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1 ABOUT THE A S: Snapped their five-game losing streak last night but have lost 10 of the last 12 games are (.422), which is the third worst record in the American League and is in a four-way tie for the fourth worst record in the majors with a win today, the A s will tie for the seventh worst record in Oakland history a loss would tie for fourth worst and would mark the second time in Athletics history the A s finished with identical records it consecutive seasons (77-85 in 1984 and 1985) have clinched a last place finish in the AL West went (.420) last year and also finished last in the West this marks just the second time in Oakland history the A s have finished last in the West in back-to-back seasons ( ) it is also just the second time they have posted back-to-back 90-loss seasons ( ) it is the first time they have finished with a losing record in back-to-back seasons since they had three straight from are 27 games behind first place Texas in the West the three largest deficits in the West in Oakland history are 38½ games in 1977, 34 in 1979 and 26 in 1993 have been in fourth or worse every day since June 3 following today, the A s will have spent 141 of 178 days in fourth or worst (66 days in fourth, 19 days tied for fourth and 56 days in fifth). OFFENSE: The A s scored nine runs on 16 hits last night after tallying 11 runs on 30 hits over the first five games of the road trip are batting.212 (84-for-397) with 35 runs scored over the last 12 games (2.9 runs per game) and have scored two runs or fewer eight times over that span have a.304 on-base percentage, which is currently fourth lowest in Oakland history (.302 in 1979,.303 in 1978,.304 in 1968,.306 in 1972) have 13 sacrifice hits, which are currently the fewest in Athletics history the record is 14 last year are averaging 4.04 runs per game, which is currently eight lowest in Oakland history have walked 438 times, which will be second fewest in Oakland history in a non-strike season (433 in 1978) rank last in the American League in runs (650), on-base percentage (.304) and slugging percentage (.395), are second in lowest batting average (.246), fewest strikeouts (1136) and fewest stolen bases (50), third in fewest walks (438), tied for third in fewest home runs (168) and fourth in fewest extra base hits (457) have finished last in the AL in runs four times in Oakland history ( , 2008), last in on-base percentage five times ( , 1994, 2008) and last in slugging percentage six times ( , 1994, ) have been hit by a pitch the fewest times in the majors (33) and have the second fewest sacrifice hits (13). PITCHING: The A s have allowed at least one home run in each of the last 10 games (16 home runs total) and now have 185 for the season, which will be the third highest total in Oakland history behind the 1996 (205) and 1997 (197) clubs have 1178 strikeouts, which is third fewest in the American League however, it is fourth most in Athletics history (1244 in 2014, 1183 in 2013, 1179 in 2015) have 70 wild pitches, which is fourth most in the AL and third most in Athletics history (72 in 1979, 71 in 1989) have a 4.52 ERA, which is second highest in the AL have not finished in the bottom two in the AL in ERA since 1997 when they were last have not finished the year with an ERA above 4.28 since 2000 (4.58) have the third highest opponents batting average in the AL (.263). STARTING PITCHING: A s starting pitchers are with a 4.85 ERA (467 er in ip) for the season the innings pitched are the fewest in the American League to Los Angeles and Minnesota with each they are fourth fewest in the majors and will be second fewest in Oakland history in a non-strike season (858.2 in 1997) starters have tossed fewer than five innings 47 times, which is tied with Pittsburgh for the most in the majors and is second most by an A s team over the last 31 years (52 in 1997) it is the most by an AL team since Texas had 48 in 2007 the 42 wins are second fewest in the AL, fourth fewest in a non-strike season in Oakland history (a win today will make it tied for fourth), and will be the fewest since 1997 (29) the 67 losses are second most in the AL, tied for sixth in Oakland history (a loss today will make it alone in sixth), and will be the most since 1997 (73) the 4.85 ERA is second highest in the AL, seventh highest in Oakland history and the highest since 1999 (4.96). DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A s have committed 97 errors, which is tied for second most in the American League it matches the 2013 club for the fewest over the last nine years rank fifth in the AL with 151 double plays. HOME AND AWAY: The A s are 1-5 on their final road trip of the season to Los Angeles-AL (0-3) and Seattle (1-2) are (.425) on the road O AKLAND A THLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA A s PR on Alerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (68-93) VS. SEATTLE MARINERS (86-75) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2016 SAFECO FIELD 12:10 P.M. PDT LHP SEAN MANAEA (6-9, 3.89) VS. RHP FELIX HERNANDEZ (11-7, 3.71) CSNCA A S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) OAKLAND A S LOWEST WINNING PERCENTAGE W L PCT PITCHING PROBABLES compared to (.420) at home with a win today, the A s will finish with a better record on the road than at home for just the fourth time in Oakland history (1971, 1990, 1994) with a loss today, the A s will post identical records at home and on the road for the second consecutive season and third time in Athletics history (1947) are batting.256 (719-for-2811) on the road compared to.236 at home have hit 20 points higher on the road than at home four times in Oakland history (32 in 1973, 31 in 2007, 27 in 1979, 25 in 1971) are averaging 4.53 runs per game on the road (362 runs in 80 games) compared to 3.56 at home need to score seven runs today to mark the fourth time in Oakland history the A s averaged one or more runs per game on the road than at home (1.63 in 1973, 1.13 in 1990, 1.01 in 1994) A s pitchers have allowed 103 home runs on the road, which ties the Athletics franchise record set in SCORING MARGIN: The A s snapped a five-game losing streak in one-run games last night and are (.462) for the season are tied for third in the American League in one-run games (52) and rank fourth in losses are (.465) in games decided by three runs or fewer compared to (.350) in games decided by four runs or more the wins and record in games decided by four runs or more are the worst in the AL and third worst in the majors have a run differential of -109, which is second worst in the AL (Minnesota, -170) and seventh worst in Oakland history (sixth is -128, eighth is -74) it is the worst since 1997 (-182). ROSTER NOTES: