NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their six-game road trip today with the final game of a three-game set at Oakland (1-1 thus far)…will also travel to St. Louis for a three-game set this weekend (Fri.-Sun.).
With a 44-36 (.550) record, the Yankees own the fourth-best record in the American League.
Have won three of their last four games and five of their last eight games.
Have won or split 10 of their last 14 completed series (since 5/8) and 11 of their last 16 completed series (since 5/1).
Are 9-4 in rubber games this season…with a win today, it would mark the eighth time this season the Yankees won a series after dropping the series opener.
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees defeated the Athletics, 11- 0, on Wednesday at Oakland…RHP Domingo Germán (9.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 9K) became the 24th pitcher in Major League history and the fourth pitcher in franchise history to throw a perfect game…Yankees batters scored 11R, their most in a game since 5/10 vs. Oakland…RF Giancarlo Stanton (2-for-3, 1R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1BB) drove in a season-high three runs, hitting a solo HR in the fourth inning and a two-run single in the fifth inning…SS Anthony Volpe (2-for-4, 1R, 1 double, \1SB) recorded his second straight multi-hit game…C Kyle Higashioka (1-for-5, 1R, 1 double, 1RBI) caught his second career no-hitter and hit an RBI double in the fifth…2B DJ LeMahieu (1-for-5, 1R, 1RBI) hit an RBI single in the fifth…3B Josh Donaldson (1-for-4, 1 double, 2RBI, 1SF) and LF Isiah Kiner-Falefa (1-for-3, 1R, 2RBI, 2BB) each drove in a pair of runs.
PITCH PERFECT: Yankees pitchers have posted a Major League-best 3.61 ERA this season (next: Houston-3.62)… also rank second in the Majors in opponents’ BA (.228) and fifth in WHIP (1.21).
Have allowed 3ER-or-fewer in eight of their last nine games (since 6/18-G2), posting a 2.36 ERA (80.0IP, 21ER) in that span…have also allowed 3ER-or-fewer in nine of their last 12 games (since 6/14), 13 of their last 17 games (since 6/8-G2), 16 of their last 21 games (since 6/3) and 18 of their last 24 games (since 5/30)…own a 3.25 ERA in their last 24 games.
Have allowed 2ER-or-fewer in six of their last eight games (since 6/20).
OH MY JOSH: INF Josh Donaldson drove in two runs on Wednesday at Oakland…has hit .364/.469/.652 (24-for66) with 13R, 7 doubles, 4HR, 17RBI, 14BB and 1SF in 18 games as a visiting player at the Coliseum.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: INF Anthony Volpe has recorded multiple hits in back-to-back games…has reached base in 11 of his last 13 games (since 6/13), batting .333/.422/.538 (13-for-39) with 5R, 5 doubles, 1HR, 2RBI, 6BB and 2SB over that span.
His 94.1 stolen base percentage (16-for-17) is tied for the fourth-highest in the Majors…his 16SB are the most by a Yankees rookie since Eduardo Núñez’s 22SB in 2011.
STANTON ISLAND: DH/OF Giancarlo Stanton drove in a season-high three runs on Wednesday, hitting a solo HR in the fourth inning and a two-run single in the fifth inning… has hit .308/.400/.538 (4-for-13) with 2R, 1HR, 4RBI and 2BB over his last four games.
FUN IN THE SUN: The Yankees are 21-7 (.750) in day games this season, the best record by any Major League team in day games this season.
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres has reached base in 17 of his last 18 games since 6/8-G1.
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ: INF Anthony Rizzo is batting .333/.500/.458 (8-for-24) with 4R, 3 doubles, 1RBI, 7BB/1IBB and 1HP in his last eight games (since 6/20).
Has reached base in each of his last 14 games (since 6/11)…marks his second-longest on-base streak this season, trailing only a 15-game streak from 5/1-17.
FOR STARTERS: Yankees starters have allowed 3ER-orfewer in nine of their last 10 games (since 6/18-G1), 10 of their last 12 games (since 6/14), 14 of their last 17 games (since 6/8-G1), 17 of their last 21 games (since 6/3) and 19 of their last 24 games (since 5/30).
