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.