2018 Oakland A s. Expanded Game Notes

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2 OAKLAND ATHLETICS GAME INFORMATION Oakland Athletics Baseball Company athletics.com A s Get the latest A s notes, full stat packets, clips, press releases, roster, updated media guide and more at pressbox.athletics.com OAKLAND ATHLETICS (18-18) VS. HOUSTON ASTROS (23-15) ABOUT THE A S: Have lost the first two games of this series after sweeping a three-game set from Baltimore to start the homestand the sweep of the Orioles was the A s second of the season have not been swept in a series this year are now 13-8 (.619) over the last 21 games dating back to April 15 after starting the year 5-10 (.333) the A s record since April 15 is tied for third best in the American League and tied for fifth best in the majors are in fourth place in the AL West for the 14th consecutive day have spent one day tied for first, one day tied for second, two days tied for third, 30 days in fourth and seven days tied for fourth. THE WEST AND THE REST: The A s are 9-16 (.360) against American League West competition compared to 9-2 (.818) against all other teams have the third worst intradivision record in the AL are batting.238 (198-for-831) and are averaging 3.80 runs per game (95 runs in 25 games) against the West,.274 (111-for-405) with an average of 6.00 runs per game (66 runs in 11 games) against everyone else the pitching staff has a 4.95 ERA (120 er in ip) against the West, 3.06 (36 er in ip) against all other teams. HOME AND AWAY: The A s have lost each of their last two games to snap their season-high five-game home winning streak are 3-2 on this six-game homestand against Baltimore (3-0) and Houston (0-2) are 11-8 (.579) at home, which is tied for the third best home record in the American League, compared to 7-10 (.412) on the road have a 3.73 ERA (75 er in ip) with 18 home runs in 19 games at home compared to 5.10 (81 er in ip) with 27 home runs in 17 games on the road have the fourth lowest home ERA in the AL and are tied for the fourth fewest home runs allowed have hit 14 home runs in 19 games at home, 28 in 17 games on the road are tied for the second fewest home runs at home in the AL and are tied for the most on the road went 4-5 on the last road trip to Texas (2-1), Houston (1-2) and Seattle (1-2) leave following the game today for a 10-game road trip to New York-AL (three games), Boston (three games) and Toronto (four games) that starts on Friday. PITCHING: The A s have allowed 20 runs on 32 hits in the first two games of this series after yielding five runs on 19 hits in the three-game series against Baltimore now have a 3.84 ERA (82 er in ip) over the last 21 games after logging a 5.05 ERA over the first 15 contests are averaging 2.53 walks per nine innings, which is the lowest mark in the majors ahead of Houston (2.59) have 27 wild pitches, which is the most in the American League and second most in the majors (Pittsburgh, 30). STARTING PITCHING: A s starting pitchers have allowed 13 runs in the last two games after yielding 12 over the previous six contests are 7-8 with a 3.91 ERA (52 er in ip) over the last 21 games after going 5-10 with a 5.61 ERA over the first 15 contests are for the season and the losses are tied for third most in the American League have walked two batters or fewer in 32 of the 36 games. OFFENSE: The A s have scored exactly two runs in each of the last four games and have tallied 25 runs over the last 10 contests (2.5 runs per game) are batting.201 (66-for-328) over that stretch, which dates back to April 28 are tied for fourth in the American League in triples (6) and hit by pitches (17) and rank fifth in extra base hits (120) and walks (117) are tied for the third most strikeouts (331) and have grounded into the fourth most double plays (31). DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A s have committed one error in the last five games but it led to four unearned runs now have 18 unearned runs for the season, which is third most in the American League have turned 25 double plays, which is fourth fewest in the AL A s outfielders have just two assists, both by Chad Pinder are tied with Minnesota for the fewest outfield assists in the AL. ON THE BASES: Opponents have stolen 26 bases, which is the most in the American League and tied with San Diego for second most in the majors (New York, 33) however, they have been caught stealing 12 times, which is tied for secdond most in the AL the offense is 1-for-5 (20.0%) in stolen base attempts over the last 12 games are 7-for-13 (53.8%) for the season and the stolen base percentage is the lowest in the majors have the second fewest steals and attempts in the majors to the Cubs (6-for-11). ONE-RUN GAMES AND OTHER CLOSE CALLS: The A s have won each of their last five one-run games and are 6-1 (.857) in one-run decisions for the season that is the best record in the majors, but the seven one-run decisions WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018 OAKLAND COLISEUM 12:35 P.M. PDT RHP DANIEL MENGDEN (2-3, 4.30) VS. RHP GERRIT COLE (3-1, 1.42) NBCSCA A S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) PITCHING PROBABLES are tied with Minnesota for second fewest in the American League (Texas, 5) had their third walk-off win of the season Saturday night, which is tied with Detroit and New York for the most in the AL in the majors, only St. Louis (5) has more are 6-0 in games decided in the last at bat the wins are tied with New York for second most in the AL (Toronto, 8) and the A s are one of three teams in the majors without a last at bat loss (Colorado, Toronto) are 3-0 in extra inning games and are tied for second in the AL in extra inning wins (Toronto, 4). LATE INNINGS: The A s lead the majors with a.277 (117-for-422) batting average in the seventh inning or later and are tied for fourth with 63 runs scored are hitting.236 (192-for-814) over the first six innings the pitching staff has a 3.08 ERA (37 er in ip) in the seventh inning or later, which is second lowest in the American League (Toronto, 2.77) have a 4.96 (119 er in ip) over innings one through six have 17 runs scored in the ninth inning, which is tied for third most in the majors. SCHEDULE NOTES: On Monday, the A s began a 19-game stretch that runs from May 7 to 27 where they will play Houston, New York, Boston, Toronto, Seattle and Arizona those six teams are currently a combined (.638) the A s are 0-2 during this stretch will play 19 of 25 games on the road from April 23 to May 20 and are 7-7 over the first 14 games of that stretch will play New York, Boston and Toronto on the next road trip, marking the first time they have played those three clubs on the same trip since April 11-17, THIS AND THAT: The A s are 4-1 on Wednesday s, which is tied for the best record in the American League have won six of the last nine games in which the opponent starts a left-handed pitcher are 7-8 against left-handed starters and the 15 games are tied with Kansas City for the most in the AL. THE DISABLED LIST: After placing Trevor Cahill on the disabled list today, the A s now have six players on the DL (Blackburn, Buchter, Cahill, Cotton, Hendriks, Powell) have used the DL 10 times this year and had a season-high seven on the DL from April 7-14 Blackburn and Cotton are on the 60-day DL have had at least four players on the DL every day since Aug. 24, 2015, at least three every day since July 30, 2011 and have not had fewer than two players on DL since end of 2006 season (1). A s vs. ASTROS: The A s are 1-4 against Houston have lost the first two games of this series after dropping two of three at Houston April to open the season series defeated Houston 8-1 in the first game this year but have been out-scored 39-8 over the last four contests went 7-12 against the Astros last year and lost the season series for the third consecutive season went 4-6 in Oakland and 3-6 in Houston have lost 18 of the last 24 games at Minute Maid Park are (.371) against the Astros over the last four years after winning each of their first four season series against Houston (31-13,.705) the A s lead the all-time series are in Oakland and in Houston. TODAY S TIDBITS Santiago Casilla has the lowest opponents slugging percentage among American League relievers (.125) and the second lowest batting average (.104) and on-base percentage (.200) Khris Davis has driven in at least one run in each of the last five games (eight RBI total), which matches the longest such streak of his career now has 31 RBI for the season, which is tied with Lowrie for the AL lead and tied for second in the majors Jed Lowrie is tied for the Major League lead in multiple hit games (15), tied for second in RBI (31) and go-ahead RBI (10) and ranks third in hits (48) Lou Trivino has not allowed a run in eight of his nine appearances and his 0.75 ERA ranks fourth lowest among AL relievers. OAKLAND A S 50th ANNIVERSARY MOMENT In 1972 the A s score 10 times in the fourth inning of the first game of a doubleheader against Milwaukee the first seven batters reach base and score in the A s 10-2 win in 1988 Bob Welch and Dennis Eckersley combine on a four-hitter as the A s defeat Detroit 3-1 for what was then a club record 14 th consecutive victory the A s would go on to win an Oakland record 104 games and their first division title since 1981 in 2010 Dallas Braden pitches the 19 th perfect game in Major League history in the A s 4-0 win over Tampa Bay on Mother s Day. Fri., May 11 at New York (AL) TBA vs. RHP Sonny Gray (2-2, 6.00) 4:05 NBCSCA/95.7 FM The Game Sat., May 12 at New York (AL) RHP Andrew Triggs (3-1, 4.41) vs. RHP Domingo Germán (0-1, 2.66) 10:05 NBCSCA/95.7 FM The Game Sun., May 13 at New York (AL) LHP Brett Anderson (0-1, 8.68) vs. RHP Luis Severino (5-1, 2.21) 10:05 NBCSCA/95.7 FM The Game World Champions: American League Champions:

