CHICAGO — Jorge Mateo took Michael Kopech’s 99-mph fastball to the ribs, and then the jawing began. Soon, members of the Orioles and Chicago White Sox streamed onto the field from the dugouts and bullpens to continue the discussion. Although tempers remained high, players and coaches returned to where they came from, except for Mateo, who settled in at first base with two outs.
Naturally, the Orioles speedster stole second, then scored when Richie Martin singled into right. Martin then stole second and third, and though he was stranded there, that potential run wasn’t necessary in Baltimore’s 4-1 victory at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday night, the club’s third in a row and sixth in eight games.
For the second straight turn through the Orioles’ rotation, a bullpen game started by Austin Voth ended with just one run allowed, as Voth combined with four other former waiver claims to hold the reigning American League Central champion White Sox to just one hit.
