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1 ABOUT THE A S: Have won three straight for the first time this year after losing a season-high four consecutive games it marks the first time the A s have won three straight home games since Aug of last year have not won more than three straight home games since May 28-June 13 of last year when they won six in a row are 8-8, which marks the sixth time this year the A s have been exactly.500 this is the fifth straight season Oakland has been.500 or better after 16 games remain in second place in the American League West for the second consecutive day and are three games behind first place Houston for the third straight day have spent one day tied for first this year, two days in second, four days tied for second, 10 days in third and one day tied for fourth won two of three from Texas to start the week for their second series win of the season have also lost two series and split one. OFFENSE: The A s have scored a season-high nine runs in back-to-back games that is the first time they have scored nine or more runs in consecutive contests since July 23-24, 2014 lead the American League in extra base hits (52), rank second in slugging (.425), third in doubles (30) and tied for third in home runs (20) also lead the AL in sacrifice flies (7) and are tied for third in sacrifice hits (3) are 10-for-24 (.417) with runners in scoring position over the last three games after hitting.179 with RISP over the first 13 contests are batting.227 (27-for-119) with RISP overall, which includes.500 (8-for-16) by Yonder Alonso and.184 (19-for-103) by everyone else scored four runs on four hits in the first inning Wednesday but have just five runs in the first inning for the season are batting.135 (7-for-52) in the first inning, which is the second lowest mark in the majors (Arizona,.130) have used four different leadoff batters this year and they are hitting a combined.172 (11-for-64) with seven walks (1 sf,.250 on-base percentage) the on-base percentage is second lowest in the AL and the batting average is third lowest the one, two and three hitters went 5-for-13 yesterday but are batting a combined.176 (32-for-182) for the season. STARTING PITCHING: Yesterday, César Valdez became the seventh pitcher to start a game for the A s that is tied with San Diego for the most in the majors A s starting pitchers have allowed two runs or fewer in six of the last nine games and are 4-2 with a 2.50 ERA (14 er in 50.1 ip) and.178 (32-for-180) opponents batting average over that span went 3-3 with a 6.19 ERA and.230 opponents average over the first seven games starters have seven of the A s eight wins and the seven wins are tied for second most among American League starting rotations (New York, 8). PITCHING: The A s pitching staff has allowed three hits or fewer four times over the first 16 games last year, they had just five such games for the entire season have allowed a.214 opponents batting average, which is the lowest in the American League and third lowest in the majors have allowed the third fewest home runs in the AL (12) however, have the second most hit batters (9) and the fourth most walks (56) have not allowed a run in the fourth inning. DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A s have gone back-to-back games without an error after making at least one in 11 consecutive games that was Oakland s second longest streak of consecutive games with an error over the last nine years (15, May 3-18, 2015) have committed 17 errors for the season, which is the most in the majors (Arizona, 15) made 97 errors last year, which tied for second most in the American League five of the 17 errors this year have been committed by pitchers, which is two more than any other team last year, A s pitchers committed nine errors the entire season five of the errors have been by outfielders, which is also the most in the majors the 17 errors have led to 10 unearned runs, which is second most in the AL (Tampa Bay, 12). SCORING MARGIN: The A s have played just one one-run game this year, which is the fewest in the majors it came in the second game of the season, a 7-6 loss to Los Angeles (AL) on April 4 the streak of 14 consecutive games without a one-run game is Oakland s longest since a 