3 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER: Daniel Mengden (2-3, 4.30 ERA) FOR STARTERS: Is 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA (10 er in 26.2 ip) over his last five starts after going 0-2 with a 6.55 ERA over his first two starts is now 5-4 with a 2.97 ERA (24 er in 72.2 ip) over his last 12 starts dating back to Sept. 9, 2017 after going 2-10 with a 6.86 ERA over the first 16 starts of his career. DON T WALK: Has walked one batter or fewer in each of his first seven starts has issued just five walks in 37.2 innings and his average of 1.19 walks per nine innings is fourth lowest in the American League has a strikeout-towalk ratio of 5.80, which is seventh best now has 14 walks in 80.2 innings over the last two years (1.57 per nine innings) after issuing 33 walks in 72.0 innings in his first season in 2016 (4.13 per nine innings). THE WEST AND THE REST: Is 0-3 with an 8.10 ERA (12 er in 13.2 ip) in three starts American League West teams compared to 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA (6 er in 24.0 ip) in four starts against everyone else is now 1-9 with a 6.21 ERA (46 er in 66.2 ip) in 13 career starts against divisional foes, 6-5 with a 4.08 ERA (39 er in 86.0 ip) in 15 starts against all other teams. HOME AND AWAY: Is scheduled to make his eight start of the season today, his sixth at home is 1-2 with a 3.26 ERA (11 er in 30.1 ip) and.231 (27-for- 117) opponents batting average in five starts at home compared to 1-1 with an 8.59 ERA (7 er in 7.1 ip) and.371 (13-for-35) opponents batting average in two starts on the road however, is 1-10 with a 5.32 ERA (51 er in 86.1 ip) in 16 career starts in the Coliseum compared to 6-4 with a 4.61 ERA (34 er in 66.1 ip) in 12 starts on the road picked up his first career win in the Coliseum April 16 against Chicago (AL), snapping a career-opening 10-game home losing streak that is the longest career-opening home losing streak by an A s pitcher since Bobby Hasty lost 11 straight from Sept. 11, 1919 to Aug. 11, 1921 it is the second longest home losing streak in Oakland history and fell three short of the record of 14 set by Matt Keough from July 14, 1978 to Aug. 8, 1979 allowed a run in the first inning of his first road start this year, snapping a 23.0-inning road scoreless streak that fell two short of the Oakland record of 25.0 set by Gene Nelson (Aug. 21, 1989-April 25, 1990) and matched by Dennis Eckersley (June 5, 1990-April 16, 1991). NIGHT AND DAY: Is scheduled to make his eighth start of the season today, his fourth in a day game last year, he made five of his seven starts during the day and has made 14 of his 27 career starts in day games is 0-2 with a 4.67 ERA (9 er in 17.1 ip) in three starts during the day this year compared to 2-1 with a 3.98 ERA (9 er in 20.1 ip) in four starts at night is now 2-9 with a 4.20 ERA (37 er in 79.1 ip) in 14 career starts during the day, 5-5 with a 5.89 ERA (48 er in 73.1 ip) in 14 starts at night. OPPONENTS BATTING: Has held left-handed hitters to a.194 (14-for-72) batting average while right-handers are hitting.325 (26-for-80) last year, he had a.268 average against lefties,.187 against righties has issued all five of his walks this year to right-handed hitters and his on-base percentage against lefties (.192) is lower than his batting average has issued 12 of his 14 walks over the last two years to righties has walked just one batter to lead off an inning this year all three of the home runs he has surrendered have been solo shots has held the three-hitter to a.158 (3-for-19) batting average but the clean-up hitter is batting.438 (7-for-16) has a.345 (20-for- 58) opponents batting average the first time through the lineup,.155 (9-for- 58) the second time and.306 (11-for-36) after that last year, he had a.179 opponents average the first time through the lineup,.257 after that. DAYS REST: Is scheduled to start on four days rest today is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA (4 er in 13.1 ip) in two starts on four days rest, 1-2 with a 5.18 ERA (14 er in 24.1 ip) in five starts on five days rest or more his career splits are 4-3 with a 3.58 ERA (24 er in 60.1 ip) in 10 starts on four days rest, 3-11 with a 5.94 ERA (61 er in 92.1 ip) in 18 starts on five days rest or more. FIRST START: He was the losing pitcher in the A s 8-3 loss to Los Angeles (AL) on March 31 in Oakland allowed a RBI double to Trout in the first and two more runs, one earned, in the third also yielded a RBI double to Pujols in the fifth was relieved by Hendriks with two outs and runners on first and second in the sixth and the A s trailing 4-0 Hendriks allowed both inherited runners to score. SECOND START: He lost his second consecutive start in the A s 6-3 loss to Texas on April 5 in Oakland allowed four runs, three earned, all in the second inning yielded a RBI single to Odor and then his own throwing error on a Rua sacrifice allowed two more runs to score Robinson added a RBI single to give the Rangers a 4-0 lead. THIRD START: He picked up his first win of the season in the A s 16-6 win at Los Angeles (NL) April 11 the A s scored twice in the first, but he allowed a Seager RBI ground out in the bottom of the first Oakland added five more in the fourth before he allowed a solo home run to Grandal in the bottom of the fourth had a 9-2 lead when he was relieved by Petit with no outs and runners on first and third in the sixth Petit allowed both runs to score. FOURTH START: He won his second consecutive start in the A s 8-1 win over Chicago (AL) April 16 in Oakland allowed one hit in each of the first four innings but retired 11 straight from the last out in the fourth through the first out in the eighth had an 8-0 lead when he allowed a leadoff home run to Abreu in the ninth was relieved by Petit, who retired the final three batters to preserve the win. FIFTH START: He had a no decision in the A s 4-1 win over Boston April 22 in Oakland the A s scored a run in the first and he shut out the Red Sox on three hits over the first six innings, retiring 12 straight at one point allowed the game tying RBI double to Holt in the seventh inning but the A s scored three times in the bottom of the eighth for the win. SIXTH START: He was the losing pitcher in the A s 11-0 loss at Houston April 28 tossed a career-low 2.1 innings allowed three runs in the first inning on sacrifice flies by Gurriel and Reddick and a Bregman RBI double also allowed an Altuve RBI double in the second and was relieved by Coulombe with one out and runners on first and third in the third Coulombe allowed one of those runs to score. LAST START: He had a no decision in the A s 6-4 win over Baltimore last Friday in Oakland allowed a solo home run to the second batter he faced, Jones, but that was the only run he would allow in five innings of work was relieved by Petit to start the sixth inning with the A s leading 4-1 and Petit allowed three runs for the blown save. MENGDEN S 2018 STARTS Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT March 31 Los Angeles (AL) 3-8 L April 5 Texas 3-6 L April 11 at Los Angeles (NL) 16-6 W April 16 Chicago (AL) 8-1 W April 22 Boston April 28 at Houston 0-11 L April Totals (5 games, 5 starts) May 4 Baltimore MENGDEN vs. HOUSTON: Is 0-3 with a STARTS VS. HOUSTON 7.23 ERA (23.2 ip, 28 h, 21 r, 19 er, 12 DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO bb, 23 so, 3 hr) in five career starts 7/8/16 A is 0-2 with a 4.86 ERA (9 er in 16.2 ip) in three starts in Oakland, 0-1 with an 7/20/16 H 9/21/16 H L L ERA (10 er in 7.0 ip) in two starts 9/9/17 H in Houston was the losing pitcher in his only start this year, an 11-0 A s loss 4/28/18 A L at Houston on April 28 (see sixth start above). MENGDEN S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. HOUSTON Player Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Jose Altuve R Alex Bregman R Carlos Correa R Derek Fisher L Evan Gattis R Marwin Gonzalez S Yuli Gurriel R Jake Marisnick R Brian McCann L Josh Reddick L George Springer R RECAP: Combined to make just 18 starts between the majors and minors due to two stints on the disabled list went 3-2 with a 3.14 ERA and.229 opponents batting average in seven starts over two stints with Oakland was also 2-4 with a 4.17 ERA in nine starts with Triple-A Nashville and 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two starts with the A s affiliate in the Arizona Rookie League walked just nine batters in 43.0 innings (1.88 per nine innings) with the A s for a.268 on-base percentage went 0-1 with a ERA and.371 opponents batting average in two starts during his first stint from May 29 to June 3 then went 3-1 with a 1.54 ERA and.189 opponents batting average in five starts after returning to Oakland Sept. 5 when the Sounds season concluded his ERA during his second stint was fifth lowest in the American League over that span. MENGDEN BY THE NUMBERS W L ERA G IP ER Career Home Road Day Night Pre-ASB Post-ASB AVG. AB H vs. LHH vs. RHH MENGDEN S CAREER HIGHS Low Hit CG: 2, 9/15/17 at PHI IP: 9.0, 9/15/17 at PHI Fewest IP, GS: 2.1, 4/28/18 at HOU H: 9, 9/27/16 at LAA R: 8, 9/27/16 at LAA ER: 8, 9/27/16 at LAA BB: 5, 7/20/16 vs. HOU SO: 9, 6/22/16 vs. MIL HR: 3, 5/29/17 at CLE Pitches: 118, 9/15/17 at PHI Win Streak: 2 (twice), last: 4/11/18 to 4/16/18 Loss Streak: 4, 7/3/16 to 9/9/16 Scoreless Streak: 19.0, 9/15/17 to 9/20/17 Complete Games: 1, 9/15/17 at PHI Shutouts: 1, 9/15/17 at PHI

