It took Sergio Romo 11 years in the Majors to get his first big league start. His second comes with a much shorter wait.
The Rays right-hander, who started Saturday night and pitched a scoreless inning in Tampa Bay's 5-3 victory over the Angels, will be on the bump to begin Sunday's finale against the Halos. The opposing pitcher? Rookie sensation Shohei Ohtani.
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Romo will join a short list of players who have started on consecutive days in the last 40 years, including Zack Greinke and former big league hurlers C.