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Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen (pictured) was on his way to his second strong performance in a row when he grabbed at his side and exited Sunday's game with a right oblique strain. That's very bad news for a team that already has called on four Triple-A starters to fill in the fifth slot in the rotation and replace injured Miguel Gonzalez. It was a tough week already, after so-so outings by Jason Hammel, Freddy Garcia and Steve Johnson, and that was reflected in the combined numbers. The rotation posted a 2-2 record with a 6.03 ERA and averaged just five innings per start. Even though the team managed to go 4-2 in those games, this is starting to get scary.
Grade: D (Hannah Foslien / Getty Images /May 12, 2013)
There was a lot of media buzz in the Orioles clubhouse this afternoon that Deion Sanders, former NFL and MLB player and NFL Network analyst, is here and will take batting practice.
But we’re all baseball here – so the big news is that outfielder Bill Hall has been brought up from Sarasota, Fla.
He was activated when the Orioles placed lefty Randy Wolf on the 60-day disabled list with a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.
Lew Ford is dealing with a groin issue, so the Orioles could use another right-handed hitting outfielder.
And yes Hall could be added to the playoff roster if that became an option because he was in the organization on Sept. 1.
Hall, 32, hit .222 with a .500 on-base percentage in 14 plate appearances through seven games. He played in seven games for the Orioles from May 12 to June 1.
He hit .246 with a .300 on-base percentage and 15 homers in 90 games with Triple-A Norfolk this year.
“This team is in a playoff run," Hall said. "This is obviously going to be fun, especially the last week. I’m an able body if they need me to do whatever they need me to do. I want to help get this team into the playoffs.”
