ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays have had to get creative in how they start games. Now, after Friday's trade of closer Alex Colome, they might have to get creative in how they finish them.
How they handle the ninth inning going forward will be a fluid situation, manager Kevin Cash said Saturday, before floating another unorthodox idea.
"The good answer is maybe we'll do a starter in there, start the bullpen, bring the starter in to close. I'll talk to (Chris) Archer," he joked, referring to their top starter.
Cash said the team will use some combination of Jose Alvarado, Chaz Roe and maybe Sergio Romo, who has opened three of the Rays' past seven games.