Abreu’s RBI in 9th rallies White Sox past O’s

BALTIMORE — Jose Abreu’s RBI single in the ninth inning gave the White Sox an 8-7 win over the Orioles in a seesaw affair on Saturday night at a cold and rainy Camden Yards.

Abreu singled off reliever Vance Worley, who took over with one out and a runner on first base after Orioles closer Zach Britton exited with a left ankle sprain.

Baltimore tied it in the previous inning as Chris Davis snapped Matt Albers’ franchise record of 30 consecutive scoreless appearances with a two-out, two-run double off lefty Zach Duke. Albers, a former Oriole, recorded the first two outs of the inning, but he exited after hitting Adam Jones with a pitch.

After Carlos Sanchez doubled and scored on Abreu’s single to tie it at 5, Todd Frazier sent O’s setup man Darren O’Day’s 1-2 pitch into the Baltimore bullpen. It was Frazier’s seventh homer of the year and gave the Sox their first lead since the fourth inning.

Frazier’s blast also took righty Mat Latos off the hook, despite his shortest start of the season. Latos (5-0), who had allowed just two earned runs in 24 1/3 innings entering the game, was tagged for four runs over five innings, including solo homers by Pedro Alvarez and Jonathan Schoop.

Orioles starter Kevin Gausman went six innings in his second outing of the season and allowed three runs, including Brett Lawrie’s third homer. Lawrie also walked and scored off reliever Mychal Givens in the seventh, a call that was ruled as stands after the Orioles’ replay challenge.

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