Have allowed 2ER-or-fewer in seven of their last 10 starts and 12 of their last 17 starts.
BASEBALL IMMORTALITY: RHP Domingo Germán threw the 24th perfect game in Major League history and the fourth in franchise history on Wednesday…joined Seattle’s
Félix Hernández (8/15/12 vs. Tampa Bay), San Francisco’s Matt Cain (6/13/12 vs. Houston), Chicago-AL’s Philip Humber (4/21/12 at Seattle), Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay (5/29/10 at Florida), Oakland’s Dallas Braden (5/9/10 vs. Tampa Bay), Chicago-AL’s Mark Buehrle (7/23/09 vs. Tampa Bay), Arizona’s Randy Johnson (5/18/04 at Atlanta), Yankees’ David Cone (7/18/99 vs. Montreal), Yankees’ David Wells (5/17/98 vs. Minnesota), Texas’ Kenny Rogers (7/28/94 vs. California), Montreal’s Dennis Martinez (7/28/91 at Los Angeles-NL), Cincinnati’s Tom Browning (9/16/88 vs. Los Angeles-NL), California’s Mike Witt (9/30/84 at Texas), Cleveland’s Len Barker (5/15/81 vs. Toronto), Oakland’s Catfish Hunter (5/8/68 vs. Minnesota), Los Angeles-NL’s Sandy Koufax (9/9/65 vs. Chicago-NL), Philadelphia’s Jim Bunning (6/21/64-Game 1 at New York-NL), Yankees’ Don Larsen (1956 World Series Game 5 on 10/8/56 vs. Brooklyn), Chicago-AL’s Charlie Robertson (4/30/1922 at Detroit), Cleveland Naps’ Addie Joss (10/2/1908 vs. Chicago-AL), Boston Americans’ Cy Young (5/5/1904 vs. Philadelphia Athletics), Providence Grays’ John Ward (6/17/1880 vs. Buffalo Bisons) and Worcester Ruby Legs’ Lee Richmond (6/12/1880 vs. Cleveland Blues).
Joined David Cone (7/18/99 vs. Montreal), David Wells (5/17/98 vs. Minnesota) and Don Larsen (1956 World Series Game 5 on 10/8/56 vs. Brooklyn) as the only pitchers in franchise history to throw a perfect game.
Was the first Major League pitcher to throw a perfect game since Seattle’s Félix Hernández on 8/15/12 vs. Tampa Bay.
Was the first Dominican-born pitcher to throw a perfect game.
Was the 15th perfect game in American League history.
Was the first Yankees pitcher to throw a perfect game during a night game and the eighth Major League pitcher to do so.
Was the first perfect game by a Yankee on the road…was the eighth perfect game by a Major League pitcher on the road.
Was the 16th right-handed pitcher in Major League history (third Yankee) to toss a perfect game.
Marked Germán’s first career complete game…was the second shutout by a Yankees starter this season (also Gerrit Cole on 4/16 vs. Minnesota).
According to Elias, pitch counts are known for the last 21 perfect games thrown in Major League history starting with Joss in 1908…out of those 21, Germán’s was the 10th with fewer than 100 pitches.
The Yankees’ four perfect games are the most by a franchise in Major League history (next: Chicago-AL – three).
The Yankees’ 11R were the most by a club in a perfect game
Struck out Brent Rooker swinging in the first inning on Wednesday for his 500th career strikeout.
WHAT A CATCH: C Kyle Higashioka caught Domingo Germán’s perfect game on Wednesday…marked the second time in his career he has caught a no-hitter (also Corey Kluber’s no-hitter on 5/19/21 at Texas), becoming the third Yankee to catch multiple no hitters, joining Yogi Berra (three) and Joe Girardi (two)…was the 60th catcher in Major League history to catch multiple no-hitters.
