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PITCHING PROBABLES Sat., Aug. 15 at Baltimore RHP Chris Bassitt (1-4, 2.48) vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez (9-8, 4.45) 4:05 CSCNA/95.7 FM The Game Sun., Aug. 16 at Baltimore RHP Kendall Graveman (6-8, 3.89) vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen (6-6, 3.21) 10:35 CSCNA/95.7 FM The Game Mon., Aug. 17 at Baltimore RHP Aaron Brooks (1-1, 5.75) vs. RHP Chris Tillman (8-7, 4.66) 4:05 CSCNA/95.7 FM The Game 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 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 ABOUT THE A’S: Were swept in a three-game series at Toronto to start the road trip after winning each of the final three games on the last homes- tand…are now 7-13 (.350) over the last 20 games and are 51-65 (.440) for the season, which is the second worst record in the American League… have spent 90 of the last 94 days in sole possession of last place in the AL West (dating back to May 8)…the 90 days alone in last are second most by an A’s team over the last 17 years (162 in 2009)…went 14-30 (.318) over the first 44 games through May 22, 20-11 (.645) over a 31-game stretch from May 23 to June 25, and are 17-24 (.415) since then…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 90 days in fifth. STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers allowed 16 runs in the three- game series at Toronto (14 er in 12.1 ip, 10.22 ERA) after allowing 19 runs in 11 games on the last homestand (2.19 ERA)…starters have a 3.17 ERA for the season, which is second lowest in the majors (St. Louis, 2.81)…in the designated hitter era, the lowest ERAs by an American League starting pitching staff are 2.98 (Oakland, 1974), 3.08 (New York, 1978) and 3.16 (Oakland and New York, 1981)…lead the AL in fewest home runs (56) and most innings pitched (703.1) and are fourth in complete games (5). PITCHING: The A’s lead the American League and rank fifth in the majors with a 3.47 ERA…lead the AL and are tied for second in the majors with 14 shutouts…also lead the AL in opponents slugging percentage (.362), are tied for the lead in fewest home runs (96) and are second in opponents batting average (.238), on-base percentage (.298) and fewest extra base hits (277). OFFENSE: The A’s are hitting .228 (307-for-1348) with 129 runs scored over the last 41 games (3.15 runs per game) dating back to June 26…hit .261 and averaged 4.55 runs per game over their first 75 contests…for the season, the A’s are tied for the fewest home runs in the American League (90), rank third in fewest strikeouts (764) and stolen base percentage (65- for-86, 75.6%), fourth in triples (27) and tied for fourth in doubles (201)... lead the AL and rank third in the majors in infield hits (118)…are last in the majors with 10 sacrifice hits, which is second fewest in Major League his- tory (9, Texas in 2005). DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed 96 errors, which is the most in the majors…Marcus Semien has 30 and Brett Lawrie 20, which rank first and second in the American League…the 50 errors are the most by two teammates since Carlos Guillen (28) and Brandon Inge (22) com- bined for 50 for the 2006 Detroit Tigers…the last time two teammates had more than 50 errors was in 2000 for the Anaheim Angels, who had 52 from Troy Glaus (33) and Adam Kennedy (19)…this marks the first time the A’s have two players with 20 or more errors since 1983 (Phillips 30, Almon 20)…the A’s 96 errors have led to 49 unearned runs, which is second most in the majors (San Diego, 53)…A’s outfielders have 17 assists, which are tied for the fewest in the AL. ONE AND TWO-RUN GAMES: The A’s are 13-26 (.333) in one-run games, which is the worst record in the majors…the Oakland record for lowest win- ning percentage in one-run games is .381 in 1980…the 26 losses are the most in the majors and second most by an A’s team over the last 28 years (had 28 last year)…the 39 games are tied for third most in the American League…12 of the A’s last 18 games have been decided by two runs or fewer and the A’s are 21-40 (.344) in those games for the season, which is the second worst record in the majors (Miami, 18-36, .333). OTHER CLOSE CALLS: The A’s are 4-8 (.333) in extra inning games, which is the fourth worst record in the American League…have played in the third most games (12)…are 7-14 in games decided in the last at bat... the last at bat wins are second fewest in the majors and the losses are tied for second most in the AL…have four walk-off wins in their last 16 home games after collecting just one over their first 45 home contests. SINCE THE ALL-STAR BREAK: The A’s are 10-15 (.400) since the All- Star Break, which is the third worst record in the American League…are batting .227 (188-for-829) with 80 runs scored (3.20 runs per game)…are tied with Atlanta for the fewest runs scored in the majors, have the sec- ond lowest batting average (Washington, .224) and third fewest home runs (16). HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 0-3 on their final road trip to the East- ern time zone, a seven-game trip to Toronto (0-3) and Baltimore (four games)…now have a four-game road losing streak, which is one short of the season high of five (May 6-10 and June 5-13)…have also lost seven of the last eight road games and 10 of the last 13…are 24-31 (.436) on the road and 27-34 (.443) at home…have the fourth worst home record in the American League…went 6-5 on the last homestand against Cleveland (2-2), Baltimore (1-2) and Houston (3-1)…won the final three games of the homestand, which matches the A’s longest home winning streak of the season (June 10-17)…return home following the game Monday for a five- game homestand against Los Angeles-NL (two games) and Tampa Bay (three games)…have a 2.96 ERA (185 er in 561.0 ip) at home compared to 4.07 (212 er in 469.0 ip) on the road. IT’S NOT ALL RIGHT: Brad Mills is scheduled to become the first left- handed pitcher to start a game for the A’s since Drew Pomeranz started against Toronto July 23…that ends a string of 19 consecutive games start- ed by right-handed pitchers, which is the longest such streak by an A’s team since July 21-Oct. 2, 1999 when they did it in 68 straight contests. WINS AND LOSSES: The A’s are 9-17 (.346) against American League East teams, which is the worst record by any team against the AL East… have lost 12 of their last 15 games against AL East competition…are 9-21 (.300) when the opponent starts a left-handed pitcher, which is the sec- ond worst record in the majors (Colorado, 5-20)…are 19-26 (.422) in day games, which is the worst record in the AL and fifth worst in the majors. THIS AND THAT: The A’s are batting .317 (32-for-101) with five home runs and 86 RBI with the bases loaded…lead the majors in plate appearances with the bases loaded (118), rank third in RBI and tied for third in grand slams…A’s pinch hitters are batting .193 (16-for-83) but have 15 walks… have the fourth lowest pinch-batting average in the AL but lead the league and are tied for sixth in the majors in walks…rank third in the AL in pinch plate appearances (100)…the A’s are the only team in the majors without a rain delay. THE DISABLED LIST: The A’s have four players on the disabled list (Doo- little, Hahn, Ladendorf, Parker)…all but Hahn are on the 60-day DL…Doo- little and Ladendorf are on rehab assignments…the four players on the DL are a season low…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. ORIOLES: The A’s are 1-2 against Baltimore after losing two of three in Oakland earlier this month…won the season series last year, 4-2…won two of three in both Balti- more and Oakland…it was their sixth season series win in the last seven years and the A’s are now 14-1-1 in season series dating back to 1999…are 89-48 (.650) over that span… since moving to Oakland in 1968, the A’s are 256-254 against the Orioles…that breaks down to 128-132 in Oakland and 128-122 in Baltimore…are 61-48 at Cam- den Yards…all-time, the A’s are 992-934 against the Orioles/Browns/Brew- ers…of the other seven original AL franchises, the Orioles are the only team the A’s have a winning record against. TODAY’S TIDBITS Fernando Abad has not allowed an earned run in his past 13 games and 12.2 innings…Billy Burns leads Major League rookies in stolen bases (23) and is tied for the lead in multiple hit games (32)…tops American League rookies in hits (107) and total bases (137)…Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to eight games yesterday, which matches his career high (May 12-20, 2015)…is 11-for-26 (.423) during the streak. THIS DATE IN A’S HISTORY In 1933 Jimmie Foxx hits for the cycle and drives in nine runs in the A’s 11-5 win over Cleveland…in 1987 Mark McGwire breaks the Major League rookie home run record with his 39th of the season, a two-run shot in the sixth inning of the A’s 7-6 win at California…he would go on to hit what was then an Oakland record 49 round trippers. Get the latest A’s notes, full stat packets, clips, press releases, roster, updated media guide and more at hp://pressbox.athletics.com OAKLAND ATHLETICS (51-65) VS. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (57-56) FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2015 – CAMDEN YARDS – 7:05 P.M. EDT LHP BRAD MILLS (0-0, ---) VS. RHP UBALDO JIMENEZ (9-7, 3.79) CSNCA – A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME) MLB BEST RECORDS VS. ONE TEAM, 1999-PRESENT W L PCT Yankees vs. Royals 84 41 .672 Cardinals vs. Padres 75 37 .670 Yankees vs. Twins 79 40 .664 A’s vs. Orioles 89 48 .650 A’s vs. Astros 37 20 .649 (min. 40 games)

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Page 1: OAKLAND ATHLETICSmlb.mlb.com/documents/5/9/4/143118594/08_14_2015_A...the road trip after winning each of the final three games on the last homes-tand…are now 7-13 (.350) over the

PITCHING PROBABLESSat., Aug. 15 at Baltimore RHP Chris Bassitt (1-4, 2.48) vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez (9-8, 4.45) 4:05 CSCNA/95.7 FM The GameSun., Aug. 16 at Baltimore RHP Kendall Graveman (6-8, 3.89) vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen (6-6, 3.21) 10:35 CSCNA/95.7 FM The GameMon., Aug. 17 at Baltimore RHP Aaron Brooks (1-1, 5.75) vs. RHP Chris Tillman (8-7, 4.66) 4:05 CSCNA/95.7 FM The Game

OAKLAND ATHLETICSGame Information

Oakland Athletics Baseball Company7000 Coliseum WayOakland, CA 94621510-638-4900www.athletics.comA’s PR on Twitter @AsMedia Alerts

World Champions...191019111913192919301972197319741989American League Champions...190219051910191119131914192919301931197219731974198819891990

ABOUT THE A’S: Were swept in a three-game series at Toronto to start the road trip after winning each of the final three games on the last homes-tand…are now 7-13 (.350) over the last 20 games and are 51-65 (.440) for the season, which is the second worst record in the American League…have spent 90 of the last 94 days in sole possession of last place in the AL West (dating back to May 8)…the 90 days alone in last are second most by an A’s team over the last 17 years (162 in 2009)…went 14-30 (.318) over the first 44 games through May 22, 20-11 (.645) over a 31-game stretch from May 23 to June 25, and are 17-24 (.415) since then…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 90 days in fifth.

STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers allowed 16 runs in the three-game series at Toronto (14 er in 12.1 ip, 10.22 ERA) after allowing 19 runs in 11 games on the last homestand (2.19 ERA)…starters have a 3.17 ERA for the season, which is second lowest in the majors (St. Louis, 2.81)…in the designated hitter era, the lowest ERAs by an American League starting pitching staff are 2.98 (Oakland, 1974), 3.08 (New York, 1978) and 3.16 (Oakland and New York, 1981)…lead the AL in fewest home runs (56) and most innings pitched (703.1) and are fourth in complete games (5).

