Chris Tillman

Five Baltimore Orioles stats that stand out this week

2013-05-15 08:06:00

Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Orioles. five -- consecutive quality starts for Chris Tillman. Right-hander Chris Tillman pitched seven strong innings Tuesday night, allowing four...

Orioles notes and observations (Johnson, Tillman, bottom of the order, Chen)

2013-05-15 03:00:00

So closer Jim Johnson finally blew a save in the regular season. How long has it been? The last time he blew one Manny Machado and Nate McLouth weren’t Orioles. You’ve got to go all the way� back to July 27, 2012 – not counting the one...

Jim Johnson blows first regular-season save since July as Orioles fall to Padres, 3-2

2013-05-14 20:33:00

Buck Showalter's first glimpse of closer Jim Johnson inside the Orioles clubhouse moments after his remarkable consecutive-save streak came to an sudden end Tuesday night was the sight of Johnson working up a sweat on the exercise bike in the training...

Orioles' 5-3 victory over Kansas City Royals puts them in first-place tie

2013-05-08 20:24:00

Wednesday night's win over the Kansas City Royals didn't follow any sort of traditional script, but the result remained a familiar one for these surging Orioles. They managed just five hits but took advantage of three Kansas City errors in the fifth...

Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen likely heading to the DL with oblique strain

2013-05-13 13:35:00

Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen is likely heading to the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain. Chen, who abruptly left Sunday’s 6-0 win over Minnesota after five shutout innings with pain in his right side, was re-evaluated Monday and...

Friday morning Orioles observations: Chris Tillman, Nick Markakis, Adam Jones, more

2013-05-03 03:54:00

The Orioles’ 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night gave them a 5-3 record eight games into this 11-game West Coast road trip. Perhaps even more important is that the win improved the Orioles’ record to 9-3 when coming off a...

The good news about Chris Tillman

2013-05-03 07:44:00

What was it, two weeks ago that we were all angst-ridden about Chris Tillman and his inability to pitch efficiently enough to get into the seventh and eighth innings? That's still an issue, but everyone who stayed up late last night and is dozing at a...

Chris Tillman pitches 8 scoreless innings as Orioles beat Angels, 5-1

2013-05-02 23:05:00

ANAHEIM, Calif. — In this Southern California landscape full of highways, Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman grew up just about 15 miles away from Angel Stadium. As a kid, he rooted for the Angels. And despite having 56 major league starts under his...

Orioles discuss their 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels

2013-05-02 23:12:00

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Backed by eight shutout innings from right-hander Chris Tillman in his first career start back home in Orange County, the Orioles beat the Angels 5-1 on Thursday night at Angel Stadium to take the first game of this four-game series....

Long flight west was worth the wait for Orioles call-up Zach Clark

2013-05-01 19:45:00

SEATTLE — As a veteran of eight minor league seasons, right-hander Zach Clark has endured plenty of excruciating bus rides during his career. He had never been on a cross-country flight, however, until he flew to Seattle on Tuesday. The five-...

Orioles ride three homers to their first series win in Oakland since 2007

2013-04-27 18:54:00

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Orioles exorcised plenty of their demons in 2012 when they finally achieved a winning record and a playoff berth for the first time in 15 years. But not every lingering nightmare can be erased in one season — not after...

Taylor Teagarden expected to miss 3-4 weeks with dislocated left thumb

2013-04-27 17:53:00

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Orioles reserve catcher Taylor Teagarden is out likely three to four weeks after taking a foul ball to the tip of his left thumb in the sixth inning of the Orioles’ 7-3 win over the Oakland A’s on Saturday. Teagarden...

Orioles starters did not pitch enough innings during the first three weeks of the new season, but -- for the most part -- they pitched deeper into games in Week 4, which was a necessity with the string of consecutive game days they are grinding through right now.

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Orioles starting pitcher Chris Tillman held the Toronto Blue Jays to one run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings.

2013-04-22 00:00:00

Jake Arrieta and Chris Tillman (pictured) continue to struggle with pitch efficiency, running up big pitch counts in the early innings and exiting games too early to preserve the bullpen. That would be a real problem if the Orioles weren't finding ways to stay in those games and win most of them.

2013-04-17 00:00:00