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Bleday is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Cubs. The Cubs are sending lefty Justin Steele to the hill, so the left-handed-hitting Bleday will begin the game on the bench. Daz Cameron will get a start in center field for the Athletics.
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Bleday went 2-for-4 with a double in a win over the White Sox on Friday. Bleday extended a modest hitting streak to four games with the productive night, one that also featured his third double in that span. The slugging outfielder has been in an atypical power drought -- he hasn't left the yard in the last 13 games -- but his current modest surge in production and the fact he's starting to get good wood on the ball again could be the harbinger of another resurgence. Bleday has demonstrated impressive pop in his breakout campaign, knocking exactly half of his 130 hits for extra bases, including a career-high 20 home runs.
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Bleday is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers. Bleday will sit Sunday after a run of eight straight starts, during which he went 11-for-35 (.314 average) with three doubles and three home runs. Daz Cameron will shift to center field and Seth Brown will move to left, opening up first base for Tyler Nevin.
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Bleday went 2-for-5 with a homer, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 9-2 win at Texas. The Oakland center fielder slugged a 370-foot, three-run homer off Jon Gray in the third inning to stretch the team's lead to 4-1. Bleday later laced an RBI double in the ninth inning before being driven home on a Shea Langeliers long ball. Bleday has swung a hot bat in the second half, hitting .305 (40-for-131) with nine homers, 11 doubles, 26 runs scored and 22 RBI across his last 36 games.
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Bleday went 5-for-5 with a solo home run, two doubles and three total runs scored in Thursday's 10-9 loss to the Reds. Bleday went 6-for-39 (.154) over a 10-game span without a multi-hit effort before a massive breakout game Thursday. The outfielder is now hitting .295 (26-for-88) with six homers and five doubles over 23 contests in August. Overall, he has a .249/.330/.460 slash line with 19 homers, 50 RBI, 65 runs scored, 35 doubles, four triples and a stolen base through 131 games as a centerpiece of the Athletics' offense this year.
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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | OAK | 159 | 572 | 74 | 139 | 20 | 60 | 67 | 125 | 2 | .243 |
| 2023 | OAK | 82 | 256 | 35 | 50 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 72 | 5 | .195 |
| 2022 | MIA | 65 | 204 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 67 | 4 | .166 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/29 | @  |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/28 | @ |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/27 | @ |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9/26 | vs  |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/25 | vs |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/24 | vs |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/22 | vs  |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |