SARASOTA, Fla. — Right-hander Jason Hammel pitched three innings and allowed just one hit in the Orioles' 10-inning, 7-7 Grapefruit League tie with the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday afternoon at Ed Smith Stadium.
Hammels, who was making his second exhibition appearance, gave up a leadoff home run to Rays outfielder Matt Joyce in the second inning, but allowed only one other batter to reach base. In his Orioles spring debut last week, he pitched two scoreless innings against the Atlanta Braves.
The Orioles did most of their damage at the plate in the second inning, jumping on Rays ace David Price for four runs. Price walked J.J. Hardy and Mark Reynolds with one out and gave up an RBI single to newly arrived catcher Ronnie Paulino before giving up a three-run homer to outfield prospect Jai Miller.