Also hit an RBI double in the fifth inning on Wednesday… is batting .323 (10-for-31) with 2 doubles, 12RBI, 4BB and 1SF with RISP this season.
BIGGER THAN BASEBALL: The Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation’s annual Swing for the Fences Auction is now live…the charity auction gives fans a chance to bid on one-of-a-kind experiences and memorabilia…items include a pitching lesson from RHP Gerrit Cole, a batting lesson from INF Anthony Rizzo, OF Aaron Judge and DH/OF Giancarlo Stanton and a game of Mario Kart on the Yankee Stadium scoreboard against LHP Nestor Cortes…all proceeds support pediatric cancer patients and their families…more information can be found at Rizzo48.givesmart.com.
SCHMIDT’S CREEK: RHP Clarke Schmidt will make his 17th start of the season today…has posted a 2.19 ERA (37.0IP, 9ER) over his last seven starts (since 5/19), the third-lowest ERA in the AL and eighth-lowest ERA in the Majors in that span…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in six of those seven starts and 1ER-or-fewer in four of those starts…has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in each of his last seven starts, nine of his last 10 starts (since 5/3) and 10 of his last 12 starts (since 4/23).
Is 2-3 with a 3.12 ERA (52.0IP, 18ER) and 44K over his last 10 starts (since 5/3) after going 0-3 with a 6.84 ERA (25.0IP, 19ER) and 32K in his first six starts of the season
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP CLARKE SCHMIDT (2-6, 4.32 ERA)
RHP Clarke Schmidt will make his 17th start of the season in today’s series finale at Oakland…the 27-year-old will make the start on extended five days’ rest due to Monday’s team off day…last pitched on Friday vs. Texas and did not record a decision despite allowing just 1R/0ER over 5.1IP (6H, 1BB, 3K, 1HP, 1WP)… has posted a 2.19 ERA (37.0IP, 9ER) over his last seven starts (since 5/19)…his 2.19 ERA since 5/19 is the third-lowest in the AL and the eighth-lowest in the Majors during that span…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in six of his last seven starts and 1ER-or-fewer in four of those starts…has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in each of his last seven starts, nine of his last 10 starts (since 5/3) and 10 of his last 12 starts (since 4/23)…has tossed at least 5.0 innings in six of his last seven starts and nine of his last 12 starts after not doing so in his first four starts this season…made his second career Opening Day roster in 2023 (also 2022)…in 2022, went 5-5 with two saves and a 3.12 ERA (57.2IP, 46H, 23R/20ER, 23BB, 56K, 5HR) in 29 appearances (three starts) over four stints with the Yankees…in three starts, went 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA (11.2IP, 13H, 6ER, 2BB, 14K, 0HR)…as a reliever, went 5-3 with two saves and a 2.74 ERA (46.0IP, 33H, 17R/14ER, 21BB, 42K, 5HR) in 26 games…tossed at least 2.0 innings in 13 of his relief appearances and at least 3.0 innings in five of those relief appearances…was selected by the Yankees in the first round (16th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of South Carolina.
LAST TIME OUT: Made his 16th start of the season on Friday vs. Texas and did not record a decision despite allowing just 1R/0ER over 5.1IP (6H, 1BB, 3K, 1HP, 1WP)…allowed his only unearned run in the fourth inning…marked his third start this season with at least 5.0IP and 0ER allowed (also 5.2IP and 0ER on 5/31 at Seattle and 5.2IP and 0ER on 4/23 vs. Toronto).
ON A ROLL: Is 2-3 with a 3.12 ERA (52.0IP, 18ER) and 44K over his last 10 starts (since 5/3) after going 0-3 with a 6.84 ERA (25.0IP, 19ER) and 32K in his
first six starts of the season.
Over his last seven starts (since 5/19), is 1-2 with a 2.19 ERA (37.0IP, 9ER) and 28K…his 2.19 ERA since 5/19 is the third-lowest in the AL and the 10th-lowest in the Majors during that span.
Has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in six of his last seven starts and 1ER-or-fewer in four of those starts.
