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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 (5-6) VS. HOUSTON ASTROS (7-4) SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2017 OAKLAND COLISEUM 1:05 P.M. PDT LHP SEAN MANAEA (0-1, 7.15) VS. RHP LANCE MCCULLERS (1-0, 2.77) NBCSCA A S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) EN ESPAÑOL (KIQI 1010 AM) ABOUT THE A S: Have lost a season-high tying two straight games (also April 4-5) the A s longest winning streak is two games and Oakland has not been more than one game over or one game under.500 this year have been exactly.500 five times won two of three at Kansas City to start the week for their first series win of the season have also lost one series and split one series this is the A s 50th season in Oakland where they have won 16 American League West titles, two AL Wild Cards, six AL pennants and four World Championships only the New York Yankees (18) and Atlanta Braves (17) have more division titles than the A s since the A s moved to Oakland in 1968, only the Yankees (11) and Cardinals (8) have more league championships and only the Yankees have more world championships (7) this is the Athletics franchise 117th season in the American League since 1901, the A s have 16 AL West titles plus 15 AL pennants and nine World Championships only the Yankees (27) and Cardinals (11) have won more World Championships. HOME AND AWAY: The A s are 0-1 on their longest homestand of the season, a 10-game stand against Houston (0-1), Texas (three games) and Seattle (four games) went 2-2 on the first homestand against Los Angeles (AL) and are 2-3 at home for the season went 3-3 on their first road trip to Texas (1-2) and Kansas City (2-1). DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A s have committed at least one error in each of the last eight games after going errorless over the first three contests the streak of eight consecutive games with an error is Oakland s longest since a 15-game streak from May 3-18, 2015 have committed 13 errors for the season, which is two more than any other team (Arizona, 11) made 97 errors last year, which tied for second most in the American League five of the 13 errors this year have been committed by pitchers, which is three more than any other team last year, A s pitchers committed nine errors the entire season made two errors last night, which led to five unearned runs have seven unearned runs for the season, which is second most in the AL (Tampa Bay, 9). AGAINST THE WEST: The A s are in a stretch of 16 consecutive games against American League West competition that began yesterday in fact, 23 of Oakland s first 26 games of the season (the month of April) are against divisional foes the exception was the three-game series at Kansas City to start the week the A s will host all four AL West teams this month and travel to each city except Seattle are 3-5 against the West this year last year, the A s went (.382) against AL West competition, which was the third worst mark against divisional foes in Oakland history and the worst since 1997 (11-25,.306). THIS AND THAT: The A s are 4-2 when scoring first compared to 1-4 when the opponent scores first starting pitchers have all five of the A s wins the five wins are tied for the most by starters in the American League are batting.059 (2-for-34) with one run scored in the first inning the batting average is the lowest in the majors and the runs scored are tied for second fewest (Boston, 0) the pitching staff has allowed 47 runs, 14 of which have come in the second inning (14 er in 11.0 ip, ERA) have not allowed a run in the fourth inning. THE DISABLED LIST: The A s have six players on the disabled list (Axford, Bassitt, Gray, Mengden, Smolinski, Wendle) the A s used the DL an Oakland record 27 times last year and the players missed a combined 1810 games (67.0 games per stint), which also set an Oakland record have had at least three players on the DL every day since July 30, 2011 and have not had fewer than two players on the DL since the end of the 2006 season when they had just one. ROSTER NOTES: The A s opened the season with 13 pitchers and 12 position players it marked the first time the A s have opened the season with more than 12 pitchers on a 25-man Opening Day roster since 1994 when they had 13 (had 14 on the 1995 Opening Day roster, which was expanded to 28 following the strike) five players on the Opening Day roster were signed as free agents (Casilla, R. Davis, Joyce, Plouffe, Rosales), which marks just the third time in the last 22 years the A s had five free agents make their Opening Day roster (also 1996 and 2011) seven had six or more years of service: Madson (11 years, 155 days), R. Davis (9 years, 167 days), Casilla (9 years, 148 days), Lowrie (8 years, 111 days), Joyce (7 years, 123 days), Axford (6 years, 170 days) and Rosales (6 years, 163 days) those are the most players with six or more years of service on an A s Opening Day roster since the 2007 club also had seven Frankie Montas is the youngest player at the age of 24 years, 13 days Santiago Casilla is the oldest at 36 years, 252 days. DURING THE SPRING: The A s went (.471), which was the fourth worst record in the Cactus League went (.422) last spring, which was fifth worst in the CL this marks the first time Oakland has finished with a losing record in back-to-back springs since the A s compiled a 5.93 ERA, which was second highest in the majors to Cincinnati (6.13) it was the second highest spring ERA by an Oakland team over the last 18 years (6.10 in 2016) surrendered 37 home runs, which tied for fifth fewest in the CL had the second fewest strikeouts (247) and tied for the fifth fewest walks (121) the offense ranked fourth in the CL in walks (133), tied for fourth in triples (11) and fifth in on-base percentage (.351) also tied for the fewest stolen bases (15), ranked third in fewest hit by pitches (10) and fourth in most strikeouts (300) the strikeouts were the most by an A s team during the spring since at least 1990 (previous: 248 in 2009) the defense committed 28 errors, which was fourth fewest in the CL however, turned just 23 double plays, which was the fewest in the CL and tied for third fewest in the majors went 9-7 at Hohokam, 0-1 in Oakland and 7-10 on the road. CONTRACT STATUS: The A s have four players under contract beyond the 2017 season Santiago Casilla, Sean Doolittle, Matt Joyce and Ryan Madson are signed through 2018 with the A s holding club options on Doolittle for 2019 and 2020 Jed Lowrie has a club option for RADIO AND TV: Due to conflicts with the Warriors and/or Sharks, the following changes have been made to the radio and television schedules the game of Thursday, April 18 against Texas has been moved from NBC- SCA to NBCSCA Plus tomorrow