Daniel Mengden made the trip from Nashville to Oakland will make Saturday’s start against the Red sox.
Manager Bob Melvin said Mengden, who will be activated before the game, has pitched better that his 1-5 record and 5.73 ERA with Oakland would suggest.
The club likes his assortment of pitches and when they sent him down the last time, it was because they saw signs of midseason weariness in him. He was 8-2 with a 1.67 in his time with Triple-A Nashville.
“It’s good to get him back,” Melvin said. “He really got our attention early on and we felt like when we sent him down he was just a little bit tired.