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1 O AKLAND A THLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA A s PR on Alerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (12-16) VS. DETROIT TIGERS (14-13) FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017 OAKLAND COLISEUM 7:05 P.M. PDT RHP ANDREW TRIGGS (4-1, 1.84) VS. RHP MICHAEL FULMER (2-1, 3.19) NBCSCA A S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) EN ESPAÑOL (KIQI 1010 AM) ABOUT THE A S: Snapped their three-game losing streak yesterday but are now 2-8 over the last 10 games after winning a season-high five straight are (.429) for the season, which is the fourth worst record in the American League it matches the A s worst record after 28 games over the last eight years were also in 2015 (lost game 29) the four games under.500 are one short of the season low (11-16 on May 3) are in fourth place in the American League West and trail first place Houston by 6½ games that is one game short of the season-high of 7½ (May 3) have spent one day tied for first this year, seven days in second, five days tied for second, 12 days in third, three days tied for third, two days in fourth and two days tied for fourth. PITCHING: The A s allowed 10 home runs in the three-game series at Minnesota, which match their most home runs allowed in a three-game series over the last 16 years (also Aug , 2011 at NYY) have allowed at least one home run in each of the last six games (13 home runs total) after surrendering just 16 home runs over the first 22 contests have allowed 29 home runs for the season, which is tied for fourth fewest in the American League have the fourth lowest opponents slugging percentage (.385) have compiled a 5.67 ERA (54 er in 85.2 ip) over the last 10 games after logging a 3.79 ERA over the first 18 contests have a 4.44 ERA for the season, which is third highest in the AL lead the majors in hit batters (17) rank fourth in the AL in fewest strikeouts (204) STARTING PITCHING: A s starting pitchers are 2-7 with a 4.89 ERA (29 er in 53.1 ip) over the last 10 games after going 9-5 with a 3.83 ERA over the first 18 contests have surrendered six home runs in the last three games after yielding no home runs over the previous six contests have allowed 15 home runs for the season, which is tied for the fewest in the majors (KC, PIT) have walked nine batters in the last three games (15.1 ip) after issuing just one walk over the previous five games (25.1 ip) have the lowest opponents batting average (.224) and on-base percentage (.305) in the American League and the second lowest slugging percentage (.352) have the most hit batters in the AL (11), the second most decisions (23) and the third fewest innings pitched (152.0) have used eight different starting pitchers, which is tied for the most in the majors (CIN, LAA). OFFENSE: The A s have scored 12 runs in the last two games after tallying 17 runs over the previous eight contests have been held to two runs or fewer in six of the last 10 games and have 104 runs scored for the season, which is second fewest in the American League have struck out 10 or more times in eight of the last 10 games (103 strikeouts total) and have 247 strikeouts for the season, which is third most in the AL have the third lowest batting average (.233) but are tied for second in doubles (47) and tied for fourth in extra base hits (84) have a.215 (40-for-186) average with runners in scoring position, which is fourth lowest in the AL. DESIGNATED HITTERS: A s designated hitters have just one home run, which matches Detroit for the fewest in the American League the only home run by an A s DH was by Ryon Healy in the second game of the season (April 4 vs. Los Angeles), giving A s designated hitters a 26-game homerless streak Chad Pinder had a RBI single in the second inning yesterday to snap a 12-game streak without an RBI by the A s DH have four RBI for the season, which is five fewer than any other team (KC, 9) are batting.179 (19-for-106), which is third lowest in the AL. LEADOFF HITTERS: The A s have started five different batters in the leadoff spot and they are batting a combined.171 (19-for-111) with 14 walks and a hit by pitch (1 sf,.268 on-base percentage) the batting average is the lowest in the majors and the on-base percentage is fifth lowest leadoff hitters are 4-for-25 (.160) with three walks, a double and home run to start the game. DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A s have committed seven errors in the last eight games after a six-game errorless streak have made 24 errors for the season, which is third most in the American League the errors have led to 17 unearned runs, which is tied for second most in the majors (Pittsburgh, 18) six of the A s errors have been committed by pitchers, which is the most in the majors six have been made by outfielders and four by catchers, both of which are the most in the AL. ON THE BASES: A s opponents have been successful in 22-of-28 (78.6%) stolen base attempts the stolen bases are the most allowed in the American League and tied for third most in the majors the A s offense has stolen just nine bases, which is tied for second fewest in the AL. SCORING MARGIN: The A s are 3-9 in games decided by five runs or more the nine losses are the most in the majors and the 12 games are tied with Texas for the most are 2-3 in one-run games the five games are second fewest in the American League and the two wins are tied for second fewest have a season run differential of -34, which is second lowest in the AL (Kansas City, -38). HOME AND AWAY: The A s begin a six-game homestand tonight against Detroit (three games) and Los Angeles-AL (three games) went 5-4 on the last homestand against Houston (0-2), Texas (2-1) and Seattle (3-1) and are 7-6 (.538) at home went 2-7 on the last road trip to Los Angeles-AL (0-3), Houston (1-2) and Minnesota (1-2) and are 5-10 (.333) on the road IN APRIL: The A s went (.440) in the month of April, which tied for the fourth worst record in the American League it marked the second time in the last five years they finished with a losing record in the first month (9-14 in 2015) led the majors in fewest home runs allowed (19) and tied for third in the AL in most home runs hit (31) the 31 home runs by the offense were the A s most in April since 2006 (34) the offense struck out 221 times, which was third most in the AL and set an Oakland record for the month of April (previous: 211 in 2010) had a.297 on-base percentage, which was third lowest in the AL and sixth lowest in Oakland history in the first month of the season batted.229, which was fourth lowest in the AL and Oakland s second lowest April batting average over the last 22 years (.211 in 2012). THE DISABLED LIST: The A s currently have eight players on the disabled list (Axford, Bassitt, Doolittle, Manaea, Mengden, Phegley, Semien, Smolinski) and have used the DL 12 times this year Phegley is on the 7-day concussion DL Bassitt, Semien and Smolinski are on the 60-day DL used the DL an Oakland record 27 times in 2016 and the players missed a combined 1810 games (67.0 games per stint), which also set an Oakland record have had at least three players on the DL every day since July 30, 2011 and have not had fewer than two players on the DL since the end of the 2006 season when they had just one. A s vs. TIGERS: The A s lost the season series last year as they went 3-4 against the Tigers won two of three in Oakland but lost three of four in Detroit over the previous 10 years, the A s have won four season series, lost four and split two are against the Tigers over that span, which dates back to the start of the 2007 season since moving to Oakland in 1968, the A s are against the Tigers that includes in Oakland, in Detroit and 2-2 in Las Vegas all-time, the A s are against the Tigers with one more A s loss, the Tigers will be the sixth team to defeat the A s 1000 times the only other of the original eight American League teams that has not beat the A s 1000 times is the Brewers/Browns/Orioles (941). TODAY S TIDBITS Yonder Alonso is batting.333 (14-for-42) with five home runs and 10 RBI over his last 14 games has six home runs for the season, which is one short of his season total from last year and three short of his career high of nine in 2012 leads American League first baseman in RBI (17), is tied for the lead in home runs (6) and ranks second in batting (.299) Khris Davis hit safely in each of his seven games against Detroit last year and now has an eight-game hitting streak against the Tigers (12- for-33,.364) Jed Lowrie is batting.347 (17-for-49) over his last 13 games after hitting.171 over his previous 12 contests is a.327 (35- for-107) career hitter against Detroit, which is his best average against any AL team. THIS DATE IN A S HISTORY In 1939 Sam Chapman hits for the cycle and then homers in his first two at bats the following day in 1949 Bobby Shantz tosses nine hitless innings of relief in the A s 5-4 win over Detroit Wally Moses hits a two-run home run in the 13 th inning after Shantz allows a run in the top of the inning in 1971 Vida Blue tosses a four hit shutout and strikes out 11 in the A s 5-0 win at Detroit in 2000 the A s score 16 runs at Texas but lose 17-16, setting an AL record for runs scored in a loss all 18 starters in the game score at least one run, an AL first. PITCHING PROBABLES Sat., May 6 vs. Detroit RHP Jesse Hahn (1-2, 2.53) vs. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (3-1, 6.18) 6:05 NBCSCA/KFOX 98.5 FM Sun., May 7 vs. Detroit RHP Sonny Gray (0-1, 6.00) vs. LHP Daniel Norris (2-2, 4.00) 1:05 NBCSCA/95.7 FM The Game Get the latest A s notes, full stat packets, clips, press releases, roster, updated media guide and more at World Champions American League Champions

2 TODAY S STARTING PITCHER: Andrew Triggs (4-1, 1.84 ERA) AMONG THE LEADERS: Picked up his fourth win of the season in his last start, which is tied for third in the American League the four wins match the most by an Oakland pitcher in the month of April over the last 27 years (eighth time, last: Gray and Kazmir in 2014) had just one career win entering the season also ranks third in the AL in opponents slugging percentage (.241), seventh in ERA (1.84), eighth in on-base percentage (.250) and 10th in batting average (.194) his 1.84 April ERA was second best by an A s pitcher over the last 10 years (Kazmir, 0.99 in 2015) has surrendered just one home run in 29.1 innings and his average of 0.31 home runs per nine innings is fourth lowest in the AL. OPPONENTS BATTING: Has allowed a.087 (4-for-46) average against left-handed hitters compared to.274 (17-for-62) with his lone home run against right-handers opponents are 3-for-26 (.115) with runners in scoring position has not allowed a hit to the opponents clean-up hitter (0-for- 14) and has surrendered just one to the leadoff hitter (1-for-12,.083). NIGHT AND DAY: Is 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA (19.0 ip) in three starts at night compared to 1-1 with a 5.23 ERA (6 er in 10.1 ip) in two starts during the day his 19.0 innings pitched at night are the most in the majors among pitchers with no earned runs allowed at night. EARNED RUNS: Has not allowed an earned run in four of his five starts has not allowed an earned run after the third inning (14.1 ip) began the season with a 17.2-inning streak without allowing an earned run that was the longest season-opening streak in Oakland history by a starting pitcher on the Opening Day roster it was third longest by any Oakland pitcher since the earned run became an official stat in the American League in 1913, he is just the third A s pitcher to start the season with three games of five or more innings and no earned runs joins Eddie Rommel (1924) and Vean Gregg (1918). THIS AND THAT: Is scheduled to make his sixth start of the season and the 12th of his career has allowed five hits or fewer in each of his first five starts while tossing at least 4.0 innings in each outing that matches the longest such season-opening streak in Oakland history (Chad Gaudin, 2007; Mike Norris, 1980) took the loss April 23 against Seattle to snap a career-best four-game winning streak dating back to last year had won each of his first three starts to become the first A s pitcher to go 3-0 over his first three starts in a season since Tommy Milone in FIRST START: He was the winning pitcher in the A s 5-1 win over Los Angeles (AL) April 6 in Oakland issued a career-high three walks surrendered his only run in the third inning and it was unearned Escobar led off with a single, went to second on a R.Davis error, third on a ground out and scored on a Pujols ground out the A s scored four times in the bottom of the third for the win. SECOND START: He won his second consecutive start in the A s 8-3 win at Kansas City April 12 tossed 6.0 innings and did not allow a run surrendered four hits and walked one and allowed just three base runners to advance into scoring position was relieved by Dull to start the seventh inning with the A s leading 8-0. THIRD START: He improved to 3-0 in the A s 4-2 win over Texas on April 18 in Oakland shut out the Rangers on two hits over the first five innings but Darvish blanked the A s on one hit over that Span Triggs then allowed two unearned runs in the sixth when an Alonso error preceded an Andrus RBI single and a Mazara RBI ground out the A s then scored four times in the bottom of the sixth for the win. FOURTH START: He was charged with his first loss of the season in the A s 11-1 loss to Seattle April 23 in Oakland yielded a career-high six runs in 4.2 innings allowed a RBI single to Cano in the first and then surrendered five runs in the third inning on a bases loaded walk to Cruz and a Motter grand slam was relieved by Coulombe after 4.2 innings trailing 6-0. LAST START: He picked up his fourth win of the season in the A s 2-1 victory at Houston last Saturday struck out a career-high nine batters and logged a career-high 7.0 scoreless innings allowed five runners to advance into scoring position, but set down each of the final 10 batters that he faced. TRIGGS S 2017 STARTS Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT April 6 Los Angeles (AL) 5-1 W April 12 at Kansas City 8-3 W April 18 Texas 4-2 W April 23 Seattle 1-11 L April 29 at Houston 2-1 W April Totals (5 games, 5 starts) TRIGGS vs. DETROIT: Is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA (2.