Coco Crisp (hamstring) is expected to test his injured hamstring when he begins running in the next few days. Crisp finally reported improvement in his injured left hamstring on Saturday, and is now making tangible progress toward a return to the A's lineup. Before his injury, Crisp was an absolute force offensively, hitting .283/.388/.556 with five homers, 12 RBI and eight stolen bases in his first 24 games.