The Tampa Bay Rays entered this season looking to be innovative with the pitching staff. They decided to go with a four-man rotation and then a “bullpen day”. With an injury and a lot of off days, they took it to a three-man rotation and two bullpen days.
This past weekend, the Rays were in California to face the Angels and their right-handed centric line-up. With a lefty on the rotation to start, and seven righties leading off the line-up Saturday, the Rays and manager Kevin Cash decided to start Segio Romo, a right handed reliever with a nasty slider, and follow up with lefty Ryan Yarbrough.