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1 ABOUT THE A S: Have lost four straight and nine of the last 10 games to fall a season-high 25 games under.500 at (.421) have clinched a last place finish in the American League West and have the third worst record in the AL 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 a season-high 27 games behind first place Texas and have not finished the year more than 26 games out of first place since they ended the 1979 season 34 games behind California have been in fourth or worse every day since June 3 have spent 138 of 175 days this year in fourth or worst (66 days in fourth, 19 days tied for fourth and 53 days in fifth). OFFENSE: The A s have been held to two runs or fewer in seven of the last 10 games and are batting.204 (66-for-324) with 25 runs scored over that span (2.5 runs per game) have a.304 on-base percentage, which is currently tied for third lowest in Oakland history (.302 in 1979,.303 in 1978,.304 in 1968,.306 in 1972) have walked 431 times, which will likely be the second fewest walks in Oakland history in a non-strike season (433 in 1978, 472 in 1968) have 13 sacrifice hits, which are currently the fewest in Athletics history the record is 14 last year are averaging 4.03 runs per game, which is currently eighth lowest in Oakland history (7th is 4.01, 9th is 4.09) rank last in the American League in runs (640), on-base percentage (.304) and slugging percentage (.394), are second in lowest batting average (.246), fewest strikeouts (1120) and fewest stolen bases (49), third in fewest walks (431) and tied for third in fewest home runs (166) and fewest extra base hits (447) 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 21 runs over the first four games of the road trip and 17 of those have come in the fourth inning compiled a 3.55 ERA over the first 27 games through May 2, a 5.09 ERA over an 82-game stretch from May 3 to Aug. 5 and have a 4.06 ERA (198 er in ip) over the last 50 contests have a 4.51 ERA for the season, which is second highest in the American League have not finished in the bottom two in the AL in ERA since 1997 when they were last have not finished the year with an ERA above 4.28 since 2000 (4.58) have 1160 strikeouts, which is third fewest in the AL however, it is tied for fourth most in Athletics history (1244 in 2014, 1183 in 2013, 1179 in 2015, 1160 in 2011) have allowed 179 home runs, which is tied for third fewest in the AL however, it is tied for third most in Oakland history (205 in 1996, 197 in 1997, 179 in 1998) have 68 wild pitches, which is fourth most in the AL and tied for third most in Oakland history (72 in 1979, 71 in 1989, 68 in 1998) have the third highest opponents batting average in the AL (.263). STARTING PITCHING: A s starting pitchers are 9-11 with a 3.60 ERA (75 er in ip) over the last 35 games are with a 4.81 ERA (459 er in ip) for the season the innings pitched are the fewest in the American League and will be second fewest in Oakland history in a non-strike season (858.2 in 1997) the 42 wins are second fewest in the AL, are currently fourth fewest in a non-strike season in Oakland history, and will be the fewest since 1997 (29) also rank second in the AL in most losses (66) and highest ERA (4.81) have not finished with an ERA above 4.76 since 1999 (4.96). DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A s have committed 96 errors, which is tied for second most in the AL have not committed fewer than 97 errors in a season since 2007 (90) rank fifth in the AL with 151 double plays. HOME AND AWAY: The A s are 0-4 on their final road trip of the season, a seven-game trip to Los Angeles-AL (0-3) and Seattle (0-1) are (.423) on the road and have clinched a losing record on the road for the third consecutive season (40-41 in 2014, in 2015) and eighth time in the last 10 years went (.420) at home and have clinched the second worst home record in the American League matched the home record from last year for second worst in Oakland history (31-50 in 1979) O AKLAND A THLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA A s PR on Alerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (67-92) VS. SEATTLE