From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at the Coliseum



As expected, Tyson Ross was sent out after a spot start – manager Bob Melvin said Ross did make the decision more difficult by allowing only one hit, but the plan had been just the one appearance to give Brandon McCarthy more time to get ready after some slight shoulder discomfort.

McCarthy threw a bullpen session today and told me he is good to go Tuesday.

The A’s are back to seven relievers: lefty Pedro Figueroa was called up for the second time. He had a 1.96 ERA in 12 outings with Triple-A Sacramento.

Here’s the lineup: Crisp CF, Weeks 2B, Reddick RF, Gomes DH, Inge 3B, Cowgill LF, Moss 1B, Suzuki C, Pennington SS. Bartolo Colon is on the mound.

It’s Coco Crisp chia pet day here, and in honor of his teammate, Josh Reddick sported an Afro wig and Crisp’s game jersey (that was Jonny Gomes’ idea – he told Reddick to just go grab it.)

“It’s funny, I like it,” Crisp said.

Reddick said, “Why not? Everyone thinks it’s great.”

Gomes also had unusual attire today: He took batting practice in combat boots to honor military fathers on Fathers Day.

It’s pretty certain that Yoenis Cespedes (hamstring) will not appear in a game until Tuesday, and he might DH rather than playing in the field.

Jordan Norberto (shoulder) told me he’ll go to Sacramento for one rehab inning on Tuesday and then come off the DL on Thursday.