Mark Canha and Chad Pinder have both shown A's manager Bob Melvin they deserve more playing time. Clearly, the skipper is paying attention.
Both players are starting in the A's outfield when the A's face the Tigers in Detroit on Friday. Canha came off the bench and went deep in Thursday's 17-3 win to add a sweet cherry on top of a blowout win.
The big fly was Canha's fourth of the season. Despite batting .208, he now has an .840 OPS this year.
Pinder, who plays all over the field, is batting .270 with three home runs.
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The A's will hand the ball to starting pitcher Frankie Montas, who has served as the team's ace this year. Montas, 26, is 4-2 with a 2.78 ERA over eight starts.
Here are the full lineups for Thursday's A's-Tigers game, which will be broadcast on NBC Sports California and the MyTeams app. Coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. PT, with first pitch at 4:10.
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Oakland A's (20-25)
Marcus Semien, SS
Matt Chapman, 3B
Stephen Piscotty, RF
Khris Davis, DH
Matt Olson, 1B
Chad Pinder, LF
Jurickson Profar, 2B
Mark Canha, CF
Josh Phegley, C
Frankie Montas, RHP (4-2, 2.78 ERA)
Detroit Tigers (18-24)
Niko Goodrum, 1B
Christian Stewart, LF
Nicholas Castellanos, RF
Miguel Cabrera, DH
Ronny Rodriguez, SS
Josh Harrison, 2B
Dawel Lugo, 3B
John Hicks, C
JaCoby Jones, CF
Daniel Norris, LHP (2-1, 3.63 ERA)