MARINERS (85-74) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 SAFECO FIELD 7:10 P.M. PDT RHP RAUL ALCANTARA (1-2, 5.75) VS. RHP TAIJUAN WALKER (7-11, 4.35) CSNCA A S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) OAKLAND A S LOWEST WINNING PERCENTAGE W L PCT PITCHING PROBABLES finished with a losing record at home in back-to-back seasons for the first time since when they did it three straight years are batting.256 (701-for-2738) 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 4.51 runs per game on the road (352 runs in 78 games) compared to 3.56 at home have averaged a run or more per game on the road than at home three times in Oakland history (1.63 in 1973, 1.13 in 1990, 1.01 in 1994) A s pitchers have allowed 97 home runs on the road, which is fifth most in Oakland history (103 in 1996, 101 in 1997, 101 in 1985, 101 in 1987). SCORING MARGIN: The A s lost 3-2 last night and have now lost each of their last five one-run games and seven of the last eight are (.460) in one-run games for the season are tied for third in the AL in one-run losses and rank fourth in games (51) are (.460) in games decided by three runs or fewer compared to (.356) 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 -106, which is second worst in the AL (Minnesota, -172) and seventh worst in Oakland history it is the worst since 1997 (-182). ROSTER NOTES: The A s have 34 players on the active roster (includes A. Alcantara, Triggs and Wendelken who are out for the season) have employed an Oakland record tying 12 rookie pitchers (2009, 2012, 2015) and they have a combined 216 games pitched, which is third most in Oakland history (319 in 2012, 232 in 2009) rookie pitchers have made 62 starts, including 16 of the last 23 have used 19 rookies overall and have had at least three rookies in the starting lineup (including the pitcher) in each of the last 27 games started a season-high six rookies last Sunday for the second time this year (also Sept. 19) have started five or more rookies 12 times this year and four or more 29 times have used the disabled list an Oakland-record 27 times and those players have combined to miss an Oakland-record 1774 games (65.7 games per stint) currently have 12 players on the DL, including 11 on the 60-day DL. A s vs. MARINERS: The A s have lost each of their last six games, which is one short of their longest losing streak against Seattle (7, Sept. 26, 2008-May 1, 2009) have lost the season series for the fourth consecutive season as they trail 5-11 with three games remaining it marks the first time in Oakland history the A s have lost four straight season series to the Mariners are 4-3 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 but have won six of the last 10 in Seattle nine of the 16 games this year have been decided by one run are (.384) 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 drove in his 100th run of the season Wednesday night to become the first Athletic with 100 RBI since Frank Thomas in 2006 (114) Ryan Dull has pitched in 69 games, which leads American League rookies and is two short of the Oakland rookie record of 71 (Aaron Small, 1997; Ryan Cook, 2012) Ryon Healy leads AL rookies in hits (80) and doubles (20) since the All-Star Break, is tied for the lead in extra base hits (32) and ranks second in home runs (12), RBI (35) and runs (34) 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 68 home runs, which are second most by an A s duo over the last 14 years (Thomas and Swisher, 74 in 2006). THIS DATE IN A S HISTORY In 1969 Sal Bando is a perfect 5 for 5 in an 8-4 A s win at Seattle against the Pilots in 1987 Dave Stewart becomes the A s first 20-game winner in seven years when he picks up the decision in the A s 4-3 victory over Cleveland in 1995 Dennis Eckersley becomes the ninth major leaguer to pitch 900 games in his career when he tossed one inning at California in 2000 the A s set Oakland records with 23 runs scored and a 21- run margin of victory in a 23-2 win over Texas in 2014 Brandon Moss hits two home runs and sets an Athletics postseason record with five RBI in a 9-8, 12-inning loss to Kansas City in the AL Wild Card game. Sat., Oct. 1 at Seattle RHP Jharel Cotton (2-0, 1.44) vs. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (16-12, 3.96) 6:10 CSNCA/95.7 FM The Game Sun., Oct. 2 at Seattle LHP Sean Manaea (6-9, 3.89) vs. RHP Felix Hernandez (11-7, 3.71) 12:10 CSNCA/95.7 FM The Game Get the latest A s notes, full stat packets, clips, press releases, roster, updated media guide and more at World Champions American League Champions

