From Chronicle staff writer Susan Slusser in Kansas City

As I wrote in this morning’s Chronicle might be the case, left-handed reliever Eric O’Flaherty was left off today’s wild-card roster. He is coming back from Tommy John surgery and he wasn’t available during the series at Texas and it sounds as if his arm hasn’t been feeling quite as he’d like. That’s not uncommon in the year-plus after elbow reconstruction.

Speedster Billy Burns is, as I’d thought, on the roster, as is starter Jason Hammel and starter/long man Drew Pomeranz, and Pomeranz is left-handed – he’s not a lefty-lefty specialist, since he’s usually a multiple-innings pitcher, but if push comes to shove without O’Flaherty available, the A’s could use Pomeranz in a matchup situation if really needed.

Long man Jesse Chavez isn’t on the roster, I presume because he hasn’t had a lot of work and Hammel is the guy who’d be used in such situations, with Pomeranz also possible.

It’s a one-day only roster, so the A’s do not have three starters, Sonny Gray, Scott Kazmir and Jeff Samardzija, on the roster. Samardzija is most likely to get the call for Game 1 in the Division Series at Anaheim should the A’s win tonight – Kazmir was hit hard by the Angels this season.

The next round, if they advance, the A’s must carry at least four starters. So they probably drop a reliever, plus two bench players, likely Parrino and either Burns or Nate Freiman. With Craig Gentry out with a concussion, Burns is probably needed as a pinch runner, and Freiman has not been swinging the bat well lately.

Here’s the roster:

NO PITCHERS (8) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE

56 Fernando Abad L L 6-1 220 12-17-85 La Romana, D.R. La Romana, D.R.

48 Ryan Cook R R 6-2 217 6-30-87 Clovis, CA Clovis, CA

62 Sean Doolittle L L 6-3 212 9-26-86 Rapid City, SD Tabernacle, NJ

44 Luke Gregerson L R 6-3 201 5-14-84 Park Ridge, IL Chicago, IL

40 Jason Hammel R R 6-6 225 9-2-82 Greenville, SC Rehoboth, MA

31 Jon Lester L L 6-4 240 1-7-84 Tacoma, WA Sharpsburg, GA

61 Dan Otero R R 6-3 214 2-19-85 Miami, FL Scottsdale, AZ

13 Drew Pomeranz R L 6-5 240 11-22-88 Collierville, TN Collierville, TN

NO CATCHERS (3) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE

36 Derek Norris R R 6-0 210 2-14-89 Goddard, KS Goddard, KS

17 Geovany Soto R R 6-1 220 1-20-83 San Juan, PR San Juan, PR

21 Stephen Vogt L R 6-0 215 11-1-84 Visalia, CA Tumwater, WA

NO INFIELDERS (9) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE

7 Alberto Callaspo S R 5-9 225 4-19-83 Maracay, Ven. Orlando, FL

20 Josh Donaldson R R 6-0 221 12-8-85 Pensacola, FL Daphene, AL

10 Adam Dunn L R 6-6 285 11-11-79 Houston, TX The Woodlands, TX

35 Nate Freiman R R 6-8 250 12-31-86 Washington, DC Scottsdale, AZ

8 Jed Lowrie S R 6-0 180 4-17-84 Salem, OR Houston, TX

37 Brandon Moss L R 6-0 210 9-16-83 Monroe, GA Loganville, GA

12 Andy Parrino S R 6-0 190 10-31-85 Brockport, NY El Cajon, CA

1 Nick Punto S R 5-9 195 11-8-77 San Diego, CA Ladera Ranch, CA

28 Eric Sogard L R 5-10 188 5-22-86 Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ

NO OUTFIELDERS (5) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE

19 Billy Burns S R 5-9 180 8-30-89 Atlanta, GA Marietta, GA

4 Coco Crisp S R 5-10 185 11-1-79 Los Angeles, CA Rancho Mirage, CA

23 Sam Fuld L L 5-10 175 11-20-81 Durham, NH Jupiter, FL

15 Jonny Gomes R R 6-1 230 11-22-80 Petaluma, CA Scottsdale, AZ

16 Josh Reddick L R 6-2 180 2-19-87 Savannah, GA Guyton, GA