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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	S. MurphySean Murphy	C. BethancourtChristian Bethancourt	S. VogtStephen Vogt J. Bride Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 Jonah Bride Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11
First Base	S. Brown Athletics' Seth Brown: On bench versus lefty Seth Brown Athletics' Seth Brown: On bench versus lefty	S. Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday Sheldon Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday	C. BethancourtChristian Bethancourt J. Bride Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 Jonah Bride Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 J. Lowrie Athletics' Jed Lowrie: Receives cortisone shot Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 Jed Lowrie Athletics' Jed Lowrie: Receives cortisone shot Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 S. VogtStephen Vogt C. PinderChad Pinder
Second Base	N. AllenNick Allen	T. Kemp Athletics' Tony Kemp: Sitting against lefty Tony Kemp Athletics' Tony Kemp: Sitting against lefty	J. Bride Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 Jonah Bride Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 C. PinderChad Pinder S. Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday Sheldon Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday J. Lowrie Athletics' Jed Lowrie: Receives cortisone shot Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 Jed Lowrie Athletics' Jed Lowrie: Receives cortisone shot Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 V. MachinVimael Machin E. Andrus Athletics' Elvis Andrus: Not starting Saturday Elvis Andrus Athletics' Elvis Andrus: Not starting Saturday
Shortstop	E. Andrus Athletics' Elvis Andrus: Not starting Saturday Elvis Andrus Athletics' Elvis Andrus: Not starting Saturday	N. AllenNick Allen	V. MachinVimael Machin C. PinderChad Pinder S. Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday Sheldon Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday T. Kemp Athletics' Tony Kemp: Sitting against lefty Tony Kemp Athletics' Tony Kemp: Sitting against lefty
Third Base	J. Bride Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 Jonah Bride Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11	S. Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday Sheldon Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday	V. MachinVimael Machin C. PinderChad Pinder J. Lowrie Athletics' Jed Lowrie: Receives cortisone shot Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 Jed Lowrie Athletics' Jed Lowrie: Receives cortisone shot Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 E. Andrus Athletics' Elvis Andrus: Not starting Saturday Elvis Andrus Athletics' Elvis Andrus: Not starting Saturday
Left Field	T. Kemp Athletics' Tony Kemp: Sitting against lefty Tony Kemp Athletics' Tony Kemp: Sitting against lefty	S. Brown Athletics' Seth Brown: On bench versus lefty Seth Brown Athletics' Seth Brown: On bench versus lefty	C. PinderChad Pinder S. Bolt Athletics' Skye Bolt: Gets look as main center fielder Skye Bolt Athletics' Skye Bolt: Gets look as main center fielder S. Piscotty Athletics' Stephen Piscotty: Getting regular starts Stephen Piscotty Athletics' Stephen Piscotty: Getting regular starts S. Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday Sheldon Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday
Center Field	S. Bolt Athletics' Skye Bolt: Gets look as main center fielder Skye Bolt Athletics' Skye Bolt: Gets look as main center fielder	R. LaureanoRamon Laureano	S. Brown Athletics' Seth Brown: On bench versus lefty Seth Brown Athletics' Seth Brown: On bench versus lefty T. Kemp Athletics' Tony Kemp: Sitting against lefty Tony Kemp Athletics' Tony Kemp: Sitting against lefty
Right Field	R. LaureanoRamon Laureano	C. PinderChad Pinder	S. Brown Athletics' Seth Brown: On bench versus lefty Seth Brown Athletics' Seth Brown: On bench versus lefty S. Piscotty Athletics' Stephen Piscotty: Getting regular starts Stephen Piscotty Athletics' Stephen Piscotty: Getting regular starts S. Bolt Athletics' Skye Bolt: Gets look as main center fielder Skye Bolt Athletics' Skye Bolt: Gets look as main center fielder T. Kemp Athletics' Tony Kemp: Sitting against lefty Tony Kemp Athletics' Tony Kemp: Sitting against lefty S. Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday Sheldon Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday
Designated Hitter	S. Piscotty Athletics' Stephen Piscotty: Getting regular starts Stephen Piscotty Athletics' Stephen Piscotty: Getting regular starts	S. Brown Athletics' Seth Brown: On bench versus lefty Seth Brown Athletics' Seth Brown: On bench versus lefty	C. BethancourtChristian Bethancourt J. Lowrie Athletics' Jed Lowrie: Receives cortisone shot Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 Jed Lowrie Athletics' Jed Lowrie: Receives cortisone shot Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 S. VogtStephen Vogt S. MurphySean Murphy S. Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday Sheldon Neuse Athletics' Sheldon Neuse: Takes seat Saturday C. PinderChad Pinder J. Bride Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 Jonah Bride Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 E. Andrus Athletics' Elvis Andrus: Not starting Saturday Elvis Andrus Athletics' Elvis Andrus: Not starting Saturday

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
F. Montas Athletics' Frankie Montas: Lifted after one inning Undisclosed: Expected to be out until at least Jul 9 Frankie Montas Athletics' Frankie Montas: Lifted after one inning Undisclosed: Expected to be out until at least Jul 9	P. Blackburn Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Tosses 6.1 shutout frames Paul Blackburn Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Tosses 6.1 shutout frames	C. IrvinCole Irvin	J. KaprielianJames Kaprielian	A. MartinezAdrian Martinez

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
D. Jimenez Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 Dany Jimenez Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jul 11 L. TrivinoLou Trivino	A. PukA.J. Puk	Z. JacksonZach Jackson D. AcevedoDomingo Acevedo S. MollSam Moll K. SneadKirby Snead S. SelmanSam Selman A. PruittAustin Pruitt D. Guerra Elbow: Out for the season Deolis Guerra Elbow: Out for the season