Huff leads O's in pounding of ChiSox

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04/21/2009 - Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aubrey Huff blasted a pair of two-run homers to support a solid effort by Brad Bergesen in his major league debut, as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Chicago White Sox, 10-3, in the opener of a three-game set at Camden Yards.

Nick Markakis finished 4-for-4 with a walk, scored three times and drove in two runs for Baltimore, which snapped a five-game losing streak. Luke Scott collected three hits, walked once and knocked in a run.

Bergesen (1-0) gave up three runs -- one earned -- on four hits with four strikeouts and two walks in 5 2/3 innings to come away victorious in his first trip to the mound.

Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko and Brian Anderson each drove in a run for Chicago, which lost for the third time in its last nine games. Jose Contreras (0-3) was charged with the loss after surrendering six runs on seven hits and six walks over 5 1/3 innings.

Baltimore jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning on Huff's blast to right, but the White Sox quickly countered with a pair of runs in the fourth.

Chris Getz walked to lead off the frame and Josh Fields went down swinging. A fielding error by third baseman Ty Wigginton on a ball hit by Carlos Quentin put runners on the corners. After Jim Thome was called out on strikes, Dye and Konerko hit back-to-back singles to tie the game.

An RBI groundout by Anderson gave Chicago a 3-2 lead in the fifth, but the O's rallied in the bottom half. Brian Roberts led off the inning with a walk, took second when Lou Montanez grounded out, and raced home on a double by Markakis. Scott singled in Markakis later in the frame for a 4-3 Baltimore lead.

The O's tacked on two more runs in the sixth. Cesar Izturis drew a one-out walk, swiped second and advanced to third on A.J. Pierzynski's errant throw. Roberts worked a walk and Montanez followed with an RBI double, chasing Contreras from the mound. Clayton Richard emerged from the bullpen and the hot-hitting Markakis greeted the left-hander with a run-scoring single down the left-field line.

Izturis stroked a two-run double in the seventh to make it an 8-3 game and Huff went deep against Jack Egbert in the eighth.

Game Notes

The start of the game was delayed one hour, 38 minutes because of rain...Baltimore opened a nine-game homestand...The O's were 5-for-13 with runners in scoring position...Chicago went 5-4 against Baltimore last season, with a 3-2 mark at Camden Yards.

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