BALTIMORE -- Given a reprieve from his unwanted role as a long reliever, Ubaldo Jimenez wasn't necessarily looking to work his way back into the Baltimore Orioles starting rotation.
He was more focused on survival.
Jimenez made the most of a spot start by pitching six effective innings, and the Orioles defeated the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Wednesday night for their 1,000th win at Camden Yards.
Mark Trumbo and Ryan Flaherty homered for first-place Baltimore, which also got two RBI from Matt Wieters in earning a split of the two-game series.
Jimenez (4-7) gave up two runs and four hits, walking four and striking out seven. The right-hander lost his spot in the rotation earlier this month after a series of poor outings, including a clunker in Toronto on June 12 in which he yielded five runs and got only one out.
But Jimenez received this start after Mike Wright was demoted to the minors, and he overcame a shaky first inning to show some of the prowess the Orioles expected when they signed him to a four-year, $50 million contract in 2014.
"I just wanted to get the job done, for sure. There's no more pressure than that," Jimenez said. "I was just trying to find a way to survive and get back on my feet."
Manager Buck Showalter approved of the performance, but offered no guarantees that Jimenez would be starting again in five days or so.
"We have two more (from) that spot before the All-Star break," Showalter said. "We're going to take it each day and put our best foot forward."
Baltimore recorded its 27th win at home -- most in the majors. The victory gave the Orioles a 1,000-959 record (including playoffs) at Camden Yards, their home since 1992.
Matt Kemp drove in two runs for the Padres, whose streak of scoring at least five runs in six straight games ended. Travis Jankowski had two hits, two steals and scored twice.
"We could have strung together better at-bats than we did tonight," manager Andy Green said. "I thought all-around it was not one of our better efforts."
Erik Johnson (0-3) allowed six runs and nine hits, including two homers, in four innings. He has surrendered 12 home runs in five starts this season, the first two with the White Sox.
"I'm on the cusp of breaking through and getting to the other side," Johnson insisted.
When Jimenez fell behind 1-0 after facing only three batters, many of the fans began to grumble and more than a few booed. After he struck out the side in the sixth, however, most in the crowd of 23,785 cheered.
"It was big," Jimenez said. "That's probably the most exciting thing about baseball. They give you a chance to start and it's a new game."
Trumbo tied it with his 21st home run leading off the second, and the Orioles finally took control when Flaherty homered to ignite a three-run fifth that made it 6-2.
PROTEST FILED
The agent for Padres closer Fernando Rodney has filed a protest to Major League Baseball regarding a scoring decision in the ninth inning of Tuesday's game, Green said. A grounder that hit first base and went through the legs of first baseman Wil Myers was ruled a hit, and as a result Rodney missed setting a team record for the longest stretch at the outset of a season without allowing an earned run.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: OF John Jay missed a second straight game with a bruised right forearm after being hit by a pitch Sunday night against Washington. "It's just one of those things where it's going to take a few days before he's ready to play baseball again," Green said.
Orioles: LHP Brian Duensing (elbow) was placed on the 15-day DL and the team recalled LHP Ashur Tolliver from Triple-A Norfolk. Duensing will have bone chips removed and will be sidelined at least into August.
UP NEXT
Padres: Christian Friedrich (3-2, 3.15 ERA) starts the opener of a four-game series in Cincinnati on Thursday night.
Orioles: Baltimore hopes to savor a day off Thursday after playing 29 games in 30 days. The Orioles then play four games in three days against visiting Tampa Bay.
San Diego Padres
He was more focused on survival.
Jimenez made the most of a spot start by pitching six effective innings, and the Orioles defeated the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Wednesday night for their 1,000th win at Camden Yards.
Mark Trumbo and Ryan Flaherty homered for first-place Baltimore, which also got two RBI from Matt Wieters in earning a split of the two-game series.
Jimenez (4-7) gave up two runs and four hits, walking four and striking out seven. The right-hander lost his spot in the rotation earlier this month after a series of poor outings, including a clunker in Toronto on June 12 in which he yielded five runs and got only one out.
But Jimenez received this start after Mike Wright was demoted to the minors, and he overcame a shaky first inning to show some of the prowess the Orioles expected when they signed him to a four-year, $50 million contract in 2014.
"I just wanted to get the job done, for sure. There's no more pressure than that," Jimenez said. "I was just trying to find a way to survive and get back on my feet."
Manager Buck Showalter approved of the performance, but offered no guarantees that Jimenez would be starting again in five days or so.
"We have two more (from) that spot before the All-Star break," Showalter said. "We're going to take it each day and put our best foot forward."
Baltimore recorded its 27th win at home -- most in the majors. The victory gave the Orioles a 1,000-959 record (including playoffs) at Camden Yards, their home since 1992.
Matt Kemp drove in two runs for the Padres, whose streak of scoring at least five runs in six straight games ended. Travis Jankowski had two hits, two steals and scored twice.
"We could have strung together better at-bats than we did tonight," manager Andy Green said. "I thought all-around it was not one of our better efforts."
Erik Johnson (0-3) allowed six runs and nine hits, including two homers, in four innings. He has surrendered 12 home runs in five starts this season, the first two with the White Sox.
"I'm on the cusp of breaking through and getting to the other side," Johnson insisted.
When Jimenez fell behind 1-0 after facing only three batters, many of the fans began to grumble and more than a few booed. After he struck out the side in the sixth, however, most in the crowd of 23,785 cheered.
"It was big," Jimenez said. "That's probably the most exciting thing about baseball. They give you a chance to start and it's a new game."
Trumbo tied it with his 21st home run leading off the second, and the Orioles finally took control when Flaherty homered to ignite a three-run fifth that made it 6-2.
