Jimenez Bounces Back To Help Orioles Beat Padres 7-2
BALTIMORE (AP) — Ubaldo Jimenez interrupted his exile to the bullpen with a sharp performance in a starting role, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Wednesday night for their 1,000th win at Camden Yards.
Mark Trumbo and Ryan Flaherty homered for the first-place Orioles, who also got two RBIs from Matt Wieters in earning a split of the two-game series.
Jimenez (4-7) gave up two runs and four hits in six innings, walking three and striking out seven. The right-hander lost his spot in the rotation earlier this month after a series of poor outings, including a clunker in Toronto on June 12 in which he yielded five runs and got only one out.
But Jimenez received this spot start after Mike Wright was demoted to the minors, and he overcame a shaky first inning to show some of the prowess the Orioles expected when they signed him to a four-year, $50 million contract in 2014.
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