Informed via the Baltimore grounds crew, the National Weather service and a gut feeling of bad weather prompted Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash to make a last minute decision to scratch Erasmo Ramirez from his scheduled start.
With heavy rains scheduled, Cash decided Austin Pruitt would start in place of Ramirez, instead of losing him if the game would be delayed for an extended period of time. Pruitt, who had started throughout the minors (86 starts) but has been in the bullpen all season for the Rays, would make his first major league start.