DETROIT -- Chris Tillman stepped off the disabled list and pitched the Orioles through a duel with Justin Verlander for the second time this year, allowing home runs from Michael Bourn and Jonathan Schoop to power the O's to a 3-1 win over the Tigers in the rubber match of a three-game series Sunday at Comerica Park.
The win extended Baltimore's lead over Detroit to two games in the American League Wild Card race. The Tigers remain even with the Yankees, who lost Sunday to the Rays, as the closest Wild Card pursuers.