TEXAS RANGERS NOTES:
WINS AND LOSSES: Texas beat Miami yesterday, 6-0, finishing with a 6-0 record on the 6-game homestand vs. CWS (3-0) and MIA (3-0)…TEX has won 6 straight (see below) after a 3-G losing streak, going 7-5 in last 12 G and 8-7 in last 15 G since a 6-G win streak (7/14-19) out of the break…team is 14-7 (.667) to start the 2nd “half”, 3rd-best in MLB to BAL/ CHC (both 16-7, .696)…TEX is 15-9 in last 24, 16-13 in last 29 G, and 17-15 in last 32 G…team is 26-26 (.500) beg. 6/7, a stretch which came after club reached season high point at 20-over for 1st time on 6/6 (40-20)…team’s 52-35 (.598) record since 4/28 is still 2nd-best in A.L. and 4th-best in MLB over that span to ATL, BAL, and LAD…TEX is 56-40 in last 96 G and 61-42 last 103 G (beg. 4/9).
- At 66-46 (.596), TEX owns the 3rd-best record in the A.L. and 4th-best in MLB (see below)…66 wins rank 3rd in A.L. and 4th-most in MLB (see below).
- The 66-46 mark is T2nd-best 112-G start to a season in Washington/Texas franchise history (see chart below).
FEELING GOOD, LOUIS!: Texas has won 6 straight to match its longest win streak of the season (also 7/14-19), only ML club with multiple 6+ G win streaks since the start of July, this after not winning more than 5 in a row since going 6-0, 6/22-28/19…it is the longest active win streak in MLB… seeking to win 7 in a row for 1st time in over 5 years since a 7-0 span from 6/16-23/18.
- The 6-0 homestand was 1st undefeated homestand of 6+ G since going 8-0 from 5/10-18/17 vs. SD (2), OAK (3), PHI (3), as club’s MLB-best 40-20 home record matches best 60-G start at home in club history (also 2016).
- Club has matched season high point at 20 games above .500 (also 40-20 on 6/6), seeking to reach 21-over for 1st time since the end of 2016 (95-67).
STANDINGS: Texas owns a 2.5-game lead in A.L. West over 2nd-place HOU for a 2nd straight day, tied for largest lead since 7/23 (+3.0 GA)…held leads of 2.0+ G in the division for 63 consecutive days from 5/23-7/24…season-best 6.5-G lead in West after win 6/23 at NYY, which was largest division lead since winning the West by 9.0 G in 2016…TEX has had sole possession of 1st place for 92 straight, 99 of 100, and 112 of the last 114 days beg. 4/14.
- TEX has been alone or tied atop the division for 128 of the season’s first 129 days (exception: 4/8).
SERIES STUFF: TEX has secured back-to-back series wins (both sweeps) after losing 3 straight series…the 3-0 finish vs. MIA over the weekend marked Rangers’ 8th time to win all games of a series in 2023…club is now 4-3-0 in series since break…club is now 4-6-0 in last 10 series and 4-7-1 in last 12 series…TEX is 6-9-1 in last 16 series following a season-best 6-0-0 span from 5/19-6/7…is 21-13-2 overall in series this year, going 12-5-2 at home and 9-8-0 on the road…on the road, team has lost 5 straight, 1-6-0 in last 7 road series.
ON THE ROAD: TEX has lost 3 straight, 7 of 8, 9 of 11, 11 of 14, and 15 of last 22 away games…4-G skid 7/8-23 matched longest road drought in ’23 (also 0-4, 4/24-5/5)…club is still 26-26 (.500) on the road for the season, 6th-best away record in the A.L…from 5/6-30, TEX went 13-4 on the road.
- Rangers have 3-or-fewer runs in 9 of last 14 away tilts… club’s .749 road OPS is 4th-highest in A.L., but still over 100 points lower than OPS at home (.859).
JUNG TO IL: Texas placed 3B Josh Jung on the 10-day IL today with a left thumb fracture…INF Jonathan Ornelas (#36) has been recalled from Round Rock (AAA) and he will be seeking his MLB debut…Jung (.274/.323/.489/.813) has started 107 of the Rangers’ 1st 112 G at 3rd base, including 33 straight, and has not missed consecutive games in ’23… he leads A.L. rookies in most categories and leads all MLB 3rd basemen with a .990 fielding pct.
