Waldichuk is expected to pitch the bulk of the innings for the Athletics on Wednesday in Detroit, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
The Athletics haven't decided whether Waldichuk will be deployed out of the bullpen behind an opener or as a traditional starter, but either way, he's in line to pcover the most innings of any Oakland pitcher Wednesday. The left-hander will be making just his third start since May 28, though he had served as an opening pitcher on both of those occasions. Waldichuk lost his spot in the rotation after turning in a 6.85 ERA and 1.85 WHIP in his first nine starts of 2023, and his results haven't been much better since he moved to the bullpen (6.64 ERA, 2.07 WHIP in 20.2 innings).