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1 O AKLAND A THLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA A s PR on Alerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (22-28) VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS (26-23) TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2017 PROGRESSIVE FIELD 6:10 P.M. EDT RHP SONNY GRAY (2-1, 3.34) VS. RHP TREVOR BAUER (4-4, 6.30) NBCSCA A S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) ABOUT THE A S: Have lost three straight after winning five of the previous seven games are a season-high tying six games under.500 for the third time this year (last: on May 17) are (.440), which is the second worst record in the American League are tied for fourth in the AL West and trail first place Houston by a season-high 13 games this marks just the fourth time in Oakland history the A s have trailed by at least 13 games after 50 games or fewer (1979, 2001, 2015) have spent one day tied for first this year, seven days in second, six days tied for second, 13 days in third, four days tied for third, 14 days in fourth, four days tied for fourth and eight days in fifth THE LONG BALL: The A s have hit 74 home runs, which matches the 2000 club for the most in Athletics history after 50 games (hit one home run in game 51 in 2000) have homered in each of their last 10 games (19 home runs total) and 20 of the last 21 (40 home runs total) rank fourth in the majors in home runs hit and are second in fewest home runs allowed (49) Khris Davis leads the A s with 16 home runs and Yonder Alonso has 14 the 30 combined home runs are the most by a Major League duo 13 of the A s last 22 home runs have come with runners on base 110 of the A s 203 runs (54.2%) have come on home runs are when homering, 1-8 when going homerless the mark when going homerless is second worst in the AL (DET, 1-13) are 17-9 when out-homering the opponent, 5-17 when they don t. HOME AND AWAY: The A s are 1-3 on this seven-game road trip to New York-AL (1-2) and Cleveland (0-1) went 1-5 on the last road trip and have lost 16 of the last 20 road games are 7-18 (.280) on the road, which is the second worst road record in the majors (PHI, 7-19), compared to (.600) at home return home following the game Thursday for a sixgame homestand against Washington (three games) and Toronto (three games) went 4-2 on the last homestand against Boston (3-1) and Miami (1-1) and have won 13 of the last 18 home games are in road series compared to in home series have lost six straight road series for the first time since June 3-July 10, DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A s have committed a Major League leading 51 errors, which is 13 more than any other team (TB) also lead the majors in unearned runs (35), which is six more than any other team (ATL) last year the A s tied for the second most errors in the American League (97) but they led to just 43 unearned runs, which was fourth fewest the A s lead the majors in errors by catchers (10) and outfielders (10) and are tied for the lead in errors by pitchers (7) the 10 errors by catchers match the most by Oakland catchers over the last five years (2014, 2015) the A s have allowed 45 stolen bases, which is the most in the majors (CHI- NL, 40). IN MAY: Oakland has hit 43 home runs in the month of May, which is three short of the Athletics record for home runs in May (46 in 2000) it is tied for the seventh best total in any month in Athletics history and is the most since August of 2001 when they also had 43 are tied for third in the majors in home runs this month (HOU and TB, 45) the offense has struck out 225 times, which is five short of the Athletics record for strikeouts in May (230 in 2012) last month, set a franchise record for strikeouts in April (221) are slugging.450, which is the third best May in Oakland history (.456 in 2000,.454 in 1987,.448 in 1970) are ATHLETICS MOST HOME RUNS IN A MONTH 55 August, June, July, Sept., May, July, May, Aug., 2001 (.440), which is the third worst record in the American League however, have matched their May win total from each of the previous two seasons (11-17 last year, in 2015) pitchers have 207 strikeouts, which is the second best May total in franchise history (230 in 2015). PITCHING: The A s have compiled a 3.00 ERA (14 er in 42.0 ip) and.200 (30-for-150) opponents batting average over the last five games however, have a 4.40 ERA for the season, which is third highest in the American League lead the AL in hit batters (23), have the second lowest opponents slugging percentage (.387) and the third most wild pitches (27). STARTING PITCHING: Yesterday, Daniel Mengden became the ninth pitcher to start a game for the A s this year, which is tied for second most in the majors (SEA, 12) A s starting pitchers are 7-16 with a 4.55 ERA (88 er in ip) over the last 32 games after going 9-5 with a 3.79 ERA over the first 18 contests are with a 4.29 ERA for the season the losses are second most in the American League and the A s also rank third in fewest innings pitched (272.2) lead the AL in opponents slugging percentage (.385) and have the fourth lowest opponents batting average (.240) and on-base percentage (.312) have allowed the fewest home runs in the majors (30). OFFENSE: The A s have the second fewest runs scored in the American League (203) and the fourth most strikeouts (446) have the second lowest batting average (.236) and on-base percentage (.307) but the fourth best slugging percentage (.425) have the third most extra base hits (162) are batting.139 (5-for-36) with the bases loaded, which is the lowest mark in the majors are batting.217 (73-for-337) with runners in scoring position, which is third lowest in the AL. DESIGNATED HITTERS: A s designated hitters have hit five home runs in the last 10 games after belting just two home runs over the first 40 contests are batting.207 (39-for-188) with seven home runs and 17 RBI overall the RBI are the fewest in the American League and the batting average is third lowest. LEADOFF HITTERS: A s leadoff hitters are batting.161 (33-for-205) with 20 walks and a hit by pitch (1 sf,.254 on-base percentage) the batting average is the lowest in the majors and the on-base percentage is second lowest (KC,.168/.204) leadoff hitters are 7-for-46 (.152) with four walks (.239 on-base percentage) to start the game. THIS