OAKLAND ATHLETICS NOTES:
ABOUT THE A’S: Beat the Brewers last night by a score of 5-2 to win their third game in a row for the first time this season…have not won more than three straight since winning the final four games last year and the first game this year…won the three-game series at Pittsburgh and have won two of the last three series after winning just one of the first 17…are 5-5 (.500) over the last 10 games and are 7-24 (.25) over the last 31…are 15-50 (.219) overall, which is tied for the fourth worst record by and AL, NL or FL team since 1900…were swept in a three-game series at Miami last weekend and have been swept nine times.
OFFENSE: The A’s scored five runs on six hits and seven walks last night and collected a season-high tying 17 hits on Wednesday at Pittsburgh (also May 5 at Kansas City) and added eight walks for a season-high 25 times on base… have 25 runs and 38 hits over the last three games and are batting .244 (65- for-244) with 35 runs scored in seven games in June after hitting .208 with 87 runs in 29 games in May…overall, have the second lowest OPS (.664), batting average (.224) and slugging percentage (.358) in the majors and the sixth lowest on-base percentage (.306)…rank second in fewest runs (235) and extra base hits (159), are fourth in fewest doubles (90), fifth in most strikeouts (597) and ninth in fewest home runs (62)…lead the majors in hit by pitches (39) and are tied for third in sacrifice hits (12)…have been shut out eight times, which is tied for the most in the majors…A’s pinch hitters lead the majors in hits (15), are tied for the lead in walks (10) and tied for fourth in plate appearances (66).
PITCHING: The A’s have a 6.50 ERA, which is the highest in the majors…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the highest ERA by an AL or NL team since the earned run became an official stat is 6.70 by the 1930 Philadelphia Phillies…also have the highest opponents OPS (.850), batting average (.276), on-base percentage (.368) and slugging percentage (.482) in the majors this year…lead the majors in most walks (301), home runs (102) and hit batters (43), have the second most wild pitches (33) and the fourth fewest strikeouts (488)…have surrendered six grand slams, which are the most in the majors and tied for fifth most in a season in Athletics history (8 in 1993 and 1999, 7 in 1954 and 1997)…also lead the majors with 13 walks with the bases loaded, which is the most by an A’s team since 2012 (13).
STARTING PITCHING: Luis Medina earned the win last night but he was not the starter, following opener Sam Moll…starting pitchers picked up the win in each of the two previous games, marking just the second time this year they have done that (May 5-6 at Kansas City)…went 2-32 over the first 62 games and are 4-32 with a 6.94 ERA for the season…the ERA is the highest in the majors and no other team has fewer than nine wins from its starters… the fewest wins from a starting rotation in a full season in Major League history is 21 by the Pirates last year…A’s starters have the fewest innings pitched this year (298.1).
THE BULLPEN: Trevor May recorded the save last night, his second of the season…also earned the save on Wednesday, snapping a 29-game streak without a save…that was the second longest single-season streak by an A’s team since the save became an official stat in 1969…it fell one short of the record of 30 (June 1-July 2, 1980)…the save was the A’s first since May 6 at Kansas City and the pen is 6-for-17 (35.3%) in save opportunities for the season…the A’s bullpen has the lowest save percentage and fewest saves in the majors and the 11 blown saves are 10th most…has the highest ERA in the majors (6.01) and the second most innings pitched (269.2)…has allowed 50-of-120 (41.7%) inherited runners to score, which is the fourth highest percentage… have the fourth most inherited runners.
ON THE BASES: The A’s are 62-for-77 (80.5%) in stolen base attempts…rank fourth in the majors in stolen base attempts and tied for fourth in stolen bases…opponents are 50-for-69 (72.5%), which is the sixth lowest success rate in the majors…the 18 caught stealings are second most…A’s pitchers are tied for second in the majors in pickoffs (6).
