A’s Move Jack Perkins Into Rotation

Jack Perkins will make his first start of the season for the A’s on Friday. The second-year righty will go opposite Peter Lambert to kick off a weekend series with the Astros.
Manager Mark Kotsay told Martín Gallegos of MLB.com this week that Perkins will be part of the rotation. The A’s have lost Aaron Civale and Luis Severino to injury within the past 10 days. They optioned struggling left-hander Jacob Lopez to Triple-A on Tuesday. That has overhauled three-fifths