AND THAT: The A s have used a different lineup in each of their last 45 games have used 48 different lineups overall in 50 games the only repeated lineup is the Opening Day lineup, which has been used three times (games 1, 2 and 5) are 5-6 (.455) in one-run games, including 1-5 on the road the 11 one-run games are second fewest in the American League (MIN, 9) and the record is fourth worst have a season run differential of -46, which is second lowest in the AL (KC, -53) are 2-1 in extra inning games and the three extra inning games are tied for third fewest in the AL have three wins when trailing after eight innings, which is tied for the most in the majors (LAA, PIT) it also matches Oakland s season total from last year however, have two losses when leading after eight innings, which is tied for third most in the majors (DET, 4; WASH, 3). THE DISABLED LIST: The A s have eight players on the disabled list (Bassitt, Doolittle, Dull, Graveman, Hahn, Semien, Smolinski, Wahl) Bassitt, Semien and Smolinski are on the 60-day DL Bassitt is currently on a rehab assignment have used the DL 16 times this year and have had at least five players on the DL all year seven of the 16 DL stints have been by starting pitchers (Bassitt, Graveman (2), Gray, Hahn, Manaea, Mengden) used the DL an Oakland record 27 times in 2016 and the players missed a combined 1810 games (67.0 games per stint), which also set an Oakland record. A s vs. INDIANS: The A s lost the first meeting of 2017 last night after losing the season series last year, 4-2 went 2-1 in Oakland and 0-3 in Cleveland now have a four-game losing streak at Progressive Field over the previous six years, the A s have lost three season series (2011, 13, 16) and won three (2012, 14, 15) are against the Indians dating back to the start of the 2011 season since moving to Oakland in 1968, the A s are against the Indians that breaks down to in Oakland and in Cleveland including at Progressive Field all-time, the A s are against the Indians. TODAY S TIDBITS Yonder Alonso leads the majors with 10 home runs in the month of May is the seventh player in Oakland history to hit 10 home runs in May, the second in the last two years (Davis, 11 in 2016) Daniel Coulombe has not allowed a hit to a first batter faced in his last 13 appearances (0-for-11, bb, hbp). THIS DATE IN A S HISTORY In 1932 Al Simmons and Jimmy Dykes hit two home runs each and Lefty Grove tosses a six-hitter in a 13-2 win over Washington in 1982 Rickey Henderson has three hits, three RBI and four stolen bases in the second game of a doubleheader as the A s defeat Detroit, 10-3 in 1988 Dave Henderson homers to lead off the bottom of the 14th inning as the A s defeat the New York Yankees, 3-2. PITCHING PROBABLES Wed., May 31 at Cleveland LHP Sean Manaea (3-3, 4.35) vs. RHP Mike Clevinger (2-1, 2.82) 3:10 NBCSCA/95.7 FM The Game Thu., June 1 at Cleveland RHP Jharel Cotton (3-5, 5.56) vs. RHP Corey Kluber (3-2, 5.06) 9:10 MLBN/95.7 FM The Game Get the latest A s notes, full stat packets, clips, press releases, roster, updated media guide and more at World Champions American League Champions

2 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER: Sonny Gray (2-1, 3.34 ERA) FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make his sixth start since being reinstated from the disabled list May 1 went 0-1 with a 4.22 ERA and.273 opponents batting average over his first two starts but is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA (6 er in 19.0 ip) and.179 (12-for-67) opponents batting average in three starts since then began the season on the 10-day DL with a strained right shoulder it was his third career stint on the DL (had two last year) made two rehab starts before he was reinstated. OPPONENTS BATTING: Has allowed a.163 (8-for-49) batting average to left-handed hitters compared to.258 (16-for-62) against right-handers opponents are hitting.167 (5-for-30) with runners in scoring position three of the four home runs he has allowed have been solo shots has a.154 (6-for-39) opponents batting average the first time through the lineup,.302 (13-for-43) with all four of his home runs the second time through and.172 (5-for-29) after that has not allowed a hit to the opponents number seven hitter (0-for-11). FIRST START: He was the losing pitcher in the A s 9-1 loss at Minnesota May 2 allowed a career-high tying three home runs surrendered a solo home run to Dozier and a two-run home run to Sano in the third and a solo home run to Castro in the fourth left after six innings trailing 4-0. SECOND START: He had a no decision in his 100th career appearance, an 8-6 A s win over Detroit May 7 in Oakland allowed a RBI double to Castellanos in the third inning but the A s scored twice in the bottom of the third and two more in the fourth to take a 4-1 lead he was then charged with three unearned runs in the fifth inning after an Alonso error yielded RBI singles to Cabrera and Martinez and was relieved by Dull who allowed a third run to score on a wild pitch. THIRD START: He had a no decision in the A s 6-5 loss at Texas May 13 allowed a RBI single to Andrus in the third but the A s tied the game with a run in the fourth gave that run back in the bottom of the fourth on a Gomez RBI ground out but Oakland scored twice in the fifth and once in the seventh was relieved by Dull to start the bottom of the seventh with the A s leading 4-2 but the pen allowed four runs in the seventh for the blown save and loss. FOURTH START: He was the winning pitcher in his 100th career start, an 8-3 A s win over Boston May 18 in Oakland became the 22nd pitcher in Oakland history to make 100 starts allowed two runs in the first inning on a RBI single by Ramirez and a sacrifice fly by Young but the A s scored three times in the bottom of the first allowed the tying run to score on a Moreland leadoff home run in the fourth but the A s came back with three in the bottom of the fourth for the win. LAST START: He won his second consecutive start in the A s 4-1 win over Miami last Wednesday in Oakland struck out 11 batters, his third career game of 10 or more strikeouts retired each of the first nine batters he faced (six by strikeout) and had a 2-0 lead when he allowed a leadoff single to Gordon in the fourth Stanton singled Gordon over to third and Gordon scored on a wild pitch retired nine straight following