Back from elbow ailment, Tillman maintains mastery of M's

Chris Tillman's elbow passed the test Monday. The Baltimore Orioles right-hander logged a stellar performance against his former franchise in a 10-4 win over the Mariners at Seattle. Tillman, who hadn't pitched since leaving his Sept. 2 outing with discomfort in his pitching elbow, threw 91 pitches in six innings. He allowed one run on a solo homer by Michael Saunders, one of three hits he permitted. Tillman struck out four without walking a batter. Bouncing back from the setback was big for Tillman and the Orioles, who were in need of a solid start after losing right-hander Jason Hammel to another injury and dropping two of three in Oakland. Throwing Tillman against the Mariners was a start. He's 4-0 and with a 0.97 ERA in four career starts against the Mariners, who traded him to Baltimore along with Adam Jones in the deal 2008 that sent Erik Bedard to Seattle. In 27 2/3 innings against his former organization, Tillman has 21 strikeouts and six walks. Tillm...