Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox Match Player Stats On Jun 13, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 13, 2017

CHICAGO -- Left-hander Derek Holland allowed just one run over six innings while Matt Davidson hit his first career grand slam home run as the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 on Tuesday.

The victory was the second straight for the White Sox (28-35) while the Orioles (31-32) dropped their sixth in a row and eighth in 10 games.

Holland (5-6) snapped a three-game losing streak as he gave up eight hits while striking out five and walking a pair. Baltimore right-hander Alec Asher (2-5) took the loss.

Chicago led 2-1 heading into a decisive sixth inning.

Asher gave up a leadoff single to Jose Abreu, hit Avisail Garcia with a pitch and walked Todd Frazier to load the bases with none out.

That set the stage for Davidson, who clubbed his team-leading 12th homer of the season on a 3-2 pitch to left for Chicago's first grand slam of the season and a 6-1 White Sox lead.

That was it for Asher, who allowed six runs on six hits, walked two and struck out one over five-plus innings.

Abreu went 3-for-4 with two runs scored to pace an eight-hit White Sox attack.

Baltimore took a 1-0 lead in the first inning as Joey Rickard led off with a double to left, reached third on a sacrifice and came home on Manny Machado's one-out single to left. Machado was tagged out at second as he tried to extend the hit to a double.

Asher retired the first seven batters he faced before walking Willy Garcia with one out in the third.

The White Sox hit Asher for two runs in the fourth.

Melky Cabrera got Chicago's first hit when he led off with a single to deep center and reached second on Jose Abreu's base hit to center. Both scored on Avisail Garcia's double to left center for a 2-1 White Sox lead.

The Orioles swept the White Sox in three early May games in Baltimore and take on Chicago in four games this week at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Orioles are 6-0-2 in the last eight season series dating back to 2009.

NOTES: There was no official word on Tuesday but Orioles slugger Chris Davis appears bound for the disabled list after suffering an oblique injury in Monday's loss to Chicago. ... He was reportedly set for an MRI on Tuesday. ... Baltimore is 21-10 at home, the second-best record in the American League, but is just 10-22 on the road. ... Chicago sends RHP Miguel Gonzalez (4-7, 4.89) on Wednesday night against Baltimore RHP Dylan Bundy (6-5, 3.05 ERA). ... INF Alen Hanson played at second and batted ninth on Tuesday in his first White Sox start since being acquired on waivers from Pittsburgh last Friday. ... LHP Carlos Rodon made his second rehab start for Triple-A Charlotte this week at Gwinnett, allowing four runs on five hits over 3.2 IP. He's been on the disabled list all season with bursitis in his left biceps. ... RHP James Shields allowed two runs on six hits, walked three and struck out six over five innings in his third rehab start at Charlotte on Tuesday.