The A s have employed an Oakland record tying 12 rookie pitchers (2009, 2012, 2015) and they have a combined 221 games pitched, which will be third most in Oakland history (319 in 2012, 232 in 2009) Sean Manaea will make the 65th start by an A s rookie, which is sixth most in Oakland history have used 19 rookies overall and have had at least three rookies in the starting lineup (including the pitcher) in each of the last 29 games started a season-high six rookies a week ago today for the second time this year (also Sept. 19) have started five or more rookies 14 times and four or more 31 times have used the disabled list an Oakland-record 27 times and after today s game, those players will have combined to miss an Oakland-record 1810 games (67.0 games per stint) finish the season with 12 players on the DL, including 11 on the 60-day DL. A s vs. MARINERS: The A s snapped their seven-game losing streak to Seattle last night, which matched their longest against Seattle (Sept. 26, 2008-May 1, 2009) have lost the season series for the fourth consecutive season as they trail 6-12 entering the final game today it marks the first time in Oakland history the A s have lost four straight season series to the Mariners are 5-4 in Seattle but went 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 13 games in Oakland 10 of the 18 games this year have been decided by one run are (.387) against the Mariners over the last four years, 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 hit his 42nd home run of the season last night, which is tied for sixth most in Oakland history Ryan Dull has pitched in 70 games, which leads American League rookies and is one short of the Oakland rookie record of 71 (Aaron Small, 1997; Ryan Cook, 2012) Ryon Healy leads AL rookies in hits (82), doubles (20) and extra base hits (33) since the All-Star Break and ranks second in home runs (13), RBI (37) and runs (36) Marcus Semien hit his 27th home run of the season Wednesday night, which is tied for the most in the majors among shortstops (Story, COL) and tied for fourth most in Athletics history has combined with Davis for 69 home runs, which are second most by an A s duo over the last 15 years (Thomas and Swisher, 74 in 2006). THIS DATE IN A S HISTORY In 1925 Al Simmons goes 2-for-5 and Stan Baumgartner tosses a six-hit shutout in the A s 10-0 win over New York the two hits bring Simmons season total to 250 and he added three more the next day to finish the season with an Athletics record 253 in 1930 George Earnshaw tosses a six-hitter as the A s defeat St. Louis 6-1 in Game 2 of the World Series in 2001 Miguel Tejada hits his 30 th home run of the season, making the A s the first team in major league history to have both their shortstop and third baseman (Eric Chavez) hit 30 home runs. Sat., Feb. 25 at Chicago (NL) TBA vs. TBA 12: 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 (6-9, 3.89 ERA) FOR STARTERS: Is 1-0 with a 0.50 ERA (1 er in 18.0 ip) and.164 (10- for-61) opponents batting average in three starts since missing 15 days from Aug. 30 to Sept. 13 with a strained left rhomboid was selected from Triple-A Nashville April 29 and is making his Major League debut went 2-4 with a 6.02 ERA over his first nine starts before he was placed on the 15-day disabled June 14 with a left pronator strain was reinstated June 29 and is 4-5 with a 2.72 ERA (27 er in 89.1 ip) in 15 games, including 14 starts since his return has allowed one run or fewer in seven of those starts, including no runs five times. ROOKIE LEADERS: Ranks second among American League rookies in strikeouts (119), innings pitched (138.2) and games started (23) and tied for seventh in wins (6) the strikeouts are seventh most in Oakland history by a rookie (sixth is Straily with 124 in 2013, fifth is Hudson with 132 in 1999). BEFORE AND AFTER THE BREAK: Is 3-4 with a 2.64 ERA (21 er in 71.2 ip) and.219 (57-for-260) opponents batting average in 12 games since the All- Star Break after going 3-5 with a 5.24 ERA and.278 opponents average in 12 games before the break has the fourth lowest post-break ERA in the American League. INNING BY INNING: Has a 1.66 ERA (13 er in 70.2 ip) and.210 (53-for-252) opponents batting average over innings one through three and a 6.22 ERA (47 er in 68.0 ip) and.284 (77-for-271) opponents batting average from the fourth inning on has allowed three runs in the first inning (23.0 ip, 1.17 ERA), all on May 10 at Boston his first inning ERA is second lowest in the majors among pitchers with at least 20 innings (Tanaka, NYY 1.16) using the same minimum, it is third lowest in Oakland history (Catfish Hunter, 0.66 in 1974; Ray Burris, 0.96 in 1984) has allowed just four runs in innings one through three in 15 games since returning from the DL June 29 (2 er in 44.0 ip, 0.41 ERA) and just five runs over the first four innings of his last 11 starts (3 er in 43.1 ip, 0.62 ERA). LEFT AND RIGHT: Left-handed hitters are 3-for- 22 (.136) against him over his last nine games and they are batting.178 (16-for-90) with five extra base hits (two doubles, three home runs) overall righthanders are batting.263 (114-for-433) with 17 of his 20 home runs and 32 of his 36 walks based on a minimum of 130 innings pitched, his batting average against lefties is second lowest in the majors (Kershaw, LAD.138) and his.529 OPS is second lowest in the AL (Duffy, KC.449) has a.758 OPS against righties. AMERICAN LEAGUE ERA LEADERS SINCE THE ALL-STAR BREAK 2.00 Verlander, DET 2.52 Kluber, CLE 2.62 Porcello, BOS 2.64 Manaea, OAK 2.65 Santana, MIN (min innings) OAKLAND A S BESTS VS. LEFT-HANDERS BATTING AVERAGE.178 Sean Manaea, Mike Norris, Mike Norris, Diego Segui, Mudcat Grant, 1970 OPS.504 Mike Norris, Sean Manaea, Vida Blue, Curt Young, Dallas Braden, 2009 (min innings) HOME AND AWAY: Is 1-6 with a 5.20 ERA (32 er in 55.1 ip) and.278 (62-for-223) opponents batting average in nine starts on the road started his career 0-6 on the road before picking up his first win on Sept. 14 at Kansas City his career-opening sixgame road losing streak matched the longest such streak in Oakland history (Mike Morgan, June 17, 1978-July 24, 1979) went 5-3 with a 3.02 ERA and.227 opponents batting average in 14 games (13 starts) at home has surrendered 11 home runs in 55.1 innings on the road (1.79 per nine innings), nine in 83.1 innings in Oakland (0.97 per nine innings). OPPONENTS BATTING: Opponents are batting.194 (18-for-93) with runners in scoring position, including.140 (6-for-43) with RISP and two outs the mark with RISP is third lowest in the American League among pitchers with 130 or more innings pitched using the same minimum, he has the third highest opponents batting average in the AL against the opponents number four hitter (22-for-63,.349) and the