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1 ABOUT THE A S: Have lost the first four games of the homestand after going 6-1 on the last road trip are (.431) for the season, which is the third worst record in the American League it is two games ahead of last year (64-89, won game 154) have clinched a losing record for the second consecutive season (went last year) this is the first time the A s have finished with a losing record in back-to-back seasons since they had three straight from are in fifth place in the AL West and trail first place Texas by a season-high tying 24½ games (also Sept. 3) have not been more than 25 games out of first place in the West since Sept. 27, 1997 when they were 26 games behind Seattle also finished fifth last year have finished in last place in consecutive seasons just once in Oakland history ( ) have been in fourth or worse every day since June 3 have spent 132 of 169 days this year in fourth or worst (66 days in fourth, 19 days tied for fourth and 47 days in fifth). HOME AND AWAY: The A s have lost each of their last seven home games, which is tied for the seventh longest home losing streak in Oakland history it is the longest since losing eight in a row from April 8-May 1, 2001 are 0-4 on the final homestand of the season against Houston (0-3) and Texas (0-1) are (.418) at home for the season, which is the second worst home record in the American League will finish with a losing record at home in back-to-back seasons for the first time since when they did it three straight years (went last year) it is just the fourth time it has happened in Oakland history ( and ) are batting.235 (608-for-2591) and are averaging 3.56 (281 r in 79 g) runs per game at home compared to.258 with 4.62 runs per game on the road have the fewest runs scored at home in the AL and the second lowest batting average the runs per game are currently third fewest in Oakland history (3.23 in 1979, 3.51 in 1978, 3.57 in 1968, 3.73 in 1972) and the batting average is tied for third lowest (.225 in 1979,.229 in 1989,.235 in 2012,.236 in 1977,.236 in 1972,.239 in 1971) went 6-1 on the last road trip to Kansas City (4-0) and Texas (2-1), which tied for the seventh best road trip in Oakland history (min. six games) it was their best since going 6-0 against Houston and Los Angeles (AL), April 5-11, 2013 leave following the game tomorrow for the final road trip of the season, a seven-game trip to Los Angeles-AL (three games) and Seattle (four games) are (.446) on the road and have clinched a losing record on the road for the third consecutive season (40-41 in 2014, in 2015) and eighth time in the last 10 years. OFFENSE: The A s were shut out last night for the 10th time this year, which is tied for fourth most in the American League have scored just eight runs in four games on the homestand and are batting.159 (20-for- 126) hit.311 and averaged 9.3 runs per game in seven games on the last road trip rank last in the AL in runs (623), on-base percentage (.305) and slugging percentage (.395) have finished last in the AL in runs four times in Oakland history ( , 2008), last in on-base percentage five times ( , 1994, 2008) and last in slugging percentage six times ( , 1994, ) the.305 on-base percentage is currently fourth lowest in Oakland history (.302 in 1979,.303 in 1978,.304 in 1968,.306 in 1972) are also last in the AL in hit by pitches (33), second in fewest strikeouts (1078), fewest stolen bases (48) and fewest sacrifice hits (13), third in lowest batting average (.246) and fewest walks (418) and fourth in fewest home runs (161) and fewest extra base hits (430) the 13 sacrifice hits are currently the fewest in Athletics history the record is 14 last year are on pace for 443 walks, which would be second fewest in Oakland history in a non-strike season (433 in 1978, 472 in 1968). PITCHING: The A s compiled a 3.55 ERA over the first 27 games through May 2, a 5.09 ERA over an 82-game stretch from May 3 to Aug. 5 and a 3.98 ERA (172 er in ip) over the last 44 contests have a 4.50 ERA for the season, which is second highest in the American League have not finished in the bottom two in the AL in ERA since 1997 when they were last have not finished the year with an ERA above 4.28 since 2000 (4.58) have 1123 strikeouts, which is third fewest in the AL but seventh most in Athletics history (1124 in 2009 is sixth, 1136 in 2012 is fifth) have allowed 172 home runs, which is third fewest in the AL however, it is tied for sixth most in Oakland history (205 in 1996, 197 in 1997, 179 in 1998, 177 in 1982, 176 in 1987) have 68 wild pitches, which is third most in the O AKLAND A THLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA A s PR on Alerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (66-87) VS. TEXAS RANGERS (91-63) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2016 OAKLAND ALAMEDA COLISEUM 1:05 P.M. PDT RHP RAUL ALCANTARA (1-1, 5.65) VS. RHP YU DARVISH (5-5, 3.81) CSNCA A S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) EN ESPAÑOL (KIQI 1010 AM) OAKLAND A S WORST HOME RECORDS.383 (31-50) (33-46) (34-47) (24-32) (35-46) (35-46) 1977 PITCHING PROBABLES AL and tied for third most in Oakland history (72 in 1979, 71 in 1989, 68 in 1998) have the third highest opponents batting average in the AL (.263). STARTING PITCHING: A s starting pitchers are 4-2 with a 2.72 ERA (16 er in 53.0 ip) over the last nine games and 8-9 with a 3.42 ERA (60 er in ip) over the last 29 games are with a 4.81 ERA (444 er in ip) for the season the innings pitched are the fewest in the American League have finished with fewer than 900 innings pitched by their starters in a non-strike season twice in Oakland history (858.2 in 1997, in 2009) the 41 wins are second fewest in the AL starters have not won fewer than 47 games since 1997 when they had 29 are tied for second in the AL in most losses (64) and rank third in highest ERA (4.81) starters have not finished with an ERA above 4.76 since 1999 (4.96). DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A s have gone four consecutive games without an error but have 92 for the season, which is third most in the American League rank fourth with 147 double plays A s outfielders have 13 assists over the last 40 games after tallying 14 over the first 113 contests. SCORING MARGIN: The A s are (.474) in games decided by three runs or fewer compared to (.357) in games decided by four or more runs the wins and record in games decided by four runs or more are the worst in the American League and third worst in the majors five of the A s last eight losses have been by one run are (.469) in one-run games and rank fourth in the AL in one-run decisions (49) and losses have a run differential of -96, which is second worst in the AL (Minnesota, -169) the last time the A s were outscored by more than 62 runs in a season was in 1997 (-182). ROSTER NOTES: The A s have 33 players on the active roster (including A. Alcantara, Triggs and Wendelken who are out for the season) have employed an Oakland record tying 12 rookie pitchers (2009, 2012, 2015) and they have a combined 205 games pitched, which is third most in Oakland history (319 in 2012, 232 in 2009) rookie pitchers have made 58 starts, including 12 of the last 17 have used 19 rookies overall and have had at least three rookies in the starting lineup (including the pitcher) in each of the last 21 games started a season-high six rookies Monday night have started five or more rookies nine times this year and four or more 25 times have used the disabled list an Oakland-record 27 times and those players have combined to miss an Oakland-record 1698 games (62.9 games per stint) currently have 13 players on the DL, including 11 on the 60-day DL. A s vs. RANGERS: The A s trail in the season series 8-9 with two games remaining went 4-5 in Texas and are 4-4 in Oakland have won three of the previous four season series (were 9-10 in 2014) and are against Texas over the last five years are all-time against the Texas Rangers that breaks down to in Oakland and in Texas are at Globe Life Park have an all-time record of against the Rangers/Senators franchise. TODAY S TIDBITS Khris Davis was named American League Co-Player of the Week Monday is the fifth player in Oakland history (Canseco, Giambi, Jackson and McGwire) and seventh in Athletics history (Foxx, Zernial) to hit 40 home runs is the first since Jason Giambi hit 43 in 2000 Ryan Dull leads AL rookies and is tied for fourth among rookies in Oakland history with 67 games pitched Ryon Healy leads AL rookies in hits (70) since the All-Star Break, ranks second in doubles (16) and home runs (11), tied for second in runs (31) and third in RBI (31) Marcus Semien has 26 home runs, which ranks second among ML shortstops (Story, COL 27) and fifth in Athletics history among shortstops has combined with Davis for 66 home runs, which are the most by an A s duo since Thomas and Swisher had 74 in THIS DATE IN A S HISTORY In 1975 Vida Blue wins his 21 st game and Reggie Jackson hits two home runs as the A s defeat the Chicago White Sox 13-2 to clinch their fifth consecutive AL West title in 1988 Dave Stewart strikes out 11 in the A s 5-2 win at Milwaukee to win his 20 th game of the season in 2000 Jason Giambi hits the 5000 th home run in Oakland history, a two-run shot in the sixth inning of a 3-2 A s loss at Seattle. Sun., Sept. 25 vs. Texas RHP Jharel Cotton (1-0, 1.50) vs. RHP Colby Lewis (6-3, 3.40) 1:05 CSNCA/95.7 FM The Game Mon., Sept. 26 at Los Angeles (AL) LHP Sean Manaea (6-9, 4.03) vs. RHP Jered Weaver (12-12, 5.20) 7:05 CSNCA/95.7 FM The Game Tue., Sept. 27 at Los Angeles (AL) RHP Daniel Mengden (2-8, 5.74) vs. RHP Ricky Nolasco (7-14, 4.60) 7:05 CSNCA/95.7 FM The Game Wed., Sept. 28 at Los Angeles (AL) LHP Ross Detwiler (2-3, 5.09) vs. RHP Alex Meyer (1-2, 5.91) 7:05 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: Raul Alcantara (1-1, 5.65 ERA) FOR STARTERS: Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville September 5 and is scheduled to make his fourth start of the season and his career has allowed four runs in his last two starts (11.1 ip, 3.18 ERA) after allowing five runs in 3.0 innings in his first start had not pitched above Double-A prior to this year and is the third A s pitcher to make his debut this year without any Triple-A experience entering the season (Mengden, Overton) became the 48th pitcher in Oakland history to start in his ML debut (Cotton became the 49th two days later) and is one of five to do it this year (Manaea, Mengden, Overton, Cotton) this marks the second time in Oakland history the A s had five pitchers start in their ML debut in one season the other time was in 1978 (Conroy, Johnson, Minetto, Morgan, Wirth) is one of seven pitchers to make his first ML start for the A s this year (Neal and Triggs). FIRST START: He was the losing pitcher in his Major League debut, a 10-7 A s loss to Los Angeles (AL) on September 5 in Oakland hit three batters, all in the first inning, to tie the ML record for most hit batters in an inning (30th time, last: Kirby Yates NYY vs. TEX, June 27, 2016) is the first Athletic to do it tied the Oakland record for hit batters in a game (10th time, last: Jesse Hahn vs. TEX, June 10, 2015) the last Athletic to hit three batters in his debut was Bill Knowlton on Sept. 3, 1920 lasted 3.0 innings, which matched the second shortest outing by an Oakland starter in his ML debut it was the shortest since Marcus Jones pitched 2.1 innings in the day game of a day/night doubleheader at Colorado July 17, 2000 allowed three runs in the first inning on a hit by pitch, walk and sacrifice fly also surrendered a leadoff home run to Calhoun in the second and a sacrifice fly to Buss in the third. SECOND START: He had a no decision in the A s 3-2 loss to Seattle on Sept. 11 in Oakland struck out Cano to end the first inning for his first career strikeout retired each of the first five batters he faced before walking Lind with two outs in the second Zunino followed with a home run but those were the only two runs he would allow in 5.2 innings of work the A s came back with two runs in the bottom of the second and the Mariners won the game with a run in the ninth. LAST START: He earned his first Major League win in the A s 11-2 victory at Texas a week ago today shut out the Rangers on two hits over the first five innings and had a 7-0 lead entering the sixth allowed a leadoff single to Andrus followed by a two-run home run by Gomez was relieved by Axford with two outs in the sixth and a runner on second. ALCANTARA S 2016 STARTS WITH OAKLAND Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT Sept. 5 Los Angeles (AL) 7-10 L Sept. 11 Seattle Sept. 17 at Texas 11-2 W ALCANTARA vs. TEXAS: Was the winning pitcher in his only career start, an 11-2 A s win at Texas a week ago today (see last start