O AKLAND A THLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 www.athletics.com A s PR on Twitter @AsMedia Alerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (44-54) VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (52-44) SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2015 AT&T PARK 1:05 P.M. PDT RHP CHRIS BASSITT (0-2, 2.93) VS. LHP MADISON BUMGARNER (10-5, 3.27) CSNCA A S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) EN ESPAÑOL (KIQI 1010 AM) ABOUT THE A S: Have lost three of the last four games but are 9-9 over the last 18 contests are 30-24 (.556) since bottoming out at a seasonhigh 16 games under.500 (14-30) at the conclusion of play on May 22 are tied for the third best record in the American League and tied for fifth best in the majors dating back to May 23 however, are 44-54 (.449) overall, which is the second worst record in the AL (Boston, 43-54) are in sole possession of last place in the AL West for the 70th time in the last 74 days (dating back to May 8) for the season, have spent six days in sole possession of first, three days tied for first, five days in second, three days tied for second, two days in third, five days tied for third, nine days in fourth, three days tied for fourth and 70 days in fifth the 70 days alone in last are second most by an A s team over the last 17 years (162 in 2009). MLB BEST RECORDS, MAY 23-PRESENT W L PCT Pittsburgh 37 18.672 St. Louis 35 19.648 Los Angeles (AL) 32 22.593 New York (AL) 31 22.585 Oakland 30 24.556 Kansas City 30 24.556 Toronto 30 24.556 MLB BEST ALL-TIME INTERLEAGUE RECORDS W L PCT New York (AL) 198 138.589 Boston 192 143.573 Los Angeles (AL) 193 145.571 Chicago (AL) 190 150.559 Oakland 185 147.557 INTERLEAGUE PLAY: The A s are 5-3 in interleague play (3-1 vs. San Diego, 2-1 vs. Colorado, 0-1 vs. San Francisco), which is tied for the fifth best record in the majors the eight interleague games are tied for second fewest in the majors have a.289 (79- for-273) batting average, which is second highest in the majors, and a 2.79 ERA (22 er in 71.0 ip), which is third lowest are averaging 5.88 runs per game (47 runs in eight games), which is second best to Houston (7.22) in addition to this three-game series with the Giants, the A s also travel to Los Angeles (July 28-29) and Arizona (Aug. 28-30) and will host Los Angeles (Aug. 18-19) and San Francisco (Sept. 25-27) went 13-7 against the National League last year and have the fifth best all-time interleague record with a mark of 185-147 (.557) have finished with a winning record against the NL in each of the previous three seasons and 11 of 18 overall. PITCHERS HITTING: A s pitchers are 1-for-5 (.200) with a run, RBI, three strikeouts and a sacrifice hit the hit was by Scott Kazmir on June 16 at San Diego and it snapped a 0-for-38 streak by A s pitchers dating back to June 3, 2013 A s pitchers now have a.081 (27-for-335) average with four doubles, 11 RBI, 10 walks and 154 strikeouts since interleague play began in 1997 the batting average is the lowest in the majors over that span (New York-AL,.090) the last triple by an A s pitcher was by Blue Moon Odom on Aug. 22, 1971 against Boston Odom also hit the last home run on Sept. 4, 1972 against California. LEFT AND RIGHT: The A s are 7-18 (.280) when the opponent starts a left-hander compared to 37-36 (.507) when they start a right-hander the mark against lefties is second worst in the majors (Colorado, 5-16) are batting.244 (218-for-893) against lefties compared to.259 (644-for-2486) off righties. STARTING PITCHING: A s starting pitchers have tossed fewer than five innings in back-to-back games for the second time this year (May 17-18) starters are 1-3 with a 4.82 ERA (20 er in 37.1 ip) in seven games since the All-Star Break have a 3.13 ERA for the season, which is the lowest in the American League and third lowest in the majors rank second in the majors in fewest home runs (44) and tied for second in innings pitched (595.2) have allowed seven home runs in seven games since the All- Star Break after allowing three home runs in the final 15 games before the break. PITCHING: The A s lead the American League in ERA (3.44), shutouts (12), opponents slugging percentage (.361) and fewest extra base hits (231) and rank second in fewest home runs (80) and third in opponents batting average (.239) and on-base percentage (.301). OFFENSE: The A s have scored two runs or fewer in 11 of the last 23 games and are batting.234 (178-for-762) with 76 runs scored over that span (3.3 runs per game) for the season, rank third in the American League in triples (24) and fewest strikeouts (645) and fourth in batting average (.255) have been successful in 56-of-70 (80.0%) stolen base attempts, which is the best mark in the majors have 102 infield hits, which ranks second in the majors (Pittsburgh, 106). DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A s had their season-high tying four-game errorless streak snapped last night and now have 86 errors for the season, which is the most in the majors the errors have led to 45 unearned runs, which is second most in the majors (San Diego, 49). ONE-RUN GAMES AND OTHER CLOSE CALLS: The A s are 10-22 (.313) in one run games, which is the worst record in the majors the worst record in one-run games in Oakland history is 16-26 (.381) in 1980 have the second worst record in games decided by two runs or fewer (16-33,.327) are 3-6 (.333) in extra innings, which is the fourth worst record in the American League have won each of their last three extra inning games after losing each of their first six are 5-11 in games decided in the last at bat...the wins are tied with the Yankees for the fewest in the majors and the losses are tied for third most in the AL. HOME AND AWAY: The A s are 0-1 on this five-game trip to San Francisco (0-1) and Los Angeles-NL (two games) went 3-3 on the last homestand against Minnesota (2-1) and Toronto (1-2) are 23-25 (.479) on the road compared to 21-29 (.420) at home have the third worst home record in the AL have finished the season with a home winning percentage under.429 once in Oakland history and that was in 1979 (31-50,.383). THIS AND THAT: The A s will play each of their first 22 games after the All- Star Break in California, including 20 in the Bay Area the first six were in Oakland and, after this three-game series at San Francisco, the A s travel to Los Angeles (NL) for two games before returning home for an 11-game homestand Josh Reddick hit the A s fifth grand slam of the season Sunday, which is second most in the majors (San Francisco, 6) the A s lead the majors in RBI with the bases loaded (79) are one of two teams that has not had an opponents starting pitcher toss a complete game (Cubs) have a streak of 140 consecutive games without the opponent tossing a complete game, which is the longest such streak in Athletics history are the only team in the majors without a rain delay had two players named to the American League All-Star team (Sonny Gray and Stephen Vogt). THE DISABLED LIST: The A s have seven players on the disabled list (Crisp, Doolittle, Hahn, Ladendorf, Parker, Thompson, Venditte) Crisp, Doolittle, Ladendorf, Parker and Thompson are on the 60-day DL Thompson and Venditte are on rehab assignments have had at least six players on the DL all year have used the DL a total of 18 times, which matches the season total from last year 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. GIANTS: The A s lost the first meeting of 2015 last night after winning the season series last year, 3-1 swept a two-game series in Oakland and split two games in San Francisco have won each of the last two season series and seven of the last 10 games have lost 14 of the last 17 games in San Francisco but have won 11 of the last 13 contests in Oakland in the previous 18 years of interleague play, the A s have won six season series, lost three and split nine the A s are 53-48 all-time against the Giants during interleague play that breaks down to 31-19 in Oakland and 22-29 in San Francisco including 18-26 at AT&T Park. TODAY S TIDBITS Billy Burns leads Major League rookies in hits (92), stolen bases (20) and multiple hit games (29) and tops American League rookies in runs (42) and total bases (120) Brett Lawrie has hit safely in all seven of his interleague games, going 10-for-25 (.400) with five RBI is a.338 (52- for-154) career hitter against the National League Eric Sogard has a 43-game errorless streak as a second baseman and leads AL second baseman with a.994 fielding percentage Ben Zobrist has not committed an error in 32 games at second base and has a 61-game errorless streak as a second baseman dating back to June 19, 2014. THIS DATE IN A S HISTORY In 1930 the A s have two triple steals in the same game Al Simmons, Bing Miller and Dib Williams turn the trick in the first inning and Mickey Cochrane, Simmons and Jimmie Foxx steal together in the fourth inning in 1936 Frankie Hayes ties a major league record with four doubles in a game against Cleveland in 1996 Mark McGwire hits a 488 foot home run into the fifth deck at SkyDome at the time it was the longest home run in the majors since all home runs have been measured starting in 1992. PITCHING PROBABLES Sun., July 26 at San Francisco RHP Kendall Graveman (6-6, 3.78) vs. RHP Tim Hudson (5-8, 4.76) 1:05 CSNCA/95.7 FM The Game Tue., July 28 at Los Angeles (NL) RHP Sonny Gray (10-4, 2.30) vs. LHP Brett Anderson (5-5, 3.33) 7:10 CSNCA/95.7 FM The Game Wed., July 29 at Los Angeles (NL) LHP Drew Pomeranz (4-3, 3.77) vs. TBA 7:10 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 http://pressbox.athletics.com World Champions...1910 1911 1913 1929 1930 1972 1973 1974 1989 American League Champions...1902 1905 1910 1911 1913 1914 1929 1930 1931 1972 1973 1974 1988 1989 1990
TODAY S STARTING PITCHER: Chris Bassitt (0-2, 2.93 ERA) BRIEFLY: Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville today for his fourth stint with the A s this year was called up for the first time April 23 and logged a 3.38 ERA and.135 opponents batting average in five relief appearances before being optioned May 10 returned June 30 to make two starts for an ill Sonny Gray lost both of the starts 2-1 and allowed just three runs in 10.2 innings (2.53 ERA) was sent back to Nashville following his start July 5 returned July 11 when Jesse Hahn went on the DL and had a no decision that day at Cleveland (2 er in 6.1 ip, 2.84 ERA) was optioned back to Nashville the next day with the All-Star Break approaching made one start with the Sounds following his July 12 option and was the losing pitcher in a 3-0 loss to Omaha last Sunday (6.0 ip, 9 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 6 so). STARTING AND RELIEVING: Is 0-2 with a 2.65 ERA (5 er in 17.0 ip) and.266 (17-for-64) opponents batting average in three starts compared to 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA and.135 opponents batting average in his five relief appearances has walked two batters in 17.0 innings as a starter (1.06 per nine innings), nine in 10.2 innings in relief (7.59) all five of his relief appearances came during his first stint. INTERLEAGUE: Has made one career interleague appearance and it came earlier this year in a start and loss against Colorado June 30 (1 er in 5.0 ip, 1.80 ERA). WITH THE BAT: Has never batted as a professional. OPPONENTS BATTING: Has a.218 opponents batting average, which breaks down to.167 (10-for-60) against left-handed hitters compared to.293 (12-for-41) against right-handers however, has issued 10 of his 11 walks to lefties opponents are 5-for-25 (.200) with runners in scoring position has a.111 (6-for-54) opponents average the first time through the lineup,.273 (9-for-33) the second time and.500 (7-for-14) the third time. IN RELIEF: Yielded at least one run in three of his five outings and walked two batters or more four times allowed 1-of-2 (50.0%) inherited runners to score first batters faced were 0-for-3 with a walk and hit by pitch tossed 4.1 innings in his first outing April 25 against Houston, which is the longest outing by an A s reliever this year. FIRST START: He was the losing pitcher in the A s 2-1 loss to Colorado June 30 in Oakland retired each of the first 10 batters he faced before allowing back-to-back singles to Tulowitzki and Arenado in the fourth inning allowed his only run in the fifth inning on a RBI single by Blackmon was relieved by Rodriguez to start the sixth inning with the A s trailing 1-0. SECOND START: He lost his second consecutive 2-1 game July 5 against Seattle the A s scored a run in the third inning and he blanked the Mariners on three hits and a walk over the first five innings retired the first two batters in the sixth before hitting Cano and allowing a double to Cruz Smith then followed with a two-run single. LAST MAJOR LEAGUE START: He had a no decision in the A s 5-4 win at Cleveland July 11 the A s scored a run in the first and he shutout the Indians on three hits and a hit batter over the first five innings allowed a RBI single to Brantley in the sixth but the A s scored once in the seventh to take a 2-1 lead allowed a RBI single to Perez in the bottom of the seventh and left after 6.1 innings with the scored tied 2-2. BASSITT S 2015 APPEARANCES WITH OAKLAND Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT *April 25 Houston 3-9 2.08 4.1 2 3 1 3 3 1 71 *April 29 Los Angeles (AL) 3-6 1.42 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 April Totals (2 games, 0 starts) 0-0 1.42 6.1 2 3 1 3 6 1 *May 2 at Texas 7-8 3.68 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 0 21 *May 4 at Minnesota 7-8 2.89 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 35 *May 9 at Seattle 2-7 3.38 1.