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Tigers @ Orioles 4/7 - rubber game


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For the Tigers

Brad Penny - RHP (0-1, 16.62 ERA, 3 K, 4 BB, 2.54 WHIP)

For the Orioles

Chris Tillman - RHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 3 BB, 0.50 WHIP)

Baltimore starter Chris Tillman is feeling pretty confident these days and it's hard to blame him.

Tillman, 22, tossed six no-hit innings against Tampa Bay on Saturday and left the game after 101 pitches. He also struck out five and walked three batters.

"Anytime you get that many positives out of a start you always take a lot of confidence from it," Tillman said. "I'm trying to build off it, you know. Obviously I'm not completely satisfied with what I saw. I want to get better every time."

Better? Better than six innings of no-hit ball?

Yes, Tillman believes there is still plenty of room for improvement.

"I reached my pitch count early on last game and I want to command the fastball better," he said. "I was pretty good with my offspeed stuff but I want to command the fastball better, both in and out."

Tillman will need to be at his best when Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera steps into the batter's box on Thursday. Cabrera went 2-for-4 on Wednesday, including his 250th career homer, and is hitting .368. For his career, Cabrera is batting .330 with 40 home runs, 134 RBIs and 115 runs scored in 165 games in April. The slugger is also one double shy of reaching 300 for his career.

Brad Penny gave up eight runs on seven hits over 4 1/3 innings against the Yankees in his debut with the Tigers on Saturday. He won't face the pressure of pitching in Yankee Stadium this time around but he still needs to execute pitches if he wants to give his team a chance at victory.

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ORIOLESSELOIRO

Brian Roberts - 2B

Nick Markakis - RF

Derrek Lee - 1B

Vladimir Guerrero - DH

Matt Wieters - C

Adam Jones - CF

Mark Reynolds - 3B

Felix Pie - LF

J.J. Hardy - SS

Chris Tillman - P

VS.

TIGERSSREGIT

Austin Jackson - CF

Will Rhymes - 2B

Brennan Boesch - RF

Miguel Cabrera - 1B

Victor Martinez - DH

Don Kelly - 3B

Ryan Raburn - LF

Alex Avila - C

Ramon Santiago - SS

Brad Penny - P

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ORIOLESSELOIRO

Brian Roberts - 2B

Nick Markakis - RF

Derrek Lee - 1B

Vladimir Guerrero - DH

LUKE SCOTT - LF

Adam Jones - CF

Mark Reynolds - 3B

Matt Wieters - C

J.J. Hardy - SS

Chris Tillman - P

VS.

TIGERSSREGIT

Austin Jackson - CF

Will Rhymes - 2B

Brennan Boesch - RF

Miguel Cabrera - 1B

Victor Martinez - DH

Don Kelly - 3B

Ryan Raburn - LF

Alex Avila - C

Ramon Santiago - SS

Brad Penny - P

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