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    Gelof (knee) has two hits in Triple-A action

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    Zack Gelof (knee) went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.

    Both of his hits were singles. We should also note that Gelof played center field in this one, which means he would likely return to the Athletics as an outfielder and could cut into playing time for Henry Bolte or Carlos Cortes, rather than take second base reps away from Donovan Walton.
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    Gelof has been out since July 9th after cutting his knee on the outfield fence while making a sliding catch. He began baseball activities a little over a week ago and is closing in on a return. He will likely need at least a week of games to get his timing back, but he could return to the Athletics’ lineup by the middle of August.
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    The rookie has struggled of late, slashing .140/.189/.220 in his last 15 games with a 15/1 K/BB ratio. He’s been mostly solid in his first MLB season, but there remains a chance that the A’s could move Zack Gelof back to the outfield when he returns from his knee injury and keep Tommy White active in the infield. Bolte’s playing time does not seem as guaranteed as it was a few weeks ago.
  • ATH 3rd Baseman #20
    Gelof has been out since July 9th after cutting his knee on the outfield fence while making a sliding catch. The Athletics will want to see how his knee handles running and other baseball movements before determining how quickly he can get back into game action. He likely won’t need many rehab games before rejoining the Athletics’ lineup.
  • ATH 3rd Baseman #20
    Gelof cut his knee up pretty bad on a sliding catch last night in Detroit. Gelof had sort of swung between third base, second base, and left field since returning from the IL a few days ago, pushing Jeff McNeil (illness) into a bench role. McNeil will likely be more involved at second base over the weekend, pushing Joshua Kuroda-Grauer to third.
  • ATH 3rd Baseman #20
    Gelof made a terrific sliding catch running down the third base line, but slid into the side wall as he did and came up hobbling. He tried to walk it off and remain in the game but ultimately the decision was made to pull him. Gelof will head for further evaluation. Expect the A’s to provide an update on his status after the game.
  • ATH 3rd Baseman #3
    Since coming off the injured list on June 8th, Muncy has hit .210/.296/.387 with three home runs, 13 RBI, and a 29.6 percent strikeout rate in 20 games. He has a 9.5 percent barrel rate over that stretch, but is not making consistent enough contact, and with Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wilson back off the IL, the Athletics had no room for Muncy. They will likely move forward with Zack Gelof as their primary third baseman.
  • ATH 3rd Baseman #20
    Gelof missed just the minimum stint on the injured list after suffering a hand laceration near the end of June. The 26-year-old was starting to swing a hot stick, and is worth fantasy consideration for those needing help in the middle infield.
  • ATH 3rd Baseman #20
    Gelof had his hand stepped on by metal cleats last week and landed on the 10-day injured list on June 25th. Gripping activities will progress to swinging a bat when they feel that Gelof’s grip strength has returned enough. Then, provided his hand can withstand the impact of hitting, he should be able to quickly return to game action since he has not been out of the lineup long. However, we need to wait and see when he can begin hitting.
  • ATH 3rd Baseman #20
    Gelof suffered a hand laceration and contusion during Tuesday’s game against the Giants, and the 26-year-old will now miss at least a week with the ailment. If there are no setbacks, it seems feasible that Gelof will be back in the early portion of July.
  • ATH 3rd Baseman #20
    Gelof appears to have avoided serious injury when his right hand was stepped on by Matt Chapman during Tuesday’s series opener, which subsequently ended his 24-game hitting streak. Athletics manager told reporters afterwards that Gelof is day-to-day after X-rays didn’t reveal any fractures and he didn’t require stitches. The 26-year-old has been phenomenal since the start of June, hitting .329 (23-for-70) with five homers, 10 RBI and two steals during that span. It’ll be veteran Jeff McNeil taking over at the keystone on Wednesday evening.

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    Foster Griffin gave up five earned runs and two homers in his Guardians debut against the Mets on Thursday.

