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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 (35-44) VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (38-41) FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2016 OAKLAND ALAMEDA COLISEUM 7:05 P.M. PDT RHP SONNY GRAY (3-6, 5.03) VS. LHP JEFF LOCKE (7-5, 5.12) CSNCA A S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) EN ESPAÑOL (KIQI 1010 AM) ABOUT THE A S: Had their three-game winning streak snapped last night are now 7-3 over the first 10 days of this 20-day stretch without a day off that takes the A s into the All-Star Break are (.407) since the start of May after going (.520) in April are (.443) for the season, which is the fourth worst record in the American League are in fourth place in the AL West for the seventh consecutive day and trail first place Texas by 15½ games that is the A s third largest deficit in the AL West at the end of June since divisional play began in 1969 (23 in 1979, 20 in 2001) have spent one day in sole possession of first place, five days tied for first, four days in second, four days tied for second, 15 days in third, eight days tied for third, 22 days in fourth, nine days tied for fourth and 20 days in fifth. INTERLEAGUE PLAY: The A s are 5-6 (.455) in interleague play (1-3 vs. Milwaukee, 1-2 vs. Cincinnati, 3-1 vs. San Francisco) have won five of the last seven games after losing each of the first four after this three game series with the Pirates the A s will host Chicago (Aug. 5-7) and travel to St. Louis (Aug ) went 11-9 (.550) against the National League last year it MLB BEST ALL-TIME INTERLEAGUE RECORDS W L PCT New York (AL) Boston Los Angeles (AL) Chicago (AL) Oakland marked the fourth consecutive season and 12th time in 19 years the A s finished with a winning record in interleague play are now (.552) all-time in interleague play, which is fifth best in Major League history. IN JUNE: The A s finished June with an (.423) record it marked the first time they had a losing record in June since going 9-17 in 2011 the offense struck out 158 times, which was the fewest in the majors had the third fewest stolen bases in the AL in June (7), tied for the third fewest home runs (28) and had the fourth lowest slugging percentage (.423). OFFENSE: The A s have scored six or more runs in each of the last seven games (54 runs, 7.7 per game), which is the second longest such streak by an A s team over the last 12 years (8, April 3-11, 2013) have homered in a season-high nine consecutive games (14 home runs total) eight of the A s last 11 home runs and 15 of the last 24 have come with runners on base are batting.278 (173-for-622) with 102 runs scored over the last 18 games (5.7 runs per game) for the season, have the lowest on-base percentage in the American League (.307), rank second in fewest walks (195) and fewest strikeouts (526) and fourth in fewest doubles (126). STARTING PITCHING: Dillon Overton tossed 3.0 innings last night, which marks the 25th time this year an A s starting pitcher has logged fewer than five innings that is the most in the majors A s starting pitchers are 4-4 with a 3.71 ERA (32 er in 77.2 ip) over the last 14 games and have issued just 19 walks (2.20 per nine innings) are with a 5.07 ERA (237 er in ip) for the season rank second in the American League in most losses, fewest innings pitched and highest ERA and fourth in fewest wins are one of five AL teams without a complete game and the A s streak of 130 consecutive games without a complete game is second longest in Athletics history (151, July 9, 2008-July 5, 2009) and the second longest active streak in the AL (Baltimore, 264) have used 11 different starting pitchers, which is the most in the AL and second most in the majors (Cincinnati, 12). PITCHING: The A s have allowed 24 runs in the last three games, including one on Wednesday, and now have a 5.07 ERA (86 er in ip) over the last 17 contests have a 4.72 ERA for the season, which is second highest in the American League also have the second highest opponents batting average (.273) and on-base percentage (.337) and fourth highest opponents slugging percentage (.442) have allowed 27 home runs over the last 17 games and 98 for the season 47 of those have come with runners on base, which is second most in the majors (Cincinnati, 61). DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A s have a season-high tying six-game errorless streak (May 29-June 4) however, have committed 53 errors for the season, which is second most in the American League (Minnesota, 55) rank second in double plays (86) A s outfielders have eight assists, which is second fewest in the majors (St. Louis, 7). LEFT AND RIGHT: The A s are 9-9 (.500) in games in which the opponent starts a left-handed pitcher compared to (.426) against righties the 18 games against left-handed starters are fourth fewest in the AL are batting.265 against left-handed pitchers,.251 against right-handers. HOME AND AWAY: The A s are 1-1 on this five-game homestand against San Francisco (1-1) and Pittsburgh (three games) went 3-6 on the last homestand against Texas (1-3), Los Angeles-AL (1-2) and Milwaukee (1-1) and are (.425) at home, which is the third worst home record in the American League went 5-1 on the last road trip to Los Angeles-AL (3-1) and San Francisco (2-0) it was their first winning road trip of six or more games since June 3-11, 2014 (5-4) and their best record on a road trip of four or more games since Sept , 2013 (5-1) started the year 7-0 on the road, went 5-20 from April 23 to June 11 and are 6-1 over the last seven games are (.462) on the road overall have a 4.05 ERA (162 er in ip) at home compared to 5.44 (204 er in ip) on the road are batting.241 (316-for-1311) at home compared to.267 (370-for-1386) on the road have the third lowest home batting average in the AL and the fifth highest road batting average. CLOSE CALLS: The A s have lost 10 of their last 14 one-run games after winning five of the first eight are 9-13 (.409) in one-run games for the season, which is the third worst record