Nicky Lopez Helps Power White Sox Past Orioles With Surprise Home Run

The White Sox racked up 15 hits, slugged three home runs, and beat the AL East Division leaders by seven runs. 

The power surge came from an unlikely source as Nicky Lopez hit his first home run of the season. It marked just his seventh home run in six years in the MLB. Entering the game Lopez was the only player in the MLB to have 400 or more plate appearances and no home runs. It was the first time an MLB player had managed to do that since Lopez did it back in 2022. Oddsmakers had it a +2200 for him to go yard on Wednesday.