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 可能已經不復當年洛磯強力投手的身手，但在他最近在印地安人的 三場先發中，這位右投又重現了當年讓他主宰比賽的球速。 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. 對手也感受到了Jimenez改變的部分。 「他好像找回了當時的強度，」金鶯總教練Showalter說，金鶯隊在星期二晚上對上 Jimenez，六局無法越雷池一步，最後以四比三輸球。 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. 在他最近三場先發，Jimenez速球多半在93、94 mph跑，也有幾球上到96、97 mph 遙想2010年，他當初可是以速球均速96.1 mph領先全聯盟啊。 不過這只是這幾場看下來，畢竟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十勝九敗，3.79 ERA 147 K 75 BB，27次先發中投了147.1局。 他的九局三振比是9.00，八年生涯來最高，包括當年賽揚呼聲極高的10年，當年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年有大大的進步，當時他9勝17敗 5.40 ERA。 「目前我的投球機制基本上已經差不多回復到100％，」Jimenez說，他在11年731交易 大限中從洛磯交易到笑臉人。「我這兩年來都勤勉練球，努力找回我原來的樣子，我 幾乎成功了。現在我感覺很好，手臂也很強壯。」 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，當時Jimenez以2.81 ERA在美聯自責分率榜名列第七。 自7/22以來的八場先發，Jimenez只有2.22 ERA，這段時間的三振數是美聯第四多，53K 對手打擊率是美聯第七低， .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." 「自從他重新振作以來，他已經保持這種狀態連三場先發了，」Francona說： 「他的速球感覺有生命起來，對左打來說他表現更好，而這也和他的慢速球形成了對比。 看他投球相當讓人興奮。」 --

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