The Oakland A’s activated pitcher Jharel Cotton from the 10-day disabled list, the team announced Sunday. He is listed as the starter for the afternoon game against the Twins. To make room on the active roster, pitcher Frankie Montas was optioned to Triple-A Nashville.
Cotton missed most of July after developing a blister on his thumb. The right-hander has struggled for much of his rookie season after excelling in a brief callup last September, but he was in the middle of one of his better outings of the year in late June when the blister forced him to exit early.