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White Sox Score Four First Inning Runs To Pull Away From Orioles

Last updated on Friday, August 12, 2011

(BALTIMORE, MD) - The Chicago White Sox scored four times in the top of the first en route to a 6-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

Alexei Ramirez put the Sox on the board with a two-run home run off Baltimore starter Chris Tillman.

Carlos Quentin and AJ Pierzynski followed with RBI doubles to cap the big inning.

Chicago made it 6-0 in the top of the third on Juan Pierre's two-run single.

The Orioles scored all three of their runs in the bottom of the third on a JJ Hardy RBI single and Nick Markakis' two-run homer off Sox starter Mark Buehrle.

Buehrle went eight innings, allowing six hits to get the win and move to 10-5 on the season.

Tillman took the loss to drop to 3-5.

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