Matt Chapman 3B SF Sun 8/29/21 2:36 PM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Yankees on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
The third baseman's 403-foot shot to center field in the fourth inning proved to be the difference in the contest after Aaron Judge got the Yankees to within one with a two-run blast of his own in the ninth. Chapman has now homered twice in the past three games, and he's left the yard a total of seven times in August while posting an impressive .273/.407/.606 slash line across 81 plate appearances (21 games).
Matt Chapman 3B SF Fri 8/27/21 2:51 AM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and two walks as Oakland fell 7-6 to the Yankees on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman launched his 20th home run to lead off the third inning, walked with the bases load in the fourth, singled in the sixth and waked in the eighth to reach base four times for only the second time all season. While the third baseman's 2021 has been a disappointment thus far, Chapman has turned things around in August with a .269/.402/.552 slash line in 20 games.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Tue 8/24/21 1:48 PM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman (foot) will bat sixth and play third base Tuesday against the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman was scratched from the lineup for Monday's contest with a bruised left foot, but the issue evidently wasn't a particularly serious one. He hit .429 with five homers over a recent nine-game stretch before going hitless in his last two games.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Mon 8/23/21 8:30 PM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman has been scratched from Monday's lineup against the Mariners due to a left foot contusion, Shayna Rubin of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman recently underwent X-rays and was diagnosed with a bruised left foot. He'll be considered day-to-day until further notice. Josh Harrison will take Chapman's place at the hot corner as a result Monday evening.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Sat 8/21/21 1:40 PM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman isn't starting Saturday agains the Giants, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman has displayed plenty of power recently, as he went 9-for-24 with five homers and six runs across the last seven games. However, he'll get a rare day off Saturday with Josh Harrison shifting to the hot corner while Tony Kemp starts at second base.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Fri 8/20/21 12:14 AM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman took Dylan Cease yard in the sixth inning for his 19th homer of the season. He's been on a power surge of late, as he's delivered five home runs across his last six games. Also in that span, he's produced five RBI and six runs scored. Despite that strong run, Chapman is still hitting just .226/.320/.405 -- good for a 105 wRC+ -- with 57 RBI and 62 runs scored across 490 plate appearances on the season.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Tue 8/17/21 8:14 AM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-2 loss to the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
He got the A's on the board by taking Dallas Keuchel deep in the second inning. Chapman's bat has come alive as he's launched four homers in the last three games, giving him 18 on the season, and he's slashing .283/.411/.565 through 13 contests in August.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Sat 8/14/21 11:27 PM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Saturday's 8-3 win over Texas.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman, who hadn't homered since July 30, took Jordan Lyles deep twice in this one, first giving Oakland a 2-1 lead in the second inning, and then making it a 5-3 game in the seventh. The homers were Nos. 15 and 16 of the season for Chapman, who has had a tough year offensively, slashing just .218/.316/.382 in 472 plate appearances. He's 7-for-22 (.318) with a 9:7 BB:K over the last week, however, so perhaps he's finally starting to find his way out of it.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Sun 8/8/21 2:34 PM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 2-for-5 with a two-run double and a run in a win over the Rangers on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman's third-inning two-bagger extended the Athletics' lead to 6-2 and gave him a rare taste of offensive success in the second half of the season. The Gold Glove third baseman is still hitting just .164 in 19 games since the All-Star break, and Saturday's double was only his fourth extra-base hit over that span.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Sat 7/31/21 3:30 AM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Friday in a 2-0 victory versus the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman gave Oakland an insurance run with his solo shot to center field in the eighth inning. The long ball was his third in his past seven games and 14th overall this season. Chapman has slashed a disappointing .219/.310/.382 in 2021, and he is hitting only .188 with a 35.5 percent strikeout rate in July.