OCTOBER 3, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Khris Davis plays hero in ninth-inning rally, but A's fall to Houston Astros in walk-off The Oakland A’s final series against the Houston Astros meant little to nothing for both teams involved. With most of the regulars resting,...
AL batting champion Gurriel lifts Astros over A's 7-6
AL batting champion Yuli Gurriel hit a winning RBI single in the ninth inning, and the AL West champion Houston Astros headed to the postseason with a 7-6 win over the Oakland Athl...OCTOBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Astros rout A's 10-4, secure ALDS home-field advantage
Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker hit two of the Astros’ four homers as Houston locked up home-field advantage in the AL Division Series with a 10-4 win over the Oakland AthleticsOCTOBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sitting again Wednesday Davis is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Davis finds himself on the bench for the second straight contest after starting the previous three games at designated hitter. Seth Brown will bat eighth as the designated hitter Wednesday.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Sitting Tuesday Davis is not starting Tuesday against the Mariners, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Davis has been Oakland's primary DH against lefty starters since joining the major-league roster in early September, but he'll take a seat against southpaw Tyler Anderson on Tuesday. Yan Gomes will serve as the designated hitter as Sean Murphy catches Chris Bassitt.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Continues producing Monday Davis went 1-for-2 with an RBI double in a loss to the Mariners on Monday.
Impact The timely two-bagger plated Chad Pinder in the third inning for Oakland's first run of the night and helped push Davis' slash line over the last eight games to an impressive .353/.389/.471. The slugger has only logged 18 plate appearances over that span, but he's been making more contact than usual while striking out at a modest 16.7 percent clip in the sample. Davis has a solid .290 average overall across the 13 games he's seen action in during his current A's stint, although he's yet to leave the yard.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Seager's three RBIs help Mariners stop A's 5-game win streak
Kyle Seager had a two-run double in the decisive third inning among his three hits and three RBIs, Mitch Haniger added two doubles and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athleti...SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Olson's 4 RBIs lead A's past Rangers for 3rd straight win
Matt Olson had four hits and drove in four runs, Starling Marte added an RBI triple and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 10-5 for their third straight winSEPTEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ray fans 10, Blue Jays finish 3-game sweep of struggling A's
Robbie Ray struck out 10 while pitching one-hit ball into the seventh inning, Marcus Semien hit his 35th home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 8-0 to comple...SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Multiple hits in debut Davis entered Thursday's win over the Tigers as a pinch hitter in the fourth inning and remained in the game as the designated hitter, going 2-for-3 with an RBI ground-rule double.
Impact Davis earned his call to the big-league club by tearing the cover off the ball at Triple-A Las Vegas, and at least for his first game back in an Athletics uniform, he wielded just as productive a bat. The veteran slugger may only see intermittent opportunities as the regular season winds down, but if he's anywhere near as locked in as he appeared during his recent minor-league stint, he could certainly make an impact.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Heartwarming reunions in Oakland and Cincinnati highlight this week's Good Times
The A's and Reds stage uplifting reunions, and even the Mets find some joy in this week's Good Times, Jake Mintz writes.SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Cabrera hits career homer No. 502, Tigers beat Athletics 8-6
Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer, No. 502 of his career, and drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the seventh inning as the Detroit Tigers snapped a four-game skid with an...SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
A's get a morale boost that's impossible to quantify with the return of Khris Davis, who in some ways never left Davis kept constant tabs on the A's even while playing elsewhere and said he's thrilled to be back: "A lot of excitement"
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Khris Davis returns to A's, slugger back for stretch run
Khris Davis is right back in a familiar place and uniform chasing something in SeptemberSEPTEMBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Khris Davis called up to return to Oakland A's One of the A's September call-ups is a familiar face to Oakland fans.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Makes way back to Oakland The Athletics selected Davis' contract from Triple-A Las Vegas ahead of Wednesdays game in Detroit.
Impact Since submitting three consecutive 40-plus-homer campaigns with the Athletics from 2016 through 2018, Davis' productivity at the plate has nosedived, but the 33-year-old enjoyed something of a renaissance after re-signing with Oakland on a minor-league deal Aug. 4 following his release from the Rangers. Over 68 plate appearances at Las Vegas, Davis slashed .333/.382/.921 with 10 home runs and a palatable 19.1 percent strikeout rate. The Athletics will likely give him a look in September as a short-side platoon option at designated hitter, hoping that his success at Triple-A carries over to the majors.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
LEADING OFF: Time for September call-ups, but not too many
Major League Baseball teams can now expand their rosters, but there’s something different about September call-ups this season — clubs can add just two playersAUGUST 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Reduced expansion for MLB with fewer September call-ups
MLB clubhouses and dugouts are no longer as crowded during the final weeks of the regular seasonAUGUST 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ten questions for the A's to answer in September, starting with whether they'll call up Khris Davis The A's have plenty of time to prove their decision to go all-in at the deadline was wise, but they have a few questions to address.
AUGUST 31, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
10 questions for the A's to answer in September, starting with whether they'll call up Khris Davis The A's have plenty of time to prove their decision to go all-in at the deadline was wise, but they have a few questions to address.
AUGUST 31, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Tearing it up in Triple-A Davis is hitting .385 (15-for-39) with two doubles, two triples, six home runs, 16 RBI, a walk and nine runs over his last nine games with Triple-A Las Vegas.
Impact The veteran slugger's first four games with the Aviators seemed like an extension of his struggles of the last two-plus seasons, with Davis hitting .091 (1-for-11) with four strikeouts over that span. However, he's looked like vintage "Khrush" since that point, and he's struck out just six times over the 40 plate appearances during the sample, certainly encouraging given his career-long struggles with contact. However, the caveat of his success coming against minor-league arms, and in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League to boot, does apply, and the Athletics will undoubtedly keep an eye on his progress over the coming weeks to see if he can sustain the hot bat.
AUGUST 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
A's minor-league notebook: Light turning on for Austin Beck; Khris Davis settling in with Las Vegas Jack Cushing had a solid debut with Midland after a recent promotion, and Denzel Clarke got his professional career going recently.
AUGUST 23, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
What Khris Davis needs to do to get back on the Oakland A's roster DH Khris Davis’ promotion to Las Vegas is one step in a possible big league return
AUGUST 14, 2021 • MERCURYNEWS.COM
LEADING OFF: Brews minus pitchers Axford, Lauer; Rendon out
The NL Central-leading Brewers are again shuffling their pitching staff with reliever John Axford now out for the season because of elbow trouble and starter Eric Lauer joining the...AUGUST 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Olson hits 2-run, walk-off double, A's beat Padres 5-4 in 10
Matt Olson hit a two-run, walk-off double in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied past the San Diego Padres 5-4AUGUST 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
