BALTIMORE -- Ubaldo Jimenez walked off the mound to a standing ovation, a rare reception for the beleaguered Baltimore Orioles' right-hander.
Jimenez was stellar in his first start since May 22, Mark Trumbo homered for the second consecutive day and the Orioles took a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 8-5 victory Sunday.
"He
knew what we needed and he delivered it," Orioles manager Buck
Showalter said about Jimenez. "We basically had a day game yesterday and
we're in a stretch with 20-21 games in a row. Real proud of everybody
today. There was a lot of intensity there."
Baltimore homered 10 times while winning two of three from the Cardinals to improve to .500 (34-34). It was the first time the Orioles won a three-game series since May 29-31 against the Yankees.
Jimenez (2-2) has struggled most of the season and relinquished his starting role to Alec Asher, who also failed to hold down the job. Jimenez will likely stay in the rotation after allowing just two runs on four hits with three strikeouts and two walks over seven innings.
"I just want to fight," Jimenez said. "Doesn't matter where I am, I'm going to try to do the best I can. It felt good to be able to be there for the team today."
Seth Smith and Trey Mancini homered to start the first and second innings, respectively, for Baltimore. Welington Castillo also had a solo shot in the fifth that gave the Orioles a 7-2 lead.
Brad Brach picked up his 12th save for Baltimore.
Dexter Fowler homered for the fourth consecutive game with a two-run shot in the eighth, and three batters later, Yadier Molina had solo home run that pulled the Cardinals to 8-5.
Stephen Piscotty also hit a pair of solo homers for the Cardinals, who have lost five of six.
"We need to get the ball in the air and they were able to keep us from doing it on a consistent basis," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
St. Louis' Lance Lynn (5-4) allowed seven runs and nine hits with five strikeouts and a career-high four home runs over 4 2/3 innings.
"It's baseball," Lynn said. "You go through times when it's going well and times when it's going better than you think."
Manny Machado's RBI single in the sixth gave Baltimore an 8-2 lead.
THREE BAGGERS
Adam Jones and Trey Mancini each hit a triple in the fifth inning. It was Jones' first triple since 2015 and the first of Mancini's career. The Orioles had not hit two triples in an inning since Aug. 14, 2009.
LONG BALL
The Orioles joined the New York Yankees as the only teams in the majors with six players that have 10 or more home runs.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: 2B Kolten Wong (right triceps strain) has been "resting and strengthening" after going on the 10-day DL on Thursday, manager Mike Matheny said. Wong is batting .304 in 45 games (125 at-bats).
Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy (right wrist contusion) left the game in the sixth after being hit by a pitch. ... Reliever Darren O'Day (right shoulder strain) will throw his first bullpen session Monday.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Mike Leake (5-6, 3.14) is looking to snap a four-game losing streak when he starts the series opener Tuesday against Phillies RHP Jeremy Hellickson (5-5, 4.91).
Orioles: RHP Dylan Bundy (7-5, 3.29) has been Baltimore's most effective starter and throws Monday against first-place Cleveland and RHP Corey Kluber (5-2, 4.15).
St. Louis Cardinals
Jimenez was stellar in his first start since May 22, Mark Trumbo homered for the second consecutive day and the Orioles took a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 8-5 victory Sunday.
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Baltimore homered 10 times while winning two of three from the Cardinals to improve to .500 (34-34). It was the first time the Orioles won a three-game series since May 29-31 against the Yankees.
Jimenez (2-2) has struggled most of the season and relinquished his starting role to Alec Asher, who also failed to hold down the job. Jimenez will likely stay in the rotation after allowing just two runs on four hits with three strikeouts and two walks over seven innings.
"I just want to fight," Jimenez said. "Doesn't matter where I am, I'm going to try to do the best I can. It felt good to be able to be there for the team today."
Seth Smith and Trey Mancini homered to start the first and second innings, respectively, for Baltimore. Welington Castillo also had a solo shot in the fifth that gave the Orioles a 7-2 lead.
Brad Brach picked up his 12th save for Baltimore.
Dexter Fowler homered for the fourth consecutive game with a two-run shot in the eighth, and three batters later, Yadier Molina had solo home run that pulled the Cardinals to 8-5.
Stephen Piscotty also hit a pair of solo homers for the Cardinals, who have lost five of six.
"We need to get the ball in the air and they were able to keep us from doing it on a consistent basis," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
St. Louis' Lance Lynn (5-4) allowed seven runs and nine hits with five strikeouts and a career-high four home runs over 4 2/3 innings.
"It's baseball," Lynn said. "You go through times when it's going well and times when it's going better than you think."
Manny Machado's RBI single in the sixth gave Baltimore an 8-2 lead.
THREE BAGGERS
Adam Jones and Trey Mancini each hit a triple in the fifth inning. It was Jones' first triple since 2015 and the first of Mancini's career. The Orioles had not hit two triples in an inning since Aug. 14, 2009.