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 40 May Totals (3 games, 0 starts) 0-0 6.23 4.1 3 3 3 6 2 0 June 30 Colorado 1-2 L 2.87 5.0 5 1 1 0 3 0 84 June Totals (1 game, 1 start) 0-1 1.80 5.0 5 1 1 0 3 0 July 5 Seattle 1-2 L 2.95 5.2 5 2 2 1 3 0 98 July 11 at Cleveland 5-4 2.93 6.1 7 2 2 1 3 0 98 *indicates relief appearance BASSITT vs. SAN FRANCISCO: Has never faced the Giants in his career. BASSITT S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. SAN FRANCISCO Player Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Nori Aoki L 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667.667.667 WITH NASHVILLE: Was 2-7 with a 3.65 ERA and.230 opponents batting average in 13 games, including 10 starts, in his Triple-A debut with Nashville allowed just one home run in 69.0 innings and that came to the third batter he faced in his first start has a 68.0-inning, 282-batters faced Triple-A homerless streak struck out 70 batters in 69.0 innings and issued 19 walks (2.48 per nine innings) for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.68 went 1-5 with a 3.83 ERA in nine games following his May 11 option did not pitch for the Sounds following his July 5 option had a loss in his only start following his only July 12 option despite allowing just two runs in 6.0 innings. OPPONENTS BATTING: His.230 opponents batting average included a.228 (23-for-101) mark against left-handed hitters compared to.231 (36- for-156) against right-handers opponents hit.195 with the bases empty,.282 with runners on. THIS AND THAT: Went 2-3 with a 2.27 ERA and.220 opponents batting average in seven games at home compared to 0-4 with a 6.04 ERA and.245 opponents average in five games on the road was 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in his three relief appearances and 1-6 with a 3.79 ERA in nine starts allowed 1-of-2 (50.0%) inherited runners to score the Sounds were 4-6 (.400) in his starting assignments tossed more than six innings in just two of his starts. 2015 NASHVILLE HIGHLIGHTS: Allowed a season-high five runs for the loss in his first start April 9 at Colorado Springs his first win came in his third appearance of the season, a relief outing against Colorado Springs when he tossed 4.2 scoreless innings that ran his record to 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA before his April 23 promotion to Oakland return to Nashville May 11 and pitched in relief in each of his first two outings including May 19 against New Orleans when he tossed 4.1 scoreless innings and allowed just one hit returned to the starting rotation for good May 24 picked up his second and final win of the season May 29 against Las Vegas, allowing a run on four hits in 5.2 innings struck out a season-high 11 batters in 6.0 innings June 3 against Salt Lake allowed just one unearned run in that game but had a no decision in the Sounds 5-1 win then walked a season-high four batters in his next start June 8 at New Orleans, a six-inning complete game allowed three runs and took the loss in a 3-1 decision tossed a season-high 7.0 innings June 20 against Omaha but took the loss in a 5-3 decision logged 5.0 scoreless innings in a no decision against Oklahoma City June 26, a 3-2 Sounds win. LAST MINOR LEAGUE START: He was the losing pitcher in the Sounds 3-0 loss to Omaha last Sunday in Nashville blanked the Storm Chasers on three hits and a hit batter over the first four innings allowed a run in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly and yielded another run in the sixth inning on a Brett Eibner RBI single three Omaha pitchers combined to shutout the sounds on six hits and three walks BASSITT S 2015 APPEARANCES WITH NASHVILLE Date Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PIT April 9 at Colorado Springs 5-7 L 7.20 5.0 6 5 4 2 4 1 81 April 14 at Oklahoma City 7-6 4.76 6.1 3 2 2 2 9 0 95 *April 19 Colorado Springs 2-1 W 3.38 4.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 56 April Totals (3 games, 2 starts) 1-1 3.38 16.0 12 7 6 4 16 1 *May 14 at Iowa 4-6 L 4.74 3.0 4 4 4 1 3 0 58 *May 19 New Orleans 2-1 3.86 4.1 1 0 0 2 5 0 69 May 24 at Fresno 3-5 L 4.45 5.0 6 4 4 1 2 0 83 May 29 Las Vegas 2-1 W 3.97 5.2 4 1 1 0 4 0 76 May Totals (4 games, 2 starts) 1-2 4.50 18.0 15 9 9 4 14 0 June 3 Salt Lake 5-1 3.38 6.0 5 1 0 0 11 0 96 June 8 at New Orleans 1-3 L 3.52 6.0 5 3 3 4 4 0 96 June 15 Memphis 2-5 L 3.88 5.0 6 4 4 3 6 0 107 June 20 Omaha 3-5 L 4.03 7.0 5 4 4 2 5 0 100 June 26 Oklahoma City 3-2 3.71 5.0 2 0 0 1 8 0 85 June Totals (5 games, 5 starts) 0-3 3.41 29.0 23 12 11 10 34 0 July 19 Omaha 0-3 L 3.65 6.0 9 2 2 1 6 0 98 Nashville Totals (13 games, 10 starts) 2-7 3.65 69.0 59 30 28 19 70 1 *indicates relief appearance CAREER: Was originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 16th round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft made his Major League debut last year, going 1-1 with a 3.94 ERA in six games, including five starts was traded to the A s with Josh Phegley, Rangel Ravelo and Marcus Semien for Jeff Samardzija and Michael Ynoa, December 9. MINOR LEAGUE CAREER: Compiled a 22-10 record, five saves and a 2.97 ERA in 96 games, including 44 starts, in four seasons in the White Sox farm system did not pitch above Double-A with Chicago is now 24-17 with five saves and a 3.09 ERA (133 er in 387.0 ip) in 109 career minor league appearances, including 54 starts has allowed just 21 home runs, an average of 0.49 per nine innings. BASSITT BY THE NUMBERS W L ERA G IP ER 2015 0 2 2.93 8 27.2 9 2014 1 1 3.94 6 29.2 13 Career 1 3 3.45 14 57.1 22 Home 0 2 2.12 4 17.0 4 Road 0 0 4.22 4 10.2 5 Day 0 1 2.70 2 10.0 3 Night 0 1 3.06 6 17.2 6 Pre-ASB 0 2 2.93 8 27.2 9 Post-ASB 0 0 0 0.0 0 AVG. AB H vs. LHH.167 60 10 vs. RHH.293 41 12 BASSITT S CAREER HIGHS Low Hit CG: None IP: 7.2, 9/22/14 at DET Fewest IP, GS: 3.2, 9/16/14 at KC H: 8, 9/28/14 vs. KC R: 5, 8/30/14 vs. DET ER: 5, 8/30/14 vs. DET BB: 4 (twice), last: 9/16/14 at KC SO: 5 (twice), last: 9/28/14 vs. KC HR: 1, 4/25/15 vs. HOU Pitches: 106, 8/30/14 vs. DET Win Streak: 1, 9/22/14 Loss Streak: 2, 6/30/15 to present Scoreless Streak: 9.1, 9/16/14 to 9/28/14 Complete Games: None Shutouts: None TOMORROW S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER RHP Kendall Graveman (6-6, 3.78 ERA): Is 0-2 with an 8.18 ERA,.289 opponents batting average and three home runs allowed over his last two starts after going 3-2 with a 1.26 ERA,.236 opponents average and four home runs over his previous six starts was recalled from Triple-A Nashville May 23 for his second stint with the A s this year and is 5-4 with a 2.76 ERA and.251 opponents batting average in 11 starts since his return was on the A s Opening Day roster and went 1-2 with an 8.27 ERA and.348 opponents batting average in four starts before he was optioned to Nashville April 26 is tied for the lead among American League rookies in wins (6) was the losing pitcher in his last start, a 7-1 A s loss to Toronto on Tuesday in Oakland (5.1 ip, 6 h, 6 r, 6 er, 3 bb, 4 so) has never faced the Giants in his career is 1-1 with a 1.29 ERA in two career interleague appearances, both starts this year has never batted as a professional.
