Alvarez, Machado lead Orioles past White Sox, 7-5 (Yahoo Sports)

Pedro Alvarez hit two solo shots to extend his homer streak and the Baltimore Orioles had 16 hits to overpower the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Friday night and keep pace with Toronto for first place in the AL East. Manny Machado doubled in two runs and scored in the third in a three-hit night, and Adam Jones and J.J. Hardy also had three hits each to help the Orioles win for the fourth time in five games. Yovani Gallardo (4-3) pitched six innings of two-run ball for his first victory since June 29.