s game against Houston can be heard in the Bay Area on KFOX 98.5 FM additional updates will be announced based on the Warriors and Sharks playoff schedules. A s vs. ASTROS: The A s lost the first meeting of 2017 last night and now have an eight-game losing streak against the Astros that is Oakland s longest ever against Houston lost the season series for the second consecutive season last year as they went 6-13 were 6-6 over the first 12 games, but lost each of the final seven eight of the 19 games were decided in the last at bat and the A s were 2-6 in those games had a 4-5 record in Oakland and posted a 2-8 mark in Houston are against Houston over the last two years have won nine of the last 16 games in the Coliseum but have lost 10 of the last 12 at Minute Maid Park lead the all-time series of the 37 losses have been by one run are in Oakland and in Houston. TODAY S TIDBITS Jed Lowrie has a 65-game errorless streak as a second baseman, which is the fourth longest such streak in Oakland history Adam Rosales has hit safely in each of his four games (4-for-11,.364) Marcus Semien had his fourth two-walk game of the season last night and now has 10 walks, which is tied for the American League lead in the department of unique pitching lines, Ryan Dull s line last night (1.0 ip, 1 h, 3 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 2 so) was just the third such line by a Major Leaguer since 1913 (second Athletic: Paul Lindblad on May 19, 1974) while Raul Alcantara s line (2.0 ip, 0 h, 2 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 1 so), was the fourth such line (last: Frank Williams, July 5, 1984) of the two to match Dull, Dull was the only one to not allow a home run of the three to match Alcantara, two also had a hit batter and none had a balk. THIS DATE IN A S HISTORY In 1924 Al Simmons collects his first major league hit off the Senators Walter Johnson in the A s 4-0 loss to Washington on Opening Day in 1990 Dennis Eckersley records his 100th career save in the A s 3-0 win at Seattle with 100 saves, he becomes just the sixth pitcher in major league history with 100 saves and 100 victories in 2006 Eric Chavez, Frank Thomas and Milton Bradley hit back-to-back-to-back home runs on three consecutive pitches off Vicente Padilla in the sixth inning of the A s 5-4 win over Texas. PITCHING PROBABLES Sun., April 16 vs. Houston RHP Jharel Cotton (1-1, 3.97) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (0-1, 4.09) 1:05 NBCSCA/KFOX 98.5 FM Mon., April 17 vs. Texas RHP Andrew Triggs (2-0, 0.00) vs. RHP A.J. Griffin (1-0, 6.75) 7:05 NBCSCA/95.7 FM The Game Tue., April 18 vs. Texas RHP Jesse Hahn (0-1, 3.75) vs. RHP Yu Darvish (1-1, 2.33) 7:05 NBCSCA Plus/95.7 FM The Game Wed., April 19 vs. Texas RHP Kendall Graveman (2-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Martin Perez (1-1, 2.20) 12:35 MLBN/95.7 FM The Game Get the latest A s notes, full stat packets, clips, press releases, roster, updated media guide and more at World Champions American League Champions

2 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER: Sean Manaea (0-1, 7.15 ERA) FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make his third start of the season is on his first Opening Day roster and is beginning his second season in the majors made both his Triple-A and Major League debut last year, his third professional season. FIRST START: He had a no decision in the A s 7-6 loss to Los Angeles (AL) April 4 in Oakland the A s scored a run in the first but he allowed three runs in the second inning on a two-run single by Maldonado and a RBI single from Escobar an RBI triple by Trout in the fifth inning increased the Angels lead to 4-2 and he was relieved by Hendriks to start the seventh the A s scored four times in the bottom of the seventh to get him off the hook. LAST START: He was the losing pitcher in the A s 8-1 loss at Texas last Sunday struck out a career-high 10 batters in just 5.1 innings became just the sixth pitcher in Oakland history to strike out 10 or more in fewer than six innings, the first since Rich Harden on Sept. 5, 2011 against Kansas City (10 so in 5.0 ip) allowed a three-run home run to Gallo in the second inning loaded the bases with one out in the sixth and was relieved by Montas, who allowed all three runs to score. MANAEA S 2017 STARTS Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT April 4 Los Angeles (AL) April 9 at Texas 1-8 L MANAEA vs. HOUSTON: Is 0-1 despite a 1.69 ERA (21.1 ip, 13 h, 6 r, 4 er, 8 bb, 20 so, 1 hr) in four career starts, all last year had a no decision in his Major League debut, a 7-4 A s win in Oakland on April 29 allowed a leadoff home run to Gattis STARTS VS. HOUSTON DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO 4/29/16 H /10/16 A /29/16 A L /20/16 H in the second inning but the A s came back with two in the bottom of the second allowed a RBI single to Gattis in the sixth to tie the game and was relieved by Doolittle with no outs and runners on first and second Doolittle allowed both runs to score but the A s tied the game in the eighth and won it on a three-run home run by Alonso in the ninth also had a no decision in the A s 2-1, 10-inning loss at Houston on July 10 tossed a career-high 106 pitches in 7.0 innings and did not allow a run or walk a batter left with a 1-0 lead but Madson allowed a run in the ninth for the blown save and Hendriks surrendered a run in the 10th for the loss took the loss in a 6-0 decision at Houston on August 29 left the game after 3.1 innings with a strained left rhomboid issued back-to-back bases loaded walks to Marisnick and Springer in the second inning but both of the runs were unearned had another no decision in the A s 2-1 loss in 10 innings in Oakland on Sept. 20 tossed 6.0 scoreless innings allowed just two base runners to advance as far as second base and retired each of the final seven batters he faced left after six innings with a 1-0 lead but Axford allowed a run in the seventh for the blown save. MANAEA S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. HOUSTON Player Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Jose Altuve R Norichika Aoki L Carlos Beltran S Alex Bregman R Carlos Correa R Evan Gattis R Marwin Gonzalez S Yuli Gurriel R Jake Marisnick R George Springer R SPRING TRAINING RECAP: Went 1-1 with a 3.91 ERA in seven games, including six starts, this spring surrendered just one home run in 23.0 innings allowed a.258 (23-for-89) opponents batting average allowed one run or fewer in five of his seven appearances, including no runs three times walked one batter or fewer in six of his seven outings but issued five walks in 3.0 innings in the other. MANAEA S 2017 SPRING TRAINING APPEARANCES Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR *Feb. 27 at San Francisco March 4 Cleveland 5-15 L March 9 Cincinnati 12-5 W March 14 Colorado March 20 Arizona March 25 Cincinnati March 30 at San Francisco Totals (7 games, 6 starts) *indicates relief appearance 2016 RECAP: Made his Major League debut with the A s following an April 29 promotion and went 7-9 with a 3.86 ERA in 25 games, including 24 starts ranked second among American League rookies in strikeouts (124), innings pitched (144.2) and games started and tied for fifth in wins the strikeouts tied for sixth most in Oakland history by a rookie allowed a.248 opponents batting average and walked 37 batters for a.298 on-base percentage was 2-4 with a 6.02 ERA and.282 opponents batting average in nine starts when he was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 14 with a left pronator strain was reinstated June 29 and went 5-5 with a 2.74 ERA and.229 opponents batting average in 16 games, 15 starts, following his return his ERA following his return from the DL was fifth lowest in the AL. OPPONENTS BATTING: His opponents batting average included.180 (18-for-100) against left-handed hitters compared to.263 (117-for-445) against right-handers based on a minimum of 140 innings pitched, the mark against lefties was second lowest in the AL and the lowest in Oakland history (previous:.185, Norris, 1980) allowed 17 of his 20 home runs and issued 33 of his 37 walks to righties for a.754 OPS had a.526 OPS against lefties, which was second lowest in the AL and in Oakland history (.504, Norris, 1980) opponents hit.192 with runners in scoring position, which was third lowest in the AL among pitchers with 140 or more innings pitched had a.152 average with RISP and two outs held the three hitter to a.197 average, which was fifth lowest in the AL 13 of his 20 home runs came after his 60th pitch in a game yielded a.430 batting average and.733 slugging percentage when the opponents put the first pitch in play but had a.157 opponents average with two strikes. BEFORE AND AFTER THE ALL-STAR BREAK: Went 4-4 with a 2.67 ERA and.220 opponents batting average in 13 games after the All-Star Break after going 3-5 with a 5.24 ERA and.278 opponents average in 12 starts before the break had the fifth lowest post-break ERA in the AL. HOME AND AWAY: Was 5-3 with a 3.02 ERA in 14 games (13 starts) at home compared to 2-6 with a 4.99 ERA in 11 starts on the road had the fifth lowest home ERA in the AL. INNING BY INNING: Had a 1.59 ERA and.210 opponents batting average over innings one through three and a 6.21 ERA and.283 opponents batting average from the fourth inning on among pitchers with 20 or more innings, he had the lowest first inning ERA in the majors (1.13) and the fourth lowest second inning ERA (1.44) his first inning ERA was third lowest in Oakland history using the 20 inning minimum. RUN SUPPORT: Received one run of support or fewer in 10 of his 24 starts and went 0-6 with a 3.90 ERA in those contests in his four no decisions with support of one run or fewer, he has scoreless outings of 8.0 innings, 7.0 and 6.0 and one outing where he allowed one run in 7.0 innings. THIS AND THAT: Tied for eighth in the AL with three pickoffs and opponents were successful in 3-of-7 (42.9%) stolen base attempts off him the A s were (.458) in his starting assignments walked two batters or fewer in 19 of his 24 starts and allowed two runs or fewer 13 times. MORE FROM 2016: Was selected from Nashville April 29 and made his ML debut that day against Houston after just 42 minor league appearances, all starts, in three professional seasons had a no decision in the A s 7-4 win, allowing four runs on four hits and four walks in 5.0 innings was credited with his first Major League win in the A s 3-1 victory over Texas May 16 in Oakland when he allowed a run on four hits in 6.2 innings was on the disabled list from June 14 to 28 with a left pronator muscle strain fired 5.2 shutout innings for the win in his first start following his return on June 29 against San Francisco tossed a career-high 106 pitches in 7.0 innings and did not allow a run or walk a batter on July 10 at Houston ended up with a no decision in the A s 2-1, 10-inning loss made his first career relief appearance July 17 against Toronto had a no decision in the A s 1-0, 13-inning win over Tampa Bay July 22 in Oakland tossed a career-high 8.0 scoreless innings and allowed just five hits and no walks had a streak of 30.2 consecutive innings without a walk from July 10 to Aug. 2, which was the longest single season streak in Oakland history left his start on Aug. 29 at Houston after 3.1 innings with a strained left rhomboid did not go on the DL, but would not pitch again until Sept. 14 at Kansas City went 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA and.181 opponents batting average in his final four starts following his injury, including a career-high 15.1 inning scoreless streak from Aug. 29 to Sept. 26. WITH NASHVILLE: Was 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in three starts in his Triple-A debut ranked second in the Pacific Coast League in ERA at the time of his April 29 promotion surrendered just one home run in 18.0 innings struck out 21 while walking just four allowed a.232 opponents batting average, including.077 against left-handed hitters. MANAEA 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 MANAEA S CAREER HIGHS Low Hit CG: None IP: 8.0, 7/22/16 vs. TB Fewest IP, GS: 2.2, 5/10/16 at BOS H: 11, 7/27/16 at TEX R: 8, 5/10/16 at BOS ER: 8, 5/10/16 at BOS BB: 4, 4/29/16 vs. HOU SO: 10, 4/9/17 at TEX HR: 2 (five times), last: 8/7/16 vs. CHI Pitches: 106, 7/10/16 at HOU Win Streak: 2, 9/14/16 to 10/2/16 Loss Streak: 3, 7/5/16 to 8/7/16 Scoreless Streak: 15.1, 8/29/16 to 9/26/16 Complete Games: None Shutouts: None TOMORROW S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER RHP Jharel Cotton (1-1, 3.97 ERA): Is scheduled to make his third start of the season and the eighth of his career combined with Casilla and Doolittle on a three-hit shutout in his last start, a 2-0 A s win at Kansas City on Monday (7.0 ip, 2 h, 3 bb, 6 so) had a no decision in his only career appearance against Houston, a start in the A s 4-2 loss in Oakland last year on Sept. 19 (6.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 6 so) went 3-0 with a 4.35 ERA in six starts this spring held opponents to a.208 batting average, but issued 11 walks in 20.2 innings was one of three players acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers at the 2016 trading deadline and made his ML debut with Oakland in September went 2-0 with a 2.15 ERA and.185 opponents batting average in five starts with the A s walked just four batters in 29.1 innings (1.23 per nine innings) combined with Oklahoma City and Nashville for an 11-6 record and a 4.31 ERA in 28 games, 22 starts.

