Athletics' Ross Stripling: Activated ahead of start

The Athletics activated Stripling (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to start against the Angels on Thursday.

Stripling will rejoin the rotation Thursday in Anaheim after missing two months with a flexor strain. He had a maximum pitch count of 56 in his three rehab outings, so the veteran right-hander will be limited from a workload standpoint versus the Halos.