confidence builder?....

[IE]

SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS: Victor Zambrano, who has appeared in 31 games as a reliever this season, makes his seventh professional start today as the Rays continue to work on the right-hander's confidence problems.

"We want to change things up a little bit to see if he can relax and put his ability into play," McRae said. "We're really trying to straighten him out ... and then make a decision on if he starts or goes back to the pen."

 

[SixFive]

sounds like a lot of pressure for a confidence builder!

 

[Terryray]

sounds bit strange, looked up more

sounds bit strange, looked up more

from AP preview:


" ....DEVIL RAYS PROBABLE STARTER: Zambrano (4-4, 7.21 ERA). The right-hander has made
31 appearances this season in relief, striking out 31 in 48 2-3 innings. Zambrano hasn't allowed any
runs in four appearances against Chicago with a 1-0 record..."





from ticker preveiw:

"....Tampa Bay will reply with Victor Zambrano on the hill. Zambrano will be making his first start of the season, as he has made 31 relief appearances. Last time on the hill, Zambrano was roughed up for nine hits and eight runs over 2 2/3 frames against Baltimore.

Zambrano will be toeing the rubber against the White Sox this afternoon. The righthander owns a 1-0 record with a 0.00 ERA versus Chicago in his career.

Zambrano has been average at home this year, going 2-1 with a meaty 9.13 ERA in 13 such appearances. ...."



from Scanlon's piece in the Ledger:


"........Victor Zambrano gets his first major league start today in the series finale. Zambrano has made 67 relief appearances over two seasons. Most of his recent outings have been poor, though not much worse than Luis De Los Santos, whose spot in the rotation he is taking. . . "