{"id":667832,"date":"2026-04-07T06:42:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/667832\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T06:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:42:21","slug":"orioles-snap-3-game-skid-with-2-1-win-over-white-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/667832\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles Snap 3-Game Skid With 2-1 Win Over White Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AA cubist interpretation of the key moments from the Orioles’ narrow victory over the White Sox, capturing the dynamic energy of the game.Baltimore Today<\/p>\n

The Baltimore Orioles snapped a 3-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox, thanks to a strong outing from rookie pitcher Brandon Young, who tossed 5 scoreless innings in his spot start. Orioles slugger Gunnar Henderson also hit a key home run to provide the winning margin.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Orioles have struggled to find consistent starting pitching this season, so Young’s performance provides a boost as the team looks to stay in the playoff hunt in the competitive AL East division. The win also helps the Orioles rebound after a tough stretch of losses.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Young, making his second career start, held the White Sox scoreless on 3 hits while striking out 4 over 5 innings. Henderson’s solo homer in the 6th inning proved to be the difference, as the Orioles bullpen held on for the narrow victory.<\/p>\n

The game was played on April 7, 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Brandon Young<\/p>\n

A rookie pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles who delivered a strong spot start, tossing 5 scoreless innings.<\/p>\n

Gunnar Henderson<\/p>\n

The Orioles’ slugging outfielder who hit a decisive solo home run in the 6th inning to provide the winning margin.<\/p>\n

Baltimore Orioles<\/p>\n

The MLB team based in Baltimore, Maryland that snapped a 3-game losing streak with the victory over the White Sox.<\/p>\n

Chicago White Sox<\/p>\n

The MLB team based in Chicago, Illinois that lost a close 2-1 game to the Orioles.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cBrandon really stepped up for us today. That’s exactly the kind of outing we needed from him to get back on track.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Brandon Hyde, Orioles Manager<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Orioles will look to build on this win as they continue their series against the White Sox over the weekend.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Young’s strong spot start and Henderson’s timely home run provided a much-needed boost for the Orioles, who are hoping to stay in the AL East playoff race with this victory over a divisional opponent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A cubist interpretation of the key moments from the Orioles’…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":667833,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2379],"tags":[5,138,49,2561,4,396,2562],"class_list":{"0":"post-667832","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-white-sox","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-chicago-white-sox","11":"tag-chicagowhitesox","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-white-sox","14":"tag-whitesox"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116362068744169057","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}