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A’s ace Sonny Gray is nearing a return to the starting rotation following Saturday’s successful rehab start for Class A Advanced Stockton. Manager Bob Melvin announced the right-hander will throw a 75-pitch rehab start Thursday for Triple-A Nashville in what could be his final tune-up before being activated off the disabled list. OAK Homepage News
A’s right-hander Andrew Triggs, one of Major League Baseball’s surprising stories in the first three weeks of the season, will shoot for a fourth straight win on Sunday against Seattle’s Yovani Gallardo as the two American League West rivals close out a four-game series at the Coliseum. OAK Homepage News
A’s center fielder Rajai Davis remains sidelined by a minor left hamstring injury but appears close to a return. OAK Homepage News
Mariners veteran Hisashi Iwakuma and young A’s lefty Sean Manaea will square off on Friday night in the second game of a four-game series at the Oakland Coliseum, with both hoping for better outcomes than their last outings. OAK Homepage News
A sound defensive display, combined with early offensive production — two components that had been missing from Oakland’s early-season showing — accompanied a power parade and pitching prowess in Wednesday’s 9-1 series-clinching victory over the Rangers. OAK Homepage News
Craig Taylor