OAKLAND -- A's third baseman Matt Chapman was back in the starting lineup Tuesday after being activated from the disabled list.
The move allowed Jed Lowrie to return to second base, with Franklin Barreto, optioned to Triple-A Nashville, left as the odd man out.
Chapman missed more than two weeks with a right hand injury, helped along by a series of shots that alleviated the same kind of pain that sidelined him during a short stretch in Spring Training. He said Tuesday afternoon that "this is the best it's felt so far.