that before allowing a double and a walk in his seventh and final inning. GRAY S 2017 STARTS Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT May 2 at Minnesota 1-9 L May 7 Detroit May 13 at Texas May 18 Boston 8-3 W May 24 Miami 4-1 W GRAY vs. CLEVELAND: Is 2-1 with a 2.59 ERA (31.0 ip, 21 h, 9 r, 9 er, 13 bb, 32 so, 2 hr) in five career starts is 2-1 with a 3.93 ERA (8 er in 18.1 ip) in three starts at Progressive Field and 0-0 with a 0.69 ERA (1 er in 13.0 ip) in two starts in Oakland was the losing pitcher in his only start last OAKLAND A S CAREER ERA LEADERS 1. Dennis Eckersley Rollie Fingers Ken Holtzman Vida Blue Paul Lindblad Catfish Hunter Tim Hudson Blue Moon Odom Sonny Gray Mike Moore 3.54 (min innings pitched) STARTS VS. CLEVELAND DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO 3/31/14 H /16/14 A W /12/15 A W /2/15 H /31/16 A L year, an 8-0 A s loss at Cleveland on July 31 allowed a career-high tying seven runs retired the side in order in the first two innings but then allowed five runs in the third on a Kipnis two-run single, a Lindor sacrifice fly and a Napoli two-run home run allowed a RBI single to Perez in the fourth and was relieved by Coulombe with one out Coulombe allowed one inherited runner to score tossed a two-hit, 2-0 shutout on July 12, 2015 at Cleveland. GRAY S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. CLEVELAND Player Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Abraham Almonte S Michael Brantley L Lonnie Chisenhall L Edwin Encarnacion R Yan Gomes R Brandon Guyer R Austin Jackson R Jason Kipnis L Francisco Lindor S Tyler Naquin L Roberto Perez R Jose Ramirez S Carlos Santana S REHAB: Began his rehab assignment with Single-A Stockton on April 22 and also made one start with Triple-A Nashville April 27 picked up the win in each start. GRAY S 2017 REHAB STARTS Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT with Stockton April 22 San Jose 7-0 W with Nashville April 27 New Orleans 9-2 W Totals (2 games, 2 starts) SPRING TRAINING RECAP: Went 0-0 with a ERA in two starts opponents went 6-for-17 (.353) with four walks struck out seven batters in 2.0 innings. GRAY S 2017 SPRING TRAINING STARTS Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR March 1 at San Diego March 7 at Arizona Totals (2 games, 2 starts) RECAP: Went 5-11 with a 5.69 ERA in 22 starts in a season shortened by two stints on the disabled list his ERA was more than 2½ runs higher than his previous career high of 3.08 in 2014 his five wins follow back-to-back 14-win seasons also had career highs in losses (11), home runs (18), extra base hits (50), opponents batting average (.286), on-base percentage (.343) and slugging percentage (.475) and matched his high in wild pitches (15) his average of 7.23 strikeouts per nine innings was a career low and his 3.23 walks per nine innings were a career high had the second lowest winning percentage in the American League (.313) and the second most wild pitches the wild pitches tied for sixth most in Oakland history and matched the most by an Athletic over the last 24 years now has 47 career wild pitches, which is seventh most in Oakland history (Mike Norris is 6th with 53) the winning percentage tied for 10th lowest in Oakland history among pitchers with 100 or more innings pitched, he had the fourth highest ERA in the AL and the highest by an A s pitcher since 2000 (Olivares, 6.75) OPPONENTS BATTING: His opponents batting average included a mark of.286 (66-for-231) against right-handed hitters and.286 (67-for-234) against left-handers surrendered 12 of his 18 home runs to righties 11 of the home runs were solo shots the eight and nine hitters in the order batted a combined.467 with seven home runs and 21 RBI however, held the five hitter to a.176 average, no home runs and four RBI based on a minimum of 100 innings pitched, his.468 average against the number eight hitter was the highest by a Major Leaguer since at least 1974 his.465 average against the nine hitter was third highest over that span and the highest since 1999 (Loaiza, TEX.500) his mark against the five hitter tied for fourth lowest in the AL in 2016 using the 100 inning minimum, he had the fourth highest average with runners in scoring position in the AL (.330), tied for the fifth highest average when opponents put the first pitch in play (.467) and had the seventh highest average against batters leading off an inning (.321) had a.233 opponents batting average the first time through the lineup,.318 after that. THE BIG INNING: Yielded six runs in an inning once, five runs three times and four runs twice he allowed 58 of his 80 runs in the single biggest inning of his 22 starts (25.13 ERA) had a 1.84 ERA in all other innings. GRAY 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 GRAY S CAREER HIGHS Low Hit CG: 2 (twice), last: 7/12/15 at CLE IP: 9.0 (five times), last: 8/7/15 vs. HOU Fewest IP, GS: 1.0, 9/28/16 at LAA H: 11 (twice), last: 5/3/16 vs. SEA R: 7 (seven times), last: 7/31/16 at CLE ER: 7 (six times), last: 7/31/16 at CLE BB: 7, 5/3/15 at TEX SO: 12, 9/23/14 vs. LAA HR: 3 (three times), last: 5/2/17 at MIN Pitches: 119, 5/3/15 at TEX Win Streak: 6 (twice), last: 6/18/14-7/26/14 Loss Streak: 7, 4/27/16 to 7/6/16 Scoreless Streak: 20.0, 9/23/14 to 4/11/15 Complete Games: 5, last: 8/7/15 vs. HOU Shutouts: 4, last: 7/28/15 at LAD TOMORROW S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER LHP Sean Manaea (3-3, 4.35 ERA): Has won each of his last two starts and has a 1.50 ERA and a.205 opponents batting average over that stretch has a streak of 14 consecutive games with five hits or fewer and two innings pitched or more dating back to last year that matches the second longest such streak by an American League pitcher since at least 1913 has held left-handed hitters to a.065 batting average compared to.218 by right-handers the mark against lefties is the lowest in the majors among pitchers with 40 or more innings has allowed a.187 opponents batting average overall, which is fourth lowest in the AL using the 40 inning minimum was the winning pitcher in his last start, a 4-1 A s win at New York (AL) last Friday (7.0 ip, 4 h, 1 bb, 8 so) was the winning pitcher in his only career appearance against Cleveland, a start in the A s 9-1 win in Oakland last year on Aug. 23 (7.0 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 8 so).

