3:10 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) underwent surgery Friday to repair a tear in his right patellar tendon.

1:31 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) will meet with a doctor to determine whether surgery is required to repair a patellar tendon strain in his right knee, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

12:54 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros.

2:37 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

2:17 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

6:25 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Red Sox on Monday.

5:54 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the Tigers.

10:58 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

10:08 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.

3:26 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.

3:00 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

6:01 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

9:44 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Rangers.

3:37 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's clash against Cleveland.

10:16 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

10:32 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.

3:38 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) will start in right field and bat sixth Tuesday against the Tigers.

6:35 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Astros on Wednesday.

6:38 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Phillies on Saturday.

1:01 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.

3:55 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in a loss to the Angels on Wednesday.

2:59 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

3:11 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Marlins.

3:24 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) went 2-for-5 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Rangers.

12:36 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is not in Saturday's lineup against the White Sox.

9:10 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a stolen base in Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the Rangers.

5:16 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and a second run scored in Thursday's 8-0 win over the White Sox.

1:52 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.