THE LONG BALL: TEX matched a season high with 4 HR yesterday (7th time), as batters have hit multiple HR in 6 straight to open August, matching the longest such streak in franchise history…it is just the 5th time that Texas has hit multiple HR in 6 straight contests…the others: 8/13(2)-18/99, 6/28-7/5/02, 8/2-7/05, and 6/18-23/19…the 6-G run also matches the longest such span in MLB in ’23, others by TB (4/3-9), NYY (5/18-24), and ATL (6/30-7/5).
- TEX also has 3+ HR in 3 straight, one shy of matching the club mark (4 G from 8/14-17/99, 8/31-9/3/99, and 8/4-7/05). • Rangers’ MLB-high 17 HR in August match club’s most in any 6-G span in the last 18 seasons beg. 2006 (last 17 HR in 6 G, 5/15-20/19).
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: With 6 straight wins, the Rangers’ season run differential has grown to +170, highest all season (prev. +166 thru 7/19) and best in MLB…the +170 figure is also the 3rd-highest run differential at any point in any season in Rangers history, trailing only the final 2 days of the 2011 campaign (+176 on 9/27/11; club-record +178 on 9/28/11).
THE PITCH: Texas bookended the homestand with shutouts, as yesterday was club’s 9th SHO in ’23, T5th in A.L… the Rangers have a MLB-best 2.00 ERA (12 ER/54.0 IP) in August (6 G) since the trading deadline.
- The Texas rotation is 6-0, 2.21 (9 ER/36.2 IP) in 6 G this month, 2nd-best ERA in Majors (LAD-1.93)…1st time for starters to post wins in 6 straight team games since going 6-0 from 6/22-28/19…those starters?: Lance Lynn (2), Adrian Sampson, Jesse Chavez, Mike Minor, Ariel Jurado…last longer span was 7 in a row from 6/15-22/12…club record is 9 straight, 5/20-31/05.
STEADY SEMIEN: Bay Area native and former A’s player Marcus Semien has HR in 3 of his last 5 G, as he has a career-best 5-G XBH streak…Semien has a team-best 7 HR since the AS break, T4th in the A.L., along with a 7-G hit streak and 14-G on-base streak at .345/.419/.655/1.074 (19-55) with 5 HR, 2 2B, 12 RBI, and 15 R…has started 244 straight games for TEX since his lone day off as a Ranger on 5/12/22, 2nd-longest active games played streak in MLB (405-Matt Olson).
VS. OAKLAND: TEX is 5-2 vs. OAK in ’23, winning series 4/21-23 at GLF (2-1) and 5/11-14 at the Coliseum (3-1)…has won 5 of 6, 18 of 28, and 20 of last 32 dating to 8/13/21…team has a 25-20 edge since start of 2021…TEX needs 2 more wins to secure a season series win for a 2nd straight year (11-8 in 2022), this after not doing so since 2016 (10-9)…TEX had dropped season series in 5 straight years, 2017-21…are 9-5 at the Coliseum since start of 2022…Rangers trail alltime, 401-405 overall and 191-214 here in Oakland.
(SITTIN’ ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY: Tonight’s game at the Coliseum begins the Rangers’ week-long stay in the Bay Area, 3 G from Mon.-Wed. at OAK and 3 G this weekend Fri.- Sun. at SF…this is the Rangers’ 4th such visit to Northern California (playing A’s/Giants back-to-back), also 6/4-10/12 (3-4 at OAK/SF), 8/20-26/18 (2-4 at OAK/SF), and 7/31- 8/6/20 (1-5 at SF/OAK).
SHORTS: TEX is 13-2 at home since the break, most wins in a 15-G span at home since going 13-2, 4/27-5/21/10… TEX since AS break: 7-2 homestand, 1-5 road trip, 6-0 homestand…Adolis García (29 HR) is one shy of his 2nd career 30- HR season, 2 shy of matching career high (31 HR in 2021).
