Brown is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Tigers.
Brent Rooker will play right field and bat third as the Athletics take on left-hander Tarik Skubal. Carlos Perez will fill the DH role and hit sixth. Brown is slashing just .146/.242/.200 with zero home runs in 62 plate appearances this year against southpaws.
Brown sports a .324 average and 1.024 OPS across the 40 plate appearances covering his last 13 games, a stretch during which he's sporting a modest 15.0 percent strikeout rate.
It's certainly not the most sizable sample, but Brown's late-season offensive improvement comes at a good time for fantasy managers and is encouraging under any standard. The 31-year-old's current hot stretch continued via a 2-for-4, two-RBI tally Tuesday against the Astros, one which included Brown's seventh and eighth extra-base hits (two doubles) in the 13-game span. However, Brown's significantly improved contact rate is just as eye-catching, as he'd generated a 28.5 percent strikeout rate across his first 85 games of the season.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Benched versus lefty
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Brown isn't in the Athletics' lineup Friday against the Rangers.
The lefty-hitting Brown will take a seat Friday with southpaw Jordan Montgomery taking the mound for Texas. Brent Rooker will handle right field, allowing Jordan Diaz to serve as the DH.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Stays hot Tuesday
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Brown went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a loss to the Blue Jays on Tuesday.
Brown crossed the plate with the Athletics' only run of the night while posting his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 18. The 31-year-old has hit safely in five of his last seven games, a stretch during which he's laced five extra-base hits (three doubles, two home runs) and kept his strikeout rate at a minuscule 8.3 percent.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Comes through as pinch hitter
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Brown entered Sunday's win over the Angels as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning and remained in the game in left field, going 1-for-1 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run.
Brown started the game in the dugout with southpaw Tyler Anderson on the hill for Los Angeles, but he became an integral part of the Athletics' sixth-inning comeback from a 3-0 deficit with his two-run homer. The slugger would eventually cross the plate again in the seventh inning with Oakland's penultimate run of the game courtesy of a Shea Langeliers double. Following a recent 14-game homerless drought, Brown has now left the yard twice in the last four games. With 13 round trippers on the season, he has an outside chance of hitting the 20-homer mark for the third straight year if his power stroke remains hot over the final weeks of the campaign.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Takes seat Sunday
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Brown is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
The lefty-hitting Brown will retreat to the bench for the series finale while southpaw Tyler Anderson takes the hill for Anaheim. With Brown and fellow left-handed hitters Tony Kemp and Lawrence Butler also riding pine Sunday, the Athletics will roll out a starting outfield of Aledmys Diaz, Esteury Ruiz and Brent Rooker from left to right.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: OK after pitch to head
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Brown remained in Friday's win over the White Sox after getting hit in the head by a pitch in the sixth inning, NBC Sports California reports.
Brown was eventually lifted for a pinch hitter (Esteury Ruiz) in the seventh inning, but he was able to take his base after the scary plunking and play defense in the outfield in the bottom of the sixth. It was only Brown's second HBP across 289 plate appearances this season, and absent any residual effects overnight, he should be back in the starting lineup Saturday against right-hander Touki Toussaint.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Out against left-hander
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Brown is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Royals, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
It's Oakland's second day in a row facing a lefty and also the second straight day the left-handed-hitting Brown will begin on the bench. Aledmys Diaz will patrol left field.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Out against lefty
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Brown is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Royals.
Brown will be on the bench with lefty Angel Zerpa on the mound for the Royals. Aledmys Diaz will take his spot in left field and bat fifth.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Drives in two Friday
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Brown went 2-for-5 with a run-scoring single and an RBI double in a loss to the Orioles on Friday.
Brown accounted for half of Oakland's run production on the night with his timely knocks in the first and fifth innings. The 31-year-old is building some momentum at the plate in the latter portion of August, posting a trio of multi-hit efforts in the last five games and knocking in nine runs in the process.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Drives in four Sunday
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Brown went 2-for-5 with a two-run single and a two-run home run in a loss to the Nationals on Sunday.
