(Reuters) – The Baltimore Orioles pummeled the Detroit Tigers bullpen for a 12-3 victory in the first game of their best-of-five American League divisional series in Baltimore on Thursday. The Orioles got five strong innings from right-hander Chris Tillman and their bullpen completed the job despite a few shaky moments against the dangerous Detroit line-up in a game that featured five home runs and was closer than the final score suggested. Baltimore held a tenuous one-run lead until breaking the game open with eight runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. …
Baseball-Orioles beat Tigers in first game of playoff series