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 so) in two career appearances, both in relief last year retired the side in order in the eighth inning at Detroit on April 25 in a 7-3 A s loss (1.0 ip, 1 so) pitched the ninth inning in a 4-1 loss in Oakland on May 27 (1.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 so) allowed a RBI triple to J.D. Martinez. TRIGGS CAREER MATCHUPS VS. DETROIT Player Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Miguel Cabrera R Tyler Collins L Jose Iglesias R Ian Kinsler R J.D. Martinez R James McCann R SPRING TRAINING RECAP: Went 1-3 with an 8.10 ERA in seven games, including five starts allowed a.299 (29-for-97) opponents batting average but issued just five walks in a team-leading 23.1 innings (1.93 per nine innings) allowed five home runs started in each of his final five outings (21 er in 19.1 ip, 9.78 ERA) after pitching in relief in his first two appearances (0 er in 4.0 ip). TRIGGS 2017 SPRING TRAINING APPEARANCES Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR *Feb. 28 Cleveland *March 5 at Seattle March 11 Texas March 16 at Cleveland 4-5 L March 22 at Chicago (AL) 5-3 W March 27 Kansas City 3-10 L April 1 San Francisco 3-6 L Totals (7 games, 5 starts) *indicates relief appearance 2016 RECAP: Was claimed off waivers from Baltimore during the spring and went 1-1 with a 4.31 ERA and.255 opponents batting average in 24 games (six starts) over eight stints in his Major League debut with the A s the eight stints are believed to be the most in one season in Oakland history the stints were April 25-26, April 29, May 7 (26th man for doubleheader), May 10-June 3, June 18, June 30-July 1, July 4-August 3 (includes stay on the DL from July 18-Aug. 1) and Aug. 5 through the end of the season five of his eight stints began less than eight days following his previous option had three one-day stints and two two-day stints struck out 55 and walked just 13 for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.23 compiled an 8.00 ERA and.312 opponents batting average in 10 relief appearances over his first four stints through June 3 then went 1-1 with a 2.58 ERA and.224 opponents batting average in 14 games (six starts), over his final four stints allowed three home runs over his first four stints (18.0 ip) and two in his last four (38.1 ip). OPPONENTS BATTING: His opponents batting average included a.235 (28-for-119) mark against right-handed hitters compared to.277 (28-for- 101) against left-handers issued 9 of his 13 walks to lefties held the opposition to a.144 batting average with two strikes the three hitter in the order batted.429 but he allowed a.160 batting average against the clean-up hitter. STARTING AND RELIEVING: Was 1-1 with a 2.81 ERA and.191 opponents batting average in his six starts, 0-0 with a 5.58 ERA and.302 opponents average in 18 relief appearances walked just one batter in 25.2 innings as a starter first batters faced hit.176 with no extra base hits and one walk (.222 on-base percentage) allowed 4-of-8 (50.0%) inherited runners to score. THIS AND THAT: Had an 0-1 record and a 2.81 ERA in 12 games at home compared to 1-0 with a 5.58 ERA in 12 games on the road surrendered four of his five home runs on the road logged a 0.93 ERA and.183 opponents batting average over innings one through three compared to a 6.08 ERA and.289 opponents batting average from the fourth inning on tossed at least one inning in 17 of his 18 relief appearances, including two or more 10 times pitched fewer than five innings in three of his six starts and his longest start was six innings the A s were 1-5 (.167) in his starting assignments walked one batter or fewer in all but two appearances. NASHVILLE: Went 2-1 with two saves and a 2.95 ERA in 16 appearances with Triple-A Nashville, all in relief struck out 21 and walked five in 18.1 innings did not surrender a home run allowed a.225 batting average, including.130 (3-for-23) against left-handed hitters compared to.271 (13- for-48) against right-handers had a.125 batting average and.222 onbase percentage against batters leading off an inning did not allow a run in seven games on the road (8.0 ip) and five appearances during the day (5.2 ip). TRIGGS 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 TRIGGS CAREER HIGHS Low Hit CG: None IP: 7.0, 4/29/17 at HOU Fewest IP, GS: 3.0, 6/18/16 vs. LAA H: 7, 6/3/16 at HOU R: 6, 4/23/17 vs. SEA ER: 6, 4/23/17 vs. SEA BB: 3, 4/6/17 vs. LAA SO: 9, 4/29/17 at HOU HR: 2, 5/25/16 at SEA Pitches: 95, 4/29/17 at HOU Win Streak: 4, 8/28/16 to 4/18/17 Loss Streak: 1 (twice), last: 4/23/17 Scoreless Streak: 13.2, 4/6/17 to 4/18/17 Complete Games: None Shutouts: None TOMORROW S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER RHP Jesse Hahn (1-2, 2.53 ERA): Was recalled from Nashville April 5 before the Sounds season started pitched in relief in his first outing on April 7 but has started in each of his last four appearances is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA and.159 opponents batting average over his last three games after going 0-1 with a 3.75 ERA and.271 opponents average over his first two is tied for fifth in the American League in opponents slugging percentage (.274) and ranks 10th in on-base percentage (.266) has allowed just one home run and his average of 0.28 home runs per nine innings is second lowest in the AL has received no support in three of his five starts and his season run support average of 2.81 is fourth lowest in the AL was the losing pitcher in his last start, a 7-2 A s loss at Houston last Sunday (6.0 ip, 8 h, 4 r, 3 er, 6 so) is 3-0 with a 1.64 ERA (22.0 ip, 14 h, 4 r, 4 er, 6 bb, 15 so, 1 hr) in three career appearances, all starts, against Detroit.

