Good news for the Athletics Cy Young Award candidate. Plus a brief note on Sean Doolittle.
The Oakland Athletics will start Sonny Gray for Monday evening's game against the Baltimore Orioles, manager Bob Melvin told beat reporters before Sunday's game. Felix Doubront is likely to start Tuesday, with Jesse Chavez starting Wednesday.
Gray was held out of his scheduled start last Thursday due to back spasms, but has apparently come out of throwing sessions just fine. Jesse Chavez started that game instead.
Felix Doubront moves into the A's rotation after Aaron Brooks was optioned out to Triple-A to allow the A's to call up bullpen reinforcements Pat Venditte and Dan Otero Saturday.