Machin went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run in an extra-inning loss to the Nationals on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Machin's multi-hit effort was his first such tally since Aug. 18. The 28-year-old has been mired in an extended slump over that stretch while continuing to log regular playing time at third base, as even Thursday's production leaves his slash line over the last 13 games at an anemic .184/.295/.237.

Machin isn't starting Wednesday against the Nationals.

EDGE Analysis

Machin drew starts in the last five games and went 2-for-17 with a double, an RBI, a stolen base, four walks and four strikeouts. Sheldon Neuse is taking over at the hot corner and batting seventh.

Machin went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

Machin attempted a steal after his second-inning single, but was thrown out at second base. That didn't discourage him, as he succeeded on his second attempt after a walk in the sixth. The 28-year-old is hitting just .167 (5-for-30) over his last 10 games, adding a 3:9 BB:K, one RBI and two runs scored. He's slashing .219/.288/.277 with one home run, six RBI, 13 runs scored and one steal through 153 plate appearances. Machin appears to be on the strong side of a platoon at third base.

Machin went 1-for-4 with a double and a bases-loaded walk in a loss to the Yankees on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Machin's seventh-inning free pass came after the Athletics were already buried by a 13-1 deficit, but it did generate only his second RBI since July 23. The 28-year-old has turned his luck around at the plate to a significant degree over the last 10 games, posting a .300 average and solid .723 OPS in that span after producing a .204/.279/.255 slash line in his first 33 contests.

Machin will sit Wednesday versus the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

Machin will be on the bench Wednesday as the Athletics take on left-hander Jesus Luzardo. Sheldon Neuse will take over at the hot corner and bat fifth against Miami.

Machin is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

Machin has an .810 OPS through 12 games in August and will take a seat Friday with lefty Marco Gonzales on the mound for Seattle. Sheldon Neuse will start at the hot corner and bat seventh.

Machin went 2-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Rangers on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Machin authored the only multi-hit effort of the night for the Athletics in an extension of what has arguably been his best stretch of hitting in the majors yet. The 28-year-old now boasts a .364 average and tiny 8.7 percent strikeout rate over his last seven games, a stretch during which he has only one extra-base hit, a double, but a trio of two-hit efforts.

Machin isn't starting Wednesday against the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Machin started the last seven games but will head to the bench Wednesday since left-hander Cole Ragans is starting for Texas. Sheldon Neuse is starting at the hot corner and batting seventh.

Machin went 2-for-4 with two runs in a loss to the Astros on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

The multi-hit effort extended a productive stretch of hitting for the 28-year-old, who now owns a .353 average (6-for-17) over his last six games. Machin has arguably been running into a bit of tough luck at the big-league level to date when putting the ball in play, as he was saddled with a .245 BABIP during his 2020 debut, a .182 figure in that category last season and a .200 mark this season until his current hot stretch.

Machin, who went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs in a loss to the Giants on Sunday, owns just a .189/.295/.243 slash line over the 13 games he's appeared in since the All-Star break.

EDGE Analysis

Machin has struck out at just a 15.9 percent clip and has drawn walks at a rate of 11.4 percent during that sample of 44 plate appearances, but a .226 BABIP has conspired to put a significant cap on his production. The 23-year-old has seen most of his action at third base during his month-plus stay with the Athletics, and offensive success continues to elude him whenever he not toiling for Triple-A Las Vegas in the hitter-friendly confines of the Pacific Coast League.