A's RHP Cahill (Achilles) back on DL
The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Trevor Cahill on the 10-day disabled list Thursday with a strained right Achilles.
The DL stint is Cahill's second this season. The 30-year-old was sidelined 10 days by a right elbow impingement in May.
The A's also optioned left-hander Danny Coulombe to Triple-A Nashville on Thursday. Righties Chris Bassitt and Carlos Ramirez were recalled from Nashville.
Cahill was scratched from his Saturday start against the Kansas City Royals as a result of the Achilles injury, which manager Bob Melvin termed as "not great" in speaking to reporters earlier this week. The team delayed making a roster move with Cahill in the hopes he would recover quickly.
"I think recently maybe walking around, he hasn't felt great," Melvin said. "Whether or not it enhanced the state that he's in right now, not sure yet."
Cahill is 1-2 with a 2.77 ERA this season.
Bassitt shined in Cahill's stead against the Royals on Saturday, allowing one run and striking out six over seven innings in his first major league appearance since 2016. The 29-year-old was optioned to the minors the next day, and Melvin said earlier this week he'd be happy to see him back in the majors.
"He deserves another chance, based on how he pitched the last time out," Melvin said.
Ramirez, 27, has appeared in one game for the A's this season, throwing two scoreless innings. Coulombe, 28, has a 4.70 ERA in 25 appearances out of Oakland's bullpen.
--Field Level Media
