 On August 22, Romine made his first pitching appearance in the eighth inning of a 20–6 loss to the Minnesota Twins.Romine allowed three runs on four hits, including back-to-back home runs.In a career-high 251 at-bats, Romine hit .227/.279/.275 on the season, with 2 home runs and 12 RBIs, while stealing 12 bases in 14 attempts.