3 ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS TEAM 1-4, 4.86 ERA (50 er in 92.2 ip) Saves/Opportunities: 7-for-10 (70.0%) Bullpen has allowed at least one run in 11 of the last 12 games...have given up 26 earned runs in 35.1 innings pitched during stretch (6.10 ERA)...team is 3-8 in that span. The 14 home runs allowed by the bullpen are tied for third in the AL... only Detroit and Los Angeles have allowed more. Relievers have factored in just one decision over the last 12 contests, a loss by Madson on April 25...their one win is the fewest in the majors and their five total decisions are second fewest in the AL. A s relievers have tossed at least five innings seven times this season... they have pitched three or more innings in 19-of-28 games. Are 7-for-10 in save chances...have converted five of their last six after starting the season 2-for-4..three different relievers have recorded at least one save (Casilla, 5; Doolittle, 1; Madson, 1). Have 20 holds, which is the second most in the AL. On April 25, Santiago Casilla allowed the team s first first batter home run of the season (to Mike Trout in the 10th inning)...last year, A s relievers surrendered just six first batter home runs, which tied Chicago (AL) for the fewest in the majors. 46 RHP SANTIAGO CASILLA Last Outing: 5/4 at Minnesota (SV, 1.0 ip, 2 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 5-6 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/1 First Hitters: 3-10, bb Allowed his first home run of the season April 25 (Mike Trout)...hitters are now 4-for-34 (.118) with six walks. Is 5-for-6 in save chances this season after going just 4-for-8 in save opportunities to end last season. His four stolen bases allowed are tied for the most in the AL. His 31 career saves in the month of May are his most in any month. CAREER 0 0 1/ Last Year: Went 2-5 with 31 saves and a 3.57 ERA in 62 relief appearances with San Francisco ranked sixth in the NL in saves but had a career-high nine blown saves, which tied for the most in the majors struck out a career-high 65 batters. 35 LHP DANIEL COULOMBE Last Outing: 5/3 at Minnesota (ND, 1.2 ip, 2 h, 2 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/2 First Hitters: 4-10 His four hits against first batters are tied for third in the AL. Has an 0.00 ERA (0 er, 6.2 ip) in night games and an 8.10 ERA (3 er, 3.1 ip) in day games this season. Has a career 2.38 ERA (9 er, 34.0 ip) on the road and a 6.14 ERA (30 er, 44.0 ip) at home. CAREER 0 0 0/ Last Year: Was 3-1 with a 4.53 ERA and.216 opponents batting average in 35 games over five stints with the A s had no decisions, a 1.08 ERA and.200 opponents batting average in 20 relief appearances for Triple-A Nashville. 66 RHP RYAN DULL Last Outing: 5/4 at Minnesota (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/1 First Hitters: 1-11, sf Earned the win on April 20, snapping a four-game losing streak spanning 29 appearances...it was his first win since July 27, 2016 at Texas. Allowed two unearned runs April 26 total of five unearned runs allowed are tied for the most in the AL among relievers. Has allowed no earned runs in 10-of-12 appearances this year...has not allowed a hit in 7-of-12 outings. Blew a save in his lone save opportunity of the season April / CAREER 0 0 0/ Last Year: Compiled a 2.42 ERA and.186 opponents batting average in 70 relief appearances led AL rookies and tied for ninth among all AL pitchers in games pitched fell one short of the Oakland rookie record for games pitched. 31 RHP LIAM HENDRIKS Last Outing: 5/3 at Minnesota (ND, 1.2 ip, 2 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/2 First Hitters: 2-7, 3 bb Has tossed five consecutive scoreless outings (6.0 ip, 3 h) after giving up two runs in three straight appearances (6 er in 2.1 ip) from April Lefties are 6-for-19 (.316) with a double, a triple and four RBI against him this season...righties are 4-for-22 (.182) with no extra-base hits. Two of his six career appearances against the Tigers were starts...had a 3.27 ERA (4er, 11.0ip) in those starts / CAREER 0 0 0/ Last Year: Compiled a 3.76 ERA and.270 opponents batting average in 53 relief appearances in his first season with the A s had an 8.27 ERA in 11 games before going on the disabled list in early May, a 2.23 ERA in 42 games following his return. 44 RHP RYAN MADSON Last Outing: 5/4 at Minnesota (ND, 0.1 ip) Saves/Opportunities: 1-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 1/0 First Hitters: 3-12 Has allowed two runs all season, but both resulted in a loss (April 14 and April 25)...each of his other 10 outings have been scoreless. Lefties are 7-for-19 (.368) and righties are 3-for-20 (.150) against him this season. Earned his lone save of the season on April 22...was his first save of more than one inning since June 28, 2016 at San Francisco. Is one of 17 relief pitchers in the AL who has allowed more than one stolen base this season (3)...Santiago Casilla (4) and Frankie Montas (2) are also on the list / CAREER 0 2 0/ Last Year: Saved a team-leading 30 games in his first season with Oakland to become just the second A s pitcher over the last 10 years to save 30 or more games ranked ninth in the AL in saves but tied for second with seven blown saves. 