3 ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS TEAM 0-2, 2.78 ERA (11 er in 35.2 ip) Saves/Opportunities: 2-for-3 (66.7%) The A s bullpen ranks fifth in the American League in ERA and third in innings pitched...has issued 11 walks, which is tied for third fewest in the AL. Earned its second save of the season Monday after going five straight games without a save opportunity...are tied for the second fewest save opportunities in the AL...last April, converted 10-of-11 saves...last season, converted 42-of-65 (64.6%) save opportunities had the third most blown saves in the AL (23) and the fourth lowest save percentage tied for 10th in saves 19 of the blown saves came against AL West competition were successful in 17-of-36 (47.2%) save opportunities against the AL West, 25-of-29 (86.2%) against everyone else. Are one of three AL teams without a win by a reliever (Kansas City, Toronto)...two total decisions by relievers are tied for the fewest in the AL with Minnesota (1-1). Had innings pitched, which was second most in the AL (Minnesota, 567.2), second most in Oakland history (586.2 in 1997) and third most in Athletics history (588.1 in 1964) struck out 530 batters, which was fifth most in the AL but set the Athletics record for strikeouts by the bullpen also set a franchise record for most wild pitches (33). Surrendered just six first batter home runs, which tied Chicago (AL) for the fewest in the majors had the second lowest first batter slugging percentage in the AL (.329) 50 RHP RAUL ALCANTARA Last Outing: 4/14 vs. Houston (ND, 2.0 ip, 0 h, 2 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 1 so, 1 hbp) Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 0-1 Began the year as the A s fifth starter but was moved to the bullpen after his first start on April 7 at Texas...last night was his first career relief appearance (seventh career appearance). Is on his first Opening Day roster...made his Major League debut Sept. 5, 2016, a start vs. Los Angeles-AL. Last night was his first career game against the Astros. Went 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA in seven games (three starts) this spring (22.2 ip, 22 h, 12 r, 12 er, 8 bb, 11 so, 4.76 ERA)...his 22.2 innings pitched were the third most on the team (Triggs, Manaea). Last Year: Began the season in Double-A Midland, where he went 5-6 with a 4.80 ERA in 17 starts before being promoted to Nashville...went 4-0 with a 1.18 ERA in eight starts in Triple-A...went 1-3 with a 7.25 ERA in five major league starts. 46 RHP SANTIAGO CASILLA Last Outing: 4/10 at Kansas City (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 3 so) Saves/Opportunities: 1-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 0-4 Begins his 14th Major League season and is in his second stint with the A s pitched in 152 games for Oakland from and 414 for San Francisco from Is on his ninth Opening Day roster ( with Oakland and with San Francisco). Earned a save in his first appearance this season on Opening Night but does not have a save opportunity since then. Has not allowed a hit in four games and 4.0 innings this season...the only baserunner he has allowed came on Opening Night (walk to Simmons). Had no decisions and a ERA in seven games, including one start, this spring allowed a.346 (9-for-26) opponents batting average and issued five walks in 6.0 innings. Has a win and is 5-for-6 in save chances in 13 career games against Houston (12.1 ip, 7 h, 2 r, 1 er, 4 bb, 11 so, 0.73 ERA)...is his best ERA against any AL team. Has a 1.52 ERA (14 er in 82.2 ip) in 83 career appearances in April, which is his lowest ERA for any month of the season. Signed as a free agent to a two-year contract on Jan. 20, Last Year: Went 2-5 with 31 saves and a 3.57 ERA in 62 relief appearances with San Francisco ranked sixth in the NL in saves but had a career-high nine blown saves, which tied for the most in the majors struck out a career-high 65 batters. 35 LHP DANIEL COULOMBE Last Outing: 4/14 vs. Houston (ND, 0.1 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/2 First Hitters: 3-4 Begins his fourth season in the majors but is on his first Opening Day roster. His three hits against first batters are tied for second in the majors. Went 0-3 with a 5.79 ERA in nine spring training appearances allowed nine runs over his first five games (12.71 ERA) but just one over his final four (1.08 ERA). Has no decisions and one blown save in eight career games against the Astros (6.2 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 2 er, 3 bb, 6 so, 1 hr, 2.70 ERA). Last Year: Was 3-1 with a 4.53 ERA and.216 opponents batting average in 35 games over five stints with the A s had no decisions, a 1.08 ERA and.200 opponents batting average in 20 relief appearances for Triple-A Nashville. 