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BALTIMORE -- Orioles ace Chris Tillman would rather miss part of August than be sidelined for most of September.So the right-hander is going to take a break from the pennant race to give his ailing shoulder a much-needed rest.Baltimore is expected to place Tillman on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday.I dont like it, but it is what it is. It happened, and weve got to get better now, Tillman said Tuesday night after Baltimore beat Washington 8-1. I think this is the best way to go about it. Id rather feel better at the end of the season rather than fighting it all year.After having his last start pushed back three days, Tillman gave up six runs in two innings against Houston on Saturday.He and manager Buck Showalter insisted at the time that the injury wasnt an issue, but now theres no question about it.They were talking (Tuesday) about whether or not they were going to inject him (with cortisone), Showalter said. Im not 100 percent sure if they did that. He did not get an injection last time in the shoulder. I think that would be a sign of where he is heading.Tillman is 15-5 with a 3.76 ERA in 26 starts. No other starter on the team has more than seven wins.Now, it seems, he will be stuck on 15 wins for at least a couple of weeks.Just inflammation. Its just irritated, and were trying to get that gone before we get going again, Tillman said. It happens. Its part of baseball. Bad timing.The Orioles are locked in a heated duel for the AL East lead with Toronto and Boston and also in the middle of the wild-card chase. Keeping pace will be that much tougher without Tillman.We are going to miss him on the mound, center fielder Adam Jones said. I look at it as a time for him to go heal.Ubaldo Jimenez (5-10, 6.94 ERA) will start in Tillmans place on Thursday night in Washington. Blues Jerseys 2020 . Terms of the deal were not immediately available. The 26-year-old finished last season with Clevelands Triple-A affiliate in Columbus after signing with the Indians in August. Blues Jerseys China . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. https://www.cheapblues.com/ . PAUL, Minn. St.Louis Blues Gear . Isner, ranked No. 14, won his eighth career singles title and took the title in New Zealand for the second time after his victory in 2010. The match was similar to Isners quarterfinal victory over fifth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber which went to three sets, all tiebreaks and contained no breaks of serve. Stitched Blues Jerseys . Belfort (24-10) needed just 77 seconds to down Henderson in the headlining bout of Saturdays "UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson" event at Goiania Arena in Goiania, Brazil. The fight served as a rematch of the pairs 2006 meeting, which Henderson won by decision. Georgia, TCU meeting for 1st time since 1988 in Liberty BowlBy The Associated Press=Liberty BowlTCU (6-6, Big 12) vs. Georgia (7-5, Southeastern Conference), Dec. 30, noon EST.LOCATION: Memphis, Tennessee.TOP PLAYERSTCU: RB Kyle Hicks has 954 yards rushing for 12 TDs. He also has 42 catches for 396 yards and two TDs.Georgia: RBs Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. Chubb has 988 yards rushing for 7 TDs. Michel has 753 yards rushing with three TDs.NOTABLETCU: The Horned Frogs have dropped four of their last six games, including a 30-6 setback at Kansas State to close the regular season. The Frogs also suffered two double-overtime losses this season, to Arkansas and Texas Tech.Georgia: The Bulldogs dealt with growing paiins for much of the season as they adapted to a new coaching staff while breaking in freshman quarterback Jacob Eason.dddddddddddd Georgia showed momentum with a three-game winning streak that included a victory over Auburn before capping the regular season with a home loss to Georgia Tech.LAST TIMEGeorgia beat TCU 38-10 on Sept. 10, 1988.BOWL HISTORYTCU is making its second Liberty Bowl appearance and playing its 32nd bowl game overall.Georgia is making its fourth Liberty Bowl appearance and playing its 52nd bowl game overall.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '