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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2010

A’s Select RHP from Sacramento; Option RHP Tyson Ross

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland A’s selected right-handed Ross Wolf from Triple-A Sacramento and optioned right-handed pitcher Tyson Ross to Sacramento, the club announced today. To clear a spot on the 40-man roster, the A’s transferred Eric Chavez to the 60-day disabled list.

Wolf was acquired by the A’s from Baltimore along with cash considerations on June 22 in exchange for Jake Fox. He was 0-2 with a 2.11 ERA in 25 relief appearances with Triple-A Norfolk and then posted a 1.29 ERA with three saves in seven outings with Sacramento for a 1.99 ERA in 32 relief appearances overall. The 27-year old right- hander held the opposition to a .196 batting average, including .174 with runners in scoring position, and yielded one in 45.1 . Wolf had a 14-game, 15.2- scoreless streak before allowing a run in his final Triple-A outing yesterday at Reno. He was originally drafted by Florida in the 18th round of the 2002 draft and made his Major League debut with the Marlins in 2007, posting a 0-1 record and 11.68 ERA in 14 relief appearances.

Ross was on the A’s Opening Day roster and was 1-4 with a 5.49 ERA in 26 games, including two starts. He had appeared in just two of the A’s last 12 games.

The complete 2010 statistics for Wolf follow:

WOLF W L ERA G GSCG SHO SV IP H R ERBB SO Norfolk 0 2 2.11 25 00 0 0 38.1 29 12 915 26 Sacramento 0 0 1.29 7 0 0 0 3 7.0 4 3 1 2 8 TOTALS 0 2 1.99 32 00 0 3 45.1 33 15 1017 34

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