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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Not in Sunday's lineup
Lawrence Butler is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners.Butler had been operating as an everyday player for Oakland, but he'll get the regular-season finale off with Seth Brown starting in right field and Daz Cameron getting a rare start in left field against a righty (Logan Gilbert). Butler hit .280 with two home runs and six steals in 23 September games, and he's in line to be one of the focal points of the A's offense in 2025.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: On base three times
Lawrence Butler went 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs and a stolen base in Tuesday's win over the Rangers.Butler drew multiple walks for the fifth time this season and added his third stolen base over the last four games. Dating back to Aug. 21, Butler has hit safely in 27 of his last 29 games and is batting .336 over that span. He's two steals away from joining the 20-20 club for the season, as he currently stands at 22 homers for the year.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Notches 16th steal
Lawrence Butler went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 4-2 extra-inning loss to the Yankees.Butler has hit safely in 15 of his 16 games this month, though he has just three multi-hit efforts. His steady bat has allowed him to collect four steals in September as well, giving him 16 thefts on the year. The 24-year-old has maintained a .268/.323/.510 slash line with 22 home runs, 57 RBI, 60 runs scored, 23 doubles and two triples across 118 contests.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Day off Monday
Lawrence Butler is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.Tough left-hander Shota Imanaga is on the hill for the Cubs, so the Oakland Athletics will use Monday's game as an opportunity to give the left-handed-batting Butler a breather. Daz Cameron will play right field and Jacob Wilson will be elevated to the leadoff spot for the series opener.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Reaches four times, swipes bag
Lawrence Butler went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored, two walks and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the White Sox.Butler had another impressive showing Saturday and extended his hitting streak to 22 games in the process. Butler is now three games away from tying Oakland's longest hitting streak ever set by Jason Giambi in 1997. The 24-year-old continues his second-half breakout as he has turned his season around since the beginning of July. Butler came into July with a .180 batting average and since then has hit .325 with 19 homers, 47 RBI and 11 stolen bases over his last 62 games.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Returns to Oakland lineup
Lawrence Butler (illness) will start in right field and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game against the Astros.Butler had to miss Tuesday's game while battling a virus, but he's feeling well enough to return to action a day later. The 24-year-old is slashing .326/.364/.679 with 19 home runs and 10 stolen bases since July 1 for the Oakland Athletics.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Battling virus
Lawrence Butler is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros due to a virus, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.Butler is feeling under the weather, so he's on the bench Tuesday after a run of 20 straight starts. Manager Mark Kotsay hopes the outfielder will be back in the lineup for Wednesday's contest.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Getting day off Tuesday
Lawrence Butler is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Houston, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.It looks to be a routine day off for Butler, who had started each game since Aug. 19. Seth Brown will start in right field and Jacob Wilson will be elevated to the leadoff spot for the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Registers 14th steal
Lawrence Butler went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 9-1 loss to the Tigers.Butler singled and stole second in the fifth inning, extending his hitting streak to 18 games in the process. During the streak, he's gone 29-for-74 (.392) with eight home runs and four steals, providing strong power and speed from atop the lineup. The 24-year-old outfielder is now at a .270/.324/.523 slash line with 21 homers, 14 thefts, 54 RBI and 56 runs scored through 110 contests this season.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Extends hit streak Saturday
Lawrence Butler went 1-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Tigers on Saturday.Butler's two-bagger extended his hitting streak to 17 games, a career best. The 24-year-old has pushed his batting line to an impressive .270/.325/.526 across 382 plate appearances, and his 45 extra-base hits account for just under half of his 94 total knocks on the season. Butler has recorded 15 XBH overall during his current hit streak, a sample in which he's also striking out at a tiny 8.1 percent clip.
Lawrence Butler
#4 RF / Athletics / EXP: 2YRS Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 lb Age: 24 College: None Bats/Throws -/-Fantasy Points by Week
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- 58%
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