in the American League are 2-1 in extra innings and the three extra inning games are tied for second fewest in the American League all three extra inning games have come on the road and the A s now have a streak of 59 consecutive home games without an extra inning game that is the second longest such streak in Oakland history to a 74-game streak from May 29, 1970 to May 2, 1971) last played an extra inning game in the Coliseum on Aug. 18, 2015 vs. Los Angeles-NL, a 5-4 win in 10 innings. THIS AND THAT: The A s have played two of their three longest nine-inning games of the season in the last three days (3:53 on Tuesday, 3:43 last night) and are averaging 3:20 over the last six games for the season, the average time of game is 2 hours and 59 minutes, which is tied for second quickest in the majors (Toronto, 2:57) A s pinch hitters are tied for the American League lead in RBI (11) and rank second in hits (14) and plate appearances (63) are in game 18 of a 20-game stretch in which the A s play all of their games in California. THE DISABLED LIST: The A s placed Sean Doolittle on the 15-day disabled list yesterday and now have nine players on the DL (Alvarez, Bassitt, Canha, Doolittle, Doubront, Fuld, Hill, Parker, Sogard) have used the disabled list 17 times this year and players on the DL have combined to miss 733 games (43.1 games per stint) have had at least six players on the DL all year have had at least three players on the DL every day since July 30, 2011 have not had fewer than two players on the DL since the end of the 2006 season when they had just one. A s vs. PIRATES: The A s lead the all-time series, 11-1 that is the best record by one team against any other team have won all six games in Oakland and are 5-1 in Pittsburgh won each of the first 11 games before losing their last meeting on July 10, 2013 at Pittsburgh the two clubs last squared off in Oakland in 2010 also met in Oakland and 2004 and Pittsburgh in MLB BEST RECORDS VS. ONE TEAM W L PCT A s vs. Pirates Red Sox vs. Reds Angels vs. Phillies Mariners vs. Reds White Sox vs. Reds D backs vs. Orioles TODAY S TIDBITS Khris Davis is batting.323 (20-for-62) with five home runs, 17 RBI and 13 runs scored over his last 16 games Ryan Dull has stranded all 34 of his inherited runners and opponents are 1-for-46 (.022) with runners in scoring position Marcus Semien hit his 16th home run of the season last night, which is a new career high and the most among American League shortstops Danny Valencia is batting.324, which ranks fifth in the AL among players with 200 or more plate appearances. THIS DATE IN A S HISTORY In 1902 Rube Waddell becomes the first major league pitcher to strikeout the side on nine pitches he turns the trick in the third inning of the A s 2-0 win over Baltimore, his first victory as an Athletic in 1979 the A s collect a club record 29 hits in a 13-12, 15 inning win at Texas Jim Essian has five hits and Rickey Henderson, Mike Heath and Mike Edwards add four each Texas starter Jon Matlack allows 12 hits in 5 1/3 and losing pitcher Doc Medich allows 12 hits in 8 1/3 innings of relief in 2007 Dan Haren extends his winning streak to 10 games in the A s 11-5 win at New York. PITCHING PROBABLES Sat., July 2 vs. Pittsburgh LHP Rich Hill (8-3, 2.25) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (1-0, 5.40) 7:05 CSNCA/95.7 FM The Game Sun., July 3 vs. Pittsburgh RHP Daniel Mengden (1-3, 2.81) vs. LHP Francisco Liriano (4-8, 5.33) 1:05 CSNCA/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 (3-6, 5.03 ERA) FOR STARTERS: Was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list June 5 and is 0-1 with a 3.23 ERA (11 er in 30.2 ip) in five starts since his return has walked one batter in each of those five starts was placed on the DL May 22 retroactive to May 21 with a strained right trapezius was 3-5 with a 6.19 ERA in nine starts before going on the DL. FIVE-GAME LOSING STREAK: Is 0-5 with a 6.19 ERA (36 er in 52.1 ip) and.298 (64- for-215) opponents batting average over his last 10 starts the five-game losing streak is a career high (previous: 4, Aug. 1-16, 2014), OAKLAND A S CAREER ERA LEADERS 1. Dennis Eckersley Rollie Fingers Ken Holtzman Vida Blue Paul Lindblad Catfish Hunter Sonny Gray Tim Hudson Blue Moon Odom Mike Moore 3.54 (min innings pitched) matches the A s season high and is tied for the third longest active losing streak in the American League allowed at least four runs in each of his first five starts during the streak marking the first time in his career he has allowed four or more runs in more than two consecutive starts went 3-1 with a 2.73 ERA and.232 opponents batting average over his first four starts. INTERLEAGUE PLAY: Is 0-1 with a 1.98 ERA (13.2 ip, 12 h, 4 r, 3 er, 2 bb, 11 so, 0 hr) in two interleague starts this year went 2-1 with a 1.69 ERA in three starts against the National League last year is now 3-3 with a 2.93 ERA (20 er in 61.1 ip) in 10 career interleague appearances, including nine starts. WILD PITCHES: Leads the majors with 11 wild pitches, which matches the most in Athletics history before the All-Star Break (Cahill, 2011; Darling, 1992) had three wild pitches May 20 against New York and is the first A s pitcher with three wild pitches in a game since Doug John on Sept. 6, 1995 at Boston has 41 career wild pitches, which is seventh most in Oakland history (Mike Norris is 6th with 53). OPPONENTS BATTING: Has a.248 (55-for-222) opponents batting average the first two times through the lineup,.352 (31-for-88) after that has yielded a.338 (23-for-68) batting average with runners in scoring position has surrendered eight of his 11 home runs to right-handed hitters and has a.525 opponents slugging percentage against righties compared to.401 against lefties has allowed a.433 (26-for-60) combined batting average to the opponents eight and nine hitters but the four and five hitters are a combined 13-for-67 (.194) opponents are 20-for-46 (.435) with four doubles and four home runs (.783 slugging percentage) when putting the first pitch in play. RUN SUPPORT: Has received two runs of support or fewer in four of his last six starts and eight of 14 for the season is 2-1 in six starts with three runs of support or more compared to 1-5 in eight starts with two runs or fewer last year, he was 12-1 in 20 starts with three runs of support or more and is now 31-3 in 48 such starts in his career. INNING BY INNING: Has a 2.85 ERA (13 er in 41.0 ip) and.215 (32-for- 149) opponents batting average over the first three innings of a starting assignment compared to a 7.41 ERA (31 er in 37.2 ip) and.335 (54-for-161) opponents average from the fourth inning on. BEFORE THE BREAK: Has six losses this year, which match his combined pre-all-star Break total from the previous two seasons is 3-6 with a 5.03 ERA in 14 starts this year after going 20-6 with a 2.42 ERA in 37 starts before the All-Star Break over the previous two seasons. NIGHT AND DAY: Is 1-0 with a 2.78 ERA (7 er in 22.2 ip) in four starts during the day compared to 2-6 with a 5.95 ERA (37 er in 56.0 ip) in 10 starts at night last year, he went 5-2 with a 1.78 ERA in nine starts during the day it was the sixth lowest day ERA in Oakland history among pitchers with 50 or more day innings over the last two years, he is 6-2 with a 2.05 ERA (19 er in 83.1 ip) in 13 starts during the day, with a 3.90 ERA (88 er in ip) in 32 starts at night. MONTH BY MONTH: Is 7-1 with a 1.64 ERA (14 er in 77.0 ip) in 12 career appearances in the month of July the ERA is his lowest for any month of the season went 0-1 with a 3.23 ERA in five starts in June after going 0-3 with a 9.61 ERA in four starts in May allowed 25 runs in May, which were his most ever in a month (21, Aug. 2014) surrendered five home runs in May, which match his most in a month (Aug. 2015) went 3-2 with a 3.81 ERA in five starts in April is now 10-3 with a 2.53 ERA in 15 career starts in April the 10 wins are his most in any month. START-BY-START: He was the winning pitcher in the A s 2-1 victory over Chicago (AL) April 6 in Oakland, the A s third game of the season was scratched from his scheduled Opening Day start April 4 due to food poisoning was the losing pitcher in the A s 4-1 loss to Los Angeles (AL) on April 11 in Oakland tossed 6.1 innings to go over the 500 innings pitched mark in his career was the winning pitcher in the A s 5-3 win over Kansas City April 16 in Oakland allowed a RBI single to Cain in the top of the first and a RBI single to Fuentes in the fourth inning won his second consecutive start in the A s 8-5 win at Toronto April 22 allowed a solo home run to Barney in the third inning, a Bautista sacrifice fly in the sixth and a Barney RBI single in the seventh was the losing pitcher in the A s 9-4 loss at Detroit April 27 tossed 65 pitches in 2.0 innings matched the shortest outing of his career and it was his shortest outing as a starter (pitched 2.0 innings in his first two career outings, both in relief) lost his second consecutive start in the A s 8-2 loss to Seattle in Oakland on May 3 matched his career highs by allowing seven runs on 11 hits lost his third straight start in the A s 14-7 loss at Boston May 9 allowed a career-high tying seven runs for the second consecutive start had a no decision in the A s 7-6 win at Tampa Bay May 15 allowed a career-high tying three home runs (also Aug. 22, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay) was the losing pitcher in the A s 8-3 loss to New York (AL) on May 20 allowed five runs on six hits and four walks in 3.1 innings had a no decision in the A s 5-2 loss at Houston June 5 left with a 2-1 lead but Coulombe allowed a run in the sixth for the blown save and Dull allowed a run in the seventh for the loss he was the losing pitcher in the A s 2-1 loss at Cincinnati June 10 it was his sixth loss of the season, which is one short of his season total of seven from last year did not allow a hit until Barnhart singled with one out in the sixth had a no decision in the A s 7-5 loss to Texas on June 15 in Oakland shutout the Rangers on three hits and a walk over the first five innings and took a 5-0 lead into the sixth allowed a leadoff home run to Chirinos followed by back-to-back doubles from Choo and Desmond Fielder had a sacrifice fly to make the score 5-3 and Odor tied the game with a two-run home run was relieved by Axford to start the seventh with the score tied at 5-5 and he allowed a home run to Chirinos for the loss had a no decision in the A s 5-3 win over Milwaukee June 21 in Oakland shutout the Brewers on two hits and a walk over the first three innings before allowing a RBI double to Nieuwenheis in the fourth inning the A s tied the game in the fifth but he allowed an unearned run in the sixth as his own error on a pickoff attempt allowed Braun to advance to third before scoring on a Carter RBI single the A s tied the game in the bottom of the sixth and he was relieved by Doolittle to start the seventh. LAST START: He had a no decision in the A s 7-6 loss at Los Angeles (AL) last Sunday allowed the first two batters of the game to reach base and score but those were the only two runs he allowed in six innings of work Cron had a RBI single and Giavotella a sacrifice fly left after six innings with a 6-2 lead but the bullpen allowed five runs over the final three innings with Axford getting the blown save and Hendriks the loss. GRAY S 2016 STARTS Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT April 6 Chicago (AL) 2-1 W April 11 Los Angeles (AL) 1-4 L April 16 Kansas City 5-3 W April 22 at Toronto 8-5 W April 27 at Detroit 4-9 L April Totals (5 games, 5 starts) May 3 Seattle 2-8 L May 9 at Boston 7-14 L May 15 at Tampa Bay May 20 New York (AL) 3-8 L May Totals (4 games, 4 starts) June 5 at Houston June 10 at Cincinnati 1-2 L June 15 Texas June 21 Milwaukee June 26 at Los Angeles (AL) June Totals (5 games, 5 starts) GRAY vs. PITTSBURGH: Has faced the Pirates once in his career and it came in relief in his Major League debut on July 10, 2013 at Pittsburgh entered the game to start the fifth inning with the A s trailing 5-0 and tossed 2.0 scoreless innings (1 h, 3 so) struck out the