Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers is not in the lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Clarke Schmidt and the New York Yankees.
Langeliers will rest for the matinee after going 0-for-9 with 3 strikeouts over the last three games. Carlos Perez will catch for Hogan Harris and hit fifth. Seth Brown will work as the designated hitter and cleanup batter. Conner Capel will start in right field and hit seventh.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Athletics have the lowest implied total in the majors on Thursday at 3.67. Schmidt has an identical 4.33 ERA and 4.33 xERA this season, with a 43.8% hard-hit rate, 22.5% strikeout rate, and 6.8% walk rate.
Source: Baseball Press