Chris Tillman knew that not all of his starts would be cake and ice cream this season for the Baltimore Orioles. Or since the Birds are in Texas perhaps I should have said BBQ and cornbread! Nevertheless, Texas used a big sixth inning last night to send the O’s to defeat for the second straight game. Tillman’s line: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 1 BB, 1 K.
Keep in mind that what’s now called Globe Life Park in Arlington, TX isn’t kind to pitchers. Tillman was moving along quite well in the game, and then the sixth inning hit – which I’ll get to in a moment.