ELVIS ANDRUS NEWS

Oakland's 13-game winning streak ends, Orioles romp 8-1

Oakland’s 13-game winning streak ended as Austin Hays hit a pair of home runs, starter John Means had another stellar performance and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Athletics 8-1

APRIL 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

A's extend win streak to 13 with 7-2 victory over Orioles

Jed Lowrie hit a three-run homer and the Oakland Athletics won their 13th straight game, building a big lead early and beating the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 on a rainy night

APRIL 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mercedes gets 4 more hits, White Sox beat Rangers 9-7

Rookie sensation Yermín Mercedes added to his scorching start with four hits, including a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers...

APRIL 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

A's extend winning streak to 11, helped by 2 errors in 10th

The Oakland Athletics extended their winning streak to 11, rallying from a two-run deficit to beat the Twins 13-12  when Luis Arraez threw away Ramón Laureano’s grounder for Minnes...

APRIL 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Elvis Andrus keeps trolling third basemen everywhere Elvis Andrus and Adrian Beltre had a special connection during their time with the Texas Rangers. The former teammates essentially acted as...

APRIL 21, 2021 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM

Flashes wheels against Twins Andrus went 1-for-2 with a walk, a run scored and two stolen bases in a 7-0 win during the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Twins.

Impact It was the first two steals of the season for the 32-year-old, who followed the performance up by going 0-for-2 in the nightcap. Andrus has had a rough start to his first campaign in Oakland, slashing .136/.185/.186 through 18 games with only three runs and three RBI.

APRIL 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bigger on-base presence recently Andrus, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI sacrifice fly, a double, a walk and a run in a win over the Tigers on Thursday, has hit safely in five of his last six games.

Impact The veteran shortstop is still slashing an abysmal .133/.180/.200 across 50 plate appearances, so there's massive room for improvement at the plate. Nevertheless, Andrus has at least begun to emerge from a season-opening 1-for-24 slump that encompassed his first seven games, and he' continues to see regular playing time as manager Bob Melvin exercises considerable patience with the 32-year-old.

APRIL 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Who could fill in for Elvis Andrus? Will Daulton Jefferies be called up? — A's mailbag With utilityman Chad Pinder out, there really is no backup for Elvis Andrus at shortstop.

APRIL 16, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

A's pound Tigers, back Manaea's 1st victory of season, 8-4

Stephen Piscotty and Matt Olson homered to back Sean Manaea’s first victory of the season, and the Oakland Athletics won their fifth straight game by beating the Detroit Tigers 8-4

APRIL 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Olson's 3-run blast lifts Athletics to 6-2 win over Astros

Matt Olson’s tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning lifted the Oakland Athletics to a 6-2 win over Houston Astros

APRIL 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

A's rally to beat Dodgers 4-3 in 10 for 1st win of season

Mitch Moreland hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 for their first win of the...

APRIL 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Playing regularly amid struggles Andrus will start at shortstop and bat eighth Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Impact Andrus has picked up starts in all seven of the Athletics' games, but he has yet to take advantage of the steady playing time. He's one of several hitters struggling at the moment for the 0-6 Athletics, as Andrus has recorded just one hit through his first 21 at-bats.

APRIL 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays spoil Rangers home opener before largest MLB crowd

Steven Matz and the Toronto Blue Jays spoiled the home opener for the Texas Rangers and their sellout crowd

APRIL 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rangers fill stands with fans, who accept 'calculated risk'

The Texas Rangers are the first team to approach capacity with their stadium since the coronavirus shutdown of sports more than a year ago

APRIL 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yordan Álvarez hits 3-run homer as Astros beat A's again

Yordan Álvarez hit a three-run homer and Houston kept thriving through all the boos, slugging its way to a third straight win in a 9-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturda...

APRIL 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Greinke, Astros shut down rival A's to win opener 8-1

Zack Greinke pitched six shutout innings, Michael Brantley and Alex Bregman homered back-to-back in the eighth, and the Houston Astros hushed an unwelcoming crowd in beating the re...

APRIL 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Familiar face Elvis Andrus fits right in as A’s new shortstop Elvis Andrus eager for fresh start with the A’s after playing against his new team for 12 seasons with the Texas Rangers

MARCH 30, 2021 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

No Odor on Rangers in '21; team moving on from longtime 2B

Rougned Odor's time with the Texas Rangers is done

MARCH 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Signs of life at plate Andrus is 5-for-14 with a double, a triple, three RBI, a walk and four runs over his last four spring starts.

Impact Andrus' 2-for-4 day against the Dodgers on Friday pushed his spring average over the Mendoza Line to .205 and served as only his second multi-hit effort in 14 Cactus League contests. The recent flashes with the bat are particularly welcome in Andrus' case, as he's being counted on as the everyday shortstop and is coming off a 2020 season in which he slashed an unsightly .194/.252/.330 with the Rangers (111 plate appearances).

MARCH 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Red Sox lefty Rodriguez scratched for opener with 'dead arm'

Boston Red Sox lefty Eduardo Rodriguez will have to wait a little longer before returning to a big league mound

MARCH 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Rangers DH Khris Davis (quad) will miss start of season

Newly acquired Texas slugger Khris Davis will miss the start of the season for the Rangers

MARCH 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rangers DH Khris Davis injures quad running out bunt single

Texas Rangers designated hitter Khris Davis has strained his left quadriceps and could start the season on the injured list

MARCH 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yanks star Stanton off to strong start after smashing finish

Giancarlo Stanton is picking up where he ended the postseason last year

MARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rangers in rebuilding mode decade after only 2 World Series

The Texas Rangers are in a rebuilding mode a decade after the organization's only two World Series appearances

MARCH 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Breaks ice with two-bagger Andrus went 1-for-3 with a double in a Cactus League loss to the Angels on Friday, his first hit in three spring games.

Impact The veteran infielder also stranded five men overall, but he at least got on the board with his first official hit in an Athletics uniform. Andrus does have an extensive big-league track record as a solid offensive contributor, but he has some questions to answer at the plate after generating a career-worst .194 average and .252 on-base percentage across 111 plate appearances with the Rangers in an injury-marred 2020. Oakland is counting on Andrus to enjoy a resurgent season with the bat while serving as the departed Marcus Semien's replacement at shortstop.

MARCH 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE