SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:
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OAKLAND ATHLETICS NOTES:
ABOUT THE A’S: Have lost each of the last six games, which marks their sixth losing streak of six or more games this year…have also lost eight of the last 10 games and are 46-105 (.305) overall, which is the lowest winning percentage in the majors behind the Royals (50-102, .329)…are 59 games under .500 for the first time since Oct. 2, 1920 (47-106)…have not been more than 59 games under since finishing the 1919 season 68 under (36-104)…have lost the first two games of this series after being swept by the Padres to start the homestand…have been swept 18 times, which is the most in Oakland history and the most by an A’s team since 1960 Kansas City A’s were swept 19 times… have 105 losses, which are second most in Oakland history (108 in 1979) and tied for fifth most in Athletics history…this is the third 100-loss season in Oakland history and the 18th in Athletics history…have lost 207 games over the last two years, which are the A’s most in consecutive games since the Kansas City A’s had 208 losses from 1964-65…have a run differential of -326, which is the lowest in the majors…the last time the A’s were outscored by 300 or more runs was in 1954 (-333).
OFFENSE: The A’s are batting .178 (33-for-185) with 10 runs scored over the last six games…overall, rank last in the majors in batting (.224), slugging (.371), OPS (.671), runs scored (547) and extra base hits (391)…are tied for the lead in times shut out (15), rank second in lowest on-base percentage (.299), third in fewest doubles (211), seventh in most strikeouts (1390), ninth in fewest walks (469) and tied for ninth in fewest home runs (160)…are second in sacrifice hits (27) and sixth in hit batters (82)…the hit batters are fourth most in Oakland history (98 in 2021, 88 in 2001, 87 in 2019) and the sacrifice hits are the most since 2012 (27…had 34 in 2011).
IN THE PINCH: The A’s have 40 pinch hits, which matches the most by an American League team over the last 26 years (Rays, 2015)…the last AL team with more than 40 pinch hits is the 1997 A’s (57), and that is the only Oakland team in the designated hitter era with more than 40 pinch hits…the A’s have the most pinch hits in the majors and have not led the majors in pinch hits since 1927 when they had 50…have 190 plate appearances, which is second most in the majors and second most by an A’s team in the designated hitter era (195 in 1997)…also rank fourth in the majors in walks (17) and tied for eighth in extra base hits (9), doubles (5) and home runs (4).
PITCHING: The A’s allowed their 200th home run of the season last night, which marks the fourth time in Oakland history they have surrendered 200 or more home runs (210 in 2017, 205 in 1996, 201 in 2019)…the home runs are fifth most in the majors this year…have a 5.56 ERA, which is second highest in the majors…it is currently the highest in Oakland history (5.48 in 1997) and third highest in Athletics history (6.07 in 1936, 5.79 in 1939)…have the second highest opponents OPS (.812) and on-base percentage (.356) in the majors, the third highest slugging percentage (.455) and fourth highest batting average (.268)…lead the majors in hit batters (92) and walks (651)…the hit batters are an Athletics record and tied for fifth most in American League history (Devil Rays 95 in 2003, Devil Rays 94 in 2003, Devil Rays 93 in 2004, Red Sox 93 in 2001)…the walks are fifth most in Oakland history (680 in 1993, 667 in 1986, 655 in 1991, 644 in 1979)…also have the most wild pitches in the majors this year (68), rank fourth in fewest shutouts (5) and fifth in fewest strikeouts (1203).
STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers are 17-66 with a 5.80 ERA…have the fewest wins in the majors, are tied for the most losses and have the second highest ERA…the fewest wins from starting pitchers in Major League history is 21 by the Pirates last year…the ERA is currently second highest in Oakland history (5.94 in 1997)…have tossed one inning or fewer 13 times, three innings or fewer 30 times and fewer than five innings 63 times…have a 17-32 record when pitching enough innings to qualify for the win…have logged 7.1 innings or fewer in each game and have the second fewest innings pitched in the majors (681.0)…will set an Athletics record for fewest innings pitched by starting pitchers in a full season (previous: 824.1 in 2018).
THE BULLPEN: The A’s bullpen has a 5.31 ERA, which is the highest in the majors and is currently the highest in Oakland history (5.22 in 1980)…has the most losses in the majors (39) and the second most innings pitched (643.2)… has 345 walks, which is two short of the Major League record for most walks by a bullpen (Tigers, 347 in 1996)…in addition to walks, has also set Athletics single-season records for most losses, innings pitched and runs allowed (411) by relievers…has the second most hits (630, record is 678 in 1997) and the third most strikeouts (584, had 627 in 2018 and 603 in 2019) and home runs (79, had 92 in 1964 and 81 in 2017)…is 27-for-52 (51.9%) in save opportunities…has the third fewest saves in the majors and the fifth lowest save percentage…has allowed 104-of-268 (38.8%) inherited runners to score, which is the third highest percentage…is tied for the second most inherited runners.
