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The Athletics selected Muller's contract from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday. Muller was outrighted off the 40-man roster last month but has made his way back on after posting a 4.43 ERA and 12:5 K:BB over 20.1 innings at Las Vegas. Three of Muller's four appearances with Las Vegas were starts, and he went a combined 13 innings his last two times out. However, while he's stretched out to start, if needed, it's not clear what role the Athletics have planned for him.
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The Athletics outrighted Muller to Triple-A Las Vegas after he cleared waivers Wednesday. Muller has fewer than three years of big-league service time and hasn't been previously outrighted, so he didn't have the ability to reject the assignment to Triple-A after clearing waivers. Before the Athletics moved him off their 40-man roster Tuesday, Muller served mostly in a mop-up role over his 18 relief appearances for the big club, logging a 4.22 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 35:9 K:BB in 42.2 innings. He could get stretched back out for starting duty as he heads back to Las Vegas.
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The Athletics designated Muller for assignment Tuesday. The left-hander last pitched since Aug. 3 versus the Dodgers and surrendered six runs across one inning. Muller had a 3.02 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 32:9 K:BB in 41.2 frames this season prior to that outing, but he won't retain his place on Oakland's 26-man and 40-man rosters.
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The Athletics reinstated Muller (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Sunday. Muller had been on the shelf since May 30 with left shoulder tendinitis but will rejoin Oakland after completing four rehab appearances with Triple-A Las Vegas. The southpaw covered three innings and tossed 61 pitches in his final outing for Las Vegas on Saturday, so the Athletics would presumably prefer not to use him in Sunday's series finale with the Orioles. Left-hander Jack O'Loughlin was optioned to Las Vegas in a corresponding move.
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Muller (shoulder) started Triple-A Las Vegas' loss to Oklahoma City on Tuesday, allowing two earned runs on two hits and a walk over 2.2 innings. He struck out five. While he had his share of trouble, Muller encouragingly worked up to 42 pitches during the outing, locating 32 of those offerings for strikes. Per the Associated Press, Muller returned to Oakland on Wednesday, and he and manager Mark Kotsay were slated to discuss how the veteran southpaw felt following the most voluminous of his three rehab appearances before making a decision on whether Muller would be activated at some point during the upcoming weekend series against the Orioles.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | OAK | 19 | 0 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 47 | 4.40 | 1.24 |
| 2023 | OAK | 21 | 13 | 77.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 39 | 112 | 7.59 | 1.96 |
| 2022 | ATL | 3 | 3 | 12.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 8.02 | 1.70 |
Next Matchup
| Situation | Record | ERA | INN | ER | K |
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| vs N.Y. YANKEES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| @ OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/14 | @  |
- | - | - | 2.1 | 2 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 |
| 8/03 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 7 | 4.85 | 0 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 7/28 | @  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0.75 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 7/24 | vs  |
- | - | - | 3.0 | 2 | 0.90 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 7/14 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 1.29 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 7/11 | @  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 2 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5/24 | vs |
- | - | - | 4.0 | 4 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
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| 9/20 | vs  |
9:40 PM | Gerrit Cole |
| 9/21 | vs |
9:07 PM | Carlos Rodon |
| 9/22 | vs |
4:07 PM | Luis Gil |
| 9/24 | vs  |
9:40 PM | Nathan Eovaldi |
| 9/25 | vs |
9:40 PM | Cody Bradford |
| 9/26 | vs |
3:37 PM | Kumar Rocker |
| 9/27 | @  |
10:10 PM | Bryan Woo |