashville.

• Was originally selected by the Rockies in the third round of the 2013 draft and is 9-10 with a 3.35 ERA in 151 appearances in five seasons in the minors.

• Has never faced the Rangers.• Combined for a 3.64 ERA and .280 opponents batting average in 50

minor league games overall…his opponents batting average includes a mark of .272 (41-for-151) against right-handed hitters and .299 (20-for-67) against left-handers…his complete 2017 minor league stats: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SOAlbuquerque (AAA) 3 2 4.18 44 0 0 0 0 47.1 56 27 22 18 39Nashville (AAA) 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 0 0 7.0 5 0 0 1 8

Last Year: Was 3-5 with two saves and a 4.94 ERA in 42 relief appearances with Triple-A Albuquerque…had a stint on the disabled list with a left elbow inflammation and had a two-game rehab assignment with Grand Junction.

56 RHP CHRIS SMITHLast Outing: 9/16 at Philadelphia (ND, 1.1 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 1 so)

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

First Hitters: 0-4

• Was selected from Triple-A Nashville July 8 and has made nine starts and three relief appearances since then.

• Is 0-4 with a 6.94 ERA in nine starts (the first starts of his career) and 0-0 with a 7.37 ERA (6 er in 7.1 ip) in three relief appearances.

• Has allowed 16 home runs in 54.0 innings, an average of 2.67 per nine innings…that is currently the highest in the American League among pitchers with 50 or more innings.

• Has faced the Rangers four times (4.1 ip, 4 h, 5 r, 5 er, 3 bb, 10.38 ERA).• Was 4-3 with a 3.16 ERA and .265 opponents batting average in 15

games, including 12 starts, with Nashville…ranked third in the Pacific Coast League in ERA at the time of his July 8 promotion.

Last Year: Was 6-8 with a 3.93 ERA in 22 starts with Triple-A Nashville when he was selected by the A’s Aug. 7…had no decisions and a 2.92 ERA in 13 relief ap-pearances with Oakland…it was his first action in the majors since 2010

39 RHP BLAKE TREINENLast Outing: 9/28 at Texas (SV, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 bb, 1 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 15-20Inherited Runners/Scored: 36/16

First Hitters: 21-67, 4 bb

• Has not allowed a run in his last nine games (8.1 ip) after allowing one run in each of his previous four contests (7.71 ERA).

• Has a 2.18 ERA (9 er in 37.0 ip) in 34 appearances since he was ac-quired from Washington July 16 in the Sean Doolittle/Ryan Madson trade…compiled a 5.73 ERA in 37 games with the Nationals.

• However, has allowed 8-of-18 (44%) inherited runners to score with the A’s and 44.4% for the season, which is eighth highest in the majors.

• Is tied for third among Major League relievers in opponents grounded into double plays (12) and tied for second most in hits allowed (79).

• Threw 1.2 innings for the save on Aug. 27 after tossing 1.1 innings for the save on Aug. 22 and pitching 2.0 innings for the save on Aug. 20…those are the first three saves of more than one inning for his career…the two-inning save was the first by an A’s pitcher this year.

• Has career highs in saves (15), hits (79), home runs (6) and earned runs (33).

• Has faced the Rangers eight times (9.1 ip, 7 h, 1 r, 1 er, 8 so, 0.96 ERA).• Is 5-for-5 in save opportunities against the Rangers.

Last Year: Appeared in a career-high 73 games with Washington and was 4-1 with a save and a 2.28 ERA…ranked eighth among National League relievers in ERA…led Major League relievers with 17 opponents grounded into double plays.

1 FRANKLIN BARRETOCurrent Streak: 1 game (1 for 3)

Seattle Series: 1-4, r, 2 soHomestand: 1-4, r, 2 so

• Is batting .194 with two triples, two home runs and five RBI in 23 games over two stints with the A’s in his Major League debut…hit .190 with two home runs and four RBI in 11 games during his first stint from June 24 to July 7 and is batting .200 (5-for-25) in 12 games during his second stint that began on Sept. 1.

• Is batting .250 (12-for-48) against righties, .053 (1-for-19) against lefties.• Has started nine games at shortstop and six at second base.• Has never faced the Texas Rangers.• Had minor league career highs in home runs (15), extra base hits (41)

and strikeouts (141) and matched his best in hits (136) and triples (7)…appeared in 83 games at shortstop and 25 games at second base…his complete 2017 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBPNashville (AAA) .290 111 469 63 136 19 7 15 54 27 141 15 8 .456 .339

Last Year: Was named to the Texas League Midseason and Postseason All-Star Teams after batting .281 with 10 HR and 50 RBI in 119 games with Midland…also played for Nashville and hit .284 with 11 HR and 53 RBI in 123 games overall.

20 MARK CANHACurrent Streak: 0 for 4Texas Series: 0-4, gidp

Homestand: 2-15, 3 r, 2 rbi, hr, 4 so, hbp, gidp

• Is hitting .211 with five home runs and 14 RBI in 54 games over four stints with the A’s in his third season in the majors.

• Is batting .236 (17-for-72) in 25 games over two stints since the All-Star Break (Aug. 2-10 and Aug. 25-present) after hitting .191 in 29 games in two stints before the break (Opening Day-April 14 and May 9-June 8).

• Has played in nine games against Texas this season, going 5 for 27 (.185) with 2 r, 3 2b, 1 rbi, 7 so.

• Has 34 hits, 18 of which have been for extra bases (52.9%)…21 of his 39 hits (53.8%) over the last two years are for extra bases.

• Has started games at four different positions (16 in center field, 14 in right field, 11 in left field, two at designated hitter).

• Batted .283 with 12 home runs and 50 RBI in 75 games with Triple-A Nashville in his first minor league action since 2015…appeared in 61 games in right field, eight in center field, four at designated hitter and three in left field with Nashville.

Last Year: Missed nearly the entire season after undergoing surgery on his left hip on May 24…appeared in just 16 games and batted .122 with six RBI…collected five hits but three of those were home runs.

26 MATT CHAPMANCurrent Streak: 3 games (4 for 10)

Texas Series: 2-3, r, hr, 2 rbi, bbHomestand: 4-17, r, 2b, 2 rbi, 2 so, hbp, gidp

• Is 9-for-52 (.173) over his last 16 games.• Was selected from Triple-A Nashville June 15 and has started 80 of the

A’s 81 games at third base while on the active roster since then (was on the 10-day disabled list from June 19 to July 2 with left knee cellulitis).

• Since the All-Star Break, he leads Major League rookies in doubles (19) and extra base hits (35)…ranks third among American League rookies in home runs (14) and fourth in RBI (35) since the break…overall, he is tied for sixth among AL rookies in doubles (21), ranks eighth in extra base hits (37), is tied or fifth in walks (30) & is 10th in home runs (14).

