Ubaldo Jimenez has been here before, reaching for answers to explain another ugly run of starts that yet again threaten his spot in the Orioles rotation. Jimenez has been left promising that his moxie will prevail to pull him out of the frustrating spiral the opening month of this season has become.
In the Orioles' ugly 12-4 loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday in the Bronx, Jimenez suffered through the worst of a growing list of bad April appearances. He failed to get out of the fourth inning for the second straight start and allowed seven runs (six earned) — both numbers season highs.