Tillman says shoulder OK

Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman, who had a start pushed back from Wednesday to Saturday because of shoulder discomfort, insisted that wasn’t a factor in one of his worst outings of the year — two innings, six hits, six runs and five walks in his loss to the Astros.

“Physically, I felt fine,” the righthander said. “That’s the big positive coming out of this — probably the only positive you can find. I felt good. Just couldn’t command the baseball.”

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Tillman was “rusty” and would have been forthcoming if the shoulder bothered him before his start.

Angel Verdejo Jr. and Associated Press