3 ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS TEAM 6-7, 4.57 ERA (84 er in ip) Saves/Opportunities: 9-for-16 (56.3%) The bullpen has allowed four earned runs over its last five games (13.0 ip, 2.77 ERA) after surrendering 12 earned runs over its previous two outings. Has recorded just one save in its last five chances dating back to May 12, a span of 16 games...overall, are 9-for-16 (56.3%) in save chances and have the third lowest save percentage in the American League blew a save in three straight opportunities at Texas (May 12-14) had not blown a save in three straight games since May 29-June 1, 2004 (Rhodes, Rhodes, Mecir) the seven total blown saves have come from five different relievers (Casilla, Madson, 2 each; Doolittle, Dull, Hendriks, 1 each). Six wins by relievers are tied for the fewest in the American League. In the month of May at home, the bullpen is sporting a 4-0 record with a 3.06 ERA (17 er in 50.0 ip) in ten games...had not allowed a run at home in 26 straight innings before the streak was snapped in the eighth inning on May 21. Has allowed 21-of-60 (35.0%) inherited runners to score, which is the fifth highest percentage in the AL. Relievers rank first in the majors in stolen bases allowed (19). Rank third in the AL in unearned runs (11), fourth in wild pitches (12) and tied for fourth in runs (95). 61 RHP JOHN AXFORD Last Outing: 5/28 at New York-AL (ND, 1.0 ip, 2 h, 2 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 2-4 Was reinstated from the disabled list May 21 after missing 42 games... and has pitched in four games since then...has allowed at least one run in three of his four appearances. Was on the A s Opening Day roster but did not appear in a game before he was placed on the 10-day DL April 5, retroactive to April 2, with a strained right shoulder. Pitched for Cleveland in 2014, going 2-3 with 10 saves and a 3.92 ERA in 49 games. Began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville May 13 and did not allow a run in three appearances (3.1 ip, 2 h, 4 so) / CAREER 0 0 0/ Last Year: Went 6-4 with three saves and a 3.97 ERA in 68 relief appearances in his first season with the A s had a 2.70 ERA over his first 26 games and a 2.19 ERA over his final 24 but logged a 9.42 ERA in 18 games in between. 46 RHP SANTIAGO CASILLA Last Outing: 5/26 at New York-AL (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb) Saves/Opportunities: 7-9 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/1 First Hitters: 4-17, 2 bb Has just one save opportunity since May 12, a span of 15 games. (3 er in 11.0 ip) at home. relievers. Was 3-for-3 in save chances with a 3.38 ERA over his first eight games but is 3-for-6 with a 6.10 ERA (7 er in 10.1 ip) over his last 11 contests. Has an 8.59 ERA (7 er in 7.1 ip) on the road this season and a 2.45 ERA His five stolen bases allowed are tied for the most in the AL among His 32 career saves in the month of May are his most in any month / CAREER 1 0 0/ 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. 35 LHP DANIEL COULOMBE Last Outing: 5/29 at Cleveland (ND, 0.2 ip, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 22/5 First Hitters: 4-18, bb, hbp Has held left-handed hitters to a.129 (4-for-31) batting average compared to.303 (10-for-33) against right-handers. Opponents are 1-for-23 (.043) with runners in scoring position...that is the best mark in the majors with a minimum of 20 at bats against. First batters faced started the year 4-for-7 against him but are 0-for-11 with a walk and a hit by pitch in his last 13 appearances. Is tied for first in the American League in inherited runners (22). Has a 1.64 ERA (2 er in 11.0 ip) in night games and a 4.76 ERA (3 er in 5.2 ip) in day games / CAREER 0 0 0/ 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 opponents batting average in 20 relief appearances for Triple-A Nashville. 31 RHP LIAM HENDRIKS Last Outing: 5/29 at Cleveland (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 3 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored:11/5 First Hitters: 4-17, 3 bb Has tossed four straight scoreless outings after allowing an earned run in back-to-back appearances on May 13 and 15. Lefties are 10-for-38 (.263) with two doubles, a triple, a home run and nine RBI against him righties are 8-for-46 (.174) with no XBH / CAREER 1 1 0/ 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. 44 RHP RYAN MADSON Last Outing: 5/26 at New York-AL (ND, 1.0 ip, 2 so) Saves/Opportunities: 1-3 Inherited Runners/Scored: 4/2 First Hitters: 5-20, bb Picked up the win after being charged with a blown save May 16 at Seattle...it was the ninth time in his career that he was charged with a blown save while also earning the victory (last: June 17, 2016 vs. Los Angeles-AL). Lefties are 10-for-31 (.323) and righties are 6-for-39 (.154) against him this season. Earned his lone save of the season on April 22...was his first save of more than one inning since June 28, 2016 at San Francisco / CAREER 0 0 0/ Last Year: Saved a team-leading 30 games in his first season with Oakland to become just the second A s pitcher over the last 10 years to save 30 or more games ranked ninth in the AL in saves but tied for second with seven blown saves. 