TEAM 10-18, 4.13 ERA (126 er in 274.1 ip) Saves/Opportunities: 19-for-33 (57.6%) The A s bullpen has allowed at least one run in 10 of the last 11 games for a 4.08 ERA (18 er in 39.2 ip) has a save and two blown saves over that span. Has the second highest ERA in the American League (4.13) and has yielded the fourth most home runs (36) has the third fewest wins (10) and is tied for the third most losses (18). Has the second fewest saves in the AL (19), the second most blown saves (14) and the second lowest save percentage (57.6%). Has allowed the most first batter RBI in the majors (41) and is tied for the second most first batter home runs (12). Has allowed 50-of-154 (32.5%) inherited runners to score, which is the fourth highest percentage in the AL. The A s are 5-33 when the bullpen allows two runs or more, 37-20 when it allows one run or fewer (three complete games). 56 LHP FERNANDO ABAD Last Outing: 7/24 at San Fran. (ND, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-2 Inherited Runners/Scored: 33/10 First Hitters: 9-32, 2 bb, hbp Has not allowed a run in 13 of his past 15 games (2 er in 14.1 ip, 1.26 ERA) after posting a 7.36 ERA over his first 20 appearances. Has 17 strikeouts in 11.2 innings over his last 12 games (13.11 per nine innings). Has allowed a.162 (6-for-37) batting average to right-handed hitters compared to.278 (15-for-54) with 10 extra base hits (.667 slugging percentage) against left-handers. Has allowed 21 hits, 12 of which are for extra bases (five doubles, one triple, six home runs). Is tied for the most first batter home runs in the majors (4) and is second in first batter RBI (12). Has faced the Giants six times in his career (5.1 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 2 er, 7 so, 3.38 ERA). Last Year: Posted a 1.57 ERA and allowed just 13.2% (5-of-38) of inherited runners to score in a career-high 69 appearances in his first full season in the majors ranked third among AL relievers in pct. of inherited runners scored and fifth in ERA. 36 RHP TYLER CLIPPARD Last Outing: 7/22 vs. Toronto (BS, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 2 so) Saves/Opportunities: 17-21 Inherited Runners/Scored: 11/3 First Hitters: 4-32, 4 bb, hbp Has blown the save in his past two appearances (2 er in 1.2 ip) after going a perfect 8-for-8 in save opportunities over his previous 11 games (12.2 ip, 0.71 ERA)...is tied for second in the American League in blown saves (4) and has the third lowest save percentage (81.0%). Has a.175 opponents batting average, which is eighth lowest among AL relievers, but has issued 21 walks, which is tied for second most. His opponents batting average breaks down to.100 (7-for-70) against lefties and.247 (18-for-73) against righties. Has a 1.42 ERA (3 er in 19.0 ip) in 18 games at night compared to a 4.12 ERA (9 er in 19.2 ip) in 19 games during the day. Is 2-2 with a save, blown save and 3.10 ERA (7 er in 20.1 ip) in 10 games, including one start, in his career against San Francisco. Has converted each of his two save opportunities in three interleague appearances and has not allowed a run or hit (3.1 ip, 1 bb, 6 so). Has pitched in 408 games since 2010, which is the most in the majors (Gregerson, HOU 401). Last Year: Was named to his second National League All-Star team went 7-4 with a save and a 2.18 ERA in 75 relief appearances it was his fifth consecutive season with 70 or more games pitched tied for fourth in the NL in games pitched. 49 RHP EDWARD MUJICA Last Outing: 7/24 at San Fran. (ND, 1.0 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-2 Inherited Runners/Scored: 19/5 First Hitters: 5-26, sf Was reinstated from the 15-day DL June 18 and has a 5.79 ERA (6 er in 9.1 ip) in 11 games since then. Is tied for second among American League relievers in grounded into double plays (8). Has a 5.63 ERA in 16 appearances in his career against San Francisco (16.0 ip, 19 h, 10 r, 10 er, 1 bb, 13 so). Was on the DL from May 22 to June 17 with a fractured right thumb. Began the year with Boston and was designated for assignment May 8...was traded to Oakland May 9 for a player to be named later or cash. Last Year: Spent the entire season with the Red Sox and was 2-4 with a 3.37 ERA, eight saves and one blown save in 64 relief appearances...it was his fourth consecutive season with 60 or more appearances. 39 LHP ERIC O FLAHERTY Last Outing: 7/24 at San Fran. (ND, 1.0 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 10/2 First Hitters: 5-22, bb Has a 2.77 ERA (4 er in 13.0 ip) in 15 games since he was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list June 2. ATHLETICS BULLPEN BRIEFS Has allowed a.175 (7-for-40) batting average and one double (.200 slugging percentage) to left-handed hitters compared to.413 (19-for- 46) with seven extra base hits (.609 slugging percentage) against righthanders. Is 1-0 with a 2.63 ERA (4 er in 13.2 ip) in 15 games in his career against the Giants. Has not allowed an earned run in three interleague games (3.1 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 bb, 3 so) and has a 2.08 ERA (8 er in 34.2 ip) in 43 career interleague appearances. Has not allowed a home run to a left-handed hitter since Aug. 14, 2011 against Chicago-NL (Carlos Pena). Was on the disabled list May 2 to June 1 with a left shoulder strain. Last Year: Was 1-0 with a save, a 2.25 ERA and.205 opponents batting average in 21 games with the A s in his comeback from May 21, 2013 Tommy John surgery struck out 15 and walked just four for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.75. 61 RHP DAN OTERO Last Outing: 7/23 vs. Toronto (ND, 3.0 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 0 bb, 2 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-1 Inherited Runners/Scored: 17/6 First Hitters: 7-25, bb Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville July 12 for his second stint with the A s and has appeared in three games since his return (5.1 ip, 7 h, 3 r, 3 er, 1 bb, 6 so). Has the fourth highest opponents batting average among American League relievers (.314) and is tied for fourth in losses (4). Has faced San Francisco two times in his career (2.1 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 so)...made his Major League debut with the Giants in 2012 and posted a 5.84 ERA in 12 relief appearances. Began the year with the A s and was 2-3 with a 6.29 ERA in 23 relief appearances...was optioned to Nashville June 5. Did not allow a run over his last six games and 11.0 innings with Nashville...his complete stats with the Sounds: W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO Nashville (AAA) 1 0 1.08 9 0 0 0 0 16.2 15 3 2 2 13 Last Year: Spent nearly the entire season with the A s and compiled an 8-2 record and a 2.28 ERA in 72 appearances had a three-day stay with Sacramento but did not pitch tied for the team lead and tied for 10th in the AL in games pitched. 33 RHP FERNANDO RODRIGUEZ Last Outing: 7/24 at San Fran. (ND, 1.0 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 2 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-0 Inherited Runners/Scored: 17/2 First Hitters: 3-27, 2 bb Allowed two earned runs last night after allowing just two earned runs over his previous 16 games (1.17 ERA). Is now 0-2 with a 6.97 ERA (8 er in 10.1 ip) in 10 career appearances against San Francisco. Has not allowed a home run and his 29.0 innings pitched are fourth most among American League relievers that have not allowed a home run has not allowed a home run in two seasons and 36 games pitched with the A s (38.0 ip). First batters faced are hitting.111 (3-for-27), which is eighth lowest in the AL. Earned the win Wednesday night against Toronto, his first since May 31, 2014 against Los Angeles (AL). Was selected from Triple-A Nashville May 7 after logging a 2.81 ERA and.143 opponents average in 10 relief appearances with the Sounds. Last Year: Spent most of the season with Triple-A Sacramento where he was 3-0 with a 1.97 ERA in 38 relief appearances also went 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA in seven games over two stints with Oakland. 