Jim Johnson Rumors & News

The Baltimore Orioles are the team that just won't collapse. No matter how many pitchers they lose to injury (already used 11 starting pitchers this season) and regardless of how many blown saves Jim Johnson can have they keep fighting back and refuse to wilt under the pressure of high expectations. Count me in as one who kept waiting for the collapse last year, did not feel they improved over the winter, and thought that they'd quickly come down to earth in a tough AL East in 2013. Here we are heading in to the second weekend in June and the 32-27 Rays are 1.5 games behind the 34-26 O...

Toronto shortstop Munenori Kawasaki’s double caps four-run ninth off Baltimore closer Jim Johnson, after Jays manager John Gibbons and third baseman Brett Lawrie have confrontation.

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jim Johnson stands on the mound during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Sunday, May 26, 2013. Johnson took the loss in a 6-5 for the Blue Jays win. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters, right, congratulates pitcher Jim Johnson after the Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6 in 10 innings of a baseball game Friday, May 10, 2013 in Minneapolis. Johnson picked up the save. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Jim Johnson throws to the Kansas City Royals in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Baltimore, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Baltimore won 5-3. It was the 34th successive save opportunity converted by Johnson, tying the club record set by Randy Myers in 1997. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters, left, congratulates Jim Johnson at the end of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

The Twins have had an impressive run of being competitive in all of their games thus far this season, and that trend continued on Saturday night. The teams went back and forth to start the game, and then were knotted at 5 from the 5th inning until the 9th, when Justin Morneau had a go-ahead RBI single against Orioles closer Jim Johnson. The Orioles jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first against Twins starter Vance Worley, when Adam Jones chopped a weak grounder down the 3rd base line with runners on 2nd and 3rd. Worley was the first to get to the ball and didn't hav...

Baltimore Orioles closer Jim Johnson blows on his hands after the Minnesota Twins score da run to take the lead 6-5 in the ninth inning of a baseball game on Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Baltimore. The Twins won 6-5. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)