above). STARTS VS. TEXAS DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO 9/17/16 A W ALCANTARA S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. TEXAS Player Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Elvis Andrus R Carlos Beltran S Adrian Beltre R Ian Desmond R Carlos Gomez R Jonathan Lucroy R Nomar Mazara L Mitch Moreland L Rougned Odor L MINORS: Started the season at Double-A Midland, where he went 5-6 with a 4.80 ERA in 17 starts was moved up to Triple-A Nashville July 21 and was a perfect 4-0 with a 1.18 ERA in eight starts his ERA with the Sounds was the lowest in the Pacific Coast League from July 21 through the end of the season combined to go 9-6 with a 3.58 ERA in 25 minor league starts overall walked 30 batters in innings (1.99 per nine innings), including just three in 45.2 innings with Nashville (0.59 per nine innings) struck out 105 for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.5 surrendered just one home run at Nashville after yielding 11 with Midland. OPPONENTS BATTING: Allowed a.266 opponents batting average, including.256 (51-for-199) against left-handed hitters compared to.273 (87- for-319) against right-handed hitters surrendered 11 of his 12 home runs to right-handed hitters opponents hit.230 with runners in scoring position, including.176 with Nashville however, they were 17-for-55 (.309) with RISP and two outs. THIS AND THAT: Allowed two runs or fewer in 17 of his 25 starts, including all eight with Nashville had four starts with no runs and four with one run walked two batters or fewer 21 times, including all eight with Nashville his teams were 17-8 (.680) in his starting assignments, including 7-1 (.875) with Nashville surrendered 20 of his 52 runs with Midland in the first inning (10.59 ERA) did not allow a first inning run with Nashville (8.0 ip) HIGHLIGHTS: Struck out a season-high nine batters in his first start of the season April 8 at Arkansas but took the loss after allowing two runs in 5.0 innings in a 2-0 decision issued a season-high four walks April 19 against Northwest Arkansas surrendered a season-high seven runs in a season-low 2.0 innings April 25 at Corpus Christi but ended up with a no decision in a game the RockHounds would win 8-7 in 14 innings picked up his first win of the season in his next start April 30 against San Antonio to start a three-game winning streak (1.02 ERA) finished April 1-1 with a 7.06 ERA in five starts then went 3-2 with a 2.35 ERA in the month of May tossed 6.0 no-hit innings May 5 against Corpus Christi and issued just one walk was relieved by Bracewell to start the seventh inning after throwing 88 pitches Bracewell allowed two hits in the RockHounds 13-0 win yielded a season-high 11 hits in 6.0 innings in a 9-1 loss at Springfield May 26 then allowed eight hits in his next start, also against Springfield, on June 2 but allowed just one run in a season-high 7.2 innings for the win allowed 10 runs in 8.2 innings over two losses on June 13 and 18 and was placed on the disabled list June 19 with a strained right shoulder was reinstated July 4 and went 0-1 with a 5.17 ERA over his final three starts before he was promoted to Nashville July 21 did not allow an earned run over his first two starts with the Sounds (14.0 ip) and went 3-0 with a 0.59 ERA over his first five Triple-A starts logged 5.0 innings in each of his final five starts beginning Aug. 7 went 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA in six starts in August walked just three batters in 31.2 innings while striking out 24 ALCANTARA S 2016 MINOR LEAGUE STARTS Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT with Midland April 8 at Arkansas 0-2 L April 14 Arkansas April 19 NW Arkansas April 25 at Corpus Christi 8-7 (14) April 30 San Antonio 4-3 W April Totals (5 games, 5 starts) May 5 Corpus Christi 13-0 W May 10 at Frisco 5-3 W May 16 Frisco 2-4 L May 21 Corpus Christi 3-1 W May 26 at Springfield 1-9 L May Totals (5 games, 5 starts) June 2 Springfield 5-3 W June 8 at Corpus Christi June 13 at Frisco 2-4 (7) L June 18 San Antonio 4-7 L June Totals (4 games, 4 starts) July 4 at Arkansas July 10 Arkansas July 16 at San Antonio 0-1 L July Totals (3 games, 3 starts) MIDLAND TOTALS (17 G, 17 GS) with Nashville July 22 Omaha July 27 Colorado Springs 2-0 W July Totals (2 games, 2 starts) Aug. 2 at New Orleans 5-1 W Aug. 7 at Round Rock 6-1 W Aug. 13 Reno Aug. 19 Tacoma 2-4 (10) Aug. 24 at Memphis 3-0 W Aug. 29 Iowa 3-2 (11) August Totals (6 games, 6 starts) NASHVILLE TOTALS (8 G, 8 GS) MINORS (25 G, 25 GS) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Was originally signed by the Boston organization July 2, 2009 out of the Dominican Republic and spent two years in the Red Sox farm system before he was dealt to the A s with Josh Reddick and Miles Head for Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney, Dec. 28, 2011 is with a 3.52 ERA (230 er in ip) in 123 games, including 113 starts, in seven seasons as a professional has issued just 125 walks in innings, an average of 1.91 per nine innings had Tommy John surgery on May 14, ALCANTARA 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 ALCANTARA S CAREER HIGHS Low Hit CG: None IP: 5.2 (twice), last: 9/17/16 at TEX Fewest IP, GS: 3.0, 9/5/16 vs. LAA H: 7, 9/11/16 vs. SEA R: 5, 9/5/16 vs. LAA ER: 5, 9/5/16 vs. LAA BB: 1 (twice), last: 9/11/16 vs. SEA SO: 4, 9/11/16 vs. SEA HR: 1 (three times), last:, 9/17/16 at TEX Pitches: 104, 9/11/16 vs. SEA Win Streak: 1, 9/17/16 to present Loss Streak: 1, 9/5/16 Scoreless Streak: 8.2, 9/11/16 to 9/17/16 Complete Games: None Shutouts: None TOMORROW S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER RHP Jharel Cotton (1-0, 1.50 ERA): Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville September 7 and is scheduled to make his fourth start of the season and his career has allowed one earned run in each of his first three starts and has tossed at least five innings in each outing joins John Henry Johnson and Rich Harden as the only pitchers in Oakland history to begin their career with three consecutive outings of five innings or more and one earned run or fewer had a no decision in his last start, a 4-2 A s loss to Houston last Monday (6.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 6 so) has never faced the Rangers in his career was one of three players traded to the A s on Aug. 1 in exchange for Rich Hill and Josh Reddick combined with Oklahoma City and Nashville for an 11-6 record and a 4.31 ERA in 28 games, 22 starts led the Pacific Coast League, ranked second in Triple-A and tied for 12th in all of minor league baseball with a career-high 155 strikeouts

