2011 Oakland Athletics season
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 1 Mariners 2-6 Hernández ( 1-0 ) Breslow ( 0-1 ) 36,067 0-1
2 April 2 Mariners 2-5 Ray ( 1-0 ) Fuentes ( 0-1 ) League ( 1 ) 15,088 0-2
3 April 3 Mariners 7-1 Gonzalez ( 1-0 ) Fister ( 0-1 ) 22,292 1-2
4 April 5 @ Blue Jays 6-7 ( 10 ) Frasor ( 1-0 ) Balfour ( 0-1 ) 11,077 1-3
5 April 6 @ Blue Jays 3-5 Litsch ( 1-0 ) Braden ( 0-1 ) Rauch ( 1 ) 11,684 1-4
6 April 7 @ Blue Jays 2-1 Cahill ( 1-0 ) Frasor ( 1-1 ) Fuentes ( 1 ) 19,528 2-4
7 April 8 @ Twins 1-2 Pavano ( 1-1 ) Anderson ( 0-1 ) Nathan ( 3 ) 40,714 2-5
8 April 9 @ Twins 1-0 Gonzalez ( 2-0 ) Blackburn ( 1-1 ) Fuentes ( 2 ) 39,936 3-5
9 April 10 @ Twins 5-3 McCarthy ( 1-0 ) Baker ( 0-2 ) Fuentes ( 3 ) 38,484 4-5
10 April 11 @ White Sox 2-1 ( 10 ) Ross ( 1-0 ) Crain ( 0-1 ) Fuentes ( 4 ) 20,057 5-5
11 April 12 @ White Sox 5-6 ( 10 ) Sale ( 2-0 ) Cramer ( 0-1 ) 18,020 5-6
12 April 13 @ White Sox 7-4 ( 10 ) Balfour ( 1-1 ) Thornton ( 0-2 ) Fuentes ( 5 ) 16,523 6-6
13 April 14 Tigers 0-3 Coke ( 1-2 ) Ross ( 1-1 ) Valverde ( 3 ) 11,129 6-7
14 April 15 Tigers 4-8 ( 10 ) Villarreal ( 1-0 ) Fuentes 0-2 21,853 6-8
15 April 16 Tigers 6-2 Braden ( 1-1 ) Verlander ( 1-2 ) 16,265 7-8
16 April 17 Tigers 5-1 Cahill ( 2-0 ) Penny ( 0-2 ) 16,460 8-8
17 April 19 Red Sox 5-0 Anderson ( 1-1 ) Lackey ( 1-2 ) 25,230 9-8
18 April 20 Red Sox 3-5 Buchholz ( 1-2 ) Gonzalez ( 2-1 ) Papelbon ( 3 ) 29,045 9-9
19 April 21 @ Mariners 0-1 Hernández ( 2-2 ) McCarthy ( 1-1 ) League ( 4 ) 12,770 9-10
20 April 22 @ Mariners 0-4 Pineda ( 3-1 ) Ross ( 1-2 ) League ( 5 ) 17,798 9-11
The Oakland Athletics' 2011 season was the 44th for the franchise in the Bay Area, as well as the 111th in club history. The team was competing for the American League West Division title after a 4-year absence from playoff contention, with a payroll just above $77 million.