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Pitcher Jair Jurrjens solid in debut as Orioles edge Blue Jays | orioles.com: News
Right-hander Jair Jurrjens got the start for Baltimore and pitched a three-up, three-down first before getting into a jam in the second. Jurrjens allowed a pair of runners to reach base and then proceeded to allow a two-out RBI single to utility man Mark DeRosa.
Jurrjens hit 93 mph on the radar gun and was charged with the one run on two hits over the two frames. He threw 19 of his 29 pitches for strikes in his first appearance since signing with Baltimore during the offseason.
"I felt good. My timing's coming back," said Jurrjens, who is trying to overcome a right knee issue this spring to earn a spot in Baltimore's rotation. "I still need to work on the slider. The timing's a little bit off on that. But I felt really good. The ball's coming out like I want it to. I'm keeping the ball down. That's the main thing."
The pitching field is pretty steep, but atleast we signed Jurrjens to a one year minor league contract. No big risk here. Let's see what he can do. Steve Pearce hit a hr scoring Lew Ford off of Mark Buehrle. Trayvon Robinson, who was acquired in the Robert Andino trade, got a double and scored a run. He had homered in saturday's matchup with the Twins.
Right-hander Jair Jurrjens got the start for Baltimore and pitched a three-up, three-down first before getting into a jam in the second. Jurrjens allowed a pair of runners to reach base and then proceeded to allow a two-out RBI single to utility man Mark DeRosa.
Jurrjens hit 93 mph on the radar gun and was charged with the one run on two hits over the two frames. He threw 19 of his 29 pitches for strikes in his first appearance since signing with Baltimore during the offseason.
"I felt good. My timing's coming back," said Jurrjens, who is trying to overcome a right knee issue this spring to earn a spot in Baltimore's rotation. "I still need to work on the slider. The timing's a little bit off on that. But I felt really good. The ball's coming out like I want it to. I'm keeping the ball down. That's the main thing."
The pitching field is pretty steep, but atleast we signed Jurrjens to a one year minor league contract. No big risk here. Let's see what he can do. Steve Pearce hit a hr scoring Lew Ford off of Mark Buehrle. Trayvon Robinson, who was acquired in the Robert Andino trade, got a double and scored a run. He had homered in saturday's matchup with the Twins.