first two batters he faced (Barmes and Liriano). GRAY S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. PITTSBURGH Player Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG David Freese R John Jaso L Matt Joyce L Francisco Liriano L Starling Marte R Andrew McCutchen R Michael Morse R 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: 2.0, 4/27/16 at DET H: 11 (twice), last: 5/3/16 vs. SEA R: 7 (four times), last: 5/9/16 at BOS ER: 7 (three times), last: 5/9/16 at BOS BB: 7, 5/3/15 at TEX SO: 12, 9/23/14 vs. LAA HR: 3 (twice), last: 5/15/16 at TB Pitches: 119, 5/3/15 at TEX Win Streak: 6 (twice), last: 6/18/14-7/26/14 Loss Streak: 5 (twice), last: 4/27/16 to present 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 RHP Rich Hill (8-3, 2.25 ERA): Will be reinstated from the DL tomorrow after making one rehab start with Single-A Stockton on Monday at Modesto (3.0 ip, 4 h, 1 r, 1 er, 6 so) was placed on the DL June 9 retroactive to May 30 with a strained left groin thru May 30, he had the lowest opponents slugging percentage in the American League (.267), ranked second in wins (8) and ERA (2.25), third in strikeouts (74) and fifth in opponents batting average (.207) is 5-0 with a 1.97 ERA and.190 opponents batting average over his last five starts and has not allowed a home run the winning streak is one short of his career high was the winning pitcher in his last start, a 4-2 A s win over Detroit in Oakland on May 29 (6.1 ip, 5 h, 2 r, 2 er, 3 bb, 9 so) is 3-1 with a 3.79 ERA in seven career appearances against Pittsburgh, all starts last faced the Pirates on April 18, 2008 at Chicago (NL) was the winning pitcher in a 3-2 win (5.0 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 4 so).

3 TEAM 14-9, 4.19 ERA (129 er in ip) Saves/Opportunities: 21-for-30 (70.0%) The A s bullpen has compiled a 5.78 ERA (40 er in 62.1 ip) and.324 (82-for-253) opponents batting average over its last 17 games dating back to June 13...now has a 5.08 ERA (104 er in ip) over its last 52 games after posting a 2.42 ERA in its first 27 games. Has tossed innings, which is the most in the American League and third most in the majors. Has allowed 29-of-135 (21.5%) inherited runners to score, which is the second best percentage in the AL (Houston, 15.1%). Ranks fourth in the AL in walks per nine innings (2.86) and is tied for fourth in fewest losses (9)...has allowed the fourth most home runs (35). Ranks second in the AL in first batter strikeouts (67) and has the third lowest first batter slugging percentage (.326). 61 RHP JOHN AXFORD Last Outing: 6/29 vs. San Francisco (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 1-5 Inherited Runners/Scored: 11/5 First Hitters: 10-33, bb Has allowed 10 runs in his last eight games (4.1 ip, ERA) after not yielding a run in his previous seven games and 7.2 innings. Is tied for third among American League relievers in blown saves (4). Has a.400 (12-for-30) opponents batting average with runners in scoring position, including.471 (8-for-17) with RISP and two outs. Has allowed nine of his 18 runs in sixth inning has a 2.76 ERA (9 er in 29.1 ip) from the seventh inning on. Is 3-1 with a 4.46 ERA (18 er in 36.1 ip) and has converted 10-of-12 save opportunities in 39 games in his career against the Pirates. Last Year: Was 4-5 with a 4.20 ERA and a team-leading 25 saves in 60 relief appearances with Colorado had a 2.70 ERA and.216 opponents average on the road, a 5.59 ERA and.298 opponents average at Coors Field. 57 LHP DANIEL COULOMBE Last Outing: 6/30 vs. San Francisco (ND, 2.1 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 3 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 4/0 First Hitters: 0-11 Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville yesterday for his fourth stint with the A s and has appeared in one game since then (2.1 ip, 1 h, 1 bb, 3 so). Was with Oakland for the first time for a one-day stint on May 10 and pitched that night at Boston...pitched twice during his second stint from May logged a 4.50 ERA in seven outings during his most recent stint June Appeared in two games for Nashville following his June 21 option and posted a 6.00 ERA...has a.202 opponents batting average overall and has not allowed a home run...his complete 2016 minor league stats: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Had no decisions and a 5.63 ERA in 14 relief appearances with the Dodgers and A s...spent the balance of the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City in the Dodgers farm system where he went 3-1 with a save and a 3.27 ERA in 38 games. 66 RHP RYAN DULL Last Outing: 6/29 vs. San Francisco (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 34/0 First Hitters: 2-34, 2 bb Has a 0.53 ERA (1 er in 17.0 ip) and.102 (6-for-59) opponents batting average over his last 16 games dating back to May 25. Has stranded all 34 of his inherited runners, which are the most in the majors among relievers that have not allowed an inherited runner to score and second most overall (Rzepczynski, 38). Opponents are 1-for-46 (.022) with runners in scoring position, including 0-for-25 with RISP and two outs the 25 at bats with RISP and two outs are the most among all ML pitchers that have not allowed a hit. First batters faced are 2-for-34 (.059) with no extra base hits and two walks (.111 on-base percentage) the on-base percentage ranks second in the American League and the batting average and slugging percentage rank third. Leads AL rookies in games pitched (36). Ranks third among AL relievers in opponents on-base percentage (.204), fifth in batting average (.158) and tied for fifth in innings (40.1). Last Year: Was named the A s Organizational Pitcher of the Year after going 3-2 with 12 saves and a 0.74 ERA in 47 games with Midland and Nashville made his ML debut in September and went 1-2 with a save and a 4.24 ERA in 13 games. 