After dealing with some back tightness, Frankie Montas returned to the rotation and made his first start in nine days. Last Thursday’s off day allowed the rotation to continue on turn, but that week-long accumulation of rust showed in the Oakland A’s 10-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday afternoo. . .
“I do feel bad for him,” Melvin said in a call with reporters this weekend. “Because this kid is a very talented baseball player and has not gotten an opportunity this year at all to this point.”