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Barnett will start Thursday's game against the Astros in Sacramento.

The Athletics summoned Barnett from Triple-A Las Vegas last Friday to make his first appearance for the big club in more than a month, and the 25-year-old right-hander languished in a 5-3 loss to the Guardians. He took a no-decision in the start, coughing up three runs on seven hits and four walks in 3.1 innings to bring his ERA and WHIP up to 7.16 and 1.75, respectively, over his 19 appearances for the Athletics on the season. Despite the poor showing, Barnett will receive one last turn through the rotation as the Athletics kick off a four-game set versus Houston to close out the campaign.

Atlanta selected Hernandez's contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday.

With Martin Perez (back) headed to the injured list, Hernandez will rejoin Atlanta's bullpen to fill the open roster spot. The 31-year-old has allowed just three earned runs in 11 innings with the big club this year but owns a 4.64 ERA and 1.43 WHIP across 85.1 innings in the minors. Hurston Waldrep (elbow) was placed on the 60-day IL to clear space on the 40-man roster.

Suzuki went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, a walk and a strikeout during Thursday's 2-1 win over the Marlins.

Suzuki extended his hitting streak to six games after recording two base hits Thursday. The 32-year-old stepped to the plate in the fifth inning and launched his 26th homer of the campaign off Jack Ralston to tie the game. Suzuki is now slashing .270/.366/.476 with 26 homers, 86 RBI and 79 walks in 625 plate appearances this season.

Crow-Armstrong went 1-for-3 with a walk, stolen base and a strikeout during Thursday's 2-1 win over the Marlins.

With his stolen base Thursday, Crow-Armstrong officially joined the illustrious club of just six other players with 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season. The 24-year-old swiped his 40th bag after drawing a walk in the first inning against Tyler Phillips. The young phenom has cemented his MVP campaign, batting .280/.373/.575 with 45 homers, 107 RBI, 40 stolen bases and 82 walks over 716 plate appearances this season.

Rodriguez (16-7) earned the win Thursday over the Rockies, allowing two runs on nine hits and no walks over six innings. He struck out three.

Rodriguez did a good job working his way out of danger Thursday, as he held Colorado to just a pair of runs despite dealing with at least one base runner in each of his six innings. It's a nice bounce-back effort from Rodriguez, who was tagged for seven runs over 5.1 frames his last time out against the Yankees. The lefty will finish a strong regular season with a 2.89 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 143:62 K:BB across 32 starts (189.2 innings).

The Angels recalled Martin from Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.

Martin returns to the big leagues after being down in Triple-A since his demotion Aug. 30, where the right hander posted 7.88 ERA and 1.38 WHIP across 8.0 innings through four games. He's getting brought up as a corresponding move with Ben Joyce (shoulder) getting placed on the injured list.

Siri isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Siri will begin Thursday's series opener on the bench after going 6-for-18 with a homer, two RBI, two runs and two steals over his last five games. Bryce Teodosio will pick up a start in center field as a result and bat ninth.

Montgomery earned the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Mets, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

With Jacob Latz unavailable after throwing 1.2 innings Wednesday, it was Montgomery who was called upon to close out the game Thursday. The southpaw was sharp, retiring the side on just eight pitches, as he logged his first save of the season and just the second in his major-league career. Since returning from the IL in August, Montgomery's posted a 4.63 ERA with a 1.03 WHIP and 17:6 K:BB over 23.1 innings.

Zeferjahn posted a clean ninth inning with no strikeouts to earn the save Thursday against the Marlins.

Zeferjahn set down the Marlins in order on just nine pitches (seven strikes) to complete his seventh save of the season. It was the right-hander's first appearance permitting no baserunners since Sept. 12 against the Pirates. Since joining the Cubs on Aug. 3, the 28-year-old owns a 4.50 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 19:8 K:BB and three saves in 18 innings.

Smith isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.

Smith will retreat to the dugout to begin Thursday's contest after going 6-for-16 with three homers over his last five games. Hunter Feduccia will fill in behind the plate and bat eighth.