Has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in each of his last seven starts, nine of his last 10 starts (since 5/3) and 10 of his last 12 starts (since 4/23).
VS. OAKLAND: Has made two career starts vs. the Athletics, going 1-1 with a 5.23 ERA (10.1IP, 13H, 6ER, 3BB, 14K, 1HR).
Last pitched vs. Oakland on 5/9 at Yankee Stadium, earning his first win of the season after allowing just 2ER over a career-high-tying 6.0IP (5H, 2BB, 7K, 1HR, 1WP)…marked his first career win as a starter.
Has made eight career appearances (six starts) vs. AL West opponents, going 1-3 with a 4.41 ERA (32.2IP, 16ER) and 41K.
Is 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA (25.2IP, 11ER) and 30K in five starts vs. AL West teams this season.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Is 1-1 with a 5.20 ERA (27.2IP, 16ER) and 30K in six starts on the road this season…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in each of his last three road starts (since 5/19).
Has made 25 appearances (nine starts) in his career on the road, going 4-5 with one save and a 4.46 ERA (66.2IP, 74H, 38R/33ER, 28BB, 69K, 5HR).
In 16 games (two starts) on the road in 2022, went 3-4 with one save and a 3.62 ERA (32.1IP, 30H, 15R/13ER, 11BB, 34K, 2HR)…allowed 2R-or-fewer in 14 of those games, 1R-or-fewer in 12 of those appearances and nine were scoreless.
2023: Has made 16 starts this season, going 2-6 with a 4.32 ERA (77.0IP, 86H, 43R/37ER, 23BB, 76K, 11HR)…over his last seven starts (since 5/19), is 1-2 with a 2.19 ERA (37.0IP, 9ER) and 28K…his 2.19 ERA since 5/19 is the third-lowest in the AL and the 10th-lowest in the Majors during that span.
Has tossed at least 5.0 innings in six of his last seven starts and in nine of his last 12 starts after not doing so in his first four starts this season.
Tossed a career-high-tying 6.0IP on 6/6 vs. Chicago-AL.
Did not allow a HR in four straight starts from 5/14-31, marking the longest homerless stretch of his career as a starter (previous: three straight starts from 6/16-9/3/22)…has surrendered just 4HR over his last 10 starts (since 5/3) after allowing at least 1HR in five of his first six starts of the season (7HR total).
In his eighth start of the season on 5/9 vs. Oakland, earned his first win of the season after allowing just 2ER over a career-high-tying 6.0IP (5H, 2BB, 7K, 1HR, 1WP)…marked his first career win as a starter… reached 100.0 career innings in the first inning.
Struck out Ezequiel Duran (swinging) in the fifth inning on 4/28 at Texas for his 100th career strikeout.
Recorded a career-high-tying 8K in back-to-back starts on 4/23 vs. Toronto and 4/28 at Texas.
Made his second career Opening Day roster (also 2022).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS NOTES:
ABOUT THE A’S: Have lost three of the last four games and 11 of the last 13 after winning a season-high seven consecutive contests…are a season-high tying 40 games under .500 at 21-61 (.256)…that is the lowest winning percentage in the majors behind the Royals (22-58, .275)…the last two Major League teams to finish with a winning percentage under .290 are the 2003 Tigers (43-119, .265) and 1962 Mets (40-120, .250)…are 3-4-1 over the last eight series after going 1-16 over the first 17 series…have been swept 11 times and have swept one series.
NO NO-HITTER STREAK ENDS: The A’s had their streak of 5,010 consecutive games without being no-hit come to an end last night with Domingo German’s perfect game…the streak was the longest active streak in the majors and third longest in American League history behind the Royals (5550 from May 16, 1973-May 18, 2008) and Yankees (5026 from Sept. 21, 1958-July 8, 1990)…prior to last night, the last time the A’s were no-hit was on July 13, 1991 by Bob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson and Gregg Olson of Baltimore…the only other pitcher with a perfect game against the A’s is Cy Young on May 5, 1904 at Boston…German’s perfect game was the third in Coliseum history along with Catfish Hunter (May 8, 1968) and Dallas Braden (May 9, 2010).
