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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Get breaking news and SI\u2019s biggest stories instantly. Download the new Sports Illustrated app (iOS&amp;nbsp;or Android) and personalize your experience by following your favorite teams and SI writers.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Oakland Athletics will promote pitching prospect&amp;nbsp;Sean Manaea&amp;nbsp;to start on Friday,&amp;nbsp;Susan Slusser of the &lt;em&gt;San Francisco Chronicle&lt;/em&gt; reports.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 24-year-old southpaw, who was acquired from the Royals in last year\u2019s Ben Zobrist&amp;nbsp;trade, has posted a 1.50 ERA in 18 innings across three starts in Triple A this season.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Baseball America has&amp;nbsp;Manea&amp;nbsp;No. 48 in its preseason prospect rankings.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;em&gt;Chronicle&lt;/em&gt;, Jesse Hahn, who missed the end of last season with a forearm injury, was also in the conversation to start on Friday after Eric Surkamp\u2019s demotion.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oakland will host Houston at 10:05 p.m. ET on Friday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u2013 Kenny Ducey&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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