Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Sat 7/11/15 2:52 PM

Lawrie is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Indians. With Lawrie out of the lineup for the first time since June 28, Eric Sogard will get a start at third base. Lawrie had an excellent June and has solid numbers for the season, but his career-high marks for strikeout rate (26 percent) and BABIP (.369) suggest he'll have a tough time maintaining his .284/.321/.422 slash line after the All-Star break.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Tue 7/7/15 11:49 PM

Lawrie was 1-for-4 on Tuesday with a 10th inning game-winning home run. Lawrie was having a rough night on Tuesday, striking out in his first three at-bats, but was able to pound a two-strike slider from Dellin Betances for the game-winning bomb. Lawrie has been solid for the A's through the first half, hitting .291 with eight homers and 37 RBI, but even more importantly he has been able to stay healthy and on the field.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Sun 6/28/15 1:56 PM

Lawrie is out of the lineup Sunday against the Royals. After batting in the two-hole the last two games, Lawrie will drop out of the lineup entirely as he rests for the first time in 10 games. With seven homers, three steals, and a .285 average on the season, Lawrie doesn't rank among the standout fantasy contributors at third base this season, but he's been a dependable depth option in larger formats.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Thu 6/25/15 11:28 AM

Lawrie had a big night on Wednesday, compiling three hits and driving in four with a grand slam. Lawrie mashed a first pitch curveball from Wandy Rodriguez for the grand slam, his seventh homer of the year. Lawrie is having a fantastic month on June, slugging .583 with a .993 with 15 RBI in 72 at-bats. After an April where Lawrie hit only .229, he has steadily raised his average and now sits at a very solid .292 on the season.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Mon 6/22/15 2:48 AM

Lawrie went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Angels. Lawrie had the only extra-base hit of the game for the A's, as Garrett Richards stifled the Oakland bats for much of the contest. The 25-year-old Lawrie is now riding a seven-game hit streak, with four multi-hit efforts over that span to raise his average from .272 to .291. It's been an impressive run, but the strikeouts remain a concern (70 in 264 PA) and he is sporting an unusually high BABIP.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Wed 6/17/15 4:51 PM

Lawrie (back) is in the lineup Wednesday against San Diego. Lawrie was dealing with some back stiffness Tuesday, which held him out of the lineup for the A's afternoon game against the Padres. It appears the back stiffness has alleviated and Lawrie will take the field at third base and bat seventh in the order against San Diego's Odrisamer Despaigne.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Tue 6/16/15 2:18 PM

Lawrie, who is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Padres, is dealing with some stiffness in his back, reports Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. The issue isn't considered serious, so Lawrie may rejoin the lineup as soon as Wednesday. In his absence, Max Muncy will get the nod at third base. Lawrie has four home runs over the last three weeks, but it's still hard to ignore his .364 BABIP and 26.6 percent strikeout rate when looking at his .279/.313/.403 slash line. He also hasn't done much with the counting stats, currently on pace for 15 homers, 66 RBI, 47 runs and seven stolen base.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Tue 6/16/15 12:50 PM

Lawrie is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres. Lawrie started each of the last eight games, highlighted by a three-hit, two-RBI performance against the Padres on Monday. He owns a respectable .279/.313/.403 slash line, but he's only on pace for 15 home runs, 66 RBI, 47 runs and seven stolen bases, despite enjoying a rare healthy season. He also has a discouraging K:BB ratio (66:9), with his slash line boosted by a .364 BABIP that will almost certainly drop as the season progresses. On a more promising note, four of his six homers have come within the last three weeks, and he's cut down on the strikeouts since the end of May.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Sat 6/13/15 7:18 PM

Lawrie had two hits on Friday night, including his sixth homer. The two hits broke an 0-15 streak that Lawrie was riding prior to Friday night's game. Lawrie has had a significant issue with strikeouts so far in 2015 with 64 in 222 at-bats, but he has managed to keep the betting average at a solid .275 with six homers.

Brett Lawrie
2B FA
Sun 6/7/15 10:29 AM

As expected, Lawrie (back) is in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox. The back issue kept Lawrie out of the lineup Saturday, but he was able to come on and pinch-hit, drawing a walk in his lone plate appearance. Lawrie has been productive in all four games he's started in June, going 9-for-15 with a homer, three RBI, and five runs. However, since he's coming off an injury and batting only 3-for-25 lifetime against Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz, Lawrie won't make for an appealing target in most daily formats.