Orioles starter Jason Hammel pitched in a minor-league game on Friday against Tampa Bay Class-A hitters, reports MASNSports.com.
Hammel threw 86 pitches and went six innings at Twin Lakes Park.
"I gave up a few singles, and the Rays are the Rays. They run on everything after that. As soon as they get a runner on, the Rays run," Hammel said. "I think I gave up one run, but other than that, it was all singles and I got my pitch count up and I felt strong."
Hammel has pitched fairly well this spring and looks to build off his solid first year with Baltimore when he went 8-6 with a 3.43 ERA, including 113 strikeouts over 118 innings. He is over the knee injuries that kept him limited to just 20 starts last year.