OAKLAND ATHLETICS NEWS

Austin Allen - Joins big-league club Allen was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact The 27-year-old was unable to earn the backup catching job in spring training, but he'll join the Athletics on Tuesday with Aramis Garcia heading to the injured list. Allen should work as the secondary catcher behind starter Sean Murphy until Garcia is healthy.

MAY 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Aramis Garcia - Lands on injured list Garcia was placed on the injured list with viral enteritis Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact Garcia will be unavailable while he battles a stomach illness. Austin Allen was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move and will operate as the backup catcher for Oakland.

MAY 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Luzardo apologizes for breaking finger playing video game

Jesús Luzardo has played video games all his life

MAY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Elvis Andrus - Not starting Tuesday Andrus is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays, Shayna Rubin of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Impact The 32-year-old will head to the bench Tuesday while mired in a 3-for-26 slump over his past eight appearances. Vimael Machin receives the start at shortstop and will bat ninth while Andrus receives a day off to reset.

MAY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Where'd the shortstop go? A's embrace defensive shifts with new zeal Shifting infielders from one side of the diamond to another is an MLB-wide trend, but the...

MAY 4, 2021 • SFCHRONICLE.COM

Lou Trivino - Gets third hold Trivino was deployed in the eighth inning of a win over the Blue Jays on Monday, securing his third hold while allowing an earned run on two hits and a wild pitch over one frame. H...

Impact Trivino did himself no favors by allowing two of the first three batters he faced to reach and then uncorking a run-scoring wild pitch, but he rebounded to retire the last two hitters and escape the frame without further damage. The right-hander had just notched his fifth save Sunday versus Baltimore, so his eighth-inning assignment Monday isn't a reason for concern from a fantasy perspective.

MAY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Stephen Piscotty - Snaps slump with third homer Piscotty went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in a win over the Blue Jays on Monday.

Impact Piscotty's second-inning, 391-foot shot to left with Jed Lowrie aboard extended the Athletics' lead to 3-0. The veteran outfielder hadn't left the yard since April 15 and the multi-hit effort was his first since April 23, with Piscotty hitting an anemic .100 (2-for-20) and posting a bloated 40.0 percent strikeout rate during the latter span.

MAY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Oakland A’s expanding cryptocurrency portfolio with Dogecoin The Dogecoin started as a joke. It features the head of the doge from the popular meme, essentially poking fun at Bitcoin and the cryptocurr...

MAY 4, 2021 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM

Oakland A’s: Matt Olson the MVP for April Matt Olson was considered a possible dark horse for the American League MVP award this season. He had been projected to tie for the AL lead...

MAY 4, 2021 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM

Biggio throws out Piscotty | 05/03/2021 Stephen Piscotty tries to stretch a single into a double, but Cavan Biggio makes a great play to throw him out at second base

MAY 4, 2021 • MLB.COM

Chad Pinder - Likely rehab assignment date set Pinder (knee) is likely to start a rehab assignment Monday, the Associated Press reports.

Impact Pinder has slowly been ramping up his activity level in recent days, most recently beginning a running progression in the latter portion of April. According to previous reports, the valued utility player could see some action in simulated games this coming week. If all goes well, it appears a rehab assignment at one of the Athletics' minor-league affiliates awaits beginning next week.

MAY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

A.J. Puk - Solid workload coming Tuesday Puk (biceps) is slated to throw 30 pitches over two simulated innings in the bullpen Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.

Impact The recovering southpaw threw a bullpen session Saturday that he apparently got through without setbacks, so he'll ramp up the volume Tuesday. Puk's current tenure on the injured list dates all the way back to April 7, so he may still need at least a couple of other throwing sessions, if not a rehab appearance or two, before he's deemed ready for activation.

MAY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Laureano stays hot, homers again as A’s top Blue Jays 5-4 Ramon Laureano homered for the third consecutive day and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Monday night, spoiling Marc...

MAY 4, 2021 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

Jed Lowrie - Doubles twice Lowrie went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI and a run scored in Monday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays.

Impact Lowrie opened the game's scoring with an RBI double in the second inning and was brought home on a Stephen Piscotty long ball the next at-bat. After going 0-for-19 over his previous six games, the 37-year-old has now produced two straight three-hit performances. He owns a .786 OPS with 20 RBI on the year.

MAY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ramón Laureano - Homers in third straight Laureano went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Monday's 5-4 win over Toronto.

Impact Laureano went deep off Steven Matz in the fifth inning, giving him a home run in three consecutive games. The 26-year-old outfielder is now slashing .243/.308/.486 with 12 extra-base hits and 14 RBI.

MAY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Steven Matz fans Matt Chapman | 05/03/2021 Steven Matz collects a strikeout in the bottom of the 4th, as he gets Matt Chapman to go down swinging

MAY 4, 2021 • MLB.COM

Jake Diekman - Snags third save Diekman struck out two batters in a perfect ninth earning to earn a save over the Blue Jays on Monday.

Impact Diekman needed just 11 pitches to quickly finish off the 5-4 win for Oakland after striking out Danny Jansen and Cavan Biggio. He owns a 2.03 ERA and 18:5 K:BB while converting all three of his save chances this season.

MAY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Frankie Montas - Earns third win Montas (3-2) allowed three runs on a walk and seven hits over six innings Monday, striking out four and picking up a win over the Blue Jays.

Impact Aside from a third inning where the Blue Jays tallied five singles and three runs, Montas kept Toronto's bats fairly quiet. He now has four quality starts over his last five outings and lowered his season ERA to 5.87. The 28-year-old righty is expected to face the Rays at home this weekend.

MAY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Laureano stays hot, homers again as A's top Blue Jays 5-4

Ramon Laureano homered for the third consecutive day and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4, spoiling Marcus Semien’s return to the Coliseum

MAY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mitch Moreland - Day off Monday Moreland will sit Monday against the Blue Jays.

Impact Moreland will hit the bench against lefty Steven Matz. He's not quite being strictly platooned, though he's sat against six of the 11 southpaws the Athletics have faced thus far. Mark Canha will serve as the designated hitter Monday.

MAY 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mike Fiers - Sticks in rotation Fiers is scheduled to start Thursday's series finale against the Blue Jays, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact Fiers was inserted to the rotation April 30 against the Orioles in what was expected to be a spot start, but he'll end up getting a second turn after Jesus Luzardo (finger) was moved to the 10-day injured list Saturday. The 35-year-old right-hander fared respectably in his season debut, limiting Baltimore to three runs on six hits and two walks over six innings.

MAY 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Jesus Luzardo’s rough outing on Saturday has explanation One could tell that Jesus Luzardo was not right on Saturday during his outing against the Orioles. He just did not seem to have the same stu...

MAY 3, 2021 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM

A's pitcher Jesus Luzardo breaks finger in unfortunate video game accident A's manager Bob Melvin says there is no timetable for Luzardo's return.

MAY 3, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Jesus Luzardo Broke His Hand "Bumping" a Table While Playing Video Games Jesus Luzardo started for the Oakland A's on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up five hits and six runs in three innings. And...

MAY 3, 2021 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

A's Jesus Luzardo suffers freak injury playing video games

Oakland Athletics pitcher Jesus Luzardo was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday after it was revealed he suffered a freak injury whi...

MAY 3, 2021 • FOXNEWS.COM