An 8-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox to open a four-game series was a rebound from Baltimore’s first sweep in about two years, even with a late-inning bullpen collapse.
The Orioles took the series opener with a five-run first inning off right-hander Bryce Miller and then burst out for four more runs in the seventh inning.
There are more supporters for a challenge system, in which a pitcher or hitter can use one of the team’s three challenges per game to call for a replay review of the pitch.
By stranding the inherited runner and working around a hit batter, Kimbrel gave the Orioles an opportunity in the bottom half of the 11th — an opportunity Jordan Westburg pounced on.