In the span of three pitches — practically nothing in a game that featured 365 of them and lasted nearly four hours — the Orioles broke step with the fault that has defined this losing road trip and pushed ahead for a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox in the first half of Wednesday's doubleheader at Guaranteed Rate Field.
With the game tied at 4 entering the eighth inning, the Orioles had already left 11 runners on base, including five in scoring position, while managing three hits in 15 at-bats with a runner in scoring position.