Rays Demote Steven Matz to Bullpen After ERA Spikes to 5.48 in Two Brutal Starts (opens in new tab)

Steven Matz's experiment as a rotation anchor in Tampa Bay has run into a wall, and the Rays are pulling him before the damage gets worse. The left-hander heads to the bullpen with Kevin Cash calling the move temporary — but the velocity numbers and the elbow history say the hard questions are just getting started.