The Tampa Bay Rays have been experimenting with their pitching staff all season, and now they may be trying something manager Kevin Cash calls "unheard of."
On Saturday night, the Rays may give veteran reliever Sergio Romo the first start of his career. He'd pitch an inning or two to get the Los Angeles Angels off-balance, then the Rays would bring in rookie
"The way that their lineup stacks, generally speaking, is very heavy right-handed at the top," Cash told the Tampa Bay Times after Thursday's game. "It allows us in theory to let Sergio to come in there and play the matchup game in the first, which is somewhat unheard of -- up until Saturday, anyway.