Colson Montgomery kept the White Sox rolling Tuesday night, and this time the payoff came in a third inning that blew the game open.
Montgomery crushed a two-run homer off Orioles starter Trey Gibson, a shot Statcast measured at 440 feet and sent onto Eutaw Street in right-center. That blast helped power a seven-run third and sent Chicago to a 9-3 series-clinching win over Baltimore at Camden Yards.
The homer was a notable one for the park, too. It was the 137th ball to reach Eutaw Street, the 73rd hit there by an opponent and only the third by a White Sox player. Adam Dunn did it on Sept. 8, 2013, and Jeff Liefer did it on June 21, 2001.
Montgomery has now delivered in back-to-back games. On Monday night, his RBI double broke a 2-2 tie and set the White Sox on the way to an 8-2 win. Tuesday’s homer was the latest example of how central he’s been to Chicago’s surge.
He’s up to 42 homers since July 22, 2025, which is tied for second in MLB with the Rays’ Junior Caminero and trails only the Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber, who has 54. His 21 home runs are also the most by a shortstop in the majors this season.
Chicago’s big third inning kept building after Montgomery’s swing. Jacob Gonzalez followed with a two-run single, Junior Pérez added a three-run homer, and seven straight hitters reached base on five hits and two walks.
Gonzalez has been locked in, too. Over his past six games, he’s hitting .458 (11-for-24) with four doubles, one homer and 11 RBIs.
Andrew Benintendi also made an immediate impact in his return, collecting three hits with a double, an RBI and a run scored.
The White Sox have scored 44 runs over their past five games and have now put together consecutive winning months for the first time since 2021.
Power has driven the stretch. Chicago leads the majors with 102 home runs since April 17, and its 39-26 (.600) record in that span is the best in the American League. The White Sox have won six of their last eight, snapped a run of seven straight road series losses since May 1-3 at San Diego, and picked up their first series win in Baltimore since July 9-11, 2021.
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