3 ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS TEAM 25-23, 4.00 ERA (234 er in ip) Saves/Opportunities: 41-for-62 (66.1%) The A s bullpen has allowed 15 runs over the last eight games (24.2 ip, 5.47 ERA)...has a 4.00 ERA (234 er in ip) for the season, which is fifth highest in the American League. Has tossed innings, which is third most in the AL, the most by A s relievers since 2009 when they pitched innings and seventh most in Oakland history. Has allowed 63-of-235 (26.8%) inherited runners to score, which is the second best percentage in the AL and fifth best in the majors. Ranks fifth in the AL in strikeouts (500), opponents on-base percentage (.310) and walks per nine innings (3.13)...ranks third in most blown saves (21), fourth in most wild pitches (32) and fifth in most walks (183) and most losses (23). MOST INNINGS PITCHED, OAKLAND RELIEVERS First batters faced are 100-for-432 (.231) with 32 walks (.282 on-base percentage)...is tied for the fewest first batter home runs in the AL (6), ranks second in slugging percentage (.326), fourth in batting average and on-base percentage and fifth in strikeouts (117). 61 RHP JOHN AXFORD Last Outing: 9/23 vs. Texas (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Saves/Opportunities: 2-9 Inherited Runners/Scored: 16/8 First Hitters: 18-63, 3 bb Has not allowed an earned run in 19 of his last 22 games for a 2.38 ERA (6 er in 22.2 ip) dating back to July 26. Is tied for sixth among American League relievers in wins (6) and tied for ninth in games pitched (66)...is tied for second in most blown saves (7) and ranks third in most walks (30). Has allowed 11 of his 29 runs (5.1 ip, ERA) over innings three through six has a 2.83 ERA (18 er in 57.1 ip) from the seventh inning on. Has a.316 (18-for-57) opponents batting average with runners in scoring position, including.400 (12-for-30) with RISP and two outs. Is 0-2 with a blown save and 5.63 ERA (5 er in 8.0 ip) in nine games against the Rangers. 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: 9/21 vs. Houston (ND, 0.1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 12/3 First Hitters: 4-28, 2 bb Has a 7.56 ERA (14 er in 16.2 ip) over his last 13 games (since Aug. 11) after logging a 3.33 ERA over his first 18 games. Has a 2.45 ERA (5 er in 18.1 ip) in 13 games on the road, a 6.75 ERA (19 er in 25.1 ip) in 18 games at home. Is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA (3 er in 6.0 ip) in five games against Texas. Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville July 19 for his fifth stint with the A s this year and has a 5.26 ERA (15 er in 25.2 ip) in 18 games since then. Was with Oakland for the first time for a one-day stint on May pitched twice during his second stint from May logged a 4.50 ERA in seven outings during his third stint from June appeared in three games during his fourth stint from June 30-July 3. Had no decisions and a 1.08 ERA in 20 relief appearances for Nashville...his opponents had a.200 batting average and he did not allow a home run in 25.0 innings. 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. 62 LHP SEAN DOOLITTLE Last Outing: 9/20 vs. Houston (L, 1.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Saves/Opportunities: 4-5 Inherited Runners/Scored: 17/5 First Hitters: 11-37, 4 bb Was reinstated from the disabled list Sept. 2 and has a 1.69 ERA (1 er in 5.1 ip) in six games since his return. Has a.217 opponents batting average...that includes a.167 (9-for-54) average against left-handed hitters,.253 (19-for-75) against right-handers. Has a 1.10 ERA (2 er in 16.1 ip) in 19 games on the road, a 4.12 ERA (9 er in 19.2 ip) in 22 games at home. His five home runs allowed match his career-high (also in 2014). Logged a 6.75 ERA over his first six games, a 1.33 ERA over a 24-game stretch from April 16-June 12 and a 5.40 ERA over his last five contests before he was placed on the DL. Was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 30 retroactive to June 26 with a strained left shoulder and missed 59 games. Has a 1.93 ERA (1 er in 4.2 ip) in five games against the Rangers. Last Year: Missed 121 games due to two stints on the disabled list (strained left rotator cuff, strained left shoulder) went 1-0 with four saves, a blown save and a 3.95 ERA in 12 relief appearances with the A s. 66 RHP RYAN DULL Last Outing: 9/19 vs. Houston (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 3-5 Inherited Runners/Scored: 52/7 First Hitters: 8-63, 2 bb Has a 1.29 ERA (1 er in 7.0 ip) in seven MOST GAMES PITCHED, games in the month of September. OAKLAND A S ROOKIES Has allowed 7 of his last 16 (43.8%) inherited runners to score after stranding each of his first 36 inherited runners, which was the longest streak by any pitcher in the expansion era. Has allowed 7-of-52 (13.5%) inherited runners to score for the season, which is the best percentage by a rookie in Oakland history and the third best percentage in the American League...the inherited runners rank second in the AL and fifth in the majors. Leads AL rookies, is tied for fourth among rookies in Oakland history and ranks eighth among all AL pitchers in games pitched (67). 71 Ryan Cook, Aaron Small, Andrew Bailey, Ryan Dull, Huston Street, 2005 LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF INHERITED RUNNERS SCORED, OAKLAND ROOKIE 13.5% Ryan Dull, % Steve Ontiveros, % Santiago Casilla, % Jay Marshall, % Greg Cadaret, 1987 (since 1974) Ranks second among AL relievers in opponents on-base percentage (.212), fifth in innings (71.1), sixth in batting average (.176), seventh in strikeouts per walk (5.67) and ninth in walks per nine innings (1.51)...is tied for seventh in most wild pitches (6) and tied for eighth in most home runs allowed (10). Opponents are 5-for-65 (.077) with runners in scoring position, including 3-for-37 (.081) with RISP and two outs. Is 1-0 with a 2.16 ERA (2 er in 8.1 ip) and has converted 1-of-2 save opportunities in seven games against the Rangers. 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: 9/20 vs. Houston (ND, 2.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 32/5 First Hitters: 11-48, bb Has not allowed a run over his last seven games and 7.0 innings...has not allowed an earned run in 17 of his last 19 games for a 1.77 ERA (4 er in 20.1 ip) dating back to Aug. 7. Has allowed 5-of-32 (15.6%) inherited runners to score, which is the fourth best percentage in the American League. Opponents are batting that includes.223 (21-for-94) against lefthanded hitters,.301 (44-for-146) against right-handers. Has a 1.66 ERA (7 er in 38.0 ip) in 29 games at night, a 7.15 ERA (18 er in 22.2 ip) in 20 games during the day. Has a 2.03 ERA (10 er in 44.1 ip) in 38 games since he was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list June 19...logged an 8.27 ERA in 11 games before he was placed on the DL with a strained right triceps. His 65 strikeouts are six short of his career-high of 71 from last year. Has a 1.42 ERA (1 er in 6.1 ip) in six games against the Rangers. 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: 9/19 vs. Houston (L, 1.1 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 0 so) Saves/Opportunities: Inherited Runners/Scored: 8/0 First Hitters: 13-57, 4 bb Has allowed six runs over his last four games (4.0 ip, ERA) to snap his 12-game, 13.2-inning scoreless streak. Has 30 saves, which is two short of his career high of 32 in the saves are the most by an A s pitcher since 2013 (Balfour, 38) and rank seventh in the American League...however, is tied for second in most blown saves (7) and has the third lowest save percentage (81.1%). Is tied for third among AL relievers in losses (7). Has a 6.00 ERA (20 er in 30.0 ip) in 30 games against AL West teams, a 1.42 ERA (5 er in 31.2 ip) in 31 games against all other opponents. Has a 2.81 ERA (15 er in 48.0 ip) in 46 games with one days rest or more, a 6.59 ERA (10 er in 13.2 ip) in 15 games with no rest. Has a 1.57 ERA (4 er in 23.0 ip) in 23 games during the day and 2.41 ERA (9 er in 33.2 ip) in 33 games at home. Is 1-2 with an 8.59 ERA (7 er in 7.1 ip) and has converted 2-of-5 save opportunities in seven games against Texas. 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).

4 58 RHP ZACH NEAL Last Outing: 9/21 vs. Houston (ND, 1.2 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 1 so, 1 hr) Saves/Opportunities: 2-3 Inherited Runners/Scored: 1/1 First Hitters: 5-15 Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville July 21 for his fourth stint with the A s this year and is 1-3 with a 3.77 ERA (19 er in 45.1 ip) in 13 games, including five starts, since then. Is 1-3 with a 5.74 ERA (20 er in 31.1 ip) in six starting assignments compared to 1-1 with a 3.94 ERA (13 er in 29.2 ip) in 15 relief appearances. Has issued just six walks in 61.0 innings, an average of 0.89 walks per nine innings...that is the second lowest mark in the majors among pitchers with 30 or more innings pitched (Kershaw, LAD 0.67)...has struck out just 24, an average of 3.54 per nine innings, which is fourth lowest in the majors using the 30.0 innings minimum. Has a 5.40 ERA (3 er in 5.0 ip) in three games against the Rangers. Made his Major League debut during his first stint from May (May 11 at Boston) pitched twice during his second stay from May logged a 4.70 ERA in five games during his last stint from June Went 7-2 with a 3.21 ERA in 11 starts for Nashville...issued just eight walks in 61.2 innings, an average of 1.17 per nine innings. Last Year: Started the year at Double-A Midland and ended it with Triple-A Nashville...was 3-3 with a 6.44 ERA in seven starts with Midland, 7-10 with a 4.18 ERA in 21 games, including 20 starts, with Nashville and with a 4.67 ERA overall. 47 LHP DILLON OVERTON Last Outing: 9/15 at Kansas City (ND, 1.0 ip, 5 h, 5 r, 5 er, 1 bb, 1 so, 1 hr) Saves/Opportunities: 0-0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 0-1 Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 15 for his fourth stint with the A s this year and has pitched once since then (1.0 ip, 5 h, 5 r, 5 er, 1 bb, 1 so, 1 hr). Has surrendered 12 home runs in 22.1 innings for an average of 4.84 home runs per nine innings, which is the highest in the majors among pitchers with 15 or more innings pitched. Has not faced Texas in his career. Was selected for the first time June 25 and went 1-1 with an ERA in two starts before he was optioned back to Nashville July 1...returned July 19, had a no decision in the A s 4-3, 10-inning win over Houston that day and was sent back to Nashville the next day...was last with Oakland from July 30-Aug. 5 and went 0-2 with a ERA in two starts. Took the loss in his only postseason start with Nashville, allowing five runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings in a 5-2 loss to Oklahoma City in Game 2 of the Pacific Coast League Semifinals Sept. 8. Led the A s farm system, ranked third in the PCL and tied for 13th in all of minor league baseball in wins (13)...also ranked fifth in the PCL in ERA (3.29)...his complete 2016 minor league stats: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Started the year at Single-A Stockton and was promoted to Double-A Midland July 2...combined for a 7-6 record and a 3.43 ERA in 27 games, including 25 starts...led the A s farm system in ERA and tied for third in strikeouts (106). 56 RHP CHRIS SMITH Last Outing: 9/23 vs. Texas (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 0 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/4 First Hitters: 0-8, 3 bb Was selected from Triple-A Nashville Aug. 7 and has a 3.22 ERA (8 er in 22.1 ip) in 12 games since then. Has tossed more than one inning in seven of his 12 appearances, including two or more innings five times. His appearance last night was his first against Texas since June 13, has a ERA (5 er in 4.1 ip) in four games in his career against the Rangers. This is his first stint in the majors since 2010 when he logged a 5.40 ERA in three relief appearances with Milwaukee. Pitched in the Mariners farm system in 2011, was out of baseball in 2012 and had stints with independent teams in Wichita (2013) and Sugar Land (2014) before signing a minor league deal with San Diego in Was 1-5 with a 5.21 ERA over his first seven starts with Nashville through May 9, but went 5-3 with a 3.40 ERA over his last 15 starts...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 most of the year at Triple-A El Paso where he went 5-7 with a 3.60 ERA in 22 starts...also had no decisions and a 0.90 ERA in two starts for Double-A San Antonio...had minor league career highs in strikeouts (132) and walks (44).

