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A’s tab Overton for start against Astros
- Updated: July 19, 2016
OAKLAND — Left-hander Dillon Overton will be added to the A’s roster Tuesday for a spot start against the visiting Astros, marking his second big league stint.
Overton replaces scheduled starter Sean Manaea, who was forced into action in the second inning of Sunday’s loss to the Blue Jays following the unexpected departures of starter Rich Hill (blister) and reliever Andrew Triggs, who took a liner to his left calf and suffered a contusion.
“It’s good he’ll get another opportunity,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said of Overton. “Obviously the reason for it is not great, but this is a guy we talked about in Spring Training and we felt like at some point in time he’d get …
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