15-game streak from Aug. 25-Sept. 10, 2010 eight of the A s 16 games have been decided by five runs or more, which is tied with Texas for the most in the majors are 3-5 in those eight games. ON THE BASES: The A s have allowed 14 stolen bases, which is tied with Houston for second most in the majors (Pittsburgh, 15) opponents have been successful in 14-of-15 (93.3%) stolen base attempts, which is tied O AKLAND A THLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA A s PR on Alerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (8-8) VS. SEATTLE MARINERS (7-10) FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017 OAKLAND COLISEUM 7:05 P.M. PDT LHP SEAN MANAEA (0-1, 5.51) VS. RHP HISASHI IWAKUMA (0-1, 5.40) NBCSCA A S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) EN ESPAÑOL (KIQI 1010 AM) PITCHING PROBABLES for the second highest percentage in the majors the A s are one of three American League teams without a catcher caught stealing (CWS, TB). HOME AND AWAY: The A s are 3-3 on what is now a nine-game homestand against Houston (0-2), Texas (2-1) and Seattle (1-0) it was originally a 10-game homestand before last Sunday s rainout and it will now match the longest homestand of the season (9, Aug. 8-16) went 2-2 on the first homestand against Los Angeles (AL) and are 5-5 at home for the season went 3-3 on their first road trip to Texas (1-2) and Kansas City (2-1) begin a nine-game road trip to Los Angeles-AL (three games), Houston (three games) and Minnesota (three games) on Tuesday it is one of two nine-game road trips (Sept ) have hit 14 home runs in 10 games at home compared to five in six games on the road. THIS AND THAT: The time of game last Saturday against Houston was 3 hours and 55 minutes, which was the A s longest nine inning game since April 25, 2014 when they played 4 hours and 6 minutes, also against the Astros are averaging 3 hours and 2 minutes per game over the first 16 games, which is second fastest in the American League (Los Angeles, 3:00) the A s lost for the second time this year last Saturday when leading after seven innings the two losses are tied for second most in the AL to Texas (3) are 3-3 in games started by a left-handed pitcher and the six games are tied for second most in the AL. AGAINST THE WEST: The A s are in a stretch of what is now 15 consecutive games against American League West competition that began a week ago today in fact, 22 of Oakland s first 25 games of the season (the month of April) are against divisional foes the A s will host all four AL West teams this month and travel to each city except Seattle are 6-7 (.462) 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). THE DISABLED LIST: The A s have eight players on the disabled list (Axford, Bassitt, Graveman, Gray, Mengden, Semien, Smolinski, Wendle) Semien and Smolinski are on the 60-day DL 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. A s vs. MARINERS: The A s won the first meeting of 2017 last night after losing the season series last year for the fourth consecutive season went 7-12 against the Mariners in 2016 it marks the first time in Oakland history the A s have lost four straight season series to the Mariners went 6-4 in Seattle but were 1-8 in Oakland, which matched the A s worst mark ever against the Mariners in the Coliseum (2007) have lost 12 of the last 14 games in Oakland 11 of the 19 games last year were decided by one run are (.403) against the Mariners dating back to the start of the 2013 season, which is the worst record by any American League team against Seattle all-time, the A s are against the Mariners that includes in Oakland, in Seattle and 1-1 in Tokyo are at Safeco Field. TODAY S TIDBITS Khris Davis leads the American League in slugging (.707) and is tied for the lead in home runs (7) Ryon Healy has four hits and a walk in his last five plate appearances is now 7-for-9 (.778) over his last four games after going 6-for-40 (.150) over his previous 10 contests Jed Lowrie has a 69-game errorless streak as a second baseman, which is the fourth longest such streak in Oakland history Trevor Plouffe homered for the third time in his last six games yesterday and now has 99 career home runs. THIS DATE IN A S HISTORY In 1956 Art Ditmar tosses a one-hitter in the A s 