A’s outfielder Stephen Piscotty, who has homered in back-to-back games, was placed on the paternity list Friday, the club announced.
Piscotty is batting .250 with two home runs and four RBIs in 11 games. He put the A’s ahead with a lead-off home run in the third inning in Thursday’s 8-4 win over the Tigers. It was the sixth win in seven games after the A’s started 0-6.
The team recalled infielder Vimael Machín from their alternate site.
Machín joins the A’s for the first time this year after batting .286 with nine RBIs in 23 games during the spring. He made his Major League debut with Oakland last year after being acquired from Philadelphia. The 27-year-old left-handed hitter batted .206 with two doubles and no RBIs in 24 games and added eight walks for a .296 on-base percentage.
