Taylor Ward hits 3 doubles to lead Orioles’ sweep of White Sox in 5-3 win
CHICAGO — It might not matter where Taylor Ward bats in the lineup. He’s producing regardless. Ward, hitting out of the No.
2 spot for the first time this season, racked up four hits, including three doubles, to lead the Orioles to a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox Wednesday. The victory earned Baltimore (6-6) a road sweep and pulled its record back to . 500, securing the club’s first ...
CHICAGO — It might not matter where Taylor Ward bats in the lineup. He’s producing regardless. Ward, hitting out of the No.
2 spot for the first time this season, racked up four hits, including three doubles, to lead the Orioles to a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox Wednesday. The victory earned Baltimore (6-6) a road sweep and pulled its record back to . 500, securing the club’s first three-game winning streak as it heads back east for a six-game home stand.
Manager Craig Albernaz tweaked the top of his lineup Wednesday by swapping Ward with Gunnar Henderson at the top two spots, citing the desire to stack more right-handed hitters behind the Orioles’ star shortstop because opposing teams have frequently deployed left-handed relievers out of the bullpen against him. Henderson, who had homered in each of the past two games, went 1 for 4 with a double, but Ward was the biggest driver of the lineup’s production. Though windy conditions likely prevented several balls from leaving the yard for both teams, Ward settled for three doubles that raised his season total to an MLB-high nine — all in the past eight games.