4 ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS TEAM 8-2, 3.96 ERA (56 er in ip) Saves/Opportunities: 6-for-10 (60.0%) Has a 4.48 ERA (43 er in 86.1 ip) over the A s last 25 games after posting a 2.85 ERA over the first 11 contests. Rank second among American League bullpens in winning percentage (.800) and tied for third in wins (8) but is tied for the third fewest saves (6). Has the second most home runs allowed in the AL (20), the third highest opponents batting average (.277) and the fourth highest slugging percentage (.444). Has allowed 25-of-59 (42.4%) inherited runners to score, which is the fourth highest percentage in the AL. Has issued the second fewest first batter walks in the majors (6) but has allowed the most first batter RBI (20) and the second most home runs (6). Own a 5.20 ERA (32 er in 55.1 ip) on the road while boasting a 3.00 (24 er in 72.0 ip) at home. 46 RHP SANTIAGO CASILLA Last Outing: 5/8 vs. Houston (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 2 bb) Saves/Opportunities: 1-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/2 First Hitters: 2-10, bb, so Has the lowest opponents slugging percentage (.125) among American League relievers and the second lowest batting average (.104), on-base percentage (.200). Has not allowed a run in three games in May (4.0 ip) and now has a 2.87 ERA (29 er in 91.0 ip) in 95 career appearances in the month. Has faced the Astros twice this year (2.0 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 2 er, 3 bb, 1 so). Has a.074 (2-for-27) opponents batting average against right-handed hitters compared to.143 (3-for-21) against left-handers. Last Year: Began the season as the A s closer and saved a team-leading 16 games before Blake Treinen took over in July was 16-for-23 (69.6%) in save opportunities, which was the second lowest percentage in the majors compiled a 4.27 ERA in 63 games. 35 LHP DANNY COULOMBE Last Outing: 5/7 vs. Houston (ND, 0.1 ip) Saves/Opportunities: 0-0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 10/1 First Hitters: 1-11, 3 so, bb, sac Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville on April 27 and has pitched four times since his return (3.1 ip, 3 h, 3 r, 3 er, 1 bb, 6 so). Struck out four in 1.1 scoreless innings on May 5 vs. Baltimore had allowed a run in his five previous outings. Has allowed 1-of-10 (10%) inherited runners to score, which is tied for the third lowest percentage in the American League. First batters faced are hitting.091 (1-for-11), which is tied for ninth lowest in the AL. Has faced the Astros twice this year (1.0 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 2 er). Was on the A s Opening Day roster and posted a 5.79 ERA in nine games before he was optioned to Nashville April 20 had one outing for the Sounds following his option (2.0 ip, 1 h, 3 so). Last Year: Made a team-leading 72 appearances in his first full season in the majors and was 2-2 with a 3.48 ERA and.240 opponents batting average ranked fifth in the American League in games pitched but tossed just 51.2 innings. 66 RHP RYAN DULL Last Outing: 5/8 vs. Houston (1.0 ip, 2 h) Saves/Opportunities: 0-0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/1 First Hitters: 1-7, 1 bb, 4 so Was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list April 14 and has pitched eight times since his return allowed two runs in his first appearance, but none in seven games since then (6.2 ip). Has not given up a run in three games against Houston this year (2.2 ip, 4 h, 1 bb) has a 0.83 ERA (2 er in 21.2 ip) in 19 career outings against the Astros. Began the season on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder. Tied an Athletics record for strikeouts in an inning with four in the eighth inning on April 17 vs Chicago. Last Year: Went 2-2 with a 5.14 ERA and.236 opponents batting average in 49 games in a season shortened by a two-month stint on the disabled list with a strained right knee struck out 45 batters in 42.0 innings. 44 RHP CHRIS HATCHER Last Outing: 5/7 vs. Houston (ND, 3.0 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 0 er, bb, hr) Saves/Opportunities: 0-0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/4 First Hitters: 2-10, 2b, hr, bb Has not allowed an earned run in four of his last five games (1 er in 6.1 ip, 1.48 ERA) after allowing at least two runs in three of his first six contests (13.50 ERA). Was credited with each of the A s first two wins and is tied for second among American League relievers in wins (3). Faced the Astros twice this year (4.0 ip, 4 bb, 1 so) has a 0.73 ERA (1 er in 12.1 ip) in nine career appearances against Houston. Last Year: Began the season with the Dodgers and was traded to the A s Aug. 15 combined for a 1-2 record and a 4.22 ERA in 49 appearances in his seventh season in the majors had career highs in strikeouts (63) and innings pitched (59.2). 36 RHP YUSMEIRO PETIT Last Outing: 5/5 vs. Baltimore (2.0 ip, 1 h, 3 bb, 4 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 10/7 First Hitters: 5-16, 4 so, 1 hr Walked three on May 5; had not issued a walk and his first 16.0 innings pitched this season. Is tied for fourth among AL relievers in most hits allowed (22). Faced the Astros once this year on April 29 (0.1 ip, 1 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 so). Has not allowed a run when he has gone more than one inning (5 appearances, 9.2 ip) Last Year: Signed a minor league deal with Los Angeles (AL) Feb. 15, made the Angels Opening Day roster and spent the entire season in the majors appeared in a career high 60 games and went 5-2 with a career-high four saves and a career-low 2.76 ERA. 39 RHP BLAKE TREINEN Last Outing: 5/6 vs. Baltimore (S, 1.0 ip, h, bb) Saves/Opportunities: 5-7 Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/2 First Hitters: 2-11, 2 so Has a win and two saves in his last three outings (4.0 ip, 5 h, 3 bb, 4 so). Is 5-for-7 (71.4%) in save opportunities, which is the third lowest percentage in the American League is tied for fourth with two blown saves. Is tied for sixth among American League relievers in wins (2) and ranks seventh in ERA (1.13). Has issued three intentional walks, which are tied for the most among all AL pitchers. Has not faced the Astros this year has a win and a save in three career appearances (3.1 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 5 so, 2.70 ERA). Has pitched more than one inning in three of his five saves this year, including his second two-inning save of his career on April 7 at Los Angeles (AL) has six saves of more than an inning in his career. Seven of his 11 outings this season have been for more than 1.0 inning. Last Year: Was acquired from Washington in the Sean Doolittle/Ryan Madson trade on July 16 and ended up saving 13 games for the A s went 3-4 with a 2.13 ERA in 35 games with Oakland and combined for a career-high 16 saves and a 3.93 ERA overall. 62 RHP LOU TRIVINO Last Outing: 5/8 vs. Houston (ND, 1.1 ip, 2 h, 2 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/1 First Hitters: 2-8, 2 so Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville April 24 for his second stint with the A s this year and has pitched four times since his return (6.0 ip, 4 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 7 so). Has not allowed a run in eight of his nine appearances and his 0.75 ERA is fourth lowest among American League relievers. Has faced the Astros twice (2.1 ip, 2 h, 3 so). Was recalled the first time April 17 and made his Major League debut that day against Chicago (AL), throwing one scoreless inning then picked up his first big league win the next day when he tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in the A s 12-11, 14-inning win over the White Sox was optioned back to Nashville the next day. Last Year: Began the season at Double-A Midland and was promoted to Triple-A Nashville June 20 combined for an 8-3 record, five saves and a 3.03 ERA in 48 relief outings overall had career highs in games pitched and saves. 57 RHP WILMER FONT Last Outing: 5/7 vs. Houston (ND, 2.2 ip, 7 h, 5 r, 5 er, 2 bb, 4 so, hr) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 3-8, 1 hr Was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers April 25 for minor league LHP Logan Salow and has pitched twice since joining the A s. His only two outings with Oakland have come against Houston on April 28 and May 7 (4.2 ip, 10 h, 8 r, 8 er, 7 so, 4 hr). Has allowed nine home runs in 15.0 innings, which is four more than any other Major League reliever and tied for eight most by any pitcher. Allowed at least two runs in six of his eight appearances this season. Began the season with the Dodgers and appeared in six games, going 0-2 with an ERA, before he was designated for assignment April 23. Last Year: Earned Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year honors after leading the league in ERA (3.42), opponents batting average (.222) and strikeouts (178) for Triple-A Oklahoma City also logged a ERA in three September games with the Dodgers.

