Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Not in starting lineup Sunday
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Ruiz is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's contest versus the Astros.
Ruiz has stolen an MLB-leading 27 bases in his rookie season, but unless he's used off the bench Sunday, he won't get a chance to add to that total in the series finale. JJ Bleday will spell Ruiz in center field Sunday.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Keeps running Friday
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Ruiz went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Astros.
Ten of Ruiz's major-league-leading 27 steals have come in his last 13 games. The outfielder has hit safely in nine of those contests, batting .250 (13-for-52) over that span. While his slash line has slipped to .274/.335/.361 through 53 games, his proficiency on the basepaths will continue to drive his fantasy value.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Up to 26 steals
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Ruiz went 0-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and a stolen base in a loss to the Mariners on Wednesday.
Ruiz continues to make teams pay for putting him on base via any route, with Wednesday's steal marking his eighth in the last nine games. The fleet-footed outfielder did see his eight-game hitting streak snapped, but his 11th plunking of the season allowed him to reach safely for the ninth consecutive contest.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Logs another steal Tuesday
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Ruiz went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Mariners.
Ruiz has eight steals while going 12-for-41 (.293) over his last 10 contests. Even while playing for a putrid Oakland offense, the speedy outfielder is making enough of an impact to help in fantasy. He has 25 steals in 28 attempts while slashing .284/.344/.376 with a home run, 22 RBI, 23 runs scored, 13 doubles and a triple through 50 contests.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Keeps producing in loss
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Ruiz went 1-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in a loss to the Astros on Sunday.
Irrespective of how muted the Athletics' offensive effort might be on any given day, it seems Ruiz is always making a mark in the box score in some form. Sunday's two-bagger extended his hitting streak to six games and served as his third double during that span. Ruiz has also swiped at least one base in five of his last six games, including in three straight. The 24-year-old should continue to deliver for fantasy managers in multiple categories, particularly if he remains a mainstay atop the order.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Continues to run wild
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Ruiz went 2-for-4 with a run and two stolen bases in a loss to the Astros on Saturday.
Ruiz collected two singles in the loss, giving him four straight multi-hit performances. Not surprisingly, he ran each time he reached base, notching a theft in each of the sixth and eighth frames. In both instances he advanced to third on a throwing error by Astros catcher Martin Maldonado, emphasizing the pressure Ruiz has been putting on opposing catchers. The speedy outfielder has stolen at least one base in four of his past five contests and leads the majors with 23 thefts on the season.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Third straight multi-hit effort
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Ruiz went 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Astros.
Ruiz has notched multiple hits in three straight contests. He's also racked up four steals in his last six games, giving him 21 thefts in 24 attempts this season. The speedy outfielder owns a solid .282/.347/.376 slash line with a home run, 22 RBI and 20 runs scored across 46 games. The solid hitting, both throughout the year and recently, has helped to solidify his place atop the Athletics' order.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Game-winning hit Tuesday
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Ruiz went 2-for-6 with a game-winning RBI infield single, a double, a stolen base and a run in an extra-innings victory over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
The speedy outfielder came through in the clutch during the marathon victory, using his legs to beat out a throw from shortstop to first base in the 12th inning and allow Ramon Laureano to score the game-winning run in the process. Ruiz added his 13th extra-base hit and 20th steal along the way while also generating what was his third multi-hit effort in the last six games.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Swipes 19th base
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Ruiz went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and a stolen base in a 5-2 loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday.
Ruiz continued to produce out of the top of the order, delivering the Athletics' first run of the game on his third-inning single. The speedy outfielder has reached safely in 20 of his last 21 games and also leads the majors in steals with 19, with 14 of those coming in the aforementioned stretch.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Smacks first homer of career
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Ruiz went 3-for-5 with one homer, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 9-7 win over the Rangers.
Ruiz's special moment came in the bottom of the first, when he crushed a 412-foot homer to give Oakland a 1-0 lead. The rookie is off to a solid start, batting .282 over 40 games played. The outfielder will certainly keep getting opportunities on a non-contending Athletics team. This was the 10th multi-hit game of the young season for Ruiz.
Ruiz went 2-for-5 with a double and a stolen base in a loss to the Yankees on Monday.