seventh lowest against the number three hitter (12-for-58,.179) opponents are 37-for-84 (.440) with eight doubles, six home runs and 21 RBI when putting the first pitch in play has a.153 (40-for-261) opponents average with two strikes has a.209 (42-for-201) opponents batting average the first time through the lineup,.242 (47-for-194) the second time and.320 (41-for-128) with 10 of his 20 home runs after that 13 of his 20 home runs have come after his 60th pitch in a game. RUN SUPPORT: Has received one run of support or fewer in 10 of his 23 starts and is 0-6 with a 3.90 ERA (25 er in 57.2 ip) in those contests in his four no decisions with support of one run or fewer, he has scoreless outings of 8.0, 7.0 and 6.0 and one outing where he allowed one run in 7.0 innings. LAST START: He had a no decision in the A s 2-1 loss at Los Angeles (AL) on Monday did not allow a run over the first three innings to extend his scoreless streak to a career-high 15.1 innings surrendered a leadoff home run to Trout in the fourth, but that was the only run he would allow in seven innings of work the A s were held to a run on four hits by Weaver and four Angels relievers. MANAEA S 2016 APPEARANCES WITH OAKLAND Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT April 29 Houston April Totals (1 game, 1 start) May 4 Seattle May 10 at Boston 5-13 L May 16 Texas 3-1 W May 21 New York (AL) 1-5 L May 27 Detroit 1-4 L May Totals (5 games, 5 starts) June 1 Minnesota 5-1 W June 7 at Milwaukee 4-5 L June 13 Texas June 29 San Francisco 7-1 W June Totals (4 games, 4 starts) July 5 at Minnesota 4-11 L July 10 at Houston 1-2 (10) *July 17 Toronto July 22 Tampa Bay 1-0 (13) July 27 at Texas July Totals (5 games, 4 starts) Aug. 2 at Los Angeles (AL) 4-5 L Aug. 7 Chicago (NL) 1-3 L Aug. 12 Seattle 6-3 W Aug. 17 at Texas 2-6 L Aug. 23 Cleveland 9-1 W Aug. 29 at Houston 0-6 L August Totals (6 games, 6 starts) Sept. 14 at Kansas City 8-0 W Sept. 20 Houston 1-2 (10) Sept. 26 at Los Angeles (AL) Sept. Totals (3 games, 3 starts) *indicates relief appearance MANAEA vs. SEATTLE: Is 1-0 with a 5.73 ERA (11.0 ip, 10 h, 7 r, 7 er, 4 bb, 10 so, 2 hr) in two career starts, both this year in Oakland the no decision came in a 9-8 A s loss on May 4 shutout the Mariners on two hits STARTS VS. SEATTLE DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO 5/4/16 H /12/16 H W and a walk over the first four innings and had a 2-0 lead when he allowed four runs in the fifth inning Marte had a RBI double, Cano a RBI sngle and Cruz a two-run home run 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 walked the leadoff batter in each of the first three innings but faced the minimum as he got a double play in each inning 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. MANAEA S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. SEATTLE Player Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Norichika Aoki L Robinson Cano L Nelson Cruz R Franklin Gutierrez R Chris Iannetta R Dae-Ho Lee R Ketel Marte S Leonys Martin L Shawn O Malley S Kyle Seager L Mike Zunino R NASHVILLE: Was 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA (18.0 ip, 16 h, 3 r, 3 er, 4 bb, 21 so in three starts with Triple-A Nashville ranked second in the Pacific Coast League in ERA, fifth in strikeouts per nine innings (10.50) and tied for fifth in wins at the time of his April 29 promotion allowed just one run in each of his starts surrendered just one home run in 18.0 innings allowed a.232 opponents batting average, including.077 (1-for-13) against left-handed hitters compared to.268 (15-for-56) against right-handers. MANAEA BY THE NUMBERS W L ERA G IP ER Career Home Road Day Night Pre-ASB Post-ASB AVG. AB H vs. LHH vs. RHH MANAEA S CAREER HIGHS Low Hit CG: None IP: 8.0, 7/22/16 vs. TB Fewest IP, GS: 2.2, 5/10/16 at BOS H: 11, 7/27/16 at TEX R: 8, 5/10/16 at BOS ER: 8, 5/10/16 at BOS BB: 4, 4/29/16 vs. HOU SO: 9, 7/27/16 at TEX HR: 2 (five times), last: 8/7/16 vs. CHI Pitches: 106, 7/10/16 at HOU Win Streak: 1 (6 times), last: 9/14/16 to present 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

3 TEAM 26-26, 4.01 ERA (249 er in ip) Saves/Opportunities: 41-for-64 (64.1%) The A s bullpen has a 3.67 ERA (103 er in ip) and.230 (218-for-948) opponents batting average since the All-Star Break after recording a 4.30 ERA and.258 opponents average before the break. The pen has innings pitched, which is second most in the American League (Minnesota, 563.2) and third most in Oakland history. Has allowed 67-of-243 (27.6%) inherited runners to score, which is the third best percentage in the AL. Rank third in the AL with 23 blown saves 19 of those have come against AL West competition have converted 16-of-35 (45.7%) save opportunities against the AL West, 25-of-29 (86.2%) are 41-for-64 (64.1%) for the season, which is the fourth worst mark in the AL. Rank fourth in the AL in wild pitches (33), tied for fourth in losses (26) and fifth in strikeouts (525) the strikeouts and wild pitches are Athletics records for the bullpen (previous: 514 strikeouts in 2009, 32 wild pitches in 1965 and 1996). First batters faced are 104-for-450 (.231) with 34 walks have the second lowest first batting slugging percentage in the AL (.329) and are tied with Chicago for the fewest home runs (6). 61 RHP JOHN AXFORD Last Outing: 9/28 at Los Angeles (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 2-9 Inherited Runners/Scored: 16/8 First Hitters: 18-63, 3 bb, hbp Compiled a 2.70 ERA over his first 26 games, had a 9.42 ERA over an 18-game span from June 15 to July 25, and has a 2.28 ERA (6 er in 23.2 ip) in 23 games since then has not allowed a run eight of his last nine games (1 er in 10.1 ip, 0.87 ERA). Is tied for seventh among American League relievers in wins (6) is tied for second in most blown saves (7) and tied for fourth in most walks (30). Has allowed 11 of his 30 runs (5.1 ip, ERA) over innings three through six has a 2.73 ERA (18 er in 59.1 ip) from the seventh inning on. Has a.305 (18-for-59) opponents batting average with runners in scoring position, including.387 (12-for-31) with RISP and two outs. Has a win, a loss and a blown save in six games against Seattle (5.2 ip, 6 h, 3 r, 3 er, 3 bb, 2 so). Last Year: Was 4-5 with a 4.20 ERA and a team-leading 25 saves in 60 relief appearances with Colorado had a 2.70 ERA and.216 opponents average on the road, a 5.59 ERA and.298 opponents average at Coors Field. 57 LHP DANIEL COULOMBE Last Outing: 9/30 at Seattle (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 12/3 First Hitters: 4-31, 2 bb, 1 sf Has a 1.35 ERA (1 er in 6.2 ip) over his last seven games however, has a 6.41 ERA (14 er in 19.2 ip) over his last 16 games (since Aug. 11) after logging a 3.33 ERA over his first 18 contests. Has a 2.21 ERA (5 er in 20.1 ip) in 15 games on the road, a 6.49 ERA in 19 games at home. Has a.216 (36-for-167) opponents batting average, but opponents are hitting.333 (13-for-39) with runners in scoring position. Has faced the Mariners four times this year (7.1 ip, 5 h, 4 r, 4 er, 1 bb, 10 so, 4.91 ERA). Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville July 19 for his fifth stint with the A s this year and has a 4.71 ERA (15 er in 28.2 ip) in 21 games since then. Was with Oakland for the first time for a one-day stint on May 10 pitched twice during his second stint from May logged a 4.50 ERA in seven outings during his third stint from June 4-21 appeared in three games during his fourth stint from June 30-July 3. Had no decisions and a 1.08 ERA in 20 relief appearances for Nashville his opponents had a.200 batting average and he did not allow a home run in 25.0 innings. Last Year: Had no decisions and a 5.63 ERA in 14 relief appearances with the Dodgers and A s spent the balance of the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City in the Dodgers farm system where he went 3-1 with a save and a 3.27 ERA in 38 games. 46 LHP ROSS DETWILER Last Outing: 9/28 at Los Angeles (ND, 2.2 ip, 8 h, 8 r, 7 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 4/1 First Hitters: 2-8, bb Allowed eight runs in 2.2 innings Wednesday night at Los Angeles, which match the most runs allowed by an A s reliever over the last 41 years (seventh time, last: Dan Otero, Aug. 16, 2015 vs. Baltimore). Is now 1-4 with a 7.50 ERA (30 er in 36.0 ip) over his last eight games, including six starts, after tossing 8.0 shutout innings for the win in his A s debut on Aug. 10. Is 2-3 with a 4.70 ERA (20 er in 38.1 ip) in his seven starts compared to 0-1 with an ERA (14 er in 10.1 ip) in nine relief appearances. Has faced the Mariners twice this year, both in relief (1.1 ip, 1 bb) is 0-1 with a 7.00 ERA (7 er in 9.0 ip) in four career appearances against the Mariners, including two starts. ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS MOST INNINGS PITCHED, OAKLAND RELIEVERS Was selected from Triple-A Nashville Aug. 10 and is 2-4 with a 6.34 ERA (31 er in 44.0 ip) in nine games, including seven starts, since then. Was traded to the A s organization in a minor league deal with Cleveland for cash considerations on July 17 and reported to Nashville. Combined for a 6-4 record and a 4.40 ERA in 16 games, including 15 starts, between Triple-A Columbus and Nashville issued 21 walks in 62.2 innings with Columbus (3.02 per nine innings) but then walked just four batters in 23.1 innings with the Sounds (1.54 per nine innings. Last Year: Split the 2015 season with Texas and Atlanta after spending the first seven seasons of his career with Washington (2007, 09-14)...combined for a 1-5 record and a 7.25 ERA in 41 games, including seven starts. 62 LHP SEAN DOOLITTLE Last Outing: 10/1 at Seattle (BS, 1.0 ip, 3 h, 3 r, 3 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 4-6 Inherited Runners/Scored: 18/5 First Hitters: 14-40, 4 bb Was reinstated from the disabled list Sept. 2 and has a 4.32 ERA (4 er in 8.1 ip) in nine games since his return. Allowed three runs last night after allowing just two runs over his first 20 games and 17.1 innings on the road now has a 2.45 ERA (5 er in 18.1 ip) in 21 games on the road, a 3.92 ERA (9 er in 20.2 ip) in 23 games at home. Has a win, a save and a blown save in nine games against Seattle (8.1 ip, 6 h, 5 r, 5 er, 2 bb, 9 so, 5.40 ERA) has a 2.54 ERA (11 er in 39.0 ip) in 37 career appearances against the Mariners, including 1.83 (4 er in 19.2 ip) in 18 games at Safeco Field. First batters faced are batting.350 (14-for-40), which is second highest in the American League has the third highest slugging percentage (.625) and fifth highest on-base percentage (.409). Allowed his sixth home run of the season last night, which is a new career high (previous: 5 in 2014). Logged a 6.75 ERA over his first six games, a 1.33 ERA over a 24-game stretch from April 16-June 12 and a 5.40 ERA over his last five contests before he was placed on the DL. Was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 30 retroactive to June 26 with a strained left shoulder and missed 59 games. Last Year: Missed 121 games due to two stints on the disabled list (strained left rotator cuff, strained left shoulder) went 1-0 with four saves, a blown save and a 3.95 ERA in 12 relief appearances with the A s. 66 RHP RYAN DULL Last Outing: 10/1 at Seattle (BS, 1.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 3-6 Inherited Runners/Scored: 52/7 First Hitters: 8-66, 2 bb, 2 sf Has allowed two runs in his last two games (2.0 ip) after allowing two runs over his previous 11 contests (1.69 ERA) Leads American League rookies and ranks ninth among all AL pitchers in games pitched (70) that is the third best total by an Oakland rookie and is one short of the record. Has allowed 7-of-52 (13.5%) inherited runners to score, which is the best percentage by an Oakland rookie (since 1974) and the third best percentage in the AL the inherited runners rank second in the AL has allowed 7 of his last 16 (43.8%) inherited runners to score after stranding each of his first 36, which was the longest streak by any pitcher in the expansion era. Ranks third among AL relievers with a.228 opponents on-base percentage that mark is currently fifth lowest in Oakland history by a reliever also ranks sixth among AL relievers in innings (74.1) and seventh in opponents batting average (.186). First batters faced are hitting.121 (8-for-66) with two walks (2 sf,.143 on-base percentage) the batting average and on-base percentage are fourth lowest by an Oakland pitcher since 1974 ranks second in the AL in first batter on-base percentage, third in batting average and fifth in slugging percentage (.212). Opponents are batting.086 (6-for-70) with runners in scoring position, which is the lowest mark in the majors and tied for second lowest since 1974 among pitchers with at 70 innings (.068, Jansen LAD, 2013) they are 4-for-41 (.098) with RISP and two outs. OAKLAND ROOKIES BESTS GAMES 71 Ryan Cook, Aaron Small, Ryan Dull, Andrew Bailey, Huston Street, 2005 ERA (min. 70 ip) 1.72 Huston Street, Andrew Bailey, Steve Ontiveros, Ryan Cook, Ryan Dull, Barry Zito, 2000 PERCENTAGE OF INHERITED RUNNERS SCORED (since 1974) 13.5% Ryan Dull, % Steve Ontiveros, % Santiago Casilla, % Jay Marshall, % Greg Cadaret, 1987 Has a blown save in seven games against the Mariners seven times (6.0 ip, 7 h, 3 r, 3 er, 2 bb, 6 so, 4.50 ERA). Last Year: Was named the A s Organizational Pitcher of the Year after going 3-2 with 12 saves and a 0.74 ERA in 47 games with Midland and Nashville made his ML debut in September and went 1-2 with a save and a 4.24 ERA in 13 games.