5 ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES 20 MARK CANHA Current Streak: 2 games (2 for 8) Houston Series: 1-4, r, 2b, so Homestand: 2-16, 2 r, 2b, 4 so Is 2-for-20 (.100) over his last five games after hitting.339 over his first 17 contests. Is batting.364 (12-for-33) with three of his five home runs against lefthanded pitching,.217 (10-for-46) against right-handers. Is 5-for-11 (.455) with runners in scoring position. Has five home runs and 13 RBI in 22 games had five home runs and 14 RBI all of last season spanning 57 games. Has started 21 games at three different positions (16 in center field, three at first base, two in left field) and has also appeared in one game in right field. Appeared in two games with Nashville went 2-for-8 (.250) with a home run and RBI before he was recalled by Oakland April 8. Last Year: Split his season between Oakland and Triple-A Nashville hit.208 with five home runs and 14 RBI in 57 games over four stints with the A s in his third season in the majors also batted.283 with 12 home runs and 50 RBI in 75 games with the Sounds. 26 MATT CHAPMAN Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) Houston Series: 1-6, so, gidp Homestand: 2-16, bb, 7 so, gidp Singled in the ninth inning last night to snap a 0-for-14 streak that fell one short of his career high of 15 earlier this year from April 29 to May 3. Is 2-for-31 (.065) over his last nine games and is now batting.135 (10-for- 74) with one home run and three RBI over his last 21 games after hitting.351 with five home runs and 12 RBI over his first 15 contests. Is tied for second in the American League in triples (3). Leads Major League third baseman in total chances (130), putouts (36) and assists (92) and ranks second with a.985 fielding percentage (Ramirez, CLE 1.000). Has hit five of his six home runs off right-handed pitchers three have given the A s the lead as have nine of his 20 career home runs also has four career game-tying home runs. Is one of three Athletics to start all 36 games (Davis, Semien) and now has a consecutive games played streak of 116 dating back to last year. Last Year: Was selected from Triple-A Nashville June 15 and hit.234 with 14 home runs and 40 RBI in 84 games in his Major League debut led Major League rookies in doubles (21) and extra base hits (37) after the All-Star Break. 2 KHRIS DAVIS Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 3) Houston Series: 1-6, 2b, rbi, bb, sf Homestand: 3-20, 2 r, 2b, 2 hr, 7 rbi, bb, 4 so, sf Has driven in at least one run in each of the last five games (eight RBI total), which matches the longest such streak of his career (third time, last: Sept , 2016) is just 3-for-30 (.100) during the streak but all of the hits are for extra bases (one double, two home runs). Now has 31 RBI for the season, which is tied with Lowrie for the American League lead and tied for second in the majors is tied for eighth in the AL in home runs (9) also ranks third in go-ahead RBI (9), tied for ninth in grounded into double plays (5) and tied for 10th in strikeouts (42). Eight of his nine home runs have come with runners on base, which is the most in the majors six have put Oakland ahead, which is tied for the most go-ahead home runs in the majors. Is batting.141 (9-for-64) over his last 17 games after hitting.273 over his first 19 contests. Three of his last five hits are home runs and seven of his last nine hits are for extra bases (three doubles, four home runs). Has made each of his last 23 starts at designated hitter and is batting.183 (22-for-120) in 31 games at DH overall leads AL designated hitters in RBI (29) and ranks second in home runs (8) but his batting average is the lowest among the seven qualifiers. Is 1-for-16 against Houston this year and is a.182 (27-for-148) career hitter against the Astros, which is his lowest mark against any AL team (New York,.183). Is one of three Athletics to start all 36 games (Chapman, Semien). Hit his third career walk-off home run Saturday night against Baltimore (July 15, 2017 vs. Cleveland and May 17, 2016 vs. Texas) the home run was a two-run shot in the bottom of the 12th and it marked the first time in franchise history a player hit an extra-inning walk-off home run to break a scoreless tie it was just the fourth time in Oakland history a walk-off homer broke a scoreless tie in any game (last: Scutaro, Aug. 25, 2004 vs. Baltimore). MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS, 2016-PRESENT HOME RUNS 95 Giancarlo Stanton 94 Khris Davis 89 Edwin Encarnacion 89 Nelson Cruz 86 Nolan Arenado RUNS BATTED IN 284 Nolan Arenado 254 Edwin Encarnacion 243 Khris Davis 242 Mookie Betts 241 Nelson Cruz 240 Albert Pujols Singled in the second inning last Thursday night at Seattle to snap his hitless streak at 19 at bats that fell one short of his career high of 20 (Aug , 2017). Last Year: Hit a career-high 43 home runs after slugging 42 in 2016 to become the second player in Athletics history with back-to-back 40-homer seasons (Jimmie Foxx, ) added a career-high 110 RBI ranked second in the AL in HR and third in RBI. 11 DUSTIN FOWLER Current Streak: 0 games (0 for 0) Houston Series: 0-0 Homestand: 0-0 Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville today and will be making his A s debut. Made his Major League debut with New York (AL) last year on June 29 at Chicago (AL) started that day against the White Sox in right field but ruptured his right patellar tendon with two outs in the first inning did not have an at bat and was placed on the disabled list the next day. Was traded by the Yankees to the A s in the Sonny Gray deal on July 31 along with Jorge Mateo and James Kaprielian. Hit.370 with five doubles, three triples, three home runs and 10 RBI over his last 14 games with the Sounds made each of his 29 defensive appearances in center field his complete stats with Nashville: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Was batting.293 with a career-high 13 home runs with Scranton/Wilkes- Barre when he was selected by New York (AL) June 29 ruptured his right patellar tendon in the first inning that day and went on the DL was traded to Oakland July MATT JOYCE Current Streak: 0 for 5 Houston Series: 0-5, bb, 2 so Homestand: 2-17, 2 r, 2b, 3 bb, 6 so Is batting.105 (4-for-38) over his last 14 games after hitting.245 over his first 19 contests. Is tied for eighth in the American League in walks (20). Has started 21 games, all against right-handed pitchers last year, he made 109 of his 123 starts against righties over the last six years, he has made 465 of his 491 starts (94.7%) against righties is 1-for-8 (.125) with two walks and a hit by pitch against left-handed pitching this year. Is 2-for-8 (.250) with two doubles, an RBI, and a walk in 10 pinch hitting appearances leads AL pinch hitters in doubles (2), is for the lead in plate appearances (Sisco, BAL) and tied for fifth in hits has 36 career pinch hits, 17 of which are for extra bases (11 doubles, one triple, five home runs). Is batting.267 (8-for-30) during the day,.148 (9-for-61) at night. Is 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position. Last Year: Signed a two-year deal with the A s following the 2016 season and hit a career-high 25 home runs batted.225 with a.408 slugging percentage through the end of July and.278 with a.601 slugging percentage over the final two months. 8 JED LOWRIE Current Streak: 0 for 5 Houston Series: 0-5, 3 bb, so Homestand: 4-14, r, rbi, 4 bb, 3 so Is batting.291 (16-for-55) over his last 15 games after hitting.372 over his first 20 contests. Is tied for the American League lead in RBI (31), go-ahead RBI (10) and multiple hit games (15), ranks third in hits (48), tied for third in total bases (82), go-ahead home runs (5) and three-hit games (6), sixth in batting (.340), seventh in OPS (.985) and ninth in on-base percentage (.404) and slugging (.582). Leads the majors with a.500 (23-for-46) batting average in the seventh inning or later, a.462 (24-for-52) average with two outs and a.407 (35- for-86) average against a pitcher the first time he sees him in a game. Is batting.350 (14-for-40) with runners in scoring position is 7-for-12 (.583) with RISP and two outs. Has hit seven of his eight home runs off right-handed pitchers six have come on the road. Set an Athletics record for hits in the month of April with 35, breaking his own mark of 34 in Last Year: Set an Oakland record with 49 doubles, which ranked second in the majors and second in Athletics history to Al Simmons (53 in 1926) had the eighth best double total by a switch hitter in Major League history led the A s with a.277 batting average. 21 JONATHAN LUCROY Current Streak: 5 games (8 for 16) Houston Series: 2-3, 2b, rbi, bb Homestand: 6-10, 2 r, 3 2b, rbi, bb Is batting.354 (17-for-48) with seven RBI over his last 14 games after hitting.239 with one RBI over his first 13 contests. Five of his last eight hits and seven of his last 12 are doubles is tied for 10th in the American League in doubles (10). Is 4-for-11 (.364) in three games against Houston and now has an eightgame hitting streak against the Astros (12-for-31,.387). Is 8-for-21 (.381) with runners in scoring position. Is batting.361 (22-for-61) against right-handed pitching,.182 (6-for-33) against left-handers. Has committed four errors in his last 10 games and his four errors are tied for the most in the majors among catchers (Knapp, PIT and Perez, CLE) is tied for the AL lead with 27 games caught. Has thrown out 7-of-25 (28.0%) attempted base stealers the 18 stolen bases allowed are the most in the majors but the seven caught stealings are second most (Sisco, BAL 8) has tossed out 184 attempted base stealers dating back to 2010, which are the most by any Major League catcher over that span. Last Year: Began the season with Texas and was batting.242 with 4 HR and 27 RBI in 77 games when he was traded to Colorado July 30 hit.310 with 2 HR and 13 RBI in 46 games with the Rockies combined to bat.265 in 123 games overall.

