Athletics' Zack Gelof: Homer, steal in extra-innings win
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Gelof went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base and two total runs scored in Tuesday's 4-3 extra-innings win over the Astros.
Gelof notched his second multi-hit effort in a row and extended his hitting streak to six games. He's also swiped a bag in three straight games. The second baseman is up to 17 homers, 23 steals, 45 RBI, 56 runs scored and a .211/.273/.376 slash line through 121 contests overall.
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Athletics' Zack Gelof: Stays hot Sunday
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Gelof went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 9-1 loss to the Tigers.
Gelof has posted a steal in back-to-back contests and has hit safely in five straight games. Over eight games in September, he's batting .310 (9-for-29) with three thefts. The second baseman has had a rough first full campaign in the majors, though a hot September wouldn't be unusual, as he slashed .273/.350/.455 over his last 28 games in 2023. This year, he's at a .209/.272/.369 slash line with 16 home runs, 22 steals, 44 RBI and 54 runs scored through 120 contests.
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Athletics' Zack Gelof: Up to 21 steals
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Gelof went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in a loss to the Tigers on Saturday.
Gelof extended his hitting streak to four games while also recording his fourth steal in the last 11 contests. Gelof has picked up the pace at the plate of late, hitting .269 over his last seven games and knocking four of his seven hits during that span for extra bases. Nevertheless, his contact issues persist, with Gelof sitting on a 32.9 percent strikeout rate over the 43 games he's played since the All-Star break.
Athletics' Zack Gelof: Belts pair of doubles Sunday
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Gelof went 3-for-5 with an RBI double, another two-bagger, a stolen base and a run in an extra-inning loss to the Rangers on Sunday.
Gelof was part of an afternoon that featured plenty of squandered opportunities with men on base by the Athletics, who parlayed 16 hits into only four runs. However, the young infielder did cash in on one of the two times he came to bat with runners in scoring position, driving in Seth Brown with his 10th-inning double to extend the Athletics' lead to 4-2 at the time. The multi-hit effort was Gelof's third in the last eight games, one of the better stretches of hitting for him during a season in which his slash line still stands at an anemic but moderately improving .206/.270/.371.
Gelof went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the Reds.
The 24-year-old had a tough start to the season, but he's found a groove in August. Over his last 20 games, Gelof is slashing .279/.346/.456 with three homers, six steals, seven RBI and 12 runs. That surge has boosted his OPS on the year to only .640 -- a major disappointment after he posted an .841 OPS as a rookie in 2023 -- but Gelof is closing in on a 20-20 campaign with 16 home runs and 19 stolen bases in 109 contests.
Gelof went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Reds on Tuesday.
Gelof left the yard in the eighth inning via a 424-foot shot to left center that extended the Athletics' lead to 5-1, a run that turned out to be critical after the Reds rallied for three runs over the final two frames. Gelof's round tripper snapped a 12-game power drought for the infielder, whose average (.199) has dipped back under the Mendoza Line despite Tuesday's success. The lack of consistent contact continues to be a major drag on Gelof's overall numbers in his first full major-league season, as he's striking out at a 34.7 percent clip.
Gelof went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs in a loss to the Brewers on Saturday.
Gelof made plenty of noise out of his No. 8 spot in the order, recording his second three-hit game of August but only his fifth all season with at least that many knocks. After a poor start to the current month, Gelof has finally started to show signs of life at the plate by posting a .286 average and .796 OPS across the 63 plate appearances covering his last 16 games.
Gelof went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Rays.
Gelof singled in the bottom of the seventh before going on to steal his 16th bag of the campaign and his fourth this month. The second baseman is slashing just .232/.317/.393 in August with two homers, four RBI and seven runs scored. However, he's picked it up a bit as of late, batting .276 (13-for-47) over his last 13 games with four multi-hit performances in that span.
Gelof went 2-for-3 with a double and a run in a win over the Rays on Monday.
Gelof coaxed his average back over the Mendoza Line with his fourth multi-hit effort of August. The 24-year-old infielder's productive night helped snap a 2-for-18 skid that had encompassed his previous five games, but his two-bagger qualified as only his fifth extra-base hit in the last 20 contests overall (75 plate appearances). An inability to make consistent contact continues to be the biggest albatross on Gelof's numbers, as he sports a massive 37.3 percent strikeout rate over that latter span.
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Athletics' Zack Gelof: Reaches twice Tuesday
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Gelof went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in a win over the Mets on Tuesday.
Gelof operated out of the No. 7 spot in the order and continued his recent encouraging stretch of hitting. The steal was also Gelof's first in the six games since he recorded pilfers in back-to-back contests Aug. 4-5. Gelof has edged his season average back over the Mendoza Line to .202 with the surge, but he still has plenty of ground to make up over the last month and a half of the regular season to even get into the neighborhood of his rookie-season figures of a .267 average and .841 OPS.
Athletics' Zack Gelof: Smacks three extra-base hits in win
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Gelof went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and two doubles in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Gelof took Chris Bassitt deep in a six-run first inning and avoided striking out for the first time in eight August contests. He has tallied three multi-hit games in that span and his average now stands above the Mendoza Line at .201 for the first time since July 20. While the second baseman has certainly struggled in that department all season, he does have 15 homers and 14 steals across 378 plate appearances.
