Matt Moore to Start Game 1 for Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays are fearless. That fearlessness extends to their coaching staff, who has decided to go with Matt Moore in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Texas Rangers. In the 162-game regular season, the 22-year-old Moore started a grand total of one game.

Why is Matt Moore starting? First of all, he’s a major talent. In fact, he’s considered one of the top five prospects in all of baseball. Secondly, the Rangers can sometimes struggle against left-handers.

It also helped matters that Moore was dominant in his only start this season. In five innings against the New York Yankees, Moore didn’t give up a run and struck out 11 batters.

It’ll be interesting to see if this gamble pays off. The Rays are rolling but this is a whole lot of pressure to put on a young prospect who has very limited experience.

Matt Moore to start Game 1 between Rays and Rangers (Image: TSN.ca)