4 31 RHP LIAM HENDRIKS Last Outing: 10/1 at Seattle (ND, 1.2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 3 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 34/5 First Hitters: 12-51, bb Has a 1.50 ERA (2 er in 12.0 ip) over his last 11 appearances. after posting a 6.00 ERA in 20 games before the break. fourth best percentage in the American League ERA). in 23.2 ip) in 21 games during the day. Fell to 0-4 with the loss Thursday after going 5-0 with Toronto last year. Has a 2.21 ERA (9 er in 36.2 ip) in 32 games since the All-Star Break Has allowed 5-of-34 (14.7%) inherited runners to score, which is the Has a loss in six games against Seattle (6.2 ip, 5 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 9 so, Has a 1.80 ERA (8 er in 40.0 ip) in 31 games at night, a 7.23 ERA (19 er Has a 2.28 ERA (12 er in 47.1 ip) in 41 games since he was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list June 19 logged an 8.27 ERA in 11 games before he was placed on the DL May 10 retroactive to May 8 with a strained right triceps. His 69 strikeouts are two short of his career-high of 71 from last year. Last Year: Pitched exclusively in relief for the first time in his career and was 5-0 with a 2.92 ERA in 58 games with Toronto had career highs in games and strikeouts (71) and career lows in ERA and opponents batting average (.240). 44 RHP RYAN MADSON Last Outing: 10/1 at Seattle (W, 2.0 ip, 2 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 0 so) Saves/Opportunities: Inherited Runners/Scored: 8/0 First Hitters: 13-58, 5 bb Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings for the win last night after allowing at least one run in each of his previous five games (5.0 ip, 11 h, 7 r, 7 er, 4 bb, 1 so, ERA). Ranks in the American League with 30 saves, which is the second best total of his career (32 in 2011) is just the second A s pitcher over the last 10 years to save 30 or more games (Balfour, 38 in 2013) is tied for second in the AL in blown saves (7) and has the fourth lowest save percentage (81.1%). Has a 5.73 ERA (21 er in 33.0 ip) in 32 games against AL West teams, a 1.42 ERA (5 er in 31.2 ip) in 31 games against all other opponents has all seven of his blown saves against AL West competition (Texas 3, Houston 2, Los Angeles 1, Seattle 1). Has a win, two losses, two saves and a blown save in nine games against Seattle (9.2 ip, 13 h, 4 r, 4 er, 3 bb, 4 so, 3.72 ERA). Is tied for 10th among AL relievers in opponents grounded into double plays (8) is tied for third in losses (7). Has a 4.94 ERA (17 er in 31.0 ip) in 30 games on the road, a 2.41 ERA in 33 appearances at home. Has a 2.82 ERA (16 er in 51.0 ip) in 48 games with one days rest or more, a 6.59 ERA (10 er in 13.2 ip) in 15 games with no rest. Has a 1.57 ERA (4 er in 23.0 ip) in 23 day games, a 4.75 ERA (22 er in 41.2 ip) in 40 appearances at night. Last Year: Returned to the majors for the first time since 2011 and was 1-2 with three saves and a career-low 2.13 ERA in 68 appearances with Kansas City also had career lows in opponents batting (.205) and on-base percentage (.254). 47 LHP DILLON OVERTON Last Outing: 9/27 at Los Angeles (ND, 2.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 0-2 Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 15 for his fourth stint with the A s this year and has a ERA (5 er in 3.0 ip) in two games since then. Has surrendered 12 home runs in 24.1 innings for an average of 4.44 home runs per nine innings, which is the highest in the majors among pitchers with 15 or more innings pitched. Has never faced the Mariners. Was selected for the first time June 25 and went 1-1 with an ERA in two starts before he was optioned back to Nashville July 1 returned July 19, had a no decision in the A s 4-3, 10-inning win over Houston that day and was sent back to Nashville the next day was last with Oakland from July 30-Aug. 5 and went 0-2 with a ERA in two starts. Took the loss in his only postseason start with Nashville, allowing five runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings in a 5-2 loss to Oklahoma City in Game 2 of the Pacific Coast League Semifinals Sept. 8. Led the A s farm system, ranked third in the PCL and tied for 13th in all of minor league baseball in wins (13)...also ranked fifth in the PCL in ERA (3.29)...his complete 2016 minor league stats: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Started the year at Single-A Stockton and was promoted to Double-A Midland July 2...combined for a 7-6 record and a 3.43 ERA in 27 games, including 25 starts...led the A s farm system in ERA and tied for third in strikeouts (106). 56 RHP CHRIS SMITH Last Outing: 9/28 at Los Angeles (ND, 2.1 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 4 bb, 3 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 8/6 First Hitters: 0-8, 4 bb, sf Has a 0.68 ERA (1 er in 13.1 ip) over his last six games (since Sept. 3) after logging a 5.56 ERA over his first seven games. Has tossed more than one inning in eight of his 13 appearances, including two or more innings six times. Has faced the Mariners twice in his career, both times this year (3.2 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 3 so, 2.45 ERA). Was selected from Triple-A Nashville Aug. 7 and has a 2.92 ERA (8 er in 24.2 ip) in 13 games since then. This is his first stint in the majors since 2010 when he logged a 5.40 ERA in three relief appearances with Milwaukee. Pitched in the Mariners farm system in 2011, was out of baseball in 2012 and had stints with independent teams in Wichita (2013) and Sugar Land (2014) before signing a minor league deal with San Diego in Went 6-8 with a 3.93 ERA in 22 starts with Nashville this year was 1-5 with a 5.21 ERA over his first seven starts through May 9, but went 5-3 with a 3.40 ERA over his last 15 starts. Last Year: Spent most of the year at Triple-A El Paso where he went 5-7 with a 3.60 ERA in 22 starts...also had no decisions and a 0.90 ERA in two starts for Double-A San Antonio...had minor league career highs in strikeouts (132) and walks (44). 58 RHP ZACH NEAL Last Outing: 9/30 at Seattle (ND, 5.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 3 so) Saves/Opportunities: 2-3 Inherited Runners/Scored: 4/3 First Hitters: 5-18 Retired all 15 batters he faced Friday night to become the second pitcher in Oakland history with five or more perfect innings of relief the other is Dennis Eckersley, who had 6.0 perfect innings on June 6, 1987 vs. Cleveland since 1913, the only other A s reliever to do it is Joe Bush (5.0 ip, May 15, 1914 vs. Cleveland) has now retired each of the last 19 batters he has faced. Has not allowed a run in six of his last seven games for a 1.20 ERA (2 er in 15.0 ip). Has issued just six walks in 70.0 innings, an average of 0.77 walks per nine innings that is the second lowest mark in the majors among pitchers with 40 or more innings pitched (Kershaw, LAD 0.66) has struck out just 27, an average of 3.47 per nine innings, which is second lowest in the majors using the 40.0 innings minimum (Boyer, MIL 3.46). Is 1-3 with a 5.74 ERA (20 er in 31.1 ip) in his six starting assignments compared to 1-1 with a 3.03 ERA (13 er in 38.2 ip) in 18 relief appearances. Is 0-2 with an 7.53 ERA (14.1 ip, 16 h, 12 r, 12 er, 1 bb, 5 so) in three games (two starts) against Seattle compared to 2-2 with a 3.40 ERA (21 er in 55.2 ip) against everyone else. Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville July 21 for his fourth stint with the A s this year and is 1-3 with a 3.15 ERA (19 er in 54.1 ip) in 16 games, including five starts, since then. Made his Major League debut during his first stint from May (May 11 at Boston) pitched twice during his second stay from May logged a 4.70 ERA in five games during his last stint from June ATHLETICS FEWEST WALKS PER NINE INNINGS 0.49 Dennis Eckersley, Bill Fischer, Evan Scribner, Zach Neal, Jess Samardzija, 2014 (minimum 60.0 ip) Went 7-2 with a 3.21 ERA in 11 starts for Nashville issued just eight walks in 61.2 innings, an average of 1.17 per nine innings. Last Year: Started the year at Double-A Midland and ended it with Triple-A Nashville...was 3-3 with a 6.44 ERA in seven starts with Midland, 7-10 with a 4.18 ERA in 21 games, including 20 starts, with Nashville and with a 4.67 ERA overall.

