Johnson swats second home run: Baltimore designated hitter Nick Johnson went deep in the eighth inning of Sunday's 9-8 loss to the Rays. Johnson's second home run of the season made the score 9-7 Tampa at the time. Johnson finished the game 1 for 3 with a walk and is now batting .174 on the year. (Updated 05/13/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Johnson has now homered in back-to-back ballgames as he's finally out of his season-long slump. Johnson opened the season with one hit in his first 30 at-bats, but has since picked up eight hits in May over 20 at-bats with two homers and seven RBI. He's really warming for the Orioles but remains mostly an AL-only Fantasy option. (Updated 05/13/2012).
05/21/2012 22:33 Ortiz's HR sparks Red Sox comeback
David Ortiz homered in the sixth inning to start Boston's comeback from a three-run deficit, and the Red Sox got three hits from Will Middlebrooks in an 8-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.
05/13/2012 17:16 Rays avoid sweep, defeat Orioles
Elliot Johnson and Ben Zobrist homered, Carlos Pena ended an extended slump with two doubles and two RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-8 Sunday and avert a three-game sweep.
05/12/2012 00:33 The Lineup: Unlikely heroes version
Just as you get every morning, it's The Lineup. Hitting Friday night's heroes and goats, looking ahead to Saturday's action and glancing around the 'net.
05/11/2012 21:57 Orioles win on Johnson's home run
Nick Johnson's first homer in two years gave Baltimore a seventh-inning lead, and the Orioles edged the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Friday night in a duel for first place in the AL East.