PITCHING: The A’s lead the American League and rank fifth in the majors with a 3.47 ERA…lead the AL and are tied for second in the majors with 14 shutouts…also lead the AL in opponents slugging percentage (.362), are tied for the lead in fewest home runs (96) and are second in opponents batting average (.238), on-base percentage (.298) and fewest extra base hits (277).

OFFENSE: The A’s are hitting .228 (307-for-1348) with 129 runs scored over the last 41 games (3.15 runs per game) dating back to June 26…hit .261 and averaged 4.55 runs per game over their first 75 contests…for the season, the A’s are tied for the fewest home runs in the American League (90), rank third in fewest strikeouts (764) and stolen base percentage (65-for-86, 75.6%), fourth in triples (27) and tied for fourth in doubles (201)...lead the AL and rank third in the majors in infield hits (118)…are last in the majors with 10 sacrifice hits, which is second fewest in Major League his-tory (9, Texas in 2005).

DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed 96 errors, which is the most in the majors…Marcus Semien has 30 and Brett Lawrie 20, which rank first and second in the American League…the 50 errors are the most by two teammates since Carlos Guillen (28) and Brandon Inge (22) com-bined for 50 for the 2006 Detroit Tigers…the last time two teammates had more than 50 errors was in 2000 for the Anaheim Angels, who had 52 from Troy Glaus (33) and Adam Kennedy (19)…this marks the first time the A’s have two players with 20 or more errors since 1983 (Phillips 30, Almon 20)…the A’s 96 errors have led to 49 unearned runs, which is second most in the majors (San Diego, 53)…A’s outfielders have 17 assists, which are tied for the fewest in the AL.

ONE AND TWO-RUN GAMES: The A’s are 13-26 (.333) in one-run games, which is the worst record in the majors…the Oakland record for lowest win-ning percentage in one-run games is .381 in 1980…the 26 losses are the most in the majors and second most by an A’s team over the last 28 years (had 28 last year)…the 39 games are tied for third most in the American League…12 of the A’s last 18 games have been decided by two runs or fewer and the A’s are 21-40 (.344) in those games for the season, which is the second worst record in the majors (Miami, 18-36, .333).

OTHER CLOSE CALLS: The A’s are 4-8 (.333) in extra inning games, which is the fourth worst record in the American League…have played in the third most games (12)…are 7-14 in games decided in the last at bat...the last at bat wins are second fewest in the majors and the losses are tied for second most in the AL…have four walk-off wins in their last 16 home games after collecting just one over their first 45 home contests.

SINCE THE ALL-STAR BREAK: The A’s are 10-15 (.400) since the All-Star Break, which is the third worst record in the American League…are batting .227 (188-for-829) with 80 runs scored (3.20 runs per game)…are tied with Atlanta for the fewest runs scored in the majors, have the sec-ond lowest batting average (Washington, .224) and third fewest home runs (16).

HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 0-3 on their final road trip to the East-ern time zone, a seven-game trip to Toronto (0-3) and Baltimore (four games)…now have a four-game road losing streak, which is one short of the season high of five (May 6-10 and June 5-13)…have also lost seven of the last eight road games and 10 of the last 13…are 24-31 (.436) on the road and 27-34 (.443) at home…have the fourth worst home record in the American League…went 6-5 on the last homestand against Cleveland (2-2), Baltimore (1-2) and Houston (3-1)…won the final three games of the homestand, which matches the A’s longest home winning streak of the season (June 10-17)…return home following the game Monday for a five-game homestand against Los Angeles-NL (two games) and Tampa Bay (three games)…have a 2.96 ERA (185 er in 561.0 ip) at home compared to 4.07 (212 er in 469.0 ip) on the road.

IT’S NOT ALL RIGHT: Brad Mills is scheduled to become the first left-handed pitcher to start a game for the A’s since Drew Pomeranz started against Toronto July 23…that ends a string of 19 consecutive games start-ed by right-handed pitchers, which is the longest such streak by an A’s team since July 21-Oct. 2, 1999 when they did it in 68 straight contests.

WINS AND LOSSES: The A’s are 9-17 (.346) against American League East teams, which is the worst record by any team against the AL East…have lost 12 of their last 15 games against AL East competition…are 9-21 (.300) when the opponent starts a left-handed pitcher, which is the sec-ond worst record in the majors (Colorado, 5-20)…are 19-26 (.422) in day games, which is the worst record in the AL and fifth worst in the majors.

THIS AND THAT: The A’s are batting .317 (32-for-101) with five home runs and 86 RBI with the bases loaded…lead the majors in plate appearances with the bases loaded (118), rank third in RBI and tied for third in grand slams…A’s pinch hitters are batting .193 (16-for-83) but have 15 walks…have the fourth lowest pinch-batting average in the AL but lead the league and are tied for sixth in the majors in walks…rank third in the AL in pinch plate appearances (100)…the A’s are the only team in the majors without a rain delay.

THE DISABLED LIST: The A’s have four players on the disabled list (Doo-little, Hahn, Ladendorf, Parker)…all but Hahn are on the 60-day DL…Doo-little and Ladendorf are on rehab assignments…the four players on the DL are a season low…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. ORIOLES: The A’s are 1-2 against Baltimore after losing two of three in Oakland earlier this month…won the season series last year, 4-2…won two of three in both Balti-more and Oakland…it was their sixth season series win in the last seven years and the A’s are now 14-1-1 in season series dating back to 1999…are 89-48 (.650) over that span…since moving to Oakland in 1968, the A’s are 256-254 against the Orioles…that breaks down to 128-132 in Oakland and 128-122 in Baltimore…are 61-48 at Cam-den Yards…all-time, the A’s are 992-934 against the Orioles/Browns/Brew-ers…of the other seven original AL franchises, the Orioles are the only team the A’s have a winning record against.

TODAY’S TIDBITSFernando Abad has not allowed an earned run in his past 13 games and 12.2 innings…Billy Burns leads Major League rookies in stolen bases (23) and is tied for the lead in multiple hit games (32)…tops American League rookies in hits (107) and total bases (137)…Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to eight games yesterday, which matches his career high (May 12-20, 2015)…is 11-for-26 (.423) during the streak.

THIS DATE IN A’S HISTORYIn 1933 Jimmie Foxx hits for the cycle and drives in nine runs in the A’s 11-5 win over Cleveland…in 1987 Mark McGwire breaks the Major League rookie home run record with his 39th of the season, a two-run shot in the sixth inning of the A’s 7-6 win at California…he would go on to hit what was then an Oakland record 49 round trippers.

Get the latest A’s notes, full stat packets, clips, press releases, roster, updated media guide and more at http://pressbox.athletics.com

OAKLAND ATHLETICS (51-65) VS. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (57-56)FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2015 – CAMDEN YARDS – 7:05 P.M. EDT

LHP BRAD MILLS (0-0, ---) VS. RHP UBALDO JIMENEZ (9-7, 3.79)CSNCA – A’S RADIO NETWORK (95.7 FM THE GAME)

MLB BEST RECORDS VS.ONE TEAM, 1999-PRESENT

W L PCTYankees vs. Royals 84 41 .672Cardinals vs. Padres 75 37 .670Yankees vs. Twins 79 40 .664A’s vs. Orioles 89 48 .650A’s vs. Astros 37 20 .649

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BRIEFLY: Was selected from Triple-A Nashville today and will be mak-ing the 21st appearance and 14th start of his Major League career…has spent the entire season with the Sounds and is 4-11 with a 4.45 ERA in 22 starts…was a non-roster invitee with the A’s this spring and went 1-0 with an 11.25 ERA in three games, one start…went 1-1 with a 4.41 ERA in three starts with the A’s last year before he was claimed off waivers by Toronto July 17.

LAST MAJOR LEAGUE START: His last Major League start came as an Athletic on July 1 of last year at Detroit…was the losing pitcher in the A’s 3-0 loss…retired each of the first eight batters and did not allow a run until Cabrera scored on a Hunter ground out in the fourth…also allowed a two-run home run to Martinez in the sixth…Porcello shutout the A’s on four hits.

MILLS vs. BALTIMORE: Is 3-0 with a 1.56 ERA (17.1 ip, 9 h, 3 r, 3 er, 7 bb, 15 so, 1 hr) in three career appear-ances, all starts…is 1-4 with a 10.16 ERA (64 er in 56.2 ip) in 17 career ap-pearances against all other teams…is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA (12.0 ip) in two starts in his home ballparks against Baltimore…including his last start against the Orioles on July 8, 2012 while pitching for Los Angeles (AL)…combined with four Angels relievers on a five-hit, 6-0 shutout…tossed five of the innings and allowed three of the hits…allowed a leadoff double to Andino in the first, a one-out single to Davis in the second and a one-out single to Pearce in the fifth…his only appearance at Camden Yards came in a 5-4 Toronto win on Aug. 5, 2011…allowed a two-run home run to Jones in the first and had a 4-2 lead when he allowed a RBI single to Wieters in the sixth.

MILLS’S CAREER MATCHUPS VS. BALTIMOREPlayer Bat AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLGChris Davis L 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .600J.J. Hardy R 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Adam Jones R 8 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .500Steve Pearce R 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500Nolan Reimold R 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Matt Wieters S 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200

WITH NASHVILLE: Was 4-11 with a 4.45 ERA and .265 opponents batting average in 22 starts…his 11 losses are a minor league career high, sur-passing his previous high of 10 with Salt Lake in 2012…is tied for second in the Pacific Coast League in losses and ranks sixth in innings pitched and most walks (49)…the Sounds were 6-16 (.273) in his starting assign-ments…tossed six or more innings in 14 of his 22 starts, allowed two runs or fewer 10 times and walked two batters or fewer 13 times.

HOME AND AWAY: Was 0-8 with a 4.02 ERA in 10 starts at home com-pared to 4-3 with a 4.87 ERA in 12 starts on the road…allowed three home runs in 62.2 innings at home, eight in 64.2 innings on the road.

OPPONENTS BATTING: Allowed a .265 opponents batting average, which included a .240 (84-for-350) mark against right-handed hitters com-pared to .333 (42-for-126) against left-handers…10 of the 11 home runs he allowed were solo shots, including six leading off an inning…yielded a .288 batting average with runners in scoring position…opponents were 5-for-9 (.556) with two doubles and 15 RBI with the bases loaded.

INNING BY INNING: Had a 3.27 ERA (16 er in 44.0 ip) over the first two innings of a game, a 6.00 ERA (38 er in 57.0 ip) in the third through fifth innings and a 3.08 ERA (9 er in 26.1 ip) from the sixth inning on.

NASHVILLE HIGHLIGHTS: Lost each of his first three starts and began the season with a four-game losing streak over his first five starts through May 7…had a 5.19 ERA and .282 opponents batting average over that stretch…walked a season-high five batters in 3.2 innings in his first start of the season April 13 at Oklahoma City…struck out a season-high six batters May 2 at Round Rock, his first of four six-strikeout games…picked up his first win of the season May 12 at Iowa and went 2-1 with a 2.33 ERA over a four-start stretch from May 12 to 28…then went 0-2 with a 4.72 ERA over his next three starts from June 2 to 14…did not allow a run in back-to-back starts on June 19 against Omaha (7.0 i[p) and June 25 at Memphis (8.0 ip)…ended up with a no decision in a 10-inning, 1-0 loss to Omaha but picked up his third win of the season in a 5-0 win against Memphis…then went 0-2 with an 8.40 ERA over his next three starts…including July 6 at Round Rock when he yielded a season-high 10 hits…tossed a season-low 2.0 innings July 11 at Memphis…tossed a season-high 8.2 innings two starts later on July 25 against New Orleans but was the losing pitcher in a 3-1 Sounds loss…allowed 13 runs on 15 hits and six walks in 8.1 innings (14.04 ERA) over his final two starts before being called up by Oakland.

