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Kwan is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Kwan will hit the bench after starting 28 straight games, and he posted a .145/.254/.218 slash line over 110 at-bats during that stretch. Will Brennan will take over in left field and atop the lineup for the series finale in Los Angeles.

Gray will start at first base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Tigers.

The lefty-hitting Gray has now picked up starts in five consecutive matchups with right-handed starters or primary pitchers and looks to have displaced Daz Cameron for a regular spot in the Oakland lineup. Since his Sept. 1 call-up from Triple-A Las Vegas, Gray has gone 3-for-17 with a double and three walks.

Cameron is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Cameron appears to have lost hold of a regular spot in the Oakland lineup, as he'll take a seat for the Athletics' fifth consecutive matchup with a right-handed starter or opening pitcher. The left-handed-hitting Tristan Gray seems to have displaced Cameron in the everyday lineup, but the right-handed-hitting Cameron should still be a regular presence in the starting nine when the Athletics oppose lefties.

Vierling is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the A's.

Vierling has a .628 OPS through six games in September and will sit Sunday for the second time in Detroit's past three contests. Zach McKinstry is starting in right field and batting seventh in the series finale.

Triple-A Las Vegas placed Klein on its 7-day injured list Aug. 31 with an unspecified injury.

Acquired from the Royals at the trade deadline, Klein initially reported to Oakland and made three appearances for the big club before being optioned to the minors Aug. 17. He gave up three earned runs on six hits and five walks over 5.1 innings across four outings prior to landing on Las Vegas' IL.

Brieske will serve as the Tigers' opening pitcher for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Brieske will make his ninth start of the season and will likely cover an inning or two before exiting the contest. Ty Madden could serve as the primary pitcher, though Detroit hasn't officially announced its pitching plans for when Brieske leaves the game.

The Athletics outrighted Junk to Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.

Junk will remain in the Oakland organization after he was recently designated for assignment for a third time this season. The 28-year-old right-hander has made six appearances at the big-league level in 2024 between Milwaukee and Oakland, logging a 14.62 ERA and 3.25 WHIP in eight innings.

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said that Bido will be reinserted into the rotation during the upcoming week after working out of the bullpen in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Tigers, Jessica Kleinschmidt of the Oakland Athletics Radio Network reports.

Kotsay noted that the Athletics initially planned to rest Bido through the weekend, but after a 13-inning game Friday, the right-hander was made available out of the bullpen Saturday. Bido struck out three over two scoreless innings behind starter Brady Basso, who was subsequently optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday. Kotsay didn't specify when Bido's next start will be, but since he's less rested than JP Sears, Joey Estes and Mitch Spence, Bido presumably won't be used during the upcoming three-game series with the Astros and could instead take the hill for Thursday's series opener versus the White Sox.

The Athletics selected Bielak's contract from Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday.

He'll provide Oakland will a fresh arm out of the bullpen heading into Sunday's series finale with the Tigers while he joins the Athletics' 28-man roster as a replacement for lefty Brady Basso, who was sent back to Las Vegas after starting in Saturday's 2-1 loss. After being acquired from the Astros in mid-May, Bielak gave up two earned runs across 5.2 innings over his three relief appearances before Oakland cast him off its 40-man roster two weeks following the trade.

The Athletics optioned Basso to Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday.

Basso will head to Triple-A after he turned in an impressive first MLB start in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Tigers, taking a no-decision while recording six punchouts over six scoreless frames. Despite the strong showing, the Athletics will swap Basso off the active roster in favor of a fresh bullpen arm in Brandon Bielak, who was called up from Las Vegas on Sunday. Unless the Athletics place another player on a reserve list in a corresponding move, Basso will have to wait another 15 days before potentially rejoining the big club.