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER – #33 Dane Dunning, RHP (9-4, 3.14)
TONIGHT: The 28-year-old is scheduled to make his 17th start and 25th appearance of the season in tonight’s road trip opener in Oakland…is coming off one of the strongest starts of his career, as he earned the win in Rangers’ 11-1 victory on Wed. vs. CWS, posting career-best 11 SO with season-high 102 pitches in his T2nd-longest MLB outing (7.2 IP) – see below…snapped a 0-3 span over his previous 4 starts…the start lowered his season ERA from 3.28 to 3.14, 4th-best among A.L. qualifiers and 6th-best in MLB…has continued to bounce in and out of qualifying status over the past month-plus, but has 2 innings over the qualifying marker entering tonight’s start…is still 1-3, 4.76 (15 ER/28.1 IP) last 5 G/ GS beg. 7/9 to raise season ERA from 2.61…has made 16 starts since joining the rotation on 5/5, going 7-4, 3.43 (36 ER/94.1 IP) with 26 BB/68 SO…established career highs in many categories last season, ranking 2nd on the Texas staff in starts (29), innings (153.1), and strikeouts (137)…had season-ending surgery on 9/26/22 for a right hip labral repair, with the surgery performed by Dr. William Robertson in Arlington…is 18-22 with a 4.08 ERA (175 ER/385.2 IP) for the Rangers over the last 3 seasons (2021-23) since being acquired from the Chicago White Sox in a 3-player trade involving RHP Lance Lynn on 12/8/20…pitched 3 seasons at the University of Florida, helping the Gators to College World Series appearances in both 2015 and 2016…TEX is 9-7 in Dunning’s 16 starts in ’23.
AMONG THE LEADERS: In addition to his 3.14 ERA ranking 4th in the A.L. and 6th in MLB among qualifiers, Dunning’s career-high 9 wins are T9th in the A.L.and his .692 win pct. is 8th in the league…ranks among A.L. leaders in opp. GIDP (T1st, 16), opp. GIDP/9 (1st, 1.26), HR/9 (6th, 0.86), opp. SLG (6th, .362), pitches per inning (6th, 15.2), opp. OPS (8th, .658), and GB pct. (9th, 46.8).
LAST START: Is coming off one of the strongest starts of his career, as he earned the win in Rangers’ 11-1 victory on Wed. vs. CWS (W, 7.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R-ER, 1 BB, 11 SO, 1 HR, 102 pitches/71 strikes)…is 11 SO were a career high, and he did not allow a run until giving up a solo HR to his final BF in the 8th (Seby Zavala)… posted season-high 102 pitches, and his 7.2 IP ranks as T2nd-longest outing of his career (8.2 IP on 6/28/23 vs. DET; and 7.2 IP on 4/30/22 vs. ATL)…has 2 starts vs. CWS in 2022-23, team that traded him to Texas: 2-0, 0.61 ERA…those 2 starts have accounted for the highest ‘game scores’ of his career: an 80 game score on 8/6/22 vs. CWS (7.0 SHO IP, 1 H), and a 79 game score Wed. vs. CWS.
VS. OAKLAND: Has yet to face A’s in 2023…is 1-0, 3.65 (10 ER/24.2 IP) over 6 G/5 GS career vs. OAK in the reg. season, going 0-0, 1.93 (2 ER/9.1 IP) in 3 G/2 GS at the Coliseum…last outing vs. A’s was 9/14/22 at GLF (4.2 IP, 4 R-ER), when A’s ran up his pitch count in a late TEX loss (8-7)…last pitched here on 5/29/22, taking ND in Rangers’ 6-5 walk-off loss (4.1 IP, 3 R-2 ER)…also made lone career postseason start/app. at the Coliseum in 2020 ALWC G3 on 10/1/20 w/ CWS (0.2 IP, 0 R).
AS A STARTER: Has gone 7-4, 3.43 (36 ER/94.1 IP) with 26 BB/68 SO in his 16 starts for Texas in 2023, spanning his last 16 outings…has logged at least 7.0 IP in 4 of his last 8 starts, and has pitched 5.0+ innings in 15 of 16 starts this season…no more than 3 ER allowed in 13 of 16 GS, as his 8 quality starts are T2nd-most on club (11-Eovaldi, 8-Dunning/Gray/Pérez)…has exited 10 of 16 starts with the Rangers holding a lead…made 8 straight relief app. to open the year, but a majority of Dunning’s Major League appearances (77 of 87) have come as a starter…he owns a lifetime 18-22 record and 4.20 ERA (185 ER/396.1 IP) in those 77 career starts…he went 4-8, 4.46 ERA (76 ER/153.1 IP) in 29 starts for Texas in 2022, registering an A.L.-high 17 no-decisions…Dunning’s 70 starts for TEX last 3 seasons (beg. 2021) are the most among Rangers.
