The best way issues are going for the Athletics to date this season, maybe it shouldn’t come as a shock that the information on outfielder Seth Brown’s left indirect pressure was extra of a intestine punch than a brief annoyance.
“Our physician examined him in Oakland,” A’s supervisor Mark Kotsay instructed reporters Tuesday earlier than the A’s confronted the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. “It was a Grade 2 pressure of the left indirect and usually the timeline runs 4 to 6 weeks.”
The A’s have misplaced 5 straight and are 2-8, with the Orioles coming in at 5-5.
Brown was injured Saturday in Tampa Bay on a examine swing and was positioned on the 10-day injured listing retroactive to April 9. However slightly than being able to go after the 10-day interval, Brown will as a substitute be out till early or late Might and miss 30-plus video games.
The A’s main residence run hitter (25) and RBI man (73) final season, Brown was for the primary time getting an prolonged look hitting in opposition to left-handed pitching in addition to right-handed pitching in hopes of growing into an on a regular basis participant slightly than a platoon participant.
Brown has only one residence run and two RBIs over eight video games this yr, however had some tough-luck appearances on the plate and had some good swings off left-handed pitching earlier than he was injured. The A’s, with simply eight residence runs in 10 video games whereas giving up 20, can ill-afford to lose any energy bats.
Conner Capel will get his second straight begin Tuesday night time in left in Brown’s absence. The A’s go into Tuesday night time’s sport having scored only one run of their final 27 innings. They took back-to-back 11-0 losses in Tampa Bay earlier than scoring within the first inning in opposition to Baltimore Monday night time after which being shut out for the final eight innings.
Ramón Laureano, the person who drove in the one run throughout that span with a run-scoring triple with two out within the first, was additionally out of the lineup Tuesday however Kotsay mentioned it needed to do with relaxation slightly than incurring some type of harm on his triple.
“We had a collection in Tampa on the turf the place he performed all three,” Kotsay mentioned. “We talked about him getting off his ft. Turf can do sure issues to the muscle groups that you simply’re simply not used to.”
Laureano additionally had the lone A’s hit on Sunday with a double in Tampa Bay. Seven of his 9 hits this season have gone for further bases, together with two residence runs. He's hitting .250.
The A’s went in to Tuesday night time’s sport with a crew batting common of .198.
With each Brown and Laureano out of the lineup, the A’s beginning outfield Tuesday night time was Capel in left, Esteury Ruiz in middle and Brent Rooker in proper.
The A’s nonetheless haven't named a beginning pitcher for Thursday’s getaway day sport in opposition to the Orioles and former teammate Cole Irvin. Kotsay mentioned that will be decided by bullpen utilization on Tuesday and Wednesday. Candidates embody right-handers Adam Oller and Adrian Martinez.