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After final bullpen session, Tillman ready to return
- Updated: September 9, 2016
DETROIT — Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman is set to return from the 15-day DL Sunday in Detroit.
Tillman, who has not pitched since Aug. 20 with right shoulder bursitis, said he is feeling better and he will be ready to go in Detroit, though there may still be a little rust left to shake off after three weeks out of the rotation.
“I’m sure there will be [rust], but that’s what we’ve been working on with bullpens,” Tillman said. “We’ve had two or three bullpens and we had time to work on it. And that was go out, feel good, and pitch.”
Another light bullpen session in Detroit on Friday has Tillman (15-5, 3.76 ERA) and manager Buck Showalter feeling good about his return.
Tillman had been battling shoulder discomfort leading up to his last start, even missing his spot in the rotation in mid-August. He allowed six runs in two innings against the Astros in his …
