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Shields dominates as Rays take care of skidding O's

Associated Press

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Baltimore Orioles are going through their toughest stretch in decades. James Shields carried a shutout into the eighth inning, Ben Zobrist hit a three-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays extended the Orioles' losing streak to 13 games with a 5-3 victory on Wednesday night. Baltimore can tie the second-longest skid in franchise history set in August 1954 with a loss in the series finale against the Rays on Thursday night. The Orioles' longest losing streak is a season ...

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