Tillman dominates as O’s win 6-0

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Chris Tillman tossed seven innings of one-hit shutout ball to pick up his first win of the year as the Orioles win game one of the series 6-0 over the Tigers.

Player of the Game

Chris Tillman tossed his best start in the major leagues since June 6, 2016 when he tossed seven and third shutout innings.

Starting Pitching

Tillman allowed just the one hit, walked two and hit a batter over his seven shutout innings.

Highlighted hitting moments: 

  • Manny Machado homered (9th) in the first inning and went 2-for-3 with a walk
  • Pedro Alvarez smacked a a solo home run in the 5th, then a two-run homer in the 7th giving him four home runs on the season. He

Highlighted pitching moments:

  • Orioles pitchers tossed their first shutout of the season and allowed just two hits.

Highlighted fielding moments:

  • Chris Davis dug several balls out of the dirt to save mulitple errors by third baseman Danny Valencia.

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