15-1 win over the Chicago White Sox in 1958 Frank House scores two runs as a pinch hitter in an eight-run 8 th inning as the A s defeat Cleveland, 9-4 the two runs scored by a pinch hitter ties a major league record in 1981 Steve McCatty goes the distance in the A s 4-3, 10 inning win over Minnesota Tony Armas drives in the winning run with a RBI single in 2002 Greg Myers hits a pinch hit three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to give manager Art Howe his 900 th career victory in a 6-5 win over Anaheim. Sat., April 22 vs. Seattle RHP Jharel Cotton (1-2, 5.40) vs. LHP Ariel Miranda (1-1, 3.06) 1:05 NBCSCA/95.7 FM The Game Sun., April 23 vs. Seattle RHP Andrew Triggs (3-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Yovani Gallardo (0-2, 6.19) 1:05 NBCSCA/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, 5.51 ERA) FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make his fourth 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. THIS AND THAT: Did not allow a hit in 5.0 innings in his last start and opponents are 8-for-58 (.138) off him for the season the batting average is third lowest in the American League however, has walked nine and hit a Major League leading four batters opponents are 1-for-36 (.028) with the bases empty compared to 7-for-22 (.318) with runners on has a.261 (6-for-23) opponents batting average the first time through the lineup,.057 (2-for-35) after that. 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. SECOND START: He was the losing pitcher in the A s 8-1 loss at Texas April 9 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. LAST START: He had a no decision in the A s 10-6 loss to Houston last Saturday in Oakland tossed 5.0 hitless innings but walked a career-high five batters and yielded two runs is just the second A s pitcher since at least 1913 to toss five or more hitless innings and allow a run (Chris Codiroli, June 27, 1986 against Chicago) became the first MLB pitcher since at least 1913 with the following pitching line: 5.0 ip, 0 h, 2 r, 1 er, 5 bb, 6 so had a 5-0 lead when he walked the bases loaded to start the sixth inning fielding errors by Rosales and Decker allowed two of those runs to score the bullpen allowed eight runs over the final three innings for the blown save and loss. 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 April 15 Houston MANAEA vs. SEATTLE: Is 2-0 with a 4.76 ERA (17.0 ip, 15 h, 9 r, 9 er, 5 bb, 15 so, 2 hr) in three career starts, all last year the no decision came in a 9-8 A s loss in Oakland on May 4 shutout the Mariners on two hits and a walk over the first four innings and STARTS VS. SEATTLE DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO 5/4/16 H /12/16 H W /2/16 A W had a 2-0 lead when he allowed four runs in the fifth inning the A s then scored six times in the bottom of the fifth to give him an 8-4 lead but the bullpen allowed two runs in the sixth inning and three more in the seventh for the blown save (Axford) then picked up the win in a 6-3 decision on Aug. 12 in Oakland did not allow a hit until Seager homered with two outs in the fifth took a 3-1 lead in the sixth but allowed an O Malley RBI triple and a Gutierrez sacrifice fly to tie the game the A s scored three in the bottom of the sixth for the win earned the win in the A s final game of the season, a 3-2 victory at Seattle Oct. 2 blanked the Mariners on two hits over the first four innings and had a 3-0 lead when he allowed a two-run double to Heredia in the fifth inning. MANAEA S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. SEATTLE Player Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Robinson Cano L Nelson Cruz R Mike Freeman L Guillermo Heredia R Leonys Martin L Shawn O Malley S Kyle Seager L Mike Zunino R 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. 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. 