Soderstrom went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Washington.

EDGE Analysis

Soderstrom went yard for the 20th time this season Wednesday. While he's cooled down a bit since taking the major leagues by storm with a .989 OPS through April 25, the 23-year-old slugger has remained very productive of late. Across 109 plate appearances since the beginning of July, Soderstrom is slashing .275/.321/.549 with six homers, 10 doubles and 19 RBI.

Soderstrom is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

EDGE Analysis

After starting in each of the last five games while the Athletics faced off against right-handed pitchers, the lefty-swinging Soderstrom will hit the bench Sunday versus Diamondbacks southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez. JJ Bleday will cover left field in the series finale while Soderstrom rests.

Soderstrom is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

With southpaw Colton Gordon toeing the rubber for Houston, the left-handed-hitting Soderstrom will make his way to the bench. Gio Urshela will spell Soderstrom at first base.

Soderstrom went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a two-run double, a walk and two total runs scored in Friday's 15-3 win over the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

Soderstrom opened the scoring by plating two runs with a first-inning double before adding a solo shot in the third. This was his first multi-hit effort since July 11 versus the Blue Jays -- he went just 5-for-32 (.156), albeit with three extra-base hits, in the nine contests in between big games. Soderstrom is up to 19 homers, 60 RBI, 53 runs scored, 17 doubles, one triple and six stolen bases through 105 contests, and he's maintained a reliable .258/.332/.458 slash line.

Soderstrom is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

The Athletics will send Soderstrom and fellow left-handed batter Lawrence Butler to the bench while southpaw Patrick Corbin toes the rubber for Texas. With Soderstrom exiting the lineup, Shea Langeliers will get the night off from catching and will serve as the Athletics' designated hitter.

Soderstrom went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

Soderstrom has logged four multi-hit efforts over his last five games, adding three homers in that span. The 23-year-old contributed his solo shot Friday in the sixth inning as the Athletics attempted to rally from a 7-0 deficit. Soderstrom is up to 17 long balls on the year, good for second on the team behind Brent Rooker (19). Across 95 games, Soderstrom has added 54 RBI, 49 runs scored, five stolen bases, 14 doubles, one triple and a .265/.344/.461 slash line.

Soderstrom went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run and an additional RBI in Thursday's 5-4 extra-innings win over Atlanta.

EDGE Analysis

Soderstrom opened the scoring with his first-inning homer, his second long ball in four games. He also closed things out with a walk-off single in the 11th. The 23-year-old is hot to begin July, going 10-for-27 (.370) with five extra-base hits across eight contests this month. Soderstrom is up to a .263/.342/.451 slash line for the season while adding 16 homers, 53 RBI, 48 runs scored and five stolen bases on seven attempts across 94 games.

Soderstrom went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a second run scored in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Soderstrom's fourth-inning homer snapped his 26-game drought without a long ball. In that span, he went 19-for-83 (.229) with just one extra-base hit, a double, though he did walk 12 times. The 23-year-old had no trouble delivering power earlier in the season, so this may be just the spark he needs to get on track again. He's slashing .253/.334/.436 with 15 homers, 49 RBI, 46 runs scored, five stolen bases, 12 doubles and one triple over 91 games.

Soderstrom is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.

EDGE Analysis

It's only the second time all season and first time since May 4 that the left-handed-hitting Soderstrom is not in the lineup against a right-handed pitcher (Shane Baz). Colby Thomas is making his first major-league start, playing left field and batting eighth.

Soderstrom is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

Though he had been included in the lineup Tuesday against southpaw Tarik Skubal, the left-handed-hitting Soderstrom will retreat to the bench for the series finale in Detroit while the Tigers send another lefty (Dietrich Enns) to the bump. Max Schuemann will take Soderstrom's spot in left field and will bat eighth.