Michael Busch has three hits in win over Pirates

Tommy Edman has been leading off in Shohei Ohtani’s place, but he’s down to seventh against a righty tonight. De Paula hadn’t hit higher than sixth in his previous four starts since being called up. He’s only 2-for-14 to date, but those two hits are a homer and a double, and he’s drawn five walks while having yet to strike out.

Freeman is batting second tonight after getting Monday off to continue to recover from the knee soreness that’s been plaguing him.

Backdating the IL assignment means Jump will be able to return the day after the season ends, which seems useful. Jump finishes off a promising rookie season 6-11 with a 5.47 ERA and a 108/46 K/BB in 98 2/3 innings. On another team, he’d be of interest in shallow leagues next spring. As a member of the A’s, he has one more year to go in a minor league ballpark before he’ll offer much in the way of upside.

Rock, claimed off waivers from the White Sox last month, will be making his A’s debut after allowing only one run and three hits in 10 1/3 innings out of the pen for Vegas. He has a 3.00 ERA and a 23/13 K/BB in 18 innings as a major leaguer with the Rays and White Sox.

McLain missed three games with left shoulder soreness. He’s batting seventh tonight against Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Cairo, 25, joins the Mets organization after hitting .227/.378/.298 with 90 walks but just 20 extra-base hits in 516 plate appearances for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. His versatility would help make him an adequate 26th man, perhaps, but he doesn’t seem to have much potential beyond that.

That’s not good. Wells has been terrific in a setup role since being acquired from the Orioles, allowing only three earned runs in 18 innings. He ends the regular season with a 2.38 ERA in 72 innings overall. No word yet on whether the Rays think he might be back for the postseason, though at least they didn’t put him on the 60-day IL.

Cook will rejoin the pen. He’s gave up three earned runs over 3 2/3 innings in his three earlier stints in the majors.

Fraley is back from hernia surgery after hitting just .182/.308/.318 in 14 games for Triple-A Durham on a rehab assignment. He isn’t likely to return to the platoon role starting against righties that he had before getting hurt, but he’ll be available to pinch-hit and play defense. He batted .232/.300/.390 in 90 plate appearances before going on the IL in mid-May.

Piper got one start a couple of days after being recalled last month, but he had settled into third-catcher mode since, getting a total of three plate appearances since Aug. 22. He’s gone 2-for-9 with a homer and two walks overall in the majors this season.