31 RHP LIAM HENDRIKS Last Outing: 6/29 vs. San Francisco (ND, 1.1 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 7/0 First Hitters: 5-16 Was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list on June 19 and has a 2.84 ERA (2 er in 6.1 ip) in five games since his return. Ranks fifth among American League relievers in fewest walks per nine innings (1.19) and sixth in most strikeouts per walk (7.67) however, has the second highest opponents batting average (.371). Has a 2.70 ERA (4 er in 13.1 ip) in eight games at night, a ERA (13 er in 19.1 ip) in eight games during the day. ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS Was placed on the 15-day disabled list May 10 retroactive to May 8 with a strained right triceps had a 3.18 ERA on a four-game rehab assignment with Single-A Stockton and Triple-A Nashville. Last Year: Pitched exclusively in relief for the first time in his career and was 5-0 with a 2.92 ERA in 58 games with Toronto had career highs in games and strikeouts (71) and career lows in ERA and opponents batting average (.240). 44 RHP RYAN MADSON Last Outing: 6/28 at San Francisco (S, 2.0 ip, 4 h, 3 r, 3 er, 2 bb, 3 so, 2 hr) Saves/Opportunities: Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/0 First Hitters: 6-30, 3 bb Has a 3.55 ERA (5 er in 12.2 ip) and has converted 4-of-5 save opportunities in 12 games since May 29 logged a 1.02 ERA and was a perfect 11-for-11 in saves over his first 18 games but had two blown saves and a ERA over a three-game stretch in between (May 17-24). Became the second pitcher in Oakland history to get a save while allowing three runs in less than three innings on Tuesday (Jeff Jones, May 1, 1981 vs. New York). Allowed two home runs on Tuesday...it was just the 10th time in 592 career appearances that he allowed two or more homers, the first time since April 20, 2010 at Atlanta when he also allowed two home runs. Struck out as a hitter on Tuesday in his first at bat since April 7, 2010 at Washington. Is tied for 10th among American League relievers in saves (15). Has a 4.70 ERA (8 er in 15.1 ip) in 16 games against AL West teams, a 1.53 ERA (3 er in 17.2 ip) in 17 games against all other opponents. Is 2-1 with two saves, a blown save and 1.86 ERA (4 er in 19.1 ip) in 16 games in his career against Pittsburgh. Last Year: Returned to the majors for the first time since 2011 and was 1-2 with three saves and a career-low 2.13 ERA in 68 appearances with Kansas City also had career lows in opponents batting (.205) and on-base percentage (.254). 33 RHP FERNANDO RODRIGUEZ Last Outing: 6/30 vs. San Francisco (ND, 0.2 ip, 1 h, 4 r, 4 er, 5 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 17/3 First Hitters: 8-30, 3 bb Became the fourth pitcher in Oakland history to walk five or more in less than one inning last night, the first since Aug. 25, 2011 when Jordan Norberto also walked five. Allowed a career-high tying four runs last night (second time, also: June 17, 2012 at Texas). Has allowed 12 runs over his last seven games (6.2 ip, ERA) after yielding a total of seven runs in his first 26 games (1.87 ERA). Has a.211 opponents batting average that includes.158 (15-for-95) against right-handed hitters and.319 (15-for-47) against left-handers. Has a 2.08 ERA (5 er in 21.2 ip) in 17 games on the road compared to 6.75 (14 er in 18.2 ip) in 16 games at home. Last Year: Started the year at Triple-A Nashville was promoted to Oakland May 7 spent the balance of the season with the A s and went 4-2 with a 3.84 ERA and.200 opponents batting average in 56 relief appearances. 35 LHP MARC RZEPCZYNSKI Last Outing: 6/30 vs. San Francisco (ND, 0.1 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 38/14 First Hitters: 10-36, 2 bb Has not allowed a run in 13 of his last 15 games (2 er in 10.1 ip, 1.74 ERA) but has allowed 9-of-16 (56.3%) inherited runners to score. Leads the majors in inherited runners (38) and is tied for second in most inherited runners scored (14). Has tossed less than one inning in 26 of his 38 appearances...the 38 games rank seventh in the American League. Has a 1.23 ERA (3 er in 22.0 ip) in 28 games with one day of rest or more, a ERA (6 er in 5.0 ip) in 10 games with no days rest. Has a 9.53 ERA (12 er in 11.1 ip) in 19 games in his career against the Pirates, which is his highest against any ML team. Last Year: Began the season with Cleveland and went 2-3 with a 4.43 ERA in 45 games before he was traded to San Diego July 31 was 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA in 27 games with the Padres and combined for a 5.66 ERA in 72 games overall. 60 RHP ANDREW TRIGGS Last Outing: 6/30 vs. San Francisco (ND, 2.2 ip, 3 h, 0 r, 0 er, 2 bb, 4 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 7/3 First Hitters: 2-10, bb Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville yesterday for his sixth stint with the A s and has appeared in one game since then (2.2 ip, 3 h, 2 bb, 4 so). Pitched in two games over his first three stints with Oakland...compiled a 9.00 ERA in eight games during his fourth stay from May 10-June 3... was recalled June 18 for his fifth stint, started that day against Los Angeles and was optioned the next day. Posted a 2.25 ERA in four appearances following his June 19 option... has allowed a.214 batting average at Triple-A, including.118 against left-handed hitters...his complete 2016 minor league stats: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Spent the entire 2015 season at Double-A Bowie where he was 0-2 with a 1.03 ERA and.196 opponents batting average in 43 relief appearances... converted each of his 17 save opportunities and struck out 70 in 61.0 innings.