A’s IN JUNE: The A’s are 9-15 (.375) in June after going 6-23 (.207) in May and 5-23 (.179) in April…are tied for the seventh worst record in the majors this month after posting the lowest mark in April and May…have clinched a losing record in June for the second consecutive year (went 5-21 in 2022)…including this June, have posted a losing record in each of the last five full months and nine of the last 10…have a run differential of -39 after posting a mark of -78 in May and -118 in April…have a 4.67 ERA (110 er in 212.0 ip) after logging the highest ERA in the majors in May (5.54) and April (7.97)…have yielded just 21 home runs this month, which is tied for third fewest in the majors…surrendered 50 home runs in April and 49 in May…are batting .214 (167-for-781) in June, which is second lowest in the majors…have hit under .222 in June twice in Oakland history: .209 in 2022 and .216 in 1982…rank last in the majors in OPS (.626), slugging (.330) and extra base hits (53), have the second fewest home runs (18) and third fewest runs (82)…have 25 stolen bases, which is fifth most in the majors and the most by an A’s team in June since 1998 (27).
OFFENSE: The A’s have been held to fewer than 10 hits in each of the last 18 games, which is tied for the longest such streak in Oakland history…also had an 18-game streak earlier this year from May 17-June 5…are batting .190 (108- for-569) with 52 runs scored during the current streak (2.9 runs per game)… are now hitting .217 for the season, which is the lowest mark in the majors… have hit under .223 once in Athletics history and that was last year (.216)…also rank last in the majors this year in slugging (.346), OPS (.644), runs scored (282) and extra base hits (190)…have the third fewest doubles (107), the fourth lowest on-base percentage (.298), the fifth most strikeouts (757) and the seventh fewest home runs (75)…lead the majors in sacrifice hits (17) and rank second in hit by pitches (46)…have been shut out nine times, which is tied for third most.
IN THE PINCH: A’s pinch hitters are 7-for-14 (.500) over the last 10 games and 22-for-74 (.297) with three doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and 10 walks overall…lead the majors in hits, rank third in walks, fourth in plate appearances (85), tied for fourth in extra base hits (5), tied for fifth in doubles and home runs and tied for eighth in RBI.
PITCHING: The A’s have a 6.05 ERA, which is the highest in the majors…the highest in Athletics history is 6.07 in 1936…also have the highest opponents on-base percentage this year (.360), the second highest OPS (.828) and slugging percentage (.468) and the third highest batting average (.272)…lead the majors in most walks (358), home runs (120), hit batters (50) and wild pitches (40) and have the sixth fewest strikeouts (640).
STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers are 5-7 with a 4.04 ERA (44 er in 98.0 ip) over the last 21 games after going 2-32 with a 7.19 ERA over the first 61 contests…are 7-39 with a 6.38 ERA for the season…the ERA is second highest in the majors (Rockies, 6.51) and the wins are the fewest…the fewest wins from a starting rotation in a full season in Major League history is 21 by the Pirates last year…have tossed seven innings or fewer in each game this year and have the third fewest innings pitched (379.2).
FOR OPENERS: The A’s have used an “opener” eight times this year (all since May 24)…openers are 1-3 with a 7.56 ERA (8.1 ip, 16 h, 7 r, 7 er, 9 so) and the “main” pitchers are 2-2 with a 4.62 ERA (39.0 ip, 37 h, 20 r, 20 er, 15 bb, 40 so)… are 2-6 in the eight games…used an opener nine times in 2018 (all in September) and three times in 2019 (none after June 5).
THE BULLPEN: The A’s bullpen is 1-4 with two saves, three blown saves and a 5.13 ERA (30 er in 52.2 ip) over the last 13 games…has a 5.70 ERA for the season, which is the highest in the majors…leads the majors in losses (22)…is 12-for-27 (44.4%) in save opportunities, which is the lowest percentage in the majors… has the third fewest saves and is tied for the sixth most blown saves (15)… has 341.1 innings pitched, which is the most…has allowed 61-of-148 (41.2%) inherited runners to score, which is the second highest percentage…has the third most inherited runners.
ON THE BASES: The A’s are 79-for-97 (81.4%) in stolen base attempts and have surpassed their season total of 78 stolen bases from last year…rank fourth in the majors in attempts this year, tied for fourth in stolen bases and 10th in percentage…A’s opponents are 10-for-22 (45.5%) in stolen base attempts over the last 19 games and are 58-for-88 (65.9%) for the season, which is the lowest success rate in the majors…the 30 caught stealings are seven more than any other team…A’s pitchers have nine pickoffs, which is second most in the majors to the Yankees (11).
HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 1-1 on this six-game homestand against New York-AL (1-1) and Chicago-AL (three games)…went 2-5 on the last homestand against Tampa Bay (2-2) and Philadelphia (0-3) and are 10-30 (.250) at home, which is tied with the Royals for the lowest home winning percentage in the majors…went 1-5 on the last road trip to Cleveland (0-3) and Toronto (1-2) and are 11-31 (.262) on the road, which is the worst road record in the majors…have compiled a 5.19 ERA (214 er in 371.0 ip) at home compared to 6.97 on the road.
WINNING LATE: The A’s have scored the winning run in their final at bat in 11 of their 21 victories…have five walk-off wins, which is tied for third most in the majors…have 11 wins when tied or trailing after seven innings, which is tied for fifth most in the majors…are 10-5 when leading after seven innings…are 4-6 (.400) in extra inning games…the 10 extra inning games matches the A’s season total from last year and is sixth most in the majors this year…are tied for the second most losses and tied for the seventh most wins.
RUN DIFFERENTIAL: The A’s lost 11-0 last night, which was their ninth loss by 10 or more runs this year…those are the most such losses in Oakland history and the most by an A’s team since the 1956 Kansas City A’s also had nine…are now 8-45 (.178) in games decided by two or more runs compared to 13-16 (.448) in one-run games…are tied for second in the majors in one-run losses, rank third in games (29) and tied for seventh in wins…each of the A’s four wins, five of the last six and 13 of 21 overall have been by one run…10 of the A’s last 18 games have been decided by one run and Oakland is 5-5 in those one-run games… have a run differential of -234, which is the lowest in the majors…had a run differential of -202 all last year, which was second lowest in Oakland history (-287 in 1979).
A’S VS. YANKEES
- The A’s have lost the season series for the third consecutive year as they are 1-4 entering the final game today…it is the first time they have lost three straight season series to the Yankees since 2008-11 when they lost four straight.
- With a loss today, the A’s would finish with their lowest winning percentage against the Yankees since 2010 (1-9, .100).
- Are 6-13 against the Yankees over the last three years, which includes 1-8 in New York and 5-5 in Oakland.
Year Home Road Totals
2023 1-1 0-3 1-4
2022 2-2 0-3 2-5
Oakland History: 260-296
at the Coliseum: 146-133
at Yankee Stadium: 17-32
All-Time: 801-1162
TODAY’S TIDBITS
Ryan Noda is tied for the American League lead in walks (52)…is tied for fourth in the majors in walks and ranks 12th in on-base percentage (.382)… leads Major League rookies in on-base percentage (.382) and walks (52)… Esteury Ruiz leads the majors in stolen bases (40), ranks third in batting with runners in scoring position (.403) and tied for third in hit by pitches (12)…leads ML rookies in stolen bases (40) and hit by pitches (12), ranks third in hits (81), fourth in doubles (18) and seventh in RBI (32).