• Is hitting .234 in 81 games in his ML debut…has 21 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs and 37 of his 65 hits (56.9%) are for extra bases…in Athletics history, the highest percentage of hits going for extra bases among players with 250 or more plate appearances is 59.8% by Mark McGwire in 1995 (52 of 87).

• Has played in seven games against Texas in which he has hit .458 (11 for 24) with six runs, two doubles, two homers, four RBI, and a strikeout.

• Is batting .284 (42-for-148) at home compared to .169 (22-for-130) on the road…had his 12-game home hitting streak snapped Saturday night.

• His 80 starts are the most by an A’s rookie third baseman since Eric Chavez had 98 in 1999…has turned 34 double plays in 81 games overall at third, which ranks fourth among AL third basemen…the double plays are the most in ML history among third basemen with fewer than 100 games played (previous: Ray Boone, DET, 32 in 97 games in 1953)…is averaging 3.58 total chances per nine innings, which is the best mark in Oakland history by a third baseman with 70 or more games played (Brosius 3.32 in 107 games in 1997).

Last Year: Began the season at Double-A Midland and was moved up to Triple-A Nashville May 21…combined for a .285 batting average, 12 home runs and 87 RBI in 132 games overall…ranked second in the A’s farm system in hits (155).

2 KHRIS DAVISCurrent Streak: 1 game (2 for 4)Texas Series: 2-4, 2 r, 2b, 2 so

Homestand: 4-20, 4 r, 3 hr, 6 rbi, 2 bb, gidp

• Has homered three times in his last six games and has a career-high ty-ing 42 home runs for the season…is the second player in Athletics histo-ry with back-to-back 40-homer seasons…the other is Jimmie Foxx, who did it three straight seasons from 1932-34…joins Foxx (three times), McGwire (three times) and Canseco (twice) as the only players in Athlet-ics history with multiple 40-homer seasons…his 42 homers are tied for sixth most in Oakland history and tied for ninth in Athletics history.

• Has 108 RBI, which are the most by an Athletic since Frank Thomas had 114 in 2006…is the first Athletic with back-to-back 100 RBI seasons since Miguel Tejada (2000-03) and Eric Chavez (2001-03)…his 210 RBI over the last two years are the most by an Athletic in consecutive sea-sons since 2002-03 when Tejada had 237 and Chavez had 210.

• Had gone a career-high seven consecutive games without a strikeout before striking out twice on Thursday (previous: 5, July 23-30, 2013 and May 26-31, 2014)…has 193 strike-outs for the season, which is second most in Athletics history to the record of 197 set by Jack Cust in 2008.

• Is batting .242 with a career-high tying 42 home runs and a career-high 108 RBI in his second season with Oakland after hitting .247 with 42 home runs and 102 RBI last year.

• Ranks second in the AL in home runs (42), is third in strikeouts (193), is fourth in RBI (108), tied for fifth in grounded into double plays (20) and is eighth in extra base hits (70).

• Is batting .304 (24-for-79) with six home runs and 16 RBI in 21 games in September.

• Is 13-for-52 (.250) against Texas this season with 12 runs, two doubles, six home runs, 11 RBI, five walks, and 15 strikeouts in 15 games.

• Has hit 33 of his home runs as a left fielder, which is an Oakland re-cord and the most by an A’s left fielder since Bob Cerv hit 37 of his 38 home runs in 1958 as a left fielder…has 41 home runs batting fourth, which are third most in Athletics history (McGwire 51 in 1996, Foxx 44 in 1934)…has 26 home runs at home, which are tied for second most in Oakland history (27, Giambi 2001; 26, Jackson 1969).

• Has 20 go-ahead home runs, which is tied for second in the majors (Stanton, MIA 26) and tied for second in Oakland history (Canseco in 1988 and 1991)…the record is 23 by Reggie Jackson in 1969.

• Has 31 go-ahead RBI, which leads the AL, is tied for second in the ma-jors, and is the most by an Athletic since Frank Thomas had 32 in 2006.

• Has batted clean-up 140 times, which will be fourth most in Oakland his-tory and the most since 1985 when Dave Kingman had 157.

• Has the fifth lowest batting average in the AL against left-handed pitch-ers (.198) and the sixth lowest in night games (.217).

• Has career highs in runs (89), RBI (108), walks (71), extra base hits (70), strikeouts (193), at bats (557) and has matched his best in home runs (42) and games played (150)…is closing in on a career high in hits (135, high is 137 in 2016)…his .330 on-base percentage is his best of his four full seasons (.323 in 2015) and his .521 slugging percentage is second best (.524 in 2016).

Last Year: Batted .247 with 42 HR and 102 RBI in 150 games in his first season with the A’s…became the fifth player in Oakland history and seventh in Athletics history to hit 40 home runs…tied for third in the American League in home runs.

12 DUSTIN GARNEAUCurrent Streak: 0 for 4

Seatle Series: DNPHomestand: 0-3, 2 so

• Was on the Opening Day roster with Colorado and hit .206 with a home run and six RBI in 22 games before he was optioned to Triple-A Albu-querque May 16…was claimed off waivers by Oakland Aug. 4 and is batting .150 (6-for-40) with a home run and three RBI in 18 games with the A’s…is hitting .185 with two home runs and nine RBI in a career-high 40 games overall.

• Is batting .250 (12-for-48) on the road.• Has started 32 games at catcher (14 with the A’s) and has tossed out

5-of-14 (35.7%) attempted base stealers (3-of-6, 50.0% with the A’s)…has thrown out 15-of-39 (38.4%) in his career.

• Batted .281 with 10 home runs and 26 RBI in 36 with Albuquerque…also had nine doubles and two triples for a .617 slugging percentage…tossed out 14-of-29 (48.3%) attempted base stealers.

Last Year: Batted 235 with six doubles, one home run and six RBI in 24 games over three stints with Colorado…also hit 292 with 15 home runs and 35 RBI in 52 games with Triple-A Albuquerque.

25 RYON HEALYCurrent Streak: 3 games (5 for 12)

Texas Series: 2-4, 2 rbiHomestand: 6-20, r, 2b, 2 bb, 4 so, gidp

• Is hitting .329 (48-for-146) over his last 37 games after hitting .187 over his previous 29 contests from July 2 to Aug. 10.

• Is batting .273 with 25 home runs and 78 RBI in 146 games in his sec-ond season in the majors…the home runs are fifth most in Oakland his-tory by a player in his first or second season and the RBI are eighth best.

• Hit 19 of his home runs over his first 77 games through June 28…has just six home runs in 68 games since then…13 of his 25 home runs have come with runners on base and 10 have come with two strikes.

