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RAMÓN LAUREANO #12 - RIGHT FIELDER - BALTIMORE ORIOLES
11 HR •
33 RBI •
.259 AVG
11 HR
33 RBI
.259 AVG
Not starting Monday Laureano (side) isn't in the lineup Monday against the Rangers.
Impact Laureano was removed from Sunday's game against Houston due to left side soreness, and he'll be out of the lineup for at least one matchup. Whether he's available off the bench remains to be seen, but Skye Bolt will start in right field and bat sixth.
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Dealing with side soreness Laureano exited Sunday's game against the Astros due to left side soreness, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Laureano experienced soreness in his side during a swing in a fourth-inning at-bat Sunday and was removed from the game shortly after. If he's forced to miss additional time, Stephen Piscotty and Chad Pinder are candidates to see increased playing time in the outfield.
AUGUST 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Exits with apparent injury Laureano was removed from Sunday's game against the Astros due to an apparent leg injury, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Laureano went 0-for-2 with a strikeout before exiting the contest during the fourth inning. The 28-year-old initially stayed in the game after he slipped on the warning track near the foul line in right field, but he was lifted a couple innings later. He should be considered day-to-day until more information is available.
AUGUST 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
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Three-hit effort in loss Laureano went 3-for-4 with an RBI infield single and was caught stealing on his only attempt in an extra-innings loss to the Angels on Wednesday.
Impact Laureano's 10th-inning infield single plated Skye Bolt and knotted the game at 4-4 at the time. The outfielder came into the game mired in a brief 1-for-17 slump, and the three-hit effort was only his second of what has been an underwhelming season that's seen him generate a .225 average and .304 on-base percentage across 81 games.
AUGUST 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Drives in four Laureano went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, four RBI and two runs scored Thursday against the Angels.
Impact Laureano powered a big offensive performance from the Athletics, first knocking a two-RBI double in the third inning. He then smoked a two-run homer in the fourth frame -- his 12th long ball of the campaign. Laureano has picked it up at the plate across his last five starts, collecting six hits across 18 at-bats while homering twice, driving in five and scoring five runs. For the season, he owns a .227/.310/.415 line across 310 plate appearances.
AUGUST 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
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Continues producing Sunday Laureano went 2-for-3 with a double, a solo home run and a walk in a loss to the White Sox on Sunday.
Impact After getting on base twice Saturday to snap out of a 1-for-21 funk, Laureano followed it up Sunday with what was by far the most productive showing of the day for the Athletics. Although the outfielder furnished just a .196 average and .278 on-base percentage over 108 plate appearances in July, he also left the yard an impressive seven times over 26 games during the month.
AUGUST 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Hits double-digit steals Laureano went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in a loss to the White Sox on Saturday.
Impact Laureano is now just three steals away from matching his career high of 13 after swiping his 10th bag of the season Saturday, and his relatively productive night came in the wake of a 1-for-21 slump that had encompassed his previous six games. Laureano's season slash line stands at a worrisome .221/.304/.389 following Saturday's production, and he's particularly struggled with consistent contact during a month of July in which he's generated a 30.8 percent strikeout rate.
JULY 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
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Athletics look to sweep 3-game series against the Astros
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Blasts another homer Laureano went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a win over the Rangers on Friday.
Impact Laureano's 399-foot shot to right field in the fifth inning snapped a 1-1 tie and marked his sixth time leaving the yard in the last 15 games. However, the 28-year-old's offensive profile has had an undeniable feast-or-famine quality to it of late, as he went down on strikes in each of his other four plate appearances Friday and now has a massive 52.4 percent strikeout rate over the last five contests.
JULY 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Multi-hit effort Thursday Laureano went 2-for-4 with a run during a win over the Tigers in the second game of a doubleheader Thursday.
Impact After wrapping up the first half of the season with a solo home run against the Astros on Sunday, Laureano got the post-All-Star-break portion of the campaign going with a productive effort in the nightcap of the twin bill. The Gold Glove outfielder's .236/.318/.408 slash line still has plenty of room for improvement, but Laureano has been on a nice power surge with seven homers in his last 19 games.
JULY 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
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Pops ninth homer Laureano went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Astros on Sunday.
Impact The 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.
JULY 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
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On power surge in July Laureano, who entered July with just four home runs, has already matched that total and produced a .606 slugging percentage, .411 wOBA and .364 ISO across the 39 plate appearances...
Impact Laureano, who turns 28 on Friday, has left the yard in two of the last three games, his most recent round-tripper coming in the form of a solo shot against the Rangers on Wednesday. Interestingly, Laureano's 32.0 percent hard-contact rate in the aforementioned sample is notably lower than the 41.4 percent figure he generated in June, yet the 40.0 percent HR/FB rate he's posted since July 4 has been a drastic improvement over his 15.4 percent season figure in that category.
JULY 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Jon Gray sharp through 7 innings, Rangers beat A's 5-2
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