Athletics outfielder Henry Bolte has done a small spot of everything implicit the past period since helium was called up from the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.
Except deed a location run. That changed connected Tuesday.
Bolte deed a two-run homer successful the bottommost of the 2nd inning for the 22-year-old’s archetypal MLB homer. The A’s went connected to triumph 7-5 portion hitting 5 location runs successful different location run-filled contention with the Brewers.
A’s manager Mark Kotsay said aft Tuesday’s triumph that Bolte has much than carved retired a relation with the large league club.
“This kid’s taken implicit and recovered a location here,” Kotsay said. “It’s ever pugnacious and challenging times erstwhile you’re a rookie and trying to found yourself. He fits successful nicely with this team.”
Even though Bolte didn’t marque his MLB debut until May 13 of this year, Bolte has spent the past 2 outpouring trainings with the A’s. Kotsay said helium saw signs of Bolte’s upward trajectory started during this outpouring training.
“It’s been great. Acclimating to the large leagues and the squad arsenic wide has been great,” Bolte said connected Monday. “This has been 1 of the 1 of the much amusive teams that I’ve been a portion of.”
Bolte entered Wednesday hitting .295 with 7 RBIs, 23 hits and 4 stolen bases portion playing halfway and close tract with the A’s.
Bolte is “a really, truly bully player,” A’s catcher Shea Langeliers said pregame Wednesday. “We knew (Bolte’s) archetypal location tally was going to travel soon. Kind of chill that the archetypal 1 came successful Vegas connected this trip. We knew the benignant of subordinate helium was, but he’s been truly awesome truthful far.”
Bolte earned the telephone up aft hitting .348 with 12 location runs and 28 RBIs successful 37 games with the Aviators this season.
Brent Rooker update
A’s designated hitter Brent Rooker didn’t play successful the team’s triumph connected Tuesday, and helium was not successful the lineup again connected Wednesday.
Kotsay said Rooker’s remainder has been to negociate genu soreness.
“It’s decidedly a absorption thing, and he’s been a small spot much sore,” Kotsay said. “We’re going to instrumentality it day-by-day. He’s been gridning. Going into the disconnected time (Thursday), we’ll person a speech arsenic to the absorption for him that makes the astir consciousness to assistance him determination forward.”
Rooker was 0-for-5 with a tally scored successful the A’s 15-14 12-inning nonaccomplishment to the Brewers connected Monday. Rooker missed clip with an oblique wounded earlier this season.
Rotation acceptable for Rockies
Kotsay announced earlier Wednesday that left-hander Gage Jump volition commencement for the A’s connected Friday against the Colorado Rockies successful the opening of a three-game bid astatine Las Vegas Ballpark.
Jeffrey Springs volition commencement connected Saturday for the A’s, and J.T. Ginn volition beryllium Sunday’s starter.
Jump made his MLB debut against Seattle successful May and earned the loss. Jump, 23, has earned wins successful his past 2 starts, with 1 earned tally allowed successful a combined 13.1 innings pitched his past 2 outings.
“I similar that (Jump is) challenging hitters and throwing strikes,” Kotsay said. “He’s been capable to predominate successful the portion the past 2 starts. He’s processing a truly bully (changeup) that we talked to him astir erstwhile helium was successful Triple-A.
“There’s inactive a batch of country to grow, which is large due to the fact that he’s done a truly bully job.”
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