• Has 141 strikeouts and 22 walks for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 6.41…since walks and strikeouts became official stats in 1913, the highest ratio in Athletics history is 6.05 by Tony Armas in 1981 (115 so, 19 bb).

• Is batting .312 (69-for-222) with 13 home runs and 36 RBI in 54 day games compared to .248 (85-for-343) with 12 home runs and 42 RBI in 92 night games…is tied for sixth in the AL in RBI during day games, ranks 12th in batting average and tied for seventh in home runs.

• Is hitting .330 when leading off an inning, .315 against left-handed pitch-ing and .312 in the seventh inning or later.

• Is batting 14-for-52 (.269) against Texas this season, with one run, two doubles, five RBI, three walks, and nine strikeouts.

• Has started games at three different positions (77 at designated hitter, 35 at first base, 31 at third base)…is the first Athletic with at least 30 starts at three different positions since Nick Swisher in 2007 (57 in cen-ter, 46 in right, 39 at first).

Last Year: Was called up by Oakland July 15 and started 72 of the A’s 73 games after the All-Star Break at third base in his ML debut…led ML rookies in doubles after the break (20) and topped AL rookies in hits (82) and extra base hits (33).

ATHLETICS BATTING NOTESMOST HOME RUNS IN

MAJORS, LAST TWO YEARS86 Giancarlo Stanton84 Khris Davis81 Nelson Cruz80 Edwin Encarnacion77 Nolan Arenado

OAKLAND A’SMOST HOME RUNS,TWO CONSECUTIVE

SEASONS

91 Mark McGwire (1995-96)86 Mark McGwire (1996-97)84 Khris Davis (2016-17)81 three players tied

23 MATT JOYCECurrent Streak: 2 games (4 for 8)

Texas Series: 1-4, soHomestand: 5-17, r, 3 2b, 2 rbi, 5 so

• Signed a two-year deal with the A’s following the 2016 season and has a career high 24 home runs in his 10th season in the majors…also has ca-reer bests in runs (76), walks (66),doubles (33), extra base hits (57), and at-bats (463)...has matched his career high in strikeouts (111, 2014)…can also establish highs in games (139, high is 141 in 2011) and RBI (67, high is 75 in 2011).

• Is batting .276 (42-for-152) with 15 doubles, 11 home runs and 28 RBI in 44 games since the start of August (.592 slugging percentage) after hitting .225 with 18 doubles, 13 home runs and 39 RBI in 95 games through the end of July (.408 slugging percentage).

• Is batting .251 (99-for-394) with 23 of his 24 home runs against right-handed pitching, .188 (13-for-69) against left-handers…64 of his 69 home runs over the last five years have come off righties.

• Has faced Texas 15 times this year, hitting 12-for-50 (.240) with seven runs, a double, three home runs, 10 RBI, three walks, and 12 strikeouts.

• Is hitting .170 (16-for-94) with runners in scoring position, which is fourth lowest in the majors…is 5-for-44 (.114) with RISP and two outs.

• Has started 102 games in right field, 18 in left field, one in center field and one at designed hitter…has seven errors, all as a right fielder…the errors are tied for third most among AL outfielders and are an on-going career high…has the most errors by an A’s outfielder since Jay Payton in 2006 (7) and the most by an A’s right fielder since Ruben Sierra in 1994 (9).

• Has started games at every spot in the batting order except clean-up, including a team-leading 54 in the leadoff spot.

Last Year: Spent the entire season with Pittsburgh and batted .242 with 13 home runs and 42 RBI in 140 games…added 59 walks for a career-high .403 on-base percentage…set a Major League record with 21 pinch-walks.

8 JED LOWRIECurrent Streak: 3 games (4 for 12)

Texas Series: 1-4, rHomestand: 5-20, 2 r, 3 rbi, 3 bb, 5 so, gidp

• Has tied the Oakland record for doubles in a season with 47 (Jason Giambi, 2001)…the dou-bles rank second in the majors (Ramirez, CLE 52) and tied for fourth in Athletics history…they are tied for ninth most in Major League history by a switch hitter.

• Has career highs in runs (85), doubles (47), extra base hits (64), walks (71) and strikeouts (99)…his 14 home runs are two short of his high of 16 in 2012…his 150 games played are the second most of his 10 seasons in the majors (154 in 2013).

• Leads the A’s with a .278 batting average…hit .310 over his first 46 games, .221 over a 52-game stretch from May 27 to July 28 and is bat-ting .306 (59-for-193) over his last 51 games.

• Is hitting .329 (27-for-82) with 16 walks (1 sf, .434 on-base percentage) and 18 RBI in 23 games in September…the RBI are his second most ever in a month (24 in Aug. 2008).

• Has 12 of his 14 home runs off right-handed pitching…10 have been solo shots.

• Is batting .292 (35-for-120) with runners in scoring position but has a .158 (9-for-57) average with RISP and two outs.

• Ranks second among ML second basemen with a .991 fielding percent-age (Dozier, MIN .993)…his fielding percentage is sixth best in Oakland history by a second baseman but his 4.24 total chances per nine innings are currently the fewest (Weeks, 4.31 in 2012)…his 98 double plays rank fourth among AL second basemen and are tied for second most in Oakland history (104 by Ellis in 2007, 98 by Green in 1971).

• Has made a team-leading 99 starts batting third and is hitting .297 (114-for-384) in those games.

Last Year: Returned to the A’s and batted .263 with two home runs and 27 RBI in 87 games in a season shortened due to two stints on the disabled list…has missed 152 games during three stints on the DL over the previous two seasons.

13 BRUCE MAXWELLCurrent Streak: 2 games (2 for 8)

Texas Series: 1-3, soHomestand: 1-7, r, 2b, rbi, 3 so

• Is batting .242 with three home runs and 22 RBI in 74 games over three stints with the A’s this year…combined to hit .211 with no extra base hits and no RBI in nine games over his first two stints (April 17-19 and May 4-14)…returned for good on June 22 and is hitting .245 (48-for-196) with 13 doubles, three home runs and 22 RBI in 65 games since his return…has started 54 of the A’s 87 games at catcher during his third stint.

• Is batting .293 (22-for-75) with eight multiple hit games over his last 21 games.

• Has not committed an error in 72 games and 475 total chances at catcher…the total chances are sixth most in American League history by a catcher with no errors (5th is 499 by Rick Cerrone with Boston in 1988)…has a 74-game errorless streak behind the plate dating back to last year…has eight double plays, which rank second among AL catch-ers…has tossed out 15-of-57 (26.3%) attempted base stealers.

• Is batting .217 (33-for-152) in 51 games since the All-Star Break after hitting .302 in 23 games before the break.

