By Jay Cohen Associated Press
June 3, 2026 - 6:00 am
CHICAGO — Athletics manager Mark Kotsay is looking astatine his options for his rotation aft Luis Severino was sidelined by a strained close shoulder.
The A’s brought up right-handers Kade Morris and Mason Barnett from Triple-A Las Vegas earlier Tuesday’s 2-1 triumph astatine the Chicago Cubs. Right-hander Michael Kelly and left-hander Jacob Lopez were sent down, and right-hander Brooks Kriske was transferred to the 60-day injured list.
Morris, 1 of the team’s apical pitching prospects, is looking to marque his large league debut. Barnett pitched 2 scoreless innings for the A’s connected April 19 against the Chicago White Sox.
“We’ve worn the bullpen down a small bit,” Kotsay said. “But they’ll supply immoderate magnitude close present and we’ll marque a decision, you know, which 1 of them gets an accidental going guardant to fulfill 1 of the vacancies successful our rotation close now.”
Severino, 32, was placed connected the 15-day injured database connected Saturday, a time aft helium pitched 1 inning successful an 8-2 nonaccomplishment to the New York Yankees. Kotsay said Severino volition beryllium retired for “a minimum 4 to six weeks astatine slightest and if not more.”
The A’s besides are playing without right-hander Aaron Civale, who went connected the 15-day IL past week due to the fact that of enarthrosis tendinitis. Gage Jump was brought up from Las Vegas, and the left-hander pitched 7 coagulated innings against the Cubs for his first vocation win successful his 2nd large league start.
“Tonight, you know, they conscionable enactment swings connected the shot and missed the barrel,” the 23-year-old Jump said. “The fastball was good, but I got to beryllium capable to onshore the breaking balls erstwhile I request them. That’ll bring much plaything and miss, and that’s what I request close now. But I’ll instrumentality going heavy successful games.”
Lopez started Sunday’s 13-8 nonaccomplishment to the Yankees, surrendering 7 runs successful two-plus innings. The left-hander is 4-3 with a 6.75 ERA successful 10 starts and 2 alleviation appearances for the A’s this year.
Following their bid against the Cubs, the A’s statesman a play acceptable astatine Houston connected Friday night. Their adjacent disconnected time is connected June 11.
Morris, a third-round prime successful the 2023 amateur draught retired of UNR, was acquired successful a July 2024 commercialized with the New York Mets for Paul Blackburn. Morris went 5-3 with a 4.45 ERA successful 11 starts for Las Vegas earlier his promotion.
“I deliberation he’s throwing the shot well,” Kotsay said. “He’s a pitcher that pitches with a batch of emotion. I’m definite erstwhile helium steps connected that mound for the archetypal time, there’s going to beryllium a batch of energy, a batch of excitement. … The Triple-A play has gone beauteous good for him. He has been performing astatine a beauteous bully clip.”
While the A’s are dealing with immoderate injuries successful their rotation, All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson is making his mode backmost from a near enarthrosis injury. He is with the squad successful Chicago and could statesman a insignificant league rehab duty this weekend.
“Obviously, Jacob feels bully astir wherever he’s astatine close now,” Kotsay said. “You know, this volition beryllium a mates days of beauteous bully enactment here, pregame.”
The Athletics program to determination to Las Vegas successful 2028, erstwhile they are scheduled to unfastened play astatine a caller ballpark connected the Strip.
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