5:29 PM - Joey Estes (Ath) Athletics placed Estes on the 15-day injured list Wednesday, retroactive to Monday, with a herniated disc in his lower back.

10:21 AM - Joey Estes (Ath) allowed a hit and no walks with a strikeout over four scoreless innings in Sunday's 11-4 loss to the Mariners.

5:13 PM - Joey Estes (Ath) Athletics recalled Estes from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday.

7:21 PM - Joey Estes (Ath) (undisclosed) allowed one walk and struck out three over three innings Saturday against Triple-A Sugar Land.

11:18 AM - Joey Estes (Ath) Las Vegas placed Estes on its 7-day injured list May 20 due to an undisclosed injury.

5:23 PM - Joey Estes (Ath) Athletics optioned Estes to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday.

1:13 PM - Joey Estes (Ath) will open the season as the fifth starter in the Athletics' rotation, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.