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OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland Athletics will have the luxury of adding a key raiser to an enclosure that will have to work overtime on Saturday night when the newly acquired right-handed Jeurys Familia will join the club for the final of the series against the San. Francisco Giants Sunday
The A took a 3-2 lead in the annual Bay Bridge series with an 11-run win on Saturday, during which Blake Treinen closer had to make two innings after making a stop in the ninth
Treinen should not be available on Sunday, making the arrival of Familia all the more important
Acquired on Saturday the New York Mets for two minor leagues, Familia joined the A after have saved 17 of his 40 wins.
The 28-year-old did not play until the All-Star break and did not allow the race in July, so A's manager, Bob Melvin, looks forward to him give Oakland his debut at the first opportunity.
"For already havin" A good pen, to bring back an arm like this is quite significant, "said Melvin before Saturday's match." Man, you can not ask for much more. "
The A lifters were called for 5 1/3 innings of work in Saturday's win, which took the American League club even in the Oakland part of the six-game, home series after the Giants had won 5 to 1 Friday night
Oakland will send Sean Manaea (9-6, 3.42) against Johnny Cueto of the Giants (3-1, 2.36)
Manaea, who did not Lost in his last eight starts, defeated the Giants in his last outing 6-2 a week before the All-Star break, he allowed two runs and five hits in six innings.
The 26-year-old southpaw is 2-1 in his career against San Francisco with a 2.45 ERA in three career starts.
Cueto, on the other hand in, will be looking for his first win since he's on the list of injured with elbow problems in April.
He has thrown twice since his reinstatement to the DL but has been manhandled for 16 hits in 10 innings. The veteran launched only once in his career against the A's, and it was a beauty, which allowed the Cincinnati Reds to win a 3-0 win at Oakland in June 2010 with seven innings of seven strokes
There were only three home runs in the last two days, all by the Giants.
In fact, two of the three were hit by guys who played a tag game on Saturday
summoned Ryder Jones from Triple-A to start the second half with the parent club, and the sophomore responded to a home race in his second big league bat of the season on Friday.
Jones took the place of Brandon Belt, who missed Friday's game to witness the birth of his son.
Belt came back Saturday, which ended Jones' short major league. "The guy breaks down, the guy who replaces him hits a homerun," said Bruce Bochy, director of the Giants, about the deal. "It's still good."
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