Orioles vs White Sox Recap: Late burst fuels 4-2 win

The Orioles visited the White Sox at the home park in Chicago on Tuesday, April 7. Baltimore came in needing steady pitching, while Chicago wanted to see its young arms grow. The final score was Baltimore 4, Chicago 2 after an exciting late rally. Early on Chicago jumped ahead with two runs in the third inning. The game stayed close because both pitchers battled and defenses made plays. Fans saw a tight contest until the eighth inning when Baltimore turned it around. This win moved Baltimore to 5-6 and kept Chicago at 4-7, showing each team still has work to do.

Chicago struck first in the third inning with two runs while the Orioles tried to answer. With two outs and a 0-2 count, Meidroth doubled to left and Hill scored, giving Chicago a 1-0 lead. On the next at-bat, Sosa singled to center and Meidroth came home, making it 2-0. Those hits came off a sweeper and a changeup, and both came with two outs, so Chicago showed clutch hitting. Baltimore kept fighting and finally pushed one run across in the fifth inning on a groundout by Mountcastle that scored Basallo.

The turning point came in the eighth inning when Baltimore rallied for three runs to take the lead. With one out and runners on second and third, Ward doubled to right and Alexander scored, tying the game at 2-2. On the very next at-bat, Henderson lifted a ball that soared to right-center and cleared the wall, a two-run homer that made it 4-2. That blow traveled 387 feet and came off a sinker. Chicago could not score in the ninth, so Baltimore held on to win 4-2. The result gave Baltimore a two-game winning streak and left Chicago with two straight losses.