LONG BALL
The Orioles joined the New York Yankees as the only teams in the majors with six players that have 10 or more home runs.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: 2B Kolten Wong (right triceps strain) has been "resting and strengthening" after going on the 10-day DL on Thursday, manager Mike Matheny said. Wong is batting .304 in 45 games (125 at-bats).
Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy (right wrist contusion) left the game in the sixth after being hit by a pitch. ... Reliever Darren O'Day (right shoulder strain) will throw his first bullpen session Monday.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Mike Leake (5-6, 3.14) is looking to snap a four-game losing streak when he starts the series opener Tuesday against Phillies RHP Jeremy Hellickson (5-5, 4.91).
Orioles: RHP Dylan Bundy (7-5, 3.29) has been Baltimore's most effective starter and throws Monday against first-place Cleveland and RHP Corey Kluber (5-2, 4.15).
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Carpenter flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Fowler walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Fowler caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pham struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Smith homered to center (414 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Trumbo fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Gyorko popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Molina grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Piscotty homered to center (380 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Díaz grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Mancini homered to right (364 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| Schoop fouled out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Castillo singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Kim popped out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Hardy grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Castillo out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Garcia struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| DeJong popped out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Carpenter walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Fowler singled to shallow left, Carpenter to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Pham grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Smith singled to deep center. | 1 | 2 |
| Machado walked, Smith to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Jones grounded into double play, third to second to first, Machado out at second, Smith to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Trumbo singled to left, Smith scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Gyorko grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Molina grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Piscotty homered to center (443 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| Díaz singled to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Garcia flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Schoop popped out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Kim walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Hardy hit by pitch, Kim to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| DeJong struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Carpenter walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Fowler grounded into double play, to first, Carpenter out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Lance Lynn pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Machado popped out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Jones tripled to deep center. | 2 | 3 |
| Trumbo homered to left (358 feet), Jones scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Mancini tripled to deep center. | 2 | 5 |
| Schoop hit sacrifice fly to center, Mancini scored. | 2 | 6 |
| Castillo homered to center (440 feet). | 2 | 7 |
| Siegrist relieved Lynn. | 2 | 7 |
| Kim flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Tejada at shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| Pham lined out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Gyorko popped out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Siegrist pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Tejada grounded out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| Smith doubled to right. | 2 | 7 |
| Smith to third on wild pitch by Siegrist. | 2 | 7 |
| Machado singled to center, Smith scored. | 2 | 8 |
| Bowman relieved Siegrist. | 2 | 8 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| Trumbo grounded out to third. | 2 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Piscotty lined out to right. | 2 | 8 |
| Díaz walked. | 2 | 8 |
| Garcia flied out to center. | 2 | 8 |
| DeJong grounded into fielder's choice to third, Díaz out at second. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Rosenthal pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Rosenthal relieved Bowman. | 2 | 8 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| Castillo popped out to second. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Vidal Nuno pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Rickard in left field. | 2 | 8 |
| Nuño relieved Jiménez. | 2 | 8 |
| Carpenter walked. | 2 | 8 |
| Fowler homered to center (396 feet), Carpenter scored. | 4 | 8 |
| Castro relieved Nuño. | 4 | 8 |
| Pham grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| Gyorko flied out to center. | 4 | 8 |
| Molina homered to left (373 feet). | 5 | 8 |
| Piscotty flied out to center. | 5 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brett Cecil pitching for St. Louis | STL | BAL |
| Cecil relieved Rosenthal. | 5 | 8 |
| Rickard grounded out to third. | 5 | 8 |
| Tejada flied out to right. | 5 | 8 |
| Smith grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | STL | BAL |
| Brach relieved Castro. | 5 | 8 |
| Díaz flied out to center. | 5 | 8 |
| Garcia grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 8 |
| DeJong struck out swinging. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
St. Louis Cardinals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | .246 | .377 | .482 |
| Fowler CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .254 | .344 | .500 |
| Pham LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .277 | .373 | .462 |
| Gyorko DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .291 | .341 | .488 |
| Molina C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .263 | .298 | .415 |
| Piscotty RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .250 | .365 | .417 |
| Díaz SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .259 | .294 | .406 |
| Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .220 | .349 | .297 |
| DeJong 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .268 | .281 | .482 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 135 | |||
| BATTING HR: Piscotty 2 (6, 2nd inning off Jiménez 0 on, 2 Out; 4th inning off Jiménez 0 on, 2 Out); Fowler (13, 8th inning off Nuño 1 on, 0 Out); Molina (8, 8th inning off Castro 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Piscotty 2 (22), Fowler 2 (35), Molina (25) 2-out RBI: Piscotty 2, Molina GIDP: Fowler Cardinals RISP: 0-1 (Pham 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Fowler (2, 2nd base by Jiménez/Castillo) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Garcia-DeJong-Carpenter). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 34,854 (75.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | 88 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Rob Drake, First Base - Gerry Davis, Second Base - Pat Hoberg, Third Base - Tony Randazzo |
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