OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics pitcher Brett Anderson was pulled from his start against Toronto with a left ankle sprain suffered while running off the mound in the third inning.
Randal Grichuk hit a slow infield grounder between third base and the mound. Anderson quickly moved to field the ball, slipped, then got up limping as a team trainer came out with manager Bob Melvin.
After a brief discussion, Anderson threw two warm-up pitches before Melvin called for reliever Yusmeiro Petit.
Anderson allowed two runs on four hits and retired eight batters.
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