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BALTIMORE -- The Tampa Bay Rays got a double dose of disappointment at Camden Yards. Blowing a late lead in a 4-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night was tough to take. Watching the scoreboard and seeing Boston pull away from Toronto made it even worse. Tampa Bay led 2-1 in the sixth inning, but Baltimore tied it in the seventh and took control when Matt Wieters hit a two-run homer off J.P. Howell in eighth. Evan Longoria homered for the Rays, whose five-game winning streak ended. The loss dropped Tampa Bay four games behind the Red Sox in the AL wild-card race. "Not one of our better offensive nights," manager Joe Maddon said. "They just got us in the end." During the game, Maddon and the players watched the progress of the Boston-Toronto contest on the right-field scoreboard. "You cant help it in Baltimore because the scoreboards right in your face," Maddon said. "Anyone that tells you theyre not is not telling you the truth." Toronto had an early lead, but Boston went ahead for good in the fourth and rolled to an 18-6 win. "Obviously we peek at it, but our main focus is trying to win that ballgame," Tampa Bay centre fielder B.J. Upton said. "What they do is out of our control." With the score 2-2, Howell (2-3) retired the first two batters in the eighth before Vladimir Guerrero singled. Adam Jones entered as a pinch runner and Howell threw over to first base five times -- including three in a row -- before serving up a 1-1 pitch that Wieters drove into the left-field seats. "A stupid pitch," Howell said. "You get sick. Nothing goes through your mind. You go blank. Its disgusting." Troy Patton (1-1) retired all three batters he faced before Jim Johnson got the final out for his fifth save. It was Pattons first major league win. Both starters pitched brilliantly but did not receive a decision. Tampa Bays David Price allowed two runs, one earned, and four hits in 6 2-3 innings. He is 0-2 against the Orioles, the only team to beat him twice this year. Alfredo Simon was just as good. The right-hander gave up two runs and six hits over seven innings and had a career-high nine strikeouts, including Desmond Jennings three times. "We like to be spoilers," Simon said. "We want to do everything we can to beat every team, so if theyre in the race, so be it. We want to win every game." So do the Rays. "Realistically, were not going to win the rest of our games," Maddon said. "Hopefully, we just lose a couple." Simon retired 12 straight batters and took a 1-0 lead into the sixth. After Upton drew a one-out walk and stole second, Longoria sent a 1-1 pitch over the left-field wall. But the Orioles bounced back in the seventh. Nolan Reimold walked and stole second before pinch-hitter Jake Fox chased Price with a run-scoring double to left-centre. Baltimore got an unearned run in the first inning when J.J. Hardy doubled and scored when shortstop Sean Rodriguez threw wildly to first base after fielding a grounder by Nick Markakis. Tampa Bay loaded the bases with no outs in the second before Simon struck out John Jaso and got Rodriguez to hit into a double play. The Rays didnt get another runner until Upton walked in the sixth, setting the stage for Longorias 26th home run. After scoring in the first, the Orioles didnt get a runner to second base until the sixth. In the fifth, Robert Andino hit a liner to left that Jennings snagged on the run at the warning track. In the sixth, Hardy reached on an infield hit and Markakis walked before Guerrero hit into a double play. Price then retired Wieters on a grounder to third. NOTES: By stealing second base in the second inning, Tampa Bays Johnny Damon became the ninth player in baseball history with 200 homers and 400 steals. ... Jones missed a fourth straight start with a sore right thumb. He was chosen the Orioles winner of the Roberto Clemente Award for his charitable work in the community. ... Tampa Bay RHP Kyle Farnsworth is out with a right elbow injury. Maddon said he thinks Farnsworth is improving and will return shortly. Joel Peralta served as the closer on Monday. ... Baltimore has scheduled RHP Jeremy Guthrie (7-17) for the final game of the three-game series Wednesday night. Guthrie leads the majors in losses. The Rays will start RHP Wade Davis (10-8). wholesale jerseys . -- Jim Harbaugh might have learned more about his San Francisco 49ers during 20 minutes of sleepwalking than at any other time in his two years as their coach. cheap jerseys . The Winnipeg Jets forward has signed an agreement with Dinamo Minsk during the NHL lockout and will depart for Belarus on Saturday, according to agent Craig Oster of Newport Sports. http://www.cheapauthenticjerseysfromchina.com/ . 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Brandon Bass has reportedly agreed to a three-year deal that is also being held up until the signing date. That gives Boston back its third-leading scorer, a 6-foot-8 forward who averaged 12.5 points in his first season with the Celtics. Terry, who is one of the leagues top 3-point shooters, would not keep the Celtics from bringing back Ray Allen. The 36-year-old Allen has also met with the Miami Heat, but salary cap rules allow Boston to offer him more money. "We really want Ray to come back," Ainge said this week. "Time will tell." That would keep the Big Three intact to try for a second NBA championship -- the 18th for the leagues most-decorated franchise. Paul Pierce is under contract for two more years and Rajon Rondo for three. Ainge nearly dealt away Allen, the top 3-point shooter in NBA history, at the trading deadline in a deal that would hhave signalled the end of the partnership that led the Celtics to the 2008 championship.dddddddddddd The same group returned to the NBA Finals in 2010, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games. After the Celtics lost to the eventual champion Miami Heat in seven games in this years Eastern Conference finals, Ainge waited for Garnett to decide if he wanted to retire and considered rebuilding with a younger roster. But the 6-foot-11 star agreed to terms on a three-year, $34.5 million deal he can sign next Wednesday. Terry, who is 34, doesnt make the Celtics much younger -- especially not if Allen returns. But he gives them depth they needed when Allen was hobbled with bone spurs in his ankle. The 2009 NBA Sixth Man of the Year and a member of the Mavericks team that won it all in 2011, Terry came off the bench to average 15 points per game for Dallas last season. In his career, he has averaged 16.1 points and 4.7 rebounds. Over five years with Atlanta and eight with Dallas, Terry is a career 38 per cent 3-point shooter who has made 1,788 of them over his career -- fourth-most in NBA history. (Allen is first, with 2,718.) During the 2011 post-season, Terry was the Mavericks No. 2 scorer, averaging 17.5 points per game, hitting three 3-pointers and scoring 27 points in all in Dallas Game 6 victory to clinch its first NBA title. ' ' '
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