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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)
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)
SARASOTA, Fla -- Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen will make his first Grapefruit League start today against the Tampa Bay Rays down in Port Charlotte.
Expect Chen to go two innings, unless his pitch count gets too high.
Left-hander Brian Matusz, who is also in the rotation mix, is scheduled to follow Chen. He will be followed by Tommy Hunter, Troy Patton and Daniel McCutchen.
Here are the lineups for today's game:
Orioles
Alexi Casilla 2B
Ryan Flaherty SS
Manny Machado 3B
Jason Pridie RF
Chris Dickerson CF
Trayvon Robinson DH
Travis Ishikawa 1B
Luis Exposito C
Xavier Avery LF
Wei-Yin Chen LHP
Rays
Ben Zobrist RF
Kelly Johnson LF
Evan Longoria 3B
Yunel Escobar SS
Ryan Roberts 2B
Jose Molina C
Shelley Duncan DH
James Loney 1B
Sean Rodriguez CF
Alex Cobb RHP
