OAKLAND ATHLETICS NOTES:

ABOUT THE A’S: Won two of three from the White Sox to close out the last homestand…are 3-3 over the last six games and 11-13 over the last 24…are 23-63 (.267) overall, which is the worst record in the majors behind the Royals (25-60, .294)…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 4-5-1 over the last 10 series after going 1-16 over the first 17 series…have swept one series but have been swept 11 times.

THE FOURTH OF JULY: The A’s and Tigers are scheduled to play on the Fourth of July for just the fourth time in 123 years…have won two of the first three games, winning 2-1 in Oakland in 2006 and splitting a doubleheader in Philadelphia in 1903 (4-3, 0-5)…are 32-20 (.615) on the Fourth since moving to Oakland in 1968…have won nine of the last 10 games…are 19-8 in Oakland and 13-12 on the road…this is just the second time in the last 13 years the A’s have played on the road (won 3-1 at Minnesota in 2016).

OFFENSE: The A’s have collected 10 or more hits in three straight games for the first time this year (31-for-108, .287)…that follows an Oakland-record streak of 19 consecutive games with fewer than 10 hits…are batting .210 (284-for-1350) with 26 home runs over the last 42 games dating back to May 17 after hitting .230 with 52 home runs over the first 44 contests…rank last in the majors in batting (.221), slugging (.352), OPS (.653), runs scored (307) and extra base hits (205)…have the second fewest doubles (115), the third lowest on-base percentage (.301), are tied for the third most times shut out (9), have the fifth most strikeouts (788) and the sixth fewest home runs (78)…lead the majors in sacrifice hits (17), are tied for second in hit by pitches (47) and tied for 10th in walks (286).

IN THE PINCH: A’s pinch hitters are 8-for-22 (.364) over the last 14 games and 23-for-82 (.280) with three doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI and 10 walks overall…lead the majors in hits, rank third in plate appearances (93), tied for fourth in walks, tied for fifth in doubles, tied for sixth in extra base hits (5), tied for seventh in home runs and tied for ninth in RBI.

PITCHING: The A’s have compiled a 6.85 ERA (54 er in 71.0 ip) over the last eight games and have a 6.07 ERA overall, which is the highest in the majors… also have the highest opponents on-base percentage (.362) and the second highest OPS (.831), batting average (.274) and slugging percentage (.469)… lead the majors in most walks (379) and hit batters (56), are tied for the most wild pitches (41), rank second in most home runs (125) and have the fourth fewest strikeouts (673).

STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers are 2-9 with a 5.06 ERA (47 er in 83.2 ip) over the last 17 games after going 4-0 with a 2.60 ERA over the previous eight contests…are 8-41 with a 6.34 ERA for the season…the ERA is second highest in the majors (Rockies, 6.56) and the wins are the fewest…have tossed seven innings or fewer in each game this year and have the fourth fewest innings pitched (400.0).

THE BULLPEN: The A’s bullpen has allowed at least three runs in each of the last five games for a 7.06 ERA (21.2 ip, 26 h, 18 r, 17 er, 8 bb, 21 so)…overall, has the highest ERA in the majors (5.76), the most losses (22) and the third most innings pitched (358.0)…is 3-for-3 in save opportunities over the last 10 games but is 13-for-28 (46.4%) for the season, which is the lowest percentage in the majors…has the third fewest saves and is tied for the ninth most blown saves (15)…has allowed 65-of-156 (41.7%) inherited runners to score, which is the second highest percentage…has the third most inherited runners.

ON THE BASES: The A’s are 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts over the last four games and are 87-for-105 (82.9%) for the season…rank third in the majors in steals, fourth in attempts and sixth in percentage…the 87 stolen bases are second most by an A’s team over the last 11 years (had 88 in 2021)…A’s opponents are 13-for-27 (48.1%) in stolen base attempts over the last 23 games and 61-for-93 (65.6%) for the season, which is the second lowest success rate in the majors…the 32 caught stealings are nine more than any other team… A’s pitchers have 11 pickoffs, which is second most (Yankees, 13).

HOME AND AWAY: The A’s begin a six-game road trip to Detroit (three games) and Boston (three games) tonight, which takes them into the All-Star Break… 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…went 3-3 on the last homestand against New York-AL (1-2) and Chicago-AL (2-1) and are 12-32 (.273) at home, which is the lowest home winning percentage in the majors…have compiled a 5.29 ERA at home compared to 6.97 (271 er in 350.0 ip) on the road.

