The Opener: Ginn, Emerson, Crews

"Seattle is going with a tag-team approach for Tuesday's matchup against the White Sox. Right-hander Luis Castillo is expected to piggyback fellow righty Bryce Miller. The club initially went with a six-man rotation when Miller returned, but will move Castillo to a bulk relief role, at least for now."

"Ginn loses no-no, then the game Athletics right-hander took a brutal loss on Monday night. He tossed eight no-hit innings with 10 strikeouts. After getting shut out for eight frames, the A's opened the scoring with a tally in the top of the ninth inning. Ginn gave up a leadoff single to Adam Frazier in the bottom of the inning to break up the no-hitter. then ended the game with a walk-off home run."

"" You just keep your head up and keep moving forward," Ginn told reporters (h/t Martin Gallegos of MLB.com). " It's just the nature of the game that we play." The 26-year-old righty has emerged as a reliable member of the A's rotation. He's delivered three straight quality starts to lower his ERA below 3.00. Ginn has gone 8+ innings in two of his last three appearances."

"Mariners infielder Colt Emerson was called up on Sunday and immediately inserted into the starting lineup. The promotion happened so suddenly that his family wasn't in attendance for his debut. Emerson went 0-for-3 in his first game. With more time to make the trip, Emerson's parents and more than a dozen friends and relatives were in the stands on Monday against the White Sox. The 20-year-old snuck a line drive over the right field wall in the eighth inning for his first big-league hit."

Seattle is preparing for Tuesday’s game against the White Sox with a tag-team pitching plan. Luis Castillo is expected to piggyback Bryce Miller, shifting from a six-man rotation to a bulk relief role for Castillo at least for now. The Athletics’ right-hander Paul Blackburn? (Ginn) delivered eight no-hit innings with 10 strikeouts before surrendering a leadoff single in the ninth to Adam Frazier, ending the no-hitter. After being shut out for eight innings, Oakland scored in the ninth and won on a walk-off home run. Colt Emerson was called up Sunday and inserted into the starting lineup, going 0-for-3 in his debut. On Monday, he hit a line drive over the right-field wall for his first major-league hit and first career homer, with family and friends present.

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