Athletics place Luis Severino (oblique) on 15-day IL

The following injury update is courtesy of Athletics Communications

The Athletics have placed right-handed pitcher Luis Severino on the 15-day injured list retroactive to August 6 with a left oblique strain and recalled left-handed pitcher Hogan Harris from Triple-A Las Vegas, the club announced today.

Severino was the A’s Opening Day starter and has gone 6-11 with a 4.82 ERA in 24 starts, including 103 strikeouts and 44 walks in 136.1 innings pitched. In his last five starts he is 4-1 with a 2.93 ERA, 30 strikeouts, and eight walks in 27.2 innings of work after starting the season 2-10 with a 5.30 ERA in his first 19 starts spanning 108.2 innings.

Harris returns to the A’s for his third stint after being optioned to Las Vegas on July 23. In 30 Major League appearances, he is 1-1 with a 4.35 ERA in 41.1 innings pitched. In 10 Triple-A outings, he is 2-1 with a 4.30 ERA in 14.2 innings of work.

Luis Severino lands on the IL pic.twitter.com/1cvF9YLQhV

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Nick Kurtz celebrated the one-year anniversary of his professional debut on Sunday, and the Athletics first baseman already is established as a fierce power hitter after just 79 games in the majors.

That said, the 22-year-old Kurtz hasn’t homered in his past 13 games as the Athletics open a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night at West Sacramento, Calif.

Kurtz has been in a power outage since his epic performance against the Houston Astros on July 25, in which he slugged four homers while going 6-for-6 with eight RBIs, six runs, and 19 total bases.

Nick Kurtz has just one extra-base hit — a double — since his historic night.

Of course, opposing pitchers are being very cautious when they face Kurtz, the fourth overall pick in the 2024 draft out of Wake Forest.

“Obviously, there’s a little frustration,” Kurtz said of his power drought. “You want to do the things that help the team produce runs. Sometimes, you’re just not able to. I’m just trying to do what I can with what they give me.”

Kurtz is batting .305 with 23 homers and 62 RBIs. He drew a walk while going 0-for-3 in Sunday’s 3-2 road win over the Baltimore Orioles to stretch his streak of reaching base to 25 straight games.

Nick Kurtz seeks to regain power surge as A’s host Rays

When is the next Athletics game?

• Monday, August 11th – Wednesday, August 13th – vs. Tampa Bay Rays
• Friday, August 15th – Sunday, August 17th – vs. Los Angeles Angels
• Tuesday, August 19th – Thursday, August 21st – @ Minnesota Twins
• Friday, August 22nd – Sunday, August 24th – @ Seattle Mariners
• Monday, August 25th – Wednesday, August 27th – vs. Detroit Tigers

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