58 RHP EVAN SCRIBNER Last Outing: 7/21 vs. Toronto (ND, 1.0 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 1 so) Saves/Opportunities: 0-4 Inherited Runners/Scored: 19/10 First Hitters: 18-42 Has all four of his blown saves, both of his losses and a 5.70 ERA (19 er in 30.0 ip) over his last 28 contests (beginning May 8)...compiled a 1.10 ERA over his first 14 games. Has allowed 11 home runs, which are the most in the majors among relievers...they are tied for eighth most in Oakland history among relievers and are the most since 2004 (13, Justin Duchscherer). Leads Major League relievers in strikeout-to-walk ratio (12.75) and fewest walks per nine innings (0.78) ranks fourth among AL relievers in innings pitched (46.1) and seventh in strikeouts (51)...is tied for second in blown saves (4). First batters faced are 18-for-42 (.429) with four home runs and 13 RBI the RBI are the most in the majors, the home runs are tied for the most and the batting average is tied for second highest. Has allowed 10-of-19 (52.6%) inherited runners to score, which is second highest in the AL. Has not faced the Giants in his career. Last Year: Spent most of the season with Triple-A Sacramento where he was 4-1 with 16 saves and a 3.06 ERA in 40 relief appearances also went 1-0 with a 4.63 ERA in 13 games over four stints with Oakland.
ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES 1 BILLY BURNS Current Streak: 0 for 2 San Francisco Series: 0-2, rbi Last Homestand: 10-26, 4 r, 2 2b, rbi, bb, 3 so, 3 sb, cs Is 10-for-28 (.357) since the All-Star Break and is batting.308 for the season, which ranks seventh in the AL is tied for eighth in triples (5). Stole his 20th base of the season Wednesday against Toronto to become the eighth rookie in Oakland history with 20 or more steals joins Jemile Weeks (22 in 2011) as the only Oakland rookies to do it over the last 28 years leads ML rookies in steals ranks second among all AL players in steals and is tied for fifth in stolen base percentage (83.3%). In addition to stolen bases, he also leads ML rookies in hits (92) and multiple hit games (29) and tops AL rookies in runs (42) and total bases (120) is tied for second in the AL with five triples, which are tied for fourth most in Oakland history by a rookie. Is batting.253 (39-for-154) on the road compared to.366 (53-for-145) at home. Has 25 infield hits, which are tied for second most in the majors (Gordon, MIA 32). Has not committed an error and his 148 total chances are fourth most among AL outfielders with no errors. Is batting.484 (31-for-64) with six doubles, three triples and two home runs (.766 slugging percentage) when putting the first pitch in play. Last Year: Went 1-for-6 (.167) in 13 games over two stints with Oakland in his Major League debut combined to hit.237 with one home run and 28 RBI in 119 games with Midland and Sacramento tied for fourth in the minors in steals (54). 16 BILLY BUTLER Current Streak: 1 game (3 for 4) San Francisco Series: 3-4, r Last Homestand: 4-23, 4 r, 2 hr, 3 rbi, bb, ibb, 2 hbp, 5 so, 3 gidp Went 3-for-4 last night after going 4-for-23 (.174) on the homestand. Is 15-for-26 (.577) with eight runs, two home runs and seven RBI in eight interleague games is a.318 (126-for-396) career hitter against the NL with 16 home runs and 61 RBI in 125 games. Is 7-for-15 (.467) with two doubles, a home run and four RBI in four career regular season games against San Francisco is also 5-for-15 (.333) with three RBI in five World Series games against the Giants. INTERLEAGUE BATTING LEADERS.577 Billy Butler, OAK.424 Brock Holt, BOS.417 Ben Zobrist, OAK.410 Jason Kipnis, CLE.405 Angel Pagan, SF (min. 25 plate appearances) Made his third start of the season at first base last night, his second in interleague play. Hit.287 in April,.241 in May,.237 in June and is currently batting.230 (14-for-61) in July. Has four home runs and 12 RBI over his last 19 games after tallying just two home runs and 20 RBI over his previous 56 contests. Is tied for second in the AL in grounded into double plays (16). Last Year: Batted.271 with nine home runs and 66 RBI in 151 games in his eighth and final season with Kansas City the batting average was a career-low as was his.323 on-base percentage and.379 slugging percentage. 20 MARK CANHA Current Streak: 0 for 13 San Francisco Series: 0-2, so Last Homestand: 1-14, r, hbp, 4 so Is 1-for-19 over his last seven games after hitting safely in a career-high tying six consecutive games (also April 8-13)...batted.381 (8-for-21) with six RBI during his hitting streak. Is tied for the lead among AL rookies in RBI (33), tied for third in home runs (8), tied for fourth in walks (16) and fifth in runs (30). Is hitting.277 (41-for-148) with 17 of his 18 extra base hits against righthanded pitching compared to.147 (11-for-75) with a double against lefthanders is slugging.507 against righties,.160 against lefties. Is 0-for-10 with six strikeouts and a RBI as a pinch hitter is tied for the AL lead in pinch strikeouts. Last Year: Spent the entire season at Triple-A New Orleans in the Miami farm system where he batted a career-high.303 with 20 home runs and 82 RBI in 127 games added 57 walks for a career-high.384 on-base percentage. 17 IKE DAVIS Current Streak: 0 for 4 Toronto Series: 1-5, rbi, gidp Last Homestand: 3-10, rbi, bb, gidp Is 6-for-34 (.176) with two RBI in 13 games in July and is now batting.203 (13-for-64) in 22 games since he was reinstated from the 15-day DL June 19 was batting.282 in 32 games before going on the DL. Has made each of his 47 starts against right-handed pitchers and is batting.261 (40-for-153) against righties is 2-for-14 (.143) against lefties each of his 147 starts over the last two years have come in games in which the opponent starts a right-hander is 5-for-46 (.109) against lefties over the last two years. Is batting.313 (31-for-99) at night,.162 (11-for-68) during the day. Had his fifth career walk-off hit Wednesday night against Toronto, his first since July 1, 2014 against Arizona it was the first pinch walk-off by an Athletic since Chris Carter homered July 6, 2012 against Seattle. Was on the DL from May 14 to June 18 with a strained left quad. Last Year: Batted a combined.233 with 11 home runs and 51 RBI in 143 games with New York (NL) and Pittsburgh added 63 walks for a.344 on-base percentage hit.247 against right-handed pitching,.094 against left-handers. 23 SAM FULD Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 3) San Francisco Series: 1-3, r, 2b, so Last Homestand: 0-2, so Has appeared in 12 of the A s 18 games in July but has batted in just six of those contests, going 2-for-12 (.167). Doubled for his only hit last night and five of his last seven hits are for extra bases (four doubles, one home run). Has made 45 of his 50 starts against right-handed pitching is batting.218 (36-for-165) against righties,.130 (3-for-23) against lefties. Is 6-for-17 (.353) with four walks in 10 career games against San Francisco. Is batting.160 (16-for-100) on the road compared to.261 (23-for-88) at home. Last Year: Began the season with the A s, was claimed off waivers by Minnesota in mid-april and then returned to Oakland at the trading deadline combined to hit.239 with four home runs, 36 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 113 games overall. 