JULY 22, 2023•MLB.COM
Tucker's first career 3-HR night comes amid July tearOAKLAND -- Kyle Tucker is locked in at the plate. For the first time in his six-year career, the All-Star outfielder belted three home runs...
Brent Rooker - Scratched with illnessRooker was scratched from the lineup Friday versus the Astros due to an illness, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
ImpactSeth Brown is now playing right field and batting eighth for the Athletics. As long as it's not a serious ailment, Rooker should be available again sometime this weekend. He has a decent .783 OPS so far in July after slumping badly through much of June.
JULY 22, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Yainer Diaz - Not in lineup FridayDiaz is not in the lineup for Friday's game at Oakland.
ImpactDiaz started at catcher in Thursday's series opener versus the Athletics and went 0-for-3. Martin Maldonado is behind the plate Friday and David Hensley will take a turn as the Astros' designated hitter.
JULY 21, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Tyler Soderstrom - Sits against ValdezSoderstrom is not in Friday's lineup against the Astros.
ImpactThe lefty-hitting Soderstrom will head to the bench against tough lefty Framber Valdez. Jordan Diaz will start at first base while Jonah Bride starts at designated hitter and Shea Langeliers starts behind the plate.
JULY 21, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Ramón Laureano - Homers in second rehab gameLaureano (hand) started in right field and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Triple-A Las Vegas' loss to Salt Lake on Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader.
ImpactLaureano got the call in the first game of the twin bill for what was his second rehab appearance overall. The recovering outfielder wasn't quite as prolific at the plate after getting on base in all five plate appearances to kick off his rehab assignment Tuesday, but he was able to add a homer to his already impressive two-game resume on the farm. Given early returns, Laureano may only need another game or two with Vegas before being deemed ready for activation.
JULY 21, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Freddy Tarnok - Impressive in long reliefTarnok worked three relief innings in Thursday's loss to the Astros, allowing an earned run on a solo home run and issuing two walks. He struck out one and also uncorked a wild pit...
ImpactTarnok's one key mistake was the solo home run he allowed to Alex Bregman in the ninth inning. Otherwise, the right-hander navigated some control issues and finished with 51 pitches over his trio of frames, not the epitome of efficiency but an improvement on the 61 offerings he tossed over 2.2 frames in his regular-season debut Saturday against the Twins. Tarnok appears ticketed for at least a handful more multi-inning relief outings before potentially getting a shot in the rotation later this summer.
JULY 21, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Seth Brown - Multi-hit effort in lossBrown went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in a loss to the Astros on Thursday.
ImpactBrown produced both the only multi-hit effort and only run of the day for the Athletics, the latter coming on a first-inning double that plated Tony Kemp. The slugger had been mired in a 1-for-17 slump over the previous five games coming into Thursday, and the two-bagger marked only his third extra-base hit in the last 11 contests.
JULY 21, 2023•ROTOWIRE
