Three posts in one week may be a new record for me at NumerOlogy. The Birds aren’t taking it easy on me in one sense. But as a fan, they’ve spared me from further torturous starting assignments by #27 Mark Hendrickson. On Saturday, #51 Rich Hill made his Oriole debut, replacing Hendo in the rotation and earning his first American League win by scattering five hits in five and two-thirds innings and striking out five. Rich wore #51 in the Grapefruit League, but spent the first month and a half of the regular season rehabbing an elbow injury. Now that he’s here, he becomes the 32nd member of the active roster so far in 2009. He’s also the 17th player in Baltimore history to try for success in that uni number. Jamie Moyer is the only player to have any luck in that task, as you can see here. It’s not a pretty list. With nagging injuries peppering the Oriole lineup, #30 Luke Scott took one for the team. His shoulder strain landed him on the 15-day disabled list, clearing the way for Hill to be added to the roster. So it goes.
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