Oakland A’s shortstop Marcus Semien wasn’t in the lineup for Friday’s series opener against the San Diego Padres, and manager Bob Melvin isn’t expecting him for the series.
The ironman shortstop isn’t one to miss games — before Saturday, he hadn’t missed a start in 276 straight games, but a left side injury kept him out of the second game of the doubleheader against the Astros. The A’s haven’t played a game since due to Daniel Mengden’s positive coronavirus test result Sunday.
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