CHICAGO (AP) – Erik Bedard allowed two hits in eight strong innings and the Baltimore Orioles made the most of three Chicago errors during a four-run sixth inning Monday night to beat the White Sox 8-1.

Miguel Tejada and Corey Patterson, in his return to Chicago after being traded from the Cubs in the offseason, homered in the seventh off reliever Brandon McCarthy to complete Baltimore’s decisive victory.

The only run allowed by Bedard was Jermaine Dye’s 21st homer in the second that snapped the left-hander’s 17-inning scoreless streak. Bedard (9-6), who has won four straight starts, walked one and struck out seven. Dye also had a single in the fourth.

Freddy Garcia (10-5), who had also won three straight coming into the game, gave up 10 hits in six innings and the Orioles pushed the action on the bases against the right-hander’s deliberate delivery. Two of the six runs against him were unearned.

Coming off an emotional three-game series against the Cubs, the White Sox played flat and cringed in the fifth inning when second baseman Tadahito Iguchi sprained his left ankle and had to leave the game after a collision with right fielder Dye.

Ramon Hernandez led off the fifth with a double inside the third base line that White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen questioned was fair. Kevin Millar then hit a shallow fly to right that Iguchi went back for, raising his hand to say it was his. He caught the ball just before Dye hit him in the back of the legs and knocked him down.

Iguchi got up and hobbled off and was replaced by Alex Cintron. Dye stayed in the game.

Iguchi was able to get off a throw to the infield as Hernandez took third. Nick Markakis tied the game with an RBI single to right and after a walk, Melvin Mora hit a broken-bat RBI single to make it 2-1.

Jeff Conine and Patterson singled in the sixth to put runners at the corners and as Patterson raced to steal second, Chicago catcher Chris Widger’s throw hit Patterson and sailed into center field. Conine scored on the error and Patterson took third.

Millar then hit an RBI single to make it 4-1, taking third on a throwing error by shortstop Juan Uribe and scoring on Markakis’ sacrifice fly.

After Brian Roberts singled and stole second, he scored when third baseman Joe Crede missed Brandon Fahey’s grounder for an error.

Notes: Patterson returned to the lineup after missing one game with a sore right foot. He fouled a ball off his foot in Saturday’s 7-4 win over Atlanta. Patterson was making his first appearance in Chicago since he was traded by the Cubs in January after hitting just .215 last season and being booed heavily at Wrigley Field. … Orioles C Javy Lopez missed his fourth straight game with a sore neck and back. … It was the White Sox’s fourth loss in their last 17 games. … The White Sox’s six All-Star selections are their most since sending seven in 1960.

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