15 BRETT LAWRIE Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) San Francisco Series: 1-4 Last Homestand: 5-24, 3 r, bb Is batting.221 (17-for-77) with one home run and two RBI over his last 23 games. Has five home runs in 93 at bats against left-handed pitchers compared to three in 244 at bats against righties has hit all eight of his home runs at night. Ranks third in the American League with a.558 (24-for-43) batting average when putting the first pitch in play. Has hit safely in all seven of his interleague games, going 10-for-25 (.400) with five RBI is a.338 (52-for-154) career hitter against the National League. Is 5-for-12 (.417) with two doubles in three career games against San Francisco. Has committed four errors in seven games since the All-Star Break and is tied with Headly (NYY) for the lead among Major League third basemen in errors (16) also has two errors as a second baseman and his 18 errors are tied for second among all AL fielders to Semien (28) the 18 errors are a career high, surpassing his total of 17 in 2012 (all at third base). Matched his career-high for strikeouts in a season with 86 in 85 games at the All-Star Break has no strikeouts in seven games and 28 at bats since the break. Last Year: Batted.247 with 12 home runs and 38 RBI in just 70 games in a season shortened by a broken finger and a strained oblique the home runs were a career high but his batting average was a career low as was his.301 on-base percentage. 19 JOSH PHEGLEY Current Streak: 1 game (2 for 4) Toronto Series: 2-8, rbi, 2 so Last Homestand: 4-12, 2 r, 2b, hr, 4 rbi, hbp, 2 so Is 7-for-36 (.194) over his past 12 games after hitting.383 over his previous 15 contests. Is batting.319 (22-for-69) with four of his six home runs against lefthanded pitching. Has five home runs and 15 RBI over his last 19 games after tallying one home run and seven RBI over his first 24 contests. Is hitting.367 (10-for-30) with runners in scoring position and.375 (15- for-40) with two outs. Has thrown out 12-of-32 (37.5%) attempted base stealers. Last Year: Spent the entire season at Triple-A Charlotte before being promoted to Chicago (AL) Sept. 2 hit.216 with 3 HR and 7 RBI in 11 games with the White Sox batted.274 with 23 HR and 75 RBI in 107 games with Charlotte. 22 JOSH REDDICK Current Streak: 5 games (5 for 15) San Francisco Series: 1-4 Last Homestand: 4-18, 2 r, 2b, hr, 5 rbi, bb, so Is batting.232 (26-for-112) over his last 32 games. Is hitting.320 (79-for-247) with 11 of his 12 home runs against righthanded pitching compared to.167 (13-for-78) against left-handers his average against righties is sixth best in the American League is slugging.522 against righties,.231 against lefties. Ranks second in the AL in two-out RBI (33) and tied for sixth in two-out home runs (8). Is batting.327 (36-for-110) with 21 RBI in the seventh inning or later the RBI rank third in the AL and the batting average is fifth. Ranks fifth in the AL in plate appearances per strikeouts (9.6). Is 8-for-26 (.308) with five runs, three home runs, seven RBI and four walks in seven career games against San Francisco. Is hitting.432 (16-for-37) with runners in scoring position and two outs. Hit his third career grand slam last Sunday, his first since May 26, 2014 at Cleveland it was his 12th home run of the season, which matches his season total from each of the previous two seasons eight of his home runs have come with runners on base. Last Year: Batted.264 with 12 home runs and 54 RBI in 109 games in a season shortened due to two stints on the DL the games were his fewest in his three seasons with Oakland but his average and.316 on-base percentage were his best.
10 MARCUS SEMIEN Current Streak: 0 for 3 San Francisco Series: 0-1 Last Homestand: 5-20, r, 2b, bb, 6 so, 2 sb, gidp Is batting.207 (40-for-193) with two home runs and seven RBI over his last 56 games after hitting.313 with six home runs and 15 RBI over his first 41 contests through May 19. Has one multiple hit game over his last 45 games. Is tied for the American League lead in games played (97) and tied for 10th in grounded into double plays (12). Walked in the eighth inning a week ago tonight to snap a career-high tying streak of 18 consecutive games without a walk. Has committed 28 errors, which are the most among all Major Leaguers and third most in Oakland history by a shortstop (Campaneris 34 in 1968, Griffin 30 in 1985) they are the most by an AL shortstop since Carlos Guillen had 28 with Detroit in 2006. Last Year: Batted.234 with six home runs and 28 RBI in 64 games over two stints with Chicago (AL) hit.271 against left-handed pitching,.212 against righties also batted.267 with 15 home runs and 52 RBI in 83 games with Triple-A Charlotte. 5 JAKE SMOLINSKI Current Streak: 0 for 3 San Francisco Series: 0-1 Homestand: 6-14, 4 r, 3b, 2 hr, 7 rbi, 3 so, sf Is 7-for-17 (.412) with five runs, a triple, two home runs and seven RBI in seven games with the A s since being recalled from Triple-A Nashville July 7. Is batting..280 (7-for-25) with all three of his home runs during the day compared to.154 (8-for-52) at night. Had his first career two-homer game last Sunday against Minnesota and also had a career-high five RBI. Had the game-tying pinch hit RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning a week ago tonight against the Twins was 0-for-6 with four strikeouts in his career in the pinch prior to that. Was on the Rangers Opening Day roster and had three stints with Texas went 0-for-7 in seven games during his final stay that began June 2 and ended when he was designated for assignment June 19 was claimed off waivers by the A s June 21 and optioned to Nashville. Batted a combined.427 with six home runs and 23 RBI in 25 games with Triple-A Round Rock and Triple-A Nashville was 12-for-22 (.545) with runners in scoring position his complete 2015 minor league statistics: AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP Round Rock (AAA).422 12 45 9 19 5 0 4 14 4 7 0 1.800.480 Nashville (AAA).432 13 44 7 19 7 0 2 9 3 4 2 0.727.458 Last Year: Made his ML debut with Texas and batted.349 with 3 HR and 12 RBI in 24 games had the highest average in the majors among players with 50 or more at bats combined to hit.267 with 10 HR and 41 RBI with Frisco and Round Rock. 28 ERIC SOGARD Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) San Francisco Series: 1-4, rbi, so, gidp Last Homestand: 0-4 Made his first start in a week last night and went 1-for-4 is now batting.220 (13-for-59) with no extra base hits over his last 20 games. Has not committed an error since May 8 and has a 43-game errorless streak as a second baseman leads American League second baseman and ranks fifth in the majors with a.994 fielding percentage (2 errors in 313 total chances). Extended his homerless streak to 112 games yesterday, which is an ongoing career high, surpassing his previous mark of 110 (July 23, 2013- Aug. 5, 2014) his last home run came on Aug. 6, 2014 against Tampa Bay and that was while playing shortstop now has a 192-game homerless streak as a second baseman, which is the longest by an Athletics second baseman since Irv Hall had a 289-game streak from Oct. 2, 1943 to June 23, 1946 has one home run in his last 249 games overall. Has made 62 of his 70 starts this year and 294 of his 316 career starts against right-handed pitchers. Last Year: Spent the entire year with the A s for the second consecutive season and batted.223 with a home run and 22 RBI in 117 games made 88 of his 92 starts against right-handed pitching (80 at second base, 12 at shortstop). 