Skye Bolt sitting Thursday afternoon for Athletics
Oakland Athletics outfielder Skye Bolt is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Janson Junk and the Los Angeles Angels.
Bolt will return to the bench after going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts on Wednesday. Ramon Laureano will move over to center field in place of Bolt while Stephen Piscotty returns to play right field and hit fifth.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, Junk has the highest strikeout rate (37.5%) and lowest walk rate (4.2%) this season among Thursday's listed starters.
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