6 13 BRUCE MAXWELL Current Streak: 3 games (3 for 8) Houston Series: 2-4, 2 2b, so Homestand: 3-8, 2 2b, 2 so Is 3-for-8 (.375) over his last three games went 3-for-11 (.273) over his first three contests and was 1-for-16 in six games in between. Is batting.267 (4-for-15) with runners on base,.150 (3-for-20) with the bases empty. Is 1-for-9 (.111) against left-handed pitchers is batting.231 (6-for-26) against righties. Is 2-for-7 (.286) against Houston and is a.325 (13-for-40) career hitter against the Astros. Has not committed an error since Sept. 28, 2016 and his 86-game errorless streak is tied for fifth longest in Oakland history by a catcher. Has tossed out 4-of-5 attempted base stealers over his last three games after opponents were successful in each of their first seven stolen base attempts off him has tossed out 4-of-12 (33.3%) overall. Has been on the active roster all year and has appeared in just 12 of 36 games has made 10 starts, all at catcher. Last Year: Batted.237 with 3 HR and 22 RBI in 76 games over three stints with the A s combined to hit.211 with no extra base hits and no RBI over his first two stints then batted.240 with 12 doubles, 3 HR and 22 RBI over his final 67 games. 28 MATT OLSON Current Streak: 0 for 9 Houston Series: 0-8, 4 so, gidp Homestand: 3-19, r, 2 2b, hr, 2 rbi, bb, 7 so, gidp, cs Is batting.167 (8-for-48) with a home run and four RBI over his last 16 games after hitting.286 with three home runs and 10 RBI over his first 20 contests however, has struck out 13 times in his last 16 games after fanning 33 times over his first 20 contests. Ranks fifth in the American League in strikeouts (46). Is batting.350 (14-for-40) in the seventh inning or later, and.188 (16-for- 85) in innings one through six. Is batting.304 (17-for-56) with runners on,.188 (13-for-69) with the bases empty. Is batting.264 (24-for-91) at night,.176 (6-for-34) during the day. Last Year: Batted.259 with 24 HR and 45 RBI in 59 games over six stints with the A s added 22 walks for a.352 on-base percentage slugged.651 and had a OPS tied for third among American League rookies in home runs and ranked eighth in RBI. 18 CHAD PINDER Current Streak: 0 for 4 Houston Series: 2-8, r, 2b, so, gidp Homestand: 3-11, r, 2b, so, gidp Was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list April 17 and is 13-for-48 (.271) with two home runs, five RBI and no walks in 16 games since his return was placed on the DL April 7 retroactive to April 6 with a hyperextended left knee. Is batting.406 (13-for-32) against left-handed pitching,.138 (4-for-29) against right-handers. Is hitting.364 (8-for-22) on the road,.231 (9-for-39) at home. Has started 11 games in left field, three in right field, two in center field and one at second base. Made his first Major League appearance at third base Tuesday night (had five games at third base in the minors) has played every position but pitcher, catcher and first base in his career. Is 6-for-17 (.353) with five runs, two doubles, two home runs and three RBI in five games against Houston has five home runs and 11 RBI in 18 career games the Astros the home runs and RBI are his most against any team. Has the only two assists by an A s outfielder and is tied for eighth among American League outfielders in assists. Last Year: The A s rookie utility player batted.238 with 15 HR and 42 RBI in 87 games ranked ninth among AL rookies in home runs and RBI and 10th in extra base hits (31) is the first rookie in Oakland history to start at least one game at six different positions. 25 STEPHEN PISCOTTY Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 3) Houston Series: 1-3, gidp Homestand: 1-14, 4 so, gidp Snapped a 0-for-12 streak with his second inning single last night. Is 6-for-39 (.154) over his last 12 games after going 16-for-43 (.372) over his previous 11 contests. Has hit safely in each of his four games against Houston this year (4-for- 13,.308). Is batting.294 (15-for-51) with runners on base,.209 (14-for-67) with the bases empty. Is tied for the American League lead in grounded into double plays (6). Last Year: Batted.235 with nine home runs and 39 RBI in 107 games in a season interrupted by two stints on the disabled list missed a total of 28 games due to injuries drew a career-high 52 walks for a.342 on-base percentage. 10 MARCUS SEMIEN Current Streak: 5 games (6 for 21) Houston Series: 3-8, 2 r, bb, sb Homestand: 6-21, 3 r, rbi, 2 bb, 2 so, sb, cs Is one of three Athletics to start all 36 games (Chapman, Davis) but is the only one of those three to play every inning. Is 9-for-40 (.225) over his last 10 games after going 11-for-25 (.440) over his previous six contests. Is tied for fourth in the American League in runs scored (27) and tied for fifth in sacrifice flies (3). Is batting.375 (9-for-24) with runners in scoring position. Has committed five errors in his last 16 games and now has seven for the season that is tied with Lindor (CLE) for the most among Major League shortstops. Last Year: Batted.249 with 10 HR and 40 RBI in 85 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 stole a career-high 12 bases. 5 JAKE SMOLINSKI Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) Houston Series: 1-4, so Homestand: 1-4, so Has played in just five of the A s last 20 games and is 3-for-14 (.214) with a double and a triple over that span went 1-for-19 (.053) over his first 10 contests. Has a career-high 59-game homerless streak and has not homered since Aug. 17, 2016 at Texas. Is 3-for-14 (.214) at home, 1-for-19 (.053) on the road. Is 2-for-8 (.250) during the day, 2-for-25 (.080) at night. Last Year: Missed nearly the entire season after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder during Spring Training was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list Sept. 1 and hit.259 with a double in 16 games with the A s. A S HITTING VS. HOUSTON A S CAREER HITTING VS. COLE 2018 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Canha Chapman Davis #DIV/0! Fowler #DIV/0! Joyce Lowrie Lucroy Maxwell Olson Pinder Piscotty Semien Smolinski TOTALS PLAYER BAT AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Trevor Cahill R Matt Chapman R Khris Davis R Matt Joyce L Jed Lowrie S Jonathan Lucroy R Matt Olson L Chad Pinder R Stephen Piscotty R Marcus Semien R