47 RHP FRANKIE MONTAS Last Outing: 5/27 at New York-AL (ND, 1.0 ip, 2 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/3 First Hitters: 4-14, 3 bb Has tossed six straight scoreless outings (8.1 ip) after allowing seven runs over his previous four games (5.0 ip, ERA). Is tied for sixth among American League relievers in most hits (26) and tied for eighth in most home runs (4). Recorded his first Major League victory on May 6 vs. Detroit / CAREER 0 0 0/ Last Year: Missed nearly the entire season due to rib cage injuries combined for a 0-0 record and a 2.25 ERA in seven games, four starts, with Tulsa (AA) and Oklahoma City (AAA) started the year on the Dodgers DL, ended it on the Triple-A DL. 36 RHP ZACH NEAL Last Outing: 5/29 at Cleveland (ND, 3.0 ip, 1 h, 1 bb, 3 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 0-1 Contract was selected on May 24 from Triple-A Nashville...was 1-2 with a 3.89 ERA in eight games with the Sounds. Appeared in his first major league game of the season yesterday, tossing three scoreless frames and allowing one hit...was the sixth time in 19 career relief outings allowing no runs in three or more innings pitched / CAREER 0 0 0/ His 2017 minor league statistics: W L S G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA Nashville (AAA) 1 2 0/ Last Year: Spent most of the seaon with Oakland, hurling 70 innings and posting a 2-4 record with a 4.24 ERA...was 7-2 with a 3.21 ERA in 11 starts for the Nashville Sounds. 57 RHP JOSH SMITH Last Outing: 5/28 at New York-AL (ND, 1.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 2 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 1-7 Has allowed eight runs in his last three outings (3.0 ip) after not allowing a run in his previous three outings (6.0 ip, 1 h, 1 bb, 2 so). Had his contract selected on May 3 from Triple-A Nashville...was 2-0 with a 3.29 ERA in nine relief appearances with the Sounds. His 2017 minor league statistics: W L S G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA Nashville (AAA) 2 0 0/ His career numbers against Cleveland: / CAREER 0 0 0/ Last Year: Spent most of the season with Cincinnati where he went 3-3 with a 4.68 ERA in 32 games (two starts) over two stints with the Reds was 3-1 with a 4.88 ERA in his 30 relief appearances, 0-2 with a 3.38 ERA in his two starts.

4 ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES 17 YONDER ALONSO Current Streak: 3 games (3 for 10) Cleveland Series: 1-4, r, hr, rbi, so Road Trip: 2-8, 2 r, 2b, hr, rbi, so Hit his 10th home run in the month of May yesterday, which is the most in the majors this month prior to this year, his career high for home runs over an entire season was nine in 2012 his previous high for home runs in a month was four in April of 2017 and May of Was hit by a pitch in the sixth inning last Tuesday and left the game in the seventh with a contusion on his right hand and wrist x-rays were negative it was his first game since he left the game at Seattle a week prior with soreness in his left knee. Has eight home runs in his last 14 games and 14 for the season, which is an on-going career high. Is 5-for-31 (.161) with three home runs, four RBI and seven walks over his last 10 games. Leads the American League in batting with runners in scoring position (.433) and ranks tied for fifth in home runs (14). Tied for first among AL first baseman in home runs (14), is first in slugging (.654), second in on-base percentage (.370), and third in RBI (31). Is batting.301 (31-for-103) against right-handed pitching,.160 (4-for-25) against left-handers each of his four hits off lefties are for extra bases (one double, three home runs). Last Year: Batted.253 with 34 doubles, seven home runs and 56 RBI in 156 games in his first season with Oakland had career highs in games and runs scored (52) ranked second among AL first baseman with a.997 fielding percentage. 20 MARK CANHA Current Streak: 0 for 8 Cleveland Series: 0-1, so Road Trip: 2-13, 2b, 7 so Is batting.283 (13-for-46) with four doubles, one triple, three home runs and seven RBI in 15 games since he was recalled from Triple-A Nashville May 9 for his second stint with the A s this year. Seven of his last eight hits are extra base hits (three doubles, one triple, three home runs) nine of his 15 hits this year and 12 of his 20 over the last two years are for extra bases. Has three home runs in his last 11 games after going homerless over his first 10 contests. Has started 15 games at four different positions (nine in right field, four in center field, one in left field, two at designated hitter) the games in center are the first of his career. Has committed four errors in 16 games in the outfield and is tied for third among American League outfielders in errors. Hit his first career walk-off home run May 19 against Boston and it was his second game-ending RBI (double, Aug. 2, 2015 vs. CLE) also doubled and tripled for the first three-extra-base-hit game of his career. Was on Oakland s Opening Day roster and went 2-for-19 (.105) in six games before he was optioned to Nashville April 15. Was 7-for-15 (.467) with runners in scoring position with Nashville appeared in 15 games in right field, three in center field and one at designated hitter his complete 2017 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Nashville (AAA) 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. 2 KHRIS DAVIS Current Streak: 2 games (2 for 7) Cleveland Series: 1-4, r, hr, rbi, 2 so Road Trip: 4-12, 4 r, 2 hr, 4 rbi, 4 bb, 5 so Is batting.191 (13-for-68) over his last 18 games and eight of the 13 hits are for extra bases (two doubles, six home runs). Recorded a season-high three walks on Saturday, matching his careerhigh he set on Sept. 14, 2016 at Kansas City. Has homered six times in his last 13 games after going homerless in each of his previous 12 contests now has 16 home runs for the season, which is tied for second in the American League. His home run last Saturday broke a 3-3 tie and eight of his 16 home runs have put the A s ahead ranks third in the AL in go-ahead RBI (11). Is tied for seventh in the AL in strikeouts (60). Is batting.310 (18-for-58) during the day,.186 (22-for-118) at night. Went 7-for-24 (.292) on the homestand after going 1-for-20 (.050) on the last road trip is batting.256 (22-for-86) at home compared to.200 (18-for-90) on the road. Is batting.171 (7-for-41) with runners in scoring position. Is hitting.191 (18-for-94) with six home runs in May after batting.268 with 10 home runs in April his May average is the third lowest for any month of his career (.186 in Sept and July 2015). 