The White Sox Loses to Orioles: Still Considering 1st Series Victory

The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-4 on Sunday thanks to Cedric Mullins, who scored three runs and four RBIs, including a tiebreaking single in a three-run eighth inning for Baltimore.

As Baltimore assembled to win the last game of the weekend series, Gunnar Henderson had two hits, and three runs scored. With a 12-hit assault, the Orioles overcame Grayson Rodriguez’s rocky start.

First-inning runs accounted for all four of Chicago’s runs. In addition to Jake Burger’s solo shot, Gavin Sheets blasted a three-run home run.

On a chilly, mushy afternoon, the White Sox’s pitching failed again, as they suffered their fourth defeat in five games. The team received five of its seven walks from Dylan Cease, bringing the series total to 26.

In relief of Rodriguez, Mike Baumann (2-0), Austin Voth, and Félix Bautista pitched four innings of one-hit ball.

In his third major league start, the rookie right-hander gave up six hits while striking out eight and walking two.

The Baltimore retaliation started in the fourth. Terrin Vavra reached after Mateo’s sacrifice fly due to Burger’s mistake at third base.

Mullins’ two-run triple to the left later brought the score to 4-3.

“I was drawing a lot of walks in a short time span, which means the eye was working.” “It was just a matter of the bat trying to catch up. Today, I was able to do so.”

Mullins

Cease’s wild pitch in the sixth inning allowed Henderson to score, matching the score. Cease left the field with the bases loaded after retiring Ryan Mountcastle on a foul fly to first.

After a protracted rain delay, Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde was overwhelmed with how his team “chipped away” at Cease in low conditions.

“Not easy to do.” “The guy finished second in the (American League) Cy Young vote. It was a 4-0 game. “It was 30 degrees outside; it felt like…”

Hyde

For Chicago, Kenyan Middleton recorded three outs before left-hander Aaron Bummer (0-1) gave up three runs in the eighth on two singles and two walks.

Mateo was brought home by Mullins’ single to center. With another RBI single, Anthony Santander brought Baltimore’s strong eighth to a close.

Mild Start

 “Cease would probably tell you he wasn’t the sharpest, on Sunday; but he was good.”

White Sox manager Pedro Grifol

From 6-10, Chicago fell. It has yet to claim a series victory this year.

 “I just think we got to minimize baserunners,” “They had a lot of traffic the last three games, but we also had leads in three games. So I’m not going to sit here and say we’re close.”

Pedro Grifol

Room for Trainers

Birds: INF Ramón Uras (head) departed Saturday’s defeat after being struck by a pitch and is still in concussion protocol with a bruise behind his left ear.

On Sunday, Uras awoke feeling better, according to Hyde. Keedan Akin, an LHP, is anticipated to come off the paternity list on Tuesday and re-join the squad.

INF White Sox, added to the 10-day injury list for Hanser Alberto (strained left quad). Adam Haseley, an outfielder, was promoted from Triple-A Charlotte, in contrast to Nick Solak, who was given a task. OF Andrew Benintendi and C Yasmani Grandal get the day off. 

Coming Up

Orioles: Tuesday’s game in Washington features RHP Dean Kremer (0-0, 9.49 ERA) vs Josiah Grey (0-3, 4.32 ERA).

White Sox: On Monday, RHP Lance Lynn (0-1, 7.31 ERA) will face Philadelphia RHP Zack Wheeler (0-1, 4.02 ERA) in the series opener.

The Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The team is a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Central division.

The White Sox have won three World Series championships in their history, in 1906, 1917, and 2005.

The team’s colors are white, black, and red, and the mascot is Southpaw, a large, anthropomorphic white cat. The White Sox play their home games at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.

The team has a rich history, dating back to its founding in 1901, and is one of the most popular and successful teams in Major League Baseball.

The Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The team is a member of Major League Baseball’s American League East division.

The Orioles have won three World Series championships in their history, in 1966, 1970, and 1983.

The team’s colors are black and orange, and the mascot is Oriole Bird, a cartoon bird wearing an Orioles cap and uniform.

The Orioles play their home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. The team has a rich history, dating back to its founding in 1882, and is one of the most successful teams in Major League Baseball.

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