Elephant Rumblings: Stripling torched, Piscotty returns, Susac spotlight

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY SportsWelcome to Thursday, all! Weekend is just another couple days away everyone.

Yesterday was a forgettable day for new Athletic Ross Stripling as he got touched up by the San Diego Padres. That’s now back-to-back tough games for Stripling, who seemed assured of a rotation role. Would the A’s go back on their supposed promise of a rotation job in favor of someone like Boyle or Estes? His next start will be a big one to keep an eye on, likely early next week.

On the plus side of things, the A’s didn’t let the massive deficit stop them from playing basebal. The team clawed all the way to within one run. And on a nice note, former starting right fielder Stephen Piscotty…