Oakland Athletics pitcher Raul Alcantara is starting in place of Sean Manaea for Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers.
With Manaea getting scratched with a minor back issue, Alcantara will take the mound tonight. Alcantara was also forced to make an emergency start on Monday when Jharel Cotton was scratched.
Alcantara has a 9.20 ERA and 1.57 WHIP over 14 2/3 innings. This will be just his third start this season.
Source: Susan Slusser