4 17 YONDER ALONSO Current Streak: 2 games (2 for 7) San Francisco Series (at Oak): 2-7, 2 r, 2 hr, 4 rbi, so Last Road Trip: 6-21, 5 r, 2b, rbi, 3 bb, so, 2 gidp Has homered in back-to-back games for the third time in his career (last: May 18-19, 2013) the home runs snap a 50-game homerless streak from April 30 to June 28, which was the second longest homerless drought of his career (91, May 20, 2013-May 15, 2014). Has improved his batting average each month as he hit.181 in April,.235 in May and.322 in June his June batting average was his best ever in a month with 70 or more plate appearances. Is batting.180 (20-for-111) at home compared to.310 (40-for-129) on the road. Is batting.343 (12-for-35) in interleague play. Is 9-for-58 (.155) in his career against Pittsburgh, which is his worst mark against any team with 10 or more plate appearances. Singled in the eighth inning last Sunday at Los Angeles (AL) for his 500th career hit. Last Year: Batted.282 with five home runs and 31 RBI in 103 games in a season shortened by two stints on the disabled list the batting average was his best in his four seasons with San Diego, as was his.361 on-base percentage and.742 OPS. 1 BILLY BURNS Current Streak: 2 games (2 for 6) San Francisco Series (at Oak): 2-6, 2 r, 2 2b, 2 rbi, 2 so, sh Last Road Trip: 1-10, 2 rbi, bb, ibb, sh, sf, gidp Batted.184 in June, which was second lowest in the American League (Frazier, CWS.167) has seen his average decrease each month this year as he hit.278 in April and.245 in May did not hit under.258 in any month last year. Ranks second in the AL in plate appearances per strikeout (9.9), tied for fifth in infield hits (13), tied for sixth in triples (4) and stolen bases (13), tied for eighth in stolen base percentage (81.3%) and sacrifice hits (3) and 10th in at bats per GIDP (87.0). Has not homered and his 261 at bats are the most in the majors among players with no home runs has not homered since Sept. 25, 2015 against San Francisco and his 74 game homerless streak matches his career high (74, May 29-Aug. 25, 2015). Is batting.296 (45-for-152) at night,.156 (17-for-109) during the day. Last Year: Batted.294 in 125 games in his rookie campaign and set an Oakland single-season record for batting average by a switch-hitter led ML rookies in stolen bases (26) and multiple hit games (47) and topped AL rookies in hits (153). 16 BILLY BUTLER Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) San Francisco Series (at Oak): 1-7, 2 r, 2b, bb, 2 so, gidp Last Road Trip: 2-8, r, 2 rbi, bb, 2 so Is batting.310 (18-for-58) with five doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI over his last 23 games hit.200 with five doubles, no home runs and six RBI over his first 29 contests. Has made 32 starts, including each of the A s 18 games against a lefthanded starting pitcher is hitting.321 (18-for-56) against left-handers compared to.194 (14-for-72) against right-handers. Had a pinch hit two-run single Tuesday night and is 4-for-18 (.222) with five RBI as a pinch hitter ranks second among American League pinch hitters in RBI and tied for second in hits and plate appearances had five career pinch RBI entering the season. Is 6-for-25 (.240) in interleague play this year but is a.310 (139-for-449) career hitter against the National League. Is 5-for-16 (.313) in his career against Pittsburgh. Has made 12 starts at first base after making just seven starts at first all last year is batting.357 (15-for-42) as a first baseman,.181 (13-for-72) as the designated hitter. Last Year: Batted.251 with 15 home runs and 65 RBI in 151 games in his first season with the A s the batting average was 20 points below his previous career low of.271 in 2014 his.323 on-base percentage matched his career low from COCO CRISP Current Streak: 8 games (13 for 32) San Francisco Series (at Oak): 3-8, r, 2b, 3b, 3 rbi, bb, so Last Road Trip: 9-30, 7 r, 3 2b, 3b, hr, 3 rbi, 7 bb, 3 so Has hit safely in each of his last eight games and is 13-for-32 (.406) with 11 runs, five doubles, a triple, two home runs, 11 RBI and seven walks over that span (.513 on-base percentage,.813 slugging percentage). Doubled in the ninth inning last night for the 299th two-bagger of his career needs one more to become one of 33 active players with 300 doubles. Of his last 14 hits, 10 are for extra bases (six doubles, two triples, two home runs). Ranks second in the American League in batting with runners in scoring position (.395) and tied for third in reaching base on an error (6). Is 12-for-31 (.387) in nine career games against Pittsburgh. Tripled in the third inning Wednesday night for his 25th three-bagger in an Oakland uniform that is fifth most in Oakland history (Phillips is 4th, 29). Hit his third career grand slam last Sunday at Los Angeles (AL) but it was his first since July 5, 2007 against Tampa Bay. ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES OAKLAND A S MOST CAREER GAMES PLAYED AS AN OUTFIELDER 1591 Rickey Henderson 1177 Dwayne Murphy 1162 Reggie Jackson 851 Jose Canseco 846 Joe Rudi 695 Mike Davis 679 Tony Armas 636 Dave Henderson 633 Coco Crisp Had his first four-rbi game Sunday since Sept. 22, 2013 against Minnesota. Matched his career high with four runs scored last Saturday night it was his sixth career four-run game but his first since Aug. 9, 2005 at Kansas City. Played in his 628th game as an outfielder in an A s uniform last Saturday, which moved him past Billy North for ninth most in Oakland history. Has not been hit by a pitch since May 9, 2011 (C.J. Wilson) and his streak of 586 consecutive games without being hit is the longest active streak in the majors and the longest by an Athletic since at least Last Year: Was limited to just 44 games due to two stints on the DL and batted a career-low.175 also had the lowest on-base percentage (.252) and slugging percentage (.222) of his career and his games played were his fewest since 2002 (32). 