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Jeff McNeil goes 4 for 5 as the Athletics beat the Rangers 8-3

Jeff McNeil was 4 for 5 with three RBIs including the go-ahead home run as the Athletics snapped a three-game slide with an 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers

AUGUST 15 • Associated Press

Athletics look to stop 3-game skid, play the Rangers

The Athletics aim to end a three-game skid when they take on the Texas Rangers

AUGUST 14 • Associated Press

Rays complete 2nd 9-0 West Coast trip in MLB history with 8-4 win over Athletics

The AL-best Tampa Bay Rays have become the second East Coast team in major league history to go 9-0 on a West Coast trip

AUGUST 12 • Associated Press

Goes yard in loss Butler went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 12-4 loss to the Rays.

Impact Butler crushed an elevated cutter from Nick Martinez over the wall in right-center field for a two-run blast in the fourth inning. It marked the outfielder's second homer of August, and he's gone 8-for-38 (.211) across 10 games to start the month. Overall, it's been a year to forget for Butler, as he's slashing .206/.299/.330 with eight homers, 32 RBI, 44 runs and nine stolen bases over 112 contests.

AUGUST 12 • ROTOWIRE

Walls HRs from both sides of the plate for 2nd time in his career as Rays beat A's 12-4

Taylor Walls homered from both sides of the plate for the second time in his career, Nick Martinez tossed a complete game and the Tampa Bay Rays won their eighth straight game, 12-...

AUGUST 12 • Associated Press

Crushes leadoff home run Butler went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Reds.

Impact With a righty on the mound, Butler got the call and started the fireworks early with a towering shot to right field in the first at-bat of the game. Butler is hitting way better since the All-Star break after scuffling for most of the first half (.835 versus .592 OPS) and has an RBI in five of his last eight games.

AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE

McLain homers to back Lowder in the Reds' 3-2 victory over the A's

Matt McLain homered, Rhett Lowder won for the first time since April and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Athletics 3-2 on Wednesday night

AUGUST 6 • Associated Press

Tallies two doubles Thursday Butler went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Red Sox.

Impact Butler laced a pair of doubles, with his two-bagger in the fourth inning driving in a run. The outfielder has logged multiple hits in back-to-back games and has shown signs of life at the plate since the All-Star break, going 10-for-33 (.303) with six extra-base hits, six RBI and seven runs across 13 contests. It would be a welcome development for the Athletics if the 26-year-old is able to turn things around in what has been a disappointing campaign for both him and the club. Overall, Butler is slashing .209/.309/.330 with six homers, 28 RBI, 38 runs and six stolen bases over 101 games.

JULY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Red Sox hit back-to-back HRs in 8th to beat A's 5-4

Wilyer Abreu and Wilson Contreras homered on back-to-back pitches in the eighth inning, Sonny Gray went seven innings for his 13th win of the season, and the Boston Red Sox rallied...

JULY 31 • Associated Press

Knocks homer Wednesday Butler went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in Wednesday's 4-2 extra-inning loss to the Red Sox.

Impact A steady stream of opposing left-handed starters has cut into Butler's playing time lately, though he was included in Wednesday's lineup versus southpaw Patrick Sandoval. Butler has gone 3-for-10 with a homer and two doubles over his last six games despite the part-time role. Overall, the outfielder is batting .204 with a .626 OPS, six homers, 11 doubles, one triple, 27 RBI, 36 runs scored and six stolen bases through 100 contests.

JULY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Red Sox beat the A's 4-2 on Monasterio's 2-run homer in the 10th

Andrew Monasterio hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox held on to beat the Athletics 4-2 on Wednesday night

JULY 30 • Associated Press

Brian Serven hits 1st MLB homer since 2022 and Jump pitches A's to 4-3 win over Red Sox

Brian Serven hit his first major league home run in almost four years and rookie Gage Jump pitched six scoreless innings as the Athletics cooled off the Boston Red Sox with a 4-3 v...

