Cortes went 4-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 6-4 win against Seattle. Cortes opened the scoring for the Athletics with a 379-foot solo shot in the fourth inning. He added three singles to finish with his first career four-hit performance. Cortes didn't play much early in the campaign but has started five of the A's past six games, either in left field or right field or at DH. He rarely hits against lefties (Cortes has just two plate appearances against southpaws this season and has gone 2-for-2) but has shown himself to be very capable of hitting big-league pitching, posting a .333/.417/.548 slash line with two home runs, seven RBI and a 6:2 BB:K through 48 total plate appearances.
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| PITCHERS | B/T | HT | WT | Age |
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| R/R | 6'3" | 220 | 34 | |
| R/R | 6'6" | 253 | 27 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 205 | 35 | |
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R/R | 6'3" | 175 | 23 |
Scott Barlow
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R/R | 6'3" | 210 | 33 |
| R/R | 6'0" | 218 | 25 | |
Brady Basso
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R/L | 6'2" | 213 | 28 |
| L/L | 6'4" | 249 | 31 | |
Aaron Civale
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R/R | 6'1" | 245 | 30 |
| R/R | 6'6" | 235 | 26 | |
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Joey Estes
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R/R | 6'2" | 190 | 24 |
| R/R | 6'5" | 190 | 28 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 225 | 32 | |
J.T. Ginn
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R/R | 6'2" | 200 | 26 |
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Hogan Harris
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R/L | 6'3" | 230 | 29 |
| R/R | 6'5" | 240 | 32 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 212 | 31 | |
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L/R | 6'4" | 220 | 26 |
| R/R | 6'4" | 230 | 31 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 182 | 32 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 185 | 33 | |
| R/R | 6'3" | 205 | 32 | |
| L/L | 6'4" | 225 | 31 | |
Joel Kuhnel
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R/R | 6'5" | 290 | 31 |
| R/R | 6'0" | 210 | 35 | |
Jacob Lopez
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L/L | 6'4" | 220 | 28 |
| R/R | 6'2" | 215 | 29 | |
| L/L | 6'3" | 200 | 36 | |
Luis Medina
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R/R | 6'1" | 175 | 26 |
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Luis Morales
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R/R | 6'3" | 200 | 23 |
| R/L | 6'7" | 250 | 28 | |
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Braden Nett
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R/R | 6'3" | 185 | 23 |
| R/R | 6'2" | 170 | 26 | |
Jack Perkins
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R/R | 6'1" | 220 | 26 |
| R/R | 6'3" | 205 | 25 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 218 | 32 | |
| L/L | 6'3" | 218 | 33 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 215 | 29 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 215 | 36 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 216 | 34 | |
| R/L | 6'4" | 215 | 35 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 198 | 25 |
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| R/R | 5'11" | 205 | 28 | |
| R/R | 5'11" | 200 | 27 | |
| R/R | 6'0" | 207 | 30 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 246 | 34 | |
Austin Wynns
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R/R | 6'1" | 190 | 35 |
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| R/R | 6'0" | 189 | 31 | |
| R/R | 5'11" | 190 | 24 | |
Jordan Diaz
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R/R | 5'9" | 175 | 25 |
| R/R | 6'1" | 195 | 35 | |
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Zack Gelof
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R/R | 6'2" | 205 | 26 |
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Brett Harris
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R/R | 6'2" | 208 | 27 |
| R/R | 5'11" | 190 | 24 | |
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Andy Ibáñez
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R/R | 5'10" | 205 | 33 |
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Nick Kurtz
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L/L | 6'5" | 240 | 23 |
Jeff McNeil
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L/R | 6'0" | 195 | 34 |
| R/R | 6'4" | 235 | 33 | |
| R/R | 6'0" | 180 | 23 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 225 | 28 | |
| R/R | 5'9" | 180 | 30 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 190 | 24 |
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| R/R | 6'0" | 182 | 26 | |
| L/R | 6'3" | 210 | 25 | |
| R/R | 6'3" | 220 | 25 | |
| L/B | 5'7" | 197 | 28 | |
| L/R | 5'11" | 210 | 28 | |
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Junior Perez
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R/R | 6'0" | 165 | 24 |
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R/R | 6'3" | 225 | 31 |
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Colby Thomas
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Cortes went 4-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 6-4 win against Seattle. Cortes opened the scoring for the Athletics with a 379-foot solo shot in the fourth inning. He added three singles to finish with his first career four-hit performance. Cortes didn't play much early in the campaign but has started five of the A's past six games, either in left field or right field or at DH. He rarely hits against lefties (Cortes has just two plate appearances against southpaws this season and has gone 2-for-2) but has shown himself to be very capable of hitting big-league pitching, posting a .333/.417/.548 slash line with two home runs, seven RBI and a 6:2 BB:K through 48 total plate appearances.
Kuhnel picked up a save against the Mariners on Monday, allowing one run on two hits over one inning. Kuhnel was called upon in the ninth inning to protect a three-run lead. He gave up a single and a double to allow a run to score but was ultimately able to finish off the A's victory. The run was the first charged to Kuhnel this season, and the pair of hits were as many as he'd given up across his first six appearances. With four saves over his past five outings and no blown saves on the season, Kuhnel appears to have a solid grasp on the team's closer role despite fanning just three batters over seven total innings.
Ginn allowed three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out six batters over 5.1 innings in a no-decision against Seattle on Monday. Ginn fell behind quickly, giving up a pair of runs in the first inning and another in the second. He was able to settle down from there, however, keeping the Mariners out of the scoring column the rest of the way. Ginn's six punchouts were a season high, and he issued just one free pass after walking four batters in his previous outing. The right-hander began the season in the bullpen but has now worked as a starter in each of his past three appearances. In those three starts, he's allowed five runs over a combined 14.2 frames while posting a 13:6 K:BB.
Hoglund (knee/back) has begun a throwing progression, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. Hoglund missed all of spring training and the start of the season due to a right knee sprain and a back injury. He's starting his throwing program from scratch, so it's going to take the right-hander a long time before he's cleared to pitch in games.
Rooker (oblique) has begun a hitting progression, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. It's a big step for the 31-year-old, though there remains no timetable for his return to the active roster. Rooker has been shelved for the past week-and-a-half with a right oblique strain and could need a few rehab games before returning to the Athletics' lineup.
The Athletics recalled Basso from Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday. Basso will provide a fresh relief arm after the Athletics' bullpen was overworked in recent days. The left-hander has permitted seven runs with an 8:3 K:BB over 6.2 innings with Las Vegas in the early going this season.
The Athletics optioned Barnett to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday. Barnett needed 43 pitches to cover two-plus innings Sunday versus the White Sox in his lone appearance in the majors. Since Barnett would have been unavailable to pitch for a day or two, the Athletics have summoned a fresh bullpen arm to take his roster spot.
Hernaiz went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and two walks in Sunday's loss to the White Sox. With Max Muncy shifting to designated hitter, Hernaiz drew the start at third base and connected on his first homer of the season, a solo shot off Noah Schultz in the second inning. In addition to being his first long ball, Sunday's homer marked the utility infielder's first extra-base hit and RBI of the year. Hernaiz figures to continue operating primarily as a reserve, with most of his starts coming against left-handed pitching.