ON THE BASES: The A’s are 139-for-167 (83.2%) in stolen base attempts…the stolen bases are second most by an A’s team over the last 30 years (156 in 2010) and the only time in Athletics history the A’s had a stolen base percentage above 81.5 was in 2020 (89.7%)…rank fifth in the majors in stolen base percentage and sixth in steals and attempts…A’s opponents are 106-for152 (69.7%) in stolen base attempts, which is the lowest success rate in the majors…the 46 caught stealings are the most…A’s pitchers have 16 pickoffs, which is tied for second most.
HOME AND AWAY: The A’s set an Oakland record for home losses last night with their 52nd of the season (had 51 last year)…the franchise record is 55 in 1956 and 1964…are 0-5 on their final homestand of the season, a season-long tying 10-game stand against San Diego (0-3), Seattle (0-2) and Detroit (four games)…are 24-52 (.316) at home, which is the lowest home winning percentage in the majors…have a 5.05 ERA (392 er in 698.0 ip) at home, which is second highest in the majors and third highest in Oakland history (5.57 in 1997, 5.12 in 1996, 4.55 in 2022)…are batting .216 (527-for-2445), which is the lowest in the majors and second lowest in Oakland history (.209 in 2022, .225 in 1979)…went 3-3 on the last road trip to Texas (1-2) and Houston (2-1) and are 22-53 (.293) on the road, which is the third worst road record in the majors…the 53 road losses are second most in Oakland history (58 in 1979).
PLAYER NOTES: The A’s selected Joey Estes from Triple-A Las Vegas today…he is scheduled to become the 62nd player, 41st pitcher, 24th starting pitcher and 22nd rookie to play for the A’s this year…have already set Athletics records for most pitchers and relievers (36) and will tie the Major League record, held by the 1915 Philadelphia A’s, for most starting pitchers…the 62 players are second most in Athletics history (had 64 last year) and the 22 rookies are second most in Oakland history (had 34 last year)…entering today, are tied with the Rays and Reds for the most pitchers in the majors this year and rank third in players (Reds 65, Angels 64).
A’S VS. MARINERS
- The A’s are 1-11 against the Mariners…with a loss today, would finish with their worst record against any team in a season series of 12 or more games in Athletics history…went 1-11 (.083) against the Angels in 1997.
- Are 0-5 in Oakland…have gone winless in a season series in Oakland with a minimum of six games three times in Oakland history…went
0-6 against the Orioles in 1978, the Blue Jays in 1982 and the Angels in 1997. - Are batting .186 (70-for-376) with 22 runs scored in 12 games (1.8 per game)…currently have their lowest batting average ever against the Mariners (.212 in 2014), the fewest runs (had 36 in seven games in 1994) and are tied for the fewest home runs with 5 (also had 5 in 1994).
- Have lost the season series for the third consecutive year and ninth time in the last 11 seasons…are 13-37 (.260) over the last three years and 75-118 (.388) over the last 11.
- Have lost 11 of the last 12 games, 14 of the last 16 and 34 of the last 43.
- Have lost six straight and 16 of the last 20 in Oakland.
Year Home Road Totals
2023 0-5 1-6 1-121
2022 4-5 4-6 8-11
Oakland History: 379-342
at the Coliseum: 202-155
at T-Mobile Park: 100-120
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Joey Estes (Major League Debut)
FOR STARTERS: Was selected from Triple-A Las Vegas today and will be making his Major League debut…will become the 61st pitcher in Oakland history to start in his ML debut, the fifth this year (Fujinami on April 1, Miller on April 19, Medina on April 26, Boyle on Sept. 17)…the last A’s pitcher to start in his debut and win was Adrián Martínez at Detroit last year on May 10…the last to strike out 10 or more batters was Aaron Harang on May 25, 2002 against Tampa Bay…the last to toss at least seven innings was Rich Harden on July 21, 2003 at Kansas City…the last complete game was by Mike Morgan June 11, 1978 against Baltimore and the only shutout is by Mike Norris April 10, 1975 against Chicago…the 60 pitchers to start in their debut have combined for a 16-21 record and a 4.40 ERA.
21-YEAR-OLD DEBUT: Is 21 years and 347 days old, which makes him the 20th youngest pitcher in Oakland history to make his Major League debut…is one day older than Jesús Luzardo, who made his debut in relief on Sept. 11, 2019 at 21 years, 346 days…is the 13th youngest pitcher in Oakland history to start in his debut and is the youngest since Brett Anderson on April 10, 2009 (21 years, 68 days)…will become the second 21-year-old to play for the A’s this year (Soderstrom), marking the second time over the last 29 years the A’s had two 21-year-olds…the other time was Brett Anderson and Trevor Cahill in 2009.