ON THE ROAD: Dunning has seen fairly even home/road splits in 2023: 6-1, 3.23 in 12 G/8 GS at home; 3-3, 3.04 in 12 G/8 GS on the road…is 2-3, 3.18 (16 ER/45.1 IP) in his 8 road starts this season, taking loss in 2 straight: 8/9 at WAS (5.2 IP, 4 R-ER) and 7/28 at SD (5.0 IP, 3 R-ER)…on 6/23 at NYY (7.0 IP, 2 R-ER), took no decision despite exiting in line for the victory in Rangers’ 4-2, 10-inning win…has allowed one or 2 R in 5 of 8 road starts, 3 R-or-less in 7 of 8 starts…has performed significantly better at home (16-6, 3.37 ERA in 46 G/41 GS) than on the road (4-16, 4.98 ERA in 41 G/36 GS) in his Major League career.
- Earned win on 5/10 at SEA (6.0 IP, 2 R-ER), ending span in which he had gone winless in 27 consecutive road starts with CWS and TEX, the 2nd-longest winless road span as a starter in modern era behind only COL’s Scott Elarton (29, 2001- 05)…drought set a franchise record, surpassing Pete Broberg in 1972-73 (15).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS NOTES:
ABOUT THE A’S: The A’s swept a two-game series from San Francisco over the weekend for their second series sweep of the season (June 9-11 at Milwaukee)…have won more than two straight games just once this year and that was from June 6-13 when they won seven straight…are 4-4 over the last eight games and 7-13 (.350) since the All-Star Break, which is the fourth lowest winning percentage in the majors…are 20-30 (.400) over the last 50 games dating back to June 6 after going 12-50 (.194) over the first 62 contests…are 32-80 (.286) overall, which is the lowest winning percentage in the majors behind the Royals (36-77, .319)…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 8-11-1 over the last 19 series after
going 1-16 over the first 17…have been swept 15 times, which are the most times the A’s have been swept in a season since 1997 (also 15).
AGAINST THE WEST: The A’s are 5-26 (.161) against American League West teams, which is the lowest intra-division winning percentage in the majors… the lowest mark in Oakland history is .306 (11-25) in 1997 and the lowest mark by any team against its own division is .224 (17-59) by the Nationals last year…are batting .199 (197-for-989) with 82 runs scored (2.6 runs per game) against teams from the West and have allowed 189 runs for a run differential of -107.
OFFENSE: The A’s scored eight runs yesterday after combining for eight runs over the previous five games…are now batting .213 (39-for-183) with 16 runs scored over the last six games (2.7 runs per game)…overall, the A’s rank last in the majors in batting (.223), slugging (.363), OPS (.665), runs (403) and extra base hits (278), tied for second in fewest doubles (151) and most times shut out (12), fourth in lowest on-base percentage (.302), seventh in most strikeouts (1026) and eighth in fewest home runs (109)…lead the majors in sacrifice hits (24) and rank seventh in hit by pitches (59).
IN THE PINCH: A’s pinch hitters lead the majors in hits (31), rank third in pinch plate appearances (126), fourth in doubles (5), tied for sixth in extra base hits (7), tied for ninth in walks (11) and tied for 10th in home runs (2).
PITCHING: The A’s compiled a 7.02 ERA over the first 49 games through May 22 but have a 4.92 ERA (302 er in 552.0 ip) in 63 games since then…have a 5.84 ERA overall, which is the highest in the majors…also have the highest opponents on-base percentage (.356), the second highest slugging percentage (.460) and OPS (.816) and fourth highest batting average (.268)…lead the majors with 70 hit batters, which is the fourth highest total in Athletics history (81 in 1911, 72 in 2022, 72 in 1903)…are on pace to hit 101 batters, which would break the American League record of 95 set by the 2003 Rays… he ML record is 110 by the 2022 Reds…also lead the majors in most walks (477), are tied for the lead in most wild pitches (48) and fewest shutouts (2) and rank fifth in most home runs (154) and fewest strikeouts (900).