    Luis Torrens and Marcus Semien took him out of the park in the second inning and the Mets were able to tack on in both the third and fourth innings. Despite his last two starts being clunkers, Griffin is still 4-1 with a 2.84 ERA over his last seven starts, and this is a good situation to rack up some wins in if he can get hot. He’ll pitch against the Tigers next week.
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    Ozzie Albies is not in the Braves’ starting lineup for Thursday evening’s tilt against the Marlins.

    There haven’t been any indications that Albies is dealing with any sort of injury, so it looks to be just a breather for the 29-year-old infielder. Mauricio Dubon will cover second base in his absence and will bat fifth against Marlins’ righty Janson Junk.
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    Nick Loftin is absent from the Royals’ starting lineup for Thursday’s divisional showdown against the Twins.

    It looks to be nothing more than a routine day off for the versatile 27-year-old. Josh Rojas will man the hot corner in his absence and will bat eighth against Twins’ right-hander Bailey Ober.
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    Sam Antonacci is not in the White Sox’ starting lineup for Thursday night’s battle against the Red Sox.

    Once again we see Antonacci sitting with a left-hander on the hill as he appears to be locked into a strong-side platoon role at the moment with the White Sox. Luisangel Acuna will start in his place in left field and will bat ninth against Red Sox’ southpaw Ranger Suarez on Thursday evening at Fenway Park.
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    George Klassen will start for the Angels on Friday.

    The 24-year-old was overwhelmed when he got the call to the bigs in April and walked 10 in 4 2/3 innings. He’s carried a 3.96 ERA for Triple-A Salt Lake City with 88 strikeouts in 91 innings over the last few months. While we don’t necessarily think Klassen is a must-roster, he’ll be worth monitoring.
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    Zach Neto went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in Los Angeles’ 4-1 win over the Orioles on Thursday.

    Neto, mentioned as a potential trade-deadline prize, wound up not moving and was dropped down to the cleanup spot today. That part is not great news for his fantasy value, but it’s not like you’re dropping Neto. Hopefully this can spark him a bit as over his last 15 games this is his only homer and he’s hitting just .197/.258/.295 over that timespan.
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    Yohel Pozo homered against the Angels in a loss on Thursday.

    It provided the only run for the Orioles in the game, somehow, despite them drawing eight walks against the Angels’ pitching staff. It was Pozo’s first homer of the season and the 29-year-old will pair with Carlos Narváez until Samuel Basallo is ready to return from the injured list.
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    Samy Natera Jr. closed out the Orioles for his second save of the season on Thursday.

    The left-hander has been lights out this year, with 38 strikeouts and an 0.88 WHIP in 25 innings pitched over 21 appearances. Ben Joyce pitched yesterday and the Angels would probably rather have Natera available for heavy left-handed parts of the order, but Natera is pitching so well that he might be the man to roster if Joyce can’t establish himself as the closer after a long layoff. Even right-handers are hitting just .152/.220/.304 against Natera.
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    Ryan Johnson walked five and allowed a homer, but gave up only two other hits as he went 4 2/3 innings against the Orioles and allowed just one run Thursday.

    All five walks happened in the first three innings, but the only extra-base hit the Orioles were able to muster against the Angels was Yohel Pozo’s solo homer. None of the underlying numbers look particularly good for Johnson -- 17 percent whiff rate, five hard-hit balls -- and he and his 7.11 ERA would be a tough player to trust against the Rangers next week.
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    Brandon Young didn’t make it out of the fifth while allowing six hits and a three-run homer to Zach Neto against the Angels on Thursday.

    Young has a 3.21 ERA over his last 15 starts, but this makes back-to-back duds against the Phillies and Angels. It was a bit unfortunate for him that the sequence worked out to give Neto a three-run homer, but he’s more of a living-on-the-edge 12-team starter than a true must-roster player. A matchup against the Twins next week remains tasty despite the recent downturn.