ANAHEIM – Second-year Oakland starter Sean Manaea was lifted from his Wednesday start against the Angels after just two innings and 34 pitches.
The A’s did not provide an immediate reason for the abrupt removal of a pitcher who, although trailing 3-2 at the time of his removal, hadn’t thrown less than five innings in a start all season.
The left-hander retired the first four batters he faced, but four of the next five men reached base, three of them on doubles.
And Manaea, who generally works in the 93-95 mph range, showed a noticeable dropoff in his velocity in what was his fifth start of the season.