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Billy Hamilton and Jose Abreu added one RBI
apiece for Chicago, which won for the third time in the past
four games. The White Sox improved to 17-9 at home.
Freddy Galvis homered to lead the Orioles at the plate.
Baltimore lost its 10th game in a row.
White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease (3-1) allowed one run on four
hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out 10 to pick up
his first victory since May 4 against the Cincinnati Reds.
Orioles right-hander Dillon Tate (0-2) gave up one run on one
hit in two-thirds of an inning to take the loss. Tate followed
starter Bruce Zimmermann, who allowed one run on six hits in
five innings, striking out six.
The White Sox grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second.
Mercedes swung on a 3-0 count and belted an inside pitch 427
feet down the left-field line for his seventh homer.
The Orioles pulled even at 1-1 on a solo homer by Galvis in the
top of the fourth. After fouling off a pair of pitches, Galvis
lined a shot just over the wall in right field for his seventh
homer.
Chicago took a 2-1 lead in the sixth. The White Sox had two outs
with nobody on when Andrew Vaughn singled to right-center field,
advanced to second base on a walk by Leury Garcia and scored on
Hamilton's single to center field.
The White Sox added three runs in the seventh to pull ahead 5-1.
Nick Madrigal hit a leadoff double to right field, Yoan Moncada
drew a one-out walk, and Abreu doubled to left-center field to
score Madrigal. In the next at-bat, Mercedes singled to center
field to bring home Moncada and Abreu.
White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson sat out for the second game in
a row. Manager Tony La Russa said Anderson had "a couple of sore
spots" and should be back soon.
--Field Level Media
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