Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers - Final Score - News - August 15, 2021

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Josh Harrison - Back in action MondayHarrison (quadriceps) is starting at second base and batting seventh Monday against the White Sox.

ImpactHarrison sat out the past three games while nursing a strained right quad, but he'll rejoin the starting nine for Monday's series opener. The 34-year-old has a .296/.367/.444 slash line in eight games since being acquired by the A's at the trade deadline.

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Seth Brown - On bench against left-handerBrown isn't starting Monday's game against the White Sox.

ImpactBrown will be out of the lineup for a second consecutive game with left-hander Dallas Keuchel starting for the White Sox on Monday. Stephen Piscotty will start in right field and bat eighth.

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Sean Murphy - Not in Monday's lineupMurphy is out of the lineup Monday against the White Sox.

ImpactMurphy started the past two games and will receive a day off after going 1-for-8 with a double and an RBI. Yan Gomes will start behind the plate in his place Monday.

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Joe Barlow - Converts another saveBarlow struck out a batter and worked around a hit and a walk in a scoreless inning to notch his second save of the season in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Athletics.

ImpactThe Rangers' closing situation has been a difficult one to pin down since Ian Kennedy was dealt to Philadelphia on July 30, but Barlow appears to have at least temporarily seized hold of the ninth-inning gig. After converting a relatively stress-free save Friday, Barlow got the job done again two days later, turning in another scoreless ninth. Though he'll need to turn in a few more clean outings to build up job security, Barlow is worthy of a speculative pickup for fantasy managers that are desperate to make up ground in the saves category.

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Spencer Howard - Next start coming ThursdayHoward's next start in scheduled for Thursday against the Mariners, Chris Halicke of SI.com reports.

ImpactHoward was initially on track to get the ball for Tuesday's series opener and appeared positioned for a two-start week, but that's off the table with the Rangers electing to break Taylor Hearn into the rotation. Hearn -- who had worked four innings behind Howard in both of his last two outings as part of a "tandem starter" arrangement -- will get the nod Tuesday, while Howard returns to the hill Thursday on seven days' rest. Howard hasn't covered more than three innings in any of his starts with Texas as the organization looks to manage the young right-hander's workload, so it's unclear if he'll be allowed to work deeper into Thursday's contest even with Hearn no longer set to follow him.

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Taylor Hearn - Getting starting chanceHearn is scheduled to start Tuesday's series opener versus the Mariners, Chris Halicke of SI.com reports.

ImpactHearn has previously made three starts for the Rangers this season, but his most recent appearances have come in long relief of Spencer Howard. Rather than deploying the two in tandem, the Rangers will have both Hearn and Howard start games during the series against Seattle, with Howard taking the hill Thursday. Since Hearn worked four innings behind Howard in both of his past two outings, the former should be decently stretched out for starting duty as he steps back into the rotation. Drew Anderson lingers as a long-relief option if neither Hearn nor Howard are able to work deep into their respective starts this week.

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