CHICAGO _ Tim Anderson did it again. He might have locked up American League Player of the Month honors after contributing to the White Sox's 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night at Guaranteed Rate Field with a two-run homer. Yonder Alonso also cranked a two-run bomb as the Sox (12-14) won for the third straight time.
Anderson is batting .375 with six homers and 18 RBIs. Not a bad month.
Lefty Manny Banuelos improved to 2-0 by allowing two earned runs over 5 2/3 innings. He overcame a comedy of errors on a fifth-inning play. With Pedro Severino on first, Rio Ruiz hit a grounder to third that should have resulted in a double play. But Yoan Moncada threw wide of second, and second baseman Jose Rondon threw wildly to first _ two errors that put runners on second and third with none out. But Banuelos tight-roped out of it.
The Sox's bullpen was mostly solid. Alex Colome closed the door for his sixth save by retiring the Orioles in order in the ninth.
