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  Wednesday, Mar. 21 1:05pm ET
Baltimore 3, Montreal 2
 
  RECAP

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) _ Jason Johnson pitched six innings of five-hit ball and Willie Harris singled in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the Baltimore Orioles beat Montreal 3-2 Wednesday.

Brady Anderson homered for the Orioles, who are 3-0 against the Expos this spring.

Greg Myers led off the Baltimore ninth with a broken-bat single off Teddy Rose, who walked Jeff Conine with two outs before Harris grounded an RBI single to right.

Johnson, solidifying his bid to earn a spot in the starting rotation after a 1-10 season last year, struck out four and walked none. The right-hander kept Montreal scoreless until Peter Bergeron hit a solo homer in the sixth.

Johnson is 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA in five starts. Last spring, he pitched himself out of the rotation and began the season in the minors.

"I don't want to remember anything about last year," Johnson said. "I came into spring training thinking that I would pitch the way I was capable, and let the chips fall where they may."

Barring a sudden collapse in the next week or so, he should begin the season as the No. 4 starter in the Orioles' rotation.

Johnson left with a 2-1 lead, but the Expos tied it in the seventh off Alan Mills, making his first appearance since undergoing shoulder surgery in September.

Mark Smith singled and pinch-runner Terry Jones stole second before scoring on a single by Milton Bradley.

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RECAPS
Baltimore 3
Montreal 2

Boston 12
Philadelphia 7

Pittsburgh 8
Cincinnati 5

St. Louis 12
Florida 2

Houston 13
Toronto 6

NY Mets 6
Los Angeles 0

NY Yankees 10
Tampa Bay 4

San Diego 6
Anaheim 3

Arizona 11
Seattle 7

Chicago Cubs 4
Colorado 0

Oakland 13
Chi. White Sox 10

Milwaukee 4
San Francisco 2