• Is batting .312 (24-for-77) during the day, .203 (28-for-138) at night.• Is hitting .304 (28-for-92) with all three of his home runs in 32 games

against AL West teams, .195 in 42 games against everyone else.• Is 6-for-18 (.333) in seven games against Texas this year, including one

run, one double, one walk, and four strikeouts.Last Year: Made his Triple-A and Major League debut…was batting .321 with a 10 HR and 41 RBI in 60 games with Nashville when he was promoted to Oakland July 23…went on to bat .283 with a home run and 14 RBI in 33 games with the A’s.

22 RENATO NUÑEZCurrent Streak: 2 games (2 for 5)

Seattle Series: 2-5, 2 soHomestand: 2-5, 2 so

• Spent the entire season at Triple-A Nashville and was named to the Pacific Coast League Postseason All-Star Team after hitting .249 with 32 home runs and 78 RBI in 126 games.

• Was recalled by the A’s Sept. 5 and is 2-for-10 (.200) with a walk in six games, including two starts (one at designated hitter, one in left field).

• Hit 32 home runs with the Sounds which tied for second in all of the minor leagues, tied for fifth in Nashville history and tied for ninth most in Oakland history by a minor leaguer.

• Led the PCL in home runs, ranked fourth in extra base hits (61) and tied for fifth in strikeouts (141)…was also named MVP of the Triple-A All-Star Game after hitting a three-run home run…appeared in 48 games in left field, 44 at third base, 30 at designated hitter, five at first base and two at second base…his complete 2017 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBPNashville (AAA) .249 126 473 74 118 27 2 32 78 47 141 2 1 .518 .319

Last Year: Batted .228 with 23 home runs and 75 RBI in a career-high tying 128 games in his Triple-A debut with Nashville…made his Major League debut with Oakland in September and hit .133 with one RBI in nine games.

28 MATT OLSONCurrent Streak: 0 for 5

Seattle Series: DNPLast Road Trip: 7-30, 7 r, 6 hr, 9 rbi, 6 bb, ibb, 12 so, 2 hbp, gidp

• Had five separate stints with the A’s over the first four months of the season and hit .196 with four home runs and nine RBI in 18 games…was recalled for a sixth time Aug. 8 and hit .283 with 20 home runs and 36 RBI in 41 games before a hamstring strain ended his season Sunday.

• Hit 24 home runs overall, which is tied for third among American League rookies and tied for third in Athletics history by a rookie…they are the most by an Athletic 23 years old or younger since Eric Chavez hit 32 as a 23-year old in 2001…hit 23 home runs with Nashville and is the first player to hit 20 home runs in both the majors and the minors since Giancarlo Stanton in 2010 (22 with Florida, 21 with Jacksonville).

• Has 24 home runs in 70 career games, which are third most by a Major Leaguer over his first 70 games since at least 1913.

• Averaged 7.88 at bats per home run, which was fourth fewest in ML history among players with a minimum of 200 plate appearances.

• Had more home runs (24) than singles (23)…among players with five or more home runs, he is the second player in Athletics history to finish the season with more home runs than singles…the other is Mark McGwire in 1995 (39 homers, 35 singles)…had just two doubles, which are the fewest in ML history by a player with 20 or more home runs (previous: 4 by Coving-ton, 1957 and McGwire, 2001).

• Homered in each of his final nine series from Aug. 25 to Sept. 24…is the only rook-ie in Major League history with 15 home runs over a 21-game stretch (Aug. 27-Sept. 19) and 16 home runs over a 23-game span (Aug. 27-Sept. 22)…his 15 home runs over 21 games are the most by any player in Oakland history…matched bests by Reggie Jackson in 1969 with 13 home runs over 18 games from Sept. 3-22 and 16 home runs over 23 games from Aug. 27-Sept. 22.

• Has 13 home runs and 22 RBI in 22 games in September…the home runs are the second most in Major League history by a rookie in the month of September…they are tied for the most by any Athletics player in September (Jason Giambi, 2000)…is tied for the AL lead in home runs this month and is tied for fifth in RBI.

• Has 20 home runs since the All-Star Break, which is second among ML rookies and third among all AL players (Donaldson,TOR 24).

• Homered six times in his last nine games, nine times in his last 14 con-tests and batted .286 with 16 home runs, 28 RBI and a 1.199 OPS over his last 24 games dating back to Aug. 27.

• Batted .318 during the day, .208 at night.• Started 38 games at first base (including each of his 36 starts during his

current stint) and 10 in right field.• Batted .272 with 23 home runs and 60 RBI in 79 games with Nashville…

added 45 walks for a .367 on-base percentage and slugged .568…was tied for fifth in the Pacific Coast League in home runs (23) at the time of his final promotion to Oakland.

Last Year: Made his Major League debut with Oakland as a September call-up and went 2-for-21 (.095) in 11 games…also batted .235 with 17 home runs and 60 RBI in 131 games in his Triple-A debut with Nashville

OAKLAND A’S MOSTDOUBLES, SEASON

47 Jed Lowrie (2017)47 Jason Giambi (2001)45 Jed Lowrie (2013)43 Eric Chavez (2001)42 Miguel Tejada (2003)

MLB MOST HOME RUNS,FIRST 70 CAREER GAMES

(SINCE 1913)

26 Jose Abreu (26) 25 Cody Bellinger (25) 24 Matt Olson 23 Wally Berger (24) 23 Gary Sanchez (23)

(number in parenthesesis total after 71 games)

MLB FEWEST AT BATS PERHOME RUN (MIN. 200 PA)

6.52 Barry Bonds, SF (2001)7.27 Mark McGwire, STL (1998)7.38 Mark McGwire, STL (2000)7.88 Matt Olson, OAK (2017)8.02 Mark McGwire, 1999 (STL)

ATHLETICS MOSTHOME RUNS, ROOKIE

49 Mark McGwire, 1987 33 Jose Canseco, 1986 24 Matt Olson, 2017 23 Yoenis Céspedes, 2012 22 two players tied

ATHLETICS MOSTHOME RUNS, SEPTEMBER

13 Matt Olson, 2017 13 Jason Giambi, 2000 12 Mark McGwire, 1995 12 Jimmie Foxx, 1933 10 two players tied

A’S HITTING VS. TEXAS2017 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI--- 0 0 0 0 Barreto --- 0 0 0 0.185 27 5 0 1 Canha .238 84 20 3 13.458 24 11 2 6 Chapman .458 24 11 2 6.255 47 12 6 11 Davis .296 115 34 17 36.000 7 0 0 0 Garneau .000 7 0 0 0.269 52 14 0 5 Healy .310 100 31 2 9.240 50 12 3 10 Joyce .253 170 43 9 32.220 50 11 0 6 Lowrie .241 332 80 4 32.333 18 6 0 0 Maxwell .367 30 11 0 3--- 0 0 0 0 Nuñez .250 8 2 0 1.294 17 5 2 4 Olson .286 21 6 2 4.313 16 5 0 3 Phegley .311 61 19 4 15.333 15 5 3 3 Pinder .421 19 8 3 3.000 8 0 0 0 Powell .000 8 0 0 0.225 40 9 0 5 Semien .267 191 51 3 23.286 7 2 0 0 Smolinski .180 61 11 2 7--- 0 0 0 0 Wendle .200 20 4 1 2.257 140 36 4 11 others .257 518 133 20 65 TOTALS