PROTEST FILED
The agent for Padres closer Fernando Rodney has filed a protest to Major League Baseball regarding a scoring decision in the ninth inning of Tuesday's game, Green said. A grounder that hit first base and went through the legs of first baseman Wil Myers was ruled a hit, and as a result Rodney missed setting a team record for the longest stretch at the outset of a season without allowing an earned run.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: OF John Jay missed a second straight game with a bruised right forearm after being hit by a pitch Sunday night against Washington. "It's just one of those things where it's going to take a few days before he's ready to play baseball again," Green said.
Orioles: LHP Brian Duensing (elbow) was placed on the 15-day DL and the team recalled LHP Ashur Tolliver from Triple-A Norfolk. Duensing will have bone chips removed and will be sidelined at least into August.
UP NEXT
Padres: Christian Friedrich (3-2, 3.15 ERA) starts the opener of a four-game series in Cincinnati on Thursday night.
Orioles: Baltimore hopes to savor a day off Thursday after playing 29 games in 30 days. The Orioles then play four games in three days against visiting Tampa Bay.
7:05PM,EDT,June 22,2016
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Diego - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | SD | BAL |
| Jankowski singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Myers grounded out to shortstop, Jankowski to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Kemp singled to left, Jankowski scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Solarte walked, Kemp to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Upton Jr. flied out to right, Kemp to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Wallace struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Erik Johnson pitching for San Diego | SD | BAL |
| Jones flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Kim grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Schoop singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | SD | BAL |
| Bethancourt struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Schimpf grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Ramírez grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Erik Johnson pitching for San Diego | SD | BAL |
| Trumbo homered to right center (401 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Wieters flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Álvarez grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Hardy grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | SD | BAL |
| Jankowski walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Jankowski stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| Myers struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Kemp grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Solarte flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Erik Johnson pitching for San Diego | SD | BAL |
| Flaherty lined out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Jones singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim lined out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Schoop doubled to center, Jones scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | SD | BAL |
| Upton Jr. grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Wallace walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Bethancourt walked, Wallace to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Schimpf flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Ramírez lined out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Erik Johnson pitching for San Diego | SD | BAL |
| Trumbo doubled to deep center. | 1 | 2 |
| Wieters singled to center, Trumbo scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Álvarez struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| Hardy grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Wieters out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | SD | BAL |
| Jankowski reached on infield single to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Jankowski stole second. | 1 | 3 |
| Myers lined out to right, Jankowski to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Kemp singled to right, Jankowski scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Solarte flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Upton Jr. struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Erik Johnson pitching for San Diego | SD | BAL |
| Flaherty homered to right center (398 feet). | 2 | 4 |
| Jones reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Kim singled to right center, Jones to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Schoop walked, Kim to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Villanueva relieved Johnson. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 5 | |
| Davis hit by pitch, Jones scored, Kim to third, Schoop to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Trumbo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kim out at home, Schoop to third, Davis to second. | 2 | 5 |
| Wieters hit sacrifice fly to left, Schoop scored. | 2 | 6 |
| Álvarez grounded out to second. | 2 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | SD | BAL |
| Wallace struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Bethancourt struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| Schimpf struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Villanueva pitching for San Diego | SD | BAL |
| Hardy grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| Flaherty safe at second on error by third baseman Solarte. | 2 | 6 |
| Jones flied out to left. | 2 | 6 |
| Kim singled to left, Flaherty scored, Kim to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 7 |
| Schoop flied out to right. | 2 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | SD | BAL |
| Brach relieved Jiménez. | 2 | 7 |
| Ramírez flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| Jankowski grounded out to first. | 2 | 7 |
| Myers grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Thornton pitching for San Diego | SD | BAL |
| Thornton relieved Villanueva. | 2 | 7 |
| Davis grounded out to first. | 2 | 7 |
| Trumbo singled to left. | 2 | 7 |
| Wieters grounded into double play, third to second to first, Trumbo out at second. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | SD | BAL |
| Kemp struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Solarte flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| Upton Jr. struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Maurer pitching for San Diego | SD | BAL |
| Maurer relieved Thornton. | 2 | 7 |
| Álvarez struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Hardy grounded out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| Flaherty grounded out to first. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | SD | BAL |
| Rickard in right field. | 2 | 7 |
| Britton relieved Brach. | 2 | 7 |
| Wallace walked. | 2 | 7 |
| Bethancourt reached on infield single to shortstop, Wallace to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Rosales hit for Schimpf. | 2 | 7 |
| Rosales struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Jankowski grounded out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
San Diego Padres
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jankowski CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .250 | .351 | .328 |
| Myers 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .286 | .331 | .521 |
| Kemp RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .268 | .284 | .481 |
| Solarte 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .255 | .349 | .427 |
| Upton Jr. LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .253 | .305 | .402 |
| Wallace DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | .210 | .355 | .362 |
| Bethancourt C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .267 | .312 | .442 |
| Schimpf 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .143 | .321 | .238 |
a-Rosales PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .191 | .276 | .373 |
| Ramírez SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .250 | .284 | .332 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 156 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for R Schimpf in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING RBI: Kemp 2 (51) Padres RISP: 2-13 (Jankowski 0-1, Kemp 2-3, Ramírez 0-2, Rosales 0-1, Schimpf 0-1, Wallace 0-1, Upton Jr. 0-1, Solarte 0-1, Myers 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Jankowski 2 (8, 2nd base off Jiménez/Wieters 2) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Solarte (5, pop up) DP: 2 (Ramírez-Schimpf-Myers, Solarte-Schimpf-Myers). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 23,785 (51.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:43 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - Sean Barber, Second Base - Ron Kulpa, Third Base - Chris Conroy |
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