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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)
Orioles third base coach DeMarlo Hale will interview for the Boston Red Sox managerial job later this week, an industry source confirmed Monday.
Hale joined Buck Showalter's staff last offseason after the Red Sox fired former manager Terry Francona after Boston failed to make the postseason, a fate that was partially sealed because of the Orioles’ win over the Red Sox at Camden Yards on the final day of the regular season in 2011. Before arriving in Baltimore, Hale was the Red Sox bench coach for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
Hale has deep Red Sox ties. Before joining Francona’s staff in 2006 to be the team’s third base coach, he was a longtime minor league manager, including managing in Boston’s minor league system from 1993-‘99. In 1999, Hale was named the Baseball America minor league manager of the year with Double-A Trenton.
Showalter said Sunday that he was eager to solidify his coaching staff for 2013 quickly, saying he believed all of his coaches would return next year.
Hale was a candidate for the Blue Jays managerial opening following the 2010 season, a job that went to former Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell.
Hale receiving an interview was first reported by WEEI.com