STARTING PITCHING: A’s starting pitchers are 0-4 with a 6.49 ERA (19 er in 26.1 ip) over the last six games and 11-51 with a 6.13 ERA overall…have the fewest wins in the majors, the highest ERA and are the third most losses… the fewest wins from starting pitchers in Major League history is 21 by the Pirates last year…have tossed 7.1 innings or fewer in each game and have the fewest innings pitched in the majors (512.1).
THE BULLPEN: The A’s bullpen has a 5.53 ERA, which is the highest in the majors…also the has the most losses (29) and the second most innings pitched (470.2)…the 29 losses are two short of the Oakland record for losses by relievers (31 in 1993 and 2015)…has 15 saves over the last 49 games after tallying just four over the first 63…is 19-for-38 (50.0%) in save opportunities for the season, which is tied for the second lowest percentage in the majors… has the second fewest saves and the 10th most blown saves (19)…has allowed 84-of-216 (38.9%) inherited runners to score, which is the third highest percentage…has the second most inherited runners.
ON THE BASES: The A’s are 105-for-127 (82.7%) in stolen base attempts…are tied for fourth in the majors in steals, rank fifth in attempts and seventh in percentage…the stolen bases are the most by an A’s team since 2012 (122)…A’s opponents are 79-for-113 (69.9%) in stolen base attempts, which is the second lowest success rate in the majors…the 34 caught stealings are the most in the majors…A’s pitchers have 11 pickoffs, which is third most.
DEFENSIVE DOINGS: The A’s have committed at least one error in each of the last three games (four errors total) and now have 69 errors for the season, which is fourth most in the majors…are tied for second in fewest double plays (79), tied for eighth in outfield assists (19) and tied for ninth in most passed balls (7).
HOME AND AWAY: The A’s have won the first two games of this homestand and have won back-to-back home games for the fifth time this year…are 2-0 on this five-game homestand against San Francisco (2-0) and Texas (three games)…went 3-7 on the last homestand against Minnesota (0-3), Boston (2-1) and Houston (1-3) and are 17-39 (.304) at home, which is the lowest home winning percentage in the majors…leave following the game Wednesday for a six-game road trip to Washington (three games) and St. Louis (three games) that starts on Friday…went 2-6 on the last road trip to San Francisco (0-2), Colorado (2-1) and Los Angeles-NL (0-3) and are 15-41 (.268) on the road, which is tied with the Royals for the worst road record in the majors… have compiled a 5.06 ERA (290 er in 516.0 ip) at home compared to 6.71 on
the road.
ONE-RUN GAMES AND THE REST: The A’s are 17-22 (.436) in one-run games and 15-60 (.200) in games decided by two or more runs…17 of the A’s 32 wins (53.1%) are by one run…have the second most one-run losses in the majors, rank third in games (39) and tied for ninth in wins…have a run differential of -271, which is the lowest in the majors…the lowest in Oakland history is -287 in 1979 and the lowest in Athletics history is -344 in 1915.
WINNING LATE: The A’s have scored the winning run in their final at bat in 14 of their 32 victories (43.8%)…are 6-6 (.500) in extra inning games and the six wins matches the A’s total from last year…are tied for eighth in the majors in extra inning games (12) and wins and tied for ninth in losses…have six walkoff wins, which is tied for fifth most.
PLAYER NOTES: The A’s have used 54 players this year, which is tied for third most in the majors…employed a franchise record 64 players last year…have used 34 pitchers, which ties the Athletics record (2018, 2022) and is fourth most in the majors this year…have used 30 relievers, which is an on-going franchise record…have used the injured list 25 times…the only times in Oakland history the A’s used the IL more times for non-Covid reasons were in 2016 (27) and 2018 (26).
