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AL West · 2021

86-76.5319.0 GB

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Division

AL West

Team	W-L	GB	RF	RA	DIFF
HOU	95-67	—	863	658	+205
SEA	90-72	5.0	697	748	-51
ATH	86-76	9.0	743	687	+56
LAA	77-85	18.0	723	804	-81
TEX	60-102	35.0	625	815	-190

2021 Outlook

Final record

86-76.531 · 162 games

Pythagorean review

Pythag win%	.536
Deserved record	87-75
Luck (W vs Pythag)	-1
MLB Pythag rank	10th of 30

Schedule

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Date	Opp	Res	Score
9/28	@SEA	L	2-4
9/29	@SEA	L	2-4
10/1	@HOU	W	8-6
10/2	@HOU	L	4-10
10/3	@HOU	L	6-7

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
HR	Matt Olson	39
RBI	Matt Olson	111
SB	Starling Marte	47
AVG	Starling Marte	.310
OPS	Matt Olson	.911

2021 · by PA

Player	Pos	G	PA	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	OPS
Matt Olson	1B	156	673	39	111	4	.271	.371	.911
Mark Canha	LF	141	625	17	61	12	.231	.358	.745
Matt Chapman	3B	151	622	27	72	3	.210	.314	.717
Josh Harrison	2B	138	558	8	60	9	.279	.341	.741
Elvis Andrus	SS	146	541	3	37	12	.243	.294	.614
Starling Marte	RF	120	526	12	55	47	.310	.383	.841
Jed Lowrie	SS	139	512	14	69	0	.245	.318	.716
Sean Murphy	C	119	448	17	59	0	.216	.306	.711
Tony Kemp	LF	131	397	8	37	8	.279	.382	.800
Ramón Laureano	LF	88	378	14	39	12	.246	.317	.760
Yan Gomes	C	103	375	14	52	0	.252	.301	.722
Seth Brown	LF	111	307	20	48	4	.214	.274	.754
Mitch Moreland	1B	81	252	10	30	0	.227	.286	.701
Chad Pinder	LF	75	233	6	27	1	.243	.300	.711
Stephen Piscotty	RF	72	188	5	16	1	.220	.282	.635

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
W	Frankie Montas	13
SV	Lou Trivino	22
SO	Frankie Montas	207
IP	Frankie Montas	187.0
ERA	Andrew Chafin	1.83
WHIP	Andrew Chafin	0.93

2021 · by IP

Player	W	L	ERA	WHIP	GS	SV	IP	SO
Frankie Montas	13	9	3.37	1.18	32	0	187.0	207
Sean Manaea	11	10	3.91	1.23	32	0	179.1	194
Cole Irvin	10	15	4.24	1.33	32	0	178.1	125
Chris Bassitt	12	4	3.15	1.06	27	0	157.1	159
James Kaprielian	8	5	4.07	1.22	21	0	119.1	123
Yusmeiro Petit	8	3	3.92	1.04	0	2	78.0	37
Lou Trivino	7	8	3.18	1.25	0	22	73.2	67
Andrew Chafin	2	4	1.83	0.93	0	5	68.2	64
Deolis Guerra	4	1	4.11	1.11	0	0	65.2	62
Sergio Romo	1	1	4.67	1.25	0	3	61.2	60
Jake Diekman	3	3	3.86	1.34	0	7	60.2	83
Burch Smith	1	1	5.40	1.38	0	0	43.1	28

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
OAA	Matt Chapman	+17
FLD%	Stephen Piscotty	1.000
RF/9	Yan Gomes	9.03
DP	Matt Olson	98

