Renato Nuñez, pitchers expected to join A’s on Tuesday
SEATTLE — Triple-A Nashville’s season ends Monday, so Oakland’s next batch of September callups are expected to join the club Tuesday.
Among them: slugger Renato Nuñez, who is second in the minors with 32 homers, and several pitchers. Daniel Mengden is likely to be one - the A’s have a doubleheader Saturday and need another starter - and long reliever Josh Smith also is a good bet.
“We’re still kind of talking about it a little bit, depending on how much pitching we need,” manager Bob Melvin said. “You always feel you maybe have enough, but you don’t want to be caught short. ... Come September, you go through some pitching.”
Mengden, 24, is 2-4 with a 3.