Braydon Fisher will start a bullpen game for the Blue Jays on Wednesday against the Athletics.

That's not a typo. Fisher has appeared in 67 games this season, almost entirely as a reliever, giving him one of the busiest workloads on the entire staff.

Handing him an opening assignment is exactly the kind of pitching plan Toronto has leaned on repeatedly this season with its rotation stretched thin.

This comes right after Monday's tough 6-5 walk-off loss to Oakland, a series Toronto needs to answer back in.

With Jameson Taillon back on the IL and Spencer Arrighetti's rotation spot still an open question, Toronto keeps improvising its way through the fifth spot.

Fisher's usual role has been shorter, high-leverage innings, not stretching out to cover length in an opener capacity.

There's no word yet on how many innings Fisher is expected to cover before the rest of the bullpen takes over.

Why this approach keeps repeating for Toronto

Bullpen games like this one ask a lot of a pitching staff that's already logged one of the heaviest workloads in baseball this season.

Multiple Blue Jays relievers rank among the busiest arms in MLB, and adding more responsibility to Fisher specifically stretches that group even further.

Oakland sits well out of playoff contention, giving Toronto a lower-pressure opponent to test this kind of improvised pitching plan.

Every win still matters given how tight the wild-card race remains, with Toronto sitting right on the fringe of a playoff spot.

If Fisher provides a couple of clean innings, the bullpen behind him gets a real chance to close out the game from a manageable position.

Whether this approach holds up against a lineup that already ran wild on the bases Monday is the immediate question hanging over Wednesday's game.