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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)
Two longtime scouts with Orioles ties will be honored next Saturday at the Professional Scouts Foundation’s annual “In the Spirit of the Game” Sports and Entertainment Spectaular in Los Angeles.
Larry Himes and Wayne Britton will be among the five scouts who will receive the Legends of Scouting Award, which will be presented by Hall of Famer and former Orioles general manager Pat Gillick.
Himes, who has spent 51 years in the game and served as general manager of the White Sox and Cubs, was a cross-checker with the Orioles in 1980. After his time with the White Sox and Cubs, he returned to the Orioles from 1999 to 2003.
Britton joined the Orioles as special assistant to scouting in 2012. He was previously a scout for the Mets, Red Sox, Yankees and Reds.
Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan and former Pirates GM and longtime scout Larry Doughty will receive the foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award in Scouting at the event.
