Oakland A's center fielder Coco Crisp. Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Oakland A’s center fielder Coco Crisp was not in the lineup for the second game in a row Tuesday against the Angels because of a sore left hamstring.
He was hurt Sunday in Seattle, the second ailment he has sustained this season. He was bothered by a sore wrist last week.
Crisp, though, took batting practice and had a full pregame workout Tuesday afternoon, and he entered that night’s game as a pinch hitter. He flied out in the 10th inning of Oakland’ 10-9 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Crisp hopes to be ready to start Wednesday’s series finale.
“If he’s getting close to 100 percent, I’m going to want to get him in the lineup,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said.
Craig Gentry has started the past two nights in center field, but the A’s are counting on Crisp do perform like he did last year, when he set career highs in runs (93) and home runs (22) in his 12th major league season at age 33. Through eight games this season, he is hitting .292 with one homer, two RBIs and three stolen bases.
