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Denzel Clarke

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Denzel Clarke (hamstring) went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBI for Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday.

Clarke was working his way back from a foot injury when he hurt his hamstring in late May. He returned to the field on August 18 and has since gone 6-for-13 with one home run, five RBI, and a 3/4 K/BB ratio. He has not yet attempted a steal, which would be nice to see to verify the health of his hamstring, but there is a chance that Clarke can return to center field for the Athletics by the end of the week, which would push Henry Bolte to a corner outfield spot and may cost Carlos Cortes playing time.

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Henry Bolte

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Henry Bolte went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, four RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base as the A’s defeated the Rangers 9-2 on Wednesday.

Bolte belted a two-run homer off Cody Bradford in the third, and Zack Gelof made it back-to-back with a round-tripper of his own. Then in the fourth, Bolte connected for another two-run homer that even he thought was foul off the bat, but it stayed just inside the right-field pole. It was his first career multi-homer game, and he picked up his 15th steal of the season. He’s been caught eight times, so the efficiency hasn’t been great, but the roto-friendly skill set was on full display this afternoon. Bolte has hit leadoff in every game for the A’s dating back to August 18.
Denzel Clarke

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Denzel Clarke is starting in centerfield and batting ninth against the Rangers on Wednesday.

Clarke has now been off the injured list for two games and has started in center field for both of them. We should note that both of them have been against left-handed pitchers, which means Carlos Cortes was always going to be on the bench for both of these games. It remains to be seen what the Athletics do against a righty, but Zack Gelof has been playing left field, and Henry Bolte has been at designated hitter, which likely means Bolte and Cortes are battling for at-bats against right-handed pitchers.
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ATH Center Fielder #1

Athletics activated OF Denzel Clarke from the 60-day injured list.

Clarke is finally back 4 1/2 months after suffering a right foot bone bruise and nearly 3 1/2 months since he strained a hamstring on his initial rehab assignment. He just hit .353 with two homers in 11 games for Triple-A Las Vegas, and he should finish out the season as the Athletics’ primary center fielder. Henry Bolte can slide over to left, giving the A’s maybe the game’s best defensive outfield. Carlos Cortes will likely spend more time at DH, taking at-bats away from Max Muncy.
Carlos Cortes

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Carlos Cortes went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer to lead the A’s to a 4-2 win over the Twins on Tuesday.

Cortes put the A’s on the board with a two-run blast off Taj Bradley in the second inning, breaking a run of eight games without an extra-base hit. The 29-year-old outfielder is up to eight homers and 37 RBI while hitting a respectable .258/.332/.407 across 310 plate appearances. He should continue to see regular playing time in left field against right-handed pitching.
Henry Bolte

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Henry Bolte went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI on Wednesday against the Royals.

Bolte is certainly heating up. Two more knocks here means he’s had at least one hit in 13 of 17 games in August with a .338 average over that span. He’s also hit lead-off in four of five games and has the type of everyday role, raw tools, and home ballpark that we look for when trying to find lightning in a bottle this time of year.
Henry Bolte

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Henry Bolte went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer and a double Saturday against the Rangers.

Bolte’s homer off MacKenzie Gore gave the A’s all of their runs this evening. He’s back up to .261/.334/.368, which certainly isn’t great but is still impressive for someone who strikes out or hits grounders two-thirds of the time.
Tyler Soderstrom

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Tyler Soderstrom is out of the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Rays.

Soderstrom receives his first day off since July 12. The 24-year-old corner outfielder is hitting .258 (23-for-89) with five homers, 14 RBI and one steal in 23 games since last month’s All-Star break. It’ll be Zack Gelof taking over in left field with Carlos Cortes taking a turn at DH.
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Henry Bolte went 1-for-5 with a solo homer against the Red Sox on Saturday.

Bolte was hitless through his first four at-bats before giving the A’s an insurance run with a solo blast in the ninth. His fifth home run of the season left the bat at 111.5 mph and traveled an impressive 439 feet. The 23-year-old outfielder is hitting .253/.332/.350 with 25 runs scored, 22 RBI, and 13 steals across 270 plate appearances.
Henry Bolte

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Henry Bolte is in center field and hitting leadoff against the Red Sox on Saturday.

