Orioles at White Sox
After staging a late rally to even the four-game set, the Chicago White Sox attempt to gain the upper hand when they host the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Chicago dropped a 3-2 decision in the series opener but turned the tables on Tuesday, scoring three runs in the eighth inning en route to its fourth win in six contests.
Yolmer Sanchez registered the decisive hit, a one-out RBI single that capped his 3-for-5 performance, while Jose Abreu recorded his fourth multi-hit effort in five games. Baltimore collected seven hits in the loss, four of which came off the bat of Mark Trumbo. The 32-year-old, who also drove in a run, enters Wednesday with a five-game hitting streak during which he has gone 8-for-22. Adam Jones has hit safely in 16 of his last 17 contests for the Orioles, who are 2-4 on their 11-game road trip.
TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, MASN2 (Baltimore), NBCS Chicago Plus
PITCHING MATCHUP: Orioles RH Alex Cobb (1-5, 6.56 ERA) vs. White Sox RH Dylan Covey (0-1, 6.00)
Cobb is coming off his first victory as an Oriole, a triumph in his native Boston on Friday during which he limited the Red Sox to three runs on 10 hits over a season-high 6 1/3 innings. The 30-year-old has allowed three earned runs or fewer in each of his four turns this month after surrendering at least five in each of his three outings in April. Cobb lost both of his previous career starts against Chicago as he was tagged for 12 runs and 17 hits over eight innings.
Covey remains in search of his first major-league victory as he has gone 0-8 with a 7.58 ERA in 13 starts and six relief appearances. The 26-year-old Californian lost his lone outing of 2018 on April 28, when he yielded four runs on seven hits and three walks in six innings at Kansas City. Covey lost his only career start against the Orioles as he surrendered six runs and 10 hits in four frames at Baltimore on May 6, 2017.
WALK-OFFS
1. White Sox C Welington Castillo was back in the lineup Tuesday after being pulled from the series opener for not running out a pop-up and went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
2. Baltimore LHP Zach Britton (Achilles) threw 20 pitches in a one-inning simulated game on Tuesday and will work two frames on Saturday before beginning a rehab assignment at Triple-A Norfolk next week.
3. Chicago SS Tim Anderson was not in Tuesday's lineup due to legs that manager Rick Renteria said were "a little bit tired."