The fleet-footed outfielder was it again, extending his on-base streak to 12 games with his third multi-hit effort in the last six contests. Ruiz also swiped his fourth base in the last three games and 17th overall of the season after his sixth-inning single, and his current .277 average and .340 on-base percentage across 153 plate appearances corroborate his fit as a strong leadoff option.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Possible waiver wire pickups
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Ruiz stole 85 bases in just 114 minor-league games last year, so perhaps it's no surprise the rookie leads the majors with 16 now, having swiped 11 in his past 11 games. He doesn't bring much else to the table offensively, but he gets on base at a good enough clip that the Athletics seem to have settled on him as their leadoff hitter, which will maximize his run-scoring opportunities as well. So what's his utility, then? Is he just a steals specialist in Rotisserie leagues, or something more? Fact is that stolen bases in such quantities can have a real impact in points leagues as well, and indeed, Ruiz now rates as a top-15 outfielder in that format. I'm skeptical he can sustain it, but there's no harm in using him now.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Sleeper hitters for Week 7 (May 8-14)
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As feared, Esteury Ruiz hasn't shown much pop in his rookie season, but he's making up for it with an AL-leading steals pace. His ceiling is only so high in a given week, but since he'll be batting leadoff for one of the eight teams playing seven games, he'll have extra reps to differentiate himself.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Scores three runs
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Ruiz went 3-for-6 with a double, three runs scored and two stolen bases in Friday's win over the Royals.
Ruiz scored a run in the first, fifth and ninth frames while swiping two bags. His 15 stolen bases place him at the top of the American League and tied with Ronald Acuna for the most in baseball. Ruiz improved his slash line to .276/.346/.358 with nine extra-base hits and 16 runs scored.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Plenty of noise out of leadoff spot
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Ruiz went 2-for-3 with an RBI double, two stolen bases and a run in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Wednesday.
Ruiz continued his torrid tear on the bases Wednesday, with his pair of swipes pushing his total in that category to eight in the last seven games. The rookie has also reached safely in each contest during that span and has driven in a run in three straight.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Steals 11th base Friday
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Ruiz went 1-for-5 with a stolen base and a run in a loss to the Reds on Friday.
The speedy outfielder has been on a stolen-base tear of late, with Friday's theft pushing his total to six over the last three games alone. Ruiz is now sporting a .330 on-base percentage across 111 plate appearances despite a minuscule 2.7 percent walk rate, and he figures to continue getting his fair share of opportunity atop the order as long as he keeps offering solid offensive contributions.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Racks up four thefts in loss
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Ruiz went 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI and four stolen bases Wednesday in a loss to the Angels.
Oakland fell to 5-20 with the defeat, but Ruiz provided a positive spark with his work at the plate and on the basepaths. The speedy outfielder reached three times -- twice on singles and once on a hit-by-pitch -- and made the Angels pay by swiping four bases off lefty hurler Patrick Sandoval. This was the first time any MLB player has swiped four bags in a contest since 2019, and the fruitful day pushed Ruiz's season total to nine thefts.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Swipes fifth base Wednesday
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Ruiz went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and a stolen base in a loss to the Cubs on Wednesday.
After seeing an eight-game on-base streak snapped Tuesday, Ruiz was back on twice Wednesday and recorded his third steal in the last five contests. The 24-year-old has been a pleasant surprise offensively for a largely struggling Athletics lineup; he's carved out a .302 average and .389 on-base percentage across his first 19 games, with the latter figure aided by the fact Ruiz has already been plunked on six occasions across 73 plate appearances.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Steals another base Sunday
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Ruiz went 1-for-6 with an RBI single and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Mets.
Ruiz did all his damage in the fifth inning. He singled to drive home Kevin Smith and then eventually stole second base for his fourth steal of the year. The 24-year-old outfielder has now hit safe in seven straight games and has been hitting in the leadoff spot against lefties. He sits at a slash line of .308/.400/.385 and has eight RBI in 16 games thus far.
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Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: Logs three hits
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Ruiz went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's loss against the Orioles.
Ruiz led off the first inning with a double, eventually coming around to score on a Brent Rooker sacrifice fly. Ruiz would add another two hits, including a two-run single in the fourth. The 24-year-old outfielder has made the most of an expanded role in Oakland. Ruiz is 12-for-41 to start the season with six runs, six RBI and two stolen bases. He now has at least one hit in six of his past seven games.