LAST MINOR LEAGUE START: He was the losing pitcher in Nashville’s 11-2 loss to Memphis on Sunday…allowed a season-high seven runs in 4.0 innings…yielded a Tommy Pham RBI single in the first and a Dan John-son RBI double and Pham RBI single in the third…was charged with four of the Redbirds five runs in the fifth inning…allowed a RBI single to Pham…was relieved by Kurcz with the bases loaded and he allowed all three run-ners to score.

MILLS’ 2015 MINOR LEAGUE STARTSDate Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PITApril 13 at Oklahoma City 3-5 L 12.27 3.2 4 5 5 5 4 0 88April 18 Colorado Springs 2-4 L 7.27 5.0 6 4 2 2 4 0 92April 23 Oklahoma City 2-4 L 6.75 6.0 5 4 4 3 3 0 102April Totals (3 games, 3 starts) 0-3 6.75 14.2 15 13 11 10 11 0May 2 at Round Rock 4-5 – 5.95 5.0 5 2 2 3 6 0 79May 7 Iowa 1-4 L 5.19 6.1 5 2 2 2 5 0 88May 12 at Iowa 6-3 W 5.06 6.0 8 3 3 2 5 2 100May 18 New Orleans 1-4 L 4.62 7.0 6 2 2 4 5 0 102May 23 at Fresno 2-3 (11) – 3.91 7.0 5 0 0 0 6 0 74May 28 at Sacramento 3-2 W 3.74 7.0 3 2 2 1 1 2 80May Totals (6 games, 6 starts) 2-2 2.58 38.1 32 11 11 12 28 4June 2 Salt Lake 1-2 L 3.75 4.2 4 2 2 4 4 1 96June 7 at New Orleans 3-2 – 3.66 6.1 6 2 2 0 4 0 82June 14 at Oklahoma City 2-4 L 3.93 2.1 6 4 3 2 2 0 55June 19 Omaha 0-1 (10) – 3.56 7.0 5 0 0 3 5 0 107June 25 at Memphis 5-0 W 3.21 8.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 112June 30 Colorado Springs 2-9 L 3.57 7.0 8 6 6 1 6 1 97June Totals (6 games, 6 starts) 1-3 3.31 35.1 33 14 13 10 25 2July 6 at Round Rock 4-6 L 3.91 6.0 10 6 6 2 1 2 87July 11 at Memphis 4-5 – 4.20 2.0 6 4 4 2 3 0 57July 20 at Colorado Springs 10-5 W 4.09 7.0 8 3 2 3 1 1 101July 25 New Orleans 1-3 L 3.94 8.2 3 3 2 3 6 1 108July 30 Iowa 4-5 (12) – 3.78 7.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 97July Totals (5 games, 5 starts) 1-2 4.40 30.2 31 17 15 11 16 4Aug. 4 at Omaha 8-6 (12) – 4.09 4.1 8 6 6 2 2 1 84Aug. 9 Memphis 2-11 L 4.45 4.0 7 7 7 4 2 0 91Nashville Totals (22 G, 22 GS) 4-11 4.45 127.1 126 68 63 49 84 11

MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER: Was signed by Toronto after being selected in the fourth round of the 2007 draft and made his Major League debut with the Blue Jays in 2009…spent parts of three seasons with Toronto from 2009-11 and went 2-3 with an 8.57 ERA in 14 games, including nine starts…was traded to the Angels following the 2011 season and made one start with Los Angeles in 2012…was claimed off waivers by Texas at the end of Spring Training in 2013 and spent his time at Triple-A Round Rock before being released July 18…pitched for both the A’s and Blue Jays in 2014…is 4-4 with an 8.15 ERA in 20 career appearances, including 13 starts…is 1-1 with a 4.41 ERA (8 er in 16.1 ip) in three career starts with the A’s and 3-3 with a 9.21 ERA in 17 games with everyone else.

STARTS VS. BALTIMOREDATE H/A DEC IP H R ER BB SO7/28/10 H W 7.0 2 0 0 3 48/5/11 A W 5.1 4 3 3 4 57/8/12 H W 5.0 3 0 0 0 6

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Brad Mills (4-11, 4.45 ERA with Nashville)

MILLS’ CAREER HIGHSLow Hit CG: NoneIP: 7.0 (twice), last: 7/30/11 vs. TEXFewest IP, GS: 3.0 (twice), last: 8/16/11 at SEAH: 9, 6/25/14 at NYMR: 8 (twice), last: 7/21/14 vs, BOSER: 8 (twice), last: 7/21/14 vs. BOSBB: 4 (four times), last: 6/20/14 vs. BOSSO: 7 (twice), last: 8/12/10 vs. BOSHR: 3, 7/21/14 vs. BOSPitches: 117, 7/30/11 vs. TEXWin Streak: 2, 7/8/12 to 6/25/14Loss Streak: 1 (4 times), last: 7/1/14 to presentScoreless Streak: 9.0, 7/28/10 to 8/7/10Complete Games: NoneShutouts: None

TOMORROW’S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERRHP Chris Bassitt (1-4, 2.48 ERA): Was recalled from Triple-A Nashville July 25 for his fourth stint with the A’s this year and is 1-2 with a 2.03 ERA in four starts since his return…received one run of support in his last start, the fifth time in his seven starts he received support of one run or fewer…his season run support average as a starter is 2.27…is 1-4 with a 2.27 ERA and .228 opponents batting average in his seven starting assignments compared to 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA and .135 opponents batting average in his five relief appearances…has walked seven batters in 43.2 innings as a starter (1.44 per nine innings), nine in 10.2 innings in relief (7.59)…had a no decision in his last start, a 5-4 A’s win over Houston last Sunday in Oakland (6.2 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 10 so)…was the winning pitcher in his only career appearance against Baltimore, a start in the A’s 5-0 win earlier this year on Aug. 4 in Oakland (7.0 ip, 5 h, 2 bb, 7 so).

MILLS BY THE NUMBERS W L ERA G IP ER2015 0 0 — 0 0.0 02014 1 1 9.15 5 20.2 21Career 4 4 8.15 20 74.0 67

Home 0 0 — 0 0.0 0Road 0 0 — 0 0.0 0Day 0 0 — 0 0.0 0Night 0 0 — 0 0.0 0Pre-ASB 0 0 — 0 0.0 0Post-ASB 0 0 — 0 0.0 0

AVG. AB Hvs. LHH — 0 0vs. RHH — 0 0

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TEAM12-22, 4.12 ERA (149 er in 325.2 ip)

Saves/Opportunities: 20-for-37 (54.1%)

• The A’s bullpen is 2-4 with a save, three blown saves and 4.85 ERA (23 er in 42.2 ip) over its past 14 games (beginning July 29)...has a 4.12 ERA for the season, which is third highest in the American League.

• Has the second fewest wins in the AL (12) and the third most losses (22)...has yielded the fourth most doubles (66) and fifth most home runs (40).

• Has the fewest saves in the AL (20), the lowest save percentage (54.1%) and is tied for the most blown saves (17).

• Is tied for the Major League lead in first batter RBI (44)...has allowed the fourth most first batter home runs in the AL (12).

• Edward Mujica recorded the save last Saturday, which was the A’s first since July 11 at Cleveland...it snapped a streak of 21 consecutive games (including complete games) without a save, which was the lon-gest single season streak by an A’s team since a 26-game streak from April 9-May 6, 1994.

• The A’s are 6-38 when the bullpen allows two runs or more, 41-26 when it allows one run or fewer (five complete games).

56 LHP FERNANDO ABADLast Outing: 8/9 vs. Houston (W, 1.0 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-2Inherited Runners/Scored: 35/10

First Hitters: 9-38, 4 bb, hbp

• Has not allowed an earned run in his past 13 games and 12.2 innings (6 h, 1 r, 3 bb, 13 so)...has not yielded a run in 20 of his past 23 games (2 er in 21.2 ip, 0.83 ERA) after posting a 7.36 ERA over his first 20 ap-pearances.

• Has allowed a .160 (8-for-50) batting average to right-handed hitters compared to .250 (17-for-68) with 10 of his 12 extra base hits (.559 slug-ging percentage) against left-handers.

• Has a 1.40 ERA (3 er in 19.1 ip) in 25 games at home compared to 5.40 (8 er in 13.1 ip) in 18 contests on the road.

• Is tied for the most first batter home runs in the majors (4) and tied for second in first batter RBI (12).

• Has not allowed a run in seven games and 5.1 innings in his career against the Orioles (7 h, 1 bb, 3 so).

Last Year: Posted a 1.57 ERA and allowed just 13.2% (5-of-38) of inherited run-ners 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.

53 LHP FELIX DOUBRONTLast Outing: 8/12 at Toronto (ND, 6.1 ip, 5 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 0 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-0Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/2

First Hitters: 1-3

• Was acquired from Toronto July 31 for cash considerations and has ap-peared in two games since then (10.2 ip, 10 h, 5 r, 5 er, 1 bb, 5 so).

• Tossed 6.1 innings Wednesday night, which was the longest relief ap-pearance of his career (previous: 5.1 ip, May 8, 2013 vs. Minnesota)…it was the longest relief appearance by an A’s reliever since Lenny Di-Nardo tossed 6.1 innings July 7, 2007 vs. Seattle.

• Did not strike out a batter Wednesday and his 6.1 innings pitched were the most by an A’s reliever in a game in which he did not record a strike-out since Johnny Kucks tossed 6.2 innings May 7, 1960 for the Kansas City A’s against New York (AL).

• Began the year with Triple-A Buffalo and posted a 1-3 record and 2.44 ERA in nine starts...was selected from Buffalo July 3 and went 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA in five games, including four starts, with Toronto...was des-ignated for assignment July 29.

• Is 2-2 with a 4.50 ERA (26 er in 52.0 ip) in 12 appearances, seven starts, in his career against Baltimore.

• Is 1-0 with a 7.40 ERA (40 er in 48.2 ip) in 32 relief appearances in his career, 28-24 with a 4.47 ERA in 77 starting assignments.

Last Year: Combined for a 4-5 record and 5.54 ERA in 21 games, 14 starts, for Boston and Chicago (NL)...began the season with the Red Sox and was traded to the Cubs July 30 for cash considerations.

49 RHP EDWARD MUJICALast Outing: 8/9 vs. Houston (BS, 0.0 ip, 3 h, 3 r, 3 er, 0 bb, 0 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 1-4Inherited Runners/Scored: 22/5

First Hitters: 9-33, sf

• Has yielded seven runs over his past eight games (6.1 ip, 9.95 ERA).• Is 0-3 with a save, two blown saves and 6.75 ERA (11 er in 14.2 ip) in 18

games since he was reinstated from the 15-day DL June 18.• Ranks third among AL relievers in grounded into double plays (9)...is

tied for eighth in losses (4). • Is 2-1 with two saves, a blown save and 4.05 ERA (9 er in 20.0 ip) in 17

games in his career against the Orioles. • His save last Saturday was the 50th of his career, including 37 with St.

