Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez couldn’t catch a break in last Sunday’s loss to the Chicago White Sox, but he made his own luck in Saturday night’s 5-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics before 29,862 at Camden Yards.
He held down his pitch count and worked through the eighth inning on the way to his second victory of the year, which allowed the Orioles to split the rain-makeup doubleheader and move back into sole possession of first place in the American League East.
Jimenez allowed nine hits – including four by A’s outfielder Josh Reddick -- but spread them evenly through his performance and walked just one.