Full Breakdown
White Sox 8-2 Orioles
6/30/2026, 9:56:19 PM
Game
Monday night at Camden Yards, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 8–2, ending a nine-game losing streak. Sean Burke (5 1/3 innings, 2 runs, 8 K) and Shane Baz (7 innings, 2 runs, 6 K, 109 pitches) left tied 2–2.
Moments
Colson Montgomery’s go-ahead double in the eighth and Jacob Gonzalez’s three RBIs (double, two-run single, run-scoring single) gave Chicago the lead; Kyle Teel added an RBI single. In the ninth, Yennier Cano allowed four straight hits and an error by third baseman Blaze Alexander, producing six runs that sealed the win.
Impact
The win lifted Chicago to 44-39 and snapped the nine-game streak; Baltimore fell to 39-47, eight games under .500, extending a slump.
Official
Craig Albernaz praised Baz’s effort but called the bullpen and defense “extremely disappointing,” urging improvement. Baz acknowledged early lapses and said staff must pull its weight.
Critique
Analysts noted the bullpen’s six runs in the final two innings, four earned in the ninth, and Alexander’s error; the Orioles went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
Quotes
- “Extremely disappointing. Shane was outstanding. We needed him to step up and pitch deep in the game, and he did. And to just kind of have it unravel, yeah, it’s extremely disappointing. We’ve got to clean up the back half of the game defensively and a lot of other areas.” — Craig Albernaz, Orioles Manager
- “The guys put the work in. Not sure if they’re being too cautious, too careful. Trying not to make the mistake. It’s one of those things where, it’s baseball, you have to play the game from the first pitch to the last pitch the same way. And our guys have been doing that, but as of late they haven’t.” — Craig Albernaz, Orioles Manager
- “I feel like we’ve kind of played our way out of games kind of early and just not even really giving ourselves a chance. When it happens tonight, it stings. But you’re in the game for so long, you’re not as mad about it. It’s just a lot smaller margins at the end of the game. I think we’ve just got to, as a pitching staff, kind of pull our weight, and we have a lot of faith in our bullpen and lineup and just make plays on defense.” — Shane Baz, Orioles Starting Pitcher
- “He’s awesome. Everyone in here loves him. We talked to him the other day. He just told us he believes we’re capable of great things, and I think we’re all on the same page here. I think we just need to be a little better.” — Colton Beavers, Orioles Player
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Next: White Sox’s Erick Fedde faces Orioles’ Trey Gibson Tuesday.
