Orioles Sweep White Sox 5-3 on Ward's Four Hits

Chicago, Illinois — Taylor Ward collected four hits, including three doubles and two RBIs, to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field, completing a three-game series sweep.

The win marked Baltimore's ninth consecutive victory against Chicago dating back to last season and came after the Orioles dropped all three games in their previous series against Pittsburgh. Ward, who has nine doubles over his past eight games, tied a franchise record with his performance. He drove in a run with a double in the third inning and added an insurance RBI double in the ninth against Chicago reliever Tyler Schweitzer in his major league debut.

Chicago struck first with two runs in the bottom of the second. Right fielder Dustin Harris, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Charlotte the day before, lined an RBI single to center after Andrew Benintendi tripled. Harris then stole second and scored on a base hit by Luisangel Acuna. Benintendi's triple was Chicago's only extra-base hit among seven total.

Baltimore answered with two runs in the top of the third. Ward's run-scoring double brought home a runner, and he...