OAKLAND _ Left-hander Erik Surkamp will be recalled from Class AAA Nashville to assume the vacant spot in the pitching rotation, A’s manager Bob Melvin said Sunday.
Surkamp, who began in the season with the A’s, will oppose Tyler Duffey Tuesday in Minnesota against the Twins.
In four starts for the Sounds, Surkamp is 2-1 with a 3.91 earned run average, giving up 17 hits and 10 earned runs in 23 innings with eight walks and 28 strikeouts.
The last time Sonny Gray’s turn came up, with A’s started Zach Neal, who also was a Nashville call-up.