Matt Chapman 3B SF Thu 7/29/21 12:08 PM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman made his presence felt in the first inning with a three-run blast that set the tone for Oakland's offense. The third baseman isn't having a strong year since he's hitting only .221, but he seems to be turning things around of late. He has hit safely in all but one of his last six contests while homering twice in that span.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Sat 7/24/21 10:31 AM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman led off the third inning with a solo shot off Yusei Kikuchi, his first home run since June 29. The long ball was just Chapman's third hit over his last nine games, as he's been slumping pretty hard with a .180/.265/.246 slash line in July. The 28-year-old third baseman hasn't possessed the same power when he combined for 60 homers over the 2018 and 2019 seasons. It has tremendously hurt his value considering he hasn't hit well for average over most of his career.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Sat 7/10/21 2:12 PM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a loss to the Rangers on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
The hot-hitting third baseman extended his on-base streak to an impressive 24 games with Friday's multi-hit effort, his second such tally in the last five games. Chapman is hitting .364 (8-for-22) over that span, although Friday's two-bagger was his first extra-base hit in the sample.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Thu 7/8/21 12:41 PM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman (illness) is starting Thursday's game against the Astros.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman missed Wednesday's game while battling a stomach flu, but he'll start at third base and bat fifth in Thursday's series finale. The 28-year-old has gone 5-for-14 with a run and three strikeouts across his last three appearances.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Wed 7/7/21 6:00 PM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman is resting Wednesday due to a stomach flu, Shayna Rubin of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
EDGE Analysis
Manager Bob Melvin said Chapman, who is dealing with dehydration, was briefly at the hospital before being released. Further updates should hint at whether the 28-year-old will return to the hot corner for Thursday's series finale in Houston.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Wed 7/7/21 4:36 PM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Astros.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman had recorded hits in each of the last three contests, and he went 5-for-14 with a run and three strikeouts during that time. He'll get a rare day off while Chad Pinder starts at the hot corner and bats ninth.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Sun 7/4/21 1:42 PM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 3-for-6 with a run in an extra-innings win over the Red Sox on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
All the knocks were singles, but they served to extend his impressive on-base streak to 20 games. Chapman has four doubles, a triple, six home runs and 18 RBI over that stretch, leading to a .304/.378/.608 slash line across 90 plate appearances.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Wed 6/30/21 2:19 PM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
The power-hitting third baseman belted a 420-foot shot to left in the first inning, giving the Athletics a 1-0 lead two batters into their first frame. Chapman remains in the midst of an excellent stretch at the plate, as he now owns a 16-game hitting streak during which he's produced a .323 average, 1.067 OPS, 11 extra-base hits (four doubles, one triple, six home runs) and 18 RBI across 72 plate appearances.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Mon 6/28/21 9:58 AM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over San Francisco.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman made his presence felt early, as his two-run single in the top of the first inning set the tone for Oakland offensively. More importantly, the star third baseman pushed his hitting streak to 15 games and has been seeing the ball extremely well over the last few weeks. Despite hitting just .230 on the season. Chapman owns a .284 average across 88 at-bats this month.
Matt Chapman 3B SF Sun 6/27/21 2:21 AM
Matt Chapman
3B SF
Chapman went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and a walk in a 6-5 loss against San Francisco on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Chapman took reliever Zack Littell deep to left in the seventh and recorded an RBI sacrifice fly in the tenth to account for Oakland's final three runs. The homer made it 14 straight games with a hit for the third baseman though he has just a single hit in each of the last 12 games. During the stretch, Chapman is 18-for-56 and has increased his average from .201 to .226.