Increased velocity has Ubaldo finishing fast By Jordan Bastian and Mark Emery / MLB.com | 9/4/2013 8:48 P.M. ET http://ppt.cc/F7fG CLEVELAND -- Ubaldo Jimenez might never be the overpowering pitcher he once was for the Rockies. Over his past three starts with the Indians, though, the right-hander has showed glimpses of the fastball velocity that made him a dominant starter in the past. Ubaldo Jimenez 可能已经不复当年洛矶强力投手的身手，但在他最近在印地安人的 三场先发中，这位右投又重现了当年让他主宰比赛的球速。 Teams tasked with taking on Jimenez have noticed. "It seems like he's gotten some arm strength back," said Orioles manager Buck Showalter, whose team was blanked over six innings by Jimenez in Cleveland's 4-3 win on Tuesday night. 对手也感受到了Jimenez改变的部分。 「他好像找回了当时的强度，」金莺总教练Showalter说，金莺队在星期二晚上对上 Jimenez，六局无法越雷池一步，最後以四比三输球。 Over his past three appearances, Jimenez has stayed around 93-94 mph with his fastball, topping out at 96-97 mph at a handful of turns. That is more reminiscent of 2010, when the righty led the Majors with an average fastball of 96.1 mph. This is a recent trend, however, considering Jimenez's fastball has been a career-low 91.5 mph on average this year, according to fangraphs.com. 在他最近三场先发，Jimenez速球多半在93、94 mph跑，也有几球上到96、97 mph 遥想2010年，他当初可是以速球均速96.1 mph领先全联盟啊。 不过这只是这几场看下来，毕竟Jimenez今年速球均速是生涯最低的91.5 mph。 On the season, Jimenez is 10-9 with a 3.79 ERA, 147 strikeouts, 75 walks and 147 1/3 innings logged across 27 starts. His rate of 9.00 strikeouts per nine innings is the best mark of his eight-year career, which includes a career-best 214 strikeouts during his Cy Young-contending season with Colorado in 2010. 今年球季Jimenez十胜九败，3.79 ERA 147 K 75 BB，27次先发中投了147.1局。 他的九局三振比是9.00，八年生涯来最高，包括当年赛扬呼声极高的10年，当年214K。 Jimenez's showing this year has been a drastic improvement over 2012, when the pitcher went 9-17 with a 5.40 ERA for the Indians. "It was all about being 100 percent, basically, with my mechanics," said Jimenez, who was acquired from the Rockies in a deal prior to the July 31 Trade Deadline in 2011. "I've been working harder the last two years, trying to get back to who I was before. I've been getting there. I feel really good. I feel strong right now." Jimenez今年比起12年有大大的进步，当时他9胜17败 5.40 ERA。 「目前我的投球机制基本上已经差不多回复到100％，」Jimenez说，他在11年731交易 大限中从洛矶交易到笑脸人。「我这两年来都勤勉练球，努力找回我原来的样子，我 几乎成功了。现在我感觉很好，手臂也很强壮。」 Dating back to May 27, Jimenez ranks seventh in the American League with a 2.81 ERA, trailing only David Price, Ivan Nova, Bartolo Colon, Jarrod Parker, Max Scherzer and Yu Darvish in that span. Jimenez has posted a 2.22 ERA over his past eight starts, going back to July 22, during which time he has ranked fourth in the AL in strikeouts (53) and seventh in opponents' batting average (.212). 回溯到5/27，当时Jimenez以2.81 ERA在美联自责分率榜名列第七。 自7/22以来的八场先发，Jimenez只有2.22 ERA，这段时间的三振数是美联第四多，53K 对手打击率是美联第七低， .212 "This has been now the third start in a row where it looks like he's kind of got a second wind," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "His fastball has got life to it. He's throwing in, especially to left-handers. And that creates the separation in his offspeed. Man, that's exciting to see." 「自从他重新振作以来，他已经保持这种状态连三场先发了，」Francona说： 「他的速球感觉有生命起来，对左打来说他表现更好，而这也和他的慢速球形成了对比。 看他投球相当让人兴奋。」 --

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