Can White Sox's Late Rally Overcome Orioles' Early Lead?

The Chicago White Sox, with a record of 15-36, faced the Baltimore Orioles, who hold a 30-18 record, at Guaranteed Rate Field. The game ended with an 8-6 score in favor of the Orioles.

The White Sox started strong in the first inning with 2 hits and scoring their first run. However, they were unable to maintain this momentum through the middle innings. In contrast, the Orioles had a productive third inning with 2 hits and scoring their first run as well.

The fourth inning proved pivotal for Baltimore as they managed to secure 5 hits and score 4 runs. This offensive burst gave them a significant lead over Chicago. The sixth inning saw another surge from Baltimore with an additional 3 runs off of 3 hits.

Chicago's pitching struggled throughout the game. Starter Mike Clevinger faced difficulties early on and was tagged for multiple runs by Baltimore's hitters. Overall, Chicago’s pitchers allowed a total of 13 hits and issued six walks while striking out nine batters.

Despite these challenges, the White Sox showed resilience in the ninth inning by rallying for four runs off three hits. This late-game effort brought them closer but ultimately fell short against Baltimore’s bullpen led by Craig Kimbrel who secured his tenth save of the season.

On offense, Chicago had seven total hits during the game but left nine runners on base which hindered their ability to capitalize on scoring opportunities earlier in the match-up.

Baltimore’s Grayson Rodriguez earned his fifth win of this season while Clevinger took his third loss for Chicago despite striking out five batters over four innings pitched.

Looking ahead, fans can catch Chicago White Sox's next game against Baltimore Orioles scheduled at Guaranteed Rate Field on May 24th at approximately midnight local time (11:40 PM). The match will be broadcast live on Apple TV+.