A’S CAREER HITTING VS. PEREZPLAYER BAT AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLGMarcus Semien R 24 5 1 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 .208 .208 .333Jed Lowrie S 23 8 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 .348 .385 .391Khris Davis R 16 8 2 0 2 6 4 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.000Jake Smolinski R 13 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .308 .462Ryon Healy R 12 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .308 .500Josh Phegley R 11 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .455 .500 .636Mark Canha R 8 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .375Matt Joyce L 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250Matt Chapman R 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667Matt Olson L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Chad Pinder R 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000

19 JOSH PHEGLEYCurrent Streak: 0 for 4

Seattle Series: 0-3Homestand: 2-9, 2 r, 2b, rbi, bb, 2 so

• Had his season interrupted by two stints on the disabled list for the sec-ond consecutive season and is batting .204 with three home runs and 10 RBI in 56 games…the batting average is a career-low (.206 in 2013).

• Hit .206 in 12 games before going on the concussion DL from May 4 to 11…then batted .204 over his next 35 games before spending time on the 10-day DL from July 25 to Aug. 31 with a strained left oblique…is 4-for-20 (.200) in nine games since he was reinstated from the DL Sept. 1.

• Has tossed out 10-of-34 (29.4%) attempted base stealers.• Hit .310 with a home run and four RBI in eight games, including six at

catcher and two at designated hitter, on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville from Aug. 16-31.

Last Year: Hit .256 with a home run and 10 RBI in 26 games in a season shortened due to two stints on the disabled list with a strained right knee (May 10-26 and July 2-end of season)…his batting average was the best of his four ML seasons.

18 CHAD PINDERCurrent Streak: 0 for 6

Seattle Series: DNPLast Road Trip: 7-32, 5 r, 2 2b, hr, 4 rbi, 3 bb, 16 so, hbp, sb, gidp

• The A’s rookie utility player is batting .238 with 15 home runs and 42 RBI in 87 games…spent the first two weeks of the season at Triple-A Nashville and was batting .234 with nine home runs and 25 RBI in 47 games when he was placed on the disabled list June 24 with a strained left hamstring…was reinstated July 31 and is hitting .241 (33-for-137) with six home runs and 17 RBI in 40 games since his return.

• Entered the season with no professional experience in the outfield but has started games at all three outfield positions and six different posi-tions overall (28 in right field, 18 at shortstop, 13 at second base, seven at designated hitter, four in center field, two in left field)…28 of his 33 starts since his return from the DL have been in the outfield…is the second Athletic over the last 22 years to start at least one game at six different positions (Adam Rosales in 2010).

• Is 7-for-40 (.175) with 19 strikeouts over his last 11 games.• Has 10 of his 15 home runs and 28 of his 42 RBI at home.• Has 11 home runs and 27 RBI in 37 day games compared to four home

runs and 15 RBI in 50 games at night.• Is batting .275 (36-for-131) as an outfielder, .217 (26-for-120) as an in-

fielder and .190 (4-for-21) as the designated hitter…is 1-for-10 (.100) with five strikeouts as a pinch hitter.

Last Year: Made both his Triple-A and Major League debuts in 2016…hit .256 with 14 home runs and 51 RBI in 107 games with Nashville and .235 with a home run and four RBI in 22 games with Oakland.

3 BOOG POWELLCurrent Streak: 0 for 2

Seattle Series: DNPLast Road Trip: 2-10, 2b, rbi, 4 so, sf

• Has not played since Sept. 16 at Philadelphia.• Is batting .282 with three home runs and 12 RBI in 52 games in his

Major League debut…began the season in the Seattle organization and hit .194 with two RBI in 23 games over three stints with the Mariners…was traded to the A’s organization for Yonder Alonso on Aug. 6 and was recalled by Oakland on Aug. 11…is hitting .321 (26-for-81) with three home runs and 10 RBI in 29 games with the A’s.

• Is batting .339 (19-for-56) against American League West competition, .327 (17-for-52) during the day and .327 (16-for-49) on the road.

• Is 15-for-35 (.429) with four walks (.487 on-base percentage) when leading off an inning.

• Has started 22 games with the A’s (all in center field) after making seven starts with the Mariners (four in left field, three at designated hitter).

• Combined to hit .333 with six home runs, 33 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 61 games with Triple-A Tacoma and Nashville…added 29 walks for a .408 on-base percentage…appeared in 26 games in center field, 25 in right field and 10 in left field.

Last Year: Spent the entire season at Triple-A Tacoma and hit .270 with three home runs and 27 RBI in 64 games…the home runs matched his career high at the time…added 10 stolen bases.

10 MARCUS SEMIENCurrent Streak: 0 for 7Texas Series: 0-5, so

Homestand: 6-22, 4 r, 2 hr, 4 rbi, 2b, 2 bb, so, sb

• Led off the game with a home run on Tuesday for the first time in his career…had homered in back-to-back games for the first time this year and fifth time in his career.

• Snapped an eight-game hitting streak Wednesday, during which he went 11-for-34 (.324)...was one short of the longest hitting streak of his career (9, Aug 4-14, 2015 and June 23-July 1, 2016).

• Is batting .251 with nine home runs and 39 RBI in 82 games in a season shortened by a stint on the disabled list from April 15 to July 5…missed 74 games while on the DL after playing in all but 10 games over the previous two seasons.

• Hit .171 in 11 games before going on the DL with a right wrist con-tusion…it was his first career stint on the DL…was diagnosed with a fractured scaphoid bone and had surgery to insert a screw into the bone April 18…was reinstated July 6 and is batting .260 (76-for-292) in 70 games since his return.

• Is 12-for-13 (92.3%) in stolen base attempts and has a career high in steals…has stolen 10 or more bases in each of his three seasons with the A’s…his .334 on-base percentage is also the best of his career.

• Five of his nine home runs have come with runners on base…has two grand slams, which is tied for third in the American League.

Last Year: Played in all but three games and batted .238 with 27 HR and 75 RBI in 159 games…is the fifth shortstop in Athletics history to hit 20 home runs…the home runs tied for first in the majors and tied for fourth in Athletics history by a shortstop.

5 JAKE SMOLINSKICurrent Streak: 0 for 3Texas Series: 0-3, so

Homestand: 3-10, r, 2 so

• Missed nearly the entire season after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder March 16…had his labrum repaired and a bursectomy proce-dure.