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. 11 RAJAI DAVIS Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) Cleveland Series: 1-4, so Road Trip: 1-12, r, 5 so Was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list May 2 and is batting.202 (17-for-84) in 23 games since his return hit.214 over his first 15 games. Stole his sixth base of the season Friday night it was his 122nd as an Athletic, which moves him into eighth place in Oakland history. Is 6-for-10 (60.0%) in stolen base attempts is tied for the third most caught stealings in the American League (4). Is batting.196 (21-for-107) in 25 games in the leadoff spot,.375 (6-for-16) in six games hitting ninth. OAKLAND A S CAREER STOLEN BASE LEADERS 1. Rickey Henderson Bert Campaneris Billy North Coco Crisp Carney Lansford Reggie Jackson Jose Canseco Rajai Davis Mike Davis Mitchell Page 104 Was placed on the 10-day DL April 25 retroactive to April 22 with a strained left hamstring and missed eight games Last Year: Played for the American League Champion Cleveland Indians and hit.249 with 12 HR and 48 RBI in 134 games had career highs in runs (74), home runs and walks (33) led the AL and ranked fourth in the majors with 43 steals. 25 RYON HEALY Current Streak: 3 games (6 for 11) Cleveland Series: 3-4, r, hr, rbi, so Road Trip: 6-15, r, 2 2b, hr, 3 rbi, bb, 4 so Went 0-for-4 Friday night to snap his team-season-high 11-game hitting streak...went 14-for-45 (.311) with no walks during the streak it was his third career hitting streak of 10 or more games his longest is a 14- game streak from Aug , Is batting.322 (28-for-87) with six home runs over his last 22 games after hitting.228 with three home runs over his first 27 contests. Is hitting.383 (18-for-47) with three home runs against left-handed pitching compared to.234 (33-for-141) with six home runs against righthanders ranks sixth in the American League in batting against lefties. Is batting.314 (27-for-86) with six of his eight home runs and 15 of his 23 RBI at home compared to.235 (24-for-102) on the road. Has made 47 starts at three different positions (23 at designated hitter, 14 at first base, 10 at third base) is batting.228 (21-for-92) with four home runs and eight RBI in 24 games at designated hitter has a.313 (30-for-96) average with five home runs and 15 RBI in all non-dh at bats. Friday night, also snapped a 15-game on-base streak when playing a position on the field batted.383 (23-for-60) with four homers and 10 RBI during that span. Has committed at least one error in three of his last four starts at third base (four errors total). 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). 23 MATT JOYCE Current Streak: 0 for 2 Cleveland Series: 0-1, bb, so Road Trip: 1-9, r, 3 bb, 5 so Is batting.224 (15-for-67) over his last 21 games after hitting.162 over his first 22 contests. Played in his 1,000th career game on Sunday afternoon, spanning 10 years and five teams. Has three home runs and seven RBI over his last 14 games after tallying two home runs and 10 RBI over his first 29 contests four of his last seven RBI gave the A s the lead had no go-ahead RBI prior to that. Is batting.316 (6-for-19) against left-handed pitchers,.172 (20-for-116) with all five of his home runs, all 17 of his RBI and all 19 of his walks against right-handers his average against righties is second lowest in the American League has made 34 of his 37 starts this year and 368 of his 383 starts over the last five years against righties. Is hitting.143 (8-for-56) at home,.228 (18-for-79) with all five of his home runs and 15 of his 17 RBI on the road. Is hitting.156 (15-for-96) at night,.282 (11-for-39) during the day. Nine of his last 18 hits are for extra bases (five doubles, four home runs). Has committed two errors in his last five games after going 130 games without an error dating back to May 30, 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.

5 8 JED LOWRIE Current Streak: 0 for 11 Cleveland Series: 0-4, so Road Trip: 3-10, 2 r, 2b, rbi, 2 bb, 4 so Hit.552 (16-for-29) during his seven-game hitting streak from May but is 0-for-10 with five strikeouts over his last three games. Had two doubles Wednesday and one Friday, and now has 15 doubles and six home runs in 49 games this year had 12 doubles and two home runs in 87 games last year. Has hit all six of his home runs this year off right-handed pitching each of his last 11 home runs have come against righties his last homer off a lefty came on Aug. 31, 2015 against Seattle (Nuno). Had a two-error game yesterday, recording his sixth two-error game of his career and first since April 15, 2016 vs. Kansas City. Is batting.214 (6-for-28) with runners in scoring position last year, he hit.483 with RISP over his first 34 games through May 27. 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. 