CHICAGO -- Pedro Alvarez is settling in quite nicely in the American League.
Korbinian Holzer Jersey .Alvarez hit two solo
shots to extend his homer streak to three and the Baltimore Orioles had 16 hits
to overpower the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Friday night.Alvarez has five homers
in his last three games and six in his last five to help the Orioles keep pace
with Toronto for first place in the AL East. He signed with Baltimore in March
as a free agent after six seasons with Pittsburgh,Youre facing different
pitchers, Alvarez said. Youve got to face them a couple of times before you get
more comfortable.Your best teacher is experience and you get experience by
getting repetitions. With every rep that I get, I feel more and more
comfortable.Alvarez, who homered twice against the Rangers on Tuesday and once
Thursday, upped his total to 18. He has three multi-homer games this season and
13 for his career.Manny Machado doubled in two runs and scored in the third in a
three-hit night, and Adam Jones and J.J. Hardy also had three hits each to help
the Orioles win for the fourth time in five games.(Alvarez) and J.J. (Hardy)
have stepped up a time where some guys we knew they wouldnt be able to continue
at the pace they were going, manager Buck Showalter said. Hes not trying to hit
home runs, too. Hes just trying to put a good swing on the ball and be
selective.Yovani Gallardo (4-3) pitched six innings of two-run ball for his
first victory since June 29.The White Sox touched up Gallardo for two runs in
the fourth, but that was it as he scattered seven hits and walked only one. In
his previous six starts, the right-hander was 0-2 with four no-decisions,
allowing 20 runs in 32 innings.We felt that Yovani, once he got healthy would be
a contributor and tonight was an example of that, Showalter said.Gallardo has
been rounding back into shape after a stint on disabled list with right shoulder
tendinitis earlier this season.Zach Britton struck out three in the ninth for
his 34th save in 34 chances. Abreu reached first with two outs after swinging at
a low pitch that got away, then Justin Morneau grounded out to first to end the
game.Gallardo credited command and getting ahead of hitters for his solid outing
on Friday. He was glad he wasnt facing Alvarez.From playing against him, when he
seeing the ball well, its tough, Gullardo said Hes not easy to pitch to. From
Day One it was a good pick for us and he showed it.Chicagos Jose Abreu went deep
for the second straight game after 32 contests without a homer, and Avisail
Garcia had two RBI. The White Sox have lost seven of nine.Miguel Gonzalez (2-6)
allowed four runs -- three earned -- on 10 hits in six innings in his first
start against the Orioles, his former team.I know what they are capable of
doing, Gonzalez said. They have a great lineup. You cant give in.Alvarezs drive
to center in the second to put Baltimore ahead 1-0.The Orioles extended it to
4-0 in the third. Machado lined a double to the right-center gap to drive in two
runs, then he came home on Tyler Saladinos wild throw following Mark Trumbos
infield single.The White Sox cut it to 4-2 in the fourth on Abreus solo shot and
Garcias RBI double.Alvarez smacked a long drive to right off reliever Tommy
Kahnle in the eighth to start a three-run rally that allowed the Orioles to pull
away.TRAINERS ROOMBaltimore: LHP Wade Miley, who took a line drive off his left
calf and limped off the mound to conclude a lackluster first start with the
Orioles on Thursday night, should be OK and not miss a turn in the rotation,
according to manager Buck Showalter. ... OF Joey Rickard, on the DL since July
22 (right thumb), has reported to the Orioles spring training facility in
Sarasota, Florida to begin rehab.White Sox: Rookie SS Tim Anderson (bruised left
hand) didnt start Friday and is out day-to-day. He left in the first inning of
Chicagos 6-3 win at Detroit on Thursday after being hit by pitch.UP NEXT:
Orioles ace righty Chris Tillman (14-3, 3.46) faces Chicago LHP Carlos Rodon
(2-8, 4.67) on Saturday night. Tillman, looking to join Torontos J.A. Happ and
Washingtons Stephen Strasburg as a 15-game winner, is 0-1 in his last two starts
after winning four straight. Rodon makes his second start after returning last
Sunday from the DL with a sprained right wrist.
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. Now, with Game 6 set for Fenway Park and an 8:07 p.m. ET first pitch, the
Detroit Tigers face the unenviable task of having to beat the Boston Red Sox
twice, on the road, to advance to the World Series. GLENDALE, Ariz. -- New York
Jets inside linebacker David Harris and Arizona Cardinals left guard Mike Iupati
are inactive for Monday nights game.Harris has a hamstring injury and Iupati is
sidelined with a sprained ankle.Also inactive for the Jets were quarterback
Christian Hackenberg, quarterback Bryce Petty, wide receiver Jeremy Butler,
tackle Brandon Shell and tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who had been listed
as questionable with an ankle injury.Inactive for Arizona were cornerback
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