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Hogan Harris (2-1, 4.90 ERA)
FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make the eighth appearance and third start of his career…four of his appearances came in a game started by an opener (Pruitt on May 27 vs. Houston; Fujinami on June 2 at Miami, June 13 vs. Tampa Bay and June 24 at Toronto)…was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas May 2 for his second stint with the A’s and is 2-1 with a 3.31 ERA (32.2 ip, 23 h, 12 r, 12 er, 8 bb, 27 so) in six games, including two starts, since his return…was recalled for the first time on April 14, made his Major League debut that day in relief against the Mets (0.1 ip, 1 h, 6 r, 6 er, 5 bb, 0 so) and was optioned back to Las Vegas the next day…is 0-1 with a 3.77 ERA and .699 opponents OPS in eight starts with the Aviators.
MAJORS AND MINORS: Went 0-1 with an 11.57 ERA and 1.040 opponents OPS over his first five games this year at the Major League and Minor League level (four with Las Vegas, one with Oakland)…is 2-1 with a 2.75 ERA (16 er in 52.1 ip) and .567 OPS in 10 games since then (four with Las Vegas, six with Oakland)…walked 19 batters, struck out 11 and yielded three home runs in 11.2 innings over his first five games…has walked just 14 in 52.1 innings since then (47 so, 4 hr).
THIS AND THAT: Walked four batters in 4.2 innings in his last game after issuing four free passes in 28.0 innings over his previous five contests…has allowed five hits or fewer in all seven of his appearances and opponents are batting .202…that breaks down to .188 (18-for-96) against right-handed hitters and .261 (6-for-23) against left-handers…has a .173 (13-for-75) opponents average with the bases empty, .250 (11-for-44) with runners on…opponents are 7-for-18 (.389) with runners in scoring position…the opponents number seven hitter is 0-for-12 against him…has allowed 10 of his 18 runs in the fifth inning for a 14.21 ERA (6.1 ip)…has a 2.70 ERA (8 er in 26.2 ip) in all other innings.
2023 DAY-BY-DAY: Was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on April 14 and made his Major League debut that day against New York (NL)…entered the game to start the fifth inning with the A’s trailing 6-3…retired the first batter he faced (Vogelbach ground out) but his next seven batters were BB, BB, BB, HBP, BB, 2B, BB…walked five batters in 0.1 innings to become the sixth AL, NL or FL pitcher since 1901 to walk five or more his debut while pitching less than an inning (last: Justin Dunn, Sept. 12, 2019 for Seattle)…allowed six runs, which matched the most by A’s pitcher in debut of fewer than one inning (Sam Gray, April 19, 1924 at Boston; James York, Sept. 12, 1919 vs. CWS)… had career highs in runs and walks and was optioned back to the Aviators the next day…was recalled for a second time on May 27 and pitched in relief of opener Adam Pruitt that day against Houston…entered the game to start the second inning and tossed 5.0 scoreless innings…allowed just one hit and one walk…walked the second batter he faced (Maldonado) but then retired 12 straight before Bregman singled with one out in the sixth…struck out Kyle Tucker in the fourth inning for his first career strikeout…pitched in relief of opener Shintaro Fujinami on June 2 at Miami and allowed a career-high five hits…picked up his first win in his first start on June 7 at Pittsburgh, a 9-5 A’s win…allowed three runs in 5.0 innings, which was his shortest outing as a starter…pitched in relief of Fujinami again on June 13 and picked up his second consecutive win in the A’s 2-1 victory over Tampa Bay…allowed just one run in a career-high 7.0 innings…it tied for the sixth longest outing by a reliever in Oakland history and was the longest since Reggie Harris logged 7.0 innings on Aug. 14, 1990 against Boston…was charged with the first loss of his career in the A’s 3-2 loss to Philadelphia on June 18 in Oakland…struck out a career-high seven batters in 6.0 innings and logged a career-high 95 pitches.
LAST APPEARANCE: He had a no decision in the A’s 7-3 loss at Toronto last Saturday…allowed a career-high tying five hits…entered the game with two outs in the first inning in relief of opener Shintaro Fujinami and the A’s trailing 2-0…got the final out of the inning to strand two inherited runners…then hit Guerrero with the bases loaded in the second and allowed a two-run home run to Jansen in the third…was relieved by Pruitt after allowing a one-out single to Belt in the sixth and Pruitt allowed that run to score.