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 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: 5, 4/15/17 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 (1-2, 5.40 ERA): Is scheduled to make his fourth start of the season and the ninth of his career leads American League rookies in games started (3), innings (16.2) and strikeouts (13) has walked nine batters in 16.2 innings this year after issuing four free passes in 29.1 innings last year however, has not surrendered a home run this year after yielding four last year has received no runs support in two of his three starts was the losing pitcher in his last start, a 7-0 A s loss to Texas on Monday here in Oakland (5.1 ip, 5 h, 5 r, 5 er, 4 bb, 3 so) had a no decision in his only career appearance against the Mariners, a start in the A s 9-8, 10-inning win at Seattle last year on Oct. 1 (4.1 ip, 6 h, 4 r, 3 er, 1 bb, 7 so) went 3-0 with a 4.35 ERA and.208 opponents batting average in six starts this spring made his ML debut with Oakland last September and went 2-0 with a 2.15 ERA and.185 opponents average in five starts.

3 ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS TEAM 1-3, 3.98 ERA (24 er in 54.1 ip) Saves/Opportunities: 3-for-5 (60.0%) The A s bullpen allowed 11 earned runs in three outings from April (11.2 ip, 8.49 ERA) but just 13 earned runs in its other 13 games (42.2 ip, 2.74 ERA). Last night s win was the first of the year for an A s reliever...were the last Major League team to record a win by a reliever. A s relievers have 16 walks in their last 10 games (32.1 ip) after walking just three batters in their first six games (22.0 ip). A s relievers are tied for third in the AL in innings pitched...have tossed three or more innings in six straight games and 12-of-16 games this season. Bullpen has just three saves and five save opportunities...the saves are tied for fourth fewest in the AL and the opportunities are tied for third fewest...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. Last year, 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...made his first career relief appearance (and seventh career appearance) on Friday against Houston. Is 0-1 with an 8.22 ERA in two games against Seattle (7.2 ip, 14 h, 7 r, 7 er, 5 hr, 2 bb, 5 so). 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: 4/20 vs. Seattle (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 0 so) Saves/Opportunities: 2-2 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/1 First Hitters: 1-7 Allowed his first hit of the season last night (double to Valencia)...hitters are now 1-for-20 (.050) with four walks (.200 on base percentage). Is 0-1 and 1-for-1 in save chances in 16 games against Seattle (15.2 ip, 11 h, 8 r, 7 er, 6 bb, 15 so, hr). Has a 1.79 ERA (17 er in 85.2 ip) in 86 career appearances in April, which is his lowest ERA for any month of the season. Earned a save in his first appearance this season on Opening Night...his save Tuesday was his first save opportunity since then. Begins his 14th Major League season and is in his second stint with the A s ( ) 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: 4/19 vs. Texas (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/2 First Hitters: 3-6 His three hits against first batters are tied for fourth in the majors. Has six career appearances against Seattle, tossing 9.1 innings, allowing eight hits, five earned runs with 11 strikeouts...his 11 strikeouts are the most against any Major League team. 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). 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: 4/20 vs. Seattle (ND, 0.1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Saves/Opportunities: 1-2 Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/2 First Hitters: 0-5, sf His save on April 10 at Kansas City was his first since June 23, 2016 at Los Angeles-AL. Tuesday (1.1 ip) was his first appearance of more than one inning since June 15, 2016 vs. Texas...snapped a streak of 17 straight outings of one inning or less. Is 2-1 and 5-for-7 in save opportunities in 38 games versus Seattle... owns a 2.52 ERA (39.1 ip, 11 er, 5 bb, 42 so, 2 hr)...are his most innings and strikeouts againt any Major League team. Has a 199-game errorless streak dating back to Sept. 25, 2012 that is the seventh longest in Oakland history by a pitcher (sixth is 208 by Ricardo Rincon). Had a loss and a 7.11 ERA in seven spring training appearances. 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: 4/20 vs. Seattle (W, 1.1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 0 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 4/0 First Hitters: 1-7 Earned the win yesterday, snapping a four-game losing streak spanning 29 appearances...it was his first win since July 27, 2016 at Texas. Allowed three unearned runs on April 14 against Houston total of three unearned runs allowed are the second most in the AL among relievers. Blew a save in his lone save opportunity of the season April 4. Has a save in two chances in 11 career games against Seattle (11.1 ip, 4 er, 3 bb, 10 so, 3.18 ERA). Went 2-1 with a 3.68 ERA and.185 opponents batting average in eight games this spring. 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: 4/19 vs. Texas (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0 First Hitters: 2-4, 2 bb Wednesday s scoreless outing was his first since April 6 vs. Los Angeles-AL...had given up two runs in three straight appearances (6 er in 2.1 ip) from April Is 0-2 in 11 career games (two starts) against Seattle (25.0 ip, 18 h, 6 r, 6 er, 4 bb, 27 so, 3 hr, 2.16 ERA)...tossed his lone complete game of his career on 8/27/2012 (9 ip, er, 3 bb, 6 so), suffering the loss as a member of the Minnesota Twins. 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). 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: 4/20 vs. Seattle (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 2-7 Allowed a run and took the loss April 14 against Houston after surrendering no runs over his first four appearances (3.1 ip)...six of his seven appearances have been scoreless. Is 2-2 and 2-for-3 in save chances in 16 games versus Seattle (17.2 ip, 17 h, 6 r, 6 er, 7 bb, 12 so, 2 hr)...last season, went 1-2 and 2-for-3 in save opportunities in nine games against Seattle...were his most games against any Major League team in 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: 4/20 vs. Seattle (ND, 1.1 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 2 er, 0 bb, 3 so, 1 hr) Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/3 First Hitters: 1-5, bb Has allowed five runs over his last four appearances (5.1 ip) after allowing no runs over his first two outings (4.0 ip). Has allowed two of the five home runs given up by A s relievers. 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. 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: 1 game (2 for 4) Texas Series: 2-10, 2 r, 2b, hr, 2 rbi, bb, 4 so Homestand: 3-14, 3 r, 2 2b, hr, 3 rbi, 2 bb, 4 so Is 4-for-22 (.182) over his last eight games after going 7-for-18 (.389) over his first six contests. Is 9-for-30 (.300) against right-handed pitching, 2-for-10 (.200) against lefties. Is 8-for-16 (.500) with runners in scoring position. Hit.389 and tied for second in the Cactus League with a.500 on-base percentage this spring. 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: 0 for 3 Seattle Series: 0-2, r, 2 bb, 2 so, sb Homestand: 6-20, 6 r, 3 hr, 5 rbi, 3 bb, ibb, 6 so, sb, sf, gidp Is 2-for-11 (.182) with three walks over his last four games after batting.340 with three walks over his first 12 contests. Hit his seventh home run of the season Wednesday and is tied with Springer (HOU) for the American League lead in home runs the home run came in the A s 15th game, making him the fourth player in Oakland history with seven home runs in the A s first 15 games (Jackson, 1974; Giambi, 2000; Dye, 2004) the earliest a player has reached eight home runs in Oakland history is 16 games by Mark McGwire in 1992 Davis hit just three home runs in 23 games in April last year. Leads the AL in slugging (.707) and total bases (41), is tied for second in runs (14) and go-ahead RBI (5) and tied for fourth in extra base hits (9) Is the only Athletic to play every inning this year. Is batting.344 (11-for-32) with five of his seven home runs at home compared to.269 (7-for-26) on the road. Hit eight home runs against Seattle last year, which were the most in Oakland history against the Mariners. 