Louis in 2013…it was his first save since Sept. 21, 2014 at Baltimore.• 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 the next day 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.

13 LHP DREW POMERANZLast Outing: 8/13 at Toronto (ND, 1.2 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 1-2Inherited Runners/Scored: 21/7

First Hitters: 3-21, 5 bb, sf

• Has not allowed a run in his past five games and 5.1 innings (1 h, 2 bb, 8 so) but has yielded six over his past 11 outings (10.2 ip, 5.06 ERA).

• Is 2-1 with a 2.19 ERA (6 er in 24.2 ip) in 27 relief appearances com-pared to 2-3 with a 4.63 ERA in his nine starting assignments.

• Left-handed hitters are 11-for-81 (.136) with one double (.148 slugging percentage) off him...has a .257 (44-for-171) average against righties.

• Is 3-0 with a 2.30 ERA (8 er in 31.1 ip) in 17 appearances at home, 1-4 with a 4.97 ERA (21 er in 38.0 ip) in 19 games on the road.

• Faced the Orioles for the only time in his career August 5 (1.1 ip 3 so).• Was 2-3 with a 4.40 ERA in eight starts when he was placed on the 15-

day DL May 19 with a sprained AC joint…was reinstated June 3.Last Year: Combined for a 5-4 record and a 2.35 ERA in 20 games, 10 starts, with the A’s… missed 24 games from June 17 to July 12 while on the disabled list...went 3-1 with a 3.69 ERA eight games, all starts, with Triple-A Sacramento.

33 RHP FERNANDO RODRIGUEZLast Outing: 8/13 at Toronto (ND, 0.1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 0 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-1Inherited Runners/Scored: 23/2

First Hitters: 3-35, 3 bb

• Has allowed six runs in his past 10 games (8.1 ip, 6.48 ERA)...yielded just two earned runs in his previous 16 games (1.17 ERA).

• Has allowed 2-of-23 (8.7%) inherited runners to score, which is the low-est percentage in the American League and second lowest in the majors (Russell, CHC 8.3%).

• Has a .086 (3-for-35) opponents average against first batters faced, which is second lowest in the AL (Shreve, NYY .081).

• Has allowed one home run in 36.1 innings...his average of 0.25 home runs per nine innings ranks eighth among AL relievers.

• Has not allowed a run in two games and 2.1 innings in his career against Baltimore (1 h, 1 so).

• 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 SCRIBNERLast Outing: 8/11 at Toronto (ND, 1.1 ip, 0 h, 0 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 2 so)

Saves/Opportunities: 0-4Inherited Runners/Scored: 21/10

First Hitters: 18-46

• Has not allowed a run in his past five games and 6.2 innings (2 h, 6 so).• Has a 6.10 ERA (14 er in 20.2 ip) and eight home runs allowed over his

last 19 games...posted a 2.01 ERA and yielded three homers over his first 27 contests.

• Leads Major League relievers in strikeout-to-walk ratio (14.00)...ranks second among AL relievers in walks per nine innings (0.69) and is sixth in innings pitched (52.0)...is tied for sixth in blown saves (4).

• Has allowed 11 home runs, which are tied for the most in the majors among relievers (Ogando, BOS)...they are tied for eighth most in Oak-land history among relievers and are the most since 2004 (13, Justin Duchscherer).

• First batters faced are 18-for-46 (.391) 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 second highest.

• Has faced Baltimore three times in his career (2.2 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 4 so).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 BULLPEN BRIEFS

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1 BILLY BURNSCurrent Streak: 4 games (6 for 15)

Toronto Series: 4-11, r, 3b, 2 rbi, bb, 2 soLast Homestand: 8-37, 2 r, 5 rbi, 5 bb, ibb, hbp, 10 so, sf, 3 sb, cs

• Is 8-for-21 (.381) over his last six games.• Leads Major League rookies in stolen bases

(23) and is tied for the lead in multiple hit games (32)…leads American League rookies in hits (107) and total bases (137), is tied for second in runs (47), ranks third in triples (6) and tied for fourth in walks (20).

• Ranks second in the AL in stolen bases (23), fourth in at bats per grounded into double play (120.3), seventh in stolen base percentage (82.1%) and tied for seventh in triples (6)…ranks ninth in batting against left-handed pitchers (.333).

• Has 28 infield hits, which is tied for second in the majors (Gordon, MIA 37).

• Is batting .488 (39-for-80) with six doubles, three triples and two home runs (.713 slugging percentage) when putting the first pitch in play.

• Hit .327 in May, .307 in June and .258 in July…is currently batting .275 (11-for-40) in August.

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 BUTLERCurrent Streak: 0 for 6

Toronto Series: 1-7, r, bb, so, gidpLast Homestand: 5-32, 2 r, 2 2b, rbi, 3 bb, 6 so, 2 gidp

• Is 10-for-63 (.159) no home runs and three RBI over his last 20 games.• Is batting .258 (74-for-287) with five home runs against right-handed

pitching (57.4 at bats per home run) compared to .178 (18-for-101) with four home runs against left-handers (25.3 at bats per home run)…has 20 walks against lefties, 13 against righties.

• Grounded into his 19th double play of the season Wednesday night, which is the second most in the American League…it is the most by an Athletic over the last five years.

• Is 2-for-9 (.222) against Baltimore this year but is a .309 (68-for-220) career hitter against the Orioles…has a .318 (34-for-107) career aver-age at Camden Yards.

• Hit .197 in July, which was the lowest single month average of his career (.221, July 2008)…is currently hitting .182 (6-for-33) in August…batted .287 in April, .241 in May, .237 in June.

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 CANHACurrent Streak: 5 games (7 for 17)

Toronto Series: 4-8, 2 2b, 2 rbiLast Homestand: 4-20, 2 r, 2 2b, 2 rbi, bb, 4 so, cs

• Is hitting .308 (8-for-26) in August but is batting .204 (10-for-49) with no home runs and four RBI in 18 games since the All-Star Break…hit .246 with eight home runs and 33 RBI in 62 games before the break.

• Is tied for the lead among American League rookies in RBI (37) and tied for fourth in home runs (8).

• Is hitting .276 (47-for-170) with 20 of his 22 extra base hits against right-handers compared to .163 (14-for-86) with two doubles against left-handers…the average against lefties is second lowest in the AL and fifth lowest in the majors…is slugging .494 against righties, .186 against lefties.

• Is 0-for-11 with six strikeouts and a RBI as a pinch hitter…is tied for fourth in the AL 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.

4 COCO CRISPCurrent Streak: 1 game (1 for 4)

Toronto Series: 1-7, bb, 2 so, gidpLast Homestand: 4-21, r, 2 bb, 3 so

• Was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list Aug. 3 and is 5-for-28 (.179) in nine games, including eight starts, since his return…went 2-for-45 (.044) in 13 games to start the season.

• Singled in the second inning yesterday to snap a 0-for-36 streak on the road dating back to last year…fell two short of the Oakland record for longest road hitless streak (38, Chris Carter, Aug. 9-Sept. 29, 2010).

• Is 0-for-21 with runners in scoring position and has a season-opening 22-game streak without an RBI…that is the longest such streak by an Athletic since Bill Almon had a 27-game streak in 1984…has a 26-game streak without an RBI overall, which matches the longest such streak by an Athletic over the last 18 years…the last longer streak is 27 by Izzy Molina (April 5-Sept. 1, 1997).

• Is 3-for-8 (.375) against Baltimore…is a .328 (43-for-131) career hitter at Camden Yards.

• Has 298 career stolen bases and needs two more to become one of nine active players with 300 career steals.

• Has made eight starts batting leadoff, eight hitting second and one each batting sixth, seventh and eighth…each of his 19 starts have come in left field.

• Has two stints on the disabled list year…began the season on the 15-day DL after undergoing surgery on his right elbow and was reinstated May 6…was also out from May 20 to Aug. 2 with a cervical strain.

Last Year: Batted .246 in 126 games but added a career-high 66 walks for a .336 on-base percentage…stole 19 bases, his 12th consecutive season with 10 or more steals…is one of four in MLB with 10 or more steals in each of the previous 12 seasons.

17 IKE DAVISCurrent Streak: 0 for 6

Toronto Series: 0-4, 2 soLast Homestand: 6-32, 2 2b, 2 rbi, 2b, 2 bb, 7 so, gidp

• Is 6-for-39 (.154) over his last 14 games.• Is batting .189 (20-for-106) with one home run and eight RBI in 38 games

since he was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list June 19…hit .282 in 32 games before going on the DL May 14 with a strained left quad.

• Has made 59 of his 60 starts this year and 161 of his last 162 in games in which the opponent starts a right-handed pitcher…is batting .236 (45-for-191) against righties this year and is 4-for-18 (.222) against lefties…is 7-for-50 (.140) against lefties over the last two years.

• Has hit safely in all three games against Baltimore this year (3-for-10, .300) and has a six-game hitting streak against the Orioles (9-for-22, .409).

• Is batting .278 (35-for-126) at night, .169 (14-for-83) during the day.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 percent-age…hit .247 against right-handed pitching, .094 against left-handers.

23 SAM FULDCurrent Streak: 0 for 17

Toronto Series: 0-3Last Homestand: 3-25, 2 r, rbi, 2 bb, 5 so, 2 sb

• Is 0 for his last 17, which is one short of the longest hitless streak of his career (18, twice, last: April 25-30, 2015).

• Is 6-for-44 (.136) over his last 21 games.• Has made 52 of his 60 starts against right-handed pitching…is batting

.217 (41-for-189) against righties, .088 (3-for-34) against lefties.• Is 0-for-8 against Baltimore this year and is a .135 (13-for-96) career

hitter against the Orioles, which is his worst mark against any American League team.

• Hit .244 in April, .113 in May, .267 in June and .174 in July…is 3-for-24 (.125) in August.

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 LAWRIECurrent Streak: 1 game (2 for 4)

Toronto Series: 2-12, 4 soLast Homestand: 5-34, 4 r, 2b, 3b, hr, 3 rbi, 3 bb, hbp, 7 so, sf, cs

• Is batting .175 (7-for-40) in August.• Hit .214 over his first 18 games, .313 over a 63-game stretch from April

26 to July 8, and is batting .190 (19-for-100) over his last 28 contests.• Has five home runs in 110 at bats against left-handed pitchers compared

to five in 290 at bats against righties…has hit all 10 of his home runs at night.

• Ranks fourth in the American League with a .519 (27-for-52) batting av-erage when putting the first pitch in play.

• Has 10 home runs and 31 RBI in 51 career games against Baltimore…the home runs and RBI are his most against any team.

• Has a career-high 99 strikeouts…his 45 RBI are three short of his high of 48 in 2012 and his 10 home runs are two short of his best of 12 last year.

• Ranks second in the AL to teammate Marcus Semien with a career-high 20 errors…18 have come as a third baseman, which are tied for the most among Major League third baseman (Headley, NYY).

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 PHEGLEYCurrent Streak: 0 for 3

Toronto Series: 1-4Last Homestand: 4-13, 4 r, 2b, rbi, 2 bb, 5 so

• Is batting .226 (14-for-62) over his last 22 games after hitting .305 over his first 31 contests through June 24.

• Is batting .318 (27-for-85) with four of his six home runs against left-handed pitching compared to .222 (16-for-72) against right-handers.

• Has five home runs and 17 RBI over his last 29 games after tallying one home run and seven RBI over his first 24 contests.

• Is hitting .348 (16-for-46) with two outs, .333 (12-for-36) with runners in scoring position and .300 (27-for-90) at night.

• Has thrown out 14-of-35 (40.0%) 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.

ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES

OAKLAND A’SROOKIE BESTS

BATTING AVERAGE.307 Mitchell Page, 1977.296 Billy Burns, 2015.292 Yoenis Céspedes, 2012.290 Brent Gates, 1993.289 Mark McGwire, 1987

TRIPLES10 Luis Polonia, 19878 Jemile Weeks, 20118 Mitchell Page, 19776 Billy Burns, 20155 six players tied

STOLEN BASES42 Mitchell Page, 197733 Rickey Henderson, 197929 Luis Polonia, 198728 Herb Washington, 197427 Mike Edwards, 197823 Billy Burns, 2015

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A’S HITTING VS. BALTIMORE2015 CAREER AVG. AB H HR RBI PLAYER AVG. AB H HR RBI.200 10 2 0 1 Burns .200 10 2 0 1.222 9 2 0 0 Butler .309 220 68 10 38.143 7 1 0 0 Canha .143 7 1 0 0.375 8 3 0 0 Crisp .287 286 82 6 36.300 10 3 0 1 Davis .240 50 12 2 10.000 8 0 0 0 Fuld .135 96 13 1 5.100 10 1 0 2 Lawrie .250 188 47 10 31.333 3 1 0 0 Phegley .222 9 2 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 Reddick .304 112 34 7 19.333 9 3 1 5 Semien .250 12 3 1 5.333 6 2 0 0 Sogard .271 48 13 1 6.231 13 3 0 1 Valencia .248 105 26 2 12.200 10 2 0 1 Vogt .250 36 9 0 3.219 96 21 1 10 TOTALS

A’S CAREER HITTING VS. JIMENEZ

PLAYER BAT AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SH SF HBP GDP AVG OBP SLGBilly Butler R 28 9 1 0 1 5 5 6 0 0 0 0 .321 .424 .464Ike Davis L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Sam Fuld L 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250Brett Lawrie R 8 3 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .375 .500 .750Josh Phegley R 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .833 1.000Josh Reddick L 10 3 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 .300 .364 .700Marcus Semien R 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333Eric Sogard L 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000Danny Valencia R 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125Stephen Vogt L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

22 JOSH REDDICKCurrent Streak: 2 games (3 for 8)Toronto Series: 3-12, r, 2b, 2 so

Last Homestand: 5-29, 3 2b, 3 rbi, bb, 2 so

• Is 20-for-70 (.286) over his last 20 games and 10 of those hits are for extra bases (eight doubles, two home runs).

• Is hitting .308 (89-for-289) with 11 of his 13 home runs against right-handed pitching compared to .198 (18-for-91) against left-handers…his average against righties is seventh best in the American League…is 12-for-41 (.293) off southpaws dating back to June 10 after hitting .120 off southpaws to start the season.

• Ranks fifth in the AL in plate appearances per strikeouts (10.0).• Ranks second in the AL in RBI with two outs (34) and tied for second in

RBI in the seventh inning or later (24).• Is 0-for-2 against Baltimore this year but is a .304 (34-for-112) career

hitter against the Orioles…has a .345 (20-for-58) average at Camden Yards.

• Is 7-for-10 (.700) with the bases loaded…was 6-for-44 (.136) in that situ-ation in his career entering this season.

• Is hitting .425 (17-for-40) with runners in scoring position and two outs.• Has 20 doubles, 13 home runs and 60 RBI, all of which are the second

best totals of his career (29 doubles, 32 home runs and 85 RBI in 2012).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 SEMIENCurrent Streak: 8 games (11 for 26)

Toronto Series: 2-5, 2 r, bb, soLast Homestand: 11-35, 5 r, 2 2b, 2 hr, 6 rbi, 3 bb, 8 so, sb, gidp

• Extended his hitting streak to eight games yesterday, which matches his career high (May 12-20, 2015)…is 11-for-26 (.423) during the streak.

• Is now batting .221 (55-for-249) with four home runs and 13 RBI over his last 73 games after hitting .313 with six home runs and 15 RBI over his first 41 contests through May 19.

• Is tied for second in the American League in games played (114).• Has two multiple hit games in his last seven games after collecting just

one multiple hit game over his previous 55 contests.• Has committed 30 errors, which are the most among all Major Leagu-

ers…is the fourth player in Oakland history to commit 30 errors in a sea-son…Bert Campaneris (34 in 1968) and Alfredo Griffin (30 in 1985) did it as a shortstop and Tony Phillips (30 in 1983) did it as a second baseman and a shortstop…the 30 errors are the most by an AL shortstop since Edgar Renteria also had 30 with Boston in 2005…the last AL shortstop with more than 30 was Jose Valentin, who had 36 with Chicago in 2000.

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.

28 ERIC SOGARDCurrent Streak: 0 for 5

Toronto Series: 1-6, rbi, so, shLast Homestand: 6-23, 5 r, 2 2b, 4 bb, ibb, 3 so

• Is batting .196 (9-for-46) since the All-Star Break after hitting .253 before the break.

• Has committed two errors in his past five games to snap a 52-game er-rorless streak as a second baseman.

• Has hit safely in each of his two games against Baltimore this year and is 2-for-6 (.333) with three runs scored.

• Has a career-high 125-game, 403-at bat homerless streak…the last Ath-letic to go homerless in more than 125 consecutive games is Jason Ken-dall, who had a 157-game, 619-at bat streak from June 1, 2006-June 13, 2007…his last home run came on Aug. 6, 2014 against Tampa Bay and that was while playing shortstop…now has a 205-game homerless streak as a second baseman, which is the longest by an Athletics sec-ond baseman since Irv Hall had a 289-game streak from Oct. 2, 1943 to June 23, 1946…has one home run in his last 265 games overall.

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).

26 DANNY VALENCIACurrent Streak: 0 for 6

Toronto Series: 2-11, 2 r, 2b, hr, 2 rbi, bb, 4 so, 3 gidpLast Homestand: 7-16, 2 r, 2 2b, 2 hr, 5 rbi, 2 bb, ibb, 4 so

• Went 0-for-4 yesterday after hitting safely in each of his first six games as an Athletic…is now batting .333 (9-for-27) with three doubles, three home runs and seven RBI in seven games, all starts (five at third base, two at designated hitter), since being claimed off waivers from Toronto Aug. 3.

• Has hit seven of his 10 home runs off right-handed pitching…six have come in his home ballparks (four at Rogers Centre, two in the Coliseum).

• Is a .341 (44-for-129) career hitter at Camden Yards.• Had a RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning last Sunday against

Houston for his fifth career game-ending RBI…it was his first since July 19, 2011 against Cleveland and all five have been singles.

• Hit .296 with seven home runs and 29 RBI in 58 games with the Blue Jays…started 27 games in left field, nine at third base, one in right field and one at first base.

Last Year: Began the year with Kansas City and hit .282 with two home runs and 11 RBI in 36 games before he was traded to Toronto July 28…batted .240 with two home runs and 19 RBI in 50 games with the Blue Jays and hit .258 overall.

21 STEPHEN VOGTCurrent Streak: 0 for 1

Toronto Series: 2-7, 2 2b, bb, soLast Homestand: 4-32, 2 r, 2 2b, hr, 2 rbi, 2 bb, 7 so, gidp, cs

• Is 6-for-52 (.115) over his last 17 games…is now batting .174 (23-for-132) with two home runs and seven RBI over his last 37 games after hitting .308 with 13 home runs and 53 RBI over his first 70 contests.

• Is tied for the American League lead in grand slams (2) and tied for second in RBI in the seventh inning or later (24) and sacrifice flies (7).

• Is 1-for-9 (.111) with five walks (.429 on-base percentage) as a pinch hitter…is tied for the AL lead in pinch walks.

• Made 34 of his first 35 starts at catcher but just 38 of his last 58…has tossed out 13-of-50 (26.0%) attempted base stealers.

• Batted .348 in April, .301 in May, .264 in June and .163 in July…is 6-for-33 (.182) in August.

• Was named to his first AL All-Star team…received the most votes among catchers in balloting by the players.

• Has 15 home runs and 60 RBI in 107 games this year after entering the season with 13 home runs and 51 RBI in 149 games in his career.

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.

