DETROIT -- Chris Tillman knew he had to be extra sharp facing Detroit Tigers ace David Price. The Baltimore Orioles right-hander not only bested Price, he delivered arguably the best outing of his career.

Tillman tossed eight scoreless innings, retiring the last 23 batters he faced, and All-Star Manny Machado homered to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night at Comerica Park.

Tillman (7-7) gave up a leadoff single to second baseman Ian Kinsler and a one-out walk to designated hitter Victor Martinez, then did not allow another runner.

"It takes it to a different level," Tillman said of opposing Price. "We've pitched well against some really good pitchers. For the most part, I'm focused on the lineup and not so much on the other pitcher, but watching Price pitch is fun. He's one of the best in the game. Any time you get a chance to beat a guy like that, it's good."

Tilllman also struck out a season-high eight batters, falling one shy of his career high.

He won 29 games as Baltimore's ace the past two seasons but has struggled to regain that form until recently. He pitched seven shutout innings against Cleveland in late June and has now allowed four runs in his last four starts.

"The closeness of the game makes you have to concentrate on every pitch," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Chris was one of the best pitchers in the American League last year, too. That's one of the best offensive teams in the league, maybe in baseball, so that makes it doubly impressive."

Tillman is now 4-0 in his career against Detroit (45-45) and 6-0 in his last eight outings against American League Central teams. The placement of his fastball and curve was impeccable, but neither was his out pitch.

"My changeup was the pitch tonight," Tillman said. "I was able to throw it for strikes both ahead and behind in the count and it ended up helping me out a lot."

Machado's one-out blast in the third inning was all the support that Tillman needed. Catcher Caleb Joseph's two-out, two-run single in the ninth off Bruce Rondon extended the lead and Zach Britton came on to post his 24th save for Baltimore (45-45).

Price (9-3) equaled his season high with 12 strikeouts. He pitched seven innings, allowing one run and six hits.

"He was pretty good from the first pitch," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "I don't think he really wavered. He had his velocity and his changeup was outstanding. The pitch count got up a little bit early, but as good pitchers do, they find a way to get through seven or eight."

Price's stellar outing went for naught because of Tillman's mastery. Tillman entered the game with a 5.40 ERA and lowered it to 4.96.

"Believe it or not, regardless of what it says on paper, you actually have to go out there and play the game on grass," Ausmus said. "If we just played it on paper, we would have said we won because David had a better ERA than Tillman. But that's now how the game works. He did a nice job tonight, his team gave him enough run support and they won."

Once Tillman got out of the first-and-third jam in the first inning, he was on cruise control. He induced right fielder J.D. Martinez to pop out and third baseman Nick Castellanos to fly out, ending that threat.

The Tigers didn't get another runner the rest of the way. Tillman struck out both Martinezes in the seventh to reach his season high.

Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop made a leaping grab to snare catcher James McCann's one-out liner in the eighth.

NOTES: Orioles RHP Kevin Gausman will return to the rotation against the New York Yankees on Wednesday, manager Buck Showalter said. Gausman was sent to Triple-A Norfolk during the All-Star break and pitched six innings for the Tides on Friday, allowing two runs and striking out eight. ... Tigers 1B Marc Krauss, who was placed on the paternity list before the series, will return to the club on Sunday. ... Detroit was just 23-23 at home despite hitting an American League-best .290 in those games. ... The Orioles entered the game 40-0 when leading after eight innings and 0-40 when trailing after eight. ... Baltimore's 39 errors were the fewest in the American League and second fewest in the majors behind only the Los Angeles Dodgers (36). ... Tigers RHP Justin Verlander, who is still seeking his first victory of the season, will make his sixth start of the season on Sunday. The Orioles will counter with RHP Miguel Gonzalez.