21 STEPHEN VOGT Current Streak: 0 for 6 San Francisco Series: 0-4 Last Homestand: 5-22, r, rbi, 2 so, 2 gidp Is 17-for-84 (.202) with five RBI over his last 21 games. Ranks fourth in the American League in batting with runners in scoring position (.369) and tied for eighth in RBI (58) is tied for the Major League lead in sacrifice flies (7) and grand slams (2). Is tied for the Major League lead with 23 RBI in the seventh inning or later. Is 5-for-15 (.333) with a home run and four RBI in four career games against San Francisco. Batted.348 in April,.301 in May,.264 in June and is currently hitting.200 (13-for-65) in July. Had his first career regular season walk-off hit a week ago tonight against Minnesota also had a walk-off single in Game 2 of the 2013 ALDS against Detroit. Made 34 of his first 35 starts at catcher but just 27 of his last 46 has tossed out 10-of-40 (25.0%) attempted base stealers. Has five walks as a pinch hitter, which is tied for the Major League lead that matches the most by an Athletic over the last 15 years (Callaspo, 2014; Myers, 2002). The A s are 39-42 with him in the starting lineup, 5-12 when he doesn t start. Was named to his first AL All-Star team received the most votes among catchers in balloting by the players. Last Year: Began the season at Triple-A Sacramento but was promoted to Oakland June 1 and spent the remainder of the season with the A s batted.279 with nine home runs and 35 RBI in 84 games with Oakland. 18 BEN ZOBRIST Current Streak: 1 game (1 for 4) San Francisco Series: 1-4, r, hr, rbi, 2 so Last Homestand: 4-21, 2 r, 2 2b, rbi, 4 bb, ibb, 2 so Is 5-for-25 (.200) since the All-Star Break but has a.303 (36-for-119) average over his last 33 contests. Hit his first solo home run of the season last night and is now batting.202 (26-for-129) with the bases empty compared to.323 (32-for-99) with five home runs with runners on base. Of his 32 RBI, 15 have given the A s the lead...is tied for ninth in the American League in go-ahead RBI four of his six home runs have put the A s ahead. Has not committed an error in 32 games at second base and has a 61-game errorless streak as a second baseman dating back to June 19, 2014. Is 10-for-24 (.417) with 10 runs scored and six walks in eight interleague games. Has made 32 starts at second base, 23 in left field, four at designated hitter and two in right field. Was on the disabled list from April 25 to May 24 with a left medial meniscus tear had surgery April 28. Last Year: Was named the Rays MVP by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the BBWAA after batting.272 with 10 home runs and 52 RBI in 146 games added 75 walks for a.354 on-base percentage tied for seventh in the American League in walks. A S HITTING VS. SAN FRANCISCO 2015 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI.000 2 0 0 1 Burns.000 2 0 0 1.750 4 3 0 0 Butler.467 15 7 1 4.000 2 0 0 0 Canha.000 2 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 Davis.250 88 22 5 11.333 3 1 0 0 Fuld.353 17 6 0 1.250 4 1 0 0 Lawrie.417 12 5 0 1 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 Phegley #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0.250 4 1 0 0 Reddick.308 26 8 3 7.000 1 0 0 0 Semien.000 1 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 Smolinski.000 1 0 0 0.250 4 1 0 1 Sogard.333 9 3 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 Vogt.333 15 5 1 4.250 4 1 1 1 Zobrist.286 14 4 1 3.242 33 8 1 3 TOTALS A S CAREER HITTING VS. BUMGARNER PLAYER BAT AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG Billy Butler R 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.667.667 1.667 Coco Crisp S 11 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0.364.417.455 Ike Davis L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.000.000.000 Nate Freiman R 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.286.286.429 Craig Gentry R 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250.250.500 Andy Parrino S 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000.000.000 Drew Pomeranz R 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000.000.000 Josh Reddick L 3 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.667.750 1.667 Ben Zobrist S 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.667.750.667
2015 OAKLAND ATHLETICS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS GA/ LEADER CUM. DATE G OPP W-L SCORE REC POS GB AND LEAD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. ATT. 4/6 1 TEX W 8-0 1-0 t1 OAK/HOU/SEA Gray Gallardo 36,067* 36,067 4/7 2 TEX L 1-3 1-1 t2 -½ HOU ½ Lewis Hahn Feliz 15,025 51,092 4/8 3 TEX W 10-0 2-1 t1 OAK/LAA Kazmir Detwiler 19,479 70,571 4/9 4 TEX L 1-10 2-2 t2 -½ LAA ½ Martinez Graveman 16,045 86,616 4/10 5 SEA W 12-0 3-2 1 +½ OAK ½ Pomeranz Walker 30,114 116,730 4/11 6 SEA L 4-5 (11) 3-3 t1 OAK/TEX Olson Abad Rodney 24,355 141,085 4/12 7 SEA L 7-8 (10) 3-4 t3 -½ HOU/SEA Rodney Clippard Medina 32,282 173,367 (7 dates) 4/13 8 at HOU W 8-1 4-4 1 +½ OAK ½ Kazmir Feldman 19,279 19,279 4/14 9 at HOU W 4-0 5-4 1 +1 OAK 1 Graveman Peacock 18,935 38,214 4/15 10 at HOU L 1-6 5-5 1 +½ OAK ½ McHugh Pomeranz 19,777 57,991 4/16 OFF DAY 1 +½ OAK ½ 4/17 11 at KC L 4-6 5-6 t2 -½ LAA ½ Davis Otero Holland 39,228 97,219 4/18 12 at KC W 5-0 6-6 1 +½ OAK ½ Hahn Ventura Chavez 33,151 130,370 4/19 13 at KC L 2-4 6-7 2 -½ HOU ½ Morales O Flaherty Davis 36,755 167,125 4/20 14 at LAA W 6-3 7-7 2 -½ HOU ½ Otero Shoemaker Clippard 35,228 202,353 4/21 15 at LAA L 1-14 7-8 2-1½ HOU 1½ Santiago Pomeranz 32,137 234,490 4/22 16 at LAA W 9-2 8-8 2 -½ HOU ½ Gray Salas 30,034 264,524 4/23 17 at LAA L 0-2 8-9 2-1 HOU 1 Tropeano Chavez Street 24,304 288,828 (10 dates) 4/24 18 HOU L 4-5 (11) 8-10 t3-2 HOU 1½ Gregerson O Flaherty Qualls 18,205 191,572 4/25 19 HOU L 3-9 8-11 t3-3 HOU 1½ Feldman Graveman 24,342 215,914 4/26 20 HOU L 6-7 8-12 t3-4 HOU 2½ Sipp Clippard Gregerson 22,080 237,994 4/27 OFF DAY 4-4½ HOU 3 4/28 21 LAA W 6-2 9-12 4-4½ HOU 4 Gray Weaver 17,674 255,668 4/29 22 LAA L 3-6 9-13 4-5½ HOU 4 Morin Cook Street 16,212 271,880 4/30 23 LAA L 5-6 9-14 4-6½ HOU 4 Richards Chavez Street 19,534 291,414 (13 dates) 5/1 24 at TEX W 7-5 10-14 4-6½ HOU 5 Otero Mendez Clippard 29,700 318,528 5/2 25 at TEX L 7-8 (10) 10-15 4-7½ HOU 6 Kela Cook 32,207 350,735 5/3 26 at TEX W 7-1 11-15 3-7½ HOU 7 Gray Gallardo 36,006 386,741 5/4 27 at MIN L 7-8 11-16 4-7½ HOU 7 Hughes Hahn Perkins 20,605 407,346 5/5 28 at MIN W 2-1 12-16 3-6½ HOU 6 Chavez May Clippard 18,135 425,481 5/6 29 at MIN L 0-13 12-17 t3-6½ HOU 5 Gibson Kazmir 18,866 444,347 5/7 30 at MIN L 5-6 12-18 t4-7½ HOU 6 Nolasco Pomeranz Perkins 22,379 466,726 5/8 31 at SEA L 3-4 (11) 12-19 5-7½ HOU 5 Smith Otero 25,187 491,913 5/9 32 at SEA L 2-7 12-20 5-8½ HOU 6 Happ Hahn 37,441 529,354 5/10 33 at SEA L 3-4 12-21 5-8½ HOU 5 Hernandez Chavez Rodney 42,831 572,185 (20 dates) 5/11 34 BOS L 