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LEADING OFF: Tillman-Verlander highlights Sunday matchups

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2016, file photo, Baltimore Orioles starter Chris Tillman throws against the Chicago White Sox during a baseball game in Chicago. With their teams competing for an AL wild-card berth, Tillman and Detroit Tigers’ Justin Verlander pitch against each other in Detroit on Sunday, Sept. 11. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2016, file photo, Baltimore Orioles starter Chris Tillman throws against the Chicago White Sox during a baseball game in Chicago. With their teams competing for an AL wild-card berth, Tillman and Detroit Tigers’ Justin Verlander pitch against each other in Detroit on Sunday, Sept. 11. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

A look at what’s happening all around the majors today:

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BIG GUNS

With their teams competing for an AL wild-card berth, the Orioles’ Chris Tillman (15-5) and the Tigers’ Justin Verlander pitch against each other in Detroit. Verlander has made 11 consecutive quality starts (six or more innings and three or fewer runs allowed), the longest stretch of his big league career. Tillman has been on the disabled list since Aug. 21 because of right shoulder bursitis.

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