HOME AND AWAY: The A’s are 3-4 on this nine-game road trip to Miami (0- 3), Pittsburgh (2-1) and Milwaukee (1-0)…the win on Tuesday at Pittsburgh snapped a 15-game road losing streak, which matched the longest in Oakland history (May 24-June 23, 1986)…this is the first of two three-city road trips this year…went 0-7 on the last road trip to Houston (0-3) and Seattle (0-4) and are 8-26 (.235) on the road, which is the worst road record in the majors…return home following the game Sunday for a seven-game homestand against Tampa Bay (four games) and Philadelphia (three games)…went 2-4 on the last homestand against Houston (0-3) and Atlanta (2-1) and are 7-24 (.226) at home, which is the lowest home winning percentage in the majors…have compiled a 5.71 ERA at home compared to 7.30 (228 er in 281.0 ip) on the road.
DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed just two errors over the last 11 games but have 37 for the season, which is tied for seventh most in the majors…are tied with the Rangers for the most outfield assists (13).
WINNING LATE: The A’s have scored the winning run in their final at bat in eight of their 15 victories…have five walk-off wins, which is tied for the most in the majors…are 9-46 when tied or trailing after seven innings compared to 6-4 when leading after seven innings…only Atlanta (11) has more wins when tied or trailing after seven and no other team has fewer than 14 wins when leading after seven…are 3-4 (.429) in extra inning games…are tied for third in the majors in extra inning losses, tied for seventh in games (7) and tied for eighth in wins.
RUN DIFFERENTIAL: The A’s have a run differential of +16 over the last three games and are +2 over the last 10 games…are -197 for the season, 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)…are 8-11 (.421) in one-run games…are tied for sixth in the majors in one-run losses and tied for eighth in games (19)…are 7-39 (.152) in games decided by two or more runs, including 1-14 in games decided by six or more runs.
THIS AND THAT: The A’s are 13-25 (.342) in night games, 2-25 (.074) in day games…are 13-11 when scoring four or more runs, 2-39 when scoring fewer than four runs…have employed 45 players, which is the most in the majors (Brewers, 44)…have used 29 pitchers, which is second most (Rays, 30)…have used 12 rookies and seven players have made their Major League debuts… have used the injured list 15 times, including 11 times for pitchers…currently have seven players on the IL, including six pitchers…have an average time of game of 2:45, which is the longest in the majors…however, have not averaged under 2:53 per game since 2010 (2:43).
A’s IN MAY: The A’s went 6-23 (.207) in May after going 5-23 (.179) in April… both records were the worst in the majors…set an Athletics record for losses in May after matched the A’s total from April this year for second most in any month in Oakland history (24 in June, 1979)…the May winning percentage was second lowest in May in Athletics history (4-17, .190 in 1919)…compiled a 5.54 ERA in May after posting a 7.97 ERA in April, both of which were the highest in the majors…surrendered 49 home runs, which are second most in any month in Oakland history (50 in April, 2023)…batted .208, which was the lowest mark in the majors and second lowest for any month in Athletics history (.207 in Aug. 1906).
THE INJURED LIST: The A’s have used the injured list 13 times, including nine times for pitchers…currently have seven players on the IL,
including six pitchers…have added eight players to the IL since the start of the season after beginning the year with five players…used the IL 31 times last year, which broke the Oakland record of 27 set in 2016 and matched in 2021.
A’S VS. BREWERS
- The A’s travel to Milwaukee for the first time since 2016 when they were swept in a two-game series…the only other time the two clubs played in this ballpark was in 2013 when Oakland won two of three.
- Last met in 2019 when the A’s won two of three in Oakland.
- Are 8-5 in four seasons series since the Brewers moved to the National League.
Year Home Road Totals
2023 0-0 0-0 1-0
2019 2-1 0-0 2-1
A’s vs. Brewers: 182-159
at the Coliseum (since 1970): 106-66
at American Family Field: 3-3
A’s vs. Brewers/Pilots: 195-164
TODAY’S TIDBITS
Ramón Laureano has hit safely in each of his last 10 games (12-for-34, .352)…Ryan Noda leads Major League rookies in on-base percentage (.410)
and walks (43), ranks second in OPS (.872) and fifth in runs (33)…Esteury Ruiz leads ML rookies in stolen bases (30) and hit by pitches (12), is third in hits (66) and tied for fifth in doubles (14).
