Chris Tillman to start ALDS Game 1 for Orioles
On Tuesday, Orioles manager Buck Showalter tabbed right-hander Chris Tillman to start Game 1 of the upcoming ALDS (source: Brittany Ghiroli via Twitter). If paces hold, then the Orioles will enter the postseason as the no. 2 seed in the AL and will host the Tigers in Game 1 of the ALDS.
Sayeth Buck ...
This season, Tillman, age 26, has pitched to a 3.26 ERA (116 ERA+) and 2.20 K/BB ratio in 201 1/3 innings of work. For his career, he owns an ERA+ of 103 across parts of six big-league seasons. This year, Tillman has allowed three runs or fewer in 27 of 33 starts.
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