Tillman (back) has been confirmed as Thursday's starter, MASN's Roch Kubatko reports. This was anticipated and now we have confirmation that Tillman will indeed take the ball against the Mariners. While his ERA is a bloated 6.34, most of that damage has come in three games against the Toronto Blue Jays, so it is not difficult to make the case that he is still a quality option when he is not facing Toronto.