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Kaprielian muzzles Rangers bats, yielding 2 runs in 6 solid innings for the W

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Jed Lowrie - Multi-RBI effort in victoryLowrie went 1-for-3 with an RBI single, a bases-loaded walk and a run in a win over the Rangers on Sunday.

ImpactLowrie quickly erased an early 1-0 deficit with his first-inning single that plated Starling Marte, and he then showed off his plate discipline by drawing his free pass with the bases jammed in the fourth. The switch-hitting veteran has now reached safely in eight straight starts, although the gulf between his .429 on-base percentage and .346 slugging percentage during that span of 35 plate appearances confirms most of his success has been of the "small ball" variety.

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Sean Murphy - Timely two-bagger in winMurphy went 1-for-4 with a two-run double in a win over the Rangers on Sunday.

ImpactMurphy laced a first-inning two bagger that snapped a 1-1 tie by plating Josh Harrison and Jed Lowrie. The 26-year-old backstop is on a bit of a roll offensively, as he's now reached safely in nine straight games, a stretch during which he owns an impressive .267/.405/.433 slash line and 18.9 percent walk rate across 37 plate appearances.

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Mark Canha - Continues living on basepathsCanha went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs in a win over the Rangers on Sunday.

ImpactCanha pushed his on-base percentage back up to .386 with yet another busy day on the bases Sunday. Rare is the game that doesn't find Canha aboard at least once; the last time he failed to reach safely by either hit, walk or hit by pitch was June 24 against these same Rangers, a contest he exited after just two plate appearances due to a hip strain that subsequently landed him on the injured list.

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Josh Harrison - Productive in series-ending winHarrison went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in a win over the Rangers on Sunday.

ImpactAlthough not on quite the same scale as fellow trade-deadline acquisition Starling Marte, Harrison has been impressive in his own right since donning an Athletics uniform. The veteran owns a pair of multi-hit efforts since joining Oakland and is hitting .280 with a home run, two RBI, two steals and two runs across 26 plate appearances in his new digs.

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Starling Marte - Tallies four hits and swipes bagMarte went 4-for-5 with an RBI, one run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.

ImpactMarte singled, stole second and scored all in the first inning Sunday. He went on to add three more singles in the game and drove in Mark Canha in the sixth frame. The outfielder has been on fire since joining Oakland, batting .425. In addition, he has an impressive 10 stolen bases over his last 11 games. On the season, he is slashing .322/.413/.476 with nine home runs, 31 RBI and 60 runs in 318 plate appearances. Despite missing five weeks early in the season, his 29 steals are second-most in all of baseball behind Whit Merrifield's 30.

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Seth Brown - Cranks 13th home runBrown went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.

ImpactBrown hit a solo shot off Jordan Lyles in the fourth inning to increase the Athletics' lead to three runs. It is his second game back with the team since replacing Ramon Laureano (suspension). Brown is batting .320 over his last 13 games and he has four long balls in his last 25 at-bats. The 28-year-old is slashing .201/.278/.448 with 13 home runs, 31 RBI and 28 runs scored in 216 plate appearances this season.

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Isiah Kiner-Falefa - Homers, triples in lossKiner-Falefa went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a triple and an additional run scored in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Athletics.

ImpactKiner-Falefa tripled off James Kaprielian and scored in the sixth inning. In addition, he homered off Yusmeiro Petit in the eighth frame. It was his first long ball in 41 games with his last one coming June 19. The 26-year-old is slashing .258/.292/.362 with seven home runs, 37 RBI, 50 runs and a team-leading 16 steals in 470 plate appearances.

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