Ubaldo Jimenez felt this was an important night for him.
In his first two starts of the season, the right-hander allowed 10 runs on 15 hits in 8.2 innings. Though the Orioles won both games, it wasn't good enough for Jimenez. On April 19, he was good enough and then some.
Jimenez pitched 7.2 shutout innings, allowing two hits, both in the second inning, as the Orioles beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 before 15,083 at Great American Ball Park.
The Orioles, who are now 9-4, did little offensively against a most impressive rookie left-hander, Cincinnati's Amir Garrett, who struck out 12 in seven innings. They struck out 16 times.
