Ubaldo Jimenez entered Sunday’s game widely considered the Orioles’ best starting pitcher so far this spring. And in what could have been his final Grapefruit League start, he didn’t make it out of the first inning.
Jimenez allowed three runs on four hits and a walk and retired just two batters on 38 pitches before manager Buck Showalter pulled him, putting a sour ending on an encouraging spring.
The Orioles (9-14-4) rallied to tie the game in the eighth inning, then took the lead when spring darling Joey Rickard singled to lead off the ninth inning and scored on a double by minor league infielder Garabez Rosa.