5 17 YONDER ALONSO Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 5) Seattle Series: 3-13, 2 2b, 2 rbi, so Road Trip: 5-24, r, 2 2b, 3 rbi, bb, 2 so Is 9-for-39 (.231) over his last 11 games but hit.289 in September. Is hitting.304 (62-for-204) with six of his seven home runs with runners on base compared to.215 (59-for-275) with the bases empty has hit 19 of his 39 career home runs with runners on base. Ranks second among American League first baseman with a.9967 fielding percentage (4 errors in 1219 chances) should he go errorless today, he will finish with the second best fielding percentage by a first baseman in Oakland history to Mark McGwire s.9969 in 1991 (4 errors in 1296 chances) it will be fourth best in Athletics history (Power,.9981 in 1957; Foxx,.9975 in 1935). Has made 117 of his 132 starts against right-handed pitchers. home run and 18 RBI over his first 74 contests. Is 7-for-11 (.636) with 13 RBI with the bases loaded the batting average is the best in the majors and tied for third best in Oakland history. Has six home runs and 38 RBI over his last 81 games after tallying one Has a career high 52 runs scored and has matched his best with 155 games (also 2012) his seven home runs are two short of his high (9 in 2012) and his 56 RBI are six short of his best (62 in 2012) his.365 slugging percentage is his lowest since slugging.276 in 22 games in his first season in His seven home runs are third fewest in Oakland history among players with 400 or more plate appearances as a first baseman they are the fewest since Bruce Bochte had six in 459 plate appearances in Last Year: Batted.282 with five home runs and 31 RBI in 103 games in a season shortened by two stints on the disabled list the batting average was his best in his four seasons with San Diego, as was his.361 on-base percentage and.742 OPS. 2 KHRIS DAVIS Current Streak: 1 game (2 for 4) Seattle Series: 3-11, 2 r, 2 2b, hr, 2 rbi, 2 bb, 4 so Road Trip: 4-21, 3 r, 2 2b, 2 hr, 3 rbi, 4 bb, 7 so, gidp Is 5-for-35 (.143) with two home runs and three RBI over his last 10 games after going 10-for-25 (.400) with five home runs and 13 RBI over his previous seven contests. Is tied for third in the American League in home runs (42), ranks seventh in strikeouts (166) and tied for 10th in grounded into double plays (19). Is the fifth player in Oakland history (Canseco, Giambi, Jackson and McGwire) and seventh in Athletics history (Foxx, Zernial) to hit 40 home runs is the first since Jason Giambi (43 in 2000) is the 17th player in Oakland history to drive in 100 runs but is the first since Frank Thomas in 2006 (114). Has 23 home runs and 47 RBI in 69 games since the All-Star Break after tallying 19 home runs and 55 RBI in 81 games before the break his post-break home runs are tied with Gyorko (STL) for second most in the majors (Dozier, MIN 28) is one short of the Athletics record for home runs after the All-Star Break (24, Jimmie Foxx in 1933 and Mark McGwire in 1996). Batted.267 and tied for second in the AL with 31 home runs at night has a.207 (39- for-188) average during the day his night home run total was second in Athletics history to the record of 33 set by Jose Canseco in Has hit 27 of his home runs as a left fielder, which is second most among AL left fielders (Upton, DET 31) and tied for second most in Oakland history by a left fielder (Grieve, 28 in 1999; Grieve, 27 in 2000; Henderson, 27 in 1990) the other 15 home runs have come as a designated hitter, which are the most by an A s DH since Jack Cust had 18 in Has eight home runs against Seattle, which are the most against the Mariners in one season in Oakland history has hit 25 of his home runs against AL West competition, which are tied for most in Oakland history against a division foe (McGwire, 26 in 1992; Jackson, 25 in 1969). Has appeared exclusively in left field on defense, where he has committed five errors in 93 games the errors are second most among AL left fielders (Grossman, MIN 8) and are the most by an A s left fielder since Rickey Henderson also had five in Has career highs in games (150), at bats (555), runs (85), hits (137), home runs (42), RBI (102), extra base hits (68) and strikeouts (166) and has matched his best in triples (2) his 42 walks are two short of his best (44 in 2015). Leads the A s with 137 hits the last time the team-leader had fewer than 140 hits in a non-strike season was in 1979 when Dave Revering had 136. Last Year: Batted.247 with 27 home runs and 66 RBI in 121 games with Milwaukee had career highs in walks (44) and stolen bases (6) and matched his best in triples (2) led the Brewers and tied for 10th in the National League in home runs. 39 BRETT EIBNER Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 3) Seattle Series: 1-6, r, 2b, 2 so Road Trip: 1-11, 2 r, 2b, bb, 2 so, cs, gidp Snapped a career-high tying 0-for-20 streak with a double in the sixth inning last night (also July 15-28, 2016). ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES OAKLAND A S SINGLE SEASON BESTS HOME RUNS 1. Mark McGwire, Mark McGwire, Reggie Jackson, Jose Canseco, Jason Giambi, Khris Davis, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, STRIKEOUTS 1. Jack Cust, Jack Cust, Jose Canseco, Reggie Jackson, Khris Davis, OAKLAND A S MOST HOME RUNS VS. SEATTLE, SEASON 8 Khris Davis, Brandon Moss, Eric Chavez, Jose Canseco, three players tied Is 3-for-37 (.081) with three walks over his last 11 games. Is batting.148 (19-for-128) with three home runs and 12 RBI in 50 games since the All-Star Break after hitting.304 with three home runs and 10 RBI in 19 contests before the break. Is 8-for-23 (.348) with two of his six career home runs in nine games against Seattle. Made his Major League debut with Kansas City earlier this year and hit.231 with three home runs and 10 RBI in 26 games over two stints was traded to the A s on July 30 for Billy Burns and is batting.170 (18-for- 106) in 43 games, including 30 starts (16 in center field, 12 in right field, two in left field), since he was recalled from Triple-A Nashville August 5. Combined to hit.289 with 12 home runs and 34 RBI in 54 games with Triple-A Omaha and Nashville including.308 in four games with the Sounds appeared in 37 games in center field, 12 in right field and three in left field. Last Year: Spent the entire season at Triple-A Omaha where he batted.303 with 19 home runs and 81 RBI in 103 games ranked ninth in the Pacific Coast League in RBI, slugging percentage (.514) and OPS (.878) hit.348 with RISP. 48 RYON HEALY Current Streak: 7 games (12 for 23) Seattle Series: 3-13, 2 r, hr, 2 rbi, 5 so, gidp Road Trip: 9-24, 4 r, 4 2b, hr, 4 rbi, bb, 7 so, gidp Is batting.355 (60-for-169) with 19 multiple hit games over his last 43 games after hitting.229 over his first 28 contests. Leads American League rookies in hits (82), doubles (20) and extra base hits (33) since the All-Star Break and ranks second in home runs (13), RBI (37) and runs (36) overall, he ranks fourth among AL rookies in doubles and multiple