Colby Thomas News: Not starting against righty

Thomas is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.

The Athletics called up Thomas from Triple-A Las Vegas prior to their series opener versus the Rays, but the right-handed hitter is not in the lineup as Tampa sends righty Drew Rasmussen to the bump. Thomas doesn't have a path to obvious playing time at the moment, and most of the starts that he receives are likely to come against left-handed pitching.