2 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER: Raul Alcantara (1-2, 5.75 ERA) FOR STARTERS: Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville September 5 and is scheduled to make his fifth start of the season and his career is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA (8 er in 17.1 ip) over his last three starts after allowing five runs in 3.0 innings for the loss in his first start had not pitched above Double-A prior to this year and is the third A s pitcher to make his debut this year without any Triple-A experience entering the season (Mengden, Overton) became the 48th pitcher in Oakland history to start in his ML debut (Cotton became the 49th two days later) and is one of five to do it this year (Manaea, Mengden, Overton, Cotton) this marks the second time in Oakland history the A s had five pitchers start in their ML debut in one season the other time was in 1978 (Conroy, Johnson, Minetto, Morgan, Wirth) is one of seven pitchers to make his first ML start for the A s this year (Neal and Triggs). THE LONG BALL: Has allowed at least one home run in each of his first four starts (five home runs total) to become the fourth pitcher in Oakland history to surrender a home run in each of the first four games of his career is the second this year, as Dillon Overton did it in his first six games before tossing 2.0 scoreless innings in his seventh outing last Tuesday the other two are Willie Adams (first six games in 1996) and Vida Blue (first four games in 1969). FIRST START: He was the losing pitcher in his Major League debut, a 10-7 A s loss to Los Angeles (AL) on September 5 in Oakland hit three batters, all in the first inning, to tie the ML record for most hit batters in an inning (30th time, last: Kirby Yates NYY vs. TEX, June 27, 2016) is the first Athletic to do it tied the Oakland record for hit batters in a game (10th time, last: Jesse Hahn vs. TEX, June 10, 2015) the last Athletic to hit three batters in his debut was Bill Knowlton on Sept. 3, 1920 lasted 3.0 innings, which matched the second shortest outing by an Oakland starter in his ML debut it was the shortest since Marcus Jones pitched 2.1 innings in the day game of a day/night doubleheader at Colorado July 17, 2000 allowed three runs in the first inning on a hit by pitch, walk and sacrifice fly also surrendered a leadoff home run to Calhoun in the second and a sacrifice fly to Buss in the third. SECOND START: He had a no decision in the A s 3-2 loss to Seattle on Sept. 11 in Oakland struck out Cano to end the first inning for his first career strikeout retired each of the first five batters he faced before walking Lind with two outs in the second Zunino followed with a home run but those were the only two runs he would allow in 5.2 innings of work the A s came back with two runs in the bottom of the second and the Mariners won the game with a run in the ninth. THIRD START: He earned his first Major League win in the A s 11-2 victory at Texas Sept. 17 shut out the Rangers on two hits over the first five innings and had a 7-0 lead entering the sixth allowed a leadoff single to Andrus followed by a two-run home run by Gomez was relieved by Axford with two outs in the sixth and a runner on second. LAST START: He was the losing pitcher in the A s 5-0 loss to Texas last Saturday in Oakland tossed a career-high 6.0 innings and allowed four runs on a pair of two-run home runs by Andrus (second and sixth innings) Darvish, Claudio, Schepper and Diekman combined to shut out the A s on five hits. ALCANTARA S 2016 STARTS WITH OAKLAND Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT Sept. 5 Los Angeles (AL) 7-10 L Sept. 11 Seattle Sept. 