Langeliers is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus Atlanta, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Langeliers will get a breather after he went 4-for-13 with a double, three RBI and a run scored while starting the last four games. Carlos Perez will draw the start at catcher and bat fifth as the Athletics go for the sweep over Atlanta.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Drives home two Saturday
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a two-run single and a double in a loss to the Astros on Saturday.
Langeliers had the only multi-hit effort of the night for Oakland and drove in the final two runs of the game with his eighth-inning single. Like several of his teammates, Langeliers had been mired in a serious funk coming into Saturday, as he was just 1-for-21 over the previous six games and had seen a 23-point drop in batting average over the last nine contests overall. Despite the struggles, Langeliers' standing as the everyday catcher doesn't appear to be in any jeopardy, especially with veteran Manny Pina (wrist) still sidelined for the foreseeable future.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Out of lineup Friday
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Langeliers is absent from the lineup Friday against the Astros.
Carlos Perez will start at catcher and Brent Rooker will serve as Oakland's designated hitter. Langeliers has slashed just .169/.250/.254 with one home run over his last 80 plate appearances dating back to April 30.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Drives in only run Friday
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Langeliers went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a walk in a loss to the Astros on Friday.
Langeliers' third-inning two-bagger plated Esteury Ruiz with what would be the Athletics' only run of the night. The success at the plate Friday was an extension of a productive run with the bat for the young backstop, as he's now hitting .300 (9-for-30) with a pair of doubles, a home run, four RBI, five walks and three runs over his last eight games.
Langeliers is not in the starting lineup against Arizona on Wednesday.
Langeliers went just 1-for-9 in the first two games of the series against the D-Backs, and he'll get a breather Wednesday with Carlos Perez hitting fifth while handling catching duties.
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Drives in all three runs in loss
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Langeliers went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's 11-3 loss to the Rangers.
Langeliers was responsible for both of the Athletics' scoring plays with an RBI single in the second inning and a two-run homer in the seventh. The catcher has hit safely in six of his last eight games, going 9-for-28 (.321) in that span. He's up to a .234/.309/.435 slash line with seven homers, 20 RBI, 17 runs scored, two doubles and a triple through 35 contests this season.
Athletics' Shea Langeliers: On base four times Tuesday
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Langeliers went 3-for-4 with a walk and a run in a loss to the Yankees on Tuesday.
The young backstop had his most productive game of the season in terms of reaching safely, busting out of a 2-for-20 slump that had encompassed his last six games in the process. Langeliers raised his average and on-base percentage to .227 and .301, respectively, though he's now gone without an extra-base hit in seven straight contests.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Resting Wednesday
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Langeliers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Langeliers will receive a breather for the series finale in New York after he caught eight innings and went 3-for-4 with a walk and a run in Tuesday's 10-5 loss. Carlos Perez will check in for Langeliers behind the dish.
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
The young backstop will be getting some maintenance for Sunday's matinee after he started at catcher in five of the past six games while going 2-for-16 at the dish. Carlos Perez will spell Langeliers behind the plate in the series finale.
