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1 ABOUT THE A S: Snapped their season-high four-game losing streak last night to improve to 6-8 it marks the first time the A s have been under.500 after 14 games since 2011 when they were also 6-8 are in third place in the American League West, three games behind first place Houston have spent one day tied for first this year, four days tied for second, 10 days in third and one day tied for fourth were swept in a rain-shortened two-game series by Houston over the weekend and are now in series play this is the A s 50th season in Oakland where they have won 16 AL West titles, two AL Wild Cards, six AL pennants and four World Championships. DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A s have committed at least one error in each of the last 11 games after going errorless over the first three contests it marks the 12th time in Oakland history the A s have gone at least 10 consecutive games with an error the last time was May 3-18, 2015 when they had a 15-game streak have committed 17 errors for the season, which is three more than any other team (Arizona, 14) 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 two more than any other team the 17 errors have led to 10 unearned runs, which is tied with Atlanta for second most in the AL (Tampa Bay, 12). OFFENSE: Jaff Decker became the fourth Athletic to start in the leadoff spot last night the A s leadoff hitters are a combined 7-for-54 (.130) with seven walks (1 sf,.226 on-base percentage) the batting average and onbase percentage are the lowest in the American League and third lowest in the majors the A s have scored just one run in the first inning, which is tied with Arizona for the fewest in the majors have a Major League low.048 (2-for-42) batting average the first inning (Arizona,.109) the one, two and three hitters are batting a combined.146 (23-for-157) were shutout for the second time this year Monday night and are one of five teams to be blanked twice this year (LAA, LAD, SEA, STL) have scored 50 runs for the season, which is fourth fewest in the AL Oakland is batting.190 (19-for-100) with runners in scoring position, which is third lowest in the AL Yonder Alonso is 7-for-15 (.467) with RISP and the rest of the A s are 12-for-85 (.141). PITCHING: The A s have surrendered just 10 home runs, which is third fewest in the American League have hit nine batters, which is second most have not allowed a run in the fourth inning A s starting pitchers have all six of the A s wins and the six wins are tied for second among AL starting rotations starters have allowed just one home run in the last seven games and six for the season, which is third fewest in the AL. ON THE BASES: The A s allowed two stolen bases last night and opponents are now 14-for-15 (93.3%) in stolen base attempts for the season the stolen bases are the most allowed in the American League and second most in the majors (PIttsburgh, 5) allowed five stolen bases Saturday against Houston, which were their most allowed in a game since May 27, 2007 against Baltimore when the Orioles stole five bases. THIS AND THAT: The A s have played just one one-run game (a 7-6 loss on April 4 to Los Angeles), which is tied with Cincinnati for the fewest in the majors the time of game on 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 3 minutes per game over the first 14 games, which is tied for third fastest in the American League the A s lost for the second time this year Saturday when leading after seven innings the two losses are second most in the AL to Texas (3). HOME AND AWAY: The A s are 1-3 on what is now a nine-game homestand against Houston (0-2), Texas (1-1) and Seattle (four games) it was originally a 10-game homestand before 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 3-5 at home for the season went 3-3 on their first road trip to Texas (1-2) and Kansas City (2-1). AGAINST THE WEST: The A s are in a stretch of what is now 15 consecutive games against American League West competition that began last Friday in fact, 22 of Oakland s first 25 games of the season (the month O AKLAND A THLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA A s PR on Alerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (6-8) VS. TEXAS RANGERS (5-9) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 OAKLAND COLISEUM 12:35 P.M. PDT RHP JESSE HAHN (0-1, 3.75) VS. LHP MARTIN PEREZ (1-1, 2.20) MLB NETWORK A S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) PITCHING PROBABLES of April) are against divisional foes the exception was the three-game series at Kansas City last week the A s will host all four AL West teams this month and travel to each city except Seattle are 4-7 (.364) 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) Smolinski is 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. ROSTER NOTES: The 25 players currently on