17 at Texas 11-2 W Sept. 24 Texas 0-5 L ALCANTARA vs. SEATTLE: He had a no decision in his only career appearance, a start in the A s 3-2 loss in Oakland on Sept. 11 (see second start above). STARTS VS. SEATTLE DATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO 9/11/16 H ALCANTARA 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 Dae-Ho Lee R Adam Lind L Ketel Marte S Leonys Martin L Kyle Seager L Seth Smith L Mike Zunino R MINORS: Started the season at Double-A Midland, where he went 5-6 with a 4.80 ERA in 17 starts was moved up to Triple-A Nashville July 21 and was a perfect 4-0 with a 1.18 ERA in eight starts his ERA with the Sounds was the lowest in the Pacific Coast League from July 21 through the end of the season combined to go 9-6 with a 3.58 ERA in 25 minor league starts overall walked 30 batters in innings (1.99 per nine innings), including just three in 45.2 innings with Nashville (0.59 per nine innings) struck out 105 for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.5 surrendered just one home run at Nashville after yielding 11 with Midland allowed a.266 opponents batting average, including.256 (51-for-199) against left-handed hitters compared to.273 (87-for-319) against right-handed hitters surrendered 11 of his 12 home runs to right-handed hitters opponents hit.230 with runners in scoring position, including.176 with Nashville however, they were 17-for-55 (.309) with RISP and two outs allowed two runs or fewer in 17 of his 25 starts, including all eight with Nashville had four starts with no runs and four with one run walked two batters or fewer 21 times, including all eight with Nashville his teams were 17-8 (.680) in his starting assignments, including 7-1 (.875) with Nashville surrendered 20 of his 52 runs with Midland in the first inning (10.59 ERA) did not allow a first inning run with Nashville (8.0 ip) HIGHLIGHTS: Struck out a season-high nine batters in his first start of the season April 8 at Arkansas but took the loss after allowing two runs in 5.0 innings in a 2-0 decision issued a season-high four walks April 19 against Northwest Arkansas surrendered a season-high seven runs in a season-low 2.0 innings April 25 at Corpus Christi but ended up with a no decision in a game the RockHounds would win 8-7 in 14 innings picked up his first win of the season in his next start April 30 against San Antonio to start a three-game winning streak (1.02 ERA) finished April 1-1 with a 7.06 ERA in five starts then went 3-2 with a 2.35 ERA in the month of May tossed 6.0 no-hit innings May 5 against Corpus Christi and issued just one walk was relieved by Bracewell to start the seventh inning after throwing 88 pitches Bracewell allowed two hits in the RockHounds 13-0 win yielded a season-high 11 hits in 6.0 innings in a 9-1 loss at Springfield May 26 then allowed eight hits in his next start, also against Springfield, on June 2 but allowed just one run in a season-high 7.2 innings for the win allowed 10 runs in 8.2 innings over two losses on June 13 and 18 and was placed on the disabled list June 19 with a strained right shoulder was reinstated July 4 and went 0-1 with a 5.17 ERA over his final three starts before he was promoted to Nashville July 21 did not allow an earned run over his first two starts with the Sounds (14.0 ip) and went 3-0 with a 0.59 ERA over his first five Triple-A starts logged 5.0 innings in each of his final five starts beginning Aug. 7 went 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA in six starts in August walked just three batters in 31.2 innings while striking out 24 ALCANTARA S 2016 MINOR LEAGUE STARTS Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT with Midland April 8 at Arkansas 0-2 L April 14 Arkansas April 19 NW Arkansas April 25 at Corpus Christi 8-7 (14) April 30 San Antonio 4-3 W April Totals (5 games, 5 starts) May 5 Corpus Christi 13-0 W May 10 at Frisco 5-3 W May 16 Frisco 2-4 L May 21 Corpus Christi 3-1 W May 26 at Springfield 1-9 L May Totals (5 games, 5 starts) June 2 Springfield 5-3 W June 8 at Corpus Christi June 13 at Frisco 2-4 (7) L June 18 San Antonio 4-7 L June Totals (4 games, 4 starts) July 4 at