Ubaldo Jimenez, looking to build on a strong 2015 season that admittedly saw him falter in the second half, wasn’t great out of the gate. He struck out the first batter he faced but allowed a solo shot to Joe Mauer to put the Orioles in a 1-0 hole. It would’ve been a two-run dinger if Danny Santana, who’d reached first base on a drag bunt, hadn’t been erased trying to steal second base. Caleb Throwseph has returned to play ball.
In the second inning, Eduardo Escobar singled into left field before John Ryan Murphy reached base on a weird play.