Ubaldo Jimenez finally notched his first home win as an Oriole on Monday night, turning in a very strong performance against the Texas Rangers. Ubaldo went 8.0 innings, allowing just four hits and an unearned run, striking out seven and walking just a single batter.
In the top of the third, he made Texas DH Michael Choice look straight up silly with this slider:
If we can get more outings like this from Ubaldo, it could be a game-changer for the Birds, who are now just 1.0 game out of first place in the AL East.