Athletics' Brent Rooker: Plates pair in Wednesday's win

Rooker went 2-for-3 with two RBI singles and a walk in a win over the Royals on Wednesday.

Rooker's timely hitting led to two of the Athletics' five runs, with the veteran driving home JJ Bleday in the third and seventh innings with his pair of singles. Rooker has now hit safely in eight of his last 10 games, but a 42.9 percent strikeout rate has helped lead to a lackluster .211/.262/.368 slash line in that same span.