the A s active roster were born in six different countries (Australia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Germany, United States, Virgin Islands) five players on the Opening Day roster were signed as free agents, 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, which were the most on an A s Opening Day roster since the 2007 club also had seven. DURING THE SPRING: The A s went (.471), which was the fourth worst record in the Cactus League went (.422) last spring, marking the first time Oakland has finished with a losing record in back-to-back springs since 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) the offense ranked fourth in the CL in most strikeouts (300), which were the most by an A s team during the spring since at least 1990 (previous: 248 in 2009) turned just 23 double plays, which was the fewest in the CL and tied for third fewest in the majors. RADIO AND TV: Due to conflicts with the Warriors and/or Sharks, the following changes have been made to the radio and television schedules tomorrow s game against Seattle has been moved from NBCSCA to NBC- SCA Plus additional updates will be announced based on the Warriors and Sharks playoff schedules. A s vs. RANGERS: The A s are 2-3 against the Rangers this year have split the first two games in Oakland after dropping two of three at Texas earlier this month have been outscored by Texas for a run differential of -12 have a run differential of -4 in their other nine games this year lost the season series last year when they went 9-10 against the Rangers it marked the fourth consecutive year the season series finished 10-9 Oakland won two of those series and lost two and are against Texas over the last five seasons went 4-5 in Texas last year and 5-5 in Oakland are all-time against the Texas Rangers that breaks down to in Oakland and in Texas are at Globe Life Park have an all-time record of against the Rangers/Senators franchise. TODAY S TIDBITS Santiago Casilla has not allowed a hit over his first six appearances and opponents are 0-for-17 with three walks Khris Davis had the goahead sacrifice fly in the sixth inning last night and five of his nine RBI have put the A s ahead has 12 home runs and 26 RBI in 24 career games against Texas, which are his most home runs and RBI against any team Jed Lowrie has a 68-game errorless streak as a second baseman, which is the fourth longest such streak in Oakland history. THIS DATE IN A S HISTORY In 1981 the A s defeat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 in the first game of a double header at the Coliseum to run their record to 11-0, a Major League record at the time the Mariners won the second game of the twinbill to end the A s streak but Oakland won the next six to improve to 17-1 in 1986 Jose Rijo strikes out an Oakland record 16 batters in the A s 7-2 win at Seattle Bill Mooneyham adds two in an inning of relief for a club record 18 for a nine inning game. Thu., April 20 vs. Seattle RHP César Valdez (0-0, ---) vs. LHP James Paxton (2-0, 0.00) 7:05 NBCSCA+/95.7 FM The Game Fri., April 21 vs. Seattle LHP Sean Manaea (0-1, 5.51) vs. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (0-1, 5.40) 7:05 NBCSCA/95.7 FM The Game 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: Jesse Hahn (0-1, 3.75 ERA) FOR STARTERS: Was recalled from Nashville April 5 before the Sounds season started is scheduled to make his second start and third appearance of the season. FIRST APPEARANCE: He relieved A s starting pitcher Raul Alcantara to start the third inning of the A s 10-5 loss at Texas April 7 entered the game trailing 8-3 and tossed 6.0 innings in his third career relief appearance, his first as an Athletic blanked the Rangers on two hits over his first three innings before allowing two runs in the sixth on a Gomez RBI double and a Mazara RBI single those were the only runs he would allow. LAST START: He was the losing pitcher in the A s 3-1 loss at Kansas City last Thursday allowed two runs in the first inning on RBI singles by Cain and Perez, and another in the third on a Moss sacrifice fly did not allow a run over his final three innings Vargas (7.2 ip) and Soria (0.1 ip) shutout the A s on four hits and a walk over the first eight innings before Oakland scored its only run in the ninth. HAHN S 2017 APPEARANCES WITH OAKLAND Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT *April 7 at Texas April 13 at Kansas City 1-3 L *indicates relief appearance STARTS VS. TEXAS DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO 4/7/15 H L /10/15 H /17/16 H HAHN vs. TEXAS: Is 0-1 with a 4.84 ERA (22.1 ip, 31 h, 12 r, 12 er, 4 bb, 8 so, 2 hr) in four career appearances, including three starts is 0-1 with a 5.51 ERA (10 er in 16.1 ip) in three starts in Oakland and 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA (2 er in 6.0 ip) in one relief appearance in Oakland has made