ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays' latest bullpen day had a rocky beginning and a strong finish.
Relievers Vidal Nuno and Austin Pruitt combined to throw 8 2/3 scoreless innings, Brad Miller had three RBI and the Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Sunday.
Nuno (1-0) and Pruitt followed Sergio Romo, who was charged with three runs in one-third of an inning as the starter as the Rays went with an unconventional pitching lineup for the third consecutive day.
"We got ourselves in a little hole there but I thought we chipped away at it nice," Miller said.