OAKLAND ATHLETICS NEWS

Brent Rooker - Provides only offense in win Rooker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Blue Jays.

Impact Rooker provided the game's only run in the sixth inning when he hit a ball that was originally ruled a double but overturned to a solo home run upon review. The 29-year-old continues to mash, as he tallied his third long ball in eight August contests after going yard 11 times in July. On the season, his 29 home runs place him in a tie for seventh in the majors with Gunnar Henderson, while he ranks eighth in RBI with 82.

AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE

Brent Rooker - Provides only offense in win Rooker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Blue Jays.

Impact Rooker provided the game's only run in the sixth inning when he hit a ball that was originally ruled a double but overturned to a solo home run upon review. The 29-year-old just continues to mash, tallying his third long ball in eight August contests after going yard 11 times in July. On the season, his 29 home runs place him in a tie for seventh in the majors with Gunnar Henderson while he ranks eighth in RBI with 82.

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Mason Miller - Strikes out three for 17th save Miller earned the save in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Blue Jays, walking one and striking out three in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Miller was summoned to protect a 1-0 lead in the ninth inning and did so without allowing the Blue Jays to put a ball in play, touching 103 mph on his fastball and generating five swinging strikes on 18 pitches. The 25-year-old has converted both his save attempts since returning from the injured list due to a finger injury and owns a 2.11 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 73:15 K:BB across 42.2 innings this season.

AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE

Mason Miller - Strikes out three for 17th save Miller earned the save in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Blue Jays, walking one and striking out three in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Miller was summoned to protect a 1-0 lead in the ninth inning and did so without allowing the Blue Jays to put a ball in play, touching 103 mph on his fastball and generating five swinging strikes on 18 pitches. The 25-year-old has converted both his save attempts since returning from the injured list (finger) and owns a 2.11 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 73:15 K:BB across 42.2 innings this season.

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Osvaldo Bido - Throws six scoreless in win Bido (3-3) earned the win against the Blue Jays on Saturday, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out five across six scoreless innings.

Impact Bido followed up his first quality start of the season Sunday with the best start of his career, silencing the Blue Jays in a 1-0 victory. He generated 11 swinging strikes on 89 pitches and did not allow a single hard-hit ball. On the season, the 28-year-old owns a 3.92 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 39:19 K:BB across 39 innings and lines up for a home matchup with the Giants next weekend.

AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE

Osvaldo Bido - Throws six scoreless in win Bido (3-3) earned the win against the Blue Jays on Saturday, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out five across six scoreless innings.

Impact Bido followed up his first quality start of the season Sunday with the best start of his career, silencing the Blue Jays in a 1-0 victory. He generated 11 swinging strikes on 89 pitches and did not allow a single hard-hit ball. On the season, the 28-year-old owns a 3.92 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 39:19 K:BB across 39 innings and lines up for a home matchup with the Giants next weekend.

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Rooker hits 29th HR, Bido and 3 relievers combine on 2-hitter as Athletics beat Blue Jays 1-0

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Abraham Toro - Not in Saturday's lineup Toro isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game versus Toronto.

Impact Toro will get a breather Saturday after going 0-for-4 during a loss in Friday's series opener. Darell Hernaiz will step in as Oakland's third baseman and bat seventh.

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Tyler Nevin - Back in lineup Nevin (migraine) will start at first base and bat eighth Saturday versus the Blue Jays.

Impact Migraines have prevented Nevin from playing Oakland's last two games, but he seems to be feeling better ahead of Saturday's contest. The 27-year-old has slashed .188/.333/.313 across 21 plate appearances since the All-Star break.

AUGUST 10 • ROTOWIRE

Tyler Nevin - Back in lineup Nevin (migraine) will start at first base and bat eighth Saturday versus the Blue Jays.

Impact Migraines have prevented Nevin from playing in Oakland's last two games, but he seems to be feeling better ahead of Saturday's contest. The 27-year-old has slashed .188/.333/.313 across 21 plate appearances since the All-Star break.

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Seth Brown - Sitting down Saturday Brown isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game versus the Blue Jays.

Impact Brown was activated off the paternity list Saturday, but he'll remain out of the starting nine while Tyler Nevin covers first base and bats eighth.

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Armando Alvarez - Headed back to Vegas The Athletics optioned Alvarez to Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.

Impact Alvarez went 1-for-3 with an RBI and scored a run while filling in for Seth Brown, who returned from paternity leave Saturday. The 30-year-old Alvarez boasts a 1.003 OPS through 251 plate appearances in Triple-A, making him a candidate to return to Oakland before the end of the season.

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JJ Bleday - 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.

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Darell Hernaiz - Slugs first big-league homer Hernaiz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Blue Jays on Friday.

Impact The rookie accounted for the Athletics' only run of the game with his 391-foot shot to left center in the third inning, his first big-league homer. Friday's start was the fourth in six games for Hernaiz since returning from the 60-day injured list, and he's now hit safely in two of the last three contests. However, Friday's blast was the first extra-base hit of his career as well, and he's still limping along with a .188 average and .472 OPS across 90 plate appearances this season.

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Seth Brown - Back from paternity leave The Athletics reinstated Brown from the paternity list Saturday.

Impact Brown will rejoin the A's after spending three days away from the team, which will cause Armando Alvarez to head back to Triple-A Las Vegas. The 32-year-old Brown has slashed .255/.300/.468 with three homers and five RBI in 50 plate appearances since the All-Star break.

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