Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Connects for three-run shot in loss
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Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday.
Langeliers erased a 4-3 deficit in the ninth inning via a two-out, 357-foot shot off Collin Snider with Max Schuemann and JJ Bleday aboard to give the Athletics a temporary 6-4 lead. It was the slugging backstop's first homer in eight games and put him at 29 for the season, while also pushing his September RBI total to an impressive 16 over 23 contests. It's been a season of across-the-board improvement for Langeliers at the plate, and all three components of his .224/.288/.450 slash line heading into the final day of the regular season qualify as career bests.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Sitting Friday
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Langeliers is absent from Friday's lineup against Seattle.
Since Sept. 1, Langeliers has slashed .227/.286/.453 with five home runs and 13 RBI across 84 plate appearances. Kyle McCann will start behind home plate and bat eighth.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Another productive night
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Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs in a win over the Rangers on Tuesday.
Langeliers crossed home plate both times on base, scoring on Tyler Soderstrom's first-inning double and Zack Gelof's sixth-inning go-ahead sacrifice fly. The hot-hitting backstop is finishing the regular season on a tear, as he now boasts a six-game hitting streak as well as nine extra-base hits, 14 RBI and an .825 OPS across the 88 plate appearances covering his last 23 games.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Extends hot streak Sunday
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Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run in a loss to the Yankees on Sunday.
Langeliers extended his hitting streak to five games with Sunday's single, a stretch during which he's hitting .412 (7-for-17) with a double, two home runs, four RBI, three walks and three runs. The slugging backstop has already set career highs in total extra-base hits (47), home runs (28), RBI (75), walks (38) and runs (55), and he's even established a new personal best in stolen bases (four) for good measure.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Goes yard twice in win
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Cubs.
Both blasts came off Jordan Wicks, as Langeliers launched a two-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the fifth. The 26-year-old has only three hits in his last 20 at-bats, but all three have left the yard. On the season, Langeliers is slashing .220/.280/.448 with 28 homers, 74 RBI, 54 runs and four stolen bases.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Launches pinch-hit homer
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Langeliers entered Sunday's loss to the White Sox in the ninth inning as a pinch hitter and hit a solo home run in his only at-bat.
Langeliers had ceded catching duties to Kyle McCann to open the day, yet he was able to come through off the bench with his 26th homer of the season. The round tripper got the Athletics to within one run, but the rally stagnated at that point. Langeliers snapped a 10-game extra-base-hit drought with the timely blast, as well as a brief 0-for-13 skid that had encompassed his last three games.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Won't start Sunday
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Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
He'll be receiving some routine maintenance after starting at catcher each of the past three days. Kyle McCann will spell Langeliers behind the dish Sunday.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Getting some rest Wednesday
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Langeliers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Houston.
Langeliers will get a regular day of rest after he had started at catcher both of the past two games. Kyle McCann will check in for Langeliers behind the plate.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Multi-hit effort in loss
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a run in a loss to the Tigers on Sunday.
Despite the disappointing team loss, Langeliers was a bright spot by keeping up his recent stretch of productive hitting. The 26-year-old generated his fourth two-hit effort in the last 10 games, a stretch where he's produced a .268 average and .780 OPS while striking out at an acceptable 19.5 percent clip across 41 plate appearances. Langeliers is up to a .223 average on the season, close to a high point for him after the first month of the campaign.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Taking seat Saturday
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Langeliers isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers.
Langeliers will get to rest Saturday after going 1-for-6 during Friday's 13-inning series opener. Kyle McCann will catch instead for Brady Basso while batting ninth.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Not in Oakland lineup
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Langeliers is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Mariners.
It's a routine day of rest for Langeliers, who had started each of the previous six contests. Kyle McCann will do the catching for Joey Estes in the series finale.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Homers twice in win
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Monday's 5-4 win over the Mariners.
Langeliers gave the Athletics a 4-3 lead on a three-run homer in the third inning and then played hero with a walk-off blast in the bottom of the ninth. The 26-year-old has three multi-hit efforts with four extra-base hits and six RBI over his past five contests. On the season, he trails only Cal Raleigh (28) at the catcher position with 25 long balls and is hitting .223 with 68 RBI, 50 runs scored and four steals across 454 plate appearances.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Launches 23rd homer Friday
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Langeliers went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in a win over the Rangers on Friday.
The Athletics' offense remained hot Friday, and Langeliers produced one of four multi-hit efforts. The power-hitting backstop snapped a 12-game homerless drought with the ninth-inning round tripper, and the pair of RBI it produced were only his second and third since he drove in four during a 4-for-5 performance against the Mets on Aug. 13.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Not in Thursday's lineup
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Langeliers isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.
After going 2-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's win, Langeliers will take a seat during Thursday's series finale. Kyle McCann will take over as Oakland's catcher and bat seventh.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Multi-hit effort in win
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a win over the Reds on Wednesday.
The struggling backstop snapped out of a 1-for-20 slump that had encompassed his previous five games with his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 15. Langeliers' two-bagger was also his first extra-base hit since that same contest, and despite Wednesday's success, the 26-year-old holds just a .182 average and .507 OPS across the 12 games he's played since putting together back-to-back four-hit efforts on Aug. 10 and Aug. 13.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Taking seat Wednesday
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Langeliers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Langeliers started the previous seven games and will receive a day off after hitting .375 with three doubles and a homer during that span. Kyle McCann will step in behind the plate Wednesday for Oakland.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Adds three more hits Thursday
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Langeliers went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk and a run scored in Thursday's 7-6 win over the Mets.
Langeliers has been on a tear recently, picking up three or more hits in three of his last four contests. He's gone 11-for-15 with three doubles and a home run in that span after going just 2-for-24 in his previous seven games. Langeliers has boosted his slash line to .230/.295/.468 through 396 plate appearances this year with 22 homers, 61 RBI, 43 runs scored and four stolen bases.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Bangs out three XBH in win
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Langeliers went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 9-4 win over the Mets.
The backstop came one base shy of hitting for the cycle, and he supplied what proved to be the game-winning hit in the third inning when he launched a three-run homer off former batterymate Paul Blackburn. Langeliers has produced four hits in back-to-back games, but prior to that offensive eruption he was batting just .182 (10-for-55) in 16 contests since the All-Star break. On the season, he sports a lopsided .226/.288/.466 slash line, and his next home run will give him a new career high with 23.
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Langeliers will get a breather for the series finale after he starred in Saturday's 1-0 win, going 4-for-4 with four singles. Kyle McCann will spell Langeliers behind the plate.
