Franchise Encyclopedia: 2006 / 2008
76-86, Finished 3rd in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bob Geren (76-86)
Scored 741 runs, Allowed 758 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-83
Ballpark: McAfee Coliseum · Attendance: 1,921,844 (12th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 94 · one-year: Batting - 89, Pitching - 89
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| Season Summary | 76-86, Final Rank:3, GB: 18.0 | |
| Days in First | 8 | last on Tuesday, May 8, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 10 | last on May 8, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 2 | last on Friday, Apr 20, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 19 | last on Saturday, Sep 29, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 8 | last on Friday, Jun 15 |
| Most Games under .500 | 11 | last on Saturday, Sep 29 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 5 | Saturday, Jun 2 to Wednesday, Jun 6 and Sunday, Aug 19 to Thursday, Aug 23 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 9 | Friday, Jul 6 to Tuesday, Jul 17 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 15 | Saturday, Jun 16 |
| Most Runs Scored | 17 | Thursday, May 10 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 13 | Saturday, Apr 14 and Monday, Aug 6 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 10 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 9 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Monday, Apr 2 | boxscore | OAK | @ | SEA | L | 0 | 4 | 0-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Hernandez | Haren | 2:08 | 46,003 | - | ||
| 2 | 2 | Tuesday, Apr 3 | boxscore | OAK | @ | SEA | L | 4 | 8 | 0-2 | 3 | 2.0 | Mateo | Calero | 2:27 | 25,287 | -- | ||
| 3 | 3 | Wednesday, Apr 4 | boxscore | OAK | @ | SEA | W | 9 | 0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2.0 | Harden | Batista | 2:26 | 22,816 | + | ||
| 4 | 4 | Thursday, Apr 5 | boxscore | OAK | @ | LAA | W | 4 | 3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1.0 | Duchscherer | Rodriguez | Street | 2:59 | 39,234 | ++ | |
| 5 | 5 | Friday, Apr 6 | boxscore | OAK | @ | LAA | L | 2 | 5 | 2-3 | 3 | 2.0 | Moseley | Kennedy | Rodriguez | 2:45 | 43,534 | - | |
| 6 | 6 | Saturday, Apr 7 | boxscore | OAK | @ | LAA | L | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 4 | 3.0 | Lackey | Haren | Shields | 2:17 | 44,007 | -- | |
| 7 | 7 | Sunday, Apr 8 | boxscore | OAK | @ | LAA | W | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 3 | 2.0 | Blanton | Escobar | Street | 2:54 | 37,783 | + | |
| 8 | 8 | Monday, Apr 9 | boxscore | OAK | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 3-5 | 4 | 2.5 | Contreras | Harden | 2:38 | 35,077 | - | |||
| 9 | 9 | Tuesday, Apr 10 | boxscore | OAK | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 4-5 | 4 | 1.5 | Street | Jenks | 2:37 | 15,153 | + | |||
| 10 | 10 | Wednesday, Apr 11 | boxscore | OAK | CHW | L | 3 | 6 | 4-6 | 4 | 2.5 | Aardsma | Street | Jenks | 2:32 | 19,130 | - | ||
| 11 | 11 | Friday, Apr 13 | boxscore | OAK | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5-6 | 4 | 1.0 | Street | Bruney | 3:55 | 35,077 | + | ||
| 12 | 12 | Saturday, Apr 14 | boxscore | OAK | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5-7 | 4 | 1.5 | Bruney | DiNardo | 4:25 | 35,077 | - | ||
