Scott gets 2 hits, Rays beat Burnett, sloppy Pirates 8-2
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Luke Scott hit an RBI double and a single Wednesday and the Tampa Bay Rays beat A.J. Burnett and the sloppy Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2.
Jose Molina also had two of the Rays' 12 hits.
The Pirates made three errors in the first two innings, which led to three unearned runs.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Right fielder Brad Hawpe let a bloop hit bounce past him, third baseman Pedro Alvarez flubbed a high popup and second baseman Neil Walker overthrew 6-foot-4 first baseman Garrett Jones. A wild pitch by Burnett allowed another run to score.
Burnett had a bumpy spring debut. He allowed four runs and three hits in two innings.