“I didn’t locate pitches very well. We need to start putting these games together and do it like we’ve done in the past – win more than we lose”. “He got me pretty good, but I’ll be all right”.
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The Orioles (67-55) were trailing before Tillman even record an out.
Kim first hit a single off the Astros starter Joe Musgrove in the bottom first inning.
Springer said, “The key to that game was that second inning”. Hernandez blooped an RBI single to center and Springer greeted Tyler Wilson with a run-scoring single.
Each night in the 2016 baseball season, we’ll run down the top news, facts and highlights from action around Major League Baseball. “I felt really good at the end, felt like it was coming out a little better”.
Tillman was chased in the third inning after he hit Gattis to lead off the inning before walking AJ Reed and Hernandez to load the bases. The Orioles moved him to the 60-day disabled list on July 3 after his operation.Orioles manager Buck Showalter said it’s doubtful that OF Joey Rickard (right thumb ligament) will make it back by Sept. 1 but they’re hoping he returns sometime in September. “We’ve had a lot of good times, and some not-so-good times, and this will be one of them”.
“Seems like a while now, we weren’t getting many mistakes”, Showalter said. They have now hit back-to-back homers in two straight games, and it’s the first time they’ve gone back-to-back-to-back (Machado, Davis and Trumbo) since August 25, 2014, versus the Rays. The lefty is 0-2 with a 7.04 ERA with the Orioles. The Astros go on to outscore the Orioles 9-1 over the final six innings of the game. The 13 runs matched a season high, set June 1 against Boston.
Mark Trumbo and Manny Machado also homered to help the Orioles improve to 40-19 at home and climb into a second-place tie with Boston in the AL East. The talented second baseman is 11-for-18 with a homer in his career against Miley.TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, ROOT (Houston), MASN 2 (Baltimore) PITCHING MATCHUP: Astros RH Collin McHugh (7-10, 4.70 ERA) vs. Orioles LH Wade Miley (7-10, 5.23) McHugh has lost four straight outings despite recording quality starts in two of them.
BALTIMORE: The Orioles have won four of their last five games when their opponent starts a right-handed pitcher and are 45-20 in their last 65 home games. Each team got a win on Thursday and Friday, then on Saturday the Astros dominated with a 12-2 victory.
In the seventh, Houston adds two more runs with RBI singles from Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa.
SAN DIEGO – Alex Dickerson hit a three-run double with two outs in the eighth inning to give San Diego a come-from behind victory over Arizona at Petco Park.
Tillman reported no issues throwing off flat ground the following day and is ready to make his first start since August 11, when he allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings of a 9-6 triumph at Oakland. It marked his first trip to the mound since high school.
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“I know that this game is going to create some momentum”, Altuve said, “and we’re going to keep winning games”.
