BALTIMORE — Chris Tillman savored the applause he got walking off the mound at the end of the seventh inning. It had been a long time since he received that sort of reception.
Tillman pitched seven innings of one-hit ball for his first victory since last May, Pedro Alvarez went deep twice, and the Orioles snapped a five-game skid with a 6-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
“It feels good, especially the way we’ve been playing,” Tillman said. “We know we are capable of better, and it feels good to come out of a game with the lead for once.