one appearance this year and it came on April 7 at Texas in relief of Raul Alcantara in the A s 10-5 loss entered the game to start the third inning trailing 8-3 and tossed 6.0 innings in his third career relief appearance, his first as an Athletic blanked the Rangers on two hits over his first three innings before allowing two runs in the sixth on a Gomez RBI double and a Mazara RBI single those were the only runs he would allow. HAHN S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. TEXAS Player Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Hanser Alberto R Elvis Andrus R Adrian Beltre R Robinson Chirinos R Shin-soo Choo L Delino DeShields R Prince Fielder L Joey Gallo L Carlos Gomez R Jonathan Lucroy R Nomar Mazara L Mike Napoli R Rougned Odor L Jurickson Profar S Tyson Ross R Ryan Rua R RECAP: Had four separate stints with the A s and went 2-4 with a career-high 6.02 ERA in nine starts also had career highs in opponents batting average (.313), on-base percentage (.376) and slugging percentage (.484) allowed a career-high eight home runs in 46.1 innings (1.55 per nine innings) after surrendering nine home runs in innings over his first two seasons (0.48 per nine innings) struck out just 23 batters (4.47 per nine innings) and walked 19 for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 1.21, which was the lowest in the American League and fifth lowest in the majors among pitchers with 40 or more innings pitched. OPPONENTS BATTING: His opponents batting average included a mark of.273 (27-for-99) against right-handed hitters compared to.361 (30-for- 83) against left-handers surrendered seven of his eight home runs to lefties and had a.663 slugging percentage against lefties,.333 against righties his career splits are.216 (92-for-426) against righties,.280 (123- for-440) with 14 of his 17 home runs against lefties has a.430 career slugging percentage against lefties,.279 against righties had a.226 opponents average over his first 30 pitches in a game,.358 after that opponents hit.426 with a.449 on-base percentage and.681 slugging percentage when leading off an inning in 2015, his marks were.215,.277 and.290 respectively allowed a.324 batting average with runners in scoring position, including.500 with RISP and two outs five of the eight home runs he surrendered were solo shots yielded a.300 average with two strikes and a.440 average to the first hitter in the batting order. HOME AND AWAY: Went 2-1 with a 3.03 ERA and.237 opponents batting average in five starts at home, 0-3 with a ERA and.453 opponents average in four starts on the road in three seasons with the A s, he is 5-4 with a 3.06 ERA (32 er in 94.0 ip) in 15 starts in Oakland, 3-7 with a 5.90 ERA (40 er in 61.0 ip) in 12 games on the road. NIGHT AND DAY: Was 2-1 with a 3.90 ERA and.234 opponents average in five starts during the day, 0-3 with a 9.92 ERA and.427 opponents average in four starts at night his career splits are 8-3 with a 2.31 ERA (24 er in 93.1 ip) in 15 day games, 7-12 with a 4.87 ERA (73 er in ip) in 26 night games. THIS AND THAT: Opponents were successful in each of their seven stolen base attempts off him after going 5-for-9 (55.6%) over his first two seasons the A s were 5-4 (.556) in his starting assignments tossed more than six innings in just three of his nine starts has done that in just 11 of 38 starts in his career the bullpen blew a save in three of his nine starts. MORE 2016: Was recalled for the first time April 30 and went 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA and.250 opponents average in two starts before he was optioned to Nashville May 8 combined with Axford and Madson on a fourhit shutout in the A s 2-0 win over Houston on April 30 but then walked a career-high tying four batters in the night game of the May 7 day/night doubleheader at Baltimore and took the loss blanked the Orioles over the first two innings to extend his scoreless streak to a career-high 10.2 innings made just one start at Nashville following his May 8 option and returned to Oakland May 17 went 1-3 with an 8.34 ERA and.368 opponents batting average in five starts during his second stint with the A s left with the lead in each of his first two starts on May 17 against Texas and May 22 against New York (AL) but the bullpen blew the save in each outing yielded a career-high tying 10 hits against the Rangers issued a career-high tying four walks May 28 against Detroit but picked up his second win of the season allowed a career-high seven runs in a career-low 0.2 innings in a 1-2 loss at Houston June 3 became the eighth starting pitcher in Oakland history to allow seven or more runs in less than an inning, the first since Joe Blanton allowed eight runs in 0.1 innings against Tampa Bay on May 25, 2005 was optioned to Nashville June 10 did not return to Oakland until July 24 started that day against Tampa Bay and allowed one run