25 Stephen Piscotty RF

Piscotty went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk and a pair of runs scored in Saturday's victory over the White Sox.

The homer, Piscotty's sixth of the season, was a one-out shot off Dylan Covey. The outfielder is now hitting .311 with three homers in the month of June, though a slow start means his season line still sits at a mediocre .249/.318/.395.

Piscotty went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Padres.

Piscotty took Padres closer Brad Hand deep in the ninth for his fifth homer of the year. The solo shot tied the game at 2-2 and the A's eventually won the game in the 10th. Piscotty entered June hitting .227 and he's steadily raised that to a .242 average while registering 11 RBI during the month. The 27-year-old is hitting just .178/.259/.301 against lefties (which is far below his career averages of .263/.364/.444 against southpaws) while hitting .273/.325/.413 against right-handers on the year.

Piscotty went 1-for-2 with a two-run single and also walked in a win over the Angels on Saturday.

Piscotty delivered in the sixth, plating Khris Davis and Matt Olson with a single to center that snapped a 3-3 tie. The outfielder has been wielding a hot bat in June, reaching safely in all 13 games thus far this month. Many of his hits have been as timely as Saturday's as well, as Piscotty has racked up 10 RBI overall on his way to a .318 average over 50 plate appearances.

Piscotty went 3-for-3 with an RBI on Thursday against the Royals.

Piscotty returned from a one-game absence on Thursday and recorded his first three-hit game of the season. He has struggled for much of the season, though there is some hope for a turnaround from his recent performance as he has recorded at least one hit in seven of his past nine games, including three multi-hit efforts and five extra-base hits.

Piscotty (quadriceps) is starting in right field and hitting seventh Thursday against the Royals.

Piscotty is good to go after missing Wednesday's game with what the Athletics deemed a minor quadriceps injury. His return will push Chad Pinder to a reserve role. Piscotty, who is hitting just .230/.288/.353 through 53 games this season, will face Jason Hammel in his return to the lineup.