It’s a battle of American League teams on the diamond as they continue a series on the south side of the Windy City. The Baltimore Orioles are on the road as they play the middle game of a three-game set with the Chicago White Sox Saturday afternoon. Baltimore took three of four games at home against Oakland as they earned an 8-7 walk-off win in the series finale Thursday afternoon. Chicago dropped the rubber game of their three-game set on the road against the Twins as they fell 3-1 in the series finale Thursday afternoon. This article was published prior to the conclusion of the opening game of the series at Guaranteed Rate Field Friday night.
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Baltimore saw their bats do the job to make up for a shaky pitching staff as they beat the A’s Thursday to take three of four in the series. The Orioles improved to 7-6 on the season and stood fourth in the AL East, six games behind the Rays for the top spot, going into Friday’s action. Against Oakland, Baltimore got three hits from Austin Hays (two runs) while Terrin Vavra (run) and Ryan O’Hearn (three RBI) each added a pair. Ryan Mountcastle (his sixth) and Adley Rutschman (his fourth) each homered in the game, with Rutschman’s shot a walk-off blast in the bottom of the ninth. Cole Irvin didn’t factor in the decision as he threw four innings, allowing six runs on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Felix Bautista (1-0) worked a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out two, to earn the win in relief.
Kyle Gibson is on the mound as he makes his fourth start of the season for the Orioles in this contest, looking to maintain his strong start. He comes in 3-0 with a 3.44 ERA, a 1.145 WHIP, four walks and 12 strikeouts over 18.1 innings of work this season. Gibson earned the win in his last start, which came Monday at home against Oakland. He threw five innings, allowing one run on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts in a 5-1 Baltimore victory. Gibson logs his 19th career start against the Twins in this contest. He comes in 9-5 with a 2.91 ERA, a 1.113 WHIP, 27 walks and 111 strikeouts over 117.2 innings of work against them. Gibson is 6-2 with a 2.72 ERA, a 1.142 WHIP, 17 walks and 74 strikeouts over 72.2 innings of action in 11 career starts at Guaranteed Rate Field.