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Paul Blackburn (0-0, 6.00 ERA)
FOR STARTERS: Was reinstated from the injured list May 29 and is scheduled to make his third start of the season…began the year on the 15-day IL with a right middle fingernail avulsion…made three rehab starts with Single-A Stockton and Triple-A Las Vegas from April 7-16 before his rehab assignment was halted…resumed on May 14 and made three more starts with the Aviators…had no decisions, a 7.50 ERA and 1.012 OPS in six rehab starts overall.
LAST START: He had his second consecutive no decision in the A’s 7-5 loss at Miami on Sunday…allowed a RBI double to Gurriel in the second inning but the A’s came back with five runs in the third…he yielded a sacrifice fly to Stallings in the fourth to make the score 5-2 and then surrendered a game-tying three home run to Cooper in the fifth…was relieved by Waldichuk to start the fifth with the scored tied 5-5.
HOME AND AWAY: Was 6-1 with a 2.12 ERA and .611 OPS in 13 starts on the road compared to 1-5 with an 8.31 ERA and .975 OPS in eight starts at
home…had the highest home ERA in Oakland history among pitchers with 30 or more innings at home…the previous high was 7.46 by Mark Redman in
76.0 innings in 2004…using the same minimum, he had the highest home ERA in the majors in 2022…his road ERA was fourth lowest in the AL among pitchers with at least 70.0 road innings…yielded nine home runs in 39.0 innings in Oakland, six in 72.1 innings on the road…is now 9-8 with a 4.07 ERA and .747 OPS in 29 career games on the road, 4-9 with a 6.53 ERA and .846 OPS in 24 games at home.
OPPONENTS BATTING: Had a .255 opponents batting average, which broke down to .250 (52-for-208) with a .739 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .260 (21-for-223) with a .764 OPS against left-handers…allowed a .302 average with runners on base, but that dropped to .242 with runners in scoring position…had a .328 career opponents average with RISP entering the season…had a .297 opponents batting average and .880 OPS against the opponents’ one through four hitters, a .216 average and .631 OPS against the five through nine hitters…his career splits are .308 with an .875 OPS against 1-4, .257 with a .710 OPS against 5-9…had a .238 opponents average the first time through the order, .254 the second time and .293 after that… held the opposition to a .134 batting average with two strikes.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
It’s Been A-ges
The Brewers are hosting the Athletics at American Family Field for just the third time (2013, ’16 and ’23)…..the Brewers are 3-3 all-time here against Oakland…..Milwaukee swept a 2-game series from the A’s at home in 2016.
Field of Wiems
Joey Wiemer had his career-high 9-game hitting streak snapped last night, but he extended his on-base streak to a career-best 10 games by
drawing a walk…..during the on-base streak, Wiemer is batting .412 (14-for34) with 3 HR and 9 RBI.
The Joey Show
Among players with at least 30 plate appearances in June, Joey Wiemer ranks among Major League leaders in the following categories:
Category MLB Rank
OPS (1.333)…………………………………….2nd
SLG (.833)………………………………………2nd
OBP (.500)…………………………………… T3rd
2B (4)……………………………………………. T3rd
Hits (12)………………………………………….T5th
AVG (.400)………………………………………6th
HR (3)……………………………………………. T6th
Runs (6)……………………………………….. T6th
RBI (9)…………………………………………… T6th
Four Goodness Sake!
The Brewers are a Major League-best 30-4 (.882) when scoring at least 4 runs in a game.
One and Done
The Brewers are 10-3 (.769) in 1-run games, the best winning percentage in the Majors.
Sealing The Deal
The Brewers are 34-0 when leading (28-0) or tied (6-0) after 8 innings.
