Danny Valencia News

Right-hander Chris Tillman is 4-0 with a 2.30 ERA this season on the road and 1-2 with a 5.31 ERA at home.

Before Tuesday night's game against the Houston Astros - the first time the teams had met in five years and the first ever as fellow American League clubs - Orioles manager Buck Showalter was asked whether anyone had an advantage in such an unfamiliar situation.

Pinch-hitter Mike Carp drove in the tying run with an eighth-inning double and then scored on a double by Dustin Pedroia as the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.

J.J. Hardy, Chris Davis, Danny Valencia and Adam Jones all homered as the Baltimore Orioles outslugged the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-6, Friday in the second test of a four-game set at Rogers Centre.

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