Coco Crisp LF FA Sun 9/22/13 7:17 PM
Coco Crisp
LF FA
Coco Crisp had a monster day at the dish in Sunday's 11-7 rout of the Twins, going 2-for-4 with a homer, four RBI and a stolen base.
Crisp smashed a three-run homer off starter Cole De Vries as part of a six-run uprising in the second inning. He would later add an RBI single to cap off the A's scoring in the seventh inning. With his stolen base, Crisp has joined the 20/20 club for the first time in his career. Despite appearing in only 126 games, Crisp has had a very successful season, hitting .257/.332/.443 with 22 homers, 89 runs, 65 RBI and the aforementioned 20 steals.
Coco Crisp LF FA Sat 9/21/13 5:10 PM
Coco Crisp
LF FA
Coco Crisp was scratched from the A's starting lineup on Saturday against the Twins.
It's a wet day in Oakland and the A's don't want to risk an injury with October looming. Crisp is hitting .255/.330/.437 with 21 homers and 19 steals in 126 games.
Coco Crisp LF FA Fri 9/20/13 1:59 AM
Coco Crisp
LF FA
Coco Crisp launched a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning to lead the Athletics to an 8-6 win over the Twins on Thursday night.
Crisp finished the night 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. The 33-year-old has gone deep 11 times in his last 27 games and is up to 21 home runs and 61 RBI on the year. He had never hit more than 16 home runs in any of his previous 11 seasons.
Coco Crisp LF FA Wed 9/18/13 7:05 PM
Coco Crisp
LF FA
Coco Crisp added to his career high with his 20th homer Wednesday against the Angels.
Crisp has more homers in 123 games this year than he hit his previous two seasons combined (19 in 256 games). He's one away from matching his total for his three years in Boston from 2006-08. He's also one steal away from what would be his first 20-20 season.
Coco Crisp LF FA Sat 9/7/13 12:34 PM
Coco Crisp
LF FA
Coco Crisp is not in the Athletics lineup on Saturday against the Astros.
It's nothing more than a day of rest for the oft-injured outfielder against opposing southpaw Brett Oberholtzer. Chris Young will start in center field and hit second for the A's.
Coco Crisp LF FA Wed 9/4/13 6:58 PM
Coco Crisp
LF FA
Coco Crisp went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBI versus the Rangers on Wednesday.
Crisp added to his career high for homers; he's now up to 18. If not for injuries, he'd probably also be at his career high in runs scored (75 right now, 86 in 2005) and approaching his high in RBI (54 now, 71 in 2004). He has four homers in his last five games, and he's scored a run in seven straight games.
Coco Crisp LF FA Tue 9/3/13 5:05 PM
Coco Crisp
LF FA
Coco Crisp (shin) is back in the A's starting lineup on Tuesday night against the Rangers.
Crisp was diagnosed with a mild right shin contusion after fouling a ball off his leg on Monday afternoon. The center fielder will play through the discomfort.
Coco Crisp LF FA Mon 9/2/13 6:20 PM
Coco Crisp
LF FA
Coco Crisp left Monday's game against the Rangers after fouling a ball off his right leg.
He'll surely undergo some X-rays. Crisp was the offensive hero for the A's before exiting, ripping a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth off of Derek Holland. The club should update his status before long.
Coco Crisp LF FA Sun 9/1/13 7:19 PM
Coco Crisp
LF FA
Coco Crisp hit his 16th home run Sunday in a win over the Rays.
Crisp had a solo shot off Jamey Wright in the first inning for his only hit of the night. He finally looks fully recovered from his wrist issues that sidelined him for six games in August. Crisp is batting .258/.333/.424 with 17 steals through 422 at-bats.
Coco Crisp LF FA Mon 8/26/13 10:53 PM
Coco Crisp
LF FA
Coco Crisp went 3-for-6 with a homer, a double and two RBI to lead the A's to an 8-6 win over the Tigers on Monday.
He also had a big catch in the eighth inning. Crisp stopped hitting homers for a couple of months, but now he suddenly has four in his last five games. Tonight's was the 100th home run of his career.