19 JOSH PHEGLEY Current Streak: 0 for 5 New York Series: 2-8, r, hr, rbi, so Last Homestand: 4-13, rbi, bb, 2 so Was activated from the 7-day concussion disabled list May 12 and is 7-for-26 (.269) in nine games, seven starts, since his return. Went 4-for-13 (.308) on the last homestand but is batting.194 (6-for-31) in Oakland compared to.276 (8-for-29) on the road. Has a.270 (10-for-37) batting average during the day,.174 (4-for-23) at night Has made 12 of his 16 starts this year in games against left-handed starting pitchers. Has tossed out 7-of-17 (41.1%) attempted base stealers. Was batting.206 with a home run and three RBI in 12 games when he was placed on the concussion DL May 4 missed seven games. 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 and July 2-end of season) his batting average was the best of his four ML seasons. 18 CHAD PINDER Current Streak: 0 for 8 Cleveland Series: 0-3, 3 so, hbp Road Trip: 0-6, bb, 5 so, hbp Is 13-for-49 (.265) over his last 19 games after going 2-for-11 (.182) over his first six contests. Is batting.290 (9-for-31) with four of his five home runs and nine of his 11 RBI against right-handed pitchers,.207 (6-for-29) against left-handers. Is batting.297 (11-for-37) with four of his five home runs during the day,.174 (4-for-23) at night. Has four home runs in his last 12 games, all with runners on base has five home runs for the season, all at home is tied for fifth among American League rookies in home runs. Flew out as a pinch hitter last Tuesday and is 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in the pinch. Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville April 16 and has started 14 games at five different positions (seven at designated hitter, five at second base, three at shortstop, one in right field). Was batting.324 in nine games with the Sounds at the time of his promotion. 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 TREVOR PLOUFFE Current Streak: 0 for 7 Cleveland Series: 0-4, 2 so Road Trip: 2-12, r, 6 so Is hitting.306 (19-for-62) with 10 runs, four doubles, two home runs and four RBI over his last 19 games. Is batting.270 (20-for-74) in May after hitting.207 in April. Is hitting.304 (14-for-46) against left-handed pitchers,.209 (23-for-110) with all six of his home runs against right-handers. Is batting.284 (23-for-81) with five of his six home runs and 11 of his 13 RBI at home compared to.187 (14-for-75) on the road. Is hitting.315 (29-for-92) with five of his six home runs with the bases empty,.125 (8-for-64) with runners on base. Is tied for fourth in the AL in grounded into double plays (9). Last Year: Batted a career-high.260 with 12 home runs and 47 RBI in 84 games with Minnesota in a season interrupted by three stints on the DL missed a total of 65 games while on the DL and his 84 games played were his fewest since ADAM ROSALES Current Streak: 0 for 4 New York Series: 2-11, 2b, hbp Last Homestand: 1-19, r, rbi, bb, 10 so Singled in the eighth inning Friday night to snap an 0-for-18 skid...is 4-for-38 (.105) with 15 strikeouts over his last 12 games after hitting.316 over his previous 11 contests. Has started 36 of the A s 38 games at shortstop since the injury to Semien and is batting.211 (26-for-123) in 37 games total over that span. Is batting.282 (11-for-39) against left-handed pitchers,.200 (19-for-95) against right-handers. Is tied for sixth among American League shortstops in errors (4). Last Year: Batted.229 with 13 home runs and 35 RBI in 105 games with San Diego posted career highs in games, runs (37), doubles (12), triples (3), home runs, RBI, walks (29), slugging percentage, OPS (.814) and extra base hits (28). 10 MARCUS SEMIEN Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 2) Was placed on the 10-day disabled list April 16 retroactive to April 15 with a right wrist contusion it is 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 transferred to the 60-day DL April 20. 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. 21 STEPHEN VOGT Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) Cleveland Series: 1-4 Road Trip: 1-12, r, hr, 2 rbi, so Is 8-for-31 (.258) over his last nine games went 8-for-28 (.286) over his first seven games but was 9-for-58 (.155) in 21 games in between. Has made 31 of his 32 starts in games started by a right-handed pitcher is batting.229 (24-for-105) against right-handers but is just 1-for-12 (.083) against lefties. Is hitting.310 (9-for-29) during the day,.182 (16-for-88) at night. Committed his sixth error of the season Friday night, which is the most in the American League among catchers his career high is seven last year has tossed out 2-of-29 (6.9%) attempted base stealers the stolen base percentage is the worst mark in the majors the 27 stolen bases are second most in the majors. Last Year: Played in a career-high 137 games and hit.251 with 14 home runs and 56 RBI also had career bests in hits (123), doubles (30) and extra base hits (46) was named to his second consecutive American League All-Star team. A S HITTING VS. CLEVELAND A s HITTING vs. CLEVELAND 2017 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Healy Joyce Lowrie Phegley Pinder Plouffe Rosales Vogt TOTALS A S CAREER HITTING VS. BAUER PLAYER BAT AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Yonder Alonso L Mark Canha R Khris Davis R Rajai Davis R Ryon Healy R Matt Joyce L Jed Lowrie S Josh Phegley R Chad Pinder R Trevor Plouffe R Stephen Vogt L