hit games (23), sixth in home runs, tied for sixth in extra base hits, seventh in RBI, eighth in hits and tied for eighth in runs. Has hit safely in each of his last 15 road games (25-for-62,.403) and has reached base safely in each of his last 27 is batting.338 (44-for- 130) on the road compared to.284 in Oakland. Hit.355 with nine doubles, seven home runs and 19 RBI in September tied with Melky Cabrera for the American League lead in hits in September (38), ranked third in batting, tied for fourth in doubles, seventh in slugging (.636) and tied for 10th in home runs. Hit his 13th home run of the season Friday night in his 70th game that is tied for fourth most in Oakland history among players to appear in fewer than half of the A s games (80 games or fewer) the most is 17 by Jose Canseco in 65 games in 1989 Geronimo Berroa (16 in 73 in 1997) and Chris Carter (16 in 67 in 2012) are tied for second. OAKLAND A S ROOKIE LEADERS (min. 250 PA) BATTING AVERAGE.309 Ryon Healy, Mitchell Page, Jemile Weeks, Tony Batisa, Billy Burns, 2015 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE.618 Mark McGwire, Ryon Healy, Mitchell Page, Yoenis Céspedes, Olmedo Saenz, 1999 Was selected from Triple-A Nashville July 15 (first day after the All-Star Break) and has started a team-leading 71 games at third base (all but one since joining the A s). Is batting.337 (30-for-89) in the seventh inning or later and.316 (18-for- 57) with runners in scoring position. Has made both his Major League and Triple-A debut this year hit.338 at Double-A Midland and was promoted to Nashville May 17 batted.318 with the Sounds and combined to hit.326 with 14 home runs and 64 RBI in 85 games was tied for fifth in all of minor league baseball in extra base hits (46) at the time of his promotion. Last Year: Spent the entire season at Midland in his Double-A debut and was named to the Texas League Postseason All-Star Team after hitting.302 with 10 home runs and 62 RBI in 124 games. 63 BRUCE MAXWELL Current Streak: 1 game (2 for 5) Seattle Series: 3-8, 2b, rbi, bb, 2 so Road Trip: 5-14, 2b, 3b, rbi, bb, 2 so Is batting.386 (22-for-57) over his last 20 games after hitting.129 over his first 12 contests. Has 14 RBI over his last 23 games after driving in no runs over his first nine contests. Is batting.319 (22-for-69) with all 14 of his RBI, all eight of his walks and seven of his eight extra base hits against right-handed pitching is 4-for-19 (.211) with a double against lefties. Is hitting.375 (12-for-32) with runners on,.250 (14-for-56) with the bases empty is 8-for-23 (.348) with runners in scoring position. Is 8-for-18 (.444) in six games against Seattle. Was selected from Triple-A Nashville July 23 and has played in 32 games in his Major League debut. Has appeared in 28 games (24 starts) at catcher and committed his only error Wednesday night opponents have been successful in each of their eight stolen base attempts off him tossed out 30-of-77 (39.0%) at Nashville. Had his first career triple Wednesday night, his second as a professional (June 23, 2014 with Stockton). Made his Triple-A debut this year and hit.321 with a career-high 10 home runs and 41 RBI in 60 games with Nashville added 24 walks for a.393 on-base percentage and slugged.539 made all 60 of his appearances at catcher. Last Year: Spent the entire season at Double-A Midland where he batted.243 with two home runs and 48 RBI in 96 games led Texas League catchers with a.997 fielding percentage and tossed out 19-of-86 (22.1%) attempted base stealers.

6 29 MATT MCBRIDE Current Streak: 0 for 3 Los Angeles Series: 0-0 Last Homestand: 0-1 Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville September 2 for his fourth stint with the A s this year and is 0-for-4 in five games since his return has not started since July 25 at Texas. Is 7-for-26 (.269) against left-handed pitchers, 2-for-17 (.118) against right-handers. Was originally selected by Oakland April 27 but did not appear in a game before being optioned on April 29 also had stints from May and July 3-25 this is his fourth season in the majors his 20 games played match his fewest (2015). Has appeared in 16 games at catcher (11 starts) and opponents have been successful in all eight of their stolen base attempts off him had never caught in the majors prior to this year has also made one appearance in right field and one at first base. Batted.267 with seven home runs and 30 RBI in 70 games with Triple-A Nashville appeared in 46 games at catcher, 12 in right field, nine in left field and one at first base hit.336 with five of his seven home runs on the road,.209 at home his complete 2016 statistics with the Sounds: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Spent most of the season at Triple-A Albuquerque and batted.328 with 12 home runs and 49 RBI in 78 games...was promoted to Colorado Aug. 12 and hit.167 with no RBI in 20 games before he was outrighted to Albuquerque Sept MAX MUNCY Current Streak: 0 for 5 Seattle Series: 0-2, so, gidp Road Trip: 0-3, so, gidp Is 3-for-26 (.115) with six walks over his last 17 games and is batting.133 (8-for-60) over his last 30 contests. Has made each of his 34 starts this year and all 60 in his career against right-handed pitchers is 1-for-5 (.200) against left-handed pitchers this year and has just seven career plate appearances against south paws. Grounded into a double play as a pinch hitter Thursday night and is 0-for-9 in the pinch this year is 2-for-18 (.111) in his career. Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville for his third stint on July 25 and is 12-for-78 (.154) in 37 games, including 22 starts (19 at second base, three in right field), since his return. Is batting.186 in 51 games over three stints with the A s this year after hitting.206 in 45 games over four stints with Oakland in his Major League debut last year has 20 walks this year (.308 on-base percentage) after walking just nine times last year (.268 on-base percentage). Has appeared in 21 games (19 starts) at second base, 17 games (13 starts) in right field, four games in left field and one game (one start) at third base made his only error in his one game at third base had never played second base or outfield in the majors prior to this year with Nashville this year, he appeared in 28 games in left field, 13 at third base, eight in right field, three at first base and three at second base. Is batting.273 (12-for-44) during the day,.130 (9-for-69) at night. Hit.251 with eight home runs and 26 RBI in 64 games with Nashville also walked 35 times for a.360 on-base percentage hit.305 on the road,.190 at home. Last Year: Made both his Triple-A and Major League debut in his fourth professional season batted.206 with 3 HR and 9 RBI in 45 games over four stints with Oakland and.274 with 4 HR and 35 RBI in 60 games with Nashville. 