BALTIMORE -- Facing the prospect of a lengthy rain delay, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash scratched his starting pitcher and called upon his bullpen for nine innings of work.
The relievers happily -- and effectively -- completed the task.
Substitute starter Austin Pruitt combined with four pitchers on a two-hitter, and the Rays capitalized on Wade Miley's wildness in a 2-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
Less than a half-hour before game time, on another damp and chilly night at Camden Yards, Cash opted against using starter Erasmo Ramirez for fear his outing would be cut short by rain.
Cash turned to Pruitt to handle the first leg of the bullpen relay, thus providing the rookie with his first major league start.
"That wasn't the way I planned it," the right-hander said. "But it was cool the way it happened."
Pruitt allowed one hit in three innings. Danny Farquhar followed by getting two outs, Jumbo Diaz went 1 1/3 innings, Chase Whitley (1-0) contributed three perfect innings and Alex Colome worked the ninth for his fifth save.
"Obviously, the rain never came. But it worked out in our favor," Cash said. "All of the bullpen did a tremendous job of stepping up."
Tampa Bay pitchers retired 17 straight batters before Chris Davis drew a two-out walk in the ninth. Colome then struck out Mark Trumbo to end it.
"I think it was an unbelievable job by the guys in front of me," Whitley said. "Pruitt set the tone and did a really good job of getting out of it early."
Baltimore's lone hits were a double by Jonathan Schoop in the second and an infield single by Davis in the fourth.
"They pitched real well. Made a lot of quality pitches in some really tough conditions," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "There's a lot of excuses there if you want to reach for them, but we're not going to."
Showalter then, however, noted that the team didn't have batting practice for two straight days because of the rain.
"It will be nice to get outside," he said. "Hopefully we can get some work (Wednesday) and swing the bats better."
Miley (1-1) gave up only four hits in seven innings, striking out eight. But the lefty issued six walks, including three in the pivotal fourth inning when Tampa Bay went up 2-0.
After Rickie Weeks Jr. and Logan Morrison walked with one out, Tim Beckham hit an RBI single and Derek Norris added a run-scoring fly ball.
"I gave us a chance," Miley said. "Their guys did a great job of making pitches tonight, and overall the walks obviously hurt in the fourth inning. I had some command issues."
Steven Souza Jr. had three hits for the Rays, now 2-7 on the road. Tampa Bay has drawn 14 walks in the first two games of the series.
Baltimore needs to win the finale on Wednesday night to avoid its first series loss.
ROSTER MOVE
The Orioles recalled LH Paul Fry from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned RH Stefan Crichton to the same minor league club.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Souza was in the lineup after bruising his right elbow trying to catch a home run during Tuesday's game against the Orioles. "I woke up and it wasn't extremely unbearable," Souza said. ... RHP Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring) will throw live batting practice on Wednesday and is set to return to the active roster on Monday, manager Kevin Cash said.
Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (shoulder) is slated to make his third rehab start Thursday against Potomac for Class A Frederick. ... Closer Zach Britton will throw a bullpen session Wednesday and could begin his rehab assignment Friday. ... OF Joey Rickard (sprained finger) will play a doubleheader with Class A Delmarva on Wednesday and could be activated from the DL on Friday.
UP NEXT
Rays: Alex Cobb (1-2, 4.88 ERA) starts for Tampa Bay in the series finale. The right-hander is 4-1 with a 1.84 ERA in eight career starts vs. Baltimore.
Orioles: Dylan Bundy (3-1, 1.37 ERA) has pitched 13 straight shutout innings over his last two starts, beating Toronto and Boston.
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Tampa Bay Rays
The relievers happily -- and effectively -- completed the task.
Substitute starter Austin Pruitt combined with four pitchers on a two-hitter, and the Rays capitalized on Wade Miley's wildness in a 2-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
Less than a half-hour before game time, on another damp and chilly night at Camden Yards, Cash opted against using starter Erasmo Ramirez for fear his outing would be cut short by rain.
Cash turned to Pruitt to handle the first leg of the bullpen relay, thus providing the rookie with his first major league start.
"That wasn't the way I planned it," the right-hander said. "But it was cool the way it happened."
Pruitt allowed one hit in three innings. Danny Farquhar followed by getting two outs, Jumbo Diaz went 1 1/3 innings, Chase Whitley (1-0) contributed three perfect innings and Alex Colome worked the ninth for his fifth save.
"Obviously, the rain never came. But it worked out in our favor," Cash said. "All of the bullpen did a tremendous job of stepping up."
Tampa Bay pitchers retired 17 straight batters before Chris Davis drew a two-out walk in the ninth. Colome then struck out Mark Trumbo to end it.
"I think it was an unbelievable job by the guys in front of me," Whitley said. "Pruitt set the tone and did a really good job of getting out of it early."
Baltimore's lone hits were a double by Jonathan Schoop in the second and an infield single by Davis in the fourth.
"They pitched real well. Made a lot of quality pitches in some really tough conditions," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "There's a lot of excuses there if you want to reach for them, but we're not going to."
Showalter then, however, noted that the team didn't have batting practice for two straight days because of the rain.
"It will be nice to get outside," he said. "Hopefully we can get some work (Wednesday) and swing the bats better."
Miley (1-1) gave up only four hits in seven innings, striking out eight. But the lefty issued six walks, including three in the pivotal fourth inning when Tampa Bay went up 2-0.
After Rickie Weeks Jr. and Logan Morrison walked with one out, Tim Beckham hit an RBI single and Derek Norris added a run-scoring fly ball.
"I gave us a chance," Miley said. "Their guys did a great job of making pitches tonight, and overall the walks obviously hurt in the fourth inning. I had some command issues."
Steven Souza Jr. had three hits for the Rays, now 2-7 on the road. Tampa Bay has drawn 14 walks in the first two games of the series.
Baltimore needs to win the finale on Wednesday night to avoid its first series loss.
ROSTER MOVE
The Orioles recalled LH Paul Fry from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned RH Stefan Crichton to the same minor league club.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Souza was in the lineup after bruising his right elbow trying to catch a home run during Tuesday's game against the Orioles. "I woke up and it wasn't extremely unbearable," Souza said. ... RHP Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring) will throw live batting practice on Wednesday and is set to return to the active roster on Monday, manager Kevin Cash said.
Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (shoulder) is slated to make his third rehab start Thursday against Potomac for Class A Frederick. ... Closer Zach Britton will throw a bullpen session Wednesday and could begin his rehab assignment Friday. ... OF Joey Rickard (sprained finger) will play a doubleheader with Class A Delmarva on Wednesday and could be activated from the DL on Friday.
UP NEXT
Rays: Alex Cobb (1-2, 4.88 ERA) starts for Tampa Bay in the series finale. The right-hander is 4-1 with a 1.84 ERA in eight career starts vs. Baltimore.
Orioles: Dylan Bundy (3-1, 1.37 ERA) has pitched 13 straight shutout innings over his last two starts, beating Toronto and Boston.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Souza Jr. fouled out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Miller walked, Longoria to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Weeks Jr. flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Smith lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Morrison grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Kim hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop doubled to shallow left, Kim to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Bourjos singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. singled to left, Bourjos to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bourjos caught stealing third, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier grounded into fielder's choice to second, Souza Jr. out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Smith lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Miller fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Weeks Jr. walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Morrison walked, Weeks Jr. to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Beckham singled to center, Weeks Jr. scored, Morrison to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Norris hit sacrifice fly to right, Morrison scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Bourjos walked, Beckham to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Danny Farquhar pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Farquhar relieved Pruitt. | 2 | 0 |
| Davis reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Trumbo fouled out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Kim struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Díaz relieved Farquhar. | 2 | 0 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Kiermaier grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Longoria walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Miller grounded into fielder's choice to first, Longoria out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Weeks Jr. lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jumbo Diaz pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Hardy flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Joseph grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Morrison struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Norris grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chase Whitley pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Whitley relieved Díaz. | 2 | 0 |
| Jones lined out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Bourjos struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Longoria grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chase Whitley pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Trumbo popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Kim grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Donnie Hart pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Hart relieved Miley. | 2 | 0 |
| Miller walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Weeks Jr. singled to shallow left, Miller to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Morrison grounded into fielder's choice to third, Miller out at third, Weeks Jr. to second. | 2 | 0 |
| O'Day relieved Hart. | 2 | 0 |
| Beckham grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Morrison out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chase Whitley pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Hardy lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Joseph popped out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Norris grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Bourjos grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Colomé relieved Whitley. | 2 | 0 |
| Jones grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Machado grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Davis walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Davis to second on fielder's indifference. | 2 | 0 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Tampa Bay Rays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souza Jr. RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .349 | .426 | .590 |
| Kiermaier CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .244 | .326 | .341 |
| Longoria 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .229 | .330 | .398 |
| Miller 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | .240 | .367 | .400 |
| Weeks Jr. DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .188 | .297 | .344 |
| Morrison 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .242 | .342 | .439 |
| Beckham SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .257 | .278 | .386 |
| Norris C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .155 | .190 | .172 |
| Bourjos LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .185 | .290 | .296 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 147 | |||
| BATTING RBI: Beckham (6), Norris (6) SF: Norris GIDP: Beckham Rays RISP: 1-5 (Souza Jr. 0-1, Morrison 0-1, Beckham 1-2, Weeks Jr. 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Bourjos (1, 3rd base by Miley/Joseph) Picked Off: Bourjos (2nd base by Joseph) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 11,472 (25% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:52 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - James Hoye, First Base - Will Little, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Tim Timmons |
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