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    Henry Bolte getting a night off on Thursday

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    Henry Bolte is not in the Athletics’ starting lineup for Thursday’s showdown against the Red Sox.

    Bolte has been a fixture in center field since his arrival in the big leagues, so he’ll get a hard-earned day off in this one. Lawrence Butler will slide over to take his place in center with Carlos Cortes starting in right field and batting eighth for the A’s against Sonny Gray and the Red Sox on Thursday evening in West Sacramento.
McClanahan could go on short IL stint
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Shane McClanahan left his last start early with back tightness and Eric Samulski thinks a short trip to the IL is in the cards to let him rest for a potential trip to the postseason.

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    Bolte is down to .243/.320/.322 with his groundball-heavy ways. We’d just as soon see the A’s stick with him the rest of the way, but if they get Denzel Clarke back next month, Bolte might receive some more Triple-A time. Ideally, that would come with some instruction on how to lift the ball more than one-third of the time. He needs to cut back on the strikeouts some, too, but that’s not the primary problem.
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    The rookie has struggled of late, slashing .140/.189/.220 in his last 15 games with a 15/1 K/BB ratio. He’s been mostly solid in his first MLB season, but there remains a chance that the A’s could move Zack Gelof back to the outfield when he returns from his knee injury and keep Tommy White active in the infield. Bolte’s playing time does not seem as guaranteed as it was a few weeks ago.
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    Bolte came to the dish with runners at the corners and one out in the first inning and hit a slow bouncer to first base that the Tigers were unable to turn the double play on, plating Jacob Wilson in the process. The rookie outfielder also made a couple of terrific catches in center field in the contest. At the dish, he’s hitting .274/.354/.363 with three homers, 16 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 193 plate appearances.
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    Bolte’s homer was a 108-mph, 411-foot blast off Tarik Skubal, giving the A’s their lone run in five innings against the two-time Cy Young Award winner. Kind of surprisingly, Bolte was dropped to ninth in the order tonight. He entered with a .370 OBP and he’s led off several times recently, but the A’s had Zack Gelof in the top spot tonight. Bolte’s homer was his third in 186 plate appearances since being called up. He’s not taking advantage of his power while hitting the ball on the ground about two-thirds of the time, but it is there, waiting to come out.
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    Soderstrom landed on the 10-day injured list with a left hip impingement on Jun 29th, and the expectation remains that he will return after the All-Star break. However, we’ll need to see him resume some activities this week before we can be confident he will return right after the break. In the meantime, Carlos Cortes will continue to start against right-handed pitchers, with Colby Thomas starting against lefties. The Athletics will see three lefties in their next six games.
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    Bolte finds himself in the leadoff spot for the sixth consecutive game during Monday’s series opener at Dodger Stadium. The 22-year-old rookie’s staggering 66 percent groundball rate is a real cause for concern, but he has a chance to be an extremely impactful fantasy contributor if he starts getting the ball in the air with greater regularity. He’s hitting .299/.385/.388 with two homers, 12 RBI and 10 steals in 157 plate appearances over 42 games since ascending to the big leagues.
  • ATH Right Fielder #26
    Cortes got off to a stunning start to force the A’s to play against righties, but his OPS has gone from 1.128 in April to .738 in May to .352 in 47 plate appearances in June. With Lawrence Butler having overtaken him on the depth chart, he might be a candidate for demotion once Brent Rooker returns.
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    Twenty-two games into his career, Bolte had still been searching for his first major league home run after crushing 12 over 22 games in Triple-A. He finally got on the board with a two-run blast off Robert Gasser in the second inning, a 106.9 mph shot at 446 feet. The 22-year-old outfielder has otherwise performed well, hitting .295/.371/.385 with seven runs scored, seven RBI, and four steals across 89 plate appearances.
  • ATH Center Fielder
    It appears to be nothing more than a routine day of rest for the 22-year-old outfielder. Lawrence Butler will start in his place in center field and will bat sixth for the A’s against Astros’ right-hander Mike Burrows.
  • ATH Center Fielder
    Bolte was hardly a sure thing as a 22-year-old callup last month, but he’s hit .328/.397/.391 through 73 plate appearances. His .457 BABIP is surely something of a fluke, and his contact numbers are worse than his 26 percent strikeout rate might suggest. However, he’s hitting the ball plenty hard — he had an 111-mph single and a 112-mph double tonight — and his defense should help keep him in the lineup. He really just needs to start getting the ball into the air more often in order to ensure that he sticks around.

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    Astros’ manager Joe Espada told reporters on Friday that right-hander Tatsuya Imai is being moved to the team’s bullpen.

    The 28-year-old hurler has shown flashes of brilliance during his first season stateside, but they have been few and far between. He didn’t make it out of the first inning in his last start, walking four of the first seven hitters that he faced against the Angels. Any lingering mixed league value that he may have had in deeper formats vanishes with the move to the bullpen.
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    Kyle Karros (biceps) returned to the Rockies’ lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Royals.

    Karros had missed each of the team’s previous two games due to inflammation in his left biceps. He’s right back in there at the hot corner and will bat fifth for the Rockies against Royals’ right-hander Michael Wacha on Friday evening at Coors Field.
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    Angels selected the contract of RHP Luke Murphy from Double-A Rocket City.

    He’ll take the roster spot that was vacated as Chase Silseth was dealt to the Rangers. Murphy, a fourth-round selection from the 2021 draft class, had pitched to a ridiculous 0.71 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and a 47/10 K/BB ratio over 38 innings while recording 18 saves at Double-A Rocket City. If he continues to have that sort of success with the Angels, he should put himself in the high leverage mix in relatively short order, making him an interesting speculative add for those chasing saves in deeper leagues.
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    Tyler Holton will function as an opener for the Tigers on Friday evening against the Athletics.

    The Tigers scratched Casey Mize from his scheduled start as they’re trying to trade him before Monday’s deadline and didn’t want to risk an injury. Expect a full bullpen game against the A’s on Friday evening in West Sacramento.
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    Rockies optioned C Braxton Fulford to Triple-A Albuquerque.

    With Brenton Doyle set to return from the injured list on Friday, something had to give, and Fulford wound up being the odd man out. The 27-year-old backstop hit .177/.254/.290 with just one homer and seven RBI in 71 plate appearances during his time with the Rockies.
  • NYY Center Fielder #78
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    Spencer Jones went 1-for-2 with a solo homer against the Cubs on Friday in a 2-0 win.

    Jones, starting against LHP Shota Imanaga, blasted a 418-foot dinger in the fifth inning to provide the final scoreline. Jones has enough power (four homers) and speed (three stolen bases) to be a fantasy factor if he keeps getting consistent playing time, so proving he can handle left-handed pitching is crucial for him. Jones is hitting .265/.324/.500 in his last 15 games and .236/.327/.416 in 89 at bats on the season.
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    Pedro Ramírez went 2-for-4 against the Yankees on Friday in a loss.

    It was only a pair of singles, but it’s interesting that the Cubs batted Ramírez in the two-hole with Seiya Suzuki out. Ramírez is hitting .350/.398/.500 in his last 30 games with one homer and four stolen bases, perhaps there’s a Maikel Garcia-type fantasy season in him if he gets enough playing time. This was his first career start anywhere higher than sixth in the order.
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    Rockies activated OF Brenton Doyle from the 10-day injured list.

    While Doyle has struggled during his time with the Rockies this season, his bat showed signs of life during his minor league rehab assignment — hitting .395/.447/.651 with a pair of homers and eight RBI in 47 plate appearances. He’ll have to battle a crowded outfield mix for playing time, but we have seen what Doyle is capable of when he’s running hot, which keeps him on the fringe of mixed league consideration.
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    David Bednar threw a scoreless ninth inning to protect a 2-0 lead against the Cubs on Friday, earning his 23rd save.

    Bednar allowed a single to Pedro Ramírez, but otherwise buzzed through the top of the Cubs order on Friday. He is 2-0 with eight saves and a 1.04 ERA in his last 15 appearances. Pretty, pretty good pitcher.
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    Shota Imanaga threw 6 2/3 innings against the Yankees on Friday, allowing two solo homers in a loss.

    Imananga allowed just two other hits besides the dingers and walked none. He’s managed a 2.41 ERA in 41 innings over his last seven starts after a brief swoon in late May and early June. He allowed only four hard-hit balls, but when two of them go over the fence and your team gives you zero runs of support, it’s unideal. Imananga will draw the Dodgers next week in a start that feels a little scary.