WINNING LATE: The A’s have scored the winning run in their final at bat in 12 of their 23 victories…have six walk-off wins, which is tied for second most in the majors…are 5-6 (.455) in extra innings…are tied for third in the majors in extra inning losses, tied for fourth in games (11) and tied for fifth in wins… have 11 wins when tied or trailing after seven innings, which is tied for fifth most in the majors.

ONE-RUN GAMES AND THE REST: Of the A’s last 22 games, 12 have been decided by one run and Oakland is 6-6 in those games…five of the A’s last six wins and 14 of 23 overall have been by one run…are 14-17 (.452) in one-run games…are tied for second in the majors in one-run losses, rank third in games (31) and tied for sixth in wins…however, are 9-46 (.164) in games decided by two or more runs, including 1-17 in games decided by six runs or more…have a run differential of -237, 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 IN JUNE: The A’s went 10-16 (.385) in June after going 6-23 (.207) in May and 5-23 (.179) in April…have the eighth worst record in the majors in June after posting the lowest mark in April and May…finished with a losing record in June for the second consecutive year (went 5-21 in 2022)…have posted a losing record in each of the last five full months and nine of the last 10…had a run differential of -42 after posting a mark of -78 in May and -118 in April… had a 4.77 ERA, which was fifth highest in the majors…logged the highest ERA in the majors in May (5.54) and April (7.97)…yielded just 24 home runs, which was fourth fewest…surrendered 50 home runs in April and 49 in May… batted .220, which was third lowest in the majors and third lowest in June in Oakland history (.209 in 2022 and .216 in 1982)…ranked last in the majors in slugging (.340), had the second lowest OPS (.638), second fewest extra base hits (59) and home runs (19) and fourth fewest runs (86)…stole 30 bases, which was third most in the majors and the most by an A’s team in June since 1984 (39).

A’S VS. TIGERS

• The A’s have won the season series last year 5-2 and have won five consecutive season series.
• Are 29-5 (.853) against the Tigers dating back to 2017, which includes 12-3 at the Coliseum and 17-2 at Comerica Park.
• Are 51-30 (.630) all-time at Comerica Park, which is the best winning percentage by any team.

Year Home Road Totals
2023 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 1-1 4-1 5-2
Oakland History: 281-251
at the Coliseum: 152-113
at Comerica Park: 51-30
All-Time: 949-1004

TODAY’S TIDBITS
Ryan Noda leads the American League and is tied for third in the majors in walks (57)…ranks 11th in the majors in on-base percentage (.384)…leads Major League rookies in on-base percentage (.384) and walks (57)…Esteury Ruiz stole his 42nd base of the season Saturday, which ties the Athletics rookie record set by Mitchell Page in 1977…leads the majors in stolen bases (42), ranks fourth in hit by pitches (12) and is sixth in batting with runners in scoring position (.372)…leads ML Rookies in stolen bases (42) and hit by pitches (12), is tied for third in doubles (19), ranks fourth in hits (84) and tied for seventh in RBI (33).

TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: JP Sears (1-6, 4.43 ERA)
FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make his team-leading 17th start of the season…is the only A’s pitcher to spend the entire season in the starting rotation…is 0-3 with a 5.50 ERA (11 er in 18.0 ip) over his last three starts and the three-game losing streak is one short of his career high of four (Sept. 25, 2022-May 8, 2023)…went 0-3 with a 5.53 ERA over his first seven starts through May 8 and was 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA in six starts in between…has nine no decisions, which are tied for fifth most in the majors among starters.

DON’T WALK: Has walked two batters or fewer in 14 of his 16 starts, including five starts with no walks and six with one…has issued just 20 walks in 87.1 innings and his average of 2.06 walks per nine innings is 15th lowest in the majors…has struck out 85 and his strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.25 is 17th best.

OPPONENTS BATTING: Has a .211 (55-for-261) opponents batting average and .739 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .292 (19-for-65) with a .747 OPS against left-handers…has allowed 30 of his 33 extra base hits to righties…has yielded 47 of his 53 career extra base hits to righties, including 25 of his 27 home runs…has a .248 (32-for-129) opponents batting average the first time through the order, .226 (30-for-133) the second time and .188 (12-for-64) the third time…opponents are 1-for-35 with 19 strikeouts on an 0-2 count.

