Updated
Updated · ESPN · Jun 30
White Sox Beat Orioles 8-2 as Montgomery Sparks 6-Run Late Surge
Updated
Updated · ESPN · Jun 30

White Sox Beat Orioles 8-2 as Montgomery Sparks 6-Run Late Surge

3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Jun 30

Summary

  • Chicago broke a 2-2 tie with six runs over the final two innings, opening the series with an 8-2 win at Baltimore.
  • Colson Montgomery put the White Sox ahead in the eighth with a go-ahead double after Sam Antonacci was hit by a pitch, and Randal Grichuk followed with an RBI single.
  • Jacob Gonzalez drove in three runs — a scoring double in the third and a two-run single in the ninth — while Kyle Teel also had an RBI single.
  • Grant Taylor earned the win with two hitless innings after Sean Burke struck out eight over 5 1/3 innings; Adley Rutschman accounted for both Orioles runs with sacrifice flies.
  • Baltimore fell to 39-47, matching its season worst at eight games under .500, as Blaze Alexander's ninth-inning error added to the late collapse.

Insights

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?