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 Sale became the first pitcher in MLB to earn six victories, Brett
Lawrie homered for the third straight game and the White Sox routed
the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on Sunday.
"We got one win and loss record that matters and it's not mine,
that's for sure," Sale said. "Just got to keep rolling. We're
playing great baseball against good teams. We have some tough teams
to face early on. The way we handled it and the way we played has
been great."
After dropping the opening two games, Chicago earned a split in the
four-game series. Baltimore lost two in a row at Camden Yards for
the first time this year.
The White Sox have played 19 straight games and are finally off
Monday before hosting a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox.
Sale (6-0) became the first White Sox pitcher to win his first six
starts since Jon Garland won eight in a row in 2005, according to
STATS.com. Sale allowed one run on five hits with six strikeouts and
four walks over 5 1/3 innings. He also threw a season-high 112
pitches in his shortest outing of the season.
 "They worked him over a little bit," White Sox manager Robin Ventura
said of Sale. "He wasn't as sharp as he's been but even then he
didn't give up anything. So, pitch count got him. The score got him
as well. That's a tough lineup to go through."
Lawrie had three hits, including a solo homer in the fourth that
gave the White Sox an early 1-0 lead. He now has 14 career home runs
against Baltimore -- his most against any team.
"I'm just excited to contribute to the team," Lawrie said. "Every
time I step in the box, I'm looking to help the team. That what I'm
in there to do."
The White Sox broke the game open with a five-run fifth inning when
they sent 10 men to the plate against right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez
(1-3). Carlos Sanchez knocked in a run on a fielder's choice before
Jose Abreu and Melky Cabrera each delivered RBI singles.
After Orioles left fielder Nolan Reimold minimized the damage by
throwing out Abreu at the plate, Jerry Sands delivered another
two-run single that ended Jimenez's day.
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"Nothing changed," Jimenez said of the fifth. "I think I had
everything working. Just one of those innings that you just shake
your head and go like, "Wow." I can't believe this is happening.
Pretty much every good pitch that I threw, they were able to get a
base hit,"
Jimenez gave up a season-high six runs on seven hits with four walks
and three strikeouts over just 4 2/3 innings. He also had a wild
pitch and hit two batters.
Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy left the game in the sixth inning after
fouling a ball off his left foot. Hardy had an X-Ray following the
game and the injury was initially diagnosed as a left foot
contusion, but that could change.
"There are some things we want to look at further, make sure we get
our arms around what exactly it is," Orioles manager Buck Showalter
said.
Sale was replaced in the sixth by Jake Petricka, who immediately
gave up an RBI single to Reimold that ended the shutout. Chicago
right-hander Matt Albers pitched a scoreless seventh and has not
allowed an earned run over his last 35 innings.
A sacrifice fly by Dioner Navarro in the ninth rounded out the
scoring for the White Sox.
NOTES: Orioles RHP Zach Britton suffered a sprained left ankle in
Saturday's game and was not available. However, it does not appear
he will need to go on the DL. ... White Sox RHP Tommy Kahnle was
optioned to Triple-A Charlotte to make room for RHP David Robertson,
who was reinstated from the bereavement list prior to the game. ...
Chicago RF Avisail Garcia was held out of the lineup for the second
straight day after straining his right hamstring running out a
grounder on the final play of Friday's game.
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