Arkansas July 10 Arkansas July 16 at San Antonio 0-1 L July Totals (3 games, 3 starts) MIDLAND TOTALS (17 G, 17 GS) with Nashville July 22 Omaha July 27 Colorado Springs 2-0 W July Totals (2 games, 2 starts) Aug. 2 at New Orleans 5-1 W Aug. 7 at Round Rock 6-1 W Aug. 13 Reno Aug. 19 Tacoma 2-4 (10) Aug. 24 at Memphis 3-0 W Aug. 29 Iowa 3-2 (11) August Totals (6 games, 6 starts) NASHVILLE TOTALS (8 G, 8 GS) MINORS (25 G, 25 GS) ALCANTARA BY THE NUMBERS W L ERA G IP ER Career Home Road Day Night Pre-ASB Post-ASB AVG. AB H vs. LHH vs. RHH ALCANTARA S CAREER HIGHS Low Hit CG: None IP: 6.0, 9/24/16 vs. TEX Fewest IP, GS: 3.0, 9/5/16 vs. LAA H: 7 (twice), last: 9/24/16 vs. TEX R: 5, 9/5/16 vs. LAA ER: 5, 9/5/16 vs. LAA BB: 1 (three times), last: 9/24/16 vs. TEX SO: 6, 9/24/16 vs. TEX HR: 2, 9/24/16 vs. TEX Pitches: 104, 9/11/16 vs. SEA Win Streak: 1, 9/17/16 Loss Streak: 1 (twice), last: 9/24/16 to present Scoreless Streak: 8.2, 9/11/16 to 9/17/16 Complete Games: None Shutouts: None TOMORROW S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER RHP Jharel Cotton (2-0, 1.44 ERA): Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville Sept. 7 and is scheduled to make his fifth start of the season and his career has allowed one earned run in each of his first four starts and has tossed at least five innings in each outing he is the first A s pitcher since the earned run became an official stat in 1913 to start his career with four consecutive games of five innings or more and one earned run or fewer was the winning pitcher in his last start, a 7-1 A s win over Texas last Sunday in Oakland (7.0 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 5 so) has never faced the Mariners in his career was one of three players traded to the A s on Aug. 1 in exchange for Rich Hill and Josh Reddick combined with Oklahoma City and Nashville for an 11-6 record and a 4.31 ERA in 28 games, 22 starts led the Pacific Coast League, ranked second in Triple-A and tied for 12th in all of minor league baseball with a career-high 155 strikeouts

3 TEAM 25-26, 4.03 ERA (245 er in ip) Saves/Opportunities: 41-for-62 (66.1%) The A s bullpen has allowed 10 runs in the last two games (9 er in 9.1 ip, 8.68 ERA) after surrendering nine runs in 30.1 innings over the previous 10 contests (2.67 ERA). Sean Doolittle struck out Franklin Gutierrez for the pen s 515th strikeout of the season that sets an Athletics record for strikeouts by the bullpen, breaking the previous mark of 514 set in Has tossed innings, which is second most in the American League (Minnesota, 555.0) and fourth most in Oakland history. Has allowed 67-of-242 (27.7%) inherited runners to score, which is the third best percentage in the AL. Are tied for third in the AL with 21 blown saves 17 of those have come against AL West competition have converted 16-of-33 (48.5%) save opportunities against the AL West, 25-of-29 (86.2%). Rank fourth in the AL in wild pitches (32) and losses (26) the 32 wild pitches tie the franchise record for the bullpen (1965, 1996). First batters faced are 103-for-445 (.231) with 33 walks have the second lowest first batting slugging percentage in the AL (.328) and the fourth lowest batting average and on-base percentage (.284) are tied 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 third 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: 9/28 at Los Angeles (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 12/3 First Hitters: 4-30, 2 bb, 1 sf Has a 1.59 ERA (1 er in 5.2 ip) over his last six games however, has a 6.75 ERA (14 er in 18.2 ip) over his last 15 games (since Aug. 11) after logging a 3.33 ERA over his first 18 contests. Has a 2.33 ERA (5 er in 19.1 ip) in 14 games on the road, a 6.49 ERA in 19 games at home. Has a.220 (36-for-164) opponents batting average, but opponents are hitting.333 (13-for-39) with runners in scoring position. Has faced the Mariners three times this year (6.1 ip, 5 h, 4 r, 4 er, 1 bb, 8 so, 5.68 ERA). Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville July 19 for his fifth stint with the A s this year and has a 4.88 ERA (15 er in 27.2 ip) in 20 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: 9/29 at Seattle (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 4-5 Inherited Runners/Scored: 18/5 First Hitters: 13-39, 4 bb Was reinstated from the disabled list Sept. 2 and has a 1.23 ERA (1 er in 7.1 ip) in eight games since his return. Has a.219 opponents batting average, which includes.186 (11-for-59) against left-handed hitters compared to.244 (19-for-78) against righthanders. Has a 1.04 ERA (2 er in 17.1 ip) in 20 games on the road, a 3.92 ERA (9 er in 20.2 ip) in 23 games at home. Has a win and a save in eight games against Seattle (7.1 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 2 bb, 8 so, 2.45 ERA) has a 1.89 ERA (8 er in 38.0 ip) in 36 career appearances against the Mariners, including 0.48 (1 er in 18.2 ip) in 17 games at Safeco Field. First batters faced are batting.333 (13-for-39), which is second highest in the American League has the third highest slugging percentage (.590) and fifth highest on0base percentage (.395). His five home runs allowed match his career-high (also in 2014). Logged a 6.75 ERA over his first six games, a 1.33 ERA over a 24-game stretch from April 16-June 12 and a 5.40 ERA over his last five contests before he was placed on the DL. Was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 30 retroactive to June 26 with a strained left shoulder and missed 59 games. Last Year: Missed 121 games due to two stints on the disabled list (strained left rotator cuff, strained left shoulder) went 1-0 with four saves, a blown save and a 3.95 ERA in 12 relief appearances with the A s. 66 RHP RYAN DULL Last Outing: 9/26 at Los Angeles (L, 1.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 ibb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 3-5 Inherited Runners/Scored: 52/7 First Hitters: 8-65, 2 bb, 2 sf OAKLAND ROOKIES BESTS Has a 2.00 ERA (2 er in 9.0 ip) in nine games in September after logging a 4.22 ERA in 12 games in August. Leads American League rookies and is tied for ninth among all AL pitchers in games pitched (69) that is the third best total by an Oakland rookie and is two 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 second among AL relievers with a.219 opponents on-base percentage that mark is currently fourth lowest in Oakland history by a reliever also ranks sixth among AL relievers in innings (73.1) and opponents batting average (.182) and ninth in strikeouts to walk ratio (5.54) and fewest walks per nine innings (1.60). First batters faced are hitting.123 (8-for-65) with two walks (2 sf,.145 on-base percentage) the batting average and on-base percentage are fourth lowest in Oakland history ranks second in the AL in first batter on-base percentage, third in batting average and fifth in slugging percentage (.215). 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 Opponents are batting.074 (5-for-68) with runners in scoring position, which is the lowest mark in the majors and second lowest since 1974 among pitchers with at least 70 batters faced with RISP (.034, Frieri SD- LAA, 2012) they are 3-for-39 (.077) with RISP and two outs, which is second lowest by an A s pitcher since 1974 (min 40 BFP) to Kelly Downs in 1992 (.059). Has faced the Mariners six times (5.0 ip, 5 h, 2 r, 2 er, 5 so, 3.60 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: 9/29 at Seattle (L, 0.1 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 34/5 First Hitters: 12-50, bb Has allowed one run in each of his last two games (1.1 ip) to snap a seven-game, 7.0-inning scoreless streak. Fell to 0-4 with the loss last night after going 5-0 with Toronto last year. Has a 2.31 ERA (9 er in 35.0 ip) in 31 games since the All-Star Break after posting a 6.00 ERA in 20 games before the break. Has allowed 5-of-34 (14.7%) inherited runners to score, which is the fourth best percentage in the American League. Has a loss in five games against Seattle (5.0 ip, 5 h, 1 r, 1 er, 6 so, 1.80 ERA). Has a 1.88 ERA (8 er in 38.1 ip) in 30 games at night, a 7.23 ERA (19 er in 23.2 ip) in 21 games during the day. Has a 2.36 ERA (12 er in 45.2 ip) in 40 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 66 strikeouts are five 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: 9/29 at Seattle (ND, 1.