It was a game I'd like to forget...I bet Chris Tillman feels the same way.
Tillman gave up eight runs in just 3 2/3 innings on Thursday afternoon, and the Birds fell to the Royals 9-1 in Kansas City to wrap-up a seven game road trip.
On the bright side, the O's went 4-3 on the trip...you can't ask for much more than a winning series on the road.
Adam Jones put the Birds on the board in the first with an RBI single, and it looked like the O's would dominate early before Luke Scott popped out with runners on second and third to end the inning...the Orioles never threatened after that.
The one-run lead wasn't enough for Tillman, who allowed four runs to cross the plate in the bottom of the first. Kansas City tacked on another run in the second and three more in the fourth to knock Tillman out and virtually guarantee a win for Bruce Chen's Royals.
Tillman (1-3) allowed ten hits (five went for doubles), walked one and struck out three as his ERA ballooned to 7.16. Josh Rupe and Clay Rapada came on in relief and held the Royals to just two hits over the final frames, but the damage had been done.
The O's managed just five hits, and all went for singles. Nick Markakis was the only player with two hits...he went 2-for-4 and scored the Orioles' lone run. Markakis seems to be coming out of a season-long slump, which can only help the O's moving forward.
The Birds (14-16) are back home for six games and send Zach Britton to the mound against Tampa Bay (17-14) on Friday night...Let's go O's!
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