masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgIt was five years ago today.
A flame-throwing 26-year-old right-hander, Ubaldo Jimenez, who pitches tonight for the Orioles at Boston, threw a no-hitter for the Colorado Rockies against the Atlanta Braves.
Jimenez threw 128 pitches, his fastball touched 98 mph and he walked six batters. He struggled with command pitching out of the windup so much that he switched to the stretch position to end the game.
But he got Martin Prado, Chipper Jones and Brian McCann to end the game. “That was…

It was five years ago today.

A flame-throwing 26-year-old right-hander, Ubaldo Jimenez, who pitches tonight for the Orioles at Boston, threw a no-hitter for the Colorado Rockies against the Atlanta Braves.

Jimenez threw 128 pitches, his fastball touched 98 mph and he walked six batters. He struggled with command pitching out of the windup so much that he switched to the stretch position to end the game.

But he got Martin Prado, Chipper Jones and Brian McCann to end the game. “That was domination,” Jones said.

Click here to check out the story from that game.

Jimenez went 19-8 with an ERA of 2.88 during that 2010 season for the Rockies. He started on the mound for the National League in the All-Star Game and he finished third after the season in voting for the Cy Young Award.

jones-confused-orange-alcs-sidebar.jpgKeeping up with Jones: Meanwhile, is Adam Jones cooling off a bit?

Well, it had to happen right? No one can stay that hot. Jones has just one hit each of the last two games, going 2-for-7 after he produced 10 hits in the four games before that.

He is still batting .571 (12-for-21) during a six-game hitting streak with a double, four homers, nine runs and nine RBIs. Jones already has five multi-RBI games for the season. He has four games with two RBIs and one game with three RBIs.

Where Jones ranks among American League leaders:
* .406 batting average – fifth
* 4 homers – tied for second
* 11 RBIs – tied for first
* .844 slugging – first
* 10 runs – tied for second
* 27 total bases – second

Jones ranks second in the AL in at-bats per homer:
5.67 – Nelson Cruz, Seattle
8.00 – Adam Jones, Orioles
9.00 – Hanley Ramirez, Boston

Here is an early surprise for O’s fans among team statistics: The Orioles are tied for fourth in the AL with Boston in OBP at .340. The AL average right now is .314.

The Orioles are fourth in team batting at .270, first in homers with 15 and sixth in runs with 47. Boston has scored 56 runs through nine games to rank second in the league.

The Orioles have won five in a row at Fenway Park, scoring 32 runs in those games. The club record win streak in Boston is seven straight from Sept. 20, 2011 to June 6, 2012.