OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics expect home run leader Khris Davis back in the lineup Thursday afternoon when they try to snap a three-game losing streak and salvage the finale of a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The A's have struggled offensively on their 10-game homestand that came on the heels of a four-game sweep at Toronto.
Davis suffered a strained groin in the finale at Toronto, and the A's have totaled 15 runs in the nine games since he went on the disabled list.
The slump has reached its low point in the three losses to Tampa Bay, which hadn't recorded a shutout this season before blanking the A's 1-0 in 13 innings on Monday and 6-0 on a combined one-hitter Wednesday.