Devinly Body
Devin Williams has gone 10-for-10 in save opportunities…..he is unscored upon in 19 of his 20 outings, posting a 0.44 ERA…..opponents are batting just .114 (8-for-70, 1hr) and he has a 0.82 WHIP with 28 K in 20.2 innings
TODAY’S GAME: Is game 5 (2-2) of a 6-game homestand against Baltimore (2-1) and Oakland (0-1)…..following this homestand and an off day on Monday, the team takes a 2-game trip to Minnesota…..their next homestand covers 6 games from June 16-21 against Pittsburgh (3g) and Arizona (3g).
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP JB Bukauskas (neck), RHP Matt Bush (right rotator cuff), RHP Jake Cousins (right shoulder), LHP Eric Lauer (right shoulder), LHP Wade Miley (left lat), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), 1B Darin Ruf (right knee), LHP Bennett Sousa (left shoulder), OF Tyrone Taylor (right elbow), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow), OF Jesse Winker (neck) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list….. Alexander, Ashby, Mitchell, Ruf, Wilson and Woodruff are on the 60-day IL.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 10-10-0 in series play
Game 1: 9-12, Game 2: 13-7, Game 3: 10-10, Game 4: 2-1
Sweep Wins (3): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19), vs. KC (3g, 5/12-5/14)
Sweep Losses (1): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4)
AT HOME: The Brewers are 18-14 at home, going 6-4-0 in series play…..the team went 46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play.
ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 16-16 on the road, going 4-6-0 in series play…..the team went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play.
TODAY’S STARTER: #49 – RHP JULIO TEHERAN (3gs, 1-2, 1.56)
TEHERAN AT A GLANCE: Julio Teheran, 32, will be making his fourth start…..he last started on Monday at Cincinnati in a 2-0 loss (6.1ip, 6h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 5k, 2hr, 86 pitches)…..he has 2 quality starts…..opponents are batting .222 (14-for-63, 2hr)…..he signed with Milwaukee as a free agent on May 25 after opting out of his contract with San Diego on May 22…..after pitching in the Atlantic League and Mexican League last season, he signed with San Diego in December as a non-roster invitee…..Teheran went 4-2 with a 5.63 ERA in 8 starts at Triple-A El Paso this season (40ip, 51h, 26r, 25er, 16bb, 45k, 7hr)…..he was born and resides in Cartagena, Colombia…..name is pronounced “teh-RON.”
WELCOME BACK: Prior to his Brewers debut on 5/25 vs. San Francisco, Teheran had not pitched in the majors since a start and win with Detroit on 4/3/21 vs. Cleveland.
LAST SEASON: Teheran began his 2022 season with the Staten Island FerryHawks of the independent Atlantic League and went 1-1 with a 1.60 ERA in 6 starts…..he held opponents to a .198 batting average with 35 strikeouts in 33.2 innings…..he then pitched in the Mexican League for Toros de Tijuana (6gs) and Sultanes de Monterrey (1gs), going a combined 4-2 with a 4.41 ERA in 7 starts…..he had 35 strikeouts in 32.2 innings in the Mexican League.
CAREER: Is 79-79 with a 3.78 ERA in 243 games/239 starts (1413.2ip, 593er)…..is in his 12th Major League season with Atlanta (2011-19), Los Angeles-AL (2020), Detroit (2021) and Milwaukee (2023)…..the two-time All-Star (2014 and 2016) made 30+ starts in seven consecutive seasons from 2013-19…..he was the Braves’ Opening Day starter in six straight seasons from 2014-19.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 0-3 with a 2.96 ERA in 4 starts (24.1ip, 8er)…..is 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA in 1 start this season (5ip, 1er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 41-42 with a 3.90 ERA in 116 games/114 starts (677.2ip, 294er)…..is 1-1 with a 1.46 ERA in 2 starts this season (12.1ip, 2er).
CAREER vs. ATHLETICS: Is 1-0 with a 5.65 ERA in 3 starts (14.1ip, 12h, 9r, 9er, 9bb, 10k, 4hr), coming in 2014, 2017 with the Braves and 2020 with the Angels.