| 13 | 13 | Sunday, Apr 15 | boxscore | OAK | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 6-7 | 3 | 1.5 | Marshall | Rivera | 2:48 | 35,077 | + | |||
| 14 | 14 | Tuesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | OAK | LAA | W | 4 | 1 | 7-7 | 2 | 0.5 | Gaudin | Weaver | Street | 2:17 | 20,174 | ++ | ||
| 15 | 15 | Wednesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | OAK | LAA | W | 3 | 0 | 8-7 | 1 | up 0.5 | Haren | Lackey | Street | 2:09 | 17,322 | +++ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Friday, Apr 20 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TEX | W | 16 | 4 | 9-7 | 1 | up 2.0 | Blanton | McCarthy | 3:03 | 29,782 | ++++ | ||
| 17 | 17 | Saturday, Apr 21 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 7 | 9-8 | 1 | up 1.0 | Loe | Kennedy | 3:06 | 42,945 | - | ||
| 18 | 18 | Sunday, Apr 22 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 4 | 9-9 | 1 | Tied | Eyre | Duchscherer | Otsuka | 3:06 | 37,002 | -- | |
| 19 | 19 | Monday, Apr 23 | boxscore | OAK | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 5 | 10-9 | 1 | up 1.0 | Haren | Bedard | Street | 2:59 | 13,862 | + | |
| 20 | 20 | Tuesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | OAK | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 2 | 11-9 | 1 | up 1.0 | Braden | Guthrie | Street | 2:39 | 14,452 | ++ | |
| 21 | 21 | Wednesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | OAK | SEA | L | 0 | 2 | 11-10 | 1 | Tied | Washburn | Blanton | 1:47 | 19,674 | - | |||
| 22 | 22 | Thursday, Apr 26 | boxscore | OAK | SEA | L | 2 | 4 | 11-11 | 2 | 1.0 | Batista | Calero | Putz | 3:01 | 14,683 | -- | ||
| 23 | 23 | Friday, Apr 27 | boxscore | OAK | TBD | L | 1 | 4 | 11-12 | 3 | 1.0 | Shields | Gaudin | Reyes | 2:33 | 15,388 | --- | ||
| 24 | 24 | Saturday, Apr 28 | boxscore | OAK | TBD | W | 12 | 5 | 12-12 | 2 | 1.0 | Haren | Fossum | 2:31 | 26,760 | + | |||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, Apr 29 | boxscore | OAK | TBD | L | 3 | 5 | 12-13 | 3 | 2.0 | Kazmir | Braden | Reyes | 2:49 | 23,827 | - | ||
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 1 | boxscore | OAK | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13-13 | 3 | 2.5 | Duchscherer | Donnelly | Street | 3:16 | 37,052 | + |
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, May 2 | boxscore | OAK | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 13-14 | 3 | 2.5 | Beckett | Marshall | Timlin | 3:11 | 37,006 | - | |
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 4 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TBD | W | 5 | 2 | 14-14 | 3 | 2.0 | Duchscherer | Glover | Street | 2:53 | 11,546 | + | |
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 5 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TBD | L | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14-15 | 3 | 2.0 | Lugo | Marshall | 3:35 | 16,604 | - | |
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 6 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TBD | W | 5 | 3 | 15-15 | 2 | 1.0 | Blanton | Jackson | Street | 2:44 | 16,880 | + | |
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 8 | boxscore | OAK | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 1 | 16-15 | 1 | Tied | Gaudin | de la Rosa | 2:57 | 10,989 | ++ | ||
| 32 | 32 | Wednesday, May 9 | boxscore | OAK | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 16-16 | 3 | 1.0 | Gobble | Duchscherer | Soria | 2:41 | 10,974 | - | |
