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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 30Orioles Fall 8 Games Under .500 After 8-2 Loss to White Sox
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 30Summary
- Baltimore dropped to eight games under .500—matching its season low—after an 8-2 loss in which the game unraveled late.
- Six White Sox runs over the final two innings decided it, as the Orioles bullpen collapsed after Shane Baz allowed two runs across seven innings.
- Baltimore's offense managed only two Adley Rutschman sacrifice flies, went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and stranded six.
- Blaze Alexander's error helped extend the damage by allowing two runs to score when the inning should have been over.
- The defeat came against a Chicago team that had entered the night on a nine-game losing streak and underscored Baltimore's broader slide.
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After a 121-loss season, are the White Sox now a legitimate contender, or is their surprising .500 record just a mid-season fluke? With a $160M payroll and a collapsing bullpen, how can the Orioles salvage their season before the trade deadline? Has MLB's new automated challenge system fixed umpiring, or has it just added another layer of controversy to the game?