Goodwin HR, 4 hits as White Sox beat O's 8-3, win 4th in row

BALTIMORE (AP) — Brian Goodwin matched a career high with four hits, including a solo homer, and drove in three runs as the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 Saturday for their fourth straight win.

Chicago has won nine of its last 12 and has taken seven in a row from the Orioles dating to 2019, its longest streak against Baltimore since winning eight straight in 1989-90. The White Sox have outscored the Orioles 38-11 in six games this season.

Goodwin hit cleanup for the sixth consecutive game after drawing three starts there in his first 375 career appearances. He’s fit splendidly with the White Sox --- regardless of his spot in the order --- since his call-up last month.

“It’s really simple,” said Goodwin, who was released by Pittsburgh May 3 and signed with the White Sox a day later. “When you take one look at the lineup and look at the guys on the scorecard, you know what they bring to the table. We have a good lineup. Looking one through nine, it’s a lot of hitters in there. Just having confidence in them and them having confidence in me, it never feels like I have to do too much. I can just be myself.”

Baltimore has lost three in a row and is 1-6 in July.

Lucas Giolito (7-6) struck out nine while allowing two runs in 5 1/3 innings to beat the Orioles for the second time this season.

Liam Hendriks struck out Ryan McKenna on three pitches upon entering in the eighth to escape a bases-loaded jam, then worked a perfect ninth for his AL-leading 23rd save.

Goodwin homered in the second, and the White Sox did more damage against Baltimore starter Thomas Eshelman (0-2) the following inning. Jake Burger lined a comebacker off the inside of Eshelman’s left shin to lead off, though the pitcher remained in the game --- though not for long.

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