Tonight, the Orioles’ Chris Tillman — who entered with an 0-2 record and 8.68 ERA and had allowed 23 baserunners while recording 28 outs — pitched at Fenway Park against the 10-2 Boston Red Sox.
Sometimes in baseball, the most delightful, unexpected things occur. This was...not one of those times.
The end result was just as horrific as Orioles fans had anticipated, if not more so. Tillman faced 16 batters. Ten of them reached base. Six scored. Tillman failed the Matusz Test; his ERA at the end of the game (11.