A bullpen hiccup and a few miscues in the field caused more pain for the Orioles.

They can’t make a run while doubled over again.

Colson Montgomery delivered a tie-breaking two-bagger off Grant Wolfram in the eighth, and the White Sox scored six times in the last two innings to defeat the Orioles 8-2 before an announced crowd of 17,146 at Camden Yards.

Wolfram replaced starter Shane Baz to begin the eighth and hit Sam Antonacci. He needed 11 pitches to retire Miguel Vargas on a fly ball, and Montgomery lined a slider into right-center field at 107.5 mph.

Antonacci dived across the plate to beat the relay throw.

Rico Garcia entered the game, and Randal Grichuk’s single increased the lead to 4-2. Montgomery initially was out at the plate, but Adley Rutschman couldn’t hold onto the ball.

Jacob Gonzalez had a two-run single off Yennier Cano in the ninth after Tristan Peters’ single and Chase Meidroth’s bouncer that Gunnar Henderson couldn’t backhand. The official scorer ruled it a double. Antonacci doubled, and two unearned runs scored after Blaze Alexander committed an error on a Kyle Teel grounder off Josh Walker, who was recalled tonight with Keegan Akin going on the 15-day injured list.

The Orioles (39-47) lost for the fifth time in six games and are eight below .500 for the second time this season. They were 21-29 on May 20 after being swept at Tropicana Field.

“The guys put the work in,” said manager Craig Albernaz. “Not sure if they’re being too cautious, too careful. Trying not to make the mistake. It’s one of those things where, it’s baseball, you have to play the game from the first pitch to the last pitch the same way. And our guys have been doing that, but as of late they haven’t.”

Wolfram was scoreless in 13 of his last 14 appearances before facing the White Sox, who improved to 44-39. Left-handers were hitting .314 with a .756 OPS against him, and he didn’t retire Antonacci or Montgomery.

Cano hadn’t allowed an earned run this month in 10 appearances totaling seven innings.

Garcia has given up a hit in nine of his 11 appearances this month and 14 of his last 18.

The Orioles filed