Chris Tillman and Adam Jones comment after O's loss to Colorado

Over his previous four starts, Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman allowed four runs on 16 hits in 28 innings. Tonight, he gave up four runs in one inning when he allowed five hits in the top of the third of the Orioles' 6-3 loss to Colorado.

Tillman gave up a season-high-tying six runs on nine hits over five innings and 89 pitches. His ERA was 1.29 those previous four starts. What was the difference from those games to tonight?

"Not a whole lot," he said. "I went back and looked at it and there wasn't a whole lot different. I think the ball just fell where we weren't. Even the plays that we made that were tough outs, I feel like the last couple of games those were at guys. They took a lot of good swings and I have to tip my hat to them. It was impressive."

Tillman began the night at 14-2 with a 3.18 ERA, and the Orioles were 18-3 in his starts this year and 12-0 in his home starts. He was looking to become the major leagues' first 15-game winner.

But a Carlos Gonzalez two-run double in the third inning came on a 2-2 count and a Trevor Story two-run single on a 1-2 count. He could not get the final strike to get out of it.

"Yeah. We've talked about this before," Tillman said. "You get in pitcher's counts and to not put guys away is frustrating. You have to go back and look at the positives. You got to two strikes. You just have to find a way to put them out.

"Any situation you get in like that - those long innings - I feel like you are always one or two pitches away. I felt like we made a lot of good pitches that inning to get some outs. But you have to give credit to them. They put some huge at-bats together and made some really good swings. I wouldn't change a thing that inning. I missed with a couple but also made some really good pitches that inning at the same time."

Tyler Wilson followed Tillman to the mound tonight and pitched four perfect innings. He kept the Orioles in the game as he retired all 12 batters on just 40 pitches.

"That was awesome. He picked me up big time. Willy is a guy that always has a good tempo and gets the offense back involved. I enjoy watching him," Tillman said.

Across the clubhouse, center fielder Adam Jones was asked if you had to expect Tillman to have a struggling outing sooner or later.

"We lost a game," Jones said. "We've got tomorrow to win the series. It's one game. Hip, hip, hooray. The guy has been dealing for us all year, so ... It happens."

Jones hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to pull the Orioles within 6-2. But otherwise, the O's could not do much with Colorado right-hander Chad Bettis, who had pitched to an ERA of 2.70 his previous three starts.

"He had good stuff going, that sinker and hard slider," Jones said. "We made him work, got 100 pitches over six innings, but he was ahead in the count and he threw a helluva game. Tip your cap to him and (catcher Nick) Hundley for having a really good game plan and executing it. But we've already moved on, now we have (Jon) Gray tomorrow."

Jones drew two walks tonight to give him 27 for the season, nine short of his career best.

"I have not changed as a hitter," he said. "I don't know, man. I still think I still swing a lot and still think I swing out of the zone a lot. But I'll take the walk if 3-2 is really outside or in, or up or down. It just has to be something that I probably can't reach for me to take it."

Jones also threw some praise Wilson's way for his strong outing.

"It was good for him to save the bullpen," Jones said. "Went out there and threw four and that saved the entire bullpen. That is good going forward. Now we've got (Darren) O'Day, (Brad) Brach and (Zach) Britton all rested up."

The Orioles fall to 58-41 and saw their five-game winning streak and their six-game home winning streak come to an end. Over his last 11 home games, Jones is batting .463 (19-for-41) with 11 RBIs. Tillman's six runs allowed tonight is one more than the O's rotation allowed during the five consecutive wins. Then O's starters gave up five runs over 32 2/3 innings.

Dylan Bundy (3-2, 3.30) gets the start in the series finale on Wednesday night.