BALTIMORE — Having traded half their rotation Wednesday — well, one of their two healthy "traditional" starters, Nathan Eovaldi — and one of their experienced multi-inning relievers in Matt Andriese, the Rays have to further sort out the already convoluted roles on their pitching staff.
Thursday, they figured it out enough to beat the lowly Orioles 4-3.
After using six pitchers Wednesday to beat the Yankees on what was supposed to be Eovaldi's start day, the Rays found a way to get nine solid innings out of four: opener Hunter Wood, relieving starter Ryan Yarbrough (who picked up his ninth win), Sergio Romo and surprise closer Austin Pruitt.