Tuesday July 19 vs the White Sox (2)

Opponent: Chicago White Sox
Game 1
Outcome: W
Score: 6-4
Streak: W1
Record: 30-63
Rank: 7th
GB: 25.5
Game 2
Outcome: L
Score: 0-2
Streak: L1
Record: 30-64
Rank: 7th
GB: 25.5

For the second time in less than a week the Orioles were playing a twi-night doubleheader to make up an earlier rain out.  This time it was to make up the game that had been rained out on May 6th.  And for the second time in less than a week Mike Boddicker started the first game and came away with the victory.  And once again the team that won the game had fewer hits than the team that lost.

The White Sox got on the board first in game one when Steve Lyons hit an RBI double in third inning to score Gary Redus.  It looked like Chicago was going to blow the game open in the fourth when they loaded the bases with nobody out but Boddicker got Fred Manrique to line out for the first out and then got Redus to hit a sacrifice fly for the second out.  After walking Lyons to reload the bases he got Harold Baines to fly out to end the inning.  The White Sox now led 2-0 though. 

The Orioles came back in the bottom of the fourth, scoring their first run on three consecutive singles by Ken Gerhart, Pete Stanicek and Cal Ripken.  After Eddie Murray grounded into a double play it looked like White Sox starter Jerry Reuss was going to get out of the inning with only giving up the one run but Mickey Tettleton clubed a two run home run to put the Birds up 3-2.  Baltimore added three more runs in the sixth inning on a three run shot by Jim Traber.

The White Sox added solo home runs by Redus and Daryl Boston in the seventh and eighth innings respectively but that was all they got against Boddicker and Tom Neidenfuer.  Chicago had 12 hits to the Orioles 9 but the Orioles scored five of their six runs on home runs.  This would be Boddicker's final start at home for the Orioles and his final victory in a Baltimore uniform.

The nightcap didn't go as well for the Birds.  The Orioles batters could get nothing going against White Sox starter Bill Long, who held them to four hits and two walks.  Only one Baltimore base runner made it into scoring position - Murray singled in the fourth with one out and moved to second on a ground out by Larry Sheets - Jim Traber left him stranded there when he flew out to end the inning.

Meanwhile the White Sox were only faring a little better against Orioles starter Jay Tibbs.  Lyons reached to lead off the fourth on an error by Traber at first base.  Baines singled to move Lyons to third and Lyons came in to score when Dan Pasqua ground into a double play.  The White Sox added a second run on a solo home run from Baines in the ninth, the only extra base hit of the game for either team.  Final score was 2-0 White Sox.