Athletics' Ross Stripling: Returns in relief Saturday

Stripling fired a scoreless sixth inning in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday, issuing a walk.

The veteran right-hander had been activated from the injured list Friday, and manager Mark Kotsay opted to have him return in a relief capacity. Stripling has struggled to a 2-11 record, 6.01 ERA and 1.54 WHIP across 22 appearances (14 starts) in his debut Athletics campaign, making him a dubious candidate for a return to the team in free agency this offseason.