Alvarez hit two solo shots to extend his homer streak to three and the Baltimore Orioles had 16 hits to overpower the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Friday night. “With every rep that I get, I feel more and more comfortable”.
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Right-hander Miguel Gonzalez (2-5, 4.06 ERA) is scheduled to start for the White Sox in his first meeting with his former team.
Yovani Gallardo earned the win tonight for the first time since June 29th and since the All-Star Break pitching six innings giving up two runs on seven hits with one walk and three strikeouts; he improves to 4-3 on the season.
Baltimore DH Pedro Alvarez, who had five homers in three games, wasn’t in the lineup against the lefty Rodon.
Pedro Alvarez’s hot streak continued Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field, where he hit two more home runs to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-5 win to start a series against the Chicago White Sox.
The Baltimore Orioles cling to a slim lead in the American League East, while the Chicago White Sox are trying to avoid tumbling further down the AL Central standings. “When you have that there is no pressure on anybody to want to do extra and do more than what they could”, said Alvarez.
The White Sox touched up Gallardo for two runs in the fourth, but that was it as he scattered seven hits and walked only one.
Zach Britton struck out three in the ninth for his 34th save in 34 chances. After spending his first four seasons with the Orioles, the 32-year-old Gonzalez was released by the club in late March after posting a 1-4 mark with a bloated 9.78 ERA in spring training. Justin Morneau appeared to foul a ball off his front foot on a ground ball with two outs and Abreu on second, but the ball rolled to first and was ruled a groundout to end the game. Hardy’s liner to right-center would have scored two if it didn’t bounce into the stands. The Orioles would square off against an old teammate Miguel Gonzalez, who was now taking the mound for the opposing team.
As far as injuries, White Sox rookie shortstop Tim Anderson is day to day after suffering a bruised left hand Thursday.
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Orioles: LHP T.J. McFarland (knee) is expected to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday at Sarasota, Florida. Starting pitchers for this game will be: Chris Tillman (BAL 14-3 3.46 ERA) vs. Carlos Rodon (CHW 2-8 4.67 ERA). Tillman, looking to join Toronto’s J.A. Happ and Washington’s Stephen Strasburg as a 15-game victor, is 0-1 in his last two starts after winning four straight.
