Jim Johnson gave up two hits and the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Thursday night. Johnson gave up the game winning hit to Robinson Cano who scored Hideki Matsui who singled to lead off the inning.
Johnson is now 0-2 on the season with a 1.44 era. Just a bad outing by Johnson. Starting pitcher Brian Burres pitched 7 2/3 innings in the game got the no decision. Burres gave up six hits and only one run in the game. He deserved a much better outcome had the Orioles actually put some runs on the scoreboard.
The only Orioles run came in the third inning when Freddie Bynum tripled and Adam Jones scored. Besides that triple, the Orioles only had four other hits in the game as they struggled against the Yankees pitchers.
