The game was decided in one inning. Chicago White Sox scored seven runs in the third to turn a 1-1 tie into an 8-1 advantage, and Baltimore never recovered, falling 9-3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards before 17,581 fans on June 30.
Colson Montgomery started the third-inning damage, homering 440 feet to right center to score Andrew Benintendi and give CWS a 3-1 lead — the go-ahead swing that Baltimore could not answer. Ja. Gonzalez followed with a single to left that scored B. Montgomery and Meidroth, pushing the lead to 5-1. Junior Perez then capped the inning with a three-run homer to center (409 feet), scoring Peters and Gonzalez to make it 8-1. Gonzalez finished 3-for-5 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI; Perez went 1-for-4 with his homer and 3 RBI. Montgomery was 1-for-5 with 2 RBI on the night, now hitting .221 with 21 home runs and 49 RBI on the season.
Erick Fedde earned the win, his third of the season against six losses, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits over 5.0 innings with 3 strikeouts and 3 walks, carrying a 4.41 ERA. Tyler Schweitzer locked down the final 4.0 innings, allowing 4 hits, no runs, and striking out 3 to earn his first save of the season.
Baltimore starter Trey Gibson absorbed the damage, lasting just 2.2 innings and allowing 8 runs on 7 hits with 6 walks and 5 strikeouts. He falls to 1-3 on the season with a 7.36 ERA. The Orioles managed only 9 hits on the night, with Gunnar Henderson going 2-for-5 and Samuel Basallo contributing 2 hits and an RBI, but the deficit was simply too large. Andrew Benintendi had 3 hits and an RBI for CWS, while Tristan Peters scored twice.
Baltimore has now dropped three straight, falling to 39-47 and sitting fourth in the division. Pete Alonso, who drove in a run for the Orioles, is 2 doubles away from 200 career doubles. Chicago improved to 44-39 and holds first place in the division.