| 33 | 33 | Thursday, May 10 | boxscore | OAK | @ | KCR | W | 17 | 3 | 17-16 | 2 | 1.0 | Kennedy | Hudson | 3:03 | 31,006 | + | ||
| 34 | 34 | Friday, May 11 | boxscore | OAK | CLE | W | 8 | 2 | 18-16 | 2 | 1.0 | Blanton | Sabathia | 2:37 | 20,393 | ++ | |||
| 35 | 35 | Saturday, May 12 | boxscore | OAK | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 18-17 | 2 | 2.0 | Carmona | Braden | Borowski | 2:51 | 22,705 | - | ||
| 36 | 36 | Sunday, May 13 | boxscore | OAK | CLE | W | 10 | 7 | 19-17 | 2 | 1.0 | Witasick | Borowski | 3:27 | 24,692 | + | |||
| 37 | 37 | Monday, May 14 | boxscore | OAK | KCR | L | 1 | 2 | 19-18 | 2 | 2.0 | Gobble | Duchscherer | Soria | 2:44 | 12,477 | - | ||
| 38 | 38 | Tuesday, May 15 | boxscore | OAK | KCR | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20-18 | 2 | 1.0 | DiNardo | Soria | 3:43 | 14,966 | + | ||
| 39 | 39 | Wednesday, May 16 | boxscore | OAK | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 20-19 | 2 | 2.0 | Gobble | Calero | Riske | 2:38 | 16,242 | - | ||
| 40 | 40 | Thursday, May 17 | boxscore | OAK | KCR | L | 4 | 7 | 20-20 | 2 | 3.0 | Elarton | Braden | Soria | 2:52 | 21,037 | -- | ||
| 41 | 41 | Friday, May 18 | boxscore | OAK | SFG | W | 15 | 3 | 21-20 | 2 | 3.0 | Gaudin | Zito | 3:17 | 35,077 | + | |||
| 42 | 42 | Saturday, May 19 | boxscore | OAK | SFG | W | 4 | 2 | 22-20 | 2 | 3.0 | Haren | Cain | Embree | 2:38 | 35,077 | ++ | ||
| 43 | 43 | Sunday, May 20 | boxscore | OAK | SFG | L | 1 | 4 | 22-21 | 2 | 4.0 | Morris | Kennedy | 2:23 | 35,077 | - | |||
| 44 | 44 | Monday, May 21 | boxscore | OAK | @ | CHW | L | 5 | 8 | 22-22 | 2 | 4.5 | Contreras | Blanton | Jenks | 3:07 | 35,327 | -- | |
| 45 | 45 | Tuesday, May 22 | boxscore | OAK | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 10 | 22-23 | 2 | 5.5 | Danks | Lewis | 2:31 | 34,122 | --- | ||
| 46 | 46 | Wednesday, May 23 | boxscore | OAK | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 0 | 23-23 | 2 | 4.5 | Gaudin | Garland | 2:35 | 29,051 | + | ||
| 47 | 47 | Friday, May 25 | boxscore | OAK | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 24-23 | 2 | 4.0 | Haren | Bedard | Embree | 2:49 | 30,382 | ++ | |
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, May 26 | boxscore | OAK | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 8 | 24-24 | 3 | 5.0 | Burres | Kennedy | 2:53 | 29,194 | - | ||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, May 27 | boxscore | OAK | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 8 | 24-25 | 3 | 6.0 | Cabrera | Blanton | 2:27 | 30,140 | -- | ||
| 50 | 50 | Monday, May 28 | boxscore | OAK | TEX | W | 5 | 3 | 25-25 | 3 | 5.0 | Gaudin | Tejeda | Embree | 3:04 | 18,230 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, May 29 | boxscore | OAK | TEX | L | 0 | 4 | 25-26 | 3 | 6.0 | Wood | DiNardo | Gagne | 2:39 | 18,006 | - | ||
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, May 30 | boxscore | OAK | TEX | W | 6 | 1 | 26-26 | 3 | 6.0 | Haren | Koronka | 2:17 | 25,674 | + | |||
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 1 | boxscore | OAK | MIN | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 26-27 | 3 | 6.5 | Neshek | Calero | Nathan | 3:16 | 20,219 | - | |
| 54 | 54 | Saturday, Jun 2 | boxscore | OAK | MIN | W | 1 | 0 | 27-27 | 3 | 6.5 | Blanton | Silva | 1:49 | 30,576 | + | |||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 3 | boxscore | OAK | MIN | W | 4 | 2 | 28-27 | 3 | 6.5 | Gaudin | Santana | Embree | 2:47 | 25,388 | ++ | ||
