The Rays will demote Matt Moore to Triple-A Durham on Monday, as MLB.com’s Bill Chastain writes. Moore has struggled at the Major League level this season and the Rays hope that a stint in the minors will help him get back on track. The move also gives Tampa Bay the opportunity to go with a four-man rotation.
“One, this is the first time we’ve had an opportunity to go to a four-man rotation,” manager Kevin Cash said. “It’s definitely not fair to ask Matt Moore to go into the bullpen.