THIS AND THAT: Has allowed at least one home run in 13 of his 16 starts and has 19 home runs overall, which is tied for fourth most in the majors…12 of the 19 home runs are solo shots…is 1-1 with a 3.14 ERA (10 er in 28.2 ip) in five interleague starts compared to 0-5 with a 5.06 ERA (33 er in 58.2 ip) in 11 starts against American League competition…has a 6.75 ERA (12 er in 16.0 ip) in the first inning, a 3.00 ERA (16 er in 48.0 ip) in innings 2-4 and a 5.79 ERA (15 er in 23.1 ip) from the fifth inning on.

2023 DAY-BY-DAY: Allowed a career-high tying eight hits in his first start on April 4 against Cleveland but had a no decision in the A’s 4-3 win…struck out a career-high 11 batters in 6.0 innings on April 21 at Texas but had a no decision in the A’s 5-4 win…finished April with an 0-2 record, a 6.23 ERA and .846 opponents OPS in five starts…then went 0-1 with a 2.94 ERA and .669 opponents OPS in six starts in May…tossed 6.0 scoreless innings on May 3 against Seattle but had a no decision in the A’s 7-2 10-inning loss…left with a 2-0 lead but the pen allowed one run in the seventh and one in the ninth for the blown save…it was the first of two times he left with the lead and was in position to get the win only to have the bullpen blow the save (also May 25 at Seattle)…surrendered a career-high tying three home runs in a 7-2 loss at New York (AL) on May 8…that extended his losing streak to a career-high four games dating back to Sept. 25, 2022…posted a 5.55 ERA and .782 opponents OPS over that stretch, which spanned nine games, including eight starts… had a no decision in an 11-3 loss to Texas on May 14 to start a stretch of five consecutive no decisions from May 14 to June 5…compiled a 2.33 ERA and .609 opponents OPS during the streak, which fell one short of the Oakland record for consecutive starts without a decision…had career highs in walks (5) and pitches (112) in a no decision at Pittsburgh on June 5…snapped his career-high four-game losing streak in the A’s 8-6 win at Milwaukee on June 11…it was his first win since Sept. 20, 2022 against Seattle…had tossed six innings or fewer in each of the first 24 starts of his career before tossing a career-high 7.0 innings in back-to-back starts on June 16 vs. Philadelphia and June 22 at Cleveland, both losses…surrendered a career-high tying three home runs to the Phillies…retired the final 10 batters he faced against the Phillies and the first 11 against the Guardians for a streak of 21 consecutive batters retired.

LAST START: He lost his third consecutive start in the A’s 11-0 loss to New York (AL) last Wednesday in Oakland…allowed a career-high seven runs in a season-low 4.0 innings…retired 11 of the first 12 batters he faced before Stanton hit a solo home run in the fourth…was then charged with six runs, four earned, in the fifth inning…Domingo German tossed a perfect game for the Yankees.

DETROIT TIGERS NOTES:

TIGERS SLUG FIVE HOMERS TO CLINCH SERIES: The Tigers plated a season-high 14 runs on Sunday, defeating the Rockies 14-9 to clinch the series and a winning road trip. Detroit hit five homers in the victory, led by Javier Baez and Jake Marisnick’s grand slams. Kerry Carpenter added a three-run shot, while Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run blast. Jake Rogers hit a solo homer in the victory. Matt Manning started for Detroit and picked up the win, giving up four runs on five hits with no walks and four strikeouts in 5.0 innings. Jason Foley struck out two in a scoreless ninth to close out the game.

ROSTER MOVES: The Tigers have announced the following roster moves:
*Placed LHP Tyler Alexander on the 60-day injured list, retroactive to July 3, with a left lat/ shoulder strain

*Reinstated LHP Tarik Skubal from the 60-day injured list

A GRAND PERFORMANCE: The Tigers hit a pair of grand slams in Sunday’s series finale at Colorado as Javier Baez cleared the bases in the first inning and Jake Marisnick hit his first career grand slam in the eighth. It marked the first time the Tigers have hit multiple grand slams in a game since May 15, 2009 vs. Oakland when Brandon Inge and Ryan Raburn did so and was the first by a big league team since the Yankees hit two grand slams on July 6, 2022 at Pittsburgh.

