BALTIMORE
-- The cheers from the small group of Orioles fans gathered outside the
locked gates beyond center field echoed throughout an empty Camden
Yards every time the home team scored a run.
There was no roar of the crowd inside the ballpark on this surreal day.
In what was believed to be the first major league game played without fans in attendance, Chris Davis hit a three-run homer in a six-run first inning Wednesday and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2.
"It was kind of like instructional league, Gulf Coast League, Arizona League," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of the lack of fans.
The game was closed to fans out of concern for their safety following recent rioting in Baltimore after Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man, died in police custody.
The unusual decision to play the game was made because it was the best time to fill out the schedule for both teams.
In a crisp 2 hours, 3 minutes, Baltimore won its third straight since snapping a five-game losing streak.
"It was just a surreal environment," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "I really don't think we want to play in another one like this. I don't think they do either."
Ubaldo Jimenez (2-1) continued his rebound from last season's struggles, allowing two runs -- one earned -- on three hits with six strikeouts and just one walk over seven innings. Manny Machado hit his fourth home run among his three hits and Caleb Joseph had a pair of RBIs.
"We all know everything the city is going through," Jimenez said. "So that's something you put in your mind, you have to go out there and do something that would be good for the fans."
White Sox right-hander Jeff Samardzija (1-2) allowed a season-high eight runs -- seven earned -- on 10 hits, including two homers, over just five innings. Entering the game, he had not allowed a run over his previous 10 innings.
The Orioles batted around against Samardzija in the first. With the bases loaded, Adam Jones hit a sacrifice fly and Davis followed with a three-run homer that landed on a nearly empty Eutaw Street. A double by Everth Cabrera and a single by Joseph rounded out the scoring.
Samardzija continued to labor, allowing another RBI single to Joseph in the third.
"It had a little spring training feel to it," Samardzija said about the atmosphere. "It was a good lineup. They jumped on me in the first and that was that."
Machado's fifth error in the past eight games on a grounder by Alexei Ramirez gave Chicago its first run in the fifth. A ground-out by Geovany Soto later that inning pulled them to 7-2. Machado made up for his mistake with a solo homer that inning.
At the end of the day, the players were happy to move on from the experience.
"A game with no fans, but they were out at the hotel," Jones said. "You could see on the balcony, you could hear them outside the gates. A lot of people were telling me to look up the check-ins on Facebook. So there were people around supporting, just not inside the stadium. But there was still some support."
EUTAW STREET
Davis got his sixth career Eutaw Street home run, tying former Oriole Luke Scott for the most by any player. It was also the 80th homer to land on Eutaw Street.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy (left shoulder strain) felt much better after receiving a cortisone shot last week and will travel with the team to Tampa Bay over the weekend. He hopes to begin a rehab assignment next week.
UP NEXT
White Sox: Chris Sale, who appealed his five-game suspension for his role in a brawl with the Royals, will look to pick up his third win four starts on Thursday against Minnesota.
Orioles: Chris Tillman (2-2, 7.58 ERA) will open the series Friday against the Rays, which has been moved to Tropicana Field from Baltimore. The Orioles, though, will be the home team.
There was no roar of the crowd inside the ballpark on this surreal day.
In what was believed to be the first major league game played without fans in attendance, Chris Davis hit a three-run homer in a six-run first inning Wednesday and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2.
"It was kind of like instructional league, Gulf Coast League, Arizona League," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of the lack of fans.
The game was closed to fans out of concern for their safety following recent rioting in Baltimore after Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man, died in police custody.
The unusual decision to play the game was made because it was the best time to fill out the schedule for both teams.
In a crisp 2 hours, 3 minutes, Baltimore won its third straight since snapping a five-game losing streak.
"It was just a surreal environment," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "I really don't think we want to play in another one like this. I don't think they do either."
Ubaldo Jimenez (2-1) continued his rebound from last season's struggles, allowing two runs -- one earned -- on three hits with six strikeouts and just one walk over seven innings. Manny Machado hit his fourth home run among his three hits and Caleb Joseph had a pair of RBIs.
"We all know everything the city is going through," Jimenez said. "So that's something you put in your mind, you have to go out there and do something that would be good for the fans."
White Sox right-hander Jeff Samardzija (1-2) allowed a season-high eight runs -- seven earned -- on 10 hits, including two homers, over just five innings. Entering the game, he had not allowed a run over his previous 10 innings.
The Orioles batted around against Samardzija in the first. With the bases loaded, Adam Jones hit a sacrifice fly and Davis followed with a three-run homer that landed on a nearly empty Eutaw Street. A double by Everth Cabrera and a single by Joseph rounded out the scoring.
Samardzija continued to labor, allowing another RBI single to Joseph in the third.
"It had a little spring training feel to it," Samardzija said about the atmosphere. "It was a good lineup. They jumped on me in the first and that was that."
Machado's fifth error in the past eight games on a grounder by Alexei Ramirez gave Chicago its first run in the fifth. A ground-out by Geovany Soto later that inning pulled them to 7-2. Machado made up for his mistake with a solo homer that inning.
At the end of the day, the players were happy to move on from the experience.
"A game with no fans, but they were out at the hotel," Jones said. "You could see on the balcony, you could hear them outside the gates. A lot of people were telling me to look up the check-ins on Facebook. So there were people around supporting, just not inside the stadium. But there was still some support."
