Oakland Athletics pitcher Daulton Jefferies (elbow) has been scratched from Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Angels.
Jefferies has been placed on the injured list with right elbow ulnar neuritis and will be unavailable to start Saturday's game against the Angels. James Kaprielian is expected to start in his place.
The A's have an implied win probability of 51.4% against the Angels on Saturday according to numberFire's models. In 105.3 innings pitched this season, Kaprielian has a 4.02 ERA with 108 strikeouts and 40 walks.
Source: Shayna Rubin