Jeffrey Springs was on a roll to begin the season, holding a 1.46 ERA through his first four starts of 2026. In his last three starts he totaled just 14 innings and posted an 8.36 ERA in that span. On Thursday he was pulled after just three ineffective innings due to what the A's called right hip soreness, and manager Mark Kotsay described the move after the game as precautionary. "Any time you have a guy that you don't necessarily want to protect, but not risk injury — he was probably willing to go back out and I made the decision for him. He was done at that point. Right hip soreness is what we're going to call it. As of now I don't see any reason for him to miss a start." Springs underwent Tommy John surgery in 2023, putting him out for most of the 2024 season as well. He made his season debut in July 2024, and it was that offseason that the A's acquired him from the Tampa Bay Rays.…