Brown was in clutch-hitting mode during the narrow loss, capping off the Athletics' three-run first with a 408-foot shot to center with Brent Rooker aboard. The slugger then struck again with some small ball in the seventh, lacing a single to center that plated Tyler Soderstrom and JJ Bleday to extend the Athletics' lead to 7-1 at the time. Brown's multi-hit effort was his third in the last 10 games, a stretch during which he's carrying a .313/.353/.563 slash line and 17.6 percent strikeout rate across 34 plate appearances.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Bows out against lefty
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Brown is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
Brown will hit the bench for the series finale as the Athletics roll out a right-handed-heavy lineup against Texas southpaw Jordan Montgomery. With Brown sitting out, Aledmys Diaz will pick up the start at first base and bat sixth.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Racks up extra-base hits Sunday
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Brown went 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI triple and a run in a win over the Giants on Sunday.
Brown's first-inning triple brought home Zack Gelof to erase an early 1-0 deficit, and the slugger followed with his 20th and 21st extra-base hits of the season in the form of his pair of two-baggers. Brown's bat began to heat up just before the calendar flipped to August and has remained productive in the new month, as he's now boasting a .450 average and 1.178 OPS across the 23 plate appearances he's logged in his last seven games.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: On base thrice in loss
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Brown went 2-for-3 with a walk in a loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday.
Brown authored the only multi-hit effort of the night for the Athletics and his second in the last four games overall. While the slugger's .211/.291/.402 slash line still has plenty of room for improvement, Brown has actually been on an upswing at the plate of late -- he's carrying a .321 average and .930 OPS over his last 10 games, figures partly constituted by four extra-base hits and a robust 11.8 percent walk rate.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Goes to bench Sunday
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Brown is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
The lefty-hitting Brown will head to the bench for the second time in the series while the Rockies bring another southpaw in Ty Blach to the hill. During his lone start at Coors Field in Saturday's 11-3 win, Brown went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a run. He looks poised to fill the strong side of a platoon at first base until Ryan Noda (jaw) is cleared to return from the 10-day injured list.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Perfect at plate Saturday
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Brown went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 11-3 win over the Rockies.
Brown opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, then added an RBI single in the seventh for the Athletics' last run. He's gone a strong 7-for-21 (.333) with four extra-base hits over his last seven contests. The 31-year-old is up to a .208/.288/.406 slash line with 10 home runs, 30 RBI, 21 runs scored and two stolen bases over 60 games. He continues to see steady playing time at first base with Ryan Noda (jaw) out.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Reaches 10-homer mark
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Brown went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Astros.
Brown is batting just .190 (8-for-42) in July, but he's hit four homers and added nine RBI over 14 contests this month. He supplied some insurance with an eighth-inning blast Saturday. The 31-year-old is up to 10 homers, 28 RBI, 20 runs scored and two stolen bases while slashing just .198/.277/.396 over 56 contests this season.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Multi-hit effort in loss
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Brown went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in a loss to the Astros on Thursday.
The slugger produced both the only multi-hit effort and the only run of the day for the Athletics, the latter coming on a first-inning double that plated Tony Kemp. Brown had been mired in a 1-for-17 slump over the previous five games heading into Thursday, and the two-bagger was only his third extra-base hit in the last 11 contests.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Day off against lefty
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Brown is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Red Sox.
Brown will get a breather as Oakland takes on left-hander Joe Jacques. Brent Rooker will slide over to right field while Tony Kemp enters the lineup in left field and bats leadoff versus Boston.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Pops ninth homer Saturday
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Brown went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Twins on Saturday.
Brown's 395-foot shot to right in the fourth inning plated JJ Bleday and marked the slugger's fifth time leaving the yard in the last 13 games. The 31-year-old's .891 OPS in the last 10 games is an encouraging figure and is aided by the fact Brown is striking out at a more palatable 22.9 percent clip during the sample.