5 17 YONDER ALONSO Current Streak: 0 for 4 Texas Series: 0-1 Homestand: 1-8, 2b, bb, so Is batting.300 (15-for-50) with six doubles in September is tied for eighth in the American League in doubles this month. Has made 110 of his 124 starts against right-handed pitchers is batting.260 (101-for-389) with six of his seven home runs against righties,.203 (12-for-59) against lefties. Is hitting.295 (57-for-193) with six of his seven home runs with runners on base compared to.220 (56-for-255) with the bases empty has hit 19 of his 39 career home runs with runners on base. Is batting.211 (44-for-209) at home,.289 (69-for-239) on the road..996 fielding percentage. to.229 (67-for-293) in innings 1-6. home run and 18 RBI over his first 74 contests. All seven of his home runs have come in night games. Ranks third among AL first baseman and third in Oakland history with a Has a.297 (46-for-155) average in the seventh inning or later compared Is 7-for-11 (.636) with 13 RBI with the bases loaded the batting average is the best in the majors and tied for third best in Oakland history. Has six home runs and 35 RBI over his last 73 games after tallying one His seven home runs are third fewest in Oakland history among players with 400 or more plate appearances as a first baseman they are the fewest since Bruce Bochte had six in 459 plate appearances in Has matched his career high in runs (50) his.366 slugging percentage is his lowest since slugging.276 in 22 games in his first season in 2010 his two home runs are two short of his high (9 in 2012), his 147 games are eight short of his best (155 in 2012) and his 53 RBI are nine short of his high (62 in 2012). 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. 2 KHRIS DAVIS Current Streak: 0 for 8 Texas Series: 0-3, bb, so Homestand: 0-7, bb, 2 so Went 0-for-3 with a walk last night after missing the previous two games due to illness. Is now 0-for-7 over his last two games to snap his hitting streak at eight games was 11-for-29 (.379) with five home runs, 13 RBI and 10 runs scored during the streak. Ranks fourth in the American League in home runs (40), eighth in strikeouts (156) and tied for ninth in RBI (99). Is the fifth player in Oakland history (Canseco, Giambi, Jackson and McGwire) and seventh in Athletics history (Foxx, Zernial) to hit 40 home runs is the first since Jason Giambi (43 in 2000) needs one more RBI to become the 17th player in Oakland history with 100 the last is Frank Thomas, who had 114 RBI in Is batting.351 (20-for-57) with 10 home runs and 24 RBI in 16 games against Texas the home runs are the most by any player against the Texas Rangers and are tied for second most by any player against the Rangers/Senators franchise (Mickey Mantle, 11 in 1961) they are the most by any Oakland player against any team the RBI are tied for second most by any player against Texas (Bret Boone, 27 in 2001) and are tied for second most in Oakland history by any player against any team is a.344 (21-for-61) career hitter against the Rangers with 11 home runs and 25 RBI in 17 games. Has hit 23 of his home runs against AL West competition, which are the most by an Athletic against a division foe since Mc- Gwire set the record with 26 in Has 21 home runs and 44 RBI in 61 games since the All-Star Break after tallying 19 home runs and 55 RBI in 81 games before the break his post-break home runs are tied for second most in the majors (Dozier, MIN 28) they are tied for third most in Oakland history and are the most since Eric Chavez also had 21 in Is batting.272 (94-for-346) and is tied for the Major League lead with 29 home runs at night compared to.210 (38-for-181) during the day has the third best night home run total in Athletics history behind Jose Canseco (33 in 1991) and Mark McGwire (30 in 1996). Has hit 25 of his home runs as a left fielder, which is second most among AL left fielders (Upton, DET 27) they are sixth most in Oakland history by a left fielder and are the most since Ben Grieve had 27 in 2000 the other 15 home runs have come as a designated hitter, which are the most by an A s DH since Jack Cust had 18 in Has hit 19 home runs at home, which are the most by an Athletic in the Coliseum since Jack Cust had 20 in ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES OAKLAND A S SINGLE SEASON BESTS HOME RUNS 1. Mark McGwire, Mark McGwire, Reggie Jackson, Jose Canseco, Jason Giambi, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Khris Davis, STRIKEOUTS 1. Jack Cust, Jack Cust, Jose Canseco, Reggie Jackson, Jack Cust, Reggie Jackson, Jose Canseco, Jose Canseco, Khris Davis, ATHLETICS MOST HOME RUNS VS. ONE TEAM, SEASON 13 Jimmie Foxx, 1932 vs. DET 12 Gus Zernial, 1951 vs. STL 11 Gus Zernial, 1953 vs. DET 10 Khris Davis, 2016 vs. TEX 10 Jimmie Foxx, 1933 vs. NYY 10 Jimmie Foxx, 1932 vs. NYY 10 Jimmie Foxx, 1932 vs. BOS OAKLAND A S MOST RBI VS. ONE TEAM, SEASON 27 Sal Bando, 1969 vs. SEA 24 Khris Davis, 2016 vs. TEX 24 Reggie Jackson, 1974 vs. TEX 22 Miguel Tejada, 2001 vs. TEX 22 Sal Bando, 1969 vs. CAL Was named AL Co-Player of the Week Monday along with Hanley Ramirez (BOS) after batting.400 with nine runs, a double, five home runs, 13 RBI and seven walks in seven games it was his first career Player of the Week award. Homered twice last Sunday against Texas it was his fifth multi-homer game of the season and the 11th of his career the second home run off Keone Kela in the eighth inning was the 100th of his career. Has appeared exclusively in left field on defense, where he has committed five errors in 87 games the errors rank second among AL left fielders (Grossman, MIN 8) and are the most by an A s left fielder since Rickey Henderson also had five in Has career highs in runs (82), hits (132), home runs (40), RBI (99), extra base hits (63), at bats (527) and strikeouts (156) and has matched his best in triples (2) has 142 games and needs two more to match his best (144 in 2016). Has more home runs (40) than walks (37) entering this season, the most home runs by an Athletic with more home runs than walks is 35 by Dave Kingman in 1986 (33 walks) could become just the 20th 40- home run hitter in Major League history to finish with fewer walks than home runs (last: Arenado, 42 HR, 34 BB in 2015 with COL; last AL: Batista, 41 HR, 35 BB in 2000 with TOR). Last Year: Batted.247 with 27 home runs and 66 RBI in 121 games with Milwaukee 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 National League in home runs. 39 BRETT EIBNER Current Streak: 0 for 6 Texas Series: 0-4, 2 so Homestand: 