Trivino earned his third hold in a win over the Red Sox on Tuesday, firing a scoreless eighth inning in which he recorded a strikeout.

Trivino struck out the side in the ninth inning of a 9-7 loss to the Mariners in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday.

Trivino (neck) is healthy and will make a spot start Friday against Los Angeles.

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.Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin said relief pitcher Lou Trivino (neck) was unavailable due to a neck issue on Tuesday. He received treatment and will be re-evaluated on Wednesday. Trivino has been a key bullpen piece for the A's all year, but he has struggled of late, likely because of his neck issue. The right-hander has a 3.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and useful 10.0 K/9 over 67 appearances.

Trivino came to the ballpark Tuesday with a neck issue and will be reevaluated Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Trivino picked up the save Thursday with a clean inning highlighted by two strikeouts against the Astros.

Trivino (7-1) fired a scoreless two-thirds of an inning in a win over the Padres on Wednesday, issuing two walks and hitting a batter.

Trivino needed only three pitches to induce Yonder Alonso to hit into a double play with the bases loaded Saturday, picking up his third save of the season in a 7-2 win over Cleveland.

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Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Lou Trivino notched his second save of the season on Wednesday against the Tigers. Trivino entered the ninth inning up by three and pitched a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. Nothing has been mentioned as to why closer Blake Treinen did not get the ball in the ninth, but he had closed the last two games, so it seems like just a routine day of rest. Trivino is now 6-1 with eight holds and a 1.64 ERA in 33 IP. With the A's playing relatively well this season, Trivino may be worth a look in very deep leagues that value holds.

Trivino earned his fifth relief win of the season Saturday against the White Sox, pitching 1.2 innings without allowing a baserunner and racking up four strikeouts.

Trivino (4-1), who fired two perfect innings in which he recorded two strikeouts in a win over the Padres on Tuesday, has pitched 6.1 scoreless frames over his last five appearances.

Trivino (3-1) allowed three earned runs on two hits and a walk over one-third of an inning in a loss to the Rangers on Tuesday. He struck out one.

Trivino (3-0) fired two scoreless innings in a win over the Royals on Sunday, allowing a walk and recording two strikeouts.

Trivino notched his sixth hold in a win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday, firing a scoreless eighth inning and recording two strikeouts.

Trivino grabbed his third hold in a win over the Red Sox on Tuesday, firing two scoreless two innings in which he allowed a hit and a walk while recording two strikeouts.

Trivino fired 1.1 scoreless innings in a loss to the Astros on Tuesday, allowing two hits while recording two strikeouts.

Trivino (2-0) fired a scoreless 1.2 innings in a win over the Orioles on Friday, allowing a hit and a walk while recording a strikeout.

Trivino allowed an earned run on two hits and a walk over 1.1 innings in a loss to the Mariners on Tuesday. He also recorded a strikeout.

Trivino notched his first hold in a win over the Rangers on Tuesday, allowing one hit and recording two strikeouts over a scoreless two-thirds of an inning.

Trivino was recalled from Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday, Julian McWilliams of The Athletic Bay Area reports.

Trivino was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Thursday, David Adler of MLB.com reports.

Trivino fired three scoreless innings in an extra-innings win over the White Sox on Wednesday, allowing two hits and recording four strikeouts.

Trivino was recalled from Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Trivino was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Sunday, Julian McWilliams of The Athletic Bay Area reports.

Trivino was added to Oakland's 40-man roster and will be protected from the Rule 5 draft.