7 HIGHS AND LOWS CLUB Longest Winning Streak...4, April 21 to , April 15 to 18 Longest Winning Streak, Home...5, April 21 to May 6 Longest Winning Streak, Road...3, April 15 to 24 Longest Losing Streak...3, March 30 to April 1...3, April 28 to May 1 Longest Losing Streak, Home...3, March 30 to April 1 Longest Losing Streak, Road...3, April 28 to May 1 Most Runs, Game, A s... 16, April 11 at Los Angeles (NL) Most Runs, Game, Opponents...16, May 7 vs. Houston Most Runs, Inning, A s... 6, April 23 at Texas (9th) Most Runs, Inning, Opponents... 6, May 7 vs. Houston (4th) Largest Margin, Victory... 10, April 11 at Los Angeles (NL) (16-6) Largest Margin, Loss...14, May 7 vs. Houston (2-16) Most Hits, Game, A s... 21, April 11 at Los Angeles (NL) Most Hits, Game, Opponents...20, May 7 vs. Houston Most Hits, Inning, A s...7, April 6 at Los Angeles (AL) (2nd) Most Hits, Inning, Opponents...5 (four times), last: May 7 vs. Baltimore (4th) Most Home Runs, Game, A s...5, April 6 at Los Angeles (AL) Most Home Runs, Game, Opponents... 4, April 28 at Houston... 4, April 14 at Seattle Most Doubles, Game, A s... 5, April 17 vs. Chicago (AL) Most Doubles, Game, Opponents... 6, March 31 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Triples, Game, A s... 2, April 23 at Texas Most Triples, Game, Opponents...1 (three times), last: April 25 at Texas Most Stolen Bases, Game, A s... 1 (seven times), last: May 8 vs. Houston Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents... 5, April 18 vs. Chicago (AL) Most Strikeouts, A s Pitchers...20, May 5 vs. Baltimore Most Strikeouts, Opponents Pitchers... 16, May 2 at Seattle Most Walks, A s Pitchers... 6, April 28 at Houston... 6, April 18 at Chicago (AL) Most Walks, Opponents Pitchers...12, April 18 vs. Chicago (AL) Fewest Hits Allowed, A s Pitchers... 0, April 21 vs. Boston Fewest Hits Allowed, Opponents Pitchers... 3, April 28 at Houston...3, April 8 at Los Angeles (AL) Most Left on Base, Nine Inning Game...11, April 24 at Texas Most Left on Base, Extra Inning Game...15, April 18 vs. Chicago (AL) Fewest Left on Base, Game... 1, April 28 at Houston Most Errors, Game... 4, April 29 at Houston Largest Comeback in Win... 5, April 18 vs. Chicago (AL) Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss...6, April 6 at Los Angeles (AL) INDIVIDUAL Grand Slams... None Pinch Hit Home Runs... None Lead Off Home Runs... None Inside-The-Park Home Runs... None Game Ending Home Runs...Khris Davis, May 5 vs. Baltimore (Pedro Araujo) Back-to-Back Home Runs... Khris Davis and Matt Olson, May 4 vs. Baltimore...Matt Joyce and Marcus Semien, April 6 at Los Angeles (AL)... Khris Davis and Matt Olson, March 29 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Longest Hitting Streak...9, Marcus Semien, April 2 to , Matt Chapman, March 30 to April 7 Most Runs, Game... 3, Marcus Semien, April 21 vs. Boston... 3, Mark Canha, April 17 vs. Chicago (AL)... 3, Marcus Semien, April 11 at Los Angeles (AL) Most Hits, Game...4, Jed Lowrie, April 20 vs. Boston...4, Matt Olson, April 18 vs. Chicago (AL) Most Doubles, Game... 2 (five times), last: Jonathan Lucroy, May 4 vs. Baltimore Most Triples, Game... 1 (five times), last: Matt Chapman/Jake Smolinski, April 23 at Texas Most Home Runs, Game... 2, Khris Davis, April 13 at Seattle Most Runs Batted In, Game...4 (four times), last: Davis, April 22 vs. Boston Most Walks, Game...3, Matt Chapman, April 17 vs. Chicago (AL)...3, Matt Joyce, April 13 at Seattle Most Strikeouts, Game... 3 (20 times), last: Pinder, Davis, & Piscotty, May 2 at Seattle Most Stolen Bases, Game... 1 (seven times), last: Marcus Semien, May 8 vs. Houston Longest Winning Streak...3, Chris Hatcher, March 29 to present...3, Sean Manaea, April 15 to 27 Longest Losing Streak...5, Kendall Graveman, April 3 to present Most Strikeouts, Game...12, Trevor Cahill, May 5 vs. Baltimore Most Walks, Game...4, Kendall Graveman (twice), last: April 25 at Texas Most Innings, Game, Starter , Sean Manaea, April 21 vs. Boston Most Innings, Game, Reliever (four times), last: Chris Hatcher, May 7 vs. Houston Low Hit Complete Game...0, Sean Manaea, April 21 vs. Boston Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings , Sean Manaea, April 15 to 27 Most Consecutive Batters Retired... 14, Sean Manaea, April 21 GENERAL Longest Game, Innings...14, April 18 vs. Chicago (AL) Longest Game, Time, Nine Innings...3:50, April 11 at Los Angeles (NL) Longest Game, Time, Extra Innings... 5:48, April 18 vs. Chicago (AL) Shortest Game, Time... 2:16, April 21 vs. Boston Largest Crowd, Home...46,028, April 17 vs. Chicago (AL) (free admission)...29,804, April 22 vs. Boston Smallest Crowd, Home... 7,360, May 7 vs. Houston Largest Crowd, Road... 49,394, April 11 at Los Angeles (NL) Smallest Crowd, Road...11,603, May 2 at Seattle Postponement, Rain, Home... None Postponement, Rain, Road... None MULTIPLE HIT GAMES PLAYER TOT Canha Chapman Davis Fowler Joyce Lowrie Lucroy Maxwell Olson Pinder Piscotty Powell Semien Smolinski MULTIPLE RBI GAMES PLAYER TOT Canha Chapman Davis Fowler Joyce Lowrie Lucroy Maxwell Olson Pinder Piscotty Powell Semien Smolinski GAME TYING/GO-AHEAD RBI PLAYER GT GA TOT Canha Chapman Davis Fowler Joyce Lowrie Lucroy Maxwell Olson Pinder Piscotty Powell Semien Smolinski STARTS IN THE BATTING ORDER Player Canha Chapman Davis Fowler Joyce Lowrie Lucroy Maxwell Olson Pinder Piscotty Powell Semien Smolinski Thompson GAMES BY POSITION C 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 GS Barreto Canha Chapman Davis Fowler Joyce Lowrie Lucroy Maxwell Olson Pinder Piscotty Powell Semien Smolinski Thompson

8 HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Player 2018 HOME RUNS Solo 2R 3R GS Tot. Date LAST REGULAR SEASON HOME RUN Opponent Pitcher GP Since Canha May 2, 2018 at Seattle Díaz 5 Chapman April 26, 2018 at Houston Keuchel 10 Davis May 5, 2018 Baltimore Araujo 3 Fowler Joyce April 8, 2018 at Los Angeles (AL) Pena 22 Lowrie May 2, 2018 at Seattle Nicasio 5 Lucroy September 25, 2017 Miami Ellington 32 Maxwell September 2, 2017 at Seattle Gallardo 27 Olson May 4, 2018 Baltimore Cashner 4 Pinder April 29, 2018 at Houston Smith 6 Piscotty May 3, 2018 at Seattle Bradford 4 Powell September 10, 2017 Houston Gregerson 10 Semien April 23, 2018 at Texas Claudio 13 Smolinski August 17, 2016 at Texas Darvish 59 Team MILESTONES Player Category No. Needs Buchter Games for 200 Cahill Games for 300 Games Started for 200 Strikeouts for 1000 Casilla Games for 700 Games with Oakland for 266 (ties Hunter for 10th in Oakland history) Coulombe Games for 200 Dull Games for 200 Joyce Runs for 500 Doubles for 200 RBI for 500 Walks for 500 Lowrie Games for 1000 Runs for 500 Hits for 1000 Lucroy Hits for 1000 Doubles for 200 Home Runs 96 4 for 100 RBI for 500 Petit Games for 300 Piscotty Doubles for 100 Semien Games as SS w/oak for 452 (ties Picciolo for 8th in Oakland history) Hits for 500 Doubles 92 8 for 100 OAKLAND Home Runs for 8000 ATHLETICS Home Runs for A S AT A GLANCE Season High /14-12/18-16 (April 24/27, May 6) Season Low (April 14) April May June July August September Home Series Road Series Series Sweeps First Game of Series Last Game of Series A s Score First Opponent Scores First Leading After 7th Leading After 8th Tied After 7th Tied After 8th Trailing After 7th Trailing After 8th Commit No Errors Commit 1 or More Errors More HR Than Opp Fewer HR Than Opp Same Total HR of Opp Starter Pitches 7 or More Starter Pitches Less Than When Scoring 4 or More When Scoring Less Than Last At Bat Replay Challenges Different Lineups...26 WALK-OFF WINS (3) Marcus Semien, March 29 vs. Los Angeles-AL (single) Matt Olson, April 18 vs. Chicago-AL (single) Khris Davis, May 5 vs. Baltimore (home run) Player Injury Dates Games Missed Blackburn Strained right forearm March 26-present (eligible May 25) 36 Buchter Strained left shoulder April 26-present (eligible May 6) 11 Cahill Right elbow impingement May 6-present (eligible May 16) 3 Cotton Right UCL surgery March 19-present 36 Dull Strained right shoulder March 26-April DISABLED LIST The