47 RHP FRANKIE MONTAS Last Outing: 5/4 at Minnesota (ND, 0.2 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 so, 1 hr) Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/3 First Hitters: 4-9, 2 bb Has allowed 12 runs over his last eight appearances (11.1 ip) after allowing no runs over his first two outings (4.0 ip). Has allowed four of the 14 home runs given up by A s relievers. His four home runs allowed are tied for third among AL relievers. CAREER 0 2 0/ Last Year: Missed nearly the entire season due to rib cage injuries combined for a 0-0 record and a 2.25 ERA in seven games, four starts, with Tulsa (AA) and Oklahoma City (AAA) started the year on the Dodgers DL, ended it on the Triple-A DL. 57 RHP JOSH SMITH Last Outing: 5/1 vs. New Orleans (AAA) (W, 2.0 ip, 3 so) Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 0-0 Had his contract purchased on Wednesday from Triple-A Nashville... was 2-0 with a 3.29 ERA in nine relief appearances with the Sounds. Threw three innings over five games during spring training...went 1-0 with a ERA in those relief appearances. Last pitched in the major leagues on September 30, 2016 against the Cubs as a member of the Cincinnati Reds. CAREER 0 0 0/ His 2017 minor league statistics: W L S G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA Nashville (AAA) 2 0 0/ Last Year: Spent most of the season with Cincinnati where he went 3-3 with a 4.68 ERA in 32 games (two starts) over two stints with the Reds was 3-1 with a 4.88 ERA in his 30 relief appearances, 0-2 with a 3.38 ERA in his two starts 63 RHP BOBBY WAHL Last Outing: 5/3 at Minnesota (ND, 0.1 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 hbp) Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Hitters: 1-1 Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday and made his Major League debut that night...originally optioned to Nashville March 13. This season is his first time on the 40-man roster...appeared in five spring games, registering one save and allowing three earned runs in 5.1 innings (5.1 ip, 5 h, 3 r, 3 er, 3 bb, 10 so, 2 hr, 5.06 ERA). Threw 36 pitches May 1 in Triple-A, his longest appearance of the season for both pitches and innings. CAREER 0 0 0/ His 2017 minor league statistics: W L S G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA Nashville (AAA) 0 1 3/ Last Year: Spent most of the season at Double-A Midland but pitched at three different levels in the A s farm system and was a combined 1-1 with 14 saves, a 2.65 ERA and in 45 relief appearances with Stockton, Midland and Nashville.

4 ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES 17 YONDER ALONSO Current Streak: 0 for 3 Minnesota Series: 4-10, 2 r, 2 hr, 3 rbi, 3 bb, ibb, 3 so Last Road Trip: 9-30, 3 r, 3 hr, 7 rbi, 5 bb, ibb, 9 so Is batting.333 (14-for-42) with five home runs and 10 RBI over his last 14 games. Has six home runs for the season, which is one short of his season total from last year and three short of his career high of nine in Leads American League first baseman in RBI (17), is tied for the lead in home runs (6) and ranks second in batting (.299). Ranks fourth in the AL in batting with runners in scoring position (.417). Is batting.317 (20-for-63) against right-handed pitching,.200 (3-for-15) against left-handers each of his three hits off lefties are for extra bases (one double, two home runs). Finished with four home runs in April, which match his most home runs ever in a month (May, 2014). Last Year: Batted.253 with 34 doubles, seven home runs and 56 RBI in 156 games in his first season with Oakland had career highs in games and runs scored (52) ranked second among AL first baseman with a.997 fielding percentage. 2 KHRIS DAVIS Current Streak: 2 games (2 for 10) Minnesota Series: 2-13, 2b, rbi, bb, 4 so Last Road Trip: 6-32, 4 r, 2b, 3 hr, 6 rbi, 7 bb, 14 so Is batting.167 (8-for-48) with 13 walks over his last 15 games after hitting.340 with three walks over his first 12 contests. Ranks second in the American League in home runs (10), tied for second in go-ahead RBI (8), sixth in slugging (.600), tied for eighth in runs (18), tied for ninth in total bases (57) and tied for 10th in walks (16) and extra base hits (13). Has struck out at least once in each of his last 15 games (21 strikeouts total), which matches the longest such streak of his career (Aug. 16- Sept. 3, 2015). Hit safely in each of his seven games against Detroit last year and now has an eight-game hitting streak against the Tigers (12-for-33,.364). Is batting.357 (10-for-28) during the day,.209 (14-for-67) at night. Is 2-for-22 (.091) with runners in scoring position. Finished the month of April with 10 homers, which marked the third double digit homer month of his career (10 in August, 2015; 11 in May, 2016) became the sixth player in Oakland history to hit 10 or more home runs in April is the first since Nick Swisher in 2006 only Mark McGwire, with 11 in 1997, had more. Clubbed two homers a week ago tonight at Houston it was the 13th multi-homer game of his career and second this season (Opening Day). Now has 52 home runs dating back to the start of the 2016 season, which is the most in the majors. Last Year: Batted.247 with 42 HR and 102 RBI in 150 games in his first season with the A s became the fifth player in Oakland history and seventh in Athletics history to hit 40 home runs tied for third in the American League in home runs. 11 RAJAI DAVIS Current Streak: 0 for 5 Minnesota Series: 2-11, 2 so Last Road Trip: 2-11, 2 so Was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list Tuesday and is 2-for-11 (.182) in three games, including two starts, since his return. Was placed on the 10-day DL April 25 retroactive to April 22 with a strained left hamstring and missed eight games. Has 997 career hits and needs three more for 1000 career. Has five multiple hit games and four games with one hit. Is tied with teammate Jaff Decker for the American League lead in errors by a center fielder (2). Last Year: Played for the American League Champion Cleveland Indians and hit.249 with 12 HR and 48 RBI in 134 games had career highs in runs (74), home runs and walks (33) led the AL and ranked fourth in the majors with 43 steals. 