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 0 so) Saves/Opportunities: Inherited Runners/Scored: 8/0 First Hitters: 13-58, 4 bb Has allowed at least one run in each of his last five games (5.0 ip, 11 h, 7 r, 7 er, 4 bb, 1 so, ERA), which matches the longest such streak by an A s reliever over the last seven years. Is tied for seventh in the American League in saves (30) the save are two short of his career high (32 in 2011) and he 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 third lowest save percentage (81.1%). Has a 6.10 ERA (21 er in 31.0 ip) in 31 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 two losses, two saves and a blown save in eight games against Seattle (7.2 ip, 11 h, 4 r, 4 er, 2 bb, 4 so, 4.70 ERA). Is tied for 10th among AL relievers in opponents grounded into double plays (8) is tied for third in losses (7). Has a 5.28 ERA (17 er in 29.0 ip) in 29 games on the road, a 2.41 ERA in 33 appearances at home. Has a 2.94 ERA (16 er in 49.0 ip) in 47 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 4.99 ERA (22 er in 39.2 ip) in 39 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: 9/27 at Los Angeles (ND, 3.0 ip, 3 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so) Saves/Opportunities: 2-3 Inherited Runners/Scored: 3/3 First Hitters: 5-17 Has not allowed a run in five of his last six ATHLETICS FEWEST games for a 1.80 ERA (2 er in 10.0 ip). WALKS PER NINE INNINGS Has issued just six walks in 65.0 innings, an average of 0.83 walks per nine innings that is the second lowest mark in the majors among pitchers with 40 or more innings pitched (Kershaw, LAD 0.63) has struck out just 24, an average of 3.32 per nine innings, which is the lowest in the majors using the 40.0 innings minimum. 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 3.48 ERA (13 er in 33.2 ip) in 17 relief appearances. Is 0-2 with an ERA (9.1 ip, 16 h, 12 r, 12 er, 1 bb, 2 so) in 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 3.47 ERA (19 er in 49.1 ip) in 15 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 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: 2 games (4 for 7) Seattle Series: 2-4, 2b, so Road Trip: 4-15, r, 2b, rbi, bb, 2 so Is batting.306 (22-for-72) with eight doubles in September is tied for eighth in the American League in doubles this month. Is hitting.303 (61-for-201) with six of his seven home runs with runners on base compared to.219 (59-for-269) 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 1197 chances) should he go errorless over the remaining three games, 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 115 of his 130 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 36 RBI over his last 79 games after tallying one Has a career high 52 runs scored his seven home runs are two short of his high (9 in 2012), his 153 games are two short of his best (155 in 2012) and his 54 RBI are eight short of his high (62 in 2012). 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: 2 games (2 for 8) Seattle Series: 1-4, 2b, 2 so Road Trip: 2-14, r, 2b, hr, rbi, 2 bb, 5 so, gidp Is 3-for-28 (.107) with one home run and one RBI over his last eight games after going 10- for-25 (.400) with five home runs and 13 RBI over his previous seven contests. Is tied for fourth in the American League in home runs (41), ranks seventh in strikeouts (164) 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 22 home runs and 45 RBI in 67 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 second most in the majors (Dozier, MIN 28) and third most in Oakland history (McGwire, 24 in 1996; Canseco, 23 in 1991). Is batting.267 (96-for-360) and is tied for the Major League lead with 30 home runs at night compared to.207 (39-for-188) during the day his night home run total is tied with Mark McGwire (1996) for second in Athletics history behind Jose Canseco (33 in 1991). Has hit 26 of his home runs as a left fielder, which is second most among AL left fielders (Upton, DET 29) and tied for fourth 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 seven home runs against