Chris Tillman Today, 2013

[B-more]

Am I the only one who thinks Tillman is our best starter?

No. He is starting to pitch like our best starter and is the most consistently good so far. He was arguably our best starter after he came up last season so this is very encouraging because we need him to be good.

[OrangeJerseys]

Nicely done Tilly.

[murph]

Great game tonight.

I only caught the end, but from what I saw it definitely felt like a late September game, even if not between rivals.

Glad to see Tillman got through 7, when I was driving home, I heard he was at 82 already and thought that would be the final inning.

[Norfolk orioles]

If we could just bottle what he had in the last 4 innings tonight, he'd be a cy going pitcher.

Of course you could probably say the same about cashner and a lot of pitchers in any given game.

Regardless, it was a very encouraging performance for Tillman.

[Frobby]

Last five starts: 33.2 IP, 1.87 ERA. Keep it coming.

[isestrex]

Last 5 games

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IP H ER BB K

5/14 SD 7.0 4 1 2 7

5/8 KC 6.0 5 3 3 2

5/2 @LAA 8.0 3 0 2 3

4/27 @Oak 6.0 7 2 2 7

4/22 Tor 6.2 4 1 3 3

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I'll take that from anyone. Not that the QS stat is terrific, but that's 5 straight for him.

[HoustonOrioleFan]

Yeah, wow he's pitching well....looks like he's the one to assume the TOR role....

[OFFNY]

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TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS O (MAY 19th)

Desmond Jennings - CF

Matt Joyce - RF

Ben Zobrist - 2B

Evan Longoria - 3B

James Loney - 1B

Luke Scott - DH

Kelly Johnson - LF

Jose Lobaton - C

Yunel Escobar - SS

Matt Moore - LHP (7-0, 2.44 ERA)

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php

[OFFNY]

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CHRIS TILLMAN O (vs. D-RAYS, 5/19)

IP:. 6

H:o 5

R:O 3

BB: 1

SO: 4

Pitches: 111 (71 Strikes, 40 Balls)

2013 ERA: 3.52

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PITCHES BY INNING

19 (12 Strikes)

15 (11 Strikes)

21 (11 Strikes)

11 (61 Strikes)

22 (14 Strikes)

23 (17 Strikes)

[isestrex]

He continues to be the team's most reliable starter. Basically what Chen was for us last year.

[OFFNY]

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TORONTO BLUE JAYS O (MAY 24th)

Melky Cabrera - LF

Jose Bautista - RF

Edwin Encarnacion - 1B

Adam Lind - DH

J.P. Arencibia - C

Brett Lawrie - 3B

Colby Rasmus - CF

Emilio Bonifacio - 2B

Munenori Kawasaki - SS

Sean Nolin - LHP (2-0, 1.17 ERA) O[AA-New Hampshire] *

* Nolin's Career Major League Debut

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php

[Il BuonO]

92 to 93 mph on the FB. The 12 to 6 CU dropped in on RHB for strikes early on and the CH fading down and away to LHB. Later he can mix in the cutter after he's gone through the lineup. Seven plus innings and 120 pitches.

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[OFFNY]

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Tillman ties his season-high of 7 strikeouts (the 3rd time this year.)

CHRIS TILLMAN O (vs. BLUE JAYS, 5/24)

IP:. 5

H:o 10

R:O 3

BB: 0

SO: 7

Pitches: 109 (74 Strikes, 35 Balls)

2013 ERA: 3.68

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PITCHES BY INNING

25 (15 Strikes)

26 (16 Strikes)

25 (19 Strikes)

15 (11 Strikes)

18 (13 Strikes)

[man toe]

Does anyone feel Wieters pitch selection was especially bad tonight?

[waroriole]

Does anyone feel Wieters pitch selection was especially bad tonight?

No, Tillman couldn't locate anything.