Infielder Abraham Toro was acquired by the Oakland Athletics from the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday for minor league right-hander Chad Patrick. The 26-year-old Toro was 8 for 18 (. with two homers and nine RBIs in nine games for Milwaukee this year and hit .
Astros manager Dusty Baker did not want to make a big deal out of Kyle Tucker being supplanted by Aledmys Díaz in right field on Wednesday night, emphasizing how fleeting Díaz's opportunity could be.
“This is temporary,” Baker said. “This is today. It might not even be the whole game.”