Three times during Ubaldo Jimenez’s eventful four-year career with the Orioles, manager Buck Showalter sent the right-hander to the bullpen in an attempt to get him out of a funk.
It’s worked in 2014, again last year, and now the Orioles are hoping it’s working again.
The right-hander pitched the Orioles’ best game in weeks, allowing just two solo home runs to St. Louis’ Stephen Piscotty in an 8-5 win before 34,854 fans at Oriole Park on June 18.