BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Engel hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Chicago White Sox rolled into the All-Star break Sunday with a 7-5 victory over Baltimore to complete a season sweep of the Orioles.
Andrew Vaughn homered twice for the White Sox, who have won five in a row and 10 of 13 overall. Chicago leads the AL Central by eight games over Cleveland.
The White Sox went 7-0 against the Orioles this season. It's the first time in franchise history Chicago has swept a season series of at least seven games against any team, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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Pinch-hitter Trey Mancini's two-out, two-homer run in the Orioles ninth made it 4-all. He'll take part in the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night at Coors Field in Denver.
Baltimore has lost four in a row and is 1-7 in July. The Orioles have dropped eight consecutive games to the White Sox dating back to 2019, their longest skid in the series since another eight-game slide in 1989-90.
Chicago swept a series at Camden Yards for the first time since 2005.
Yoán Moncada led off the Chicago 10th with a walk to join automatic runner Tim Anderson on base. Tyler Wells (2-1) retired the next two batters, but Engel went deep to left-center to make it 7-4.
Matt Foster recorded two outs for his first career save.
Chicago was poised to close it out in the ninth after closer Liam Hendriks (4-2) struck out his first two hitters before Ramón Urías’ single. Mancini, perhaps warming up for his Derby appearance, connected for his second career pinch-hit homer and first since 2017.
Vaughn put the White Sox ahead 4-2 in the sixth. After reliever Paul Fry hit Engel and walked Leury García, Vaughn greeted Cole Sulser with a three-run drive.
Austin Hays’ two-run homer in the first was Baltimore’s only damage against Chicago starter Dylan Cease, who struck out six in five innings.
Baltimore starter Spenser Watkins allowed one run --- Vaughn's homer in the fourth --- in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out four before being lifted after completing two turns through the White Sox order.
Anderson extended his hitting streak to 12 with a fifth-inning single.
UP NEXT
White Sox: Chicago returns home after the All-Star break Friday for a three-game series against the Houston Astros. The White Sox were swept in a four-game sweep in Houston in June.
Orioles: Baltimore begins a six-game road trip Friday at Kansas City. The Orioles have not faced the Royals since 2019.
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