Seattle, which match the most against the Mariners in one season in Oakland history has hit 24 of his home runs against AL West competition, which are third 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 91 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 (148), at bats (548), runs (83), hits (135), home runs (41), RBI (100), extra base hits (66) and strikeouts (164) and has matched his best in triples (2) his 40 walks are four short of his best (44 in 2015). Is tied with Valencia for the A s team-lead with 135 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: 0 for 18 Seattle Series: 0-3, so Road Trip: 0-8, r, bb, so, cs, gidp Is 0 for his last 18, which is two short of the longest hitless streak of his career (20, 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, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Khris Davis, STRIKEOUTS 1. Jack Cust, Jack Cust, Jose Canseco, Reggie Jackson, Jack Cust, Khris Davis, OAKLAND A S MOST HOME RUNS VS. SEATTLE, SEASON 7 Khris Davis, Brandon Moss, Eric Chavez, Jose Canseco, three players tied Is 2-for-34 (.059) with three walks over his last 10 games. Is batting.144 (18-for-125) with three home runs and 12 RBI in 49 games since the All-Star Break after hitting.304 with three home runs and 10 RBI in 19 contests before the break. Is 7-for-20 (.350) with two of his six career home runs in eight 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.165 (17-for- 103) in 42 games, including 29 starts (15 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: 5 games (10 for 19) Seattle Series: 1-4, r, 2 so Road Trip: 7-15, 3 r, 4 2b, 2 rbi, bb, 4 so Is batting.363 (58-for-160) with 19 multiple hit games over his last 41 games after hitting.229 over his first 28 contests. Is hitting.359 (37-for-103) with nine doubles, six home runs and 18 RBI in September leads the American League in hits this month and needs three hits tonight to become the first Athletic with 40 hits in a month since Sept when Mark Ellis had 43 is also third in the AL in batting this month, tied for third in doubles and eighth in slugging (.636). Leads AL rookies in hits (80) and doubles (20) since the All-Star Break, is tied for the lead in extra base hits (32) and ranks second in home runs (12), RBI (35) and runs (34) overall, he ranks fourth among AL rookies in doubles and multiple hit games (23), tied for sixth in home runs and extra base hits, seventh in RBI, eighth in hits and ninth in runs. Has hit safely in each of his last 13 road games (23-for-53,.434) and has reached base safely in each of his last 25 is now batting.347 (42- for-121) on the road. OAKLAND A S ROOKIE LEADERS (min. 250 PA) BATTING AVERAGE.313 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 69 games at third base (all but one since joining the A s). Is batting.349 (30-for-86) in the seventh inning or later,.318 (55-for- 173) at night and.315 (17-for-54) with runners in scoring position. Hit his 12th home run of the season Sunday, which is tied for sixth most in Oakland history among players with fewer than 81 games in a season. 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: 4 games (6 for 11) Los Angeles Series: 1-1, rbi Road Trip: 3-7, 3b, rbi Is batting.400 (20-for-50) in 18 games in September after hitting.129 over his first 12 games is attempting to become the 17th player in Oakland history to hit.400 in a month with 50 or more plate appearances (last: Reddick,.414 in May, 2016). Has 14 RBI over his last 21 games after driving in no runs over his first nine contests. Is batting.317 (20-for-63) with all 14 of his RBI, all seven of his walks and six of his seven extra base hits against right-handed pitching is 4-for-18 (.222) with a double against lefties. Is hitting.367 (11-for-30) with runners on,.255 (13-for-51) with the bases empty is 7-for-21 (.333) with runners in scoring position. Is 6-for-11 (.545) in four games against Seattle. Was selected from Triple-A Nashville July 23 and has played in 30 games in his Major League debut. Committed his first error Wednesday night in his 27th game (23rd start) at catcher 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.