2-15, 2b, rbi, 4 so Is 10-for-44 (.227) with seven RBI over his last 13 games after going 7-for-47 (.149) with four RBI over his first 24 contests with the A s Is batting.159 (18-for-113) with three home runs and 11 RBI in 44 games since the All-Star Break after batting.304 with three home runs and 10 RBI in 19 contests before the break. Made his Major League debut with Kansas City earlier this year and hit.231 with three home runs and 10 RBI in 26 games over two stints was traded to the A s on July 30 for Billy Burns and is batting.187 (17-for-91) in 37 games, including 25 starts (12 in right field, 11 in center field, two in left field), since he was recalled from Triple-A Nashville August 5. Overall he has appeared in 28 games in right field (21 starts), 13 in left field (11 starts) and 13 in center field (11 starts). Hit.269 in 20 games in Kauffman Stadium and is batting.167 (17-for- 102) in 43 games in all other ballparks. Five of his six home runs are solo shots all six have come in losses and all six have come in the fifth inning or later. Combined to hit.289 with 12 home runs and 34 RBI in 54 games with Triple-A Omaha and Nashville including.308 in four games with the Sounds appeared in 37 games in center field, 12 in right field and three in left field. Last Year: Spent the entire season at Triple-A Omaha where he batted.303 with 19 home runs and 81 RBI in 103 games ranked ninth in the Pacific Coast League in RBI, slugging percentage (.514) and OPS (.878) hit.348 with RISP. 48 RYON HEALY Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) Texas Series: 1-4, 2 so Homestand: 2-16, r, hr, 2 rbi, 5 so Is 1-for-12 over his last three games after hitting safely in each of his previous 10 contests went 19-for-42 (.452) with four doubles, four home runs, 10 RBI, 13 runs scored and eight multiple hit games during his hitting streak. Is now batting.350 (48-for-137) with 16 multiple hit games over his last 35 games after hitting.229 over his first 28 contests. Was selected from Triple-A Nashville July 15 (first day after the All-Star Break) and has started 63 of the A s 64 games since then at third base. Leads American League rookies in hits (70) since the All-Star Break, ranks second in doubles (16) and home runs (11), tied for second in runs (31) and third in RBI (31) overall, he ranks seventh among AL rookies in home runs, tied for seventh in doubles and ninth in hits and RBI. Has hit safely in each of his last nine games against Texas and is batting.350 (14-for-40) with nine runs and five multiple hit games in 10 games overall against the Rangers. Has improved each month since joining the A s hit.241 with two home runs and seven RBI in July,.303 with four home runs and 10 RBI in August and is batting.338 (27-for-80) with five home runs and 14 RBI in September. Is batting.350 (28-for-80) in the seventh inning or later,.330 (35-for- 106) on the road,.317 (20-for-63) against left-handed pitchers and.304 (48-for-158) at night OAKLAND A S MOST HOME RUNS, FIRST 63 GAMES OF CAREER 22 Mark McGwire (22) 15 Jose Canseco (16) 13 Yoenis Céspedes (13) 12 Chris Carter (12) 12 Wayne Gross (14) 11 Ryon Healy number in parentheses indicates total after 64 games Has made both his Major League and Triple-A debut this year hit.338 at Double-A Midland and was promoted to Nashville May 17 batted.318 with the Sounds and combined to hit.326 with 14 home runs and 64 RBI in 85 games was tied for fifth in all of minor league baseball in extra base hits (46) at the time of his promotion. Last Year: Spent the entire season at Midland in his Double-A debut and was named to the Texas League Postseason All-Star Team after hitting.302 with 10 home runs and 62 RBI in 124 games.

6 63 BRUCE MAXWELL Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) Houston Series: 2-8, r, 2b, hr, 2 rbi, bb, 3 so Last Road Trip: 5-15, 3 r, 3 rbi, 2 bb, 4 so Is batting.378 (14-for-37) in 13 games in September after hitting.129 over his first 12 games. Has 12 RBI over his last 16 games after driving in no runs over his first nine contests. Is batting.294 (15-for-51) with all 12 of his RBI, all seven of his walks and five of his six extra base hits against right-handed pitching is 3-for- 17 (.176) with a double against lefties. Was selected from Triple-A Nashville July 23 and has played in 25 games in his Major League debut. Has not committed an error in 23 games, including 19 starts, at catcher however, opponents have been successful in each of their six stolen base attempts off him tossed out 30-of-77 (39.0%) at Nashville. Is batting.333 (14-for-42) at night,.154 (4-for-26) during the day. empty is 5-for-15 (.333) with runners in scoring position. in a game,.370 (10-for-27) after that. solo shot off Brad Peacock in the second inning. Is hitting.375 (9-for-24) with runners on,.205 (9-for-44) with the bases Has a.195 (8-for-41) average against a pitcher the first time he sees him Hit his first Major League home run Monday night against Houston, a Went 0-for-1 with a walk last Sunday to snap his hitting streak at a career high seven games went 12-for-27 (.444) with seven RBI and four multiple hit games during the streak the multiple hit games were the first of his career. Made his Triple-A debut this year and hit.321 with a career-high 10 home runs and 41 RBI in 60 games with Nashville added 24 walks for a.393 on-base percentage and slugged.539 made all 60 of his appearances at catcher hit.327 with all 10 of his home runs against righthanders,.297 against lefties batted.364 on the road,.277 at home hit.426 with runners in scoring position. Last Year: Spent the entire season at Double-A Midland where he batted.243 with two home runs and 48 RBI in 96 games led Texas League catchers with a.997 fielding percentage and tossed out 19-of-86 (22.1%) attempted base stealers. 29 MATT MCBRIDE Current Streak: 0 for 2 Houston Series: DNP Last Road Trip: DNP Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville September 2 for his fourth stint with the A s this year and is 0-for-3 in three games since his return has not played since Sept. 10 against Seattle and has not started since July 25 at Texas. Is 7-for-25 (.280) against left-handed pitchers, 2-for-17 (.118) against right-handers. Was originally selected by Oakland April 27 but did not appear in a game before being optioned on April 29 also had stints from May and July 3-25 this is his fourth season in the majors but his 18 games played are his fewest (20 in 2015). Has appeared in 14 games at catcher (11 starts) and opponents have been successful in all seven of their stolen base attempts off him had never caught in the majors prior to this year has also made one appearance in right field and one at first base. Is hitting.267 (4-for-15) on the road,.185 (5-for-27) in Oakland. Is batting.250 (7-for-28) at night,.143 (2-for-14) during the day. Is 4-for-10 (.400) against Texas Batted.267 with seven home runs and 30 RBI in 70 games with Triple-A Nashville appeared in 46 games at catcher, 12 in right field, nine in left field and one at first base hit.336 with five of his seven home runs on the road,.209 at home his complete 2016 statistics with the Sounds: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Spent most of the season at Triple-A Albuquerque and batted.328 with 12 home runs and 49 RBI in 78 games...was promoted to Colorado Aug. 12 and hit.167 with no RBI in 20 games before he was outrighted to Albuquerque Sept MAX MUNCY Current Streak: 0 for 2 Houston Series: 0-0 Last Road Trip: 1-3, 2 r, bb, 2 so Is 3-for-10 (.300) with four walks over his last eight games to snap a career-high 0-for-15 streak is now batting.140 (8-for-57) over his last 27 games. Has made each of his 34 starts this year and all 60 in his career against right-handed pitchers is 1-for-5 (.200) against left-handed pitchers this year and has just seven career plate appearances against south paws. Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville for his third stint on July 25 and is 12-for-75 (.160) in 34 games, including 22 starts (19 at second base, three in right field), since his return. Is batting.191 in 48 games over three stints with the A s this year after hitting.206 in 45 games over four stints with Oakland in his Major League debut last year has 20 walks this year (.315 on-base percentage) after walking just nine times last year (.268 on-base percentage). Has appeared in 21 games (19 starts) at second base, 17 games (13 starts) in right field, three games in left field and one game (one start) at third base made his only error in his one game at third base had never played second base or outfield in the majors prior to this year with Nashville this year, he appeared in 28 games in left field, 13 at third base, eight in right field, three at first base and three at second base. Is batting.273 (12-for-44) during the day,.136 (9-for-66) at night. Is 2-for-27 (.074) with two outs but both of the hits came with runners in scoring position (2-for-7,.286). Is 0-for-10 when putting the first pitch in play this year and 1-for-17 in his career. Is 0-for-7 as a pinch hitter. Hit.251 with eight home runs and 26 RBI in 64 games with Nashville also walked 35 times for a.360 on-base percentage hit.305 on the road,.190 at home. 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. 22 RENATO NUÑEZ Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 3) Texas Series: 1-3, so Homestand: 1-5, so Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 12 and is making his Major League debut has appeared in seven games (six at designated hitter, one as a pinch hitter) and has made four starts (all at designated hitter). Drove in his first run last Sunday at Texas on a fielder choice in the sixth inning. Batted.228 with 23 home runs and 75 RBI in a career-high tying 128 games in his Triple-A debut with Nashville the batting average was a career-low tied for sixth in the Pacific Coast League in home runs (23) and tied for 10th in RBI (75) ranked second in the A s farm system in home runs and fifth in RBI. Appeared in 89 games at third base, 27 at designated hitter and 12 in left field led PCL third baseman in errors (21). Hit 15 of his 23 home runs on the road. Went 5-for-21 (.238) with three home runs and 10 RBI in five games for Nashville in the PCL Semifinals the RBI were the most in a playoff series in Sounds history. His complete 2016 statistics with Nashville: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Made his Double-A debut with Midland and spent the entire season with the RockHounds, batting.249 with 17 home runs and 75 RBI in 133 games added 105 walks for a.388 on-base percentage ranked second in the minors in walks. 13 MATT OLSON Current Streak: 0 for 7 Houston Series: 0-3, bb Last Road Trip: 0-4, r, 3 bb, so Was selected from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 12 and is making his Major League debut has appeared in five games, including two starts at first base. Is 0-for-7 but has four walks for a.364 on-base percentage. Batted.235 with 17 home runs and 60 RBI in 131 games in his Triple-A debut with Nashville added 71 walks for a.335 on-base percentage had a career-low.422 slugging percentage tied for third in the Pacific Coast League in doubles (34), ranked fifth in walks, tied for sixth in extra base hits (52) and ninth in strikeouts (132) Appeared in 81 games in right field and 49 at first base had five errors as a right fielder, none as a first baseman. Hit.256 with 16 of his 17 home run off right-handed pitchers,.167 against left-handers had an.830 OPS vs. righties,.512 vs. lefties. Hit.263 with four walks, a home run and three RBI in five games for Nashville in the PCL Semifinals. His complete 2016 statistics with Nashville: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Made his Double-A debut with Midland and spent the entire season with the RockHounds, batting.249 with 17 home runs and 75 RBI in 133 games added 105 walks for a.388 on-base percentage ranked second in the minors in walks. 18 CHAD PINDER Current Streak: 2 games (3 for 4) Texas Series: 2-3, 2 2b Homestand: 3-4, 2 r, 3 2b, bb Was selected from Triple-A Nashville August 19 and has appeared in 16 games since then, including 11 starts (eight at second base, three at shortstop). Each of his last three hits and four of his nine for the season are doubles. Is 4-for-9 (.444) with two runs scored and two walks over his last five games after hitting.156 with no runs and no walks over his first 11 contests. Had spent the entire season at Nashville where he hit.258 with 14 home runs and 51 RBI in his Triple-A debut appeared in 98 games at shortstop and four at second base. Was selected by the A s in the Competitive Balance Round B of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft and is a.280 career hitter with 45 home runs and 200 RBI in 360 minor league games over four professional seasons. Last Year: Was named Texas League Player of the Year and A s Organizational Player of the Year spent the entire season at Double-A Midland, hitting.317 with 15 home runs and 86 RBI in 117 games.