Former MSU hurler helps Brewers win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Former Mississippi State pitcher Brandon Woodruff allowed seven hits in 6 1/3 innings of his major league debut and Orlando Arcia homered and scored both runs Friday night in the Milwaukee Brewers' 2-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Arcia's three hits included a triple off Rays starter Jake Faria in the third and his 10th home run of the season in the eighth. Eric Thames followed the triple with an RBI single.
Woodruff (1-0) had been slated to make his major league debut at St. Louis on June 13 but was scratched by a tight hamstring. After a stint on the disabled list, he made three Triple-A rehab starts, throwing a maximum of 69 pitches.
The 24-year-old righthander walked two and struck out six, throwing 97 pitches.
Corey Knebel pitched the ninth for his 21st save, recording three of the game's 25 strikeouts.
Faria (5-2) gave up one run on four hits while striking out nine in six innings.
The Rays left the bases loaded in each of the first two innings and put eight of their first 14 batters on base without scoring.
Tampa Bay's most serious scoring threat came in the seventh, when Evan Longoria doubled off reliever Josh Hader with Corey Dickerson on first base. Dickerson was thrown out at the plate on a relay throw by Arcia.
Logan Morrison had three of Tampa Bay's nine hits.