Bolte went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts out of the leadoff spot against Red Sox southpaw Payton Tolle. In his defense, Tolle finished with 14 strikeouts in a dominant performance. He’ll continue to get opportunities against left-handers, which is the case in this one with Jake Bennett taking the ball for Boston, with Lawrence Butler handling the top spot against right-handers.
Henry Bolte

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Henry Bolte went 3-for-4 with a stolen base as the Athletics’ No. 9 hitter Tuesday.

Bolte is 6-for-11 with a homer and a double in three games this month. Maybe he’ll start working his way back up the lineup at this rate.

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Guardians designated RHP Carlos Hernández for assignment.

Tough break for Hernández, who allowed two runs on five hits in three innings in two separate appearances on Wednesday and Thursday. The Guardians will now let him go to get fresh arms into their bullpen. Hernández could opt to return on a minor league deal.
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Austin Peterson

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Guardians recalled RHP Austin Peterson from Triple-A Columbus

Peterson has a 4.53 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and 102/34 K/BB ratio in 95 1/3 innings across 21 appearances (19 starts) at Triple-A this season. He will give the Guardians some length during Friday’s doubleheader and would be making his MLB debut if he gets into a game.
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Slade Cecconi

CLE Starting Pitcher #44
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Guardians activated RHP Slade Cecconi (arm fatigue) from the 15-day injured list.

Cecconi was placed on the injured list with arm fatigue about a month ago, but he will return in time for Friday’s doubleheader. Cecconi had been set to make another rehab appearance, so he is unlikely to be fully built up, but there’s a chance he could give his team a few innings of work on Friday.
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Teoscar Hernández

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Teoscar Hernández went 2-for-3 with a game-winning two-run double as the Dodgers edged the Cardinals 3-2 on Thursday.

Hernández also walked twice tonight before delivering a game-ending hit to score Tommy Edman and Mookie Betts in the bottom of the ninth. The knock off Riley O’Brien kept the Dodgers from being swept in the three-game series. It’s the first time since July 3 that he’s driven in multiple baserunners (thus not including himself) in a game.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Tarik Skubal

LAD Starting Pitcher #29
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Tarik Skubal yielded two runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings Thursday in a no-decision against the Cardinals.

Dodgers analyst Jessica Mendoza believed Skubal was tipping his changeup tonight, so that might be something to look out for. Still, all 10 hits Skubal allowed were singles, and he more than held his own in ending up with six strikeouts and one walk. He’ll face the Reds next week.
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Quinn Mathews

STL Starting Pitcher #60
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Quinn Mathews pitched five innings of one-run ball Thursday versus the Dodgers.

Mathews allowed four hits, walked four and struck out four in his fifth big-league start. The lone run came on a wild pitch after a double and a walk in the fifth. He’ll take a 4.38 ERA into a favorable matchup next week in San Francisco.
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Tommy Edman

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Tommy Edman went 4-for-5 with a double, a steal and two runs scored as the Dodgers’ leadoff man Thursday against the Cardinals.

Edman got up to 108.5 mph and 106.9 mph on a couple of his liners tonight. He’s batting .279/.355/.411 with 35 runs scored and 29 RBI in his 63 games since returning from ankle surgery. He doesn’t get a ton of credit, but he’s an awfully valuable fantasy MI while healthy.
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Riley O'Brien

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Riley O’Brien took his sixth blown save and seventh loss after giving up two runs in the ninth Thursday against the Dodgers.

O’Brien has given up 10 runs in his last five appearances, taking his ERA from 2.96 to 4.18. The Cardinals have no desire to replace him in the closer’s role, so he’ll probably be left there for now. However, another bad outing right away might not leave them with any choice but to make a move.
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Lawrence Butler

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Lawrence Butler went 2-for-5 and knocked in two runs Thursday as the A’s topped the Mariners 7-4.

The A’s got solo homers from Zack Gelof and Donovan Walton, but Butler’s 107-mph liner up the middle in the fifth was the biggest blow. Butler has hit in 12 straight games and 21 of 23. He’s batted .345 with five homers and 19 RBI since Aug. 10.
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Jack Perkins

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Jack Perkins pitched just three innings, giving up three runs and walking five, Thursday in his start against the Mariners.

Perkins struck out seven, but pretty much everyone else reached against him; he gave up four hits, five walks and a HBP to the other 12 batters he faced. Perkins has a 6.50 ERA in 13 starts and 20 relief appearances for the season. It’s probably time for the A’s to commit to him as a short reliever, since he doesn’t seem like he’s going to be worth keeping around as a starter.
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