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Kyle Tucker - Slugs 18th homerTucker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Athletics.

ImpactTucker tallied his 18th home run of the season by taking Adam Oller yard in the first inning. It was his third long ball in his last 14 games, during which time he's also racked up 11 RBI and seven runs scored despite hitting just .226. Tucker has had a very season, already setting a career-high in stolen bases while pacing to break the 100 RBI threshold in a season for the first time in his career.

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Jeremy Peña - Pops 13th homerPena went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Athletics.

ImpactPena took Adam Oller yard in the fifth inning to record his 13th homer of the season. In seven games since returning from health and safety protocols, Pena has hit .207 with four RBI and two runs scored. Despite the slow stretch, Pena has still maintained a .263/.310/.454 across 284 plate appearances on the season.

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A.J. Puk - Gets second winPuk (2-1) recorded the win over the Astros on Sunday, allowing one hit and recording a strikeout over a scoreless seventh inning.

ImpactThe big left-hander was sharp, pounding 16 of his 21 pitches in for strikes while generating his fifth straight scoreless appearance. The streak comes in the immediate wake of Puk's roughest patch during what has been an impressive first half of the season overall, as he'd pitched to a 7.71 ERA across 4.2 innings over four outings between June 25 and July 2.

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Stephen Vogt - Clutch as in-game replacementVogt entered Sunday's win over the Astros as a pinch hitter in the top of the sixth inning and remained in the game at first base, going 1-for-1 with an RBI sacrifice fly and a run...

ImpactThe veteran is on pace for his third straight season with a sub-.200 batting average, but Sunday brought him a rare taste of offensive success. Vogt made clutch contributions in each of his two plate appearances, with his sixth-inning sacrifice fly bringing home Seth Brown to knot the game at 3-3. The 37-year-old then followed up with an eighth-inning single that plated Chad Pinder with what would prove to be the game-winning run. Five of Vogt's nine RBI this season have come in the last six games.

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Chad Pinder - Three-hit effort in winPinder went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and a run in a win over the Astros on Sunday.

ImpactPinder's sixth-inning two-bagger plated Sean Murphy to bring the Athletics within a run at the time. The veteran utility asset's multi-hit effort was his first since July 1 and extended his hitting streak to four games, a stretch during which he's gone 6-for-16 with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBI.

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Ramón Laureano - Pops ninth homerLaureano went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Astros on Sunday.

ImpactThe hot-hitting outfielder's July power surge persisted Sunday, with Laureano's sixth-inning solo shot off Jake Odorizzi igniting the Athletics' comeback from a 3-0 deficit. Laureano has now left the yard five times in the last 12 games, a stretch during which he boasts a stellar .578 slugging percentage.

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