Tampa Bay Rays reliever Austin Pruitt made history on Sunday, as he became the first pitcher in more than 15 years to record a five-inning save in the regular season.
Pruitt accomplished the feat in the Rays' 8-3 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
"I had one [save] last year that was three innings, but 5u2154 innings, that's lengthy," said Pruitt, who also started eight games last season for Tampa Bay.
With Rays manager Kevin Cash getting creative with his use of the team's pitching staff, Pruitt, the team's third pitcher of the day, threw the most innings.