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Oakland Athletics acquire lefty reliever Jake Diekman from Royals

The A’s bullpen is getting even stronger at the trade deadline.

Oakland acquired left-handed reliever Jake Diekman from the Kansas City Royals Saturday in exchange for minor leaguers Ismael Aquino, a pitcher, and Dairon Blanco, an outfielder.

Diekman has a 4.75 earned-run average in 41.2 innings of relief work for the Royals this season.

We’ve acquired left-handed pitcher Jake Diekman from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Ismael Aquino and minor league outfielder Dairon Blanco. pic.twitter.com/ZphCJpYPFf

The A’s have added to their biggest area of strength in trading for Diekman.