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A's send another pitcher to the disabled list

MINNEAPOLIS — Yet another A's pitching injury factored into the multiple roster moves that brought left-hander Patrick Schuster to Target Field, on 2 ½ hours

sleep, for his first day in the major leagues.And his callup from Triple-A Nashville, after seven-plus years in the minors with six organizations, came with a memorable story.The A's needed an arm Monday when Fernando Rodriguez, who left Sunday's game with a strained right shoulder, became the sixth pitcher and 11th player toland on the disabled list. A's manager Bob Melvin said Rodriguez will undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test, likely Tuesday.