62 LHP SEAN DOOLITTLE Last Outing: 4/10 at Kansas City (SV, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 3 so) Saves/Opportunities: 1-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 0-3 Begins his sixth season in the majors and is on his fourth Opening Day roster ( , 16), all with the A s. Monday was his first save since June 23, 2016 at Los Angeles-AL. Had a loss and a 7.11 ERA in seven spring training appearances. Is 1-3 with four saves in 20 career games against Houston (19.0 ip, 14 h, 7 r, 7 er, 5 bb, 22 so, 1 hr, 3.32). Has a 196-game errorless streak dating back to Sept. 25, 2012 that is tied for the seventh longest in Oakland history by a pitcher (Cook). Last Year: Was 2-3 with four saves and a 3.23 ERA in 44 games in a season shortened by a two-month stint on the disabled list with a strained left shoulder had a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 5.63, which tied for ninth among AL relievers. 66 RHP RYAN DULL Last Outing: 4/14 vs. Houston (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 3 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 2 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0 First Hitters: 1-4 Is on his second consecutive Opening Day roster and is beginning his third season in the majors. Blew a save in his lone save opportunity of the season April 4 Allowed three unearned runs last night...total of three unearned runs allowed are the second most in the AL among relievers. Went 2-1 with a 3.68 ERA and.185 opponents batting average in eight games this spring allowed two runs over his last two appearances (9.00 ERA) after surrendering just one over his first six (1.69 ERA). Has a loss and two of his four career saves in 10 games agains the Astros (12.1, 5 h, 5 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 14 so, 0.73 ERA). Logged a 1.93 ERA (3 er in 14.0 ip) in 12 games in April last year. Last Year: Compiled a 2.42 ERA and.186 opponents batting average in 70 relief appearances led AL rookies and tied for ninth among all AL pitchers in games pitched fell one short of the Oakland rookie record for games pitched. 31 RHP LIAM HENDRIKS Last Outing: 4/12 vs. at Kansas City (ND, 1.0 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0 First Hitters: 0-2, bb Begins his seventh season in the majors and is on his fifth Opening Day roster ( with Minnesota, 2015 with Toronto, 2016 with Oakland). Had no decisions, an 8.22 ERA and.385 opponents batting average in eight appearances during the spring did not allow an earned run over his first six outings (6.1 ip) but surrendered seven runs in his final two appearances (1.1 ip, ERA). Is 1-2 in nine career games (one start) against Houston (16.0 ip, 18 h, 11 r, 8 er, 6 bb, 13 so, 2 hr, 4.50 ERA). Last Year: Compiled a 3.76 ERA and.270 opponents batting average in 53 relief appearances in his first season with the A s had an 8.27 ERA in 11 games before going on the disabled list in early May, a 2.23 ERA in 42 games following his return. 44 RHP RYAN MADSON Last Outing: 4/14 vs. Houston (L, 0.2 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 2-5 Begins his 12th season in the majors and is on his 11th Opening Day roster ( with Philadelphia, 2015 with Kansas City, 2016 with Oakland). Posted a 6.00 ERA and.391 opponents batting average in nine spring training appearances yielded four runs over his first two games (18.00 ERA) but just two over his final seven (2.57 ERA). Went 1-3 and 3-for-5 in save chances in eight games last year against Houston (7.0 ip, 12 h, 7 r, 7 er, 3 bb, 4 so, 1 hr)...has seven career losses against Houston, which are three more than any other team. Last Year: Saved a team-leading 30 games in his first season with Oakland to become just the second A s pitcher over the last 10 years to save 30 or more games ranked ninth in the AL in saves but tied for second with seven blown saves. 47 RHP FRANKIE MONTAS Last Outing: 4/12 at Kansas City (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 1 so, 1 hr) Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/3 First Hitters: 0-2, bb Is on his first career Opening Day roster is in just his second season in the majors pitched in seven games for Chicago (AL) in Went 1-0 with two saves and a 0.77 ERA in six appearances this spring had a.214 opponents batting average, walked two and struck out 13 in 11.2 innings. April 5 was his first appearance with the A s and his first Major League appearance since Oct. 4, 2015, a start and loss for Chicago (AL) against Detroit (4.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 7 so). Has never faced the Astros. Last Year: Missed nearly the entire season due to rib cage injuries combined for a 0-0 record and a 2.25 ERA in seven games, four starts, with Tulsa (AA) and Oklahoma City (AAA) started the year on the Dodgers DL, ended it on the Triple-A DL.

