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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.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Stays hot Friday
Lawrence Butler went 3-for-5 with a walk in Friday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Tigers.Butler wasn't directly involved in any scoring plays, but he did his part to keep the line moving. He's up to a 16-game hitting streak, going 27-for-66 (.409) with eight home runs, six doubles, 14 RBI, 17 runs scored and three stolen bases in that span. The outfielder has emerged as a productive everyday option during his surge. He's at a .270/.325/.526 slash line with 21 home runs, 54 RBI, 56 runs and 13 steals across 108 games this season.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Goes deep again Tuesday
Lawrence Butler went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.Butler's lone hit of the night was a first-inning solo blast to center off Luis Castillo. That hit made it eight consecutive games with an extra-base hit and he's now rocking a 13-game hit streak during which he's totaled 22 hits, eight home runs, five doubles and 14 RBI. For the year, the 24-year-old is slashing .265/.319/.527 with 21 homers, 54 RBI, 54 runs, 13 steals and a 28:84 BB:K in 364 plate appearances.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Another stellar effort Sunday
Lawrence Butler went 4-for-5 with a double and a stolen base in an extra-inning loss to the Rangers on Sunday.The red-hot leadoff man kept on wreaking havoc Sunday, posting his fifth multi-hit effort in the last six games and lacing a double for the third straight contest in the process. Butler also extended his hitting streak to 11 games, a stretch during which he's now hitting a blistering .435 with 11 extra-base hits, 13 RBI, two walks, three steals and 13 runs across 48 plate appearances.
Lawrence Butler
#4 CF / Oakland Athletics / EXP: 1YRS Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 lb Age: 24 College: None Bats/Throws -/-Fantasy Points by Week
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- 85%
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- 34