NEWS
7:15 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
10:05 AM - Nick Allen (Atl) went 1-for-4 in Monday's extra-inning loss to the Cubs, and over his last 13 games he's batting just .111 (3-for-27) with a 0:10 BB:K.
3:07 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Philadelphia.
11:02 AM - Nick Allen (Atl) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
3:19 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.
10:04 AM - Nick Allen (Atl) went 2-for-3 with a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Brewers.
7:59 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) went 1-for-3 with a single in Sunday's 8-1 loss to Atlanta.
12:06 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) (hand) will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
1:13 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) (hand) is not in Atlanta's starting lineup against Boston on Saturday.
4:49 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) (hand) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox.
8:04 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) exited Thursday's game against the Phillies with an apparent finger injury, 680 The Fan Atlanta reports.
10:48 AM - Nick Allen (Atl) is out of the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Phillies.
10:38 AM - Nick Allen (Atl) went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Red Sox.
10:01 AM - Nick Allen (Atl) went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Monday's win over the Rockies.
4:40 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals.
10:35 AM - Nick Allen (Atl) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
11:47 AM - Nick Allen (Atl) went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Monday's win over the Blue Jays.
6:56 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Blue Jays.
4:57 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
1:43 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) is wearing goggles this season to correct an astigmatism which he said was a particular issue for him during night games, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
11:17 AM - Nick Allen (Atl) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
3:16 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) is starting at shortstop and batting eighth in Friday's game against the Marlins.
12:39 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers.
6:19 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) is starting at shortstop and batting eighth against the Padres on Friday.
11:08 AM - Nick Allen (Atl) defense at shortstop makes him the likeliest choice for a bench spot on Atlanta's initial 26-man roster, Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
6:56 PM - Nick Allen (Atl) acquired Allen from the Athletics on Monday in exchange for Jared Johnson.
11:59 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 2-for-4 with two doubles in a loss to the White Sox on Sunday.
12:46 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-4 with a run in a loss to the Reds on Thursday.
2:21 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) Athletics recalled Allen from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.
12:25 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) owns a .420 average and 1.055 OPS over the 80 plate appearances he's logged across 17 games with Triple-A Las Vegas since being optioned May 3.
5:20 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) Athletics optioned Allen to Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday.
10:40 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
4:00 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.
12:40 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a win over the Yankees on Thursday.
10:59 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Yankees, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
1:55 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
2:23 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
12:24 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.
11:57 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a loss to the Guardians on Friday.
1:15 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) (back) started at shortstop in a Cactus League tie with the Diamondbacks on Monday and went 0-for-2 with a walk.
11:35 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) (back) will start at shortstop and bat leadoff Monday in the Athletics' Cactus League game against the Diamondbacks.
3:40 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) (back) is participating in a minor-league game Sunday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
1:18 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) manager Mark Kotsay said Wednesday that Allen is currently sidelined with a mild back strain, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
12:26 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, a double and a run in a loss to the Angels on Sunday.
1:08 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk in a loss to the Twins on Wednesday.
9:49 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs in a win over the Tigers on Saturday.
3:45 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
11:59 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) is not in the lineup Sunday against the Rangers.
2:25 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
1:54 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
10:27 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 4-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and five RBI in Friday's 12-4 win over the White Sox.
6:11 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.
10:41 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) isn't in Oakland's lineup Sunday against the Nationals.
9:26 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 8-2 loss to the Nationals.
8:11 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Sunday's win over the Giants.
10:11 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple, a walk and a run in a win over the Rockies on Friday.
2:57 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
1:14 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
12:40 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-3 with an RBI single and a stolen base in a loss to the Twins on Friday.
2:45 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.
10:14 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases in Triple-A Las Vegas' win over Reno on Wednesday, is hitting .400 (8-for-20) over the five games he's played for the Aviators since being demoted June 6.
2:53 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
3:11 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Miami.
4:27 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta.
6:26 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is not in the lineup Wednesday night against the Mariners.
1:22 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a walk in an extra-innings win over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
1:36 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 3-for-5 with a run in a win over the Rangers on Friday.
10:31 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
12:18 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Royals.
5:04 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) recalled Allen from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
12:37 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) who owns a .333 average and .934 OPS across 12 games at Triple-A Las Vegas since being optioned April 14, is a likely candidate to be recalled should Aledmys Diaz (hamstring) require a stint on the injured list, the team's official site reports.
5:06 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday.
1:11 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) manager Mark Kotsay announced that Allen will form the short side of a platoon at shortstop with Aledmys Diaz to begin the season, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
12:01 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is not a lock to open the season as the Athletics' starting shortstop, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
12:15 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run in a win over the Angels on Monday.
10:17 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 10-3 win over the Mariners.
5:40 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 2-for-4 with a two-run double in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Angels.
12:37 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mets, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
11:58 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and a stolen base in a win over the Mets on Saturday.
11:31 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 2-for-2 with a walk and a run in a win over the Mariners on Tuesday.
11:51 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in a win over the Astros on Saturday.
11:06 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-4 with an RBI double and a run in a loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.
11:06 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-4 with an RBI double and a run in a loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.
11:34 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Baltimore.
12:31 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a run in a win over the Nationals on Tuesday.
6:02 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.
9:14 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Astros.
2:30 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run in a win over the Angels on Thursday.
2:30 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run in a win over the Angels on Thursday.
6:37 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
6:37 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
2:25 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) will start at second base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the White Sox.
2:25 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) will start at second base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the White Sox.
12:32 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) isn't starting Wednesday against the Astros.
5:35 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.
5:28 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Rangers.
12:48 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
4:49 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) isn't starting Monday's game against the Rangers.
2:51 PM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 2-for-3 with a run in a loss to the Mariners on Thursday.
6:56 AM - Nick Allen (Oak) went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Sunday's victory over the Royals.
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