4-5 (11) 12-22 5-9 HOU 5 Barnes Castro 19,743 311,157 5/12 35 BOS W 9-2 13-22 5-8 HOU 4 Pomeranz Masterson 24,605 335,762 5/13 36 BOS L 0-2 13-23 5-9 HOU 4 Miley Gray Uehara 22,389 358,151 5/14 OFF DAY 5-9½ HOU 4½ 5/15 37 CWS L 6-7 13-24 5-10½ HOU 4½ Carroll Abad Duke 21,464 379,615 5/16 38 CWS L 3-4 13-25 5-11½ HOU 4½ Danks Rodriguez Robertson 28,445 408,060 5/17 39 CWS L 3-7 13-26 5-12½ HOU 5½ Samardzija Kazmir 33,195 441,255 (19 dates) 5/18 40 at HOU W 2-1 14-26 5-11½ HOU 5½ Mujica Thatcher Clippard 21,724 593,909 5/19 41 at HOU L 4-6 14-27 5-12½ HOU 5½ Hernandez Gray Neshek 17,575 611,484 5/20 42 at HOU L 1-6 14-28 5-13½ HOU 5½ Keuchel Hahn 21,066 632,550 5/21 43 at TB L 0-3 14-29 5-13½ HOU 5½ Colome Chavez Boxberger 10,605 643,155 5/22 44 at TB L 2-5 14-30 5-13½ HOU 4½ Archer Kazmir Boxberger 12,329 655,484 5/23 45 at TB W 5-0 15-30 5-13½ HOU 5½ Graveman Karns 15,207 670,691 5/24 46 at TB W 7-2 16-30 5-13½ HOU 6½ Gray Ramirez 15,692 686,383 (27 dates) 5/25 47 DET W 4-0 17-30 5-12½ HOU 5½ HAHN Greene 25,380 466,635 5/26 48 DET L 0-1 17-31 5-13½ HOU 6½ Price Chavez Soria 22,758 489,393 5/27 49 DET L 2-3 17-32 5-13½ HOU 6 Ryan Otero Soria 20,387 509,780 5/28 50 NYY W 5-4 18-32 5-13 HOU 6 Scribner Sabathia Clippard 21,795 531,575 5/29 51 NYY W 6-2 19-32 5-12 HOU 5 Gray Capuano Clippard 23,540 555,115 5/30 52 NYY L 3-5 19-33 5-13 HOU 5 Shreve Hahn Miller 25,223 580,338 5/31 53 NYY W 3-0 20-33 5-12 HOU 4 Chavez Warren Clippard 25,457 605,795 (26 dates) 6/1 OFF DAY 5-12½ HOU 4 6/2 54 at DET W 5-3 21-33 5-12½ HOU 5 Graveman Simon Clippard 28,362 714,745 6/3 55 at DET W 6-1 22-33 5-12½ HOU 6 Gray Sanchez 30,718 745,463 6/4 56 at DET W 7-5 23-33 5-11½ HOU 5½ Hahn Greene Clippard 37,411 782,874 6/5 57 at BOS L 2-4 23-34 5-11½ HOU 4½ Miley Kazmir Uehara 34,910 817,784 6/6 58 at BOS L 2-4 23-35 5-11½ HOU 3½ Kelly Chavez Uehara 36,713 854,497 6/7 59 at BOS L 4-7 23-36 5-11½ HOU 3½ Wright Clippard Layne 36,913 891,410 (33 dates) 6/8 OFF DAY 5-11 HOU 3 6/9 60 TEX L 1-2 23-37 5-11 HOU 2 Martinez Gray Tolleson 14,617 620,412 6/10 61 TEX W 5-4 24-37 5-10 HOU 2 Clippard Kela 14,290 634,702 6/11 62 TEX W 7-0 25-37 5-9½ HOU 2½ Kazmir Gonzalez 14,489 649,191 (29 dates) 6/12 63 at LAA L 4-5 25-38 5-10½ HOU 2½ Alvarez Scribner Street 42,113 933,523 6/13 64 at LAA L 0-1 25-39 5-10½ HOU 1½ Wilson GRAVEMAN Street 43,548 977,071 6/14 65 at LAA W 8-1 26-39 5-10½ HOU 2½ Gray Shoemaker 35,143 1,012,214 6/15 66 at SD W 9-1 27-39 5-10½ HOU 2½ Hahn Ross 30,018 1,042,232 6/16 67 at SD W 6-5 28-39 5-10½ HOU 2½ Scribner Kimbrel Clippard 28,482 1,070,714 (38 dates) 6/17 68 SD W 16-2 29-39 5-10½ HOU 2½ Chavez Despaigne 20,625 669,816 6/18 69 SD L 1-3 29-40 5-11½ HOU 3½ Kennedy Graveman Kimbrel 16,643 686,459 6/19 70 LAA L 7-12 29-41 5-11½ HOU 2½ Salas Mujica 25,528 711,987 6/20 71 LAA W 4-1 30-41 5-10½ HOU 2½ Hahn Weaver Clippard 26,471 738,458 6/21 72 LAA W 3-2 31-41 5-10½ HOU 3½ Kazmir Richards Clippard 29,137 767,595 (34 dates) 6/22 OFF DAY 5-10 HOU 3 6/23 73 at TEX W 8-6 32-41 5-10 HOU 4 Chavez Gonzalez Pomeranz 35,889 1,106,603 6/24 74 at TEX W 8-2 33-41 5-9 HOU 4 Graveman Rodriguez 34,216 1,140,819 6/25 75 at TEX W 6-3 34-41 t4-9 HOU 5 Gray Kela Clippard 29,251 1,170,070 (41 dates) 6/26 76 KC L 2-5 34-42 5-9 HOU 5 Volquez Hahn Holland 27,365 794,960 6/27 77 KC L 2-3 34-43 5-9 HOU 4 Young Kazmir Holland 28,619 823,579 6/28 78 KC L 3-5 34-44 5-10 HOU 4 Guthrie Chavez Davis 22,477 846,056 6/29 79 COL W 7-1 35-44 5-10 HOU 4 Graveman Hale 12,125 858,181 6/30 80 COL L 1-2 35-45 5-11 HOU 4 De La Rosa Bassitt Hawkins 19,206 877,387 7/1 81 COL W 4-1 36-45 5-11 HOU 5 Hahn Bettis Clippard 17,655 895,042 7/2 82 SEA W 4-0 37-45 5-10½ HOU 5 Kazmir Elias 13,062 908,104 7/3 83 SEA L 5-9 37-46 5-11½ HOU 5 Happ Chavez 35,067* 943,171 7/4 84 SEA W 2-0 38-46 5-10½ HOU 4 Graveman Hernandez Clippard 18,915 962,086 7/5 85 SEA L 1-2 38-47 5-10½ HOU 3 Montgomery Bassitt Rodney 22,163 984,249 (44 dates) GA/ LEADER CUM. DATE G OPP W-L SCORE REC POS GB AND LEAD WINNER LOSER SAVE ATT. ATT. 7/6 OFF DAY 5-11 HOU 3½ 7/7 86 at NYY W 4-3 (10) 39-47 5-10 HOU 2½ Pomeranz Betances Clippard 32,337 1,202,407 7/8 87 at NYY L 4-5 39-48 5-10 HOU 1½ Sabathia Scribner Miller 41,626 1,244,033 7/9 88 at NYY L 2-6 39-49 5-10 HOU 1½ Tanaka Chavez 40,084 1,284,117 7/10 89 at CLE L 1-5 39-50 5-10 HOU ½ Salazar Graveman Allen 28,539 1,312,656 7/11 90 at CLE W 5-4 40-50 5-9 HOU ½ O Flaherty McAllister Clippard 28,733 1,341,389 7/12 91 at CLE W 2-0 41-50 5-8½ LAA ½ GRAY Kluber 20,611 1,362,000 (48 dates) 7/13-16 ALL-STAR BREAK 5-8½ LAA ½ 7/17 92 MIN L 0-5 41-51 5-9½ LAA ½ Santana Gray 23,462 1,007,711 7/18 93 MIN W 3-2 (10) 42-51 5-9½ LAA 1½ Pomeranz Fien 30,778 1,038,489 7/19 94 MIN W 14-1 43-51 t4-9 LAA 1 Chavez Milone 20,286 1,058,775 7/20 OFF DAY 4-10 LAA 2 7/21 95 TOR L 1-7 43-52 5-11 LAA 2 Buehrle Graveman 19,364 1,078,139 7/22 96 TOR W 4-3 (10) 44-52 4-11 LAA 2 Rodriguez Osuna 18,827 1,096,966 7/23 97 TOR L 2-5 44-53 5-11 LAA 1 Dickey Otero Schultz 19,045 1,116,011 (50 dates) 7/24 98 at SF L 3-9 44-54 5-11 LAA/HOU Peavy Chavez 42,128 1,404,128 * indicates sellout. CAPS indicates complete game. DATE G OPP TIME TV PROMOTION 7/25 99 at SF 1:05 CSNCA 7/26 100 at SF 1:05 CSNCA 7/27 OFF DAY 7/28 101 at LAD 7:10 CSNCA 7/29 102 at LAD 7:10 CSNCA 7/30 103 CLE 7:05 CSNCA 7/31 104 CLE 6:35 CSNCA Fireworks 8/1 105 CLE 6:05 CSNCA 8/2 106 CLE 1:05 CSNCA Mike Gallego Windmill Wind-Up Toy (15,000 fans) 8/3 107 BAL 7:05 CSNCA 8/4 108 BAL 7:05 CSNCA 8/5 109 BAL 12:35 CSNCA# 8/6 110 HOU 7:05 CSNCA 8/7 111 HOU 7:05 CSNCA 8/8 112 HOU 1:05 CSNCA 8/9 113 HOU 1:05 CSNCA 8/10 OFF DAY 8/11 114 at TOR 4:05 CSNCA 8/12 115 at TOR 4:05 CSNCA 8/13 116 at TOR 9:35 CSNCA 8/14 117 at BAL 4:05 CSNCA 8/15 118 at BAL 4:05 CSNCA 8/16 119 at BAL 10:35 CSNCA 8/17 120 at BAL 4:05 CSNCA 8/18 121 LAD 7:05 CSNCA Mark McGwire Bobblehead (20,000 fans) 8/19 122 LAD 12:35 CSNCA 8/20 OFF DAY 8/21 123 TB 7:05 CSNCA 8/22 124 TB 6:05 CSNCA Chevron Star Wars Fireworks 8/23 125 TB 1:05 CSNCA 8/24 126 at SEA 7:10 ESPN 8/25 127 at SEA 7:10 CSNCA 8/26 128 at SEA 12:40 CSNCA# 8/27 OFF DAY 8/28 129 at ARZ 6:40 CSNCA 8/29 130 at ARZ 5:10 CSNCA 8/30 131 at ARZ 1:10 CSNCA 8/31 132 LAA 7:05 CSNCA 9/1 133 LAA 7:05 CSNCA 9/2 134 LAA 12:35 CSNCA 9/3 OFF DAY 9/4 135 SEA 7:05 CSNCA 9/5 136 SEA 6:05 CSNCA Fireworks 9/6 137 SEA 1:05 CSNCA Breast Cancer Awareness Day 9/7 138 HOU 1:05 CSNCA 9/8 139 HOU 7:05 CSNCA 9/9 140 HOU 7:05 CSNCA 9/10 OFF DAY 9/11 141 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA 9/12 142 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA 9/13 143 at TEX 12:05 CSNCA 9/14 144 at CWS 5:10 CSNCA 9/15 145 at CWS 5:10 CSNCA 9/16 146 at CWS 5:10 CSNCA 9/17 147 at CWS 11:10 CSNCA# 9/18 148 at HOU 5:10 CSNCA 9/19 149 at HOU 4:10 CSNCA 9/20 150 at HOU 11:10 CSNCA 9/21 OFF DAY 9/22 151 TEX 7:05 CSNCA Team Photo (10,000 fans) 9/23 152 TEX 7:05 CSNCA 9/24 153 TEX 12:35 CSNCA# 9/25 154 SF 7:05 CSNCA 9/26 155 SF 1:05 CSNCA 9/27 156 SF 1:05 CSNCA 9/28 157 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA 9/29 158 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA 9/30 159 at LAA 4:05 CSNCA 10/1 10/2 160 at SEA 7:10 CSNCA 10/3 161 at SEA 6:10 CSNCA 10/4 162 at SEA 12:10 CSNCA CSNCA# indicates 95.7 The Game s radio calls synchronized with live video feeds