THIS AND THAT: The A’s are in a 27-day stretch that began July 14 and runs through Wednesday where the A’s left the state of California just once (July 28-30 at Colorado)…are 7-13 over that stretch…are 24-40 (.375) in night games, 8-40 (.168) during the day…are 8-9 (.471) on Tuesday, 7-10 (.412) on Friday and 16-62 (.205) on all other days of the week…are 5-31 (.139) in the final game of a series…have used an opener 13 times and are 3-10 in those games…have an average time of game of 2:44, which is fifth longest in the majors…however, have not averaged under 2:53 per game since 2010 (2:44)…went 8-15 (.348) in July…finished with a losing record for the sixth consecutive full month and 10th time in the last 11 months…had their only full month with a winning record last year in July (14-12)…the .348 winning percentage was fifth lowest in the majors…had the worst record in the majors in April and May and the eighth worst in June.
A’S VS. RANGERS
- The A’s have lost five of the first seven games this year after losing the season series last year for the first time since 2016 when they went 9-10.
- Went 8-11 in 2022 and the 11 losses were the A’s most to Texas since 2011 (6-13).
- Are 64-48 (.571) against Texas dating back to 2017…are 35-20 (.636) in Oakland and 29-28 (.509) in Arlington over that span.
Year Home Road Totals
2023 1-3 1-2 2-5
2022 4-6 4-5 8-11
Oakland History: 405-401
at the Coliseum: 213-189
at Globe Life Field: 14-15
Athletics History: 502-483
TODAY’S TIDBITS
Zack Gelof has five home runs over the first 19 games of his career…that matches the most home runs in Athletics history by a player over his first 19 career games…has 11 extra base hits, which are third most in Athletics history by a player over the first 19 games of his career…Tony Kemp is batting .302 (38-for-126) with a .375 on-base percentage (13 bb, 3 hbp, 2 sf) over his last 39 games dating back to June 15, after hitting .146 with a .244 on-base percentage over his first 51 contests.
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: Ken Waldichuk (2-7, 6.52 ERA)
FOR STARTERS: Is scheduled to make his 26th appearance and 15th start of the season…it will be his 13th traditional start as he also has two appearances as an opener…has also pitched three times in relief of an opener…is 0-2 with a 6.11 ERA (12 er in 17.2 ip) over his last five games, including three starts…has a .190 (12-for-63) opponents batting average over that span but has issued 10 walks and hit a batter for a .303 on-base percentage.
RANKINGS: Ranks fifth among Major League rookies in strikeouts (89) and sixth in innings pitched (88.1)…also ranks second in most runs (69) and most walks (54), third in most hits (100), tied for third in most home runs (16) and tied for fourth in most losses (7)…the 54 walks are tied for eighth most among all pitchers…among pitchers with 80 or more innings, he has the second highest opponents on-base percentage in the majors (.386), the third highest OPS (.892) and ERA (6.52), fourth highest slugging percentage (.506) and eighth highest batting average (.287).
HOME AND AWAY: Is 0-2 with a 4.85 ERA (21 er in 39.0 ip) and .831 opponents OPS in 11 games at home compared to 2-5 with a 7.84 ERA (43 er in 49.1 ip) and .940 OPS in 14 games in the road…has surrendered 10 of his 16 home runs on the road…is now 2-3 with a 4.47 ERA and .783 OPS in 14 career games in the Coliseum, 2-6 with a 7.42 ERA and .926 OPS in 18 games on the road.
OPPONENTS BATTING: Has allowed 19 hits to left-handed hitters, 13 of which are for extra bases (eight doubles, one triple, four home runs)…10 of the 16 home runs he has allowed have been solo shots…has allowed two home runs over his last 14 games and 38.2 innings dating back to May 31 after allowing 14 home runs over his first 11 games and 49.2 innings…as a starter, he has a .250 (25-for-100) opponents batting average the first time through the order, .291 (25-for-86) the second time and .358 (19-for-53) the third time.
STARTING, RELIEVING AND OPENING: Has pitched in 25 games…that includes 12 traditional starts, two starts as an opener (May 28, June 20), three appearances in relief of an opener (May 24, July 5, July 25) and eight traditional relief appearances…began the season in the starting rotation and made nine starts through May 19…has tossed five innings or fewer in eight of his 12 traditional starts and never more than 6.1 innings…tossed 1.0 inning and 1.2 innings in his two starts as an opener (May 28 vs. Houston, June 20 at Cleveland)…had a 3.38 ERA (2.2 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 4 so) in those two games…has tossed at least 2.0 innings in eight of his 11 relief appearances.