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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* 36,0674/7 2 TEX L 1-3 1-1 t2 -½ HOU ½ Lewis Hahn Feliz 15,025 51,0924/8 3 TEX W 10-0 2-1 t1 – OAK/LAA – Kazmir Detwiler 19,479 70,5714/9 4 TEX L 1-10 2-2 t2 -½ LAA ½ Martinez Graveman 16,045 86,6164/10 5 SEA W 12-0 3-2 1 +½ OAK ½ Pomeranz Walker 30,114 116,7304/11 6 SEA L 4-5 (11) 3-3 t1 – OAK/TEX – Olson Abad Rodney 24,355 141,0854/12 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 19,2794/14 9 at HOU W 4-0 5-4 1 +1 OAK 1 Graveman Peacock 18,935 38,2144/15 10 at HOU L 1-6 5-5 1 +½ OAK ½ McHugh Pomeranz 19,777 57,9914/16 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 97,2194/18 12 at KC W 5-0 6-6 1 +½ OAK ½ Hahn Ventura Chavez 33,151 130,3704/19 13 at KC L 2-4 6-7 2 -½ HOU ½ Morales O’Flaherty Davis 36,755 167,1254/20 14 at LAA W 6-3 7-7 2 -½ HOU ½ Otero Shoemaker Clippard 35,228 202,3534/21 15 at LAA L 1-14 7-8 2 -1½ HOU 1½ Santiago Pomeranz 32,137 234,4904/22 16 at LAA W 9-2 8-8 2 -½ HOU ½ Gray Salas 30,034 264,5244/23 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 18,205 191,5724/25 19 HOU L 3-9 8-11 t3 -3 HOU 1½ Feldman Graveman 24,342 215,9144/26 20 HOU L 6-7 8-12 t3 -4 HOU 2½ Sipp Clippard Gregerson 22,080 237,9944/27 OFF DAY 4 -4½ HOU 34/28 21 LAA W 6-2 9-12 4 -4½ HOU 4 Gray Weaver 17,674 255,6684/29 22 LAA L 3-6 9-13 4 -5½ HOU 4 Morin Cook Street 16,212 271,8804/30 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 29,700 318,5285/2 25 at TEX L 7-8 (10) 10-15 4 -7½ HOU 6 Kela Cook 32,207 350,7355/3 26 at TEX W 7-1 11-15 3 -7½ HOU 7 Gray Gallardo 36,006 386,7415/4 27 at MIN L 7-8 11-16 4 -7½ HOU 7 Hughes Hahn Perkins 20,605 407,3465/5 28 at MIN W 2-1 12-16 3 -6½ HOU 6 Chavez May Clippard 18,135 425,4815/6 29 at MIN L 0-13 12-17 t3 -6½ HOU 5 Gibson Kazmir 18,866 444,3475/7 30 at MIN L 5-6 12-18 t4 -7½ HOU 6 Nolasco Pomeranz Perkins 22,379 466,7265/8 31 at SEA L 3-4 (11) 12-19 5 -7½ HOU 5 Smith Otero 25,187 491,9135/9 32 at SEA L 2-7 12-20 5 -8½ HOU 6 Happ Hahn 37,441 529,3545/10 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 19,743 311,1575/12 35 BOS W 9-2 13-22 5 -8 HOU 4 Pomeranz Masterson 24,605 335,7625/13 36 BOS L 0-2 13-23 5 -9 HOU 4 Miley Gray Uehara 22,389 358,1515/14 OFF DAY 5 -9½ HOU 4½5/15 37 CWS L 6-7 13-24 5 -10½ HOU 4½ Carroll Abad Duke 21,464 379,6155/16 38 CWS L 3-4 13-25 5 -11½ HOU 4½ Danks Rodriguez Robertson 28,445 408,0605/17 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 21,724 593,9095/19 41 at HOU L 4-6 14-27 5 -12½ HOU 5½ Hernandez Gray Neshek 17,575 611,4845/20 42 at HOU L 1-6 14-28 5 -13½ HOU 5½ Keuchel Hahn 21,066 632,5505/21 43 at TB L 0-3 14-29 5 -13½ HOU 5½ Colome Chavez Boxberger 10,605 643,1555/22 44 at TB L 2-5 14-30 5 -13½ HOU 4½ Archer Kazmir Boxberger 12,329 655,4845/23 45 at TB W 5-0 15-30 5 -13½ HOU 5½ Graveman Karns 15,207 670,6915/24 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 25,380 466,6355/26 48 DET L 0-1 17-31 5 -13½ HOU 6½ Price Chavez Soria 22,758 489,3935/27 49 DET L 2-3 17-32 5 -13½ HOU 6 Ryan Otero Soria 20,387 509,7805/28 50 NYY W 5-4 18-32 5 -13 HOU 6 Scribner Sabathia Clippard 21,795 531,5755/29 51 NYY W 6-2 19-32 5 -12 HOU 5 Gray Capuano Clippard 23,540 555,1155/30 52 NYY L 3-5 19-33 5 -13 HOU 5 Shreve Hahn Miller 25,223 580,3385/31 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 46/2 54 at DET W 5-3 21-33 5 -12½ HOU 5 Graveman Simon Clippard 28,362 714,7456/3 55 at DET W 6-1 22-33 5 -12½ HOU 6 Gray Sanchez 30,718 745,4636/4 56 at DET W 7-5 23-33 5 -11½ HOU 5½ Hahn Greene Clippard 37,411 782,8746/5 57 at BOS L 2-4 23-34 5 -11½ HOU 4½ Miley Kazmir Uehara 34,910 817,7846/6 58 at BOS L 2-4 23-35 5 -11½ HOU 3½ Kelly Chavez Uehara 36,713 854,4976/7 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 36/9 60 TEX L 1-2 23-37 5 -11 HOU 2 Martinez Gray Tolleson 14,617 620,4126/10 61 TEX W 5-4 24-37 5 -10 HOU 2 Clippard Kela 14,290 634,7026/11 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 42,113 933,5236/13 64 at LAA L 0-1 25-39 5 -10½ HOU 1½ Wilson GRAVEMAN Street 43,548 977,0716/14 65 at LAA W 8-1 26-39 5 -10½ HOU 2½ Gray Shoemaker 35,143 1,012,2146/15 66 at SD W 9-1 27-39 5 -10½ HOU 2½ Hahn Ross 30,018 1,042,2326/16 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 20,625 669,8166/18 69 SD L 1-3 29-40 5 -11½ HOU 3½ Kennedy Graveman Kimbrel 16,643 686,4596/19 70 LAA L 7-12 29-41 5 -11½ HOU 2½ Salas Mujica 25,528 711,9876/20 71 LAA W 4-1 30-41 5 -10½ HOU 2½ Hahn Weaver Clippard 26,471 738,4586/21 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 36/23 73 at TEX W 8-6 32-41 5 -10 HOU 4 Chavez Gonzalez Pomeranz 35,889 1,106,6036/24 74 at TEX W 8-2 33-41 5 -9 HOU 4 Graveman Rodriguez 34,216 1,140,8196/25 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 27,365 794,9606/27 77 KC L 2-3 34-43 5 -9 HOU 4 Young Kazmir Holland 28,619 823,5796/28 78 KC L 3-5 34-44 5 -10 HOU 4 Guthrie Chavez Davis 22,477 846,0566/29 79 COL W 7-1 35-44 5 -10 HOU 4 Graveman Hale 12,125 858,1816/30 80 COL L 1-2 35-45 5 -11 HOU 4 De La Rosa Bassitt Hawkins 19,206 877,3877/1 81 COL W 4-1 36-45 5 -11 HOU 5 Hahn Bettis Clippard 17,655 895,0427/2 82 SEA W 4-0 37-45 5 -10½ HOU 5 Kazmir Elias 13,062 908,1047/3 83 SEA L 5-9 37-46 5 -11½ HOU 5 Happ Chavez 35,067* 943,1717/4 84 SEA W 2-0 38-46 5 -10½ HOU 4 Graveman Hernandez Clippard 18,915 962,0867/5 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 3½7/7 86 at NYY W 4-3 (10) 39-47 5 -10 HOU 2½ Pomeranz Betances Clippard 32,337 1,202,4077/8 87 at NYY L 4-5 39-48 5 -10 HOU 1½ Sabathia Scribner Miller 41,626 1,244,0337/9 88 at NYY L 2-6 39-49 5 -10 HOU 1½ Tanaka Chavez 40,084 1,284,1177/10 89 at CLE L 1-5 39-50 5 -10 HOU ½ Salazar Graveman Allen 28,539 1,312,6567/11 90 at CLE W 5-4 40-50 5 -9 HOU ½ O’Flaherty McAllister Clippard 28,733 1,341,3897/12 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 ½7/17 92 MIN L 0-5 41-51 5 -9½ LAA ½ Santana Gray 23,462 1,007,7117/18 93 MIN W 3-2 (10) 42-51 5 -9½ LAA 1½ Pomeranz Fien 30,778 1,038,4897/19 94 MIN W 14-1 43-51 t4 -9 LAA 1 Chavez Milone 20,286 1,058,7757/20 OFF DAY 4 -10 LAA 27/21 95 TOR L 1-7 43-52 5 -11 LAA 2 Buehrle Graveman 19,364 1,078,1397/22 96 TOR W 4-3 (10) 44-52 4 -11 LAA 2 Rodriguez Osuna 18,827 1,096,9667/23 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 1,404,1287/25 99 at SF L 1-2 44-55 5 -11 LAA/HOU - Bumgarner Bassitt Casilla 42,162 1,446,2907/26 100 at SF L 3-4 44-56 5 -12 LAA 1 Hudson Graveman Casilla 42,034 1,488,3247/27 OFF DAY 5 -12 LAA 17/28 101 at LAD W 2-0 45-56 5 -11 LAA/HOU – GRAY Anderson 50,182 1,538,5067/29 102 at LAD L 7-10 45-57 5 -12 HOU 1 Baez Pomeranz 51,788 1,590,294 (53 dates)7/30 103 CLE L 1-3 45-58 5 -13 HOU 2 CARRASCO Bassitt 13,173 1,129,1847/31 104 CLE L 1-2 45-59 5 -13 HOU 2 Salazar Mujica Allen 28,152 1,157,3368/1 105 CLE W 5-1 46-59 5 -13 HOU 3 Brooks Anderson 19,046 1,176,3828/2 106 CLE W 2-1 (10) 47-59 5 -13 HOU 4 Rodriguez Allen 21,498 1,197,8808/3 107 BAL L 2-9 47-60 5 -13 HOU 3 Wilson Chavez 11,476 1,209,3568/4 108 BAL W 5-0 48-60 5 -12 HOU 3 Bassitt Gonzalez 16,328 1,225,6848/5 109 BAL L 3-7 (10) 48-61 5 -12 HOU 2 Britton Leon 20,176 1,245,8608/6 110 HOU L 4-5 (10) 48-62 5 -13 HOU 2½ Gregerson Mujica Harris 16,172 1,262,0328/7 111 HOU W 3-1 49-62 5 -12 HOU 1½ GRAY Keuchel 18,908 1,280,9408/8 112 HOU W 2-1 50-62 5 -11 HOU 1½ Chavez McHugh Mujica 25,091 1,306,0318/9 113 HOU W 5-4 51-62 5 -10 HOU ½ Abad Gregerson 20,278 1,326,309 (61 dates)8/10 OFF DAY 5 -10 HOU 18/11 114 at TOR L 2-4 51-63 5 -10 HOU 1 Hutchison Graveman Osuna 39,381 1,629,6758/12 115 at TOR L 3-10 51-64 5 -11 HOU 2 Dickey Brooks 44,597 1,674,2728/13 116 at TOR L 2-4 51-65 5 -11½ HOU 1½ Buehrle Chavez 46,920 1,721,192

* indicates sellout. CAPS indicates complete game.

DATE G OPP TIME TV PROMOTION8/14 117 at BAL 4:05 CSNCA8/15 118 at BAL 4:05 CSNCA8/16 119 at BAL 10:35 CSNCA8/17 120 at BAL 4:05 CSNCA8/18 121 LAD 7:05 CSNCA Mark McGwire Bobblehead (20,000 fans)8/19 122 LAD 12:35 CSNCA8/20 OFF DAY 8/21 123 TB 7:05 CSNCA8/22 124 TB 6:05 CSNCA Chevron Star Wars Fireworks8/23 125 TB 1:05 CSNCA8/24 126 at SEA 7:10 ESPN8/25 127 at SEA 7:10 CSNCA8/26 128 at SEA 12:40 CSNCA#8/27 OFF DAY 8/28 129 at ARZ 6:40 CSNCA8/29 130 at ARZ 5:10 CSNCA8/30 131 at ARZ 1:10 CSNCA8/31 132 LAA 7:05 CSNCA9/1 133 LAA 7:05 CSNCA9/2 134 LAA 12:35 CSNCA9/3 OFF DAY 9/4 135 SEA 7:05 CSNCA9/5 136 SEA 6:05 CSNCA Fireworks9/6 137 SEA 1:05 CSNCA Breast Cancer Awareness Day9/7 138 HOU 1:05 CSNCA9/8 139 HOU 7:05 CSNCA9/9 140 HOU 7:05 CSNCA9/10 OFF DAY 9/11 141 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA9/12 142 at TEX 5:05 CSNCA9/13 143 at TEX 12:05 CSNCA9/14 144 at CWS 5:10 CSNCA9/15 145 at CWS 5:10 CSNCA9/16 146 at CWS 5:10 CSNCA9/17 147 at CWS 11:10 CSNCA#9/18 148 at HOU 5:10 CSNCA9/19 149 at HOU 4:10 CSNCA9/20 150 at HOU 11:10 CSNCA9/21 OFF DAY 9/22 151 TEX 7:05 CSNCA Team Photo (10,000 fans)9/23 152 TEX 7:05 CSNCA9/24 153 TEX 12:35 CSNCA#9/25 154 SF 7:05 CSNCA9/26 155 SF 1:05 CSNCA9/27 156 SF 1:05 CSNCA9/28 157 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA9/29 158 at LAA 7:05 CSNCA9/30 159 at LAA 4:05 CSNCA10/1 10/2 160 at SEA 7:10 CSNCA10/3 161 at SEA 6:10 CSNCA10/4 162 at SEA 12:10 CSNCA

