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BALTIMORE -- Chris Tillman was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the?Baltimore Orioles?on Wednesday due to right shoulder inflammation. Brett Hull Jersey .The move was expected. Tillman threw a bullpen session Tuesday, but he complained of continued shoulder discomfort, and manager Buck Showalter said afterward that a DL trip was likely.?Tillmans previous start also had been pushed back to this past Saturday due to the shoulder, and he ended up lasting just two innings in a loss to the?Houston Astros.?Tillman, 28, had been slated to take the hill on Thursday against the Nats and ace Max Scherzer in the finale of the teams four-game series.?Its tough, Tillman, who has made at least 30 starts in each of his three full seasons in the Orioles rotation, said Wednesday. I dont like it, but it is what it is. It happened, and weve got to get better now. I think this is the best way to go about it, and we had talked about it a little. Id rather feel better at the end of the season, rather than fighting it all year.On the season, Tillman is 15-5 with a 3.76 ERA as the ace of a rotation. No other Baltimore starter has won more than five games this season.The Orioles, who entered Wednesday in possession of the second AL wild-card spot, are 20-6 in games started by Tillman and 49-50 in all others.Ubaldo Jimenez will take Tillmans place in the rotation Thursday. Though he is 5-10 with a 6.94 ERA this year for Baltimore, Jimenezs numbers against the Nats are much better. He is 6-1 with a 2.32 ERA in eight career starts against Washington.In a corresponding roster move, Baltimore recalled right-hander Mike Wright from Triple-A Norfolk.Information from ESPNs Eddie Matz was used in this report. Dino Ciccarelli Stars Jersey . The Vancouver coach and an announced sellout crowd of 18,910 watched in dismay as the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a 3-0 lead in the third period. 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And he just might be turning these playoffs into his personal stage.Whether hes hitting a game-winning home run or making some spectacular defensive play, Baez has been hard to miss in these playoffs. And hes a big reason why the Cubs are in the NL Championship Series for the second straight year.Ive got a job to do, Baez said. Im not surprised. I know what I can do. I know what this team can do. Im just having fun right now and obviously trying to win.It must be fun to be Baez these days.The Cubs came into the postseason with the best record in the majors and their sights set on their first championship since 1908.They knocked out San Francisco in four games in the NL Division Series in no small part because of Baezs play at the plate and at second base. They open the NLCS against the Dodgers at Wrigley Field on Saturday, and if they take out Los Angeles, a franchise defined more by curses and heartbreak will go to the World Series for the first time since 1945.On a team loaded with stars, Baez has been putting on quite a show in the postseason.He hit the winning home run off Johnny Cueto in the opener against the Giants and the go-ahead single in the ninth in Game 4.On defense, playing mostly second base, it was as if the Baez highlight reel was on a nonstop loop with no shortage of diving stops and lightning quick tags.Even when he was chewing gum in the dugout Baez managed to amaze. Take this gem from Game 4 of the NLDS.The gum popped out after Baez put it in his mouth, but what happened next was about as impressive as any play he made in the field. He juggled it a few times, finally snagged it with his right hand. Baez pointed at a trainer as he was about to put it back in his mouth, then looked the camera, and grinned.I saw the camera, Baez said. I didnt know if he got it or not, but I caught it.No surprise.After all, the 23-year-old Baez has been catching just about everything that comes his way this season. And if thats not enough, he also hit .273 with 14 homers and 59 RBI in 142 games.Thats a big jump considering he struck out 95 times in 213 at-bats . Miro Heiskanen Jersey. 169 after he debuted for the Cubs in 2014. But his swing is more compact now. He closed his stance and cut down the big leg kick he had when he first arrived.Now, hes looking like a breakout star.Manager Joe Maddon noticed the potential watching Baez in winter ball in Puerto Rico, right after he was hired two years ago.Everybody was talking about his hitting and the fact that he needed to hit better at the plate and be more selective, he said. And I was, `OK, I get that. I was impressed by everything else that he did. Sometimes we get caught up on somebodys weaknesses and dont glorify their strengths. I mean, his strengths are pretty outstanding.Baez was taken by the Cubs with the ninth pick in the 2011 amateur draft and worked his way through the minors as a shortstop. But with Addison Russell there, he has become a super-utility player.That could change down the line, depending on the moves the Cubs make. But they are relying on him to play multiple positions -- and to play them as well as anyone.Baez just might be the best defensive second baseman, shortstop and third baseman on the team. And considering Russell could win a Gold Glove, thats saying something.When the Cubs believe more balls will be hit to the right side, they put Baez at second. When they think the left side is where the action will be, he might start at third. And when Russell needs a breather, well, who better than Baez to fill in at shortstop?You have to get used to being flexible, not knowing what the lineups gonna look like and just jumping in there and being ready to help and do whatever you can, said Ben Zobrist, who has built his career around playing multiple positions. And hes done a great job of that this year. Theres been days he hasnt played. And theres been days he has. And theres been days hes come in mid-game or late in the game for defensive purposes. Whatever role they put him in this year, hes done really well and hes had a great attitude about it. ' ' '