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<b>Two for the money</b>: The Orioles rotation apparently is two good by half, whatever that means. When <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT000010090" title="Jason Hammel" href="/topic/sports/baseball/jason-hammel-PESPT000010090.topic">Jason Hammel</a> (pictured) and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT0015157" title="Wei-Yin Chen" href="/topic/sports/baseball/wei-yin-chen-PESPT0015157.topic">Wei-Yin Chen</a> pitch, the club looks like it can play with anybody. When <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT000009873" title="Jake Arrieta" href="/topic/sports/baseball/jake-arrieta-PESPT000009873.topic">Jake Arrieta</a>, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT000008616" title="Brian Matusz" href="/topic/sports/baseball/brian-matusz-PESPT000008616.topic">Brian Matusz</a> or <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT000010135" title="Tommy Hunter" href="/topic/sports/baseball/tommy-hunter-PESPT000010135.topic">Tommy Hunter</a> takes the mound, there's still the possibility of great things happening, but there seems to be just as much chance of the game coming unraveled before the Orioles' slow-starting offense can get in gear. The good news: Everyone in the rotation has shown the ability to pitch a shutdown game, so this young rotation may yet come together and keep the O's in contention during the second half.
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( Getty Images / June 10, 2012 )

Two for the money: The Orioles rotation apparently is two good by half, whatever that means. When Jason Hammel (pictured) and Wei-Yin Chen pitch, the club looks like it can play with anybody. When Jake Arrieta, Brian Matusz or Tommy Hunter takes the mound, there's still the possibility of great things happening, but there seems to be just as much chance of the game coming unraveled before the Orioles' slow-starting offense can get in gear. The good news: Everyone in the rotation has shown the ability to pitch a shutdown game, so this young rotation may yet come together and keep the O's in contention during the second half.

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