The Orioles scored 19 runs in three games against the Blue Jays and lost twice.

Trying to outslug the Jays may be a bad idea.

The Orioles are 0-2 in series finales after going 32-21 last season.

Chris Tillman snapped a streak of four consecutive decision wins at Camden Yards over eight starts. The Orioles went 8-0 in those games and outscored opponents 39-12.

Tillman’s 2 2/3 innings today tied his second-shortest outing at home. It was his shortest start at Camden Yards since Aug. 11, 2011 against the White Sox. He surrendered at least seven runs at home for the second time in his career, the first since July 19, 2010 against the Rays.

Manny Machado snapped an 0-for-15 streak to start the season with a single in the second inning.

Here’s a sampling of manager Buck Showalter’s postgame comments following a 10-7 loss:

On Tillman: “Chris, like a lot of good pitchers, sometimes struggles a bit to find their stuff early and then they get in sync. We’ve seen it a lot with him. He just never seemed to get in gear command-wise. It was a challenge for him the whole outing. He never really had any secondary pitches. And the ones he did throw got hit pretty hard. But all the pitchers today.

“Any time you play a day game when it’s cool, we all know the balls are going to fly. And the balls were real slick. It’s not an excuse he will use. We’re still using this method of rubbing up balls that’s... You know how I feel about it. But all the pitchers had trouble on both sides.”

On Kevin Pillar’s catch in the ninth: “The glove came off his hand and was resting on top of his arm and we wanted to make sure the ball hadn’t trickled out and touched the grass. The glove came completely off the hand and the ball almost rolled out. As long as the ball doesn’t come out, it’s a catch if he picks it up properly. It’s worth a look. We wanted to make sure. Different angles come in at different periods.”

On Travis Snider in right field: “He did some good things. He hit a three-run homer that got us back in the ballgame. He made a play where the wind blew the ball back in that a lot of guys may not have made. Travis is considered a good outfielder and today he got a tough read on one ball. He’s already made two or three plays. He actually won a game for us defensively in Tampa just about, so just one of those things. He’s a good outfielder.”

On battling back from a 7-2 deficit: “We had a shot at them. We had the tying run at the plate. We just couldn’t get over that hump. It’s like basketball. Sometimes you spend so much energy and concentration trying to get back in a game, (you can’t complete) that next step to get over the hump.”



On bullpen: “I thought (Brian) Matusz gave us a chance to get back in that game a little bit. I was impressed by him. It happens sometimes. Those guys are so right-handed that they see so much right-handed pitching that actually left-handers sometimes are a better option. Brad (Brach) was very close to having a real good outing for us, just one walk. What, did we walk five or six guys? That’s going to be hard to do in a game like today and win a game.”

On letting Darren O’Day face Jose Bautista: “Darren hadn’t pitched in four days. He got to pitch in this ballgame today. And Brad had only had one day off. I didn’t like the idea of him pitching a second inning. I’m trying to look to fight another day tomorrow with another good team (the Yankees) coming in. So we’re trying to manage the bullpen for today and tomorrow. I knew that Darren had to pitch today at some point. Darren has been and will be a key part of getting people like that out.”

On Bautista’s celebration at home plate: “He does that all the time. That’s part of his schtick. It’s not just Darren. It’s what they do nowadays.”

On David Lough, who played six innings at Single-A Frederick: “Initially, I thought he was going to play nine, but I told him to use his own discretion.”