3:40 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

5:43 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.

3:10 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

9:38 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Atlanta.

3:40 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is starting in center field and batting sixth for Monday's game against Atlanta.

11:38 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

12:08 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Blue Jays on Saturday.

9:21 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) (knees) started in right field and went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's Cactus League win over the Cubs.

5:35 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) (knees) will lead off and play right field for Friday's Cactus League game against the Cubs.

10:02 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) (knees) started at designated hitter and went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Tuesday's Cactus League loss to the White Sox.

11:36 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) (knees) is batting third as the designated hitter in Tuesday's Cactus League game against the White Sox.

2:04 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) (knees) is expected to start at designated hitter in Tuesday's Cactus League contest against the White Sox and could resume playing the outfield in a game as soon as Thursday versus the Mariners, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

2:27 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) Athletics are planning on having Butler (knees) make his Cactus League debut Tuesday versus the White Sox, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

10:46 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) (knee) has yet to appear in Cactus League action but has seen extensive reps in live batting practice, simulated games and minor-league spring training games. The Athletics are targeting a debut for next week, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

10:13 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) has yet to appear in Cactus League action as he works his way back from offseason knee surgery.

11:56 AM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) will be held out of Cactus League action until mid-spring as he works his way back from offseason knee surgery, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

3:06 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) (knees) took part in a live batting practice session during Monday's full-squad workout, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

1:56 PM - Lawrence Butler (Ath) (knee) said Monday that he will be fully ready for the beginning of spring training, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

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.

2:29 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners.

9:23 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs and a stolen base in Tuesday's win over the Rangers.

4:19 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

4:22 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) (illness) will start in right field and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game against the Astros.

6:15 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros due to a virus, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

4:13 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Houston, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

7:43 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 9-1 loss to the Tigers.

8:02 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 1-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Tigers on Saturday.

7:07 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.

9:23 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers.

10:07 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the Reds.

10:11 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 11-3 loss to the Brewers.

12:48 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Rays on Thursday.

12:00 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 1-for-3 with an RBI sacrifice fly and a run in a win over the Rays on Monday.

10:57 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.

5:27 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.

7:27 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Giants.

11:28 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in a win over the Angels on Saturday.

10:16 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 2-for-5 with a double, a two-run homer, two runs scored and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Angels.

7:45 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, a triple, a double, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Astros.

1:35 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and two runs in a loss to the Angels on Sunday.

11:37 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 2-for-4 with a two-run triple and a run in a win over the Angels on Friday.

4:20 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies.

10:12 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Red Sox.

9:42 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and a stolen base in Tuesday's 12-9 loss to the Red Sox.

2:14 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) isn't in Oakland's lineup Saturday against the Orioles.

7:08 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 5-0 win over the Angels.

12:17 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 1-for-2 with a stolen base in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

1:47 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.

6:02 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against Arizona.

6:58 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

5:55 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

11:45 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas earlier in the day, went 1-for-3 with a double and a run in a win over the Royals on Tuesday.

5:10 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) Athletics recalled Butler from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

8:16 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) owns a .250/.348/.420 slash line with nine extra-base hits (five doubles, four home runs), nine RBI and seven stolen bases in the 24 games he's played with Triple-A Las Vegas since being optioned May 14.

12:29 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday, made his minor-league debut in Thursday's win over El Paso and went 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs.

4:25 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

11:39 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 0-for-2 with two walks, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Mariners on Saturday.

11:56 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in a loss to the Mariners on Friday.

2:44 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Rangers.

7:02 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.

12:58 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game versus Miami.

7:28 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) isn't in Oakland's lineup for Friday's game against Miami.

12:49 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) entered Monday's win over the Pirates as a pinch runner in the bottom of the seventh inning as a pinch runner and remained in the game in right field, recording a stolen base but not logging a plate appearance.

3:46 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) isn't in Oakland's lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees.

10:28 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Yankees.

10:52 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

3:14 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) isn't in the Athletics' lineup Saturday against the Guardians.

1:03 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

1:03 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) entered Sunday's win over the Tigers in the fourth inning as a replacement for Brent Rooker (abdomen) went 2-for-3 with a double.

12:32 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

9:55 AM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Tigers.

12:48 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

2:39 PM - Lawrence Butler (Oak) is hitting .133 (2-for-15) over the first five games of the regular season.