THAT’S ODD: Has a 4.07 ERA (22 er in 48.2 ip) in odd numbered innings, a 9.53 ERA (42 er in 39.2 ip) in even numbered innings…last year, he had a 7.52 ERA and .962 opponents OPS in odd numbered innings, a 1.26 ERA and .523 OPS in even numbered innings.
THIS AND THAT: Is 0-3 with an 8.39 ERA (23 er in 24.2 ip) and 1.089 OPS in six games, including five starts, against American League West competition… combined to go 1-4 with a 7.46 ERA and 1.012 OPS in 12 games, 10 starts, in April and May…then went 1-2 with a 4.76 ERA and .739 opponents OPS in 12 games, including three starts, in June and July…yielded 14 home runs in 50.2 innings in April and May but just two in 34.0 innings in June and July… has left with the lead three times in position to win only to have the bullpen blow the save (April 12, April 24, April 30).
2023 DAY-BY-DAY: Began the season in the A’s starting rotation and went 1-4 with a 6.85 ERA in nine starts through May 19 before splitting his duties between the pen, the rotation and opening…allowed six runs on a career-high nine hits in his first start of the season on April 2 against Los Angeles (AL) and was the losing pitcher in the A’s 6-0 loss…surrendered a three-run home run to O’Hoppe in the fourth to snap a career-high 14.0-inning scoreless streak dating back to last year…allowed three home runs against the Angels and a career-high four in his next start on April 7 at Tampa Bay…the seven home runs in back-to-back starts match the most in Oakland history by a pitcher over a two-game stretch…Mike Fiers (Sept. 3-9, 2019) is the only other one to do it over the last 25 years…allowed a career-high eight runs in 3.0 innings in the start against the Rays, which was his shortest outing of the season in a traditional start…tossed a season-high 6.1 innings April 12 at Baltimore but had a no decision in the A’s 8-4 win…left with a 4-2 lead but Familia blew the save…tossed 5.0 scoreless innings in his fourth start on April 18 at Chicago (NL) but had a no decision as the A’s were shutout 4-0…struck out a season-high seven batters in 5.2 innings on April 30 against Cincinnati…finished April 0-2 with a 7.26 ERA and .976 opponents OPS in six starts… had the highest opponents OPS (.976) and slugging percentage (.598) in the majors in April, the fourth highest on-base percentage (.378) and the fifth highest ERA and batting average (.307)…the ERA was the highest April ERA in Athletics history among pitchers with 30 or more innings…allowed 10 home runs, which were the most in the majors and matched Gil Heredia (2001) for the most home runs in April in Athletics history…then went 1-2 with a 7.78 ERA and 1.062 OPS in six games in May…walked a career-high six batters and tossed a career-high 114 pitches on May 6 at Kansas City but picked up his first win of the season in the A’s 5-4 victory…then walked five batters in each of his next two starts and his streak of three consecutive games with five or more walks matches the longest by an A’s pitcher over the last 30 years (Chad Gaudin, July 12-23, 2007)…was moved out of the starting rotation after allowing four runs on five hits and five walks in 5.0 innings in a 5-1 loss at Houston on May 19…took the loss in his first relief appearance on May 24 at Seattle…struck out a season-high tying seven batters in 2.2 innings but allowed five runs on eight hits and three walks…made his first start as an opener on May 28 against Houston (1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 so)…earned the first save of his career on June 12 against Tampa Bay when he tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in the A’s 4-3 win…became the first A’s pitcher to toss three or more scoreless innings for the save in a one-run game since Elias Sosa on May 2, 1978…made his second start as an opener on June 20 at Cleveland (1.2 ip, 2 h, 2 so)…allowed six runs in 2.1 innings of relief on June 25 at Toronto…went 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA, .203 opponents batting average and .678 OPS in five games, including two starts, in July.
LAST START: He was the losing pitcher in the A’s 7-3 loss at Los Angeles (NL) last Tuesday…allowed just one base runner over the first three innings, a two-out walk to Taylor in the second…then surrendered four runs in the fourth inning…hit Outman with two outs and the bases loaded and was relieved by Scott who allowed a three-run double to Hernandez.
