Royce Lewis watched his sixth-inning fly ball die on the warning track on Thursday afternoon, landing in the glove of Athletics left fielder Tyler Soderstrom, and retreated back to the first-base

Since July 25, the Athletics have the third-best record in Major League Baseball at 16-8. The teams that surround them on that list are all playoff-bound.

Soderstrom reached base in all five of his plate appearances Thursday, though he didn't record an RBI. The 23-year-old has delivered exactly the kind of third-year breakout the Athletics were hoping for,

Royce Lewis, batting just .199 at Target Field, .175 in August, and .136 during this homestand, was robbed of a potential extra-base hit by A’s left-fielder Tyler Soderstrom in the sixth inning Thursday, and took it out on his headwear when he reached the dugout, pounding it several times against the bat rack in frustration.

As the season got underway, Soderstrom immediately started to exhibit his power. His hot start and ability to hit the long ball put him atop the leaderboard for home runs, taking the MLB lead with eight total by April 15th.

The Houston Astros were in first place in the American League West with a .543 winning percentage going into their game Thursday night in Baltimore. The A’s enter the Seattle series 9 1/2 games back of the Wild Card spot, with six other teams between them and the Mariners.

Athletics second. Tyler Soderstrom doubles to center field. Lawrence Butler grounds out to second base, Luke Keaschall to Kody Clemens. Tyler Soderstrom to third. Darell Hernaiz out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Byron Buxton. Tyler Soderstrom ...

Shea Langeliers conectó su 27mo cuadrangular, Tyler Soderstrom extendió su racha de hits a 17 juegos y los Atléticos doblegaron el martes 6-3 a los Mellizos