Yonder Alonso

Yonder Alonso out Friday for Oakland

Oakland Athletics first baseman Yonder Alonso is out of the lineup Friday for the A's.

What It Means:

With Minnesota Twins lefty Jaime Garcia on the bump, Oakland is going with a lineup heavy on right-handed sticks. Ryon Healy is sliding across the diamond to cover first while Matt Chapman assumes duties at the hot corner.

Garcia has a 4.54 SIERA, but he's held right-handed hitters to a .319 wOBA this season. The sample size is small, but Chapman has been red-hot in July, mashing his way to a 37.2% hard-hit rate and 60.5% fly-ball rate this month.