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: 2 games (4 for 8) Seattle Series: 2-5, 2 r, rbi, gidp Homestand: 4-19, 4 r, 2b, rbi, bb, 3 so, gidp, cs Has back-to-back multiple hit games (4-for-10,.400) and now has five multiple hit games for the season has just two games with one hit. Is 4-for-19 (.211) on the homestand and is now batting.167 (6-for-36) in Oakland compared to.300 (6-for-20) on the road. Doubled off Perez to lead off the game Wednesday against Texas for his first hit off a left-handed pitcher since his home run off Chapman in Game 7 of the World Series is batting.158 (3-for-19) against lefthanded pitchers,.243 (9-for-37) against right-handers. Has six career home runs against Seattle, which match his most against any team (Baltimore). Committed his second error of the season Monday night against Texas and is the only center fielder in the American League with two errors. 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: 3 games (3 for 10) Seattle Series: 1-2, r, bb, so, sh Homestand: 6-15, 3 r, 2b, 3b, rbi, bb, 3 so, sb Was selected from Triple-A Nashville last Saturday and has hit safely in each of his four starts (two in center field, two in right field) is 6-for-14 (.429) in his starts and also grounded out as a pinch hitter. Went 3-for-4 and matched his career high in hits (Sept. 26, 2016 at Chicago-AL) in his A s debut last Saturday against Houston. Has spent parts of each of the previous four seasons in the majors with San Diego (2013), Pittsburgh ( ) and Tampa Bay (2016) and batted.162 with one home run and four RBI in 60 games over that span. 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: 4 games (7 for 9) Seattle Series: 3-3, r, 2b, 2 rbi, bb Homestand: 7-16, 2 r, 2 2b, 4 rbi, 2 bb, 5 so Has four hits and a walk in his last five plate appearances is now 7-for- 9 (.778) with four RBI over his last four games after going 6-for-40 (.150) with three RBI over his previous 10 contests. Is 4-for-4 with runners in scoring position over the last three games after starting the year 0-for-10 with RISP. Is batting.391 (9-for-23) against left-handed pitching compared to.182 (6-for-33) against right-handers. Is batting.333 (10-for-30) with both of his home runs and all seven of his RBI at home compared to.192 (5-for-26) on the road. Pinch hit on Monday and Tuesday against Texas, the first pinch hitting appearances of his career doubled on Monday and had a RBI single on Tuesday is tied with Avila (DET) and Mahtook (DET) for the American League lead in pinch hits. Has made 14 starts at three different positions (six at designated hitter, five at first base, three at third base). Last Year: Was called up by Oakland July 15 and started 72 of the A s 73 games after the All-Star Break at third base in his ML debut led ML rookies in doubles after the break (20) and topped AL rookies in hits (82) and extra base hits (33). 23 MATT JOYCE Current Streak: 0 for 12 Seattle Series: 0-2, so Homestand: 1-13, 2b, rbi, 5 so, sf Is 6-for-40 (.150) to start the season after batting.196 during the spring hit.379 in April last year. Has started 10 games this year, all in right field against right-handed starting pitchers over the last five years, he has made 345 of his 357 starts against righties. Had the A s first pinch hit of the season a week ago tonight, a double in the ninth inning. Has walked three times over his first 13 games tied for the Cactus League lead with 14 walks in 20 games this spring. 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: 1 game (2 for 4) Seattle Series: 2-4, r, 2b, so Homestand: 4-18, r, 2b, 3 bb, 4 so Went 2-for-4 yesterday and OAKLAND A S LONGEST ERRORLESS is now a.311 (75-for-241) STREAKS, SECOND BASEMAN career hitter against Seattle 104 Mark Ellis, May 14-Sept. 10, 2007 with seven home runs and 84 Adam Rosales, April 9, 2010-June 23, RBI in 67 games the 70 Rafael Bournigal, Aug. 6, 1996-Sept. 25, 1998 RBI are his most against any team and the home runs match his most (Toronto) Jed Lowrie, May 7, 2016-present Eric Sogard, Sept. 28, 2013-July 12, 2014 Went 5-for-8 (.625) over his first two games this year but is 9-for-45 (.200) in 13 games since then. Has a 69-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 batting.333 (13-for-39) at night is just 1-for-14 (.071) during the day. Is batting.264 after hitting.314 in April last year is a.306 (176-for-576) 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. Had the day off Wednesday after playing every inning over the A s first 14 games. 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. 28 MATT OLSON Current Streak: 0 for 0 Seattle Series: 0-0 Homestand: 0-0 Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville today and will be making his 2017 debut. Went 5-for-30 (.167) in 15 games with the A s this spring but four of his five hits were for extra bases (one double, one triple, two home runs) was optioned to Nashville March 17. Appeared in 13 games at first base and one at third base with the Sounds was 10-for-41 (.244) against right-handed pitching, 1-for-10 (.100) against left-handers 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: Made his Major League debut with Oakland as a September call-up and went 2-for-21 (.095) in 11 games also batted.235 with 17 home runs and 60 RBI in 131 games in his Triple-A debut with Nashville

