The A’s will be very careful with Sonny Gray, who is back with the team after suffering through a case of salmonella that had him in a hospital for two nights, and he is a longshot to be the Oakland starter Sunday in the series finale with the Mariners.
Gray said before Thursday’s game with Seattle that he was back to feeling mostly well for the first time since Sunday when the symptoms of dehydration and fever that first cropped up Saturday became serious.
Manager Bob Melvin and trainer Nick Paparesta both said the club would not be rushing Gray back into the rotation.