NEWS
2:29 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners.
9:23 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs and a stolen base in Tuesday's win over the Rangers.
4:19 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.
4:22 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) (illness) will start in right field and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game against the Astros.
6:15 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros due to a virus, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
4:13 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Houston, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
7:43 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 9-1 loss to the Tigers.
8:02 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 1-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Tigers on Saturday.
7:07 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.
9:23 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers.
10:07 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the Reds.
10:11 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 11-3 loss to the Brewers.
12:48 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Rays on Thursday.
12:00 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 1-for-3 with an RBI sacrifice fly and a run in a win over the Rays on Monday.
10:57 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.
5:27 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.
7:27 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Giants.
11:28 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in a win over the Angels on Saturday.
10:16 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-5 with a double, a two-run homer, two runs scored and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Angels.
7:45 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, a triple, a double, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Astros.
1:35 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and two runs in a loss to the Angels on Sunday.
11:37 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-4 with a two-run triple and a run in a win over the Angels on Friday.
4:20 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies.
10:12 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Red Sox.
9:42 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and a stolen base in Tuesday's 12-9 loss to the Red Sox.
2:14 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) isn't in Oakland's lineup Saturday against the Orioles.
7:08 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 5-0 win over the Angels.
12:17 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 1-for-2 with a stolen base in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Sunday.
1:47 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.
6:02 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against Arizona.
6:58 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.
5:55 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
11:45 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas earlier in the day, went 1-for-3 with a double and a run in a win over the Royals on Tuesday.
5:10 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) Athletics recalled Butler from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.
8:16 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) owns a .250/.348/.420 slash line with nine extra-base hits (five doubles, four home runs), nine RBI and seven stolen bases in the 24 games he's played with Triple-A Las Vegas since being optioned May 14.
12:29 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday, made his minor-league debut in Thursday's win over El Paso and went 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs.
4:25 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.
11:39 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 0-for-2 with two walks, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Mariners on Saturday.
11:56 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in a loss to the Mariners on Friday.
2:44 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Rangers.
7:02 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.
12:58 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game versus Miami.
7:28 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) isn't in Oakland's lineup for Friday's game against Miami.
12:49 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) entered Monday's win over the Pirates as a pinch runner in the bottom of the seventh inning as a pinch runner and remained in the game in right field, recording a stolen base but not logging a plate appearance.
3:46 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) isn't in Oakland's lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees.
10:28 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Yankees.
10:52 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
3:14 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) isn't in the Athletics' lineup Saturday against the Guardians.
1:03 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
1:03 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) entered Sunday's win over the Tigers in the fourth inning as a replacement for Brent Rooker (abdomen) went 2-for-3 with a double.
12:32 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
9:55 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Tigers.
12:48 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
2:39 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is hitting .133 (2-for-15) over the first five games of the regular season.
3:12 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a Cactus League win over the Mariners on Tuesday, pushing his spring average to .433.
12:23 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) worked on improving several aspects of his game at four-time Gold Glove winner Marquis Grissom's training facility this offseason, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. "I love the way he's come into camp," manager Mark Kotsay said. "You can tell he's got a mindset that he belongs here."
6:22 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) isn't in the Athletics' lineup Saturday against the Angels.
1:04 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two runs in a loss to the Twins on Wednesday.
5:30 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is absent from the lineup Thursday against the Tigers.
5:21 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) isn't in the Athletics' lineup Tuesday against the Mariners.
9:44 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-3 with a walk in a loss to the Padres on Saturday.
5:08 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) isn't in the Athletics' lineup Friday against Texas.
4:05 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) Athletics reinstated Butler from the bereavement list Friday.
5:05 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) Athletics placed Butler on the bereavement list Tuesday.
2:55 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
12:25 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Mariners on Wednesday.
1:49 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
12:57 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Royals, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
6:15 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Royals.
5:28 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) will be on the bench for Saturday's game against Baltimore.
4:34 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
1:07 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to St. Louis.
3:46 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) went 2-for-8 with two doubles -- his first two big-league hits -- over the two weekend games against the Nationals.
12:16 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) making his major-league debut, went 0-for-4 in a loss to the Nationals on Friday.
3:22 PM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) is starting in right field and batting eighth in his MLB debut Friday versus the Nationals.
10:59 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) who was promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday, is 5-for-19 with a double, a home run, six RBI, a walk, three steals and three runs across his first four games with the Aviators.
8:25 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) owns a .273/.344/.454 slash line with 24 extra-base hits and 38 RBI across 256 plate appearances with Double-A Midland this season.
9:41 AM - Lawrence Butler (OAK) Athletics optioned Butler to Double-A Midland on Sunday.
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