37 JAFF DECKER Current Streak: 1 game (2 for 2) Minnesota Series: 2-2, r, bb Last Road Trip: 4-22, r, 4 bb, 8 so, sh, cs, gidp Went 2-for-2 yesterday after going 2-for-27 (.074) over his previous nine contests. Is 7-for-36 (.194) against right-handed pitchers, 3-for-8 (.375) against left-handers. Is batting.103 (3-for-29) in eight starts in the leadoff spot is 0-for-7 with three strikeouts and one walk when leading off the game. Was selected from Triple-A Nashville April 15 and has started 13 games (nine in center field, three in right field). Started each of Nashville s first eight games (six in center field, one in right field, one at designated hitter) his complete 2017 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Spent most of the season at Triple-A Durham where he batted.255 with 12 home runs and 35 RBI in 99 games tied for ninth in the International League in steals (18) also hit.154 with one RBI in 19 games over two stints with Tampa Bay. 25 RYON HEALY Current Streak: 1 game (2 for 5) Minnesota Series: 2-12, 2 r, hr, rbi, bb, 5 so Last Road Trip: 6-38, 2 r, 2b, hr, 2 rbi, bb, 14 so Went 6-for-38 (.158) with 14 strikeouts in nine games on the road trip and is now batting.172 (11-for-64) on the road compared to.333 (14- for-42) with three of his four home runs and nine of his 11 RBI at home. Is the only Athletic to play in all 28 games has made 26 starts at three different positions (13 at designated hitter, seven at first base, six at third base). Is batting.151 (8-for-53) with a home run and two RBI in 14 games at designated hitter has a.321 (17-for-53) average with three home runs and nine RBI in his other 14 games. Is batting.364 (12-for-33) against left-handed pitching compared to.178 (13-for-73) against right-handers. Is tied for 10th in the American League in doubles (7). Last Year: Was called up by Oakland July 15 and started 72 of the A s 73 games after the All-Star Break at third base in his ML debut led ML rookies in doubles after the break (20) and topped AL rookies in hits (82) and extra base hits (33). 23 MATT JOYCE Current Streak: 2 games (4 for 8) Minnesota Series: 4-10, 3 r, 2 2b, 2 rbi, 4 bb, 4 so, sb Last Road Trip: 7-29, 5 r, 3 2b, hr, 4 rbi, 4 bb, 9 so, hbp, sb, gidp Has back-to-back multiple hit games for the first time this year (4-for-8) and is now batting.400 (4-for-10) with four walks in three games in May after hitting.167 with five walks in 21 games in April. Went 7-for-29 (.241) on the road trip and is now batting.234 (11-for-47) on the road compared to.138 (4-for-29) at home. Is batting.333 (5-for-15) against left-handed pitchers,.164 (10-for-61) with both of his home runs, all 10 of his RBI and all nine of his walks against right-handers has made 18 of his 21 starts this year and 353 of his 368 (95.9%) starts over the last five years against righties. Last Year: Spent the entire season with Pittsburgh and batted.242 with 13 home runs and 42 RBI in 140 games added 59 walks for a career-high.403 on-base percentage set a Major League record with 21 pinch-walks. 8 JED LOWRIE Current Streak: 2 games (3 for 9) Minnesota Series: 3-9, r, 2 bb, 2 so, gidp Last Road Trip: 11-34, 5 r, 2 2b, hr, rbi, 3 bb, 5 so, gidp Is batting.347 (17-for-49) over his last 13 games after hitting.171 over his previous 12 contests. Is batting.338 (23-for-68) at night,.200 (6-for-30) during the day has the ninth best night batting average in the American League. Is a.327 (35-for-107) career hitter against Detroit, which is his best average against any AL team. Is 2-for-15 (.133) with runners in scoring position last year, he hit.483 with RISP over his first 34 games through May 27. Had his 75-game errorless streak as a second baseman snapped a week ago tonight that is the third longest errorless streak by a second baseman in Oakland history. Made his first appearance as a pinch hitter on Wednesday night, walking to load the bases is 9-for-33 (.273) with two doubles, a homer and nine walks in his career Last Year: Returned to the A s and batted.263 with two home runs and 27 RBI in 87 games in a season shortened due to two stints on the disabled list has missed 152 games during three stints on the DL over the previous two seasons. 13 BRUCE MAXWELL Current Streak: 1 game (2 for 3) Minnesota Series: DNP Last Road Trip: DNP Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville yesterday for his second stint with the A s this year went 2-for-5 (.400) in two games, both starts at catcher, during his first stint from April Opponents have been successful in each of their three stolen base attempts off him this year and all 11 in his career. Went 9-for-27 (.333) with three doubles and five RBI in eight games with Nashville following his April 20 option overall, tossed out 4-of- 13 (30.8%) attempted base stealers his complete 2017 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Made his Triple-A and Major League debut was batting.321 with a 10 HR and 41 RBI in 60 games with Nashville when he was promoted to Oakland July 23 went on to bat.283 with a home run and 14 RBI in 33 games with the A s. 19 JOSH PHEGLEY Current Streak: 0 for 3 Was placed on the 7-day concussion disabled list yesterday. Has appeared in 12 games this year, including nine starts (eight against left-handed pitching and one against right-handed pitching). Has tossed out 1-of-6 (16.7%) attempted base stealers. Last Year: Hit.256 with a home run and 10 RBI in 26 games in a season shortened due to two stints on the disabled list with a strained right knee (May and July 2-end of season) his batting average was the best of his four ML seasons.