A s have used the disabled list 10 times this season used the DL 23 times last year Player Injury Dates Games Missed Hendriks Right groin strain April 14-present (eligible April 24) 22 Núñez Strained left hamstring March 26-April Phegley Fractured right fingers March 26-April Pinder Hyperextended left knee April Powell Sprained right knee April 7-present (eligible April 17) 27 TRANSACTIONS March 4 Jairo Labourt claimed off waivers from Cincinnati; Brandon Moss designated for assignment March 6 Brandon Moss released March 11 Jairo Labourt and Lou Trivino optioned to Nashville March 12 Free agent Jonathan Lucroy agrees to terms on a one-year contract; Jairo Labourt designated for assignment March 13 Ramón Laureano and Jorge Mateo optioned to Nashville March 14 Jairo Labourt released March 18 Chris Bassitt optioned to Nashville March 19 Free agent Trevor Cahill agrees to terms on a oneyear contract; Jharel Cotton placed on the 60-day disabled list (sprained right ulnar collateral ligament) March 22 Dustin Garneau optioned to Nashville March 28 Frankling Barreto, Trevor Cahill, Mark Canha, Dustin Fowler and Frakie Montas optioned to Nashville; Raul Alcántara outrighted to Nashville; Paul Blackburn placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to March 26 (strained right forearm); Ryan Dull placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to March 26 (strained right shoulder); Renato Núñez placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to March 26 (strained left hamstring); Josh Phegley placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to March 26 (fractured right fourth and fifth fingers) March 31 Josh Lucas acquired from St. Louis for minor league pitcher Casey Meisner and optioned to Nashville April 5 Trayce Thompson claimed off waivers from the New York Yankees; Paul Blackburn transferred to the 60- day disabled list; Ryan Dull and Renato Núñez sent to Nashville on a rehab assignment April 7 Franklin Barreto recalled from Nashville; Chad Pinder placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to April 6 (hyperextended left knee); Daniel Gossett optioned to Nashville April 8 Mark Canha recalled from Nashville; Boog Powell placed on 10-day disabled list retroactive to April 7 with sprained right knee April 10 Josh Phegley sent to Stockton on a rehab assignment April 13 Josh Phegley transferred to Nashville on rehab April 14 Ryan Dull reinstated from the disabled list; Liam Hendriks placed on 10-day disabled list with a strained right groin; Chad Pinder sent to Stockton on a rehab assignment April 15 Renato Núñez claimed off waivers by Texas April 16 Chad Pinder reinstated from the disabled list; Franklin Barreto optioned to Nashville April 17 Trevor Cahill and Lou Trivino recalled from Nashville; Yusmeiro Petit placed on family medical emergency list; Trayce Thompson designated for assignment April 19 April 20 April 21 April 24 April 25 April 26 April 27 May 2 May 9 Trayce Thompson traded to the Chicago White Sox for cash or a player to be named later; Lou Trivino optioned to Nashville Chris Bassitt and Josh Lucas recalled from Nashville; Danny Coulombe optioned to Nashville Yusmeiro Petit reinstated from the family medical emergency list; Josh Lucas optioned to Nashville; Josh Phegley reinstated from the disabled list and optioned to Nashville Yusmeiro Petit placed on bereavement list; Lou Trivino recalled from Nashville Wilmer Font acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league pitcher Logan Salow Chris Bassitt and Kendall Graveman optioned to Nashville Danny Coulombe recalled from Nashville; Yusmeiro Petit reinstated from bereavement list; Ryan Buchter placed on 10-day disabled list retroactive to April 26 (strained left shoulder) Brett Anderson selected from Nashville; Emilio Pagán optioned to Nashville Dustin Fowler recalled from Nashville; Trevor Cahill placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to May 6 with a right elbow impingement

9 2018 OAKLAND ATHLETICS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS GA/ LEADER CUM. DATE G OPP W-L SCORE REC POS GB AND LEAD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. ATT. 3/29 1 LAA W 6-5 (10) 1-0 t1 - HOU/OAK/SEA Hatcher Ramirez 27,764 27,764 3/30 2 LAA L t2 -½ SEA ½ Skaggs Manaea Parker 27,665 55,429 3/31 3 LAA L t4-1 HOU/LAA Shoemaker Mengden 17,012 72,441 4/1 4 LAA L t4-2 HOU/LAA Ohtani Gossett Middleton 14,644 87,085 4/2 5 TEX W HOU 1 Hatcher Jepsen Treinen 7,416 94,501 4/3 6 TEX L t4-3 HOU 1 Hamels Graveman Kela 9, ,658 4/4 7 TEX W HOU 1 Manaea Fister 7, ,566 4/5 8 TEX L t4-3½ HOU 1 Perez Mengden Kela 10, ,698 (8 dates) 4/6 9 at LAA L t4-3½ HOU/LAA - Johnson Treinen 36,023 36,023 4/7 10 at LAA W t4-3½ HOU 1 Triggs Ramirez Treinen 40,129 76,152 4/8 11 at LAA L t4-4½ HOU 1 Ohtani Graveman 44, ,894 4/9 OFF DAY 4-5 HOU 1 4/10 12 at LAD L HOU/LAA Ryu Manaea Jansen 41, ,137 4/11 13 at LAD W LAA 1 Mengden Wood 49, ,531 4/12 OFF DAY 4-5½ LAA 1½ 4/13 14 at SEA L ½ LAA 1½ Altavilla Coulombe Diaz 25, ,883 4/14 15 at SEA L ½ LAA 2½ Bradford Graveman Diaz 29, ,896 4/15 16 at SEA W LAA 3 Manaea Hernandez Treinen 25, ,778 (8 dates) 4/16 17 CWS W ½ LAA 3 Mengden Lopez 7, ,177 4/17 18 CWS W ½ LAA 2½ Cahill Gonzalez 46,028^ 129,177 4/18 19 CWS W (14) ½ LAA 1½ Trivino Shields 13, ,498 4/19 OFF DAY 4-4 LAA ½ 4/20 20 BOS L ½ HOU ½ Velazquez Graveman 23, ,971 4/21 21 BOS W ½ HOU ½ MANAEA Sale 25, ,717 4/22 22 BOS W ½ HOU 1 ½ Treinen Price 29, ,521 (13 dates) 4/23 23 at TEX W t3-3½ HOU ½ Buchter Jepsen 17, ,838 4/24 24 at TEX W t3-3 LAA ½ Triggs Hamels Casilla 19, ,229 4/25 25 at TEX L ½ HOU ½ Chávez Graveman Kela 19, ,350 4/26 OFF DAY 4-3½ HOU ½ 4/27 26 at HOU W ½ HOU ½ Manaea Keuchel 32, ,986 4/28 27 at HOU L ½ HOU 1½ McCullers Mengden 41,493* 421,479 4/29 28 at HOU L ½ HOU 2 Harris Cahill 39, ,610 4/30 OFF DAY 4-5 HOU 2½ 5/1 29 at SEA L HOU 1½ Hernández Triggs Díaz 12, ,078 5/2 30 at SEA W HOU 1 Treinen Díaz 11, ,681 5/3 31 at SEA L HOU/LAA Bradford Manaea Diaz 12, ,569 (17 dates) 5/4 32 BAL W HOU/LAA Trivino Brach Treinen 12, ,244 5/5 33 BAL W 2-0 (12) HOU/LAA Hatcher Araujo 24, ,856 5/6 34 BAL W LAA 1 Triggs Cobb 17, ,968 5/7 35 HOU L ½ LAA ½ Keuchel Anderson 7, ,328 5/8 36 HOU L HOU ½ McCullers Manaea Giles 9, ,003 * indicates sellout. CAPS indicates complete game. ^indicates free admission game (paid attendance 0 does not count as home date). DATE G OPP TIME TV 5/9 37 HOU 12:35 NBCSCA 5/10 OFF DAY 5/11 38 at NYY 4:05 NBCSCA 5/12 39 at NYY 10:05 NBCSCA 5/13 40 at NYY 10:05 NBCSCA 5/14 41 at BOS 4:10 NBCSCA 5/15 42 at BOS 4:10 NBCSCA 5/16 43 at BOS 4:10 NBCSCA 5/17 44 at TOR 4:07 MLBN 5/18 45 at TOR 4:07 NBCSCA 5/19 46 at TOR 10:07 FS1 5/20 47 at TOR 10:07 NBCSCA 5/21 OFF DAY 5/22 48 SEA 7:05 NBCSCA 5/23 49 SEA 7:05 NBCSCA 5/24 50 SEA 12:35 NBCSCA 5/25 51 ARI 6:35 NBCSCA 5/26 52 ARI 1:05 NBCSCA 5/27 53 ARI 1:05 NBCSCA 5/28 54 TB 1:05 NBCSCA 5/29 55 TB 7:05 NBCSCA 5/30 56 TB 7:05 NBCSCA 5/31 57 TB 12:35 MLBN 6/1 58 at KC 5:15 NBCSCA 6/2 59 at KC 11:15 NBCSCA 6/3 60 at KC 11:15 NBCSCA 6/4 OFF DAY 6/5 61 at TEX 5:05 NBCSCA 6/6 62 at TEX 5:05 NBCSCA 6/7 63 KC 7:05 NBCSCA 6/8 64 KC 7:05 NBCSCA 6/9 65 KC 1:05 NBCSCA 6/10 66 KC 1:05 NBCSCA 6/11 OFF