ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays' bullpen took yet another injury blow on Sunday when veteran right-hander Tommy Hunter was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right calf strain.
But Hunter's misfortune in becoming the 11th Tampa Bay player -- and fifth reliever -- on the DL after being forced out of Saturday's 6-3 victory over Houston turned into a whirlwind moment for 23-year-old righty Chih-Wei Hu, who earned his first promotion to the Majors from Triple-A Durham.
Hu, who is the first Taiwan-born player in Rays history, said he was sleeping in preparation for a Sunday afternoon start in Louisville when he received a late call from Durham manager Jared Sandberg to come down to the hotel lobby for a conversation.