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OAKLAND Mark Walton Jersey , Calif. — Having dipped into the minor leagues for four new players Friday, the Los Angeles Angels plan to do so again Saturday for their starting pitcher when they go for a second straight win against the Oakland Athletics.

The Angels are planning to promote left-hander John Lamb for his first major-league start since 2016, matching him against A’s lefty Sean Manaea (5-6, 3.49 ERA).

Los Angeles placed four players — third baseman Zack Cozart and right-handers Garrett Richards, Nick Tropeano and Jim Johnson — on the disabled list Friday, replacing them with bullpen reinforcements in right-handers Felix Pena, Eduardo Paredes, Jake Jewell and Akeel Morris.

None saw action in Friday’s 8-4 win over Oakland, with left-hander Tyler Skaggs throwing seven strong innings before Cam Bedrosian and Justin Anderson mopped up.

Catcher Jose Briceno, himself a May call-up from the minors, contributed to the Los Angeles offensive attack in the series opener with a double, two singles and an RBI.

“Nobody is going to feel sorry for you,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of a roster that now features 15 players on the DL. “We feel we have the guys who can contribute and keep us going. If we can pitch and have our bullpen hold leads, then we’re going to be fine.”

Lamb has battled back issues in the minors since he last threw a big-league pitch for the Cincinnati Reds on July 16, 2016. He went 2-12 with a 6.17 ERA in 24 starts for the Reds in two seasons.

One of those starts was in Cincinnati against the A’s in 2016, a game in which he gave up two home runs Cheap Carlton Davis Jersey , including one by Marcus Semien, in a 6-1 loss. He is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in his career against Oakland based solely on that one appearance.

The A’s had to make an 11th-hour pitching change of their own, starting Manaea in place of Daniel Gossett, who strained his right forearm in his last start.

Manaea hasn’t won since May 14 but pitched well in both of his previous June starts, allowing a total of four runs in 12 2/3 innings.

He matched up with Skaggs, Friday’s winner for the Angels, in the second game of the season back in March, allowing one run in 7 2/3 innings in a 2-1 Oakland loss.

Mike Trout accounted for the only run the Angels scored off Manaea that night with a home run.

Manaea is 1-3 with a 4.30 ERA in seven career starts against the Angels.

Trout’s homer in March was the third of his career against Manaea in just 14 at-bats. He has three other hits, including a triple, among those head-to-heads.

Trout had three hits, all singles, in Friday’s win.

The A’s likely will counter the Angels’ roster move Saturday with one of their own, with third baseman Matt Chapman expected to be placed on the DL with a bruised hand.

Chapman had a 149-game streak of consecutive games played snapped with his absence Friday.

He was replaced at third base in the series opener by Chad Pinder, whose second-inning throwing error led to two unearned runs — two of four the A’s generously gifted the short-handed Angels in the game.

Saints linebacker Alex Anzalone hopes he’s done seeing promising seasons snuffed out prematurely by his troublesome right shoulder.

”It was fixed really well this time,” Anzalone asserted after New Orleans’ offseason practice on Thursday. ”My shoulder dislocated, but it was fixed differently.”

If ”differently” means better Jaire Alexander Jersey , Anzalone’s return could be a significant boon to a young defense that improved considerably during the Saints’ playoff run last season.

”We were really pleased last year, early in the year, when he was playing,” Saints coach Sean Payton said. ”He’s smart. He’s someone that has good range. He can play on three downs. He’s someone who we think is a good player on third down. That gives you flexibility at linebacker.

”The key, for him, is just staying healthy.”

Twice during an unfulfilled career at Florida, the 6-foot-3, 241-pound Anzalone dislocated his right shoulder. Those injuries were major reasons why he played just 18 games in four seasons with the Gators. Yet, when he played, his talent was so apparent that the Saints used one of two 2017, third-round draft choices last year to select him.

That bet appeared to be paying off when Anzalone’s speed and ability to correctly read and quickly react to plays stood out during training camp, earning him a starting nod as a rookie in Week 1.

Four games into the season, however, Anzalone extended his right arm during a diving tackle attempt against Miami and the shoulder gave out – again. He landed on injured reserve, ending his season.

”It wasn’t anything too unfamiliar,” Anzalone said. He noted that his generally optimistic outlook on life Tremaine Edmunds Jersey , combined with his prior experience with shoulder rehabilitation, helped him deal with the injury.

”It was fine. I have a good attitude about life. My parents instilled that in me as a kid,” Anzalone said. ”You feel bad for a little bit, and life goes on.”

Anzalone stands out on the field in part because of his long, blond hair that gives him a surfer-dude look. In reality, a visceral fear of sharks prevents the Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, native from venturing out in the ocean very often.

Instead, he’s spent a lot of down time studying the game he loves.

”Staying in meetings after getting hurt was helpful,” Anzalone said. ”Talking to the (veterans) and still learning, watching film and doing all that stuff was definitely beneficial.”

Anzalone was one of three rookie starters on the Saints’ defense last season, including cornerback Marshon Lattimore, who was the 2017 Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Lattimore said he was impressed by the athleticism Anzalone brought to the linebacker position.

”He’s very versatile. He can hit you or he can cover you, so we’re going to get a great player back,” Lattimore said. ”We missed him a little bit during the season, but now that he’s back Blake Martinez Jersey , hopefully he’s 100 percent.”

Anzalone said he senses among his teammates and coaches that ”there is a lot of expectation” for how he’ll contribute this season to a team with aspirations of Super Bowl contention.

He also subscribes to the notion that the Saints, given his injury, ”took a chance on me, and I wanted to live up to that.”

But Anzalone said he has never felt overwhelmed by the transition to the NFL or the pressure to perform.

”A lot of it goes into how much you care about the game and how much you care about making mistakes and learning from your mistakes and continuing to grow,” he said.

Even during the first, voluntary, non-contact practices of this offseason, Anzalone said, he ”has been a lot more comfortable than Year 1.

”I’m confident. I think I was confident last year,” Anzalone said. ”You just do your best at what you’re asked to do. That’s really all there is to it. That’s kind of how I live my life.”

NOTES: Lattimore covered his former Ohio State teammate, Michael Thomas, during 11-on-11 drills Thursday in a matchup of players who were first-time Pro Bowl selections last season. Thomas’ back-shoulder catch near the sideline despite tight coverage by Lattimore was among the more memorable plays of the session. Later, Lattimore grinned as he said he has held his own against Thomas during the majority of offseason practices that have not been open to media. ”He’s going to get me sometimes and I get him sometimes,” Lattimore said. ”But he kind of tried to show off a little bit for the cameras.”

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