CINCINNATI -- Ubaldo Jimenez was one of the reasons the Baltimore Orioles reached the postseason last year with a sub-3.00 ERA down the stretch.
He also threw the final pitch of the Orioles' season to the Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion, who hit a walk-off homer in the American League wild-card game.
Jimenez still is trying to recapture the consistency that helped him reach double-digit wins five times in his career. He makes his third start of the season Wednesday night against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, coming off a frustrating outing last week against the Boston Red Sox when he couldn't escape the fifth inning of the Orioles' 12-5 win.