Hamilton, Abreu homer as White Sox complete sweep of Orioles

Billy Hamilton hit a solo home run, Jose Abreu had a 2-run homer, and Lance Lynn pitched 5 scoreless innings to help the Chicago White Sox complete a doubleheader sweep of the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday with a 3-1 victory.

In the opener, Jake Lamb and Yoán Moncada homered, with Abreu driving in three runs in a 7-4 win.

The Sox have won five of their last six games after getting swept by the New York Yankees last weekend.

Even with major injuries to Eloy Jiménez and Luis Robert the White Sox are a season-high 11 games over .500. They have received major contributions from reserves such as Hamilton and Lamb during this stretch.

"I think you're seeing we have a deep roster," said Chicago starter Lance Lynn, who won the second game. "Even though we have some guys that are injured and are going to be big for us when we are able to get them back and get them in there every day, we are seeing guys that are true professionals that work every day and are ready to go whenever their name is called and they are ready to perform."

Meanwhile, the Orioles have lost 12 consecutive games for their longest losing streak since dropping 13 in a row from Sept. 17-30, 2009.

"This is hard, there is no doubt about it," Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. "This is very, very challenging. This is very difficult, this is frustrating, embarrassing at times. We want to be able to compete in the big leagues and we are finding out about our guys, that's the bottom line. We are."

But Hyde added that despite the chance to evaluate players being a positive, the Orioles are struggling against teams with superior talent.

"You want to put a competitive product on the field," Hyde said. "And when we're facing good clubs that are built to win with starting pitching and that are good, we have a tough time scoring runs."

Lynn (6-1) became the fifth White Sox pitcher to go 5-0 in May, and the first since teammate Lucas Giolito did it in 2019. Lynn allowed just three hits while striking out seven and not allowing a walk.

Liam Hendriks pitched a perfect seventh for his 12th save by striking out the side in order. He also recorded a save in the first game with a perfect ninth. He's the first White Sox pitcher to record two saves in a doubleheader since Bobby Jenks did it against Boston on Sept. 4, 2010.

"Having him and the deepness of our bullpen in front of him gives us a real chance to stay in contention and really be serious about October," White Sox manager Tony La Russa said.