Tillman, Machado and Showalter after O's 4-1 win

LOS ANGELES - Looking to end a five-game losing streak and finally get a deep start from their rotation, the Orioles got both tonight. Chris Tillman allowed just one run over seven innings in their 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Dodgers had won five in a row and 15 of 20 games, and also had a 10-game home winning streak riding. That ended as Tillman threw six scoreless after he and the Orioles fell behind 1-0 in the first inning. He gave up five hits with two walks and two strikeouts, throwing 100 pitches. He is now 11-2 with an ERA of 3.55 and the Orioles are 15-3 when he starts this season.

Over his last eight interleague starts, Tillman is 5-0 with a 2.70 ERA and the Orioles are 8-0 in those games. Tillman and manager Buck Showalter both said the Orioles were not stressing over their losing streak.

"I feel like this clubhouse is a pretty good clubhouse and I don't see too much of that," Tillman said. "Never have. It's been fun to come to the park every day and show up to try and win a ballgame."

"They are playing in a sport not many people get the reality of it," Showalter said. "Because everything is critiqued, it makes it popular. But if you live in that world, that the sky is falling or everything is perfect, it's just not very rewarding. So believe me, I got that they are grinding, ... When you start throwing out everything guys have done to get you to this point, you are going to send a bad message."

Manny Machado's 19th homer was a three-run blast that broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning. He took a hanging breaking ball from right-hander Kenta Maeda and hit it 453 feet.

"I got it good. Yeah, I got it good," Machado said. "Good hitters hit it a little harder over the stadium, but I guess I don't have that pop."

Machado will celebrate his 24th birthday on Wednesday. Tonight, he could celebrate a win for the first time since last Wednesday at San Diego.

"We needed that," Machado said. "We've been scuffling a little bit and we've been putting ourselves in bad situations, but today we came up clutch. Tillman came in and was lights out. He was aggressive with his pitches, commanding all of his pitches, and he did well."

The Orioles started this game 2-5 on this West Coast swing, their starting pitchers had allowed 18 runs over 11 1/3 innings in the last three games and had an ERA of 7.91 on the road trip. Then Tillman delivered a big performance.

"Chris was the difference," Showalter said. "He's been good all year, basically. He's been pretty consistent. Kind of dialed up something we were in need of. Kinda a reminder thats how you play it. Score some runs and play good defense and make it stand up at the end."

Here is more from Machado on Tillman: "I think he was pretty bummed out about his last couple of starts. He puts a lot of pride and a lot of emphasis into it. Knowing him, he wanted to come and prove a point today. He did that and more. He came out aggressive and threw all his pitches for strikes. I think that's what makes him so effective. When he can control his changeup and his curveball, his fastball is going to dominate the game. He's been a horse for this team. He's been carrying us."

Over his last 19 games, Machado is batting .393 (33-for-84) with six doubles, four homers and 15 RBIs. Tonight's homer ended a 10-game homerless run him. This was the Orioles' first regular-season win at Dodger Stadium after they went 0-3 in 2004 and lost last night.

In Wednesday afternoon's game, Kevin Gausman (1-6, 3.97 ERA) faces former Orioles right-hander Bud Norris (4-7, 3.89 ERA). In his last two starts - one for Atlanta, one for Los Angeles after being traded - Norris has pitched 13 scoreless innings on six hits with one walk and 16 strikeouts.