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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)
The Orioles return home today to host the Yankees for a 1:05 p.m. game at Ed Smith Stadium.
The Yankees will play their first game without outfielder Curtis Granderson, who suffered a fractured right forearm in his first at-bat Sunday against Toronto. Granderson is estimated to be out 10 weeks.
Regardless, don't expect to see many Yankees regulars here in Sarasota. There are seven non-roster invitees in their starting lineup today.
Left-hander Brian Matusz will start and make his Grapefruit League debut. Matusz is fighting for a rotation spot in a mix that includes a dozen candidates, but he shined late last season pitching out of the bullpen.
Tommy Hunter, Mark Hendrickson and Pedro Strop are also scheduled to pitch today. Hendrickson and Strop will be making their first spring appearance.
Here is the today's starting lineups for today's game:
Orioles
Nolan Reimold LF
Brian Roberts 2B
Nick Markakis DH
Adam Jones CF
Matt Wieters C
J.J. Hardy SS
Chris Davis 1B
Conor Jackson RF
Manny Machado 3B
Brian Matusz LHP
Yankees
Brett Gardner CF
Jayson Nix 2B
Matt Diaz DH
Juan Rivera RF
Francsico Cervelli C
Melky Mesa LF
Dan Johnson 3B
Gil Velazquez 6
Kyle Roller 1B
Vidal Nuno LHP
