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    Tyler Soderstrom leaves game with hip tightness

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    Tyler Soderstrom was removed from Saturday night’s battle against the Angels due to hip tightness.

    A’s skipper Mark Kotsay told reporters afterwards that it was bothering Soderstrom enough that they had to pull him from the game. He’ll be re-evaluated on Sunday. It sounds like it’s possible the 24-year-old slugger could wind up missing some time with this one. At the very least, expect him to get the day off in Sunday’s series finale against the Halos.
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    Soderstrom was reinstated from the injured list before Wednesday’s game and was slotted right back into the cleanup spot against Detroit righty Troy Melton. The A’s only mustered seven hits, two of which went for extra bases. Their lineup hasn’t been as potent as many expected this season, but there should still be enough high-scoring affairs at home this summer.
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    In 24 hours we went from hearing that Sodterstrom hadn’t done any baseball activities, to hearing he could be back soon, to actually having him back from the injured list. We have no idea how healthy he truly is, but this Athletics lineup could certainly use him. Soderstrom is one of our favorite picks for a strong second half surge.
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    Athletics manager Mark Kotsay told reporters there’s a chance Soderstrom is back “very soon.” The 24-year-old slugger has been out with a hip impingement since late June. It sounds like there’s a strong probability he makes it back to the Athletics lineup prior to next week’s All-Star break.
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    Soderstrom landed on the 10-day injured list with a left hip impingement on Jun 29th, and the expectation remains that he will return after the All-Star break. However, we’ll need to see him resume some activities this week before we can be confident he will return right after the break. In the meantime, Carlos Cortes will continue to start against right-handed pitchers, with Colby Thomas starting against lefties. The Athletics will see three lefties in their next six games.
  • ATH Left Fielder #21
    Soderstrom lands on the shelf after making an early exit from Saturday’s game against the Angels with hip tightness. There should be an update regarding his official return timeline at some point this week, but fantasy managers should anticipate a multi-week absence, even if it winds up being on the milder end of the spectrum. The 24-year-old slugger has delivered a respectable follow-up to last year’s 25-homer campaign, hitting .242/.343/.460 with 14 homers, 41 RBI and one steal in 335 plate appearances across 80 games this season.
  • ATH Left Fielder #21
    Soderstrom was pulled from Saturday’s game due to tightness in his hip and the Athletics will give him an extra day off to rest to make sure that it doesn’t get any worse. Colby Thomas will start in his place in left field and bat fifth for the A’s against Angels’ left-hander Sam Aldegheri on Sunday.
  • ATH Left Fielder #21
    A series in Las Vegas was just what the doctor ordered for Soderstrom, who hasn’t had much luck while already playing his home games in a very friendly ballpark for offense. He hit homers on 99- and 104-mph flies tonight, bringing his season total to 10. He’s 19-for-47 with five homers and 11 walks in his last 14 games, raising his OPS from .655 to .790.
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    The Athletics were down 6-0 in what felt like the blink of an eye in this one. Soderstrom’s run-scoring single in the third inning felt like it could’ve helped get a rally going, but it was eventually for naught as the Astros put up an additional touchdown before this one was said and done. For Soderstrom, a nearly 1.100 OPS over his last 15 games with practically twice as many walks as strikeouts has helped raise his season long stats to acceptable levels following an abysmal start to the season. Through 61 games, he now has a .754 OPS with 30 RBI and his 17 doubles are third-most in the American League.
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    Soderstrom helped complete the Athletics’ comeback with a single off Caleb Thielbar to tie the game in the eighth inning. Heading into this game, he had a .182 batting average against left-handed pitchers, so that knock was as shocking as it was huge. He’s gotten his season back on track with hits in 12 of his last 13 games with three home runs and three doubles over that stretch.
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    The walk came in the fourth after Soderstrom challenged a called strike that was clearly a ball, was shown to be a ball on the ABS replay and yet deemed a strike anyway.. Statcast thinks Soderstrom has been pretty unlucky this year, but that wasn’t the case tonight, as he got a homer on a 403-foot fly that would have stayed in play in 13 ballparks and a double on an 84-mph liner to right. He’s 10-for-21 with two homers and just one strikeout in his last six games, raising his OPS from .655 to .739.

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