The A’s were grateful for Andrew Triggs Friday, that he was able to step up when starter Jesse Hahn floundered in the first inning and give Oakland four innings of work out of the bullpen.
Baseball is a tough master, though. And the A’s are likely to show their gratitude Saturday by sending Triggs down to Triple-A Nashville. The A’s are in need of extra bullpen help after the bullpen was forced to eat 7.1 innings of Friday’s 12-2 loss to the Astros, although admittedly one of those innings went to infielder Tyler Ladendorf.
So Triggs won’t be surprised if the A’s decide to send him down and call someone else up.