Detroit Tigers Collect 1 Hit, 1 Walk In Shutout Loss To Orioles

DETROIT (AP) — Chris Tillman gave up a leadoff single and not much else as the Baltimore Orioles pitched a combined one-hitter, beating the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Saturday night.

Ian Kinsler cleanly singled to right-center field to open the bottom of the first. Victor Martinez walked later that inning, but Detroit didn't manage a single baserunner after that.

Tillman (7-7) retired the last 23 hitters he faced and struck out eight overall. Zach Britton pitched a perfect ninth for his 24th save in 25 chances.

Manny Machado homered off David Price (9-3). The Tigers lefty struck out 12 in seven innings.

The Orioles pulled within four games of the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East, while Detroit fell 9 1/2 behind Kansas City in the Central.

Detroit's bid for a fifth straight division title is in serious trouble. The Tigers won their first game after the All-Star break Friday night and had a chance to build on that with their ace on the mound a day later. Price did his part, but Detroit's offense — which has actually been pretty productive despite Miguel Cabrera's calf injury — went quiet.

The biggest highlight for Tigers fans might have been a nice catch by a Comerica Park spectator, who reached over a railing in the front corner of the upper deck to snag a foul ball in his glove in the third.

That same inning, Machado went deep for his 20th homer of the season.

Price allowed six hits and a walk in his 200th career start.

Tillman came into the game with a 5.40 ERA, but he's allowed only four runs over his last four starts. The Tigers had men on first and third with one out in the first, but the right-hander got J.D. Martinez to pop out and worked out of the jam.

Caleb Joseph singled home two runs in the ninth when center fielder Anthony Gose got a late break on his two-out liner and was unable to make a diving catch.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Orioles: 2B Jonathan Schoop, who missed most of the first half with a knee injury, looked good while making a leaping catch on James McCann's line drive in the eighth.

Tigers: LHP Kyle Lobstein (left shoulder) threw off flat ground Friday and reported no pain.

UP NEXT

The Tigers send Justin Verlander (0-2) to the mound Sunday against Miguel Gonzalez (7-6) of the Orioles.

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