2021 · by Inn · OAA 2016+

Player	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
Matt Olson	1B	152	1338.2	1156	73	6	98	.995	8.26	+1
Matt Chapman	3B	150	1314.2	166	274	6	40	.987	3.01	+17
Elvis Andrus	SS	143	1246.1	161	337	15	61	.971	3.60	+5
Starling Marte	CF	119	1022.2	280	8	3	3	.990	2.53	0
Sean Murphy	C	112	923.1	873	42	6	6	.993	8.92	—
Mark Canha	LF	106	806.1	137	1	3	0	.979	1.54	+1
Josh Harrison	2B	102	799.1	147	195	5	48	.986	3.85	+5
Yan Gomes	C	92	771.1	730	44	8	3	.990	9.03	—
Ramón Laureano	CF	75	653.0	185	5	2	1	.990	2.62	-1
Jed Lowrie	2B	71	584.2	80	125	3	18	.986	3.16	-3
Tony Kemp	2B	89	520.1	103	148	5	34	.980	4.34	+2
Seth Brown	RF	75	472.0	125	2	2	0	.984	2.42	+4
Stephen Piscotty	RF	67	416.2	103	0	0	0	1.000	2.22	—
Chad Pinder	RF	39	244.0	55	0	1	0	.982	2.03	—
Aramis Garcia	C	30	232.1	217	9	2	0	.991	8.75	—

2021 · vs league

xwOBA

.32977

AVG

.24557

SLG

.41260

Barrel%

8.8%77

Hard%

39.5%67

88.963

BB%

8.9%67

21.6%83

Speed

26.710

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Scoring Trend

rolling 12-game R/G

4.59

R/G

4.24

RA/G

+0.35

Diff

Runs scoredRuns allowed162 games

Run Profile

Pythagorean

Runs / G	4.59
Runs allowed / G	4.24
Run diff / G	+0.35
Expected record	87-75
Expected win %	.536
Actual vs Pythag	-1

Situational Splits

record · run diff

Split	W-L	RF	RA	DIFF
Home	43-38	339	331	+8
Away	43-38	404	356	+48
vs Division	37-39	347	327	+20
1-run games	23-27	190	194	-4
Last 10	4-6	51	56	-5

Roster Profile

44 players · 23 pos / 21 P

Average age35.0

Age distribution

U25 025-29 030-33 1834+ 26

Bats

Left 14Right 28Switch 2

Throws

Left 11Right 33

Recent Form

last 12 · 4-8

WinLossStreak L3

Recent results

last 12

Date		Opp	Result	Score
2021-10-03	@	HOU	L	6–7
2021-10-02	@	HOU	L	4–10
2021-10-01	@	HOU	W	8–6
2021-09-29	@	SEA	L	2–4
2021-09-28	@	SEA	L	2–4
2021-09-27	@	SEA	L	4–13
2021-09-26	vs	HOU	W	4–3
2021-09-25	vs	HOU	W	2–1
2021-09-24	vs	HOU	W	14–2
2021-09-23	vs	SEA	L	5–6
2021-09-22	vs	SEA	L	1–4
2021-09-21	vs	SEA	L	2–5

Injured List

8 on IL

Player	Pos	Status	Detail
Nick Kurtz	1B	10-Day IL· thumb	Kurtz (thumb) is currently participating only in range of motion and strengthening exercises, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Zack Gelof	3B	10-Day IL	Gelof will begin baseball activities once the stitches on his right knee are removed Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Justin Sterner	P	15-Day IL	Sterner earned his first save of the season in Wednesday's extra-inning win over the Cubs. He tossed a perfect inning while striking out one.
Brent Rooker	DH	60-Day IL	Rooker will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.
Brooks Kriske	P	60-Day IL· shoulder	Kriske (shoulder) began a throwing progression Thursday, MLB.com reports.
Denzel Clarke	CF	60-Day IL· hamstring	Manager Mark Kotsay said Saturday that Clarke (hamstring) is nearing a rehab assignment, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.
Gunnar Hoglund	P	60-Day IL· knee/back	Hoglund (knee/back) will be sidelined for the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing surgery on his left hip Monday.
Luis Severino	P	60-Day IL· shoulder	Severino's (shoulder) recent MRI showed signs of healing, but manager Mark Kotsay indicated Saturday that the right-hander is several weeks away from a potential return to the rotation, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.