on four hits in 7.2 innings left with a 2-0 lead but the bullpen blew the save and he ended up with a no decision was optioned back to Nashville the next day also made just one start during his fourth and final stint was recalled Aug. 4, allowed five runs on seven hits in 4.0 innings in a start that day at Los Angeles (AL), and was placed on the disabled list the next day with a strained right shoulder was reinstated from the DL and optioned to Nashville Sept. 2. NASHVILLE: Went 1-7 with a 4.32 ERA in 15 starts with Nashville the starts were the first of his career at the Triple-A level had just four career losses as a minor leaguer entering the season surrendered just four home runs in 68.2 innings, an average of 0.54 per nine innings however, issued 34 walks (4.59 per nine innings) and struck out just 46 for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 1.35 allowed a.276 opponents batting average, including.255 (38-for-149) against right-handed hitters compared to.304 (34-for-112) against left-handers surrendered three of his four home runs to righties went 0-7 with a 4.71 ERA in 10 starts at home compared to 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA in five starts on the road allowed all four of his home runs at home yielded a.175 batting average and.246 on-base percentage to batters leading off an inning opponents batted.222 with runners in scoring position, including.188 with RISP and two outs they were 1-for-9 (.111) with the bases loaded the Sounds were 6-9 (.400) in his starting assignments tossed fewer than five innings in eight of his 15 starts and more than six innings just once had three starts without a run and four more with just one walked three batters or more seven times did not allow a run in his first two starts, tossing 6.0 shutout innings on April 8 against Oklahoma City and April 13 against Colorado Springs had a no decision in each start was 0-1 with a 2.04 ERA in four starts when he was recalled by Oakland for the first time on April 30 was optioned back to Nashville May 8, picked up his only Triple-A win of the season May 12 at Iowa when he allowed one run in 5.2 innings, and was sent back to Oakland May 17 returned to the Sounds June 10 and went 0-6 with a 5.60 ERA (27 er in 43.1 ip) over his final 10 starts with Nashville had his shortest start of the season July 20 at Albuquerque when he pitched just 1.0 inning was recalled by Oakland July 24 to start on short rest was optioned back to Nashville the next day and tossed a season-high 7.0 innings July 29 against Colorado Springs returned to Oakland Aug. 4 but was sent back to the Sounds on Aug. 16 on a rehab assignment was reinstated from the Oakland DL and optioned to Nashville Sept. 2 made one postseason start and had a no decision in the Sounds 10-7 win in Game 1 of the Pacific Coast League Semifinals Sept. 7 at Oklahoma City (4.1 ip, 7 h, 6 r, 6 er, 4 bb, 7 so). HAHN 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 HAHN S CAREER HIGHS Low Hit CG: 4, 5/25/15 vs. DET IP: 9.0, 5/25/15 vs. DET Fewest IP, GS: 0.2, 6/3/16 vs. HOU H: 10 (twice), last: 5/17/2016 vs. TEX R: 7, 6/3/16 vs HOU ER: 7, 6/3/16 vs. HOU BB: 4 (five times), last: 5/28/16 vs. DET SO: 9, 6/30/14 vs. CIN HR: 2 (five times), last: 8/4/16 at LAA Pitches: 112, 5/25/15 vs. DET Win Streak: 4, 6/14/14-6/30/14 Loss Streak: 3 (3 times), last: 6/3/16-present Scoreless Streak: 10.2, 7/1/15 to 5/7/16 (N) Complete Games: 1, 5/25/15 vs. DET Shutouts: 1, 5/25/15 vs. DET TOMORROW S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER RHP César Valdez (0-0, ERA): Will be selected from Nashville tomorrow to make his A s debut it will be the third start of his career spent part of the 2010 season in the majors with Arizona and went 1-2 with a 7.65 ERA in nine games, including two starts last pitched in the majors June 10, 2010 vs. Atlanta (0.2 ip, 6 h, 5 r, 5 er, 1 bb, 1 so) and last started on May 8, 2010 against Milwaukee, a loss (4.0 ip, 9 h, 7 r, 6 er, 2 bb, 7 so) has never faced Seattle in his career was 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in two starts with Nashville did not walk a batter in 10.0 innings and struck out 12 allowed a.211 opponents batting average, including.059 (1-for-17) against left-handed hitters had a 2.00 ERA and.212 opponents batting average in five relief appearances during the spring also made one appearance for the Dominican Republic in the first round of the World Baseball Classic on March 12 against Colombia (1.2 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb)