5 18 CHAD PINDER Current Streak: 4 games (5 for 12) Minnesota Series: 3-6, r, 2b, rbi, 2 bb Last Road Trip: 5-13, r, 2b, 2 rbi, 3 bb, 3 so Has hit safely in each of his last four games (5-for-12,.417) after going 2-for-11 (.182) over his first six contests. Is 4-for-10 (.400) against right-handed pitchers, 3-for-13 (.231) against left-handers. Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville April 16 and has started seven games (three at designated hitter, three at second base, one at shortstop). Made his first appearance as a pinch hitter a week ago tonight, flying out to center is 3-for-8 (.375) as a pinch hitter in his career. Hit.158 in 14 games this spring however, two of his three hits were home runs and he added five RBI was optioned to Nashville March 17. Appeared in six games at second base and three at shortstop with Nashville his complete 2017 minor league stats: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Nashville (AAA) Last Year: Made both his Triple-A and Major League debuts in 2016 hit.256 with 14 home runs and 51 RBI in 107 games with Nashville and.235 with a home run and four RBI in 22 games with Oakland. 21 STEPHEN VOGT Current Streak: 1 game (2 for 5) Minnesota Series: 3-10, r, 2b, 3b, 2 rbi, so Last Road Trip: 5-25, r, 2b, 3b, 2 rbi, 7 so Is batting.182 (8-for-44) over his last 14 games after hitting.286 over his first seven contests. Has made 18 of his 19 starts in games started by a right-handed pitcher is batting.250 (15-for-60) against right-handers but is just 1-for-12 (.083) against lefties. Is batting.353 (6-for-17) during the day,.182 (10-for-55) at night. Committed two errors for the first time in his career a week ago tonight against Houston has three errors for the season, which are the most among American League catchers. Has tossed out 2-of-16 (12.5%) attempted base stealers the 14 stolen base are second most in the AL (16, Perez KC) and the caught stealing percentage is fourth lowest. Last Year: Played in a career-high 137 games and hit.251 with 14 home runs and 56 RBI also had career bests in hits (123), doubles (30) and extra base hits (46) was named to his second consecutive American League All-Star team. 3 TREVOR PLOUFFE Current Streak: 0 for 4 Minnesota Series: 1-8, bb, so, 2 gidp Last Road Trip: 4-28, r, 2b, 3 bb, 7 so, 2 gidp Went 4-for-28 (.143) on the road trip and is now batting.156 (7-for-45) on the road compared to.244 (11-for-45) with all four of his home runs and eight of his nine RBI at home. Does not have a multiple hit game and his streak of 26 consecutive games with one hit or fewer is the longest of his career (previous: 19, July 19-Aug. 10, 2013) it is the longest season opening streak by an Athletic since Antonio Perez had a 36-game streak in Is batting.275 (14-for-51) with the bases empty,.103 (4-for-39) with runners on base. Has grounded into seven double plays, which is second most in the AL. Last Year: Batted a career-high.260 with 12 home runs and 47 RBI in 84 games with Minnesota in a season interrupted by three stints on the DL missed a total of 65 games while on the DL and his 84 games played were his fewest since ADAM ROSALES Current Streak: 2 games (2 for 7) Minnesota Series: 2-11, 2 r, rbi, bb, 4 so, sf Last Road Trip: 6-29, 3 r, rbi, 2 bb, 11 so, hbp, sf, sb Is 3-for-21 (.143) over his last seven games. Has started 16 of the A s 17 games at shortstop since the injury to Semien and is 12-for-54 (.222) in 17 games total over that span. Is batting.348 (8-for-23) against left-handed pitching,.190 (8-for-42) against right-handers. Is 3-for-8 (.375) with runners in scoring position. Has played just four career games against the Tigers (2-for-13,.154), which are his fewest against any team (5 vs. ATL and SD). Made his second start from the leadoff spot last Sunday at Houston it was the seventh of his career and he has hit safely in each of those seven starts (9-for-29,.310). Last Year: Batted.229 with 13 home runs and 35 RBI in 105 games with San Diego posted career highs in games, runs (37), doubles (12), triples (3), home runs, RBI, walks (29), slugging percentage, OPS (.814) and extra base hits (28). 10 MARCUS SEMIEN Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 2) Was placed on the 10-day disabled list April 16 retroactive to April 15 with a right wrist contusion it is his first career stint on the DL was diagnosed with a fractured scaphoid bone and had surgery to insert a screw into the bone April 18 was transferred to the 60-day DL April 20. Last Year: Played in all but three games and batted.238 with 27 HR and 75 RBI in 159 games is the fifth shortstop in Athletics history to hit 20 home runs the home runs tied for first in the majors and tied for fourth in Athletics history by a shortstop. A S HITTING VS. DETROIT 2017 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI #DIV/0! Alonso #DIV/0! Davis, K #DIV/0! Davis, R #DIV/0! Decker #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Healy #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Joyce #DIV/0! Lowrie #DIV/0! Maxwell #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Pinder #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Plouffe #DIV/0! Rosales #DIV/0! Vogt #DIV/0! TOTALS A S CAREER HITTING VS. FULMER PLAYER BAT AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Yonder Alonso L Khris Davis R Rajai Davis R Jed Lowrie S Marcus Semien R Stephen Vogt L

6 HIGHS AND LOWS CLUB Longest Winning Streak... 5, April 18 to 22 Longest Winning Streak, Home... 5, April 18 to 22 Longest Winning Streak, Road... 2, April 10 to 12 Longest Losing Streak... 5, April 23 to 28 Longest Losing Streak, Home... 3, April 14 to 17 Longest Losing Streak, Road... 5, April 13 to 28 Most Runs, Game, A s... 9, April 20 vs. Seattle... 9, April 19 vs. Texas Most Runs, Game, Opponents...11, April 23 vs. Seattle Most Runs, Inning, A s... 4 (five times), last: April 19 vs. Texas (1st) Most Runs, Inning, Opponents...5, April 23 vs. Seattle (3rd)...5, April 7 at Texas (2nd) Largest Margin, Victory...8, April 19 vs. Texas (9-1) Largest Margin, Loss... 10, April 23 vs. Seattle (1-11) Most Hits, Game, A s...14, May 4 at Minnesota... 14, April 19 vs. Texas Most Hits, Game, Opponents...14, April 26 at Los Angeles (AL)...14, April 28 at Houston Most Hits, Inning, A s...5, April 4 vs. Los Angeles (AL) (7th) Most Hits, Inning, Opponents... 5, May 2 at Minnesota (7th) Most Home Runs, Game, A s... 3, April 19 vs. Texas... 3, April 3 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Home Runs, Game, Opponents...6, May 2 at Minnesota Most Doubles, Game, A s...4 (three times), last: April 19 vs. Texas Most Doubles, Game, Opponents...4, April 28 at Houston... 4, April 20 vs. Seattle...4, April 7 at Texas Most Triples, Game, A s... 1 (three times), last: May 4 at Minnesota Most Triples, Game, Opponents... 1 (four times), last: May 3 at Minnesota Most Stolen Bases, Game, A s...2, April 8 at Texas Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents... 5, April 15 vs. Houston Most Strikeouts, A s Pitchers...12, May 4 at Minnesota... 12, April 10 at Kansas City...12, April 9 at Texas Most Strikeouts, Opponents Pitchers...14, April 28 at Houston Most Walks, A s Pitchers... 8, April 15 vs. Houston Most Walks, Opponents Pitchers...8, May 4 at Minnesota Fewest Hits Allowed, A s Pitchers...2, April 8 at Texas Fewest Hits Allowed, Opponents Pitchers... 3, April 17 vs. Texas...3, April 27 at Los Angeles (AL) Most Left on Base, Nine Inning Game...13, May 4 at Minnesota Most Left on Base, Extra Inning Game...5, April 25 at Los Angeles (AL) Fewest Left on Base, Game... 3, April 17 vs. Texas Most Errors, Game...3, April 28 at Houston...3, April 9 at Texas Largest Comeback in Win... 3, April 20 vs. Seattle Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss... 5, April 15 vs. Houston INDIVIDUAL Grand Slams...None Pinch Hit Home Runs... Josh Phegley, April 25 at Los Angeles-AL (Jose Alvarez) Lead Off Home Runs...Adam Rosales, April 22 vs. Seattle (Ariel Miranda) Inside-The-Park Home Runs...None Game Ending Home Runs...None Back-to-Back Home Runs...None Longest Hitting Streak... 7, Khris Davis, April 5 to 12 Most Runs, Game...2 (14 times), last: Matt Joyce and Ryan Healy, May 4 at Minnesota Most Hits, Game...3 (five times), last: Jed Lowrie, April 22 vs. Seattle Most Doubles, Game...2, Rajai Davis, April 8 at Texas Most Triples, Game...1 (three times), last: Stephen Vogt, May 4 at Minnesota Most Home Runs, Game...2, Khris Davis, April 28 at Houston... 2, Khris Davis, April 3 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Most Runs Batted In, Game...4, Khris Davis, April 28 at Houston Most Walks, Game...2 (16 times), last: Joyce, Alonso and Pinder, May 4 at Minnesota Most Strikeouts, Game...4, Ryon Healy, April 25 at Los Angeles (AL) Most Stolen Bases, Game...2, Marcus Semien, April 8 at Texas Longest Winning Streak... 3, Andrew Triggs, April 6 to 18 Longest Losing Streak... 2, Ryan Madson, April 14 to present Most Strikeouts, Game...10, Sean Manaea, April 9 at Texas Most Walks, Game...5, Sean Manaea, April 15 vs. Houston Most Innings, Game, Starter...8.0, Jesse Hahn, April 25 at Los Angeles (AL) Most Innings, Game, Reliever...6.0, Jesse Hahn, April 7 at Texas Low Hit Complete Game...None Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings , Andrew Triggs, April 6 to 18 Most Consecutive Batters Retired... 15, Kendall Graveman, April 8 GENERAL Longest Game, Innings... 11, April 25 at Los Angeles (AL) Longest Game, Time, Nine Innings... 3:55, April 15 vs. Houston Longest Game, Time, Extra Innings... 3:12, April 25 at Los Angeles-AL (11) Shortest Game, Time...2:30, April 27 at Los Angeles (AL) Largest Crowd, Home... 36,067, April 3 vs. Los Angeles (AL) Smallest Crowd, Home...10,406, April 17 vs. Texcas Largest Crowd, Road...44,410, April 8 at Texas Smallest Crowd, Road...18,658, May 3 at Minnesota Postponement, Rain, Home... April 16 vs. Houston Postponement, Rain, Road...None MULTIPLE HIT GAMES PLAYER TOT Alonso Davis, K Davis, R Decker Healy Joyce Lowrie Maxwell Phegley Pinder Rosales Vogt MULTIPLE RBI GAMES PLAYER TOT Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Healy Joyce Lowrie Phegley Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt GAME TYING/GO-AHEAD RBI PLAYER GT GA TOT Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Healy Joyce Lowrie Phegley Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt STARTS IN THE BATTING ORDER Player Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Decker Healy Joyce LaMarre Lowrie Maxwell Olson Phegley Pinder Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt GAMES BY POSITION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Player G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS G GS Alonso Canha Davis, K Davis, R Decker Healy Joyce LaMarre Lowrie Maxwell Olson Phegley Pinder Plouffe Rosales Semien Vogt