| 56 | 56 | Monday, Jun 4 | boxscore | OAK | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29-27 | 3 | 6.5 | Casilla | Snyder | 3:45 | 28,177 | +++ | ||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | OAK | BOS | W | 2 | 0 | 30-27 | 3 | 6.5 | DiNardo | Matsuzaka | Embree | 2:53 | 31,127 | ++++ | ||
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | OAK | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 31-27 | 2 | 5.5 | Kennedy | Wakefield | Casilla | 2:25 | 32,280 | +++++ | ||
| 59 | 59 | Thursday, Jun 7 | boxscore | OAK | BOS | L | 0 | 1 | 31-28 | 3 | 6.0 | Schilling | Blanton | 2:10 | 31,211 | - | |||
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jun 8 | boxscore | OAK | @ | SFG | W | 5 | 3 | 10 | 32-28 | 3 | 6.0 | Calero | Hennessey | Embree | 3:42 | 42,427 | + |
| 61 | 61 | Saturday, Jun 9 | boxscore | OAK | @ | SFG | W | 6 | 0 | 33-28 | 3 | 6.0 | Haren | Zito | 2:57 | 42,526 | ++ | ||
| 62 | 62 | Sunday, Jun 10 | boxscore | OAK | @ | SFG | W | 2 | 0 | 34-28 | 3 | 5.0 | Casilla | Cain | Embree | 2:27 | 42,345 | +++ | |
| 63 | 63 | Tuesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | OAK | @ | HOU | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 34-29 | 3 | 5.0 | Borkowski | Flores | 3:23 | 33,637 | - | |
| 64 | 64 | Wednesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | OAK | @ | HOU | W | 7 | 3 | 35-29 | 3 | 5.0 | Blanton | Wheeler | 2:27 | 34,611 | + | ||
| 65 | 65 | Thursday, Jun 14 | boxscore | OAK | @ | HOU | W | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36-29 | 2 | 5.0 | Embree | Moehler | Casilla | 4:02 | 42,024 | ++ |
| 66 | 66 | Friday, Jun 15 | boxscore | OAK | STL | W | 14 | 3 | 37-29 | 2 | 4.0 | Haren | Looper | 2:57 | 24,241 | +++ | |||
| 67 | 67 | Saturday, Jun 16 | boxscore | OAK | STL | L | 6 | 15 | 37-30 | 2 | 5.0 | Springer | DiNardo | 3:31 | 28,572 | - | |||
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jun 17 | boxscore | OAK | STL | L | 6 | 10 | 37-31 | 2 | 6.0 | Springer | Lewis | 3:08 | 35,077 | -- | |||
| 69 | 69 | Monday, Jun 18 | boxscore | OAK | CIN | W | 6 | 1 | 38-31 | 2 | 6.0 | Blanton | Lohse | 2:10 | 16,466 | + | |||
| 70 | 70 | Tuesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | OAK | CIN | L | 2 | 5 | 38-32 | 2 | 6.0 | Bailey | Gaudin | Weathers | 2:48 | 19,351 | - | ||
| 71 | 71 | Wednesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | OAK | CIN | W | 5 | 3 | 39-32 | 2 | 6.0 | Haren | McBeth | Embree | 2:36 | 25,872 | + | ||
| 72 | 72 | Friday, Jun 22 | boxscore | OAK | @ | NYM | L | 1 | 9 | 39-33 | 2 | 7.0 | Glavine | DiNardo | 2:11 | 43,029 | - | ||
| 73 | 73 | Saturday, Jun 23 | boxscore | OAK | @ | NYM | L | 0 | 1 | 39-34 | 2 | 8.0 | Wagner | Casilla | 2:35 | 52,920 | -- | ||
| 74 | 74 | Sunday, Jun 24 | boxscore | OAK | @ | NYM | L | 2 | 10 | 39-35 | 3 | 9.0 | Maine | Kennedy | 2:36 | 50,143 | --- | ||
| 75 | 75 | Monday, Jun 25 | boxscore | OAK | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 39-36 | 3 | 9.0 | Sabathia | Gaudin | 2:23 | 17,737 | ---- | ||
| 76 | 76 | Tuesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | OAK | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 8 | 39-37 | 3 | 9.0 | Betancourt | Embree | 3:15 | 18,494 | ----- | ||
| 77 | 77 | Wednesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | OAK | @ | CLE | W | 13 | 7 | 40-37 | 3 | 8.0 | DiNardo | Carmona | 3:22 | 18,614 | + | ||