4 ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES 17 YONDER ALONSO Current Streak: 0 for 4 Houston Series: 0-1 Last Road Trip: 5-15, 3 r, 2b, hr, 4 rbi, 2 bb, 4 so, gidp Flew out as a pinch hitter last night after reaching base safely in each of his first eight games. Is 6-for-11 (.545) with runners in scoring position the rest of the A s are a combined 8-for-70 (.114). Batted.311 against Houston last year and is a.294 (30-for-102) career hitter against the Astros. Clubbed his first career homer on his birthday a week ago tonight at Texas has hit safely in all five games he has played on his birthday, batting.421 (8-for-19) with two doubles, a homer and three RBI Hit.389 with four home runs and 12 RBI in 24 games this spring tied for second in the Cactus League in on-base percentage (.500), ranked third in batting, tied for fourth in walks (12) and sixth in slugging (.648) led the A s in batting, on-base percentage, runs (13) and hits (21) is batting.365 (38-for-104) over the last two springs. Last Year: Batted.253 with 34 doubles, seven home runs and 56 RBI in 156 games in his first season with Oakland had career highs in games and runs scored (52) ranked second among AL first baseman with a.997 fielding percentage. 2 KHRIS DAVIS Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) Houston Series: 1-4, r, hr, rbi, so Last Road Trip: 7-26, 5 r, 2b, 2 hr, 3 rbi, 8 so, gidp Homered in his first at bat against Houston last night after homering once in 70 at bats against the Astros all last year is now a.135 (10- for-74) career hitter against Houston with two home runs and four RBI in 18 games. The home run was his fifth of the season, which ties him for the American League lead is the first Athletic with five home runs over the A s first 11 games since Eric Chavez in 2006 hit just three home runs in 23 games in April last year had no home runs in 15 games this spring. Leads the AL in total bases (30), ranks fourth in slugging (.714), tied for fourth in runs (9) and tied for fifth in extra base hits (7). Has reached base safely in 10 of his 11 games went 0-for-4 Thursday night at Kansas City, the first time this year he has not reached base it snapped a career-high 18-game reaching base streak dating back to Sept. 23, 2016 (previous: 15, Sept. 1-16, 2015) it also snapped a seven-game hitting streak and a six-game run scored streak. Is batting.375 (6-for-16) at home,.269 (7-for-26) on the road Last Year: Batted.247 with 42 HR and 102 RBI in 150 games in his first season with the A s became the fifth player in Oakland history and seventh in Athletics history to hit 40 home runs tied for third in the American League in home runs. 11 RAJAI DAVIS Current Streak: 0 for 4 Houston Series: 0-4, so Last Road Trip: 6-20, 3 r, 3 2b, hr, 4 rbi, 3 bb, 3 so, sb, sf Went 0-for-4 last night and is now batting.095 (2-for-21) at home compared to.300 (6-for-20) on the road. Is 0-for-13 against left-handed pitching is batting.286 (8-for-28) against right-handers. Had the go-ahead RBI double in the third inning Wednesday night and three of his six RBI have either tied the game or put the A s ahead. Is a.130 (12-for-92) career hitter against Houston, which is his worst mark against any team. Amassed his 200th career double in the top of the fifth inning a week ago tonight at Texas. Begins his 12th season in the majors and is in his second stint with the A s ( ) was signed by Oakland as a free agent Jan. 3, Last Year: Played for the American League Champion Cleveland Indians and hit.249 with 12 HR and 48 RBI in 134 games had career highs in runs (74), home runs and walks (33) led the AL and ranked fourth in the majors with 43 steals. 37 JAFF DECKER Current Streak: 0 for 0 Houston Series: 0-0 Homestand: 0-0 Was selected from Triple-A Nashville today and will be making his A s debut has spent parts of each of the previous four seasons in the majors with San Diego (2013), Pittsburgh ( ) and Tampa Bay (2016) and is a.162 career hitter with one home run and four RBI in 60 games Was a non-roster invitee with the A s this spring and hit.333 with no home runs and four RBI in 22 games added seven walks for a.450 on-base percentage tied for the team lead in doubles (6). Started each of Nashville s first eight games (six in center field, one in right field, one at designated hitter went 4-for-4 on April 7 at Round Rock and went 3-for-5 against the Express the next day his complete 2017 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Spent most of the season at Triple-A Durham where he batted.255 with 12 home runs and 35 RBI in 99 games tied for ninth in the International League in steals (18) also hit.154 with one RBI in 19 games over two stints with Tampa Bay. 25 RYON HEALY Current Streak: 0 for 4 Houston Series: 0-3, 2 so Last Road Trip: 5-26, 2 r, 2 2b, bb, 5 so, gidp Went 4-for-12 (.333) in the three-game series at Kansas City is batting.129 (4-for-31) in his other eight games against American League West competition. Has started each of the A s first 11 games at three different positions (five at designated hitter, four at first base, two at third base). Is hitless in eight at bats with runners in scoring position. Batted.246 with five home runs and 16 RBI in 23 games this spring tied for fifth in the Cactus League in RBI and tied for ninth in home runs led the A s in home runs, RBI and total bases (36). Last Year: Was called up by Oakland July 15 and started 72 of the A s 73 games after the All-Star Break at third base in his ML debut led ML rookies in doubles after the break (20) and topped AL rookies in hits (82) and extra base hits (33). 23 MATT JOYCE Current Streak: 3 games (3 for 9) Houston Series: 1-1, 2b Last Road Trip: 4-18, 2 r, hr, 4 rbi, 2 bb, 3 so Had the A s first pinch hit of the season last night, a double in the ninth inning. Is 6-for-28 (.214) to start the season after batting.379 in April last year. The Astros are one of two American League teams he has never homered against (Tampa Bay). Batted.196 with two home runs and eight RBI in 20 games this spring however, had a.377 on-base percentage as he walked 14 times the walks tied for the Cactus League lead (DeShields, TEX) and were the most by an Athletic during the spring since Daric Barton had 22 in Is in his 10th season in the majors with his fifth team was signed by the A s to a two-year contract, Nov. 30, Last Year: Spent the entire season with Pittsburgh and batted.242 with 13 home runs and 42 RBI in 140 games added 59 walks for a career-high.403 on-base percentage set a Major League record with 21 pinch-walks. 