22 RENATO NUÑEZ Current Streak: 0 for 3 Los Angeles Series: 0-0 Last Homestand: 1-6, so Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 12 and is making his Major League debut has appeared in nine games (six at designated hitter, three as a pinch hitter) and has made four starts (all at designated hitter). Is 2-for-12 (.167) against left-handed pitchers, 0-for-3 against righties. Batted.228 with 23 home runs and 75 RBI in a career-high tying 128 games in his Triple-A debut with Nashville the batting average was a career-low tied for sixth in the Pacific Coast League in home runs (23) and tied for 10th in RBI (75) ranked second in the A s farm system in home runs and fifth in RBI led the Sounds in home runs and RBI. Appeared in 89 games at third base, 27 at designated hitter and 12 in left field led PCL third baseman in errors (21). Went 5-for-21 (.238) with three home runs and 10 RBI in five games for Nashville in the PCL Semifinals the RBI were the most in a playoff series in Sounds history. His complete 2016 statistics with Nashville: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Made his Double-A debut with Midland and spent the entire season with the RockHounds, batting.249 with 17 home runs and 75 RBI in 133 games added 105 walks for a.388 on-base percentage ranked second in the minors in walks. 13 MATT OLSON Current Streak: 0 for 9 Seattle Series: 0-4, bb, 2 so Road Trip: 0-7, 2 bb, 2 so Was selected from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 12 and is making his Major League debut has appeared in 10 games, including three starts in right field and two at first base. Is 1-for-17 (.059) but has seven walks for a.333 on-base percentage. Singled off Nick Martinez in the third inning a week ago today for his first Major League hit. Batted.235 with 17 home runs and 60 RBI in 131 games in his Triple-A debut with Nashville added 71 walks for a.335 on-base percentage had a career-low.422 slugging percentage tied for third in the Pacific Coast League in doubles (34), ranked fifth in walks, tied for sixth in extra base hits (52) and ninth in strikeouts (132) led the Sounds in doubles, walks and strikeouts. Appeared in 81 games in right field and 49 at first base had five errors as a right fielder, none as a first baseman. Hit.263 with four walks, a home run and three RBI in five games for Nashville in the PCL Semifinals. His complete 2016 statistics with Nashville: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Made his Double-A debut with Midland and spent the entire season with the RockHounds, batting.249 with 17 home runs and 75 RBI in 133 games added 105 walks for a.388 on-base percentage ranked second in the minors in walks. 18 CHAD PINDER Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 2) Seattle Series: 1-2, 2 r, hr, rbi Road Trip: 1-7, 2 r, hr, rbi, 4 so Hit his first Major League home run Thursday night, a solo shot off Miranda to lead off the sixth inning. Was selected from Triple-A Nashville August 19 and is making his Major League debut is 6-for-17 (.353) over his last 10 games after hitting.156 over his first 11 contests. Four of his last five hits are for extra bases (three doubles, one home run). Has made nine of his 12 starts against left-handed pitchers is batting.286 (8-for-28) against lefties,.143 (3-for-21) against righties. Has appeared in 13 games (nine starts) at second base and seven (three starts) at shortstop has committed three errors as a second baseman and none at shortstop. Is 2-for-6 (.333) with a double as a pinch hitter. Batted.256 with 14 home runs and 51 RBI in 107 games with Nashville in his Triple-A debut had career highs in runs (72) and strikeouts (108) was a Pacific Coast League Midseason All-Star. Committed 29 errors in 98 games at shortstop for a.931 fielding percentage did not make an error in his four games at second base. Last Year: Was named Texas League Player of the Year and A s Organizational Player of the Year spent the entire season at Double-A Midland, hitting.317 with 15 home runs and 86 RBI in 117 games. 10 MARCUS SEMIEN Current Streak: 4 games (7 for 17) Seattle Series: 6-13, 2 r, 3 2b, rbi, bb, 3 so, sb Road Trip: 7-20, 3 r, 3 2b, hr, 4 rbi, 2 bb, 3 so, sb, gidp Matched his career-high with four hits last night it was the fourth four-hit game of his career, the second this year (also against Seattle on Aug. 12). Is 7-for-17 (.412) over his last four games but is batting.223 (23-for-103) with 18 RBI in 28 games since September 1 drove in just 15 runs total in 51 games in July and August. Hit his 27th home run of the season Wednesday night, which is tied for the lead among Major League shortstops (Story, COL) and tied for fourth in Athletics history has the second most home runs by an American League shortstop over the last 12 years (30, J.J. Hardy with Baltimore in 2011). His home run Wednesday night was a three-run shot and each of his last four home runs have come with two runners on base has six three-run home runs for the season. Is tied for the Major League with nine home runs batting ninth (Chirinos, TEX), which ties the Athletics franchise record (Hernandez, 2000) is tied for fourth in the AL in home runs against left-handed pitchers (11), tied for sixth in home runs in the seventh inning or later (12) and tied for seventh in home runs with two strikes (13) has six home runs in the eighth inning, which is one short of the Oakland record of seven (McGwire, 1992; Canseco, 1997). Is batting.286 (64-for-224) with runners on base compared to.206 (70- for-340) with the bases empty. Is tied with Ketel Marte for the Major League lead among shortstops with 21 errors after setting an Athletics record with a ML leading 35 errors last year the last player to lead ML shortstops in errors in consecutive seasons is Starlin Castro ( ) but the last to lead AL shortstops in two straight seasons is Angel Berroa ( ) Also leads ML shortstops in double plays (109), total chances (731), putouts (234) and assists (476) and is second in games (158) the 109 double plays are fourth most in Oakland history by a shortstop (Bordick 121 in 1996, Tejada 115 in 2000, Tejada 110 in 1999). MOST HOME RUNS, ATHLETICS SHORTSTOP 34 Miguel Tejada, Miguel Tejada, Miguel Tejada, Miguel Tejada, Marcus Semien, 2016 MOST RBI, OAKLAND SHORTSTOP 131 Miguel Tejada, Miguel Tejada, Miguel Tejada, Miguel Tejada, Miguel Tejada, Marcus Semien, 2016 Has career highs in games (158), at bats (564), runs (71), doubles (27), home runs (27), RBI (74), walks (51) and strikeouts (138) his 10 stolen bases are one short of his best (11 in 2015) his.436 slugging percentage will be a career-high. Leads the A s with 51 walks the fewest walks by a team-leader in Oakland history is 53 by Mitchell Page in Has started games at every spot in the order this year except clean-up. Was placed on the paternity list August 24 and missed three games for the birth of his son, Isaiah those are the only three games he has missed. Last Year: Batted.257 with 15 home runs and 45 RBI in a team-leading 155 games in his first full season in the majors committed a Major League leading and Oakland record 35 errors tied for second among AL shortstops in home runs.