JULY 29 • Associated Press

Heading to bench versus lefty Butler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Impact Butler will see a four-game starting streak come to an end while the Athletics send him to the bench while southpaw Connor Prielipp toes the rubber for the Twins. Since the start of July, Butler is slashing just .196/.344/.275 with zero home runs, zero steals, five runs and four RBI in 18 games.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Lopez allows 1 hit in 5 innings, Butler and Soderstrom drive in runs as A's beat Twins 2-0

Jacob Lopez allowed one hit in five innings, Lawrence Butler and Tyler Soderstrom drove in runs and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Friday night

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Athletics' Zack Gelof to have MRI after injuring knee during collision with left field fence

Athletics outfielder Zack Gelof left the game in the third inning against the Detroit Tigers after injuring his right knee

JULY 10 • Associated Press

Tarik Skubal and Colt Keith lead the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Athletics

Tarik Skubal struck out nine over five innings and Colt Keith hit a two-run homer to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night

JULY 8 • Associated Press

Marlins Pull Eury Pérez After Seven Perfect Innings, Survive 9-8 Thriller vs. A’s

Eury Perez pitched seven perfect innings before getting lifted by Miami manager Clayton McCullough, and the Marlins nearly squandered an eig...

JULY 6 • FOX SPORTS

Marlins Pull Eury Pérez After Seven Perfect Innings, Survive 9-8 Thriller vs. A’s

Pérez pulled after 7 perfect innings against A's, and Marlins nearly blow 8-run lead in 9-8 win

Eury Pérez was pulled after pitching seven perfect innings Sunday, and the Miami Marlins nearly blew an eight-run lead before holding on for a 9-8 victory over the Athletics

JULY 5 • Associated Press

Langeliers hits No. 20 and A's back Ginn with 3 HRs in 7-1 win over Dodgers that snaps 4-game skid

Shea Langeliers hit his 20th home run and the Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 to stop a four-game losing streak, their longest this season

JULY 2 • Associated Press

Resting vs lefty Butler is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Dodgers.

Impact Butler will begin Tuesday's game on the bench with the Dodgers sending left-hander Justin Wrobleski to the mound. Butler started in Monday's 9-4 loss to the Dodgers despite Los Angeles starting lefty Eric Lauer. With Lauer starting the game, Butler went 0-for-3 with a walk. For Tuesday, Joey Meneses is starting in left field and Colby Thomas is starting in right field.

JUNE 30 • ROTOWIRE

Logs two hits in loss Butler went 2-for-4 in Sunday's loss to the Angels.

Impact Butler was the only Athletics player to tally multiple hits, depositing a pair of singles in the second and ninth innings. The 25-year-old has been trending in the right direction during June, slashing .300/.364/.467 with two homers, four doubles, seven RBI, 12 runs and two stolen bases across 23 appearances. Overall, the outfielder is hitting .204/.290/.311 with five homers, seven doubles, 21 RBI, 29 runs and six stolen bases across 76 games this season.

JUNE 29 • ROTOWIRE

Guzman, Peraza and O'Hoppe deliver late in Angels' 5-2 win over Athletics

Denzer Guzman hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh inning that sent the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Delivers clutch hit Thursday Butler went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI, two runs scored and a steal in Thursday's 9-6 win over the Giants.

Impact Butler came through in the clutch, depositing an RBI single into right field with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Athletics the lead. The 25-year-old has struggled to a .197 batting average and .585 OPS across 73 games this season, but he has shown signs of turning things around of late. Across 20 appearances in June, Butler is slashing .288/.327/.481 with two homers, four doubles, seven RBI, 11 runs and two stolen bases, though he's striking out at a 29.1 percent clip this month.

JUNE 26 • ROTOWIRE

Athletics score 4 times with 2 out in the 9th inning, rally to beat the Giants 9-6

Jonah Heim’s RBI single tied the game, Lawrence Butler followed with a go-ahead RBI hit and the Athletics scored four times with two out in the ninth inning Thursday, rallying for...

JUNE 25 • Associated Press

Devers, Bericoto homer in ninth inning, Giants rally past A's 2-1

Rafael Devers hit a tying home run leading off the ninth and Victor Bericoto connected one out with a drive over the center-field fence, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 v...