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CBS Sports | May 22nd, 3:04am
Orioles closer Jim Johnson, backed by manager Buck Showalter and teammates after three consecutive blown saves, was given the ball with a 2-2 tie in the 10th inning Tuesday at home against the Yankees.
Johnson pitched a 1-2-3 inning on just eight pitches and the Orioles hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th. Johnson earned the win to improve to 2-4 on the year with a 4.03 ERA.
Johnson's...
KFFL | May 21st, 9:56pm
Jim Johnson not flying lately. Steve Cishek not alone in saves anymore. Plus updates on Fernando Rodney, Chris Perez and
Yahoo! Sports | May 21st, 12:59pm
Into the middle of May, Jim Johnson was untouchable, on a streak of 35 consecutive saves. Fast forward a week and he's a struggling closer looking for a break. That's life in the ninth inning. It's time for an audit in Baltimore.
Johnson suffered a couple of blown saves last week, mostly death by a thousand cuts (with one homer mixed in). His squandered opportunity from Monday came on one pitch, a...
CBS Sports | May 21st, 6:40am
Orioles manager Buck Showalter once again backed closer Jim Johnson Monday after he blew his third consecutive save, MLB.com reports. Johnson can't help but take all the blame for much of Baltimore's current six-game losing streak."Well, three of them are my fault. The other guys do their job and I do mine, then we’re not standing here," Johnson said. "I think everybody’s doing a great...
CBS Sports | May 21st, 3:17am
Orioles closer Jim Johnson became the first pitcher since 2011 with blown saves in three consecutive appearances Monday against the Yankees. Johnson blew his third straight save as he allowed a game-tying home run to Travis Hafner with one out and nobody on base. Yankees won, 6-4, in 10 innings.Johnson gave up a run on two hits with a strikeout in the inning. He threw 23 pitches and his ERA is now...
CBS Sports | May 19th, 1:14am
Orioles closer Jim Johnson followed up a blown save in his last appearance by blowing another one Saturday. He was charged with five earned runs after allowing three hits and two walks.
Johnson entered Sunday with a 1.80 ERA, but ended the day at 3.98.
Rotoworld | May 18th, 11:53pm
Jim Johnson blew his second consecutive save in epic fashion Saturday as the Orioles fell to the Rays.