Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Ejected from Saturday's game
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Butler was ejected in the fifth inning of Saturday's game against the Guardians, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Butler struck out looking in the fifth and was tossed from Saturday's game after arguing balls and strikes with the home plate umpire. He'll end the night having struck out in all three plate appearances. Denzel Clarke has come into the game at center field, with JJ Bleday shifting to right.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Three hits in Friday's win
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Butler went 3-for-4 with one RBI in Friday's 5-1 win over the Guardians.
Butler supplied an RBI single with the bases loaded in the sixth inning. The outfielder has gone 9-for-30 (.300) with three extra-base hits and three RBI over his last seven games. For the season, he's up to a .264/.325/.459 slash line with 11 home runs, 32 RBI, 44 runs scored and 11 stolen bases. As a leadoff hitter, Butler's RBI chances are likely to remain limited, but he continues to offer a decent combination of power and speed with steady playing time in right field.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Absent from lineup
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Butler is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Astros on Wednesday.
Butler has struggled at the plate as of late, going 4-for-34 (.118) with one steal, a solo home run and a 37.1 percent strikeout rate over his past eight contests. He'll begin Wednesday's game on the bench while Max Schuemann, Denzel Clarke and Brent Rooker start in the outfield from left to right.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Stays hot in blowout win
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Butler went 2-for-4 with three runs scored, two walks and one steal in Thursday's 14-3 victory over the Twins.
Butler didn't drive in a run, but he extended his hot streak in Thursday's lopsided win. The 24-year-old has been on a tear lately, slashing .383/.464/.700 with 12 extra-base hits in his past 15 games. Sporting a .805 OPS on the season, the right fielder has been a major bright spot atop the lineup for a struggling Athletics team.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Scores twice Friday
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Butler went 2-for-4 with a steal, an RBI double and two runs scored in Friday's 11-7 loss to the Blue Jays.
Butler came home to score in the third and fifth innings before smacking an RBI double in the ninth to bring Denzel Clarke home. Friday marked Butler's 14th multi-hit game of the season, five of which have come over his last nine games. Over that span, he has gone 14-for-37 (.378) with two steals, two home runs and six RBI.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Getting breather Thursday
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Butler is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.
Butler will receive his first day off since May 11, ending a stretch of nine consecutive starts during which he went 8-for-36 (.222 average) with one home run, two stolen bases, seven RBI and four runs. With Butler on the bench, second baseman Max Schuemann will serve as the Athletics' leadoff hitter.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Swats three-run homer
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Butler went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run and a stolen base in a loss to the Angels on Wednesday.
Butler gave the A's an early lead with a three-run homer in the second inning, but Los Angeles ended up winning handily. The long ball gave Butler a five-game hitting streak, and he's collected four extra-base hits (three doubles and Wednesday's homer), five RBI and two stolen bases during that span. The strong stretch could be an indication that Butler's bat is coming around, and he's been quite useful in fantasy with seven home runs and eight thefts on the campaign, but his OPS still stands at .700 -- over 100 points lower than the .807 mark he finished with last year.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Butler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Butler started the past seven games but will receive a day off after going 6-for-31 (.194) with a 28.1 percent strikeout rate during that span. Miguel Andujar will shift to right field while Gio Urshela starts at the hot corner in the series finale versus New York.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Rare day off
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Butler is not in Saturday's lineup against the White Sox.
It's Butler's second day off of the season and first since April 12. He has led off in every start and is hitting .257 with four home runs, 16 runs, seven RBI and five steals in 26 games.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Swipes two bags in victory
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Butler went 1-for-5 with a pair of stolen bases in Wednesday's 3-1 win against the White Sox.
Butler singled to lead off the seventh inning and swiped two bags to make it to third base, but he was ultimately stranded there. The third-year outfielder increased his stolen-base total to four on the season -- he's the only Athletics player so far to notch more than one theft. Butler has added a .288/.390/.394 slash line with one home run, four RBI, 10 runs and an 11:11 BB:K through 77 plate appearances.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Butler is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners.
Butler had been operating as an everyday player for Oakland, but he'll get the regular-season finale off with Seth Brown starting in right field and Daz Cameron getting a rare start in left field against a righty (Logan Gilbert). Butler hit .280 with two home runs and six steals in 23 September games, and he's in line to be one of the focal points of the A's offense in 2025.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Notches 16th steal
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Butler went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 4-2 extra-inning loss to the Yankees.
Butler has hit safely in 15 of his 16 games this month, though he has just three multi-hit efforts. His steady bat has allowed him to collect four steals in September as well, giving him 16 thefts on the year. The 24-year-old has maintained a .268/.323/.510 slash line with 22 home runs, 57 RBI, 60 runs scored, 23 doubles and two triples across 118 contests.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Reaches four times, swipes bag
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Butler went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored, two walks and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the White Sox.
Butler had another impressive showing Saturday and extended his hitting streak to 22 games in the process. Butler is now three games away from tying Oakland's longest hitting streak ever set by Jason Giambi in 1997. The 24-year-old continues his second-half breakout as he has turned his season around since the beginning of July. Butler came into July with a .180 batting average and since then has hit .325 with 19 homers, 47 RBI and 11 stolen bases over his last 62 games.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Returns to Oakland lineup
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Butler (illness) will start in right field and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Butler had to miss Tuesday's game while battling a virus, but he's feeling well enough to return to action a day later. The 24-year-old is slashing .326/.364/.679 with 19 home runs and 10 stolen bases since July 1 for the Athletics.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Getting day off Tuesday
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Butler is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Houston, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
It looks to be a routine day off for Butler, who had started each game since Aug. 19. Seth Brown will start in right field and Jacob Wilson will be elevated to the leadoff spot for the Athletics on Tuesday.
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Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Extends hit streak Saturday
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Butler went 1-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Tigers on Saturday.
Butler's two-bagger extended his hitting streak to 17 games, a career best. The 24-year-old has pushed his batting line to an impressive .270/.325/.526 across 382 plate appearances, and his 45 extra-base hits account for just under half of his 94 total knocks on the season. Butler has recorded 15 XBH overall during his current hit streak, a sample in which he's also striking out at a tiny 8.1 percent clip.
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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: 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: 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.
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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.
