masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgHaving scored just 10 runs their last five games, the Orioles host the Oakland Athletics tonight in the nightcap of a split doubleheader. The A’s won 8-4 earlier to improve to 14-16, while the Orioles are 16-12.
The pitching matchup tonight features right-handers: Ubaldo Jimenez (1-3, 5.20 ERA) makes his sixth start and Oakland’s Jesse Hahn (1-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second.
Jimenez had an ERA of 3.91 before his worst outing of 2016 last Sunday against the White Sox. He gave up six runs and…

Having scored just 10 runs their last five games, the Orioles host the Oakland Athletics tonight in the nightcap of a split doubleheader. The A’s won 8-4 earlier to improve to 14-16, while the Orioles are 16-12.

The pitching matchup tonight features right-handers: Ubaldo Jimenez (1-3, 5.20 ERA) makes his sixth start and Oakland’s Jesse Hahn (1-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second.

jimenez-high-knee-white-sidebar.jpgJimenez had an ERA of 3.91 before his worst outing of 2016 last Sunday against the White Sox. He gave up six runs and seven hits over 4 2/3 innings, throwing 84 pitches.

In six career starts against Oakland, Jimenez is 3-1 with a 5.28 ERA and 1.630 WHIP. Ubaldo is one win shy of tying right-hander Miguel Batista with 102 career victories for ninth place on the all-time wins list among Dominican Republic-born pitchers.

The 26-year-old Hahn began this season at Triple-A Nashville, going 0-1 with a 2.04 ERA over four starts. He got the start a week ago today against Houston and threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings on three hits. He got a 2-0 win, throwing 81 pitches. Lefty batters went 2-for-9 against him and right-handed hitters went 1-for-12.

A sixth-round draft pick by Tampa Bay in 2010 out of Virginia Tech, Hahn made 16 starts for the A’s last year. He went 6-6 with a 3.35 ERA before his season ended in July due to a forearm strain. Over his last eight starts last season, he went 5-2 with a 2.42 ERA.

Manny Machado has now hit safely in seven of his last eight games going 13-for-32 (.406/.457/.688). He has six multi-hit games and six doubles in that span since April 28. He now has 21 extra-base hits (14 doubles, seven home runs) in 28 games. Machado entered play today with the second-most doubles in the majors and was tied for the most multi-hit performances among American League hitters.

Jonathan Schoop went 1-for-4 in the opener to extend his season-high hitting streak to nine games. Schoop is 10-for-32 (.313/.333/.469) during the streak since April 27.