Expos Pitching Plans....
Expos Pitching Plans....
It appears right-hander Carl Pavano is out of the rotation, at least for now, after he couldn't get an out in the fourth inning Saturday night. Zach Day, who earned his first major-league win in his first major-league appearance Saturday night in relief of Pavano, is the likely candidate to start Thursday night against the Kansas City Royals. There are four options with Pavano, manager Frank Robinson said. They can put him in the bullpen - although Robinson is reluctant to use him in short relief because of his history of elbow trouble. They can sit him down, send him to the minors, or trade him, an option they are apparently pursuing. Sitting him is probably not an option; the club already has right-hander Masato Yoshii, hit on the jaw by a Randall Simon shot up the middle in Detroit, at less than 100 per cent and unavailable for the series against the Blue Jays. Yoshii could return to action for the series against the Royals.