• Was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list Sept. 1 and is 4-for-15 (.267) in 12 games…has made just three starts (all in center field over the last three days) and has just six games in the outfield (four in center field, one in left field, one in right field)…is 1-for-4 (.250) as a pinch hitter.

• Does not have an RBI and now has a 32-game streak without an RBI, which is the longest streak by an Athletic since Mitchell Page had a 35-game streak form April 15-Oct. 1, 1983.

• Started a rehab assignment with Single-A Stockton Aug. 12 and was transferred to Nashville Aug. 24…combined for a .182 average with a home run and 11 RBI in 13 games, all at designated hitter, with both clubs…his complete rehab statistics: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBPStockton (A) .250 7 24 5 6 1 0 1 10 5 4 0 1 .417 .375Nashville (AAA) .129 6 31 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 .161 .156

Last Year: Began the season at Triple-A Nashville but was called up by Oakland on May 20…hit .301 before the All-Star Break, .213 after the break and combined for a .238 average, seven home runs and 27 RBI in 99 games overall.

52 JOEY WENDLECurrent Streak: 0 for 3Seattle Series: 0-1, so

Homestand: 0-1, so

• Spent the entire regular season at Triple-A Nashville where he batted .285 with 29 doubles, eight triples, eight home runs and 54 RBI in 118 games.

• Was promoted to Oakland Sept. 5 and is 4-for-13 (.308) with a home run and five RBI in eight games, including three starts (all at second base), with the A’s.

• Is 2-for-4 (.500) as a pinch hitter and 2-for-4 (.500) with runners in scoring position.

• Tied for 10th in the Pacific Coast League in triples (8)…appeared in 82 games at second base, 24 at third base, eight at designated hitter and five at shortstop with Nashville…his complete 2017 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBPNashville (AAA) .285 118 478 67 136 29 8 8 54 19 82 13 4 .429 .327

Last Year: Spent nearly the entire season at Triple-A Nashville before he was pro-moted to Oakland Aug. 31…batted .260 with 1 HR and 11 RBI in 28 games in his ML debut after hitting .279 with 12 HR and 61 RBI in 125 games with the Sounds.

CLUBLongest Winning Streak ........................................................................................ 7, September 17 to 24Longest Winning Streak, Home ............................................................................... 8, September 6 to 24Longest Winning Streak, Road ...................................................................... 5, September 17 to presentLongest Losing Streak ................................................................................. 8, August 28 to September 5Longest Losing Streak, Home ................................................................................... 8, June 19 to July 3Longest Losing Streak, Road .................................................................... 8, August 23 to September 12Most Runs, Game, A’s ...................................................................... 11, September 9 vs. Houston (G#2).......................................................................................................... 11, September 9 vs. Houston (G#1)...............................................................................................................11, August 6 at Los Angeles (AL)Most Runs, Game, Opponents ..........................................................................13, June 9 at Tampa Bay........................................................................................................................ 13, June 2 vs. WashingtonMost Runs, Inning, A’s .................................................................... 8, August 30 at Los Angeles-AL (4th)Most Runs, Inning, Opponents ................................................................... 8, June 22 vs. Houston (2nd)Largest Margin, Victory .............................................................10, September 9 vs. Houston-G#1 (11-1)Largest Margin, Loss ..........................................................................10, September 12 at Boston (1-11)..............................................................................................................10, June 2 vs. Washington (3-13).....................................................................................................................10, April 23 vs. Seattle (1-11)Most Hits, Game, A’s ............................................................................ 18, August 6 at Los Angeles (AL)Most Hits, Game, Opponents ........................................................................20, August 12 vs. Baltimore........................................................................................................................ 20, June 2 vs. WashingtonMost Hits, Inning, A’s .....................................................................6, August 30 vs. Los Angeles-AL (4th)............................................................................................................ 6, August 15 vs. Kansas City (8th).......................................................................................................... 6, August 6 at Los Angeles-AL (8th)Most Hits, Inning, Opponents ..................................................................8, August 12 vs. Baltimore (1st)Most Home Runs, Game, A’s................................................................................. 5, June 28 at HoustonMost Home Runs, Game, Opponents ................................................................... 6, May 2 at MinnesotaMost Doubles, Game, A’s ......................................................................... 7, August 6 at Los Angles (AL)..............................................................................................................................7, June 22 vs. HoustonMost Doubles, Game, Opponents ...................................................................8, August 12 vs. BaltimoreMost Triples, Game, A’s ......................................................... 1 (15 times), last: September 13 at BostonMost Triples, Game, Opponents .................................................................... 2, July 22 at New York (NL).............................................................................................................................2, June 9 at Tampa Bay....................................................................................................................................2, May 5 vs. DetroitMost Stolen Bases, Game, A’s .........................................................................6, July 5 vs. Chicago (AL)Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents .................................................................5, April 15 vs. HoustonMost Strikeouts, A’s Pitchers .......................................................................... 15, August 23 at Baltimore.......................................................................................................................... 15, July 30 vs. Minnesota...............................................................................................................15, June 10 at Tampa Bay (G#1)Most Strikeouts, Opponents Pitchers .................................................................19, May 30 at ClevelandMost Walks, A’s Pitchers ..................................................................................... 8, July 30 vs. Minnesota..........................................................................................................................8, July 3 vs. Chicago (AL)...............................................................................................................................8, April 15 vs. HoustonMost Walks, Opponents Pitchers......................................................13, September 9 vs. Houston (G#1)Fewest Hits Allowed, A’s Pitchers .......................................................... 2, September 15 at Philadelphia.......................................................................................................................2, May 27 at New York (AL)...................................................................................................................................... 2, April 8 at TexasFewest Hits Allowed, Opponents Pitchers ...................................... 2 (five times), last: July 24 at TorontoMost Left on Base, Nine Inning Game ..............................................14, September 9 vs. Houston (G#1)Most Left on Base, Extra Inning Game .......................................... 13, June 10 at Tampa Bay (G#1) (10)Fewest Left on Base, Game ..................................................................................... 1, July 24 at TorontoMost Errors, Game .................................................................... 3 (nine times), last: August 8 vs. SeattleLargest Comeback in Win ...................................................................... 5, August 6 at Los Angeles (AL)............................................................................................................................ 5, July 30 vs. MinnesotaLargest Lead Surrendered in Loss ....................................................... 5, August 30 at Los Angeles (AL)....................................................................................................................... 5, July 22 at New York (NL)...............................................................................................................................5, April 15 vs. Houston

INDIVIDUALGrand Slams ..............................................................Jed Lowrie, September 19 at Detroit (Alex Wilson)................................................................Joey Wendle, September 17 at Philadelphia (Edubray Ramos)..................................................................Marcus Semien, September 8 vs. Houston (Luke Gregerson)

