Ubaldo Jimenez struck out a career-high 13 batters and remained unbeaten on the season in leading the Colorado Rockies to a 5-2 victory over the host San Diego Padres on Monday night.
Jimenez gave up one run and four hits in seven innings and also delivered a run-scoring single. His earned-run average actually rose to 0.87 in the process.
Jimenez, who was named National League Pitcher of the Month earlier Monday, improved to 6-0. Joe Beimel pitched the eighth and Rafael Betancourt worked the ninth.
Jimenez’s single came in the seventh to give the Rockies a 3-1 lead. Carlos Gonzalez gave Colorado insurance with a two-run single in the eighth.
Clint Barmes doubled in two runs in the second inning for the Rockies' 2-0 advantage. San Diego’s runs came on Yorvit Torrealba’s fourth-inning double and Matt Stairs’ ninth-inning single.
Kevin Correia (4-2) gave up three runs and four hits in six innings for the Padres.
Colorado | San Diego | |
Ubaldo Jimenez | Player | Kevin Correia |
Win | W/L | Loss |
7.0 | IP | 6.0 |
13 | Strikeouts | 4 |
4 | Hits | 4 |
1.29 | ERA | 4.50 |
Colorado | San Diego | |
Carlos Gonzalez | Player | Yorvit Torrealba |
1 | Hits | 2 |
2 | RBI | 1 |
0 | HR | 0 |
1 | TB | 3 |
.333 | Avg | .500 |