3 ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS TEAM 0-3, 4.08 ERA (21 er in 46.1 ip) Saves/Opportunities: 3-for-5 (60.0%) The A s bullpen has allowed 10 earned runs in their last three outings (10.2 ip) after allowing just 11 earned runs total in its first 11 games and 35.2 innings...bullpen ERA has risen from 2.78 to 4.08 in the last three games. Are the only Major League team without a win by a reliever. A s relievers have 14 walks in their last eight games (24.1 ip) after walking just three batters in their first six games (22.0 ip). A s relievers are tied for sixth in the AL in innings pitched. Has just three saves and five save opportunities...the saves are tied for fifth fewest in the AL and the opportunities are tied for fourth 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. 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 1-2 with a 9.22 ERA in three career games (all starts) against Texas (13.2 ip, 16 h, 14 r, 14 er, 3 bb, 10 so, 5 hr)...three of his six career starts have come against the Rangers. 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: 4/18 vs. Texas (SV, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Saves/Opportunities: 2-2 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/1 First Hitters: 0-6 Took the loss Saturday against Houston despite not allowing a hit...still has not allowed a hit in six games and 6.0 innings this season (three walks,.150 opponents on base percentage). Is 2-1 and is 4-for-6 in save chances in 22 career games against Texas (18.1 ip, 22 h, 18 r, 18 er, 13 bb, 19 so, 5 hr, 8.84 ERA)...is his worst ERA against any team (New York-NL, 7.20) Has a 1.70 ERA (16 er in 84.2 ip) in 85 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 last night 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: 4/17 vs. Texas (ND, 0.2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/2 First Hitters: 3-5 His three hits against first batters are tied for fourth in the majors. Has a win in 11 career games against the Rangers (12.0 ip, 12 h, 7 r, 7 er, 4 bb, 6 so, 3 hr, 5.25 ERA)...are his most appearances 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: 4/18 vs. Texas (ND, 1.1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 so) Saves/Opportunities: 1-2 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/2 First Hitters: 0-4, sf His save on April 10 at Kansas City was his first since June 23, 2016 at Los Angeles-AL. Last night was his first appearance of more than one inning since June 15, 2016 (also vs. Texas)...snapped a streak of 17 straight outings of one inning or less. Is 0-3 and is 2-for-4 in save chances in 29 career games against Texas (29.2 ip, 27 h, 10 r, 10 er, 5 bb, 37 so, 2 hr, 3.03 ERA). Has a 198-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: 4/18 vs. Texas (ND, 0.2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 4/0 First Hitters: 1-6 Allowed three unearned runs Friday 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 win and is 1-for-2 in save chances in 10 career games against the Rangers (12.0 ip, 6 h, 2 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 16 so, 1 hr, 1.50 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: 4/17 vs. Texas (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 2 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 1 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0 First Hitters: 1-3, 2 bb Has allowed six runs in his last three outings (2.1 ip) after allowing no runs in his first two contests (2.1 ip). Is 1-0 in 13 career games (two starts) against Texas (22.2 ip, 30 h, 10 r, 9 er, 12 bb, 17 so, 2 hr, 3.57 ERA). 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: 4/14 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 Allowed a run in his last outing Friday against Houston for the loss after surrendering no runs over his first four appearances (3.1 ip). Went 1-2 and 2-for-5 in save chances in seven games last year against Texas (7.1 ip, 11 h, 7 r, 7 er, 2 bb, 8 so, 2 hr)...is 1-2 with four saves and a 4.26 ERA all-time against the Rangers. Posted a 6.00 ERA and.391 opponents batting average in nine spring training appearances. 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: 4/17 vs. Texas (ND, 2.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 2 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/3 First Hitters: 1-4, bb Has allowed three runs in his last three appearances (4.0 ip) after allowing no runs over his first two outings (4.0 ip). Has two career appearances against Texas, both this season (3.2 ip, 3 h, 3 bb, 3 so). 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: 0 for 8 Texas Series: 0-6, r, bb, 3 so Homestand: 1-10, 2 r, 2b, rbi, 2 bb, 3 so Is 2-for-18 (.111) over his last six games after going 7-for-18 (.389) over his first six contests. Is 8-for-28 (.286) against right-handed pitching, 1-for-8 (.125) against lefties. Is 4-for-13 (.308) with a double, home run, three RBI and two multiple hit games in four games against Texas. Is 7-for-15 (.467) with runners in scoring position. 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). 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 8 Texas Series: 0-6, rbi, 2 so, sf, gidp Homestand: 4-15, 3 r, 2 hr, 3 rbi, 3 so, sf, gidp Had the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the sixth inning last night and five of his nine RBI have put the A s ahead is tied for second in the American League in go-ahead RBI. Is 4-for-19 (.211) over his last five games after hitting.353 over his first nine contests. Hit his sixth home run of the season on Saturday and ranks second in the American League in home runs hit just three home runs in 23 games in April last year also ranks third in the AL in slugging (.679) and total bases (36) and tied for fifth in extra base hits (8). Is one of two Athletics (Lowrie) to play every inning this year. Is 4-for-19 (.211) with a home run in five games against Texas this year however, is a.299 (26-for-87) career hitter against the Rangers with 12 home runs and 26 RBI in 24 games the home runs and RBI are his most against any team. Went 0-for-4 last Thursday at Kansas City to snap 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. 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 9 Texas Series: 0-5, bb, so, cs Homestand: 0-9, bb, 2 so, cs Is 0-for-9 in three games on the homestand and is now batting.077 (2- for-26) at home compared to.300 (6-for-20) on the road. Is 0-for-14 against left-handed pitching his last hit off a lefty was the home run off Chapman in Game 7 of the World Series is batting.258 (8-for-31) against right-handers. Committed his second error of the season Monday night and is the only center fielder in the majors with two errors. Had the go-ahead RBI double in the third inning a week ago tonight and three of his six RBI have either tied the game or put the A s ahead. 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: 1 game (1 for 4) Texas Series: 1-5, r, 2b, 2 so Homestand: 4-9, 2 r, 2b, 3b, rbi, 2 so, sb Was selected from Triple-A Nashville Saturday and has hit safely in each of his two starts, both in center field (4-for-8,.500) 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 on 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: 2 games (2 for 2) Texas Series: 2-2, 2b, rbi, bb Homestand: 2-9, 2b, rbi, bb, 5 so Has pinch hit in each of the last two games, the first pinch hitting appearances of his career doubled on Monday and had a RBI single last night is tied with Avila (DET) and Mahtook (DET) for the American League lead in pinch hits. The RBI single last night was his first hit with runners in scoring position this year (1-for-11,.091). Is batting.162 (6-for-37) in 11 games against American League West competition compared to.333 (4-for-12) in his other three games (all against Kansas City). Is 3-for-16 (.188) against Texas this year but is a.313 (20-for-64) career hitter against the Rangers. Has made 12 starts at three different positions (six at designated hitter, four at first base, two 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 10 Texas Series: 0-6, 2 so Homestand: 1-11, 2b, rbi, 4 so, sf Is 6-for-38 (.158) to start the season after batting.196 during the spring hit.379 in April last year. Had the A s first pinch hit of the season last Friday night, a double in the ninth inning. Has walked three times over his first 12 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. Went 5-for-9 (.556) over his first two games this year but is 7-for-41 (.171) in 12 games since then. 8 JED LOWRIE Current Streak: 0 for 8 Texas Series: 0-6, 2 bb, so Homestand: 2-14, 3 bb, 3 so Has a 68-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 hitting.278 (10-for-36) against right-handed pitching,.154 (2-for-13) against left-handers. Is one of two Athletics (K.Davis) to play every inning this year. Is batting.245 after hitting.314 in April last year is a.306 (174-for-570) 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. OAKLAND A S LONGEST ERRORLESS STREAKS, SECOND BASEMAN 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 Had his first three RBI game a week ago tonight 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. 13 BRUCE MAXWELL Current Streak: 1 game (2 for 3) Texas Series: 2-5, so Homestand: 2-5, so Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Monday and has started each of the A s last two games at catcher (2-for-5,.400). Is 7-for-17 (.412) with three RBI in six career games against Texas. Opponents have been successful in each of their three stolen base attempts off him this year and all 11 in his career. Was a non-roster invitee with the A s this spring and hit.282 with two home runs and seven RBI in 20 games before he was optioned to Nashville March 26. Appeared in seven games with the Sounds, all at catcher tossed out 1-of-8 (12.5%) attempted base stealers 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 Triple-A and Major League debut was batting.321 with a 10 HR and 41 RBI in 60 games with Nashville when he was promoted to Oakland July 23 went on to bat.283 with a home run and 14 RBI in 33 games with the A s.

