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Athletics' JJ Bleday: Out against left-hander
J.J. 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 Oakland Athletics.
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Athletics' JJ Bleday: Multi-hit effort Friday
J.J. 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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Athletics' JJ Bleday: Not in Sunday's lineup
J.J. 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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Athletics' JJ Bleday: Reaches 20-homer mark
J.J. 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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Athletics' JJ Bleday: Five hits in Thursday's loss
J.J. 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 Oakland Athletics' offense this year.
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Athletics' JJ Bleday: Belts 18th homer Saturday
J.J. Bleday went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a loss to the Brewers on Saturday.Bleday launched a 408-foot shot to right center in the first inning off Colin Rea to give the Oakland Athletics a quick start they weren't able to sustain. The slugging outfielder is on quite a power surge over the last two weeks, smacking five homers across 49 plate appearances, including three in his last five games.
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Athletics' JJ Bleday: Absent versus lefty
J.J. Bleday is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Rays, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.Southpaw Jeffrey Springs will take the hill for the Rays, so the left-handed-hitting Bleday will begin the contest on the bench. Daz Cameron will draw the start in center field for the Oakland Athletics.
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Athletics' JJ Bleday: Lifts 17th homer Wednesday
J.J. Bleday went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Rays on Wednesday.The slugging outfielder opened the scoring with a 373-foot solo shot to right field, his fourth homer in the last nine games. Bleday has had two hitless games during that span, but a pair of three-hit efforts in the same sample and the quartet of round trippers has helped him to a .303 average and 1.092 OPS across 40 plate appearances.
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Athletics' JJ Bleday: Powers offense in victory
J.J. Bleday went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Monday in a 3-0 win against Tampa Bay.Bleday provided all the offense starter Joe Boyle and three relievers would need with his two-run blast in the first inning. The center fielder had gone 0-for-8 over his previous two games but has been hot overall of late, batting .346 (9-for-26) with three home runs and nine RBI over his past six games. Bleday ranks third on the Oakland Athletics with 16 homers and 47 RBI across 123 contests on the campaign.
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Athletics' JJ Bleday: Three hits, grand slam in win
J.J. Bleday went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Thursday's 7-6 win over the Mets.Bleday filled up the box score Thursday, and his big hit came in the fourth inning when he launched a two-out grand slam off Jose Quintana to get Oakland on the board, cutting their deficit to 5-4 in the eventual comeback win. The 26-year-old Bleday has been hot at the plate for over two weeks now, going 19-for-53 (.358) with three homers, nine RBI and a 1.028 OPS in his last 15 games. Overall, he's slashing .249/.330/.449 with 15 homers, 45 RBI, 57 runs scored and one steal across 483 plate appearances this season.