2 KHRIS DAVIS Current Streak: 6 games (10 for 26) San Francisco Series (at Oak): DNP Last Road Trip: 10-26, 6 r, 2b, 3 hr, 8 rbi, 2 bb, 4 so, cs, 2 gidp Was scratched from the starting lineup Wednesday night with a left shoulder contusion and has not played the last two games. Is batting.323 (20-for-62) with five home runs, 17 RBI and 13 runs scored over his last 16 games. Hit his 19th home run of the season Tuesday night in the A s 77th game, which are the most home runs by an Athletic over the team s first 77 games since Nick Swisher had 19 in Is tied for fifth in the American League in home runs (19), tied for sixth in RBI (53) and sacrifice flies (4) and tied for seventh in hit by pitches (6). Is hitting.297 (52-for-175) with 16 of his 19 home runs at night compared to.167 (15-for-90) during the day ranks second in the AL in night home runs (Trumbo, BAL 17) and tied for second in RBI (43). Has hit 13 of his 19 home runs as a left fielder, which ranks second among AL left fielders despite playing just 41 games at the position 10 have come at home, which is the most by an Athletic over the last two years. Has 22 career RBI against Pittsburgh, which are his most against any team. Has 39 home runs and 94 RBI over his last 124 games dating back to Aug. 6, 2015 has 44 home runs and 108 RBI over his last 162 contests. MOST HOME RUNS, MLB SINCE AUG. 6, Edwin Encarnacion 39 Khris Davis 38 Chris Davis 37 Nolan Arenado 36 Carlos Gonzalez 36 Yoenis Cespedes The A s have a record when he starts at designated hitter compared to when he starts in left field. Last Year: Batted.247 with a career-high 27 HR and 66 RBI in 121 games with Milwaukee also had career highs in walks (44) and stolen bases (6) and matched his best in triples (2) led the Brewers and tied for 10th in the NL in home runs. 25 TYLER LADENDORF Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) Pittsburgh Series: 0-0 Homestand: 0-0 Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville today for his third stint with the A s this year. Went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in six games during his first stint from April 22 to May 5 and 2-for-23 (.087) in 20 games during his second stay from May 10 to June 17. Is 0-for-14 against left-handed pitchers, 0-for-9 on the road and 0-for-8 during the day. Has made six starts, all at second base has appeared in 15 games at second base, one at third base, one in right field and one at pitcher. Hit.344 in nine games with Nashville following his June 18 option appeared in 15 games in center field, five in left field and five at shortstop his complete 2016 stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Nashville (AAA) OAKLAND Last Year: Spent most of the season on the disabled list and combined to play in just 33 games between the A s and the minors...batted.235 with a triple and two RBI in nine games over two stints with Oakland in his Major League debut. 8 JED LOWRIE Current Streak: 7 games (9 for 28) San Francisco Series (at Oak): 2-8, r, hr, 2 rbi Last Road Trip: 7-20, 2 r, 2b, 2 rbi, 5 bb, 2 so, gidp Batted.268 in June after hitting.314 in April and.302 in May. Has two hits in his last two at bats with runners in scoring position to snap a 0-for-14 streak with RISP is batting.356 with RISP for the season, which ranks fifth in the American League. Has four RBI in his last four games to snap a career-high 17-game streak without an RBI. Has a 32-game errorless streak as a second baseman and has not committed an error since May 4 however, has six errors for the season, which are third most among AL second baseman. Is batting.283 (34-for-120) in 30 games since he was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list May 25 was placed on the DL May 11 retroactive to May 10 with a right shin contusion and missed 14 games was hitting.302 before the injury. Last Year: Returned to Houston after two seasons with the A s and batted.222 with 9 HR and 30 RBI in 69 games missed 83 games while on the disabled list with a torn ligament in his right thumb 23 of his 51 hits (45.1%) were for extra bases.

5 19 JOSH PHEGLEY Current Streak: 0 for 4 San Francisco Series (at Oak): 0-4, so, gidp Last Road Trip: 2-4, 2 r, 2 2b, 2 rbi, bb, hbp Is 3-for-19 (.158) with three RBI over his last seven games and all three hits are doubles. Is 10-for-37 (.270) in 12 games since he was reinstated from the disabled list May 27 five of the 10 hits are for extra bases (four doubles, one home run). Is batting.214 (9-for-42) at night,.344 (11-for-32) during the day. 31.1% of base stealers in his career entering this season. Has tossed out 1-of-8 (12.5%) attempted base stealers had thrown out Was placed on the 15-day disabled list May 17 retroactive to May 10 with a strained right knee. Last Year: Spent the entire season with Oakland and hit.249 with 9 HR and 34 RBI in 73 games before his season ended in mid-september due to a concussion batted.305 over his first 32 games through June 26,.208 over his final 41 contests. 22 JOSH REDDICK Current Streak: 0 for 8 San Francisco Series (at Oak): 0-3, bb, so Last Road Trip: 1-6 Was reinstated from the disabled list Tuesday and is 1-for-9 (.111) with a walk in two starts in right field since his return. Was placed on the 15-day DL May 20 with a fractured left thumb went 3-for-25 (.120) with two runs, a double, home run, RBI, walk and six strikeouts on a six-game rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville that began June 20 appeared in three games in right field and three at designated hitter. Is hitting.348 (40-for-115) with all five of his home runs against righthanded pitching,.200 (8-for-40) against left-handers. Is batting.233 (17-for-73) at home compared to.378 (31-for-82) on the road. Is tied for eighth in the American League with five intentional walks had just two intentional walks over the previous three years. Last Year: Compiled his best numbers since his first season with the A s in 2012, batting.272 with 20 home runs and 77 RBI in 149 games had a career-high.333 on-base percentage and his batting average was his best as an Athletic. 10 MARCUS SEMIEN Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 5) San Francisco Series (at Oak): 1-8, 3 r, hr, rbi, 2 so Last Road Trip: 9-24, 9 r, 2 2b, 3 hr, 9 rbi, 2 bb, 4 so Hit his 16th home run of the season last night, which is a new career high (had 15 in 155 games last year) has 41 RBI, which is four short of his best. All 16 of his home runs have come as a shortstop, which leads American League shortstops and ranks third in the majors (Story, COL 19; Seager, LAD 17) ranks third among AL shortstops in RBI (41) his home runs are the most by an A s shortstop since Bobby Crosby hit 22 in Has scored a run in each of his last eight games (12 runs total), which matches the longest such streak by an Athletic over the last nine years. Is 13-for-39 (.333) with 12 runs, two doubles, a triple, four home runs and 13 RBI over his last 10 games. His average and RBI have improved each month as he hit.205 with 10 RBI in April,.247 with 14 RBI in May and 273 with 17 RBI in June. Is batting.325 (39-for-120) with runners on base compared to.180 (27- for-150) with 11 of his 16 home runs with the bases empty. Leads the majors in home runs while batting ninth in the order (9) and is tied for third in home runs in the seventh inning or later (8) has tied the Athletics franchise record for home runs batting ninth (Hernandez, 2000). Ranks seventh in the AL in at bats per GIDP (135.0). Has three home runs and 11 RBI in 11 interleague games. Is the only Athletic to start and appear in all 79 games and has played all but three innings at shortstop his season-opening streak of consecutive games started is second longest by an Athletic over the last 13 years (84, Bobby Crosby at shortstop in 2008) is tied for third in the AL in games played. Reached third base on an error in consecutive innings Wednesday night in Oakland history, the only players to reach third on an error twice in one season are Jose Tartabull (1969) and Lance Blankenship (1992) has reached on an error five times overall, which is tied for eighth most in the AL. Homered in back-to-back games Sunday and Monday for the third time in his career, all this year has four home runs in his last eight games. Matched his career high with four RBI Monday night (third time). Last Year: Batted.257 with 15 home runs and 45 RBI in a team-leading 155 games in his first full season in the majors committed a Major League leading and Oakland record 35 errors tied for second among AL shortstops in home runs. 5 JAKE SMOLINSKI Current Streak: 3 games (5 for 9) San Francisco Series (at Oak): 4-5, 3 r, hr, 4 rbi Last Road Trip: 2-7, 2 r, hr, 3 rbi Hit.400 with four home runs and 11 RBI in 19 games in June after hitting.217 with no home runs and five RBI in 10 games in May. Is hitting.429 (12-for-28) against left-handed pitchers compared to.257 (9-for-35) against right-handers. Is 7-for-12 (.583) with two home runs and six RBI in seven interleague games. Had his first career pinch home run Tuesday night and is now 3-for-9 (.333) with a home run and three RBI as a pinch hitter this year is tied for third in the American League in pinch RBI and tied for fifth in pinch hits. Has made 13 starts (12 in right field, one in left field) since he was recalled from Triple-A Nashville May 20 for his first stint with the A s this year hit.248 with 3 HR and 15 RBI in 39 games with the Sounds. Last Year: Made both his Triple-A and Major League debut in his fourth professional season batted.206 with 3 HR and 9 RBI in 45 games over four stints with Oakland and.274 with 4 HR and 35 RBI in 60 games with Nashville. 26 DANNY VALENCIA Current Streak: 2 games (2 for 8) San Francisco Series (at Oak): 2-8, 2b, 2 so Last Road Trip: 8-25, 3 r, 2b, hr, 3 rbi, 4 bb, 7 so Is batting.333 (57-for-171) with 11 home runs and 28 RBI in 45 games since he was reinstated from the disabled list May 6 the batting average ranks seventh in the American League over that span. Has a.324 batting average overall in 241 plate appearances, which is 3.9 plate appearances short of qualifying for the league leaders ranks fifth in the AL in batting among players with 200 or more plate appearances. Is 11-for-37 (.297) in interleague play this year and is a.336 (73-for-217) career hitter against the National League. Has a.389 (21-for-54) batting average against left-handed pitchers compared to.304 (51-for-168) against right-handers. Has hit eight of his 11 home runs on the road. Is batting.300 (33-for-110) with six of his 11 home runs with two strikes ranks third in the AL in batting with two strikes and tied for ninth in home runs. Has 11 errors, which is tied for the most among AL third basemen (Escobar, LAA) and tied for third in the majors. Was placed on the 15-day disabled April 22 retroactive to April 21 with a strained left hamstring and missed 14 games. Is a.306 (124-for-405) hitter with 22 home runs and 67 RBI in 106 games with the A s since he was claimed off waivers from Toronto Aug. 3, Last Year: Began the season with Toronto and was claimed off waivers by Oakland Aug. 3 hit.284 with 11 HR and 37 RBI in 47 games with the A s combined for a.290 average, a career-high 18 HR and 66 RBI in 105 games overall. 21 STEPHEN VOGT Current Streak: 0 for 4 San Francisco Series (at Oak): 0-4 Last Road Trip: 8-21, 6 r, 2 2b, hr, 6 rbi, 3 bb, so, sf Is batting.323 (10-for-31) with seven RBI over his last nine games. Hit his sixth home run of the season a week ago tonight, all solo shots off right-handed pitchers. Is batting.313 (47-for-150) at night,.198 (17-for-86) during the day. Has a.174 (8-for-46) average with runners in scoring position. Committed his fifth error of the season last Friday night, which is an on-going career high, the most among AL catchers and tied for fourth among Major League catchers. Has tossed out 6-of-30 (20.0%) attempted base stealers. Last Year: Was named to his first AL All-Star team hit.261 with 18 HR and 71 RBI hit.308 with 13 HR and 53 RBI over his first 70 games,.214 with 5 HR and 18 RBI over his final 66 contests. led the A s in walks (56) and on-base pct. (.341). A S HITTING VS. PITTSBURGH A S CAREER HITTING VS. LOCKE 2016 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI #DIV/0! Alonso #DIV/0! Burns #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Butler #DIV/0! Crisp #DIV/0! Davis #DIV/0! Ladendorf #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Lowrie #DIV/0! Phegley #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Reddick #DIV/0! Semien #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Smolinski #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Valencia #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Vogt #DIV/0! #DIV/0! TOTALS PLAYER BAT AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG A. Alcantara S H. Alvarez R Coco Crisp S Khris Davis R Felix Doubront L Jed Lowrie S F. Rodriguez R