CHICAGO -- Pedro Alvarez is settling in quite nicely in the American League.Alvarez hit two solo shots to extend his homer streak to three and the Baltimore Orioles had 16 hits to overpower the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Friday night.Alvarez has five homers in his last three games and six in his last five to help the Orioles keep pace with Toronto for first place in the AL East. He signed with Baltimore in March as a free agent after six seasons with Pittsburgh,Youre facing different pitchers, Alvarez said. Youve got to face them a couple of times before you get more comfortable.Your best teacher is experience and you get experience by getting repetitions. With every rep that I get, I feel more and more comfortable.Alvarez, who homered twice against the Rangers on Tuesday and once Thursday, upped his total to 18. He has three multi-homer games this season and 13 for his career.Manny Machado doubled in two runs and scored in the third in a three-hit night, and Adam Jones and J.J. Hardy also had three hits each to help the Orioles win for the fourth time in five games.(Alvarez) and J.J. (Hardy) have stepped up a time where some guys we knew they wouldnt be able to continue at the pace they were going, manager Buck Showalter said. Hes not trying to hit home runs, too. Hes just trying to put a good swing on the ball and be selective.Yovani Gallardo (4-3) pitched six innings of two-run ball for his first victory since June 29.The White Sox touched up Gallardo for two runs in the fourth, but that was it as he scattered seven hits and walked only one. In his previous six starts, the right-hander was 0-2 with four no-decisions, allowing 20 runs in 32 innings.We felt that Yovani, once he got healthy would be a contributor and tonight was an example of that, Showalter said.Gallardo has been rounding back into shape after a stint on disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis earlier this season.Zach Britton struck out three in the ninth for his 34th save in 34 chances. Abreu reached first with two outs after swinging at a low pitch that got away, then Justin Morneau grounded out to first to end the game.Gallardo credited command and getting ahead of hitters for his solid outing on Friday. He was glad he wasnt facing Alvarez.From playing against him, when he seeing the ball well, its tough, Gullardo said Hes not easy to pitch to. From Day One it was a good pick for us and he showed it.Chicagos Jose Abreu went deep for the second straight game after 32 contests without a homer, and Avisail Garcia had two RBI. The White Sox have lost seven of nine.Miguel Gonzalez (2-6) allowed four runs -- three earned -- on 10 hits in six innings in his first start against the Orioles, his former team.I know what they are capable of doing, Gonzalez said. They have a great lineup. You cant give in.Alvarezs drive to center in the second to put Baltimore ahead 1-0.The Orioles extended it to 4-0 in the third. Machado lined a double to the right-center gap to drive in two runs, then he came home on Tyler Saladinos wild throw following Mark Trumbos infield single.The White Sox cut it to 4-2 in the fourth on Abreus solo shot and Garcias RBI double.Alvarez smacked a long drive to right off reliever Tommy Kahnle in the eighth to start a three-run rally that allowed the Orioles to pull away.TRAINERS ROOMBaltimore: LHP Wade Miley, who took a line drive off his left calf and limped off the mound to conclude a lackluster first start with the Orioles on Thursday night, should be OK and not miss a turn in the rotation, according to manager Buck Showalter. ... OF Joey Rickard, on the DL since July 22 (right thumb), has reported to the Orioles spring training facility in Sarasota, Florida to begin rehab.White Sox: Rookie SS Tim Anderson (bruised left hand) didnt start Friday and is out day-to-day. 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Anderson then went to play two days of Lancashires Championship match against Durham at Southport, where he took 3 for 58 off 22 overs.However, Cook believes the fall-out, which has included a suggestion that Andrew Strauss wants to drastically alter the selection model England use, has been an overreaction because the Test was lost - something far more down to Englands poor batting than a failure of the bowling attack, which removed Pakistan for 339 and 215.A lot has been blown out of proportion, Cook said. Unfortunately, we didnt play the greatest game of cricket. So then people start jumping on things which were less important, but became more so because we lost.If wed played really good cricket, and won the game - and the 11 guys were certainly capable of that - then that story wouldnt be blown up like it has been.Its happened. It was a slightly messy affair, no one intended it to be like that and weve got to move on, and play better cricket. Its been a bit of a sideshow - an unimportant sideshow, really.dddddddddddd.An England spokesman said on Wednesday that there were no plans to sack any selectors. However, Strauss has previously said that he would examine the selection process once he had got through various other issues that were in a rather full inbox when he took on the managing director role last year. So if any changes do occur in the future they could well have been on the cards regardless of the Anderson situation.Anderson and Ben Stokes, who also proved his fitness in the match at Southport following knee surgery, will return to Englands XI at Old Trafford as they aim to level the series, with Steven Finn and Jake Ball making way.Its great to have Jimmy back. Hes an outstanding bowler, its great to have him fully fit, Cook said. If hed bowled 30 overs and really hurt his shoulder, and was out again, wed all be sitting here and be disappointed with that decision.In hindsight, he could have played that game - because obviously, he went and played for Lancashire and got through that. We probably erred on the side of caution, and have to hope we now have him for three games. ' ' '