| 78 | 78 | Thursday, Jun 28 | boxscore | OAK | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 40-38 | 3 | 8.5 | Byrd | Flores | Borowski | 2:32 | 22,921 | - | |
| 79 | 79 | Friday, Jun 29 | boxscore | OAK | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 40-39 | 3 | 9.5 | Mussina | Kennedy | Rivera | 2:38 | 52,622 | -- | |
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jun 30 | boxscore | OAK | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 0 | 41-39 | 3 | 8.5 | Gaudin | Igawa | 2:51 | 54,150 | + | ||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 1 | boxscore | OAK | @ | NYY | W | 11 | 5 | 42-39 | 3 | 8.5 | Haren | Pettitte | 3:20 | 54,266 | ++ | ||
| 82 | 82 | Monday, Jul 2 | boxscore | OAK | TOR | L | 7 | 11 | 42-40 | 3 | 9.0 | Towers | DiNardo | 3:07 | 13,281 | - | |||
| 83 | 83 | Tuesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | OAK | TOR | W | 3 | 1 | 43-40 | 3 | 8.0 | Blanton | Litsch | 2:08 | 35,077 | + | |||
| 84 | 84 | Wednesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | OAK | TOR | L | 3 | 10 | 43-41 | 3 | 8.0 | McGowan | Kennedy | 2:54 | 26,566 | - | |||
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 5 | boxscore | OAK | SEA | W | 3 | 2 | 44-41 | 3 | 8.0 | Gaudin | Batista | Embree | 2:06 | 15,654 | + | ||
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 6 | boxscore | OAK | SEA | L | 1 | 7 | 44-42 | 3 | 8.0 | O'Flaherty | Haren | 2:55 | 19,158 | - | |||
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 7 | boxscore | OAK | SEA | L | 0 | 4 | 44-43 | 3 | 9.0 | Hernandez | Harden | 2:14 | 29,225 | -- | |||
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 8 | boxscore | OAK | SEA | L | 3 | 7 | 44-44 | 3 | 9.0 | Green | Blanton | 2:51 | 27,059 | --- | |||
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 12 | boxscore | OAK | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 6 | 44-45 | 3 | 9.5 | Baker | Gaudin | 2:36 | 25,207 | ---- | ||
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 13 | boxscore | OAK | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 5 | 44-46 | 3 | 10.5 | Santana | DiNardo | Nathan | 2:34 | 36,338 | ----- | |
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 14 | boxscore | OAK | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 4 | 44-47 | 3 | 11.5 | Silva | Blanton | Nathan | 2:15 | 36,066 | ------ | |
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 15 | boxscore | OAK | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 4 | 44-48 | 3 | 11.5 | Neshek | Kennedy | 3:06 | 36,737 | ------- | ||
| 93 | 93 | Monday, Jul 16 | boxscore | OAK | TEX | L | 1 | 4 | 44-49 | 3 | 12.0 | Wright | Braden | Gagne | 2:51 | 18,160 | -------- | ||
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Jul 17 | boxscore | OAK | TEX | L | 4 | 11 | 44-50 | 3 | 12.0 | Eyre | Gaudin | Mahay | 3:27 | 20,209 | --------- | ||
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | OAK | TEX | W | 6 | 0 | 45-50 | 3 | 11.0 | DiNardo | Millwood | 2:25 | 23,440 | + | |||
| 96 | 96 | Friday, Jul 20 | boxscore | OAK | BAL | L | 1 | 6 | 45-51 | 3 | 11.5 | Bedard | Blanton | 2:40 | 18,444 | - | |||
| 97 | 97 | Saturday, Jul 21 | boxscore | OAK | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 46-51 | 3 | 10.5 | Haren | Trachsel | Embree | 2:53 | 30,828 | + | ||
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Jul 22 | boxscore | OAK | BAL | L | 0 | 2 | 46-52 | 3 | 11.5 | Guthrie | Braden | Walker | 2:33 | 25,552 | - | ||
| 99 | 99 | Monday, Jul 23 | boxscore | OAK | @ | LAA | W | 12 | 6 | 47-52 | 3 | 10.5 | Kennedy | Colon | 3:24 | 43,847 | + | ||
| 100 | 100 | Tuesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | OAK | @ | LAA | W | 4 | 3 | 48-52 | 3 | 9.5 | DiNardo | Escobar | Embree | 3:03 | 43,784 | ++ | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Wednesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | OAK | @ | LAA | L | 6 | 7 | 48-53 | 3 | 10.5 | Rodriguez | Kennedy | 3:15 | 44,252 | - | ||
| 102 | 102 | Thursday, Jul 26 | boxscore | OAK | @ | SEA | W | 6 | 2 | 49-53 | 3 | 10.0 | Haren | Weaver | 2:53 | 34,250 | + | ||
| 103 | 103 | Friday, Jul 27 | boxscore | OAK | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 7 | 49-54 | 3 | 11.0 | Hernandez | Braden | 2:25 | 37,643 | - | ||
| 104 | 104 | Saturday, Jul 28 | boxscore | OAK | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 4 | 49-55 | 3 | 12.0 | Ramirez | Gaudin | Putz | 2:33 | 41,260 | -- | |
| 105 | 105 | Sunday, Jul 29 | boxscore | OAK | @ | SEA | L | 10 | 14 | 49-56 | 3 | 13.0 | Green | Street | 3:14 | 41,961 | --- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Monday, Jul 30 | boxscore | OAK | DET | L | 2 | 5 | 49-57 | 3 | 13.0 | Tata | Blanton | Jones | 2:43 | 18,468 | ---- | ||
| 107 | 107 | Tuesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | OAK | DET | W | 7 | 3 | 50-57 | 3 | 13.0 | Haren | Verlander | 2:53 | 21,305 | + | |||
| 108 | 108 | Wednesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | OAK | DET | W | 3 | 2 | 51-57 | 3 | 12.0 | Brown | Robertson | Embree | 3:10 | 27,118 | ++ | ||
| 109 | 109 | Thursday, Aug 2 | boxscore | OAK | LAA | L | 4 | 6 | 51-58 | 3 | 13.0 | Saunders | Gaudin | Rodriguez | 2:50 | 21,654 | - | ||
| 110 | 110 | Friday, Aug 3 | boxscore | OAK | LAA | W | 8 | 4 | 52-58 | 3 | 12.0 | Casilla | Shields | 2:51 | 21,552 | + | |||
| 111 | 111 | Saturday, Aug 4 | boxscore | OAK | LAA | W | 2 | 1 | 53-58 | 3 | 11.0 | Blanton | Escobar | Embree | 2:31 | 29,144 | ++ | ||
| 112 | 112 | Sunday, Aug 5 | boxscore | OAK | LAA | L | 3 | 4 | 53-59 | 3 | 12.0 | Lackey | Calero | Rodriguez | 2:58 | 26,782 | - | ||
| 113 | 113 | Monday, Aug 6 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TEX | W | 9 | 7 | 13 | 54-59 | 3 | 12.0 | Brown | Eyre | Calero | 4:33 | 24,737 | + |
| 114 | 114 | Tuesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TEX | L | 6 | 8 | 54-60 | 3 | 13.0 | Gabbard | Gaudin | Wilson | 3:00 | 25,122 | - | |
| 115 | 115 | Wednesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 3 | 55-60 | 3 | 12.0 | DiNardo | Murray | Embree | 3:03 | 29,647 | + | |
| 116 | 116 | Friday, Aug 10 | boxscore | OAK | @ | DET | W | 16 | 10 | 56-60 | 3 | 12.0 | Lugo | McBride | 3:19 | 40,922 | ++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Saturday, Aug 11 | boxscore | OAK | @ | DET | L | 2 | 5 | 56-61 | 3 | 13.0 | Verlander | Haren | Jones | 3:00 | 42,016 | - | |
| 118 | 118 | Sunday, Aug 12 | boxscore | OAK | @ | DET | L | 6 | 11 | 56-62 | 3 | 14.0 | Robertson | Braden | 3:06 | 39,960 | -- | ||
| 119 | 119 | Monday, Aug 13 | boxscore | OAK | @ | DET | W | 7 | 2 | 57-62 | 3 | 13.5 | Gaudin | Durbin | 3:04 | 37,229 | + | ||
