By Rob Biertempfel

Published: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 10:12 p.m.
Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013

friday's game

Rays (ss) at Pirates, 1:05 p.m.

McKechnie Field, Bradenton, Fla.

Rays starter: RHP Alex Cobb

Pirates starter: RHP Jeanmar Gomez

Webcast: Pirates.com

thursday's result

pirates 0, orioles 0 (10 innings)

Orioles starter: RHP Jake Arrieta 6 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 9 SO

Pirates starter: LHP Jonathan Sanchez 5 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 SO, 1 WP

Scratched: Gaby Sanchez was removed from the lineup because of what the Pirates described only as “an allergic reaction.”

Frozen: The Pirates had runners on first and second with one out in the fourth, but Arrieta got Brad Hawpe and Clint Barmes to take called third strikes.

Stock up: Starling Marte jumped on the first pitch of the game and lashed a double to left field. Later, he sprinted to the left-field corner to haul in a deep liner by Chris Davis.

Stock down: Hawpe replaced Sanchez as the designated hitter and went 0 for 3 (all strikeouts) and stranded five runners on base.

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