This is the second straight game Turner will miss due to a pimple on his leg that became infected. Alex Guerrero will start at third base and bat eighth against the Athletics.
Alex Guerrero has been productive in 167 plate appearances this season with a .324 wOBA and 0.26 nERD. Against right-handed hitters, Athletics starter Jesse Chavez allows a .250 wOBA, strikes them out 24.2 percent of the time, and has a 3.55 xFIP.
Source: Baseball Press