| 120 | 120 | Tuesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | OAK | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 58-62 | 3 | 12.5 | DiNardo | Garland | Embree | 2:44 | 24,082 | ++ | ||
| 121 | 121 | Wednesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | OAK | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 59-62 | 3 | 11.5 | Blanton | Buehrle | Street | 2:14 | 25,295 | +++ | ||
| 122 | 122 | Thursday, Aug 16 | boxscore | OAK | CHW | W | 8 | 5 | 10 | 60-62 | 3 | 11.5 | Lugo | Thornton | 3:32 | 20,218 | ++++ | ||
| 123 | 123 | Friday, Aug 17 | boxscore | OAK | KCR | L | 2 | 9 | 60-63 | 3 | 12.0 | Bannister | Meyer | 2:38 | 18,185 | - | |||
| 124 | 124 | Saturday, Aug 18 | boxscore | OAK | KCR | L | 3 | 7 | 60-64 | 3 | 12.0 | Perez | Gaudin | 2:52 | 24,638 | -- | |||
| 125 | 125 | Sunday, Aug 19 | boxscore | OAK | KCR | W | 6 | 1 | 61-64 | 3 | 12.0 | DiNardo | Davies | 2:33 | 26,445 | + | |||
| 126 | 126 | Monday, Aug 20 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TOR | W | 6 | 4 | 62-64 | 3 | 12.0 | Blanton | Marcum | Street | 2:47 | 27,193 | ++ | |
| 127 | 127 | Tuesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TOR | W | 6 | 4 | 63-64 | 3 | 12.0 | Haren | Tallet | Street | 3:11 | 32,639 | +++ | |
| 128 | 128 | Wednesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TOR | W | 4 | 1 | 64-64 | 3 | 11.0 | Loaiza | Burnett | Embree | 2:36 | 31,145 | ++++ | |
| 129 | 129 | Thursday, Aug 23 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TBD | W | 12 | 2 | 65-64 | 3 | 10.0 | Gaudin | Hammel | 3:03 | 9,444 | +++++ | ||
| 130 | 130 | Friday, Aug 24 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TBD | L | 2 | 12 | 65-65 | 3 | 11.0 | Shields | DiNardo | 2:44 | 9,592 | - | ||
| 131 | 131 | Saturday, Aug 25 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TBD | L | 3 | 14 | 65-66 | 3 | 11.0 | Kazmir | Blanton | 2:58 | 18,163 | -- | ||
| 132 | 132 | Sunday, Aug 26 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TBD | L | 4 | 7 | 65-67 | 3 | 12.0 | Sonnanstine | Haren | Reyes | 3:01 | 19,044 | --- | |
| 133 | 133 | Monday, Aug 27 | boxscore | OAK | TOR | L | 2 | 6 | 12 | 65-68 | 3 | 13.0 | Accardo | Embree | 3:50 | 18,092 | ---- | ||
| 134 | 134 | Tuesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | OAK | TOR | L | 4 | 5 | 65-69 | 3 | 14.0 | Wolfe | Brown | Janssen | 2:48 | 20,542 | ----- | ||
| 135 | 135 | Wednesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | OAK | TOR | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 66-69 | 3 | 14.0 | Lugo | Frasor | 3:14 | 16,015 | + | ||
| 136 | 136 | Friday, Aug 31 | boxscore | OAK | DET | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 67-69 | 3 | 14.0 | Street | Zumaya | 3:01 | 27,250 | ++ | ||
| 137 | 137 | Saturday, Sep 1 | boxscore | OAK | DET | L | 1 | 6 | 67-70 | 3 | 14.0 | Verlander | Haren | 3:07 | 21,336 | - | |||
| 138 | 138 | Sunday, Sep 2 | boxscore | OAK | DET | W | 8 | 7 | 10 | 68-70 | 3 | 13.0 | Street | Bazardo | 3:25 | 23,195 | + | ||
| 139 | 139 | Monday, Sep 3 | boxscore | OAK | @ | LAA | L | 5 | 9 | 68-71 | 3 | 14.0 | Santana | Gaudin | 2:53 | 39,164 | - | ||
| 140 | 140 | Tuesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | OAK | @ | LAA | L | 3 | 4 | 68-72 | 3 | 15.0 | Weaver | DiNardo | Rodriguez | 2:37 | 39,017 | -- | |
| 141 | 141 | Wednesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | OAK | @ | LAA | W | 6 | 2 | 69-72 | 3 | 14.0 | Blanton | Saunders | 2:40 | 34,000 | + | ||
| 142 | 142 | Friday, Sep 7 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 5 | 69-73 | 3 | 15.5 | Volquez | Haren | Benoit | 3:01 | 22,318 | - | |
| 143 | 143 | Saturday, Sep 8 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 7 | 69-74 | 3 | 15.5 | Murray | Gaudin | 2:58 | 32,476 | -- | ||
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 9 | boxscore | OAK | @ | TEX | L | 9 | 12 | 69-75 | 3 | 15.5 | White | DiNardo | 4:08 | 25,054 | --- | ||
| 145 | 145 | Monday, Sep 10 | boxscore | OAK | @ | SEA | W | 9 | 3 | 70-75 | 3 | 15.0 | Blanton | Ramirez | Street | 2:44 | 26,698 | + | |
| 146 | 146 | Tuesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | OAK | @ | SEA | W | 7 | 4 | 71-75 | 3 | 15.0 | Lugo | Washburn | Street | 3:11 | 26,676 | ++ | |
| 147 | 147 | Wednesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | OAK | @ | SEA | L | 5 | 6 | 71-76 | 3 | 16.0 | Putz | Brown | 3:28 | 26,194 | - | ||
| 148 | 148 | Thursday, Sep 13 | boxscore | OAK | TEX | W | 6 | 5 | 72-76 | 3 | 15.0 | Gaudin | Millwood | Street | 3:13 | 16,240 | + | ||
| 149 | 149 | Friday, Sep 14 | boxscore | OAK | TEX | W | 11 | 9 | 73-76 | 3 | 14.0 | Brown | Rheinecker | Street | 3:30 | 19,346 | ++ | ||
| 150 | 150 | Saturday, Sep 15 | boxscore | OAK | TEX | W | 7 | 3 | 74-76 | 3 | 14.0 | Blanton | McCarthy | Embree | 2:40 | 24,517 | +++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Sunday, Sep 16 | boxscore | OAK | TEX | L | 9 | 11 | 74-77 | 3 | 14.0 | Rheinecker | Brown | Benoit | 3:42 | 23,770 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Monday, Sep 17 | boxscore | OAK | SEA | L | 0 | 4 | 74-78 | 3 | 15.0 | Batista | Haren | 2:33 | 17,228 | -- | |||
| 153 | 153 | Tuesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | OAK | SEA | L | 7 | 8 | 74-79 | 3 | 16.0 | Weaver | Gaudin | Sherrill | 2:38 | 18,145 | --- | ||
| 154 | 154 | Wednesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | OAK | SEA | L | 5 | 9 | 74-80 | 3 | 17.0 | Hernandez | Meyer | 3:42 | 21,171 | ---- | |||
| 155 | 155 | Friday, Sep 21 | boxscore | OAK | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 74-81 | 3 | 17.5 | Carmona | Blanton | Borowski | 2:48 | 36,016 | ----- | |
| 156 | 156 | Saturday, Sep 22 | boxscore | OAK | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 3 | 75-81 | 3 | 16.5 | Haren | Byrd | 3:05 | 40,663 | + | ||
| 157 | 157 | Sunday, Sep 23 | boxscore | OAK | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 6 | 75-82 | 3 | 17.5 | Westbrook | Braden | Betancourt | 2:56 | 40,250 | - | |
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | OAK | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 7 | 75-83 | 3 | 17.0 | Schilling | Gaudin | 3:22 | 36,708 | -- | ||
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | OAK | @ | BOS | L | 6 | 11 | 75-84 | 3 | 17.0 | Timlin | Blevins | 3:27 | 36,570 | --- | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 28 | boxscore | OAK | LAA | L | 0 | 2 | 75-85 | 3 | 18.0 | Lackey | Haren | Rodriguez | 2:25 | 32,287 | ---- | ||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 29 | boxscore | OAK | LAA | L | 2 | 3 | 75-86 | 3 | 19.0 | Escobar | DiNardo | Rodriguez | 2:23 | 26,480 | ----- | ||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Sep 30 | boxscore | OAK | LAA | W | 3 | 2 | 76-86 | 3 | 18.0 | Street | Bootcheck | 2:07 | 28,062 | + | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.