Impact The Cubs are sending lefty Justin Steele to the hill, so the left-handed-hitting Bleday will begin the game on the bench. Daz Cameron will get a start in center field for the Athletics.
SEPTEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE
JJ BLEDAY #33 - CENTER FIELDER - OAKLAND ATHLETICS
20 HR •
60 RBI •
.243 AVG
20 HR
60 RBI
.243 AVG
Out against left-hander Bleday is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cubs.
Multi-hit effort Friday Bleday went 2-for-4 with a double in a win over the White Sox on Friday.
Impact Bleday extended a modest hitting streak to four games with the productive night, one that also featured his third double in that span. The slugging outfielder has been in an atypical power drought -- he hasn't left the yard in the last 13 games -- but his current modest surge in production and the fact he's starting to get good wood on the ball again could be the harbinger of another resurgence. Bleday has demonstrated impressive pop in his breakout campaign, knocking exactly half of his 130 hits for extra bases, including a career-high 20 home runs.
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Not in Sunday's lineup Bleday is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Impact Bleday will sit Sunday after a run of eight-straight starts, during which he went 11-for-35 (.314 average) with three doubles and three homers. Daz Cameron will shift to center field and Seth Brown to left, opening up first base for Tyler Nevin.
SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE
Not in Sunday's lineup Bleday is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Impact Bleday will sit Sunday after a run of eight straight starts, during which he went 11-for-35 (.314 average) with three doubles and three home runs. Daz Cameron will shift to center field and Seth Brown to left, opening up first base for Tyler Nevin.
SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE
Reaches 20-homer mark Bleday went 2-for-5 with a homer, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 9-2 win at Texas.
Impact The Oakland center fielder slugged a 370-foot, three-run homer off Jon Gray in the third inning to stretch the team's lead to 4-1. Bleday later laced an RBI-double in the ninth inning before being driven home on a Shea Langeliers long ball. The 26-year-old has swung a hot bat in the second half, hitting .305 (40-for-131) with nine homers, 11 doubles, 26 runs scored and 22 RBI across 36 games.
AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE
Five hits in Thursday's loss Bleday went 5-for-5 with a solo home run, two doubles and three total runs scored in Thursday's 10-9 loss to the Reds.
Impact Bleday went 6-for-39 (.154) over a 10-game span without a multi-hit effort before a massive breakout game Thursday. The outfielder is now hitting .295 (26-for-88) with six homers and five doubles over 23 contests in August. Overall, he has a .249/.330/.460 slash line with 19 homers, 50 RBI, 65 runs scored, 35 doubles, four triples and a stolen base through 131 games as a centerpiece of the Athletics' offense.
AUGUST 30 • ROTOWIRE
Belts 18th homer Saturday Bleday went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a loss to the Brewers on Saturday.
Impact Bleday launched a 408-foot shot to right center in the first inning off Colin Rea to give the Athletics a fast start they wouldn't be able to sustain. The slugging outfielder is on quite the power surge over the last two weeks, smacking five homers across 49 plate appearances, including three in his last five games alone.
AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE
Belts 18th homer Saturday Bleday went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a loss to the Brewers on Saturday.
Impact Bleday launched a 408-foot shot to right center in the first inning off Colin Rea to give the Athletics a quick start they weren't able to sustain. The slugging outfielder is on quite a power surge over the last two weeks, smacking five homers across 49 plate appearances, including three in his last five games.
AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE
Absent versus lefty Bleday is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Rays, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Impact It's southpaw Jeffrey Springs taking the hill for the Rays, so the left-handed hitting Bleday will begin the festivities on the bench. Daz Cameron is getting the start in center field for the Athletics.
AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE
Lifts 17th homer Wednesday Bleday went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Rays on Wednesday.
Impact The slugging outfielder opened the scoring with his 373-foot solo shot to right field, his fourth homer in the last nine games. Bleday has had two hitless games during that span, but a pair of three-hit efforts in the same sample and the quartet of round trippers has helped him to a .303 average and 1.092 OPS across the 40 plate appearances he's logged over that span.
AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE
Powers offense in victory Bleday went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Monday in a 3-0 win against Tampa Bay.
Impact Bleday provided all the offense starter Joe Boyle and three relievers would need with his two-run blast in the first inning. The center fielder had gone 0-for-8 over his previous two games but has been hot overall of late, batting .346 (9-for-26) with three home runs and nine RBI over his past six games. Bleday ranks third on the Athletics with 16 homers and 47 RBI across 123 contests on the campaign.
AUGUST 20 • ROTOWIRE
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AUGUST 20 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM
JJ Bleday homers, Joe Boyle pitches six innings as A's beat Rays 3-0
JJ Bleday hit a two-run homer, Joe Boyle pitched six effective innings and the Oakland A’s beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0AUGUST 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Three hits, grand slam in win Bleday went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Thursday's 7-6 win over the Mets.
Impact Bleday filled up the box score Thursday, though his big hit came in the fourth inning when he launched a two-out grand slam of Jose Quintana to get Oakland on the board, cutting their deficit to 5-4 in the eventual comeback win. The 26-year-old Bleday's been hot at the plate for over two weeks now, going 19-for-53 (.358) with three homers, nine RBI and a 1.028 OPS in his last 15 games. Overall, he's slashing .249/.330/.449 with 15 homers, 45 RBI, 57 runs scored and one steal across 483 plate appearances this season.
AUGUST 15 • ROTOWIRE
Bleday and Langeliers lift A's past Mets 7-6 in the longest game of the pitch clock era
JJ Bleday hit his first career grand slam, Shea Langeliers reached base five times for the second time in three games and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the New York Mets 7-...AUGUST 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Keeps hot streak going Tuesday Bleday went 1-for-3 with two walks and three runs in a win over the Mets on Tuesday.
Impact One game after unloading for his 14th home run of the season and crossing 40-RBI mark, Bleday got it done with small ball Tuesday. The hot-hitting outfielder lifted his OBP on the season to .326 with his three trips on the basepaths, and he now boasts a .333 average and .956 OPS with five extra-base hits, five RBI and nine runs across his last 13 games.
AUGUST 14 • ROTOWIRE
Homer, three hits in win Bleday went 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk and three RBI in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Impact Bleday hit a two-run homer in the first inning and was perfect at the plate until his final at-bat. It was the outfielder's first long ball in August, a month in which he has gone 10-for-33 while hitting safely in seven of nine contests. On the season, he is hitting .243 with 14 home runs, 41 RBI and 52 runs scored across 469 plate appearances.
AUGUST 12 • ROTOWIRE
On base twice in loss Bleday went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in a loss to the Blue Jays on Friday.
Impact Bleday provided one of three extra-base hits on the night for the Athletics, hitting safely for the ninth time in 10 games in the process. The slugging outfielder is currently in an eight-game home-run drought, but Bleday still carries a serviceable .756 OPS on the campaign thanks to having laced over half (50) of his 99 hits for extra bases.
AUGUST 10 • ROTOWIRE
Multi-hit effort in win Bleday went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a run in a win over the Dodgers on Friday.
Impact Bleday's fifth-inning two-bagger, his 31st double of the season, plated Miguel Andujar to extend the Athletics' lead to 4-2 at the time. Bleday now has a five-game on-base streak and back-to-back multi-hit efforts, and all three components of his .241/.320/.441 slash line are comfortably career highs.
AUGUST 3 • ROTOWIRE
Homers late in win Bleday went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Giants.
Impact Bleday entered the game as a pinch hitter in the fifth and came through with a solo blast to right in the eighth to extend the Oakland lead. It was just his second home run in July and his first RBI in just over a week, as he's struggled to get going at the dish for most of the month. The 2019 first-round pick is slashing .236/.316/.437 with 13 homers, 37 RBI, 48 runs, zero stolen bases and a 44:80 BB:K in 428 plate appearances. He's also tied for second in the American League with 30 doubles for the year.
JULY 31 • ROTOWIRE
Homers late in win Bleday went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Giants.
Impact Bleday entered the game as a pinch hitter in the fifth and came through with a solo blast to right in the eighth to extend their lead. It was just his second home run in July and his first RBI in just over a week, as he's struggled to get going at the dish for most of the month. The 2019 first round pick is slashing .236/.316/.437 with 13 homers, 37 RBI, 48 runs and a 44:80 BB:K in 428 plate appearances. He also is second in the American League with 30 doubles for the year.
JULY 31 • ROTOWIRE
Sitting versus lefty Bleday isn't in the Athletics' lineup Tuesday versus the Giants.
Impact The Giants have left-hander Robbie Ray on the mound Tuesday, so the lefty bat of Bleday will be on the bench. Daz Cameron has the start in center field and is batting fifth.
JULY 30 • ROTOWIRE
Idle against lefty Bleday is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.
Impact Bleday will get the night off Saturday with the Angels putting southpaw Tyler Anderson on the bump. Bleday is slashing .233/.314/.430 with 12 home runs in 422 plate appearances this season.
JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE
Getting breather against LHP Bleday isn't in Oakland's lineup Thursday against the Angels.
Impact With southpaw Kenny Rosenberg slated to start Thursday's game for the Halos, the left-handed bat of Bleday will stay put in Oakland's dugout. Daz Cameron will fill the void in center field and bat seventh.
JULY 25 • ROTOWIRE