5 19 JOSH PHEGLEY Current Streak: 2 games (2 for 8) Seattle Series: 1-4, r, 2b Homestand: 2-11, 2 r, 2 2b, 2 rbi, 2 gidp Has appeared in six games this year, including five starts (all at catcher against left-handed pitching) is 2-for-11 (.182) against lefties, 2-for-7 (.286) against righties. Is hitting.222 after batting.360 in April last year is a.288 (19-for-66) 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. Is a.158 (6-for-38) career hitter against Seattle, which is his worst mark against any team (min. 5 PA). 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. 18 CHAD PINDER Current Streak: 0 for 3 Seattle Series: 0-2, so Homestand: 2-6, r, 2b, hr, rbi, so Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville last Sunday and has started each of the last two games (Wednesday at second base, last night at designated) has appeared in three games total. Went 0-for-2 last night after going 2-for-6 (.333) with two walks, a home run and two RBI in five games against Seattle last year. Hit.158 in 14 games this spring however, two of his three hits were home runs and he added five RBI was optioned to Nashville March 17. Appeared in six games at second base and three at shortstop with Nashville 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: Made both his Triple-A and Major League debuts in 2016 hit.256 with 14 home runs and 51 RBI in 107 games with Nashville and.235 with a home run and four RBI in 22 games with Oakland. 3 TREVOR PLOUFFE Current Streak: 2 games (2 for 7) Seattle Series: 1-4, r, hr, 3 rbi, 3 so Homestand: 5-19, 5 r, 3 hr, 6 rbi, 4 bb, 11 so Homered for the third time in his last six games yesterday and now has 99 career home runs. Is 7-for-25 (.280) over his last eight games after going 4-for-26 (.154) over his first seven contests. Is 8-for-28 (.286) with the bases empty, 3-for-23 (.130) with runners on base. Has a.185 (20-for-108) career average against Seattle, which is his worst mark against any American League team. Matched his career high with two errors a week ago tonight against Houston 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. 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: 3 games (4 for 11) Seattle Series: 1-4, r, 2 rbi, 2 so, sf Homestand: 5-20, 2 r, hr, 5 rbi, 9 so, 2 sh, sf, 2 gidp Has started each of the A s last five games at shortstop (4-for-16,.250) has made nine starts for the season at three different positions (five at shortstop, three at second base and one in left field). Is 6-for-14 (.429) against left-handed pitching, 2-for-13 (.154) against right-handers. His home run Tuesday night against Texas was his first as an Athletic since June 6, 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) Was placed on the 10-day disabled list last Sunday retroactive to Saturday with a right wrist contusion it is his first career stint on the DL was transferred to the 60-day DL yesterday. Was diagnosed with a fractured scaphoid bone and had surgery to insert a screw into the bone Tuesday will be reevaluated six weeks following the surgery. 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 4 Texas Series: 1-5, 2b Homestand: 2-10, r, 2b, 2 so Each of his last two starts have come at designated hitter (1-for-5,.200) after making each of his first nine starts at catcher (9-for-36,.250). Has made 10 of his 11 starts in games started by a right-handed pitcher is 10-for-31 (.323) against right-handers, 0-for-10 against lefties. Opponents have been successful in each of their eight stolen base attempts off him. Collected his team-leading fourth double of the season Monday night tied for the A s team-lead with six doubles this spring. 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. SEATTLE A S CAREER HITTING VS. IWAKUMA 2017 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI #DIV/0! Alonso Davis, K Davis, R Decker Healy Joyce Lowrie #DIV/0! Olson Phegley Pinder Plouffe Rosales #DIV/0! Vogt TOTALS PLAYER BAT AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Yonder Alonso L Mark Canha R Khris Davis R Rajai Davis R Ryon Healy R Matt Joyce L Jed Lowrie S Bruce Maxwell L Josh Phegley R Trevor Plouffe R Adam Rosales R Marcus Semien R Jake Smolinski R Stephen Vogt L Joey Wendle L