................................................................... Marcus Semien, July 31 vs. San Francisco (George Kontos)

.........................................................................................Ryon Healy, June 27 at Houston (James Hoyt)

..................................................................................Matt Joyce, June 4 vs. Washington (Shawn Kelley)Pinch Hit Home Runs ...................................... Josh Phegley, April 25 at Los Angeles-AL (Jose Alvarez)Lead Off Home Runs ................................... Marcus Semien, September 26 vs. Seattle (James Paxton)...................................................................................Matt Joyce, August 9 vs. Seattle (Yovani Gallardo)................................................................................ Matt Joyce, July 22 at New York-NL (Zach Wheeler)........................................................................ Matt Joyce, June 17 vs. New York-AL (Masahiro Tanaka)...................................................................................Adam Rosales, April 22 vs. Seattle (Ariel Miranda)Inside-The-Park Home Runs ............................................................................................................NoneGame Ending Home Runs ...............................Mark Canha, September 27 vs. Seattle (Shae Simmons)................................................................................ Yonder Alonso, July 30 vs. Minnesota (Tyler Duffey).................................................................................. Rajai Davis, July 29 vs. Minnesota (Taylor Rogers)......................................................................................Khris Davis, July 15 vs. Cleveland (Bryan Shaw)......................................................................... Franklin Barreto, July 4 vs. Chicago-AL (Tommy Kahnle)...................................................................................Mark Canha, May 19 vs. Boston (Heath Hembree)............................................................................ Jed Lowrie, May 8 vs. Los Angeles-AL (Deolis Guerra)...............................................................................Ryon Healy, May 7 vs. Detroit (Francisco Rodriguez)Back-to-Back Home Runs .......................... Chad Pinder and Matt Olson, September 17 at Philadelphia.............................................................. Khris Davis and Matt Olson, September 5 vs. Los Angeles (AL)................................................................................Matt Olson and Matt Chapman, August 27 vs. Texas......................................................................... Adam Rosales and Matt Joyce, June 25 at Chicago (AL)...........................................................................Yonder Alonso and Ryon Healy, June 3 vs. Washington.............................................................................. Yonder Alonso and Ryon Healy, May 29 at Cleveland....................................................................................... Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis, May 18 vs. BostonLongest Hitting Streak ............................................................................11, Ryon Healy, August 12 to 23 ....................................................................................................................11, Ryon Healy, May 13 to 24Most Runs, Game ................................................................................ 4, Rajai Davis, June 7 vs. TorontoMost Hits, Game ................................. 4 (seven times), last: Chad Pinder, August 6 at Los Angeles (AL)Most Doubles, Game .................................................................3, Matt Joyce, September 27 vs. SeattleMost Triples, Game ............................................1 (15 times), last: Jed Lowrie, September 13 at BostonMost Home Runs, Game ..................... 2 (18 times), last: Chad Pinder, September 9 vs. Houston (G#2)Most Runs Batted In, Game ........................................................ 5, Jed Lowrie, September 19 at Detroit.............................................................................................................5, Ryon Healy, June 5 vs. TorontoMost Walks, Game ........................3 (five times), last: Marcus Semien, September 9 vs. Houston (G#1)Most Strikeouts, Game ............................. 4 (seven times), last: Khris Davis, August 16 vs. Kansas City Most Stolen Bases, Game ........................................................... 4, Rajai Davis, July 5 vs. Chicago (AL)Longest Winning Streak ..................................................................5, Sean Manaea, May 20 to June 10Longest Losing Streak ................................. 4 (four streaks tied), last: 4, Chris Smith, July 24 to presentMost Strikeouts, Game ....................................................................... 11, Sonny Gray, May 24 vs. MiamiMost Walks, Game ...................................... 5 (four times), last: Daniel Gossett, September 3 at SeattleMost Innings, Game, Starter ................................... 9.0, Daniel Mengden, September 15 at PhiladelphiaMost Innings, Game, Reliever ........................................6.0, Michael Brady, August 1 vs. San Francisco.............................................................................................................. 6.0, Jesse Hahn, April 7 at TexasLow Hit Complete Game ........................................... 2, Daniel Mengden, September 15 at PhiladelphiaMost Consecutive Scoreless Innings ....................................19.0, Daniel Mengden, September 15 to 26Most Consecutive Batters Retired .......................................................21, Sonny Gray, June 30 to July 5

GENERALLongest Game, Innings .................................................................................. 12, August 23 at Baltimore.......................................................................................................................... 12, July 30 vs. Minnesota..................................................................................................................................12, July 2 vs. AtlantaLongest Game, Time, Nine Innings ................................................... 4:12, August 6 at Los Angeles (AL)Longest Game, Time, Extra Innings .......................................... 4:38, September 4 vs. Los Angeles (AL)Shortest Game, Time............................................................................... 2:22, September 25 vs. SeattleLargest Crowd, Home ............................................................................... 40,019, July 3 at Chicago (AL)Smallest Crowd, Home .......................................................................... 9,329, September 25 vs. SeattleLargest Crowd, Road ....................................................................................... 47,484, July 27 at TorontoSmallest Crowd, Road ................................................................................13,153, June 9 at Tampa BayPostponement, Rain, Home ..................................................................................... April 16 vs. HoustonPostponement, Rain, Road ..............................................................................................................None

HIGHS AND LOWS

MULTIPLE HIT GAMESPLAYER 2 3 4 5 TOTAlonso 19 3 1 0 23Barreto 4 0 0 0 4Brugman 9 1 0 0 10Canha 2 4 0 0 6Chapman 13 3 0 0 16Davis, K 33 5 0 0 38Davis, R 13 1 2 0 16Decker 1 1 0 0 2Healy 35 9 1 0 45Joyce 18 6 0 0 24Lowrie 30 12 1 0 43Maxwell 11 3 0 0 14Olson 7 2 0 0 9Phegley 6 0 0 0 6Pinder 14 2 1 0 17Plouffe 4 1 0 0 5Powell 6 2 0 0 8Rosales 7 0 0 0 7Semien 18 2 1 0 21Smolinski 1 0 0 0 1Vogt 8 0 0 0 8

MULTIPLE RBI GAMESPLAYER 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAlonso 8 4 0 0 0 12Barreto 2 0 0 0 0 2Brugman 2 0 0 0 0 2Canha 2 2 0 0 0 4Chapman 9 3 0 0 0 12Davis, K 25 2 3 0 0 30Davis, R 4 0 0 0 0 4Garneau 1 0 0 0 0 1Healy 13 4 1 1 0 19Joyce 12 4 2 0 0 18Lavarnway 1 0 0 0 0 1Lowrie 11 3 1 1 0 16Maxwell 4 0 0 0 0 4Olson 12 2 1 0 0 15Phegley 1 0 0 0 0 1Plouffe 0 1 0 0 0 1Pinder 9 1 1 0 0 11Powell 2 1 0 0 0 3Rosales 6 0 0 0 0 6Semien 5 2 2 0 0 9Vogt 3 1 0 0 0 4Wendle 0 0 1 0 0 1

GAME TYING/GO-AHEAD RBIPLAYER GT GA TOTAlonso 4 11 15Barreto 0 1 1Brugman 0 1 1Canha 2 4 6Chapman 4 13 17Davis, K 10 31 41Davis, R 4 5 9Garneau 1 0 1Healy 7 17 24Joyce 8 12 20Lowrie 6 14 20Maxwell 3 4 7Olson 6 10 16Phegley 0 3 3Pinder 5 7 12Plouffe 2 2 4Powell 2 0 2Rosales 7 5 12Semien 6 9 15Vogt 0 5 5Wendle 1 1 2

STARTS IN THE BATTING ORDERPlayer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Alonso - 2 15 9 46 6 6 3 -Barreto 1 3 - - - 1 2 4 4Brugman 5 - - - - - 5 14 16Canha 1 6 - - 1 6 10 18 1Chapman - 3 - - 3 11 40 24 -Davis, K - - 9 140 - - - - -Davis, R 49 3 - - - - 1 3 17Decker 8 - - - - - - 3 4Garneau - - - - - - - 1 13Healy - 3 30 5 46 58 1 - -Joyce 54 33 3 - 4 3 7 18 3LaMarre - - - - - - - - 2Lavarnway - - - - - - 1 2 1Lowrie - 18 99 1 20 5 - - -Maxwell - - - - 2 10 20 20 9Núñez - - - - - - 2 - -Olson - 8 - 4 15 13 6 1 1Phegley - - - - 1 5 4 21 13Pinder - 24 1 - 4 16 17 8 2Plouffe - 4 1 - 4 16 16 10 -Powell 9 - - - - - - 3 10Rosales 2 4 - - - 1 2 5 45Semien 20 47 - - - - - 1 4Smolinski - - - - - - - - 4Vogt - 1 1 - 13 8 19 1 -Wendle - - - - - - 1 2 -

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

Player G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GSAlonso - - 96 86 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1Barreto - - - - 9 6 - - 11 9 - - - - - - - -Brugman - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 40 37 2 1 - -Canha - - 2 - - - - - - - 19 11 18 16 18 13 2 2Chapman - - - - - - 81 80 - - - - - - - - - -Davis, K - - - - - - - - - - 114 113 - - - - 36 36Davis, R - - - - - - - - - - 19 9 79 62 3 2 - -Decker - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 12 11 4 3 - -Garneau 17 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Healy - - 36 35 - - 34 31 - - - - - - - - 78 77Joyce - - - - - - - - - - 24 18 1 1 113 102 2 1LaMarre - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 2 - - - -Lavarnway 5 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Lowrie - - - - 134 130 1 - - - - - - - - - 13 13Maxwell 72 61 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Núñez - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 1 - - - - 1 1Olson - - 43 38 - - - - - - - - - - 12 10 - -Phegley 55 44 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pinder - - - - 16 13 - - 22 18 2 2 7 4 35 28 7 7Plouffe - - - - - - 52 47 - - - - - - - - 4 4Powell - - - - - - - - - - - - 28 22 - - - -Rosales - - - - 8 7 4 1 55 50 1 1 - - - - 1 -Semien - - - - - - - - 82 82 - - - - - - - -Smolinski - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 5 4 1 - 1 -Vogt 43 36 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 8 7Wendle - - - - 5 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -

HOME RUN BREAKDOWN 2017 HOME RUNS LAST REGULAR SEASON HOME RUNPlayer Solo 2R 3R GS Tot. Date Opponent Pitcher GP SinceBarreto 1 1 0 0 2 July 4, 2017 Chicago (AL) Kahnle 10Canha 3 0 2 0 5 September 27, 2017 Seattle Simmons 1Chapman 10 2 2 0 14 September 28, 2017 at Texas M. Gonzalez --Davis 21 17 4 0 42 September 26, 2017 Seattle Paxton 2Garneau 1 0 0 0 1 August 28, 2017 at Los Angeles (AL) Heaney 5Healy 12 9 3 1 25 September 14 2017 at Boston Kelly8 9Joyce 11 10 2 1 24 September 15, 2017 at Philadelphia Leiter, Jr. 12Lowrie 10 3 0 1 14 September 19, 2017 at Detroit A. Wilson 8Maxwell 2 1 0 0 3 September 2, 2017 at Seattle Gallardo 13Núñez 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 14Olson 12 11 1 0 24 September 22, 2017 Texas Martinez 2Phegley 3 0 0 0 3 June 10, 2017 at Tampa Bay G#2 Hu 24Pinder 8 6 1 0 15 September 17, 2017 at Philadelphia Alvarez 4Powell 2 1 0 0 3 September 10, 2017 Houston Gregerson 4Semien 4 3 0 2 9 September 26, 2017 Seattle Paxton 2Smolinski 0 0 0 0 0 August 17, 2016 at Texas Darvish 44Wendle 0 0 0 1 1 September 17, 2017 at Philadelphia Ramos 3others 34 14 1 0 49Team 132 76 16 6 230

MILESTONESPlayer Category No. NeedsSemien Doubles 83 17 for 100

WALK-OFF WINS (11)Adam Rosales, May 6 vs. Detroit (single)Ryon Healy, May 7 vs. Detroit (home run)Jed Lowrie, May 8 vs. Los Angeles-AL (home run)Mark Canha, May 19 vs. Boston (home run)Khris Davis, June 15 vs. New York-AL (single)Franklin Barreto, July 4 vs. Chicago-AL (home run)Khris Davis, July 15 vs. Cleveland (home run)Rajai Davis, July 29 vs. Minnesota (home run)Yonder Alonso, July 30 vs. Minnesota (home run)Jed Lowrie, Sept. 8 vs. Houston (single)Mark Canha, Sept. 27 vs. Seattle (home run)

A’S AT A GLANCESeason High ................................................... 10-8 (April 22)Season Low ...................................................58-80 (Sept. 5)April .............................................................................. 11-14May ...............................................................................12-15June ..............................................................................12-16July ...............................................................................12-14August .......................................................................... 11-16September ....................................................................16-10Home Series ................................................................13-9-4Road Series .................................................................5-18-2Series Sweeps ................................................................7-10First Game of Series .....................................................20-32Last Game of Series .....................................................23-28A’s Score First ..............................................................44-33 Opponent Scores First ..................................................30-52Leading After 7th ...............................