6 HIGHS AND LOWS CLUB Longest Winning Streak... 5, April 18 to 22 Longest Winning Streak, Home... 5, April 18 to 22 Longest Winning Streak, Road... 2, April 10 to 12 Longest Losing Streak... 5, April 23 to 28 Longest Losing Streak, Home... 3, April 14 to 17 Longest Losing Streak, Road... 5, April 13 to 28 Most Runs, Game, A s... 9, May 16 at Seattle... 9, April 20 vs. Seattle... 9, April 19 vs. Texas Most Runs, Game, Opponents...12, May 21 vs. Boston Most Runs, Inning, A s... 5, May 20 vs. Boston (5th)...5, May 16 at Seattle (9th) Most Runs, Inning, Opponents... 5, May 21 vs. Boston (9th)...5, April 23 vs. Seattle (3rd)...5, April 7 at Texas (2nd) Largest Margin, Victory...8, April 19 vs. Texas (9-1) Largest Margin, Loss... 10, April 23 vs. Seattle (1-11) Most Hits, Game, A s...14, May 4 at Minnesota... 14, April 19 vs. Texas Most Hits, Game, Opponents... 19, May 23 vs. Miami Most Hits, Inning, A s...5, April 4 vs. Los Angeles (AL) (7th) Most Hits, Inning, Opponents...5 (twice), last: May 29 at Cleveland (4th) Most Home Runs, Game, A s...4, May 20 vs. Boston Most Home Runs, Game, Opponents...6, May 2 at Minnesota Most Doubles, Game, A s... 4 (five times), last: May 24 vs. Miami Most Doubles, Game, Opponents...4, April 28 at Houston... 4, April 20 vs. Seattle...4, April 7 at Texas Most Triples, Game, A s...1 (four times), last: May 19 vs. Boston Most Triples, Game, Opponents... 2, May 5 vs. Detroit Most Stolen Bases, Game, A s... 2, May 9 vs. Los Angeles (AL)... 2, May 7 vs. Detroit...2, April 8 at Texas Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents... 5, April 15 vs. Houston Most Strikeouts, A s Pitchers... 14, May 6 vs. Detroit Most Strikeouts, Opponents Pitchers... 14, May 27 at New York (AL)...14, April 28 at Houston Most Walks, A s Pitchers... 8, April 15 vs. Houston Most Walks, Opponents Pitchers... 8, May 15 at Seattle...8, May 4 at Minnesota Fewest Hits Allowed, A s Pitchers...2, April 8 at Texas Fewest Hits Allowed, Opponents Pitchers... 2, May 17 at Seattle Most Left on Base, Nine Inning Game...13, May 4 at Minnesota Most Left on Base, Extra Inning Game...5, April 25 at Los Angeles (AL) Fewest Left on Base, Game...3, May 8 vs. Los Angeles (AL) (11 inn.)... 3, May 6 vs. Detroit... 3, April 17 vs. Texas Most Errors, Game... 3, May 24 vs. Miami...3, May 21 vs. Boston...3, April 28 at Houston...3, April 9 at Texas Largest Comeback in Win... 3, May 6 vs. Detroit... 3, April 20 vs. Seattle Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss... 5, April 15 vs. Houston INDIVIDUAL Grand Slams...None Pinch Hit Home Runs... Josh Phegley, April 25 at Los Angeles-AL (Jose Alvarez) Lead Off Home Runs...Adam Rosales, April 22 vs. Seattle (Ariel Miranda) Inside-The-Park Home Runs...None Game Ending Home Runs... 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... Yonder Alonso and Ryon Healy, May 29 at Cleveland... Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis, May 18 vs. Boston Longest Hitting Streak... 11, Ryon Healy, May 13 to 24 Most Runs, Game...3, Jed Lowrie, May 23 vs. Miami Most Hits, Game...4, Jed Lowrie, May 24 vs. Miami Most Doubles, Game...2, Jed Lowrie, May 24 vs. Miami...2, Jed Lowrie, May 23 vs. Miami... 2, Trevor Plouffe, May 18 vs. Boston...2, Rajai Davis, April 8 at Texas Most Triples, Game... 1 (four times), last: Mark Canha, May 19 vs. Boston Most Home Runs, Game... 2, Yonder Alonso, May 9 vs. Los Angeles (AL)... 2, Jed Lowrie, May 8 vs. Los Angeles (AL)... 2, Yonder Alonso, May 6 vs. Detroit...2, Khris Davis, April 28 at Houston... 2, Khris Davis, April 3 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Runs Batted In, Game...4, Khris Davis, April 28 at Houston Most Walks, Game...3, Khris Davis, May 27 ay New York (AL) Most Strikeouts, Game... 4, Khris Davis, May 8 vs. Los Angeles (AL)...4, Ryon Healy, April 25 at Los Angeles (AL) Most Stolen Bases, Game... 2, Rajai Davis, May 9 vs. Los Angeles (AL)... 2, Marcus Semien, April 8 at Texas Longest Winning Streak... 3, Andrew Triggs, April 6 to 18 Longest Losing Streak... 3, Jesse Hahn, April 30 to present... 3, Ryan Madson, April 14 to May 14 Most Strikeouts, Game...11, Sonny Gray, May 24 vs. Miami Most Walks, Game...5, Sean Manaea, May 15 at Seattle...5, Sean Manaea, April 15 vs. Houston Most Innings, Game, Starter...8.0, Jesse Hahn, April 25 at Los Angeles (AL) Most Innings, Game, Reliever...6.0, Jesse Hahn, April 7 at Texas Low Hit Complete Game...None Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings , Andrew Triggs, April 6 to 18 Most Consecutive Batters Retired... 15, Kendall Graveman, April 8 GENERAL Longest Game, Innings...11, May 19 vs. Boston...11, May 8 vs. Los Angeles (AL)... 11, April 25 at Los Angeles (AL) Longest Game, Time, Nine Innings... 3:55, April 15 vs. Houston Longest Game, Time, Extra Innings...3:12, May 19 vs. Boston (11)... 3:12, April 25 at Los Angeles-AL (11) Shortest Game, Time...2:30, April 27 at Los Angeles (AL) Largest Crowd, Home... 36,067, April 3 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Smallest Crowd, Home... 10,292, May 8 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Largest Crowd, Road... 44,232, May 28 at New York (AL) Smallest Crowd, Road... 13,955, May 16 at Seattle Postponement, Rain, Home... April 16 vs. Houston Postponement, Rain, Road...None MULTIPLE HIT GAMES PLAYER TOT Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Decker Healy Joyce Lowrie Maxwell Phegley Pinder Plouffe Rosales Vogt MULTIPLE RBI GAMES PLAYER TOT Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Healy Joyce Lowrie Phegley Pinder Rosales Vogt GAME TYING/GO-AHEAD RBI PLAYER GT GA TOT Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Healy Joyce Lowrie Phegley Pinder Plouffe Rosales Vogt STARTS IN THE BATTING ORDER Player Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Decker Healy Joyce LaMarre Lowrie Maxwell Olson Phegley Pinder Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt 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 Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Decker Healy Joyce LaMarre Lowrie Maxwell Olson Phegley Pinder Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt