Oakland A's: Cortes Steps Up, Ginn Returns

0:00On April 30th, Oakland A's left-fielder, Tyler Sodistrom, is sitting out tonight against the Kansas City Royals after a rough dive in left field. Yesterday, he got shaken up on the play with some whiplash, but nothing serious. Manager Mark Coatsize says he should be back quick, maybe skipping tomorrow's day game, but ready for the weekend series. Carlos Cortez steps in tonight, batting third against royal starter, Michael Waka. Cortez, the American lead player of the week, came off the bench last night with a single, a walk, and got hit by a pitch to reach base every time. Up, since Brent Rooker went on the injured list April 10th, Cortez has been on fire, hitting 385 with a 439 on base and 7. 12 slugging. His weighted runs created plus sits at 213, sixth best in baseball, way above league average. Shifting to the pitching side, JT Jen bounced back from right arm soreness that cut his Sunday start short. He threw a full bull pin session today, feeling normal, so he's lined up for Friday against Cleveland.

1:05That sets Jacob Lopez for Saturday start versus the Guardians, giving him extra rest after some tough outings. With these tweaks, the A's rotation looked solid heading into the weekend match-up. Baseball news, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today. I'm Corey with the story.