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O’s Johnson takes blame for Rays’ rally in 9th

Baltimore Orioles closing pitcher Jim Johnson, center, reacts after giving up three runs to the Tampa Bay Rays in the ninth inning of a baseball game on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore Orioles' Chris Davis, right, and Manny Machado join Johnson. The Rays won 10-6. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

BALTIMORE (AP) — The only finger-pointing Baltimore Orioles closer Jim Johnson did after blowing his second straight save after converting a club-record 35 in a row was at himself.

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Derby winner Orb disappoints in the Preakness

Jockey Joel Rosario gallops orb back to the paddock after the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow won the race. Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

BALTIMORE (AP) — Orb came up short in the Preakness, frustrating everyone who made the Kentucky Derby winner a 3-5 favorite — no one more than trainer Shug McGaughey.

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Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness

Oxbow, ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

BALTIMORE (AP) — Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes.

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Joyce, Rays rally past Orioles in 9th for 10-6 win

Tampa Bay Rays Matt Joyce follows through on an RBI-double against the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth inning of a baseball game on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

BALTIMORE (AP) — Matt Joyce hit a go-ahead two-run double in a six-run ninth-inning rally, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-6 victory over the Orioles on Saturday, ending Baltimore’s franchise-record streak of 109 straight wins when leading after seven innings.

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Pimlico infield safe and sound for Preakness

Racing fans wait for the next horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

BALTIMORE (AP) — In front of one stage, a mother propped her young child on her shoulders while watching the country music group Florida Georgia Line.

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