POWER SURGE: The Tigers hit a season-high five homers in Sunday’s game, their most round-trippers in a game since also hitting five on September 3, 2021 at Cincinnati. Detroit enters tonight’s game having homered in seven straight games, equaling its longest streak of the season (also, April 29 (Gm. 1)-May 5). With a homer tonight, the Tigers would match their longest streak since July 5-17 (Gm. 1), 2021. JAKE RAKES:

Jake Rogers hit his 11th home run of the season on Sunday, a solo shot in the fourth inning. Rogers ranks third among American League catchers with 11 home runs. Among AL catchers with at least 100 plate appearances this season, he ranks third in slugging percentage (.473), OPS (.777) and fWAR (1.7), while he is fourth in wRC+ (114).

TIGERS AND ATHLETICS: The Tigers and Athletics begin their seven-game season series tonight. Detroit went 2-5 against Oakland last season, including a 1-4 record at Comerica Park. The A’s have won the season series from the Tigers each of the last five seasons the two teams have played.

AT COMERICA PARK: The Tigers tonight begin a six-game homestand, which includes three games vs. Oakland (July 4-6) and three games vs. Toronto (July 7-9). Detroit is 18-21 at Comerica Park this season. The Tigers are hitting .242/.315/.381 as a team at home, while the pitching staff has a 4.53 ERA (358.0IP/180ER).

INJURY REHAB UPDATES: Riley Greene began an injury rehab assignment with Triple A Toledo last night, starting at designated hitter and going 0x4 with a RBI…Akil Baddoo continued his injury rehab assignment with Toledo last night, starting in left field and going 1×3 with a double and a walk.

TIGERS ON THE IL:

• LHP Tyler Alexander (left lat/shoulder strain, 60-day IL on July 4, retroactive to July 3)
• OF Akil Baddoo (right quad strain, 10-day IL on June 10)
• LHP Matthew Boyd (left elbow sprain, 60-day IL on June 27)
• RHP Beau Brieske (right upper arm discomfort, 60-day IL on March 30, retroactive to March 27)
• RHP Alex Faedo (right middle finger discomfort, 15-day IL on June 3, retroactive to May 31)
• OF Riley Greene (left fibula stress reaction, 10-day IL on May 31)
• OF Austin Meadows (anxiety, 60-day IL on April 8, retroactive to April 7)
• RHP Casey Mize (right elbow sprain, 60-day IL on February 17)
• RHP Freddy Pacheco (right elbow sprain, 60-day IL on March 27)
• LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (left index finger pulley rupture, 15-day IL on May 30, retroactive to May 29)
• RHP Spencer Turnbull (neck discomfort, 60-day IL on May 12, retroactive to May 7)
• RHP Will Vest (right lower leg strain, 15-day IL on June 27)
• RHP Trey Wingenter (right biceps tendinitis, 60-day IL on April 22, retroactive to April 19)

TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTING PITCHER

29 Tarik Skubal • No Record (0-0, 1.23 ERA (14.2IP/2ER) at Triple A/Single A)

• Skubal will make his season debut for the Tigers tonight in the series opener vs. Oakland…has missed the first three months of the season with a left elbow strain.
• Made five injury rehab starts between Single A West Michigan and Triple A Toledo, allowing five runs, only two earned, on nine hits with three walks and 20 strikeouts in 14.2 innings.
• His last Major League start came on August 1, 2022 vs. Minnesota, when he threw 5.0 shutout innings with three hits allowed, two walks and four strikeouts…started 21 games for the Tigers last season and had a 7-8 record with a 3.52 ERA (117.2IP/46ER) and 117 strikeouts.
• Has made four starts in his career against Oakland, posting a 2-2 record with a 2.86 ERA (22.0IP/7ER) and 25 strikeouts…in 30 appearances, including 28 starts, at Comerica Park, he has a 9-12 record with a 3.46 ERA (158.2IP/61ER) and 154 strikeouts. • Allowed just one walk to a lefthanded batter last season, becoming the 16th player to face 100-or-more batters in a season and allow one walk-or-less.