Angels at Orioles
The Los Angeles Angels will have revenge on their minds when they begin a three-game series against the American League East-leading Orioles in Baltimore on Tuesday. Los Angeles dropped a three-game set to Baltimore at home last week, salvaging the finale after a pair of 4-2 defeats. The Angels enter the matchup with a three-game winning streak as they held Detroit to a total of two runs in the three victories following a 6-4 loss in the series opener.
Los Angeles continues its pursuit of first-place Oakland in the AL West as it begins an eight-game road trip at Baltimore, which returns home after a 6-4 West Coast trek. The Orioles are only three games over .500 at home compared to a 32-23 mark on the road. The Angels, who are second in the major leagues in victories with 63, are only 25-22 away from home.
TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, FSN West (Los Angeles), MASN (Baltimore)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Angels RH Jered Weaver (11-6, 3.36 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Chris Tillman (7-5, 3.92)
Weaver extended his winning streak to four games Wednesday against Baltimore, allowing two runs and six hits over eight strong innings. The 31-year-old has not lost since June 16 at Cleveland, going 4-0 over seven starts while yielding fewer than three runs six times in that span. Weaver is 7-4 with a 2.97 ERA in 11 career outings versus the Orioles.
Tillman was forced to settle for a no-decision in Wednesday's showdown with Weaver despite allowing just one run and five hits over six innings. The 26-year-old Anaheim native is 0-1 in his last five starts, although he yielded three earned runs or fewer in each contest. Tillman is only 1-5 at home this season but has pitched extremely well against Los Angeles in his career, going 2-0 with a 1.74 ERA in three outings.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Orioles placed LHP T.J. McFarland on the bereavement list Sunday after the passing of his grandmother.
2. The Angels are 21-19 when not hitting a home run, making them the only team in the majors with a winning record in such games.
3. Baltimore manager Buck Showalter plans to push LHP Wei-Yin Chen back one day to start the opener of a three-game series against Seattle on Friday.