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
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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
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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.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Belts homer No. 20
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Butler went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers.
The top two hitters in the Oakland order, Butler and Brent Rooker, accounted for all the team's offense and four of its five hits on the night. Butler heads into September on a 10-game hitting streak during which he's batting .390 (16-for-41). Saturday's long ball off Cody Bradford gave the 24-year-old six homers in the last five contests and 20 on the season.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Massive performance in loss
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Butler went 3-for-4 with three home runs, a walk and four total RBI in Thursday's 10-9 loss to the Reds.
Butler hit a two-run blast in the second inning and added solo shots in the fourth and ninth frames, but his power display was overshadowed by a ninth-inning disaster from Grant Holman, who blew a two-run lead. This was Butler's second three-homer game of the season, and he's lifted six long balls while going 13-for-32 (.406) during an eight-game hitting streak. The outfielder is up to a .255/.313/.503 slash line with 19 homers, 51 RBI, 49 runs scored and 12 stolen bases over 100 contests this season. While the Athletics' offense isn't particularly impressive, Butler has done well in the leadoff role versus right-handed pitchers.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Productive again Wednesday
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Butler went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the Reds.
The 24-year-old led off the game with a solo shot on a Fernando Cruz cutter that drifted over the heart of the plate. It was Butler's 16th homer of the season, while his third-inning steal was his 12th of the year. He extended his current hitting streak to seven games in the process, a stretch in which he's impressively struck out only once while batting .357 (10-for-28).
Butler went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Reds.
Butler launched a 444-foot home run to extend the Athletics' lead to 4-1 in the seventh inning. The outfielder has hit safely and crossed home plate in six straight contests while homering twice and driving in five runs. On the season, he is hitting .246 with 15 long balls, 45 RBI, 45 runs scored and 11 steals across 332 plate appearances.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Belts 14th homer
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Butler went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 11-3 loss to the Brewers.
He drove the second pitch he saw from Aaron Civale deep to right-center field, giving the A's an early 1-0 lead, but things unraveled quickly for Oakland after that. Butler has cooled down significantly in August, slashing .203/.250/.359 through 19 games, but on the season the 24-year-old still sports a .760 OPS with 14 homers and 11 steals in 95 contests.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Records steal in win
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Butler went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Rays on Thursday.
Butler provided one of three multi-hit efforts on the day for the Athletics while also recording his 11th stolen base of the campaign. The rookie last posted a multi-hit tally Aug. 11, and despite Thursday's production, he's generated just a .185 batting average and .532 OPS over 33 plate appearances since that contest.
Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Productive from leadoff spot Monday
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Butler went 1-for-3 with an RBI sacrifice fly and a run in a win over the Rays on Monday.
Butler had a hand in two of the Athletics' three runs while working out of the leadoff spot, a slotting in which he owns a .273 average and .866 OPS this season. However, the rookie's bat has cooled in August after a torrid July, as he's still carrying just a .184 average and 28.6 percent strikeout rate across 56 plate appearances thus far this month.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Getting afternoon off
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Butler is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.
Though he picked up a start Wednesday against Mets southpaw David Peterson and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in a 9-1 loss, the lefty-hitting Butler will hit the bench Thursday as New York sends a second straight lefty (Jose Quintana) to the bump. Daz Cameron will check in for Butler in right field.
Butler went 3-for-5 with a double, one RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Butler actually smacked two hits in the first inning, as the Athletics batted around and scored six runs. The outfielder has gone just 7-for-33 in nine August contests, but he has still notched three extra-base hits and two stolen bases. He now has 10 steals to go along with 13 home runs in 283 plate appearances this season.