8 JED LOWRIE Current Streak: 3 games (4 for 11) Houston Series: 1-4, so Last Road Trip: 5-20, r, 2 2b, 3 rbi, 4 bb, 2 so, sf, gidp Is batting.282 after hitting OAKLAND A S LONGEST ERRORLESS.314 in April last year is a STREAKS, SECOND BASEMAN.309 (173-for-560) career hitter in April, which is his best mark for any month has a.245 average from May 1 through the end of the season. Is hitting.346 (9-for-26) against right-handed pitching,.154 (2-for-13) against left-handers. Is 0-for-10 during the day. 104 Mark Ellis, May 14-Sept. 10, Adam Rosales, April 9, 2010-June 23, Rafael Bournigal, Aug. 6, 1996-Sept. 25, Jed Lowrie, May 7, 2016-present 62 Eric Sogard, Sept. 28, 2013-July 12, 2014 Has a 65-game errorless streak as a second baseman dating back to his last error on May 4, 2016 that is the fourth longest errorless streak by a second baseman in Oakland history. Is a.305 (57-for-187) career hitter against Houston. Had his first three RBI game Wednesday night since Sept. 14, 2015 at Los Angeles (AL). Last Year: Returned to the A s and batted.263 with two home runs and 27 RBI in 87 games in a season shortened due to two stints on the disabled list has missed 152 games during three stints on the DL over the previous two seasons. 19 JOSH PHEGLEY Current Streak: 0 for 3 Houston Series: 0-3 Last Road Trip: 2-4, so Made his third appearance of the season yesterday, all starts at catcher against left-handed pitching. Is 2-for-10 (.200) after batting.360 in April last year is a.293 (17-for- 58) career hitter in the month, which is his best mark for any month of the season has a.224 average from May 1 through the end of the season. Opponents have been successful in each of their three stolen base attempts off him. Hit.256 with two doubles and four RBI in 17 games this spring did not draw a walk and struck out 17 times went 8-for-24 (.333) over his final eight games after going 3-for-19 (.158) over his first nine contests. Last Year: Hit.256 with a home run and 10 RBI in 26 games in a season shortened due to two stints on the disabled list with a strained right knee (May and July 2-end of season) his batting average was the best of his four ML seasons.

5 3 TREVOR PLOUFFE Current Streak: 3 games (3 for 10) Houston Series: 1-4, r, hr, rbi, 3 so Last Road Trip: 3-17, 2 r, rbi, bb, 6 so, sf, 3 gidp Hit his first home run as an Athletic last night and has now hit safely in each of his last three games (3-for-10,.300) after going 4-for-26 (.154) over his first seven contests. Matched his career high with two errors last night it was his sixth career two-error game (last: May 14, 2015 at Detroit), his fifth as a third baseman now has three errors for the season, which is tied for the most in the majors among third basemen (Seager, SEA). Grounded into his fourth double play of the season Thursday night, which is tied for the American League lead. Batted.380 with three doubles, two triples, two home runs and 11 RBI in 17 games this spring and slugged.652 tied for the team-lead and tied for fourth in the Cactus League in triples. Was signed by the A s as a free agent Jan. 18, 2017 and is starting his eighth season in the majors the first seven were with Minnesota. Last Year: Batted a career-high.260 with 12 home runs and 47 RBI in 84 games with Minnesota in a season interrupted by three stints on the DL missed a total of 65 games while on the DL and his 84 games played were his fewest since ADAM ROSALES Current Streak: 4 games (4 for 11) Houston Series: 1-4, so, gidp Last Road Trip: 2-4, 2b, bb Has hit safely in each of his four games, all starts against left-handed pitchers is 4-for-9 (.44) against lefties, 0-for-2 against righties. Hit.191 with a home run and five RBI in 20 games during the spring struck out a team-leading 21 times appeared in 13 games at shortstop and seven at second base. Begins his 10th season in the majors and returns for his second stint with the A s ( ) after signing as a free agent Jan. 25, Last Year: Batted.229 with 13 home runs and 35 RBI in 105 games with San Diego posted career highs in games, runs (37), doubles (12), triples (3), home runs, RBI, walks (29), slugging percentage, OPS (.814) and extra base hits (28). 10 MARCUS SEMIEN Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 2) Houston Series: 1-2, 2b, 2 bb Last Road Trip: 2-22, 3 r, rbi, 4 bb, 7 so, hbp, 3 sb, gidp Snapped a 0-for-15 streak with his ninth inning double last night. Is now batting.308 (4-for-13) at home compared to.091 (2-for-22) on the road. Had his fourth two-walk game of the season last night and now has 10 walks, which is tied for the American League lead Stole his fourth base of the season Wednesday night, which is tied for third in the American League matched his career high with two stolen bases a week ago tonight at Texas (third time, last: July 19, 2016 vs. Houston). Has just one RBI over his first 11 games after tying for ninth in the Cactus League with 15 RBI this spring. Last Year: Played in all but three games and batted.238 with 27 HR and 75 RBI in 159 games is the fifth shortstop in Athletics history to hit 20 home runs the home runs tied for first in the majors and tied for fourth in Athletics history by a shortstop. 21 STEPHEN VOGT Current Streak: 0 for 3 Kansas City Series: 4-11, r, 2 2b, bb, so Last Road Trip: 5-19, 2 r, 2 2b, rbi, bb, 2 so Went 4-for-11 (.364) in the Kansas City series after going 4-for-20 (.200) over his first five games. Has made seven of his eight starts (all at catcher) in games started by a right-handed pitcher is 8-for-23 (.348) against right-handers, 0-for-8 against lefties. Opponents have been successful in each of their three stolen base attempts off him. Hit.265 with six doubles, no home runs and eight RBI in 19 games this spring tied for the A s team-lead in doubles Last Year: Played in a career-high 137 games and hit.251 with 14 home runs and 56 RBI also had career bests in hits (123), doubles (30) and extra base hits (46) was named to his second consecutive American League All-Star team. A S HITTING VS. HOUSTON 2017 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Alonso Davis, K Davis, R #DIV/0! Decker #DIV/0! Healy Joyce Lowrie Phegley Plouffe Rosales Semien #DIV/0! Vogt others TOTALS A S CAREER HITTING VS. MCCULLERS PLAYER BAT AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Yonder Alonso L Khris Davis R Matt Joyce L Jed Lowrie S Trevor Plouffe R Marcus Semien R Stephen Vogt L

6 HIGHS AND LOWS CLUB Longest Winning Streak... 2, April 10 to 12 Longest Winning Streak, Home...1 (twice), last: April 6 Longest Winning Streak, Road... 2, April 10 to 12 Longest Losing Streak...2 (twice), last: April 13 to present Longest Losing Streak, Home... 2, April 4 to 5 Longest Losing Streak, Road...1 (three times), last: April 13 to present Most Runs, Game, A s... 8, April 12 at Kansas City Most Runs, Game, Opponents...10, April 7 at Texas Most Runs, Inning, A s...4 (three times), last: April 12 at Kansas City (6th) Most Runs, Inning, Opponents...5, April 7 at Texas (2nd) Largest Margin, Victory... 5 (twice), last: April 12 at Kansas City (8-3) Largest Margin, Loss... 7, April 9 at Texas (1-8) Most Hits, Game, A s... 12, April 12 at Kansas City Most Hits, Game, Opponents... 13, April 5 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Hits, Inning, A s...5, April 4 vs. Los Angeles (AL) (7th) Most Hits, Inning, Opponents... 4 (three times), last: April 13 at Kansas City Most Home Runs, Game, A s... 3, April 3 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Home Runs, Game, Opponents...2 (twice), last: April 9 at Texas Most Doubles, Game, A s...4 (twice), last: April 12 at Kansas City Most Doubles, Game, Opponents...4, April 7 at Texas Most Triples, Game, A s... 1, April 4 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Triples, Game, Opponents... 1, April 4 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Stolen Bases, Game, A s...2, April 8 at Texas Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents... 2, April 14 vs. Houston... 2, April 13 at Kansas City Most Strikeouts, A s Pitchers... 12, April 10 at Kansas City...12, April 9 at Texas Most Strikeouts, Opponents Pitchers...11 (three times), last: April 14 vs. Houston Most Walks, A s Pitchers...5, April 9 at Texas Most Walks, Opponents Pitchers... 6, April 12 at Kansas City Fewest Hits Allowed, A s Pitchers...2, April 8 at Texas Fewest Hits Allowed, Opponents Pitchers... 5, April 6 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Left on Base, Nine Inning Game... 11, April 9 at Texas Most Left on Base, Extra Inning Game...None Fewest Left on Base, Game... 4 (three times), last: April 7 at Texas Most Errors, Game...3, April 9 at Texas Largest Comeback in Win... 1 (twice), last: April 6 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss... 2, April 4 vs. Los Angeles (AL) INDIVIDUAL Grand Slams...None Pinch Hit Home Runs...None Lead Off Home Runs...None Inside-The-Park Home Runs...None Game Ending Home Runs...None Back-to-Back Home Runs...None Longest Hitting Streak... 7, Khris Davis, April 5 to 12 Most Runs, Game... 2 (five times), Semien and Plouffe, April 12 at Kansas City Most Hits, Game...3 (two times), last: Jed Lowrie, April 4 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Doubles, Game...2, Rajai Davis, April 8 at Texas Most Triples, Game... 1, Rajai Davis, April 4 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Home Runs, Game... 2, Khris Davis, April 3 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Runs Batted In, Game...3 (twice), last: Jed Lowrie, April 12 at Kansas City Most Walks, Game... 2 (six times), last: Marcus Semien, April 14 vs. Houston Most Strikeouts, Game... 3 (three times), last: Trevor Plouffe, April 14 vs. Houston Most Stolen Bases, Game...2, Marcus Semien, April 8 at Texas Longest Winning Streak... 2, Andrew Triggs, April 6 to present... 2, Kendall Graveman, April 3 to present Longest Losing Streak... 1 (six players tied) Most Strikeouts, Game...10, Sean Manaea, April 9 at Texas Most Walks, Game...3 (twice), last: Jharel Cotton, April 10 at Kansas City Most Innings, Game, Starter (twice), last: Jharel Cotton, April 10 at Kansas City Most Innings, Game, Reliever...6.0, Jesse Hahn, April 7 at Texas Low Hit Complete Game...None Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings , Kendall Graveman, April 3 to 8 Most Consecutive Batters Retired... 15, Kendall Graveman, April 8 GENERAL Longest Game, Innings...9 (11 times) Longest Game, Time, Nine Innings... 3:17, April 4 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Longest Game, Time, Extra Innings...None Shortest Game, Time...2:39, April 13 at Kansas City Largest Crowd, Home... 36,067, April 3 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Smallest Crowd, Home...11,225, April 4 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Largest Crowd, Road...44,410, April 8 at Texas Smallest Crowd, Road... 22,160, April 13 at Kansas City Postponement, Rain, Home...None Postponement, Rain, Road...None MULTIPLE HIT GAMES PLAYER TOT Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Healy Joyce Lowrie Phegley Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt MULTIPLE RBI GAMES PLAYER TOT Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Healy Joyce Lowrie Phegley Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt GAME TYING/GO-AHEAD RBI PLAYER GT GA TOT Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Healy Joyce Lowrie Phegley Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt STARTS IN THE BATTING ORDER Player Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Healy Joyce Lowrie Phegley Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt GAMES BY POSITION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Player G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Healy Joyce Lowrie Phegley Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt