ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- For the second time in three days, the Tampa Bay Rays are tasked with trying to beat a team so void of starting pitching options that it must reach into the bullpen and go with a reliever.
On Sunday, that meant a humbling loss to the Toronto Blue Jays and five relievers. On Tuesday, the Rays will face the Kansas City Royals' Chris Young, who will come out of the bullpen for his first start since July.
Young, 37, threw 50 pitches in his last relief outing a week ago, so he is stretched out enough to help the Royals in a pinch.