OAKLAND, Calif. -- It appears Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin will have to wait until at least Thursday to get his wish to witness first-hand the strategy of rival Kevin Cash when the Tampa Bay Rays visit for a four-game series that begins Monday afternoon.
Rays ace Chris Archer (3-3, 4.68) is scheduled to get the ball in the series opener against A's right-hander Trevor Cahill (1-2, 2.75), who was scratched from his Sunday start to get an extra day of rest.
Archer is pitching one day after Cash gave career-long reliever Sergio Romo his fourth consecutive start -- his second in three days -- a strategy that's seen him use part-time starters Ryan Yarbrough, Matt Andriese and Anthony Banda in relief.