EUTAW STREET
Davis got his sixth career Eutaw Street home run, tying former Oriole Luke Scott for the most by any player. It was also the 80th homer to land on Eutaw Street.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy (left shoulder strain) felt much better after receiving a cortisone shot last week and will travel with the team to Tampa Bay over the weekend. He hopes to begin a rehab assignment next week.
UP NEXT
White Sox: Chris Sale, who appealed his five-game suspension for his role in a brawl with the Royals, will look to pick up his third win four starts on Thursday against Minnesota.
Orioles: Chris Tillman (2-2, 7.58 ERA) will open the series Friday against the Rays, which has been moved to Tropicana Field from Baltimore. The Orioles, though, will be the home team.
2:05PM,EDT,April 29,2015
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | CHW | BAL |
| Eaton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Abreu struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | CHW | BAL |
| De Aza walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes grounded into fielder's choice to first, De Aza safe at second on error by first baseman Abreu. | 0 | 0 |
| Young singled to center, De Aza to third, Paredes to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones hit sacrifice fly to right, De Aza scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Paredes to third advancing on play. | 0 | 1 |
| Davis homered to right (414 feet), Paredes and Young scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Machado doubled to left center. | 0 | 4 |
| Cabrera doubled to left, Machado scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Joseph singled to shallow right center, Cabrera scored. | 0 | 6 |
| Navarro fouled out to right. | 0 | 6 |
| De Aza singled to shallow center, Joseph to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Paredes grounded out to second. | 0 | 6 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | CHW | BAL |
| LaRoche grounded out to first. | 0 | 6 |
| García singled to right. | 0 | 6 |
| Gillaspie grounded into double play, second to third to first, García out at second. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | CHW | BAL |
| Young flied out to first. | 0 | 6 |
| Jones flied out to center. | 0 | 6 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | CHW | BAL |
| Ramírez grounded out to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Soto lined out to center. | 0 | 6 |
| Johnson struck out looking. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | CHW | BAL |
| Machado singled to right. | 0 | 6 |
| Cabrera doubled to right, Machado to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Joseph singled to left, Machado scored, Cabrera to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Navarro flied out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| De Aza grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Joseph out at second. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | CHW | BAL |
| Eaton grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Cabrera flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| Abreu struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | CHW | BAL |
| Paredes struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Young grounded out to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | CHW | BAL |
| LaRoche walked. | 0 | 7 |
| García reached on infield single to third, LaRoche to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Gillaspie flied out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| Ramírez grounded into fielder's choice to third, LaRoche to third, García safe at second on error by third baseman Machado, LaRoche scored, García to third, Ramírez to second advancing on play. | 1 | 7 |
| Soto grounded out to shortstop, García scored. | 2 | 7 |
| Johnson grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | CHW | BAL |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Machado homered to left center (400 feet). | 2 | 8 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| Joseph flied out to right. | 2 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | CHW | BAL |
| Eaton flied out to left. | 2 | 8 |
| Cabrera reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 8 |
| Abreu grounded into double play, third to second to first, Cabrera out at second. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | CHW | BAL |
| Carroll relieved Samardzija. | 2 | 8 |
| Navarro grounded out to first. | 2 | 8 |
| De Aza lined out to first. | 2 | 8 |
| Paredes struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | CHW | BAL |
| LaRoche struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| García struck out looking. | 2 | 8 |
| Gillaspie flied out to left. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Carroll pitching for Chicago | CHW | BAL |
| Young grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 8 |
| Jones doubled to deep right center. | 2 | 8 |
| Davis lined out to left. | 2 | 8 |
| Machado grounded out to second. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | CHW | BAL |
| Gausman relieved Jiménez. | 2 | 8 |
| Lough in left field. | 2 | 8 |
| De Aza in right field. | 2 | 8 |
| Ramírez struck out looking. | 2 | 8 |
| Soto struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| Johnson grounded out to second. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Scott Carroll pitching for Chicago | CHW | BAL |
| Rodon relieved Carroll. | 2 | 8 |
| Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 8 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| Navarro flied out to center. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | CHW | BAL |
| Bonifacio hit for Eaton. | 2 | 8 |
| Bonifacio singled to right. | 2 | 8 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second, Bonifacio to second. | 2 | 8 |
| Abreu grounded out to shortstop, Bonifacio to third. | 2 | 8 |
| LaRoche struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Eaton CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .192 | .244 | .260 |
a-Bonifacio PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .077 | .143 | .077 |
| Cabrera LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .268 | .312 | .296 |
| Abreu 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .296 | .351 | .606 |
| LaRoche DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .200 | .297 | .369 |
| García RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .292 | .333 | .385 |
| Gillaspie 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .191 | .224 | .298 |
| Ramírez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .194 | .235 | .274 |
| Soto C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .136 | .136 | .273 |
| Johnson 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .244 | .306 | .267 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 115 | |||
| a-singled to right for A Eaton in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING RBI: Soto (2) GIDP: Gillaspie, Abreu White Sox RISP: 0-6 (Abreu 0-1, LaRoche 0-1, Soto 0-1, Ramírez 0-1, Gillaspie 0-1, Johnson 0-1) Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Abreu (2, throw) DP: 1 (Samardzija-Ramírez-Abreu). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Game Time | 2:03 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - David Rackley |
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