DAY 6/12 67 HOU 7:05 NBCSCA 6/13 68 HOU 7:05 NBCSCA 6/14 69 HOU 12:35 MLBN 6/15 70 LAA 6:35 NBCSCA 6/16 71 LAA 1:05 NBCSCA 6/17 72 LAA 1:05 NBCSCA 6/18 OFF DAY 6/19 73 at SD 7:10 NBCSCA 6/20 74 at SD 12:40 MLBN 6/21 75 at CWS 5:10 NBCSCA 6/22 76 at CWS 5:10 NBCSCA 6/23 77 at CWS 11:10 NBCSCA 6/24 78 at CWS 11:10 NBCSCA 6/25 79 at DET 12:10 MLBN 6/26 80 at DET 4:10 NBCSCA 6/27 81 at DET 4:10 NBCSCA 6/28 82 at DET 10:10 MLBN 6/29 83 CLE 7:05 NBCSCA 6/30 84 CLE 1:05 NBCSCA 7/1 85 CLE 1:05 NBCSCA 7/2 OFF DAY 7/3 86 SD 6:05 NBCSCA 7/4 87 SD 1:05 NBCSCA 7/5 OFF DAY 7/6 88 at CLE 4:10 NBCSCA 7/7 89 at CLE 1:10 NBCSCA 7/8 90 at CLE 10:10 NBCSCA 7/9 91 at HOU 5:10 NBCSCA 7/10 92 at HOU 5:10 NBCSCA 7/11 93 at HOU 5:10 NBCSCA 7/12 94 at HOU 11:10 MLBN 7/13 95 at SF 7:15 NBCSCA 7/14 96 at SF 7:05 NBCSCA 7/15 97 at SF 1:05 NBCSCA 7/16-19 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/20 98 SF 6:35 NBCSCA 7/21 99 SF 6:05 NBCSCA 7/ SF 1:05 NBCSCA 7/ at TEX 5:05 NBCSCA 7/ at TEX 5:05 NBCSCA 7/ at TEX 5:05 NBCSCA 7/ at TEX 5:05 NBCSCA 7/ at COL 5:40 NBCSCA 7/ at COL 5:10 NBCSCA 7/ at COL 12:10 NBCSCA 7/ TOR 7:05 NBCSCA 7/ TOR 7:05 NBCSCA 8/1 110 TOR 12:35 MLBN 8/2 OFF DAY 8/3 111 DET 7:05 NBCSCA 8/4 112 DET 6:05 NBCSCA 8/5 113 DET 1:05 NBCSCA 8/6 OFF DAY 8/7 114 LAD 7:05 NBCSCA 8/8 115 LAD 7:05 NBCSCA 8/9 OFF DAY 8/ at LAA 7:07 NBCSCA 8/ at LAA 6:07 NBCSCA 8/ at LAA 1:07 NBCSCA 8/ SEA 7:05 NBCSCA 8/ SEA 7:05 NBCSCA 8/ SEA 12:35 MLBN 8/16 OFF DAY 8/ HOU 7:05 NBCSCA 8/ HOU 1:05 NBCSCA 8/ HOU 1:05 NBCSCA 8/ TEX 7:05 NBCSCA 8/ TEX 7:05 NBCSCA 8/ TEX 12:35 MLBN 8/ at MIN 5:10 NBCSCA 8/ at MIN 5:10 NBCSCA 8/ at MIN 4:10 NBCSCA 8/ at MIN 11:10 NBCSCA 8/ at HOU 5:10 NBCSCA 8/ at HOU 5:10 NBCSCA 8/ at HOU 11:10 MLBN 8/ SEA 7:05 NBCSCA 8/ SEA 7:05 NBCSCA 9/1 137 SEA 6:05 NBCSCA 9/2 138 SEA 1:05 NBCSCA 9/3 139 NYY 1:05 NBCSCA 9/4 140 NYY 7:05 NBCSCA 9/5 141 NYY 7:05 NBCSCA 9/6 OFF DAY 9/7 142 TEX 7:05 NBCSCA 9/8 143 TEX 1:05 NBCSCA 9/9 144 TEX 1:05 NBCSCA 9/10 OFF DAY 9/ at BAL 4:05 NBCSCA 9/ at BAL 4:05 MLBN 9/ at BAL 4:05 NBCSCA 9/ at TB 4:10 MLBN 9/ at TB 3:10 NBCSCA 9/ at TB 10:10 NBCSCA 9/17 OFF DAY 9/ LAA 7:05 NBCSCA 9/ LAA 7:05 NBCSCA 9/ LAA 12:35 MLBN 9/ MIN 7:05 NBCSCA 9/ MIN 6:05 NBCSCA 9/ MIN 1:05 NBCSCA 9/ at SEA 7:10 NBCSCA 9/ at SEA 7:10 NBCSCA 9/ at SEA 7:10 NBCSCA 9/27 OFF DAY 9/ at LAA 7:07 NBCSCA 9/ at LAA 6:07 NBCSCA 9/ at LAA 12:07 NBCSCA

10 OAKLAND ATHLETICS ROSTER As of May 9, 2018 Oakland Athletics Baseball Company athletics.com A s NO PITCHERS (12) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE 30 Brett Anderson L L Midland, TX Fullshear, TX 46 Santiago Casilla R R San Cristobal, D.R. Juan Baron, D.R. 35 Danny Coulombe L L St. Louis, MO Scottsdale, AZ 66 Ryan Dull R R Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, NC 57 Wilmer Font R R La Guaira, Venezuela Catia La Mar, Venezuela 44 Chris Hatcher S R Kinston, NC La Grange, NC 55 Sean Manaea R L Valparaiso, IN Scottsdale, AZ 33 Daniel Mengden R R Houston, TX Bellaire, TX 36 Yusmeiro Petit R R Maracaibo, Venezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela 39 Blake Treinen R R Wichita, KS Walla Walla, WA 60 Andrew Triggs R R Nashville, TN Nashville, TN 62 Lou Trivino R R Sellersville, PA Green Lane, PA NO CATCHERS (2) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE 21 Jonathan Lucroy R R Eustis, FL Lafayette, LA 13 Bruce Maxwell L R Weisbaden, Germany Scottsdale, AZ NO INFIELDERS (5) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE 26 Matt Chapman R R Victorville, CA Trabuco Canyon, CA 8 Jed Lowrie S R Salem, OR Houston, TX 28 Matt Olson L R Atlanta, GA Lilburn, GA 18 Chad Pinder R R Richmond, VA North Charleston, SC 10 Marcus Semien R R San Francisco, CA Oakland, CA NO OUTFIELDERS (6) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE 20 Mark Canha R R San Jose, CA San Francisco, CA 2 Khris Davis R R Lakewood, CA Paradise Valley, AZ 11 Dustin Fowler L L Caldwell, GA Caldwell, GA 23 Matt Joyce L R Tampa, FL Tampa, FL 25 Stephen Piscotty R R Pleasanton, CA Pleasanton, CA 5 Jake Smolinski R R Rockford, IL Rockford, IL NO DISABLED LIST (6) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE 58 *Paul Blackburn R R Antioch, CA Glendale, AZ 52 Ryan Buchter L L Reading, PA Deptford, NJ 53 Trevor Cahill R R Oceanside, CA Scottsdale, AZ 45 *Jharel Cotton R R St. Thomas, V.I. Commerce Township, MI 31 Liam Hendriks R R Perth, Australia Fort Myers, FL 3 Boog Powell L L Irvine, CA Mission Viejo, CA *indicates 60-day DL MANAGER: 6 Bob Melvin. COACHES: 17 Mike Aldrete (Assistant Hitting), 51 Darren Bush (Hitting), 29 Ryan Christenson (Bench), 14 Scott Emerson (Pitching), 59 Marcus Jensen (Bullpen), 7 Mark Kotsay (Quality Control), 41 Al Pedrique (First Base), 4 Matt Williams (Third Base). BULLPEN CATCHERS: 88 Phil Pohl, 90 Jeremy Dowdy. ATHLETIC TRAINERS: Nick Paparesta, Jeff Collins, Brian Schulman. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Josh Cuffe, Terence Brannic. MASSAGE THERAPIST: Ozzie Lyles. EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Steve Vucinich. TRAVELING SECRETARY: Mickey Morabito. VIDEO COORDINATOR: Adam Rhoden. NUMERICAL ROSTER 2 Khris Davis, OF 3 Boog Powell, OF (DL) 4 Matt Williams, Coach 5 Jake Smolinski, OF 6 Bob Melvin, Manager 7 Mark Kotsay, Coach 8 Jed Lowrie, 2B 10 Marcus Semien, SS 11 Dustin Fowler, OF 13 Bruce Maxwell, C 14 Scott Emerson, Coach 17 Mike Aldrete, Coach 18 Chad Pinder, IF/OF 20 Mark Canha, IF/OF 21 Jonathan Lucroy, C 23 Matt Joyce, OF 25 Stephen Piscotty, OF 26 Matt Chapman, 3B 28 Matt Olson, 1B 29 Ryan Christenson, Coach 30 Brett Anderson, LHP 31 Liam Hendriks, RHP (DL) 33 Daniel Mengden, RHP 35 Danny Coulombe, LHP 36 Yusmeiro Petit, RHP 39 Blake Treinen, RHP 41 Al Pedrique, Coach 44 Chris Hatcher, RHP 45 Jharel Cotton, RHP (DL) 46 Santiago Casilla, RHP 51 Darren Bush, Coach 52 Ryan Buchter, LHP (DL) 53 Trevor Cahill, RHP (DL) 55 Sean Manaea, LHP 57 Wilmer Font, RHP 58 Paul Blackburn, RHP (DL) 59 Marcus Jensen, Coach 60 Andrew Triggs, RHP 62 Lou Trivino, RHP 66 Ryan Dull, RHP 88 Phil Pohl, Bullpen Catcher 90 Jeremy Dowdy, Bullpen Catcher NO MINORS (11) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE 1 Franklin Barreto R R Caracas, Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela 40 Chris Bassitt R R Toledo, OH Curtice, OH 12 Dustin Garneau R R San Pedro, CA Orange, CA 48 Daniel Gossett R R Spartanburg, SC Lyman, SC 49 Kendall Graveman R R Alexander City, AL Alexander City, AL 56 Ramón Laureano R R Santo Domingo, DR Santo Domingo, DR 54 Josh Lucas R R Lakeland, FL Johnson City, TN Jorge Mateo R R Santo Domingo Oeste, DR Santo Domingo Oeste, DR 47 Frankie Montas R R Sainagua, D.R. Sainagua, D.R. 15 Emilio Pagán R R Greenville, SC Simpsonville, SC 19 Josh Phegley R R Terre Haute, IN Noblesville, IN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ryan Buchter (BOOK-tur) Mark Canha (CAN-uh) Jharel Cotton (juh-rel) Danny Coulombe (COO-loam) Sean Manaea (muh-nah-yuh) Daniel Mengden (MING-den) Marcus Semien (SEH-mee-en) Blake Treinen (TRY-nen)

11 2018 Oakland A s Supplemental Bios includes bios for: Brett Anderson, Trevor Cahill and Jonathan Lucroy The entire A s Media Guide, including these bios, is available at