Manaea allowed one run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts over seven innings in a no-decision Monday against the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Manaea had a 4.73 ERA and 1.31 WHIP on Aug. 17, but he is closing the season on a high note. In his past five starts, he hasn't allowed more than one earned run, and he owns a 0.64 ERA and 0.78 WHIP with a 27:8 K:BB in 28.1 innings. Perhaps most importantly, Manaea had allowed 18 home runs in his first 19 appearances; in his five outings since, he has surrendered just a pair.

Manaea threw six shutout innings and allowed three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision Tuesday against the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

Manaea has been excellent in two starts since returning from a back injury last week. He has thrown 11 scoreless innings with a 12:3 K:BB and just six hits allowed. Manaea has allowed 19 homers in 22 starts, but with a 116:35 K:BB, there's plenty for the rookie to work with heading into 2017.

Manaea (back) will start Wednesday's game against the Royals, as expected.

EDGE Analysis

He threw a 50-pitch bullpen session Saturday, so it remains to be seen how many pitches he will be allowed to throw Wednesday. This makes him a risky option in daily leagues. He had three quality starts in his last five outings before suffering the back injury.

Manaea (back) threw a successful bullpen session Saturday and remains on track to start Wednesday in Kansas City, CSN California's Joe Stiglich reports.

EDGE Analysis

He threw 50 pitches off a bullpen mound Saturday, 30 warmup pitches and 20 to simulate an inning. The key is that his back continues to feel good throughout his rehab, and as long as that remains the case, he will take the ball Wednesday and could finish out the year in the rotation.

Manaea (back) has been cleared to start Sept. 14 in Kansas City, the Bay Area News Group's John Hickey reports.

EDGE Analysis

He will face live hitters in a simulated game Saturday, and assuming he makes it through that without any setbacks, he'll slot back into the rotation next Wednesday. Manaea has thrown 142.1 innings this year after throwing 74.1 innings in 2015, so it would seem that he should be nearing an innings cap. However, the A's have the ability to use a six-man rotation through the end of the season, which could allow Manaea to close out his first big league campaign with a few more starts.

Manaea (back) could rejoin Oakland's rotation before the season ends, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

The A's have not provided a target date for Manaea's return, but he is nearing the point in his recovery where he could be allowed to face hitters again. If he is able to do that several times in the coming weeks, he could be cleared to make another start or several before the regular season comes to a close.

Manaea (back) remains without a definitive timetable for a return, Joe Stiglich of CSN California reports.

EDGE Analysis

Manaea was scratched from his start over the weekend against the Red Sox due to the existing back soreness. While he was able to test out the injury by playing catch in the outfield Friday, Manaea said he's still experiencing some aching, so the Athletics may choose to hold him out a little longer. With Manaea ailing and Andrew Triggs (back) seemingly in line to miss his next scheduled start, the Athletics announced Sunday that Raul Alcantara and Jharel Cotton would be promoted from Triple-A Nashville this week to join the rotation.

Manaea (back) will not make his next scheduled start Sunday versus the Red Sox, John Hickey of the Bay Area News Group reports.

EDGE Analysis

At this point in time, Oakland has yet to say if they'll push Manaea's start a couple days or skip over him for an entire rotation. Information regarding his eventual return and temporary replacement should be known in the coming days.

Manaea has been diagnosed with a right rhomboid strain and is considered day-to-day, Jordan Ray of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

He left Monday's start in the fourth inning and was replaced by Chris Smith. It's unclear whether Manaea will be ready for his next scheduled start, Sunday against Boston, or who would be in line to replace him if he had to sit out.

Manaea was force to exit Monday's start against Houston with an apparent but unclear injury in the bottom of the fourth inning, John Hickey of the Bay Area News Group reports.

EDGE Analysis

Manaea was removed after a seemingly benign pickoff throw in the bottom of the fourth inning. There hasn't been word yet as to the nature of the injury, but we'll consider him day-to-day until we hear more.