CSNCA# indicates 95.7 The Game’s radio calls synchronized with live video feeds

2015 OAKLAND ATHLETICS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

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CLUBLongest Winning Streak ............................................................................... 5, June 20 to 25Longest Winning Streak, Home .................................................................... 3, June 10 to 17............................................................................................................. 3, August 7 to presentLongest Winning Streak, Road ................................................................ 7, June 14 to July 7Longest Losing Streak ......................................................................................6, May 6 to 11Longest Losing Streak, Home ........................................................................5, April 11 to 26Longest Losing Streak, Road .......................................................................... 5, May 6 to 10........................................................................................................................ 5, June 5 to 13Most Runs, Game, A’s .................................................................. 16, June 17 vs. San DiegoMost Runs, Game, Opponents .............................................14, April 21 at Los Angeles (AL)Most Runs, Inning, A’s ........................................................................7, May 1 at Texas (8th)................................................................................................7, June 17 vs. San Diego (8th)Most Runs, Inning, Opponents ...................................... 8, June 19 vs. Los Angeles-AL (7th)Largest Margin, Victory ...................................................... 14, June 17 vs. San Diego (16-2)Largest Margin, Loss ................................................. 13, April 21 at Los Angeles (AL) (1-14) ................................................................................................ 13, May 6 at Minnesota (0-13)Most Hits, Game, A’s .................................................................... 20, June 17 vs. San DiegoMost Hits, Game, Opponents ....................................................17, July 24 at San FranciscoMost Hits, Inning, A’s ..............................................................8, June 17 vs. San Diego (8th)Most Hits, Inning, Opponents ..........................................................8, June 7 at Boston (8th)Most Home Runs, Game, A’s............................................................5, July 19 vs. MinnesotaMost Home Runs, Game, Opponents ...................................................... 4, April 9 vs. Texas................................................................................................................. 4, July 3 vs. SeattleMost Doubles, Game, A’s .....................................5 (four times), last: August 5 vs. BaltimoreMost Doubles, Game, Opponents .......................................................5, May 4 at Minnesota............................................................................................. 5, June 19 vs. Los Angeles (AL)................................................................................................................. 5, June 23 at TexasMost Triples, Game, A’s ......................................................................... 2, May 27 vs. Detroit..............................................................................................................2, July 1 vs. ColoradoMost Triples, Game, Opponents .....................1 (10 times), last: July 29 at Los Angeles (NL)Most Stolen Bases, Game, A’s ...............................................4, April 22 at Los Angeles (AL)Most Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents .............................................. 4, April 26 vs. HoustonMost Strikeouts, A’s Pitchers .................................................................. 15, May 8 at SeattleMost Strikeouts, Opponents Pitchers ..................................................... 14, May 8 at SeattleMost Walks, A’s Pitchers ............................................................................. 9, May 3 at TexasMost Walks, Opponents Pitchers.................................................8, May 15 vs. Chicago (AL)Fewest Hits Allowed, A’s Pitchers ............................................................. 1, April 6 vs. Texas................................................................................................1, April 23 at Los Angeles (AL)................................................................................................................1, June 11 vs. TexasFewest Hits Allowed, Opponents Pitchers ........................................ 1, July 31 vs. ClevelandMost Left on Base, Nine Inning Game .......................................13, May 15 vs. Chicago (AL)Most Left on Base, Extra Inning Game ......................................... 11, May 11 vs. Boston (11)Fewest Left on Base, Game ............................................................. 2, July 30 vs. Cleveland.......................................................................................................... 2, July 31 vs. ClevelandMost Errors, Game ................................................................................... 4, May 9 at Seattle.....................................................................................................4, May 17 vs. Chicago (AL)............................................................................................. 4, June 19 vs. Los Angeles (AL)Largest Comeback in Win .......................................................................... 5, May 1 at Texas Largest Lead Surrendered in Loss ...................................... 5, June 19 vs. Los Angeles (AL)

INDIVIDUALGrand Slams ..............................................Stephen Vogt, May 4 at Minnesota (Phil Hughes).........................................................................Ben Zobrist, June 2 at Detroit (Angel Nesbitt).............................................................Stephen Vogt, June 15 at San Diego (Cory Mazzoni)................................................................ Brett Lawrie, June 24 at Texas (Wandy Rodriguez).............................................................. Josh Reddick, July 19 vs. Minnesota (J.R. Graham)Pinch Hit Home Runs .....................................................................................................NoneLead Off Home Runs .......................... Billy Burns, May 24 at Tampa Bay (Erasmo Ramirez)Inside-The-Park Home Runs ..........................................................................................NoneGame Ending Home Runs ..............................................................................................NoneBack-to-Back Home Runs ....................Ike Davis and Stephen Vogt, April 17 at Kansas City.................................................Brett Lawrie and Josh Phegley, June 12 at Los Angeles (AL)...........................................................Billy Butler and Jake Smolinski, July 19 vs. MinnesotaLongest Hitting Streak ............................................................. 16, Billy Burns, June 10 to 28Most Runs, Game ......................3 (11 times), last: Brett Lawrie, July 29 at Los Angeles (NL)Most Hits, Game ............................................................ 4, Josh Reddick, May 12 vs. Boston..................................................................................... 4, Billy Butler, June 17 vs. San Diego........................................................................... 4, Brett Lawrie, July 29 at Los Angeles (NL)Most Doubles, Game ........................... 2 (14 times), last: Mark Canha, August 12 at TorontoMost Triples, Game ................................1 (27 times), last: Billy Burns, August 13 at TorontoMost Home Runs, Game ........................................ 2, Stephen Vogt, April 17 at Kansas City.............................................................................................2, Stephen Vogt, May 3 at Texas..................................................................................... 2, Marcus Semien, May 10 at Seattle................................................................................2, Jake Smolinski, July 19 vs. MinnesotaMost Runs Batted In, Game ........................................ 5, Stephen Vogt, May 4 at Minnesota.................................................................................. 5, Stephen Vogt, June 15 at San DiegoMost Walks, Game ...................................................... 4, Ben Zobrist, June 15 at San DiegoMost Strikeouts, Game ........................................................ 4, Brett Lawrie, April 7 vs. Texas..........................................................................4, Craig Gentry, April 21 at Los Angeles (AL)Most Stolen Bases, Game ....2 (four times), last: Josh Reddick, July 29 at Los Angeles (NL)Longest Winning Streak ........................................................4, Sonny Gray, April 6 to May 3Longest Losing Streak ........................................................ 4, Scott Kazmir, May 6 to June 5.........................................................................................4, Chris Bassitt, June 30 to July 30................................................................................ 4, Kendall Graveman, July 10 to presentMost Strikeouts, Game .........................................11, Jesse Chavez, June 17 vs. San DiegoMost Walks, Game ................................................................ 7, Sonny Gray, May 3 at TexasMost Innings, Game, Starter ...........9.0 (four times), last: Sonny Gray, August 7 vs. HoustonMost Innings, Game, Reliever ...............................6.1, Felix Doubront, August 12 at TorontoLow Hit Complete Game ............................................... 2, Sonny Gray, July 12 at ClevelandMost Consecutive Scoreless Innings ................ 19.0, Kendall Graveman, June 24 to July 10Most Consecutive Batters Retired ...................................16, Scott Kazmir, June 27 to July 2

GENERALLongest Game, Innings ............................................ 11 (four times), last: May 11 vs. BostonLongest Game, Time, Nine Innings ................................ 3:38, June 19 vs. Los Angeles (AL)Longest Game, Time, Extra Innings ..........................................3:57, May 11 vs. Boston (11)Shortest Game, Time....................................................... 2:06, April 28 vs. Los Angeles (AL)Largest Crowd, Home ...................................................................... 36,067, April 6 vs. TexasSmallest Crowd, Home ..........................................................11,476, August 3 vs. ClevelandLargest Crowd, Road ..................................................... 51,788, July 29 at Los Angeles (NL)Smallest Crowd, Road .............................................................10,605, May 21 at Tampa BayPostponement, Rain, Home ...........................................................................................NonePostponement, Rain, Road ............................................................................................None

HIGHS AND LOWS

MULTIPLE HIT GAMESPLAYER 2 3 4 5 TOTBurns 26 6 0 0 32Butler 18 4 1 0 23Canha 8 5 0 0 13Crisp 1 0 0 0 1Davis 6 2 0 0 8Fuld 7 2 0 0 9Lawrie 22 6 1 0 29Muncy 3 0 0 0 3Phegley 11 1 0 0 12Reddick 22 6 1 0 29Semien 14 6 0 0 20Smolinski 0 1 0 0 1Sogard 15 1 0 0 16Valencia 3 0 0 0 3Vogt 18 7 0 0 25Zobrist 14 4 0 0 18

MULTIPLE RBI GAMESPLAYER 2 3 4 5 6 TOTBurns 1 1 0 0 0 2Butler 4 2 1 0 0 7Canha 4 3 1 0 0 8Davis 2 0 1 0 0 3Fuld 4 0 0 0 0 4Ladendorf 1 0 0 0 0 1Lawrie 5 2 2 0 0 9Muncy 1 0 0 0 0 1Phegley 3 2 0 0 0 5Reddick 7 6 2 0 0 15Ross 1 0 0 0 0 1Semien 5 1 0 0 0 6Smolinski 0 0 1 0 0 1Sogard 2 2 0 0 0 4Valencia 2 0 0 0 0 2Vogt 9 4 1 2 0 16Zobrist 5 2 1 0 0 8

GAME TYING/GO-AHEAD RBIPLAYER GT GA TOTBurns 3 7 10Butler 6 9 15Canha 0 7 7Davis 0 4 4Fuld 1 2 3Gentry 2 0 2Ladendorf 0 1 1Lawrie 6 7 13Muncy 1 2 3Phegley 4 5 9Reddick 8 13 21Semien 0 5 5Smolinski 1 0 1Sogard 3 4 7Valencia 0 4 4Vogt 6 12 18Zobrist 1 15 16

STARTS IN THE BATTING ORDERPlayer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Burns 80 1 - - - - - 3 -Butler - - - 73 22 6 1 - -Canha - 19 - 1 2 3 19 18 2Crisp 8 8 - - - 1 1 1 -Davis - 1 1 2 26 20 9 1 -Fuld 20 6 - - - - 1 12 20Gentry 5 - - - - - - 2 5Ladendorf - - - - - - - - 2Lawrie - 5 4 - 7 47 44 - -Muncy - - - - 1 8 11 2 -Parrino - - - - - - - 1 -Phegley - - - - 7 8 14 13 2Reddick - 3 42 13 15 12 4 7 -Ross - 1 - - 4 - - 1 -Semien 2 37 - - - 1 3 27 38Sogard 1 7 - - - 1 5 28 40Smolinski - - - - 5 1 - - -Valencia - - - 6 1 - - - -Vogt - 23 25 7 26 8 4 - -Zobrist - 5 44 14 - - - - -

