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Orioles 7, Braves 3: Birds take series behind Good Ubaldo and two home runs from Chris Davis

Our long national nightmare is over: the Orioles are back above .500 after getting a good start from Ubaldo Jimenez and some towering offense from Chris Davis.

Ubaldo Jimenez was legitimately good in the first half of the season, but after the All-Star break he turned in two disaster starts against the Tigers and Yankees. I wasn't sure who would show up tonight, Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde. Although the monster debuted in the first inning, the scientist took over from there and completed seven innings of work.

What do I mean by the monster? Fans were concerned about Ubaldo getting through the first inning alive.