ATH News

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White leads Athletics against the Diamondbacks after 4-hit game
Athletics (43-57, fourth in the AL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (51-49, second in the NL West)
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Jeff McNeil's pinch-hit single in the 7th inning sends the A's to a 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks
— Jeff McNeil drove in the go-ahead runs with a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning and the Athletics beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Monday night.
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Athletics vs. Arizona Diamondbacks: Game Highlights
Athletics vs. Arizona Diamondbacks: Game Highlights
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Kohl Drake: Will start Tuesday
Drake will be called up from Triple-A Reno to start Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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A’s Outright Joey Meneses
The Athletics outrighted first baseman Joey Meneses, according to the MLB.com transaction log. They had designated him for assignment over the weekend. Meneses has a previous career outright, which means he can decline the assignment in favor of free agency. Meneses signed an offseason minor league deal and was selected onto the MLB roster in June. […]
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MLB rumors: Braves target 'playoff-caliber starter,' Athletics getting calls on outfielders
The trade deadline is two weeks from Monday
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Athletics aim to break road slide, play the Diamondbacks
Athletics (42-57, fourth in the AL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (51-48, second in the NL West)
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Nick Kurtz: Ramping up baseball activities
Kurtz (thumb), who was cleared to begin a hitting progression and fielded grounders Monday, could return from the injured list as early as this weekend against the Twins, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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AL East Notes: Bassitt, Rodon, Scherzer, Santander
Chris Bassitt was placed on the Orioles‘ 10-day injured list on June 5 due to back soreness that had bothered the right-hander all season. The answer was a minor surgery last month that saw a bone spur removed from Bassitt’s lumbar spine area, and Bassitt told the Baltimore Sun’s Jacob Calvin Meyer that he believes […]
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Abrams and Crews hit back-to-back homers Nationals beat Athletics 5-2
— CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to send the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics on Sunday.
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Washington Nationals vs. Athletics: Game Highlights
Washington Nationals vs. Athletics: Game Highlights
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A’s Receiving Trade Interest In Their Major League Outfielders
The Athletics’ outfield depth has drawn the attention of trade suitors, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. Morosi notes that rival clubs have asked about the outfielders currently on the active roster, with the idea of obtaining one of the A’s outfielders in exchange for pitching. Tyler Soderstrom and Lawrence Butler each signed contract […]
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Athletics Designate Joey Meneses For Assignment
The A’s made a series of roster moves before Saturday night’s matchup against the Nationals. Right-hander Geoff Hartlieb was selected to the big-league club, taking the spot of injured reliever Justin Sterner. First baseman Joey Meneses was designated for assignment to open a 40-man roster spot. The 34-year-old Meneses appeared in nine games with the […]
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Mead leads Nationals against the Athletics after 4-hit performance
Washington Nationals (49-49, fourth in the NL East) vs. Athletics (41-56, fourth in the AL West)
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Shea Langeliers: Launches homer Friday
Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a home run and three strikeouts in Friday's loss to the Nationals. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Zack Gelof: Progressing to baseball activities
Gelof will begin baseball activities once the stitches on his right knee are removed Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Nick Kurtz: Not ready for baseball activities
Kurtz (thumb) is currently participating only in range of motion and strengthening exercises, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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A's DH Brent Rooker undergoes season-ending knee surgery
Athletics designated hitter and outfielder Brent Rooker had season-ending left knee surgery Friday, a tough loss of a leader both on and off the field for the club.
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Athletics Select Tommy White
July 17: The A’s have now announced also these moves, including Rooker’s transfer to the 60-day IL. July 15: The A’s will call up infielder Tommy White for Friday’s series opener against the Nationals, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. It’ll be the major league debut for the former LSU star. The team’s transaction log at […]
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Cade Marlowe Opts Out Of Athletics Deal
Outfielder Cade Marlowe has exercised an opt-out clause in his minor league deal with the Athletics, reports Ari Alexander of 7News Boston. He is now a free agent and eligible to sign with any club. Marlowe, 29, signed a minor league deal with the A’s in the offseason. He has been with Triple-A Las Vegas […]
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