It wasn't Johnny Damon's night. With runners on first and second and no outs in the top of the ninth, Damon stepped to the plate with the Yankees in the middle of a furious comeback. Trailing by six entering the frame, New York had put together a three-run rally, highlighted by a two-run homer by catcher Jorge Posada, and Damon had a chance to tie the game.
But instead, the Yanks' designated hitter bounced into a double play, his second of the night and of the entire season, and all but sealed the team's third straight defeat, a 7-5 loss at Camden Yards on Saturday. Damon, one of two players in the Majors who hadn't hit into a double play this year, went 0-for-4 with a walk and, along with the struggling bullpen, fell victim to the Orioles for the sixth time in eight games this season. Continue
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