Ben Zobrist took some swings in the batting cage and stretched with his A’s teammates Wednesday and said he felt no pain but a little discomfort in his left knee, injured in a slide Sunday in Kansas City.
The prime test for Zobrist will be Thursday, when he will run the bases, do some work in the field and take batting practice. If the knee, which had a cortisone injection Monday night, responds well, he could play this weekend in Oakland against Houston.
In the background remains the possibility of some sort of arthroscopic surgery if the knee doesn’t respond as hoped.