5 19 JOSH PHEGLEY Current Streak: 0 for 3 Houston Series: 0-3 Last Road Trip: 2-4, so Has appeared in four games this year, including three starts (all at catcher against left-handed pitching). One of his three starts this year was against Texas on April 9 and he went 2-for-4 (.500) is a.327 (16-for-49) career hitter against the Rangers with four home runs and 12 RBI in 18 games the home runs and RBI are his most against any team. 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. 18 CHAD PINDER Current Streak: 0 for 0 Texas Series: 0-0 Homestand: 0-0 Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sunday and made his 2017 debut Monday night when he entered the game in the ninth inning at shortstop. Went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in two games against Texas 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: 0 for 2 Texas Series: 1-5, r, bb, 3 so Homestand: 3-12, 3 r, 2 hr, 2 rbi, 3 bb, 7 so Is 5-for-18 (.278) over his last six games after going 4-for-26 (.154) over his first seven contests. Is 8-for-28 (.286) with the bases empty, 1-for-16 (.063) with runners on base. Matched his career high with two errors last Friday night 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. Homered in back-to-back games last Friday and Saturday and now has 98 career home runs. 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: 1 game (2 for 3) Texas Series: 2-5, r, hr, 2 rbi, 2 so, gidp Homestand: 3-12, r, hr, 3 rbi, 5 so, sh, 2 gidp Last night s home run was his first as an Athletic since June 6, The homer came off Darvish, his first hit off a right-handed pitcher this year is 1-for-8 (.125) against righties, 5-for-11 (.455) against lefties. The home run gave him his first career RBI in 32 games against Texas is a.148 (12-for-81) career hitter against the Rangers Has started each of the A s last three games at shortstop (2-for-8,.250) has made seven starts for the season at three different positions (three at second base, three at shortstop and one in left field). 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 Sunday retroactive to Saturday with a right wrist contusion it is his first career stint on the DL. Was diagnosed with a fractured scaphoid bone and had surgery to insert a screw into the bone yesterday will be reevaluated in six weeks. 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 Has started each of the last two games 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 Mondaynight 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. TEXAS A S CAREER HITTING VS. PEREZ 2017 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI Alonso Davis, K Davis, R Decker Healy Joyce Lowrie Maxwell Phegley #DIV/0! Pinder Plouffe Rosales Vogt others 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 Jaff Decker L Ryon Healy R Matt Joyce L Jed Lowrie S Josh Phegley R Trevor Plouffe R Adam Rosales R Marcus Semien R Jake Smolinski R Stephen Vogt L

6 HIGHS AND LOWS CLUB Longest Winning Streak... 2, April 10 to 12 Longest Winning Streak, Home...1 (three times), last: 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... 8, April 12 at Kansas City Most Runs, Game, Opponents... 10, April 15 vs. Houston...10, April 7 at Texas Most Runs, Inning, A s... 4 (four times), last: April 18 vs. Texas (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 17 vs. Texas (0-7)... 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 (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 (four times), last: April 15 vs. Houston 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... 2, April 18 vs. Texas 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 (six times), Khris Davis, April 15 vs. Houston 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 (twice), last: Jed Lowrie, April 12 at Kansas City Most Walks, Game...2 (seven times), last: Trevor Plouffe, April 15 vs. Houston Most Strikeouts, Game... 3 (four times), last: Ryon Healy, April 15 vs. Houston 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 (14 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 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 Decker Healy Joyce Lowrie Maxwell 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 Decker Healy Joyce Lowrie Maxwell Phegley Pinder Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt