Orioles notes: Blister, football put this weekend's rotation in question

The unique series of events that has put the Orioles starting rotation in question for the remainder of this weekend’s series at the Tampa Bay Rays is characteristic of a season in which little has gone the club’s way.

That right-hander Alex Cobb was scratched from his start Sunday because of a nagging blister on his pitching hand wasn’t that much of a surprise — he’s been dealing with the injury for most of the season’s second half and pitched well despite it.

But the reason right-hander David Hess will likely miss his next start can be filed among the most bizarre potential scratches of the season.

Hess could miss Saturday’s start after he was hit in the left eye attempting to catch a…