6 HIGHS AND LOWS CLUB Longest Winning Streak... 3, April 18 to present Longest Winning Streak, Home... 3, April 18 to present Longest Winning Streak, Road... 2, April 10 to 12 Longest Losing Streak... 4, April 13 to 17 Longest Losing Streak, Home... 3, April 14 to 17 Longest Losing Streak, Road...1 (three times), last: April 13 to present Most Runs, Game, A s... 9, April 20 vs. Seattle... 9, April 19 vs. Texas Most Runs, Game, Opponents... 10, April 15 vs. Houston...10, April 7 at Texas Most Runs, Inning, A s...4 (five times), last: April 19 vs. Texas (1st) Most Runs, Inning, Opponents...5, April 7 at Texas (2nd) Largest Margin, Victory...8, April 19 vs. Texas (9-1) Largest Margin, Loss...7, April 17 vs. Texas (0-7)... 7, April 9 at Texas (1-8) Most Hits, Game, A s... 14, April 19 vs. Texas 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 19 vs. Texas... 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 (three times), last: April 19 vs. Texas Most Doubles, Game, Opponents... 4, April 20 vs. Seattle...4, April 7 at Texas Most Triples, Game, A s... 1 (twice), last: April 15 vs. Houston 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... 5, April 15 vs. Houston Most Strikeouts, A s Pitchers... 12, April 10 at Kansas City...12, April 9 at Texas Most Strikeouts, Opponents Pitchers...11 (five times), last: April 20 vs. Seattle Most Walks, A s Pitchers... 8, April 15 vs. Houston 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... 3, April 17 vs. Texas 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... 3, April 17 vs. Texas Most Errors, Game...3, April 9 at Texas Largest Comeback in Win... 3, April 20 vs. Seattle Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss... 5, April 15 vs. Houston 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 (nine times), Rajai Davis, April 20 vs. Seattle Most Hits, Game...3 (four times), last: K. Davis and Decker, April 15 vs. Houston Most Doubles, Game...2, Rajai Davis, April 8 at Texas Most Triples, Game... 1 (twice), last: Jaff Decker, April 15 vs. Houston Most Home Runs, Game... 2, Khris Davis, April 3 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Runs Batted In, Game... 3 (three times), last: Trevor Plouffe, April 20 vs. Seattle Most Walks, Game...2 (eight times), last: Khris Davis, April 20 vs. Seattle Most Strikeouts, Game...3 (five times), last: Trevor Plouffe, April 20 vs. Seattle Most Stolen Bases, Game...2, Marcus Semien, April 8 at Texas Longest Winning Streak... 3, Andrew Triggs, April 6 to present Longest Losing Streak...1 (eight streaks tied) Most Strikeouts, Game...10, Sean Manaea, April 9 at Texas Most Walks, Game...5, Sean Manaea, April 15 vs. Houston 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 , Andrew Triggs, April 6 to present Most Consecutive Batters Retired... 15, Kendall Graveman, April 8 GENERAL Longest Game, Innings... 9 (16 times) Longest Game, Time, Nine Innings... 3:55, April 15 vs. Houston 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...10,406, April 17 vs. Texcas Largest Crowd, Road...44,410, April 8 at Texas Smallest Crowd, Road... 22,160, April 13 at Kansas City Postponement, Rain, Home... April 16 vs. Houston Postponement, Rain, Road...None MULTIPLE HIT GAMES PLAYER TOT Alonso Davis, K Davis, R Healy Joyce Lowrie Maxwell Phegley Pinder Plouffe Rosales 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 Decker Healy Joyce Lowrie Maxwell Phegley Pinder Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt GAMES BY POSITION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Player G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Decker Healy Joyce Lowrie Maxwell Phegley Pinder Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt