A's acquire right-hander Brandon Bielak from Astros for cash
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics acquired right-hander Brandon Bielak from the Houston Astros on Thursday for cash.
Oakland designated left-hander Easton Lucas for assignment to create 40-man roster room for Bielak, who had been designated himself on Saturday to created space for right-hander Cristian Javier on the active roster.
Bielak has a 5.71 ERA in 10 relief outings this year with nine strikeouts and seven walks over 17 1/3 innings.
He was originally selected by Houston in the 11th round of the 2017 amateur draft and has a 11-13 record with a 4.65 ERA and one save.
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