Jeffrey Springs took the loss on Wednesday in Detroit, allowing six earned runs on six hits and four walks over 4 1/3 innings pitched.

Springs struck out four, raising his ERA to 6.08. The lefty has now given up five or more runs in five of his past six starts. He wasn’t great in his first season with the A’s last year, but his performance lately has been much worse. The A’s host the Nationals coming out of the All-Star break. That makes Springs an easy sit for any deep-league managers desperate enough to consider him.