RHP Erasmo Ramirez was scratched as the starter due to the uncertain weather conditions but was available out of bullpen Tuesday against Orioles. Ramirez was supposed to get his second start since joining the rotation to fill in for Jake Odorizzi, who is on the disabled list with a left hamstring strain. Instead, Austin Pruitt stepped in as the starter. Manager Kevin Cash said Ramirez will be available out of the bullpen for the series finale Wednesday.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez pitched well in his first start in more than a year, holding Detroit to one run on two hits in five innings. Ramirez is filling in for Jake Odorizzi, who is out with a hamstring injury, but has shown himself a capable starter and reliever over the past two seasons.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez relieved injured RHP Jake Odorizzi and, given as much time as he needed to warm up, yielded a home run to Mitch Moreland on his first pitch. But a double by Moreland in the fourth was the only other hit against Ramirez over four innings. He struck out two and didn't walk anyone, throwing 46 pitches, helping out a bullpen that could have been wiped out because the starter pitched one inning.

BOSTON -- Tampa Bay starter Jake Odorizzi left Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox after throwing his first pitch of the second inning.Erasmo Ramirez was summoned out of the Rays' bullpen and came on in the scoreless game.Odorizzi, who grabbed his groin/hamstring area, winced after throwing a warmup pitch, which brought Rays manager Kevin Cash and training personnel out of the dugout. Odorizzi appeared to try to stretch and then threw two warmup pitches, but was unable to continue and walked off the mound. Ramirez was given all the time he needed to warm up and then gave up a home run to Mitch Moreland on his first pitch.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings on Friday night, giving up a hit and striking out one. The outing moved him past Houston's Chris Devenski for most relief innings this year in the American League. Ramirez has now thrown 84 innings, 1/3 more than Devenski.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez is the first pitcher to allow walk-off home runs to a Yankee since Willie Hernandez in 1988. Ramirez gave up Austin's game-winner Thursday and LF Brett Gardner's game-winner on April 23. Hernandez allowed game-ending home runs to Gary Ward and Claudell Washington on Sept. 9 and 11, 1988.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez worked three perfect innings on Tuesday to finish the game and collect the save in the 9-2 victory in over the Toronto Blue Jays. He became only the third Rays pitcher to throw three or more perfect innings and get a save. The others were RHP Albie Lopez, who pitched three innings on Aug. 18, 1999, and RHP Roberto Hernandez who pitched 3 2/3 innings on Sept. 3, 2013.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez took the loss Friday, giving up a two-run home run in the seventh and a solo shot in the eighth. After opening the year 6-1, he's now 7-9, giving the Rays a good option for long relief but not nearly as effective as he was in the first half of the season.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez was stellar in relief Sunday, striking out four of the six batters he faced in two perfect innings. The Rays bullpen has struggled in the past month, so a return to form for Ramirez is very encouraging.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez had another rough outing Monday. Ramirez relieved LHP Drew Smyly to start the eighth inning in a tie game. Ramirez faced five batters and gave up three runs on three hits, including two home runs. In his last 16 appearances Ramirez is 1-4 with a 6.23 ERA, and opposing teams are hitting .349 against him. "We're concerned," manager Kevin Cash said. "He's played a big part in a lot of our wins but now he's in a rut. We need to get him fresh."

RHP Erasmo Ramirez, facing questions of overuse in the Tampa Bay bullpen, couldn't close out the eighth inning on Saturday, with a walk and hit batter to load the bases and a wild pitch to bring in the go-ahead run. Ramirez has seven wins and a 2.91 ERA, but the lack of reliable alternatives in the bullpen has led the Rays to use him extensively, with 27 appearances and 46.1 innings.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez began the season 6-1 with a 1.32 ERA in his first 14 appearances. In his past seven outings, Ramirez is 0-2 with an 8.18 ERA, allowing 10 runs and four home runs in 11 innings.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez posted his fifth victory in relief Saturday night against the Los Angeles Angels. Ramirez allowed one hit, one walk and a wild pitch in two innings while striking out one to improve to 6-1 and lower his ERA to 1.32.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez continues to be effective in the bullpen and an absolute vulture for wins. He now has five -- two more than the Rays' four regular starting pitchers combined. He came in with a 1.23 ERA and has been a huge success since shifting to the bullpen.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez gave up the winning home run to LF Brett Gardner and was handed his first loss on Saturday. Ramirez was the winning pitcher on Thursday in Boston and has four of Tampa Bay's seven victories.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez was slated to start Saturday but was used in the seventh inning when the Boston Red Sox had the bases loaded Thursday. The Rays have five off days through May 13 and might not need a fifth starter during this stretch but manager Kevin Cash isn't ready to declare Ramirez as strictly a relief pitcher at this point.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez, who was a possible starter in the series finale before the Rays arrived, won two of the three games in relief and is now 4-0 on the season. He became the first player in team history with four wins in the team's first 15 games.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez, given a spot start after switching to the bullpen, looked like his old self -- 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.He picked up the first win for a Rays starting pitcher this season.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez (1-0) is making his first start of the season Saturday. He has three previous appearances, all coming from the bullpen. In 27 starts in 2015, he was 11-6 with 27 starts. He also had seven games in relief.

RHP Erasmo Ramirez will make his first start of the season on Saturday. He was 11-6 last year for Tampa Bay. He pitched two innings in relief on Wednesday.