Rays starting pitcher Alex Cobb yielded three runs and five hits over 6 1/3 innings during Tampa Bay's 6-4 Grapefruit League loss to Pittsburgh on Friday. Cobb, slated to assume the No. 4 spot in the rotation, struck out five batters but also walked three. He has now amassed at least five strikeouts in five of his six outings this spring.
"It was the most comparable (thing) to a real game that I've felt this spring," Cobb said about his performance. "I went through my challenges with runners on, working through jams, working through my mechanics, figuring things out. It's a different mentality when you go deeper in the game."