GAMES BY POSITIONC 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 GSBurns - - - - - - - - - - - - 88 84 - - - -Butler - - 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 97 97Canha - - 36 21 - - 1 - - - 48 40 - - 3 1 2 2Crisp - - - - - - - - - - 20 19 - - - - - -Davis - - 64 60 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Fuld - - - - - - - - - - 46 24 32 27 14 8 2 -Gentry - - - - - - - - - - 10 4 5 5 3 2 - -Ladendorf - - - - 2 2 1 - - - 1 - 1 - - - - -Lawrie - - - - 8 6 103 101 - - - - - - - - - -Muncy - - 19 13 - - 13 9 - - - - - - - - - -Parrino - - - - - - 6 - 10 1 - - - - - - - -Phegley 50 44 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Reddick - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 102 96 - -Ross - - - - - - - - - - 4 2 - - 5 4 1 -Semien - - - - - - - - 112 108 - - - - - - - -Sogard - - - - 83 75 1 1 8 7 - - - - - - 2 -Smolinski - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 - - 4 3 - -Valencia - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - - - - - 2 2Vogt 78 72 20 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4Zobrist - - - - 34 33 - - - - 27 24 - - 3 2 4 4

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HOME RUN BREAKDOWN 2015 HOME RUNS LAST REGULAR SEASON HOME RUNPlayer Solo 2R 3R GS Tot. Date Opponent Pitcher GP SinceBurns 2 0 0 0 2 May 28, 2015 New York (AL) Sabathia 63Butler 4 3 2 0 9 July 19, 2015 Minnesota Milone 20Canha 4 3 1 0 8 June 11, 2015 Texas Edwards 32Crisp 0 0 0 0 0 Aug. 27, 2014 at Houston Chapman 46Davis 2 1 0 0 3 June 29, 2015 Colorado Hale 26Fuld 1 0 0 0 1 July 5, 2015 Seattle Montgomery 17Lawrie 6 2 1 1 10 August 6, 2015 Houston Feldman 6Phegley 4 2 0 0 7 July 19, 2015 Minnesota Milone 12Reddick 5 4 3 1 13 July 28, 2015 at Los Angeles (NL) Anderson 12Semien 7 2 1 0 10 August 4, 2015 Baltimore Roe 7Sogard 0 0 0 0 0 August 6, 2014 Tampa Bay Hellickson 125Valencia 7 1 2 0 10 August 9, 2015 Houston Fiers 1Vogt 7 3 3 2 15 August 6, 2015 Houston Feldman 5others 3 4 2 1 10Team 48 24 13 5 90

MILESTONESPlayer Category No. NeedsButler Doubles 295 5 for 300Crisp Games as OF (w/OAK) 560 38 for 598 (ties Long for 10th in Oakland history) Hits 1454 46 for 1500 Doubles 276 24 for 300 Triples (w/OAK) 22 1 for 23 (ties Lansford, Jackson and North for 5th in Oakland history) Steals 298 2 for 300 Steals (w/OAK) 161 11 for 172 (ties Baker for 9th in Athletics history)Davis Hits 493 7 for 500 Home Runs 81 19 for 100Doolittle Games 176 24 for 200 Saves 25 19 for 44 (ties Koch and Foulke for 9th in Athletics history)Doubront Innings Pitched 471.2 28.1 for 500Gray Innings Pitched 437.2 62.1 for 500Lawrie Games 454 46 for 500 Hits 450 50 for 500Mujica Games 479 21 for 500Valencia Games 486 14 for 500 Doubles 98 2 for 100

A’S AT A GLANCESeason High ........................1-0/2-1/3-2/5-4 (April 6/8/10/14)Season Low ...................................................14-30 (May 22)April ................................................................................9-14May ............................................................................... 11-19June ..............................................................................15-12July ...............................................................................10-14August ..............................................................................6-6September ........................................................................0-0Home Series ..................................................................6-9-4Road Series ...................................................................6-9-3Series Sweeps ..................................................................3-7First Game of Series .....................................................17-20Last Game of Series .....................................................14-23A’s Score First ..............................................................41-21Opponent Scores First ....................................................9-44Leading After 7th ............................................................45-6Leading After 8th ............................................................47-1Tied After 7th ....................................................................4-7Tied After 8th ....................................................................4-7Trailing After 7th .............................................................2-52Trailing After 8th .............................................................0-57Commit No Errors .........................................................28-22Commit 1 or More Errors ..............................................23-43More HR Than Opp. .....................................................26-15Fewer HR Than Opp. .....................................................9-38Same Total HR of Opp. .................................................16-12Starter Pitches 7 or More ..............................................31-12Starter Pitches Less Than 7 .........................................20-53When Scoring 4 or More ...............................................40-19When Scoring Less Than 4 .......................................... 11-46Last At Bat ......................................................................7-14Replay Challenges .......................................................14-12Different Lineups ...............................................................95

WALK-OFF WINS (5)Josh Reddick, June 10 vs. Texas (fielder’s choice)Stephen Vogt, July 18 vs. Minnesota (single)Ike Davis, July 22 vs. Toronto (single)Mark Canha, August 2 vs. Cleveland (double)Danny Valencia, August 9 vs. Houston (single)

May 26 Sean Doolittle reinstated from the disabled list; Angel Castro optioned to Nashville

May 27 Eric O’Flaherty sent to Nashville on a rehab as-signment

May 30 Sean Doolittle placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 28 (strained left shoul-der); Angel Castro recalled from Nashville; Eric O’Flaherty transferred to Stockton on rehab

May 31 Drew Pomeranz assigned to Stockton on rehabJune 2 Eric O’Flaherty reinstated from the disabled list;

Angel Castro optioned to Nashville; A.J. Griffin sent to Stockton on a rehab assignment

June 3 Drew Pomeranz reinstated from the disabled list; Arnold Leon optioned to Nashville

June 5 Pat Venditte selected from Nashville; Dan Otero optioned to Nashville; Coco Crisp transferred to the 60-day disabled list

June 12 Arnold Leon recalled from Nashville; Pat Ven-ditte placed on the 15-day disabled list retroac-tive to June 11 (strained right shoulder); A.J. Grif-fin transferred to Nashville on rehab; Ike Davis assigned to Nashville on a rehab assignment

June 13 A.J. Griffin reinstated from the disabled list and optioned to Nashville; Sean Doolittle transferred to the 60-day disabled list

June 15 Edward Mujica assigned to Stockton on a rehab assignment

June 18 Ike Davis and Edward Mujica reinstated from the disabled list; Arnold Leon optioned to Nashville; Andy Parrino designated for assignment

June 21 Jake Smolinski claimed off waivers from the Texas Rangers and optioned to Nashville

June 22 Andy Parrino outrighted to Nashville

June 30 Chris Bassitt recalled from Nashville; Max Mun-cy optioned to Nashville

July 2 Cody Martin acquired from the Atlanta Braves for international bonus slot 53 and assigned to Nashville; Nate Freiman designated for assign-ment

July 5 Chris Bassitt optioned to Nashville; Nate Frei-man outrighted to Nashville

July 7 Jake Smolinski recalled from NashvilleJuly 11 Jesse Hahn placed on the 15-day disabled list

retroactive to July 6 (right forearm strain); Chris Bassitt recalled from Nashville

July 12 Dan Otero recalled from Nashville; Chris Bassitt optioned to Nashville

July 20 Taylor Thompson sent to Stockton on a rehab assignment

July 23 Scott Kazmir traded to the Houston Astros for minor league RHP Daniel Mengden and minor league C Jacob Nottingham; Arnold Leon re-called from Nashville; Pat Venditte sent to Stock-ton on a rehab assignment

July 24 Angel Castro recalled from Nashville; Arnold Leon optioned to Nashville

July 25 Chris Bassitt recalled from Nashville; Angel Cas-tro optioned to Nashville

July 27 Tyler Clippard and cash traded to the New York Mets for minor league RHP Casey Meisner; Coco Crisp assigned to Stockton on a rehab as-signment

July 28 Ben Zobrist and cash traded to the Kansas City Royals for RHP Aaron Brooks and minor league LHP Sean Manaea; R.J. Alvarez and Max Muncy recalled from Nashville

July 31 Felix Doubront acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations; Ryan Cook traded to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later or cash; Pat Venditte transferred to Nash-ville on rehab

Aug. 1 Aaron Brooks recalled from Nashville; Eric O’Flaherty designated for assignment; Taylor Thompson transferred to Nashville on rehab

Aug. 2 R.J. Alvarez optioned to NashvilleAug. 3 Coco Crisp reinstated from the disabled list;

Arnold Leon recalled from Nashville; Danny Valencia claimed off waivers from Toronto; Pat Venditte reinstated from the disabled list and optioned to Nashville; Jake Smolinkski and Dan Otero optioned to Nashville

Aug. 4 Max Muncy optioned to Nashville; Eric O’Flaherty traded with cash to the New York Mets for a PT-BNL or cash

Aug. 7 Minor league RHP Dawrin Frias acquired from the New York Mets as the PTBNL in the Aug. 4 Eric O’Flaherty trade; Sean Doolittle sent to Stockton on a rehab assignment

Aug. 8 Tyler Ladendorf sent to Arizona on a rehab as-signment

Aug. 9 Taylor Thompson reinstated from the 60-day DL and optioned to Nashville

Aug. 11 Sean Doolittle sent to Nashville on a rehab as-signment

Aug. 12 Tyler Ladendorf transferred to Stockton on rehabAug. 14 Brad Mills selected from Nashville; Arnold Leon

optioned to Nashville; Taylor Thompson desig-nated for assignment

Player Injury Dates Games MissedCrisp Right elbow surgery April 4-May 5 28Crisp Cervical strain May 20-August 2 65Davis Strained left quad May 14-June 18 33Doolittle Strained left rotator cuff April 4-May 25 47Doolittle Strained left shoulder May 28-present (eligible July 27) 67Freiman Strained lumbar muscle April 4-May 9 31Griffin Tommy John surgery Feb. 27-June 12 63Hahn Right forearm strain July 6-present (eligible July 21) 31Ladendorf Left ankle surgery May 22-present (eligible July 21) 73

Player Injury Dates Games MissedMujica Fractured right thumb May 22-June 18 26Nolin Bilateral core surgery April 4-May 14 36O’Flaherty Strained left shoulder May 2-June 1 29Parker Tommy John surgery April 4-present (eligible May 26) 116Pomeranz Sprained left AC joint May 19-June 2 14Reddick Strained right oblique March 27-April 11 6Thompson Strained right shoulder Feb. 26-August 8 112Venditte Strained right shoulder June 11-August 2 45Zobrist Left medial meniscus tear April 25-May 24 28

DISABLED LIST

The A’s have used the disabled list 18 times this season…used the DL 18 times in 2014

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