BALTIMORE (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox scored seven runs in the third inning and cruised to a 9-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Andrew Benintendi doubled in a run in the first inning to give Chicago a 1-0 lead. Baltimore answered in the bottom half on Samuel Basallo’s RBI single. The White Sox broke the game open in the third. Colson Montgomery hit a two-run homer, Jacob Gonzalez followed with a two-run single and Junior Perez capped the inning with a three-run homer. Gonzalez added an RBI double in the fourth as Chicago built a 9-1 advantage.

The Orioles scored twice in the fifth on RBI hits by Dylan Beavers and Pete Alonso. White Sox starter Erick Fedde (3-6) allowed three runs over five innings. Tyler Schweitzer earned his first save. Trey Gibson (1-3) took the loss, surrendering eight runs in 2 2/3 innings.

Blaze Alexander went 2 for 4 for Baltimore. Gunnar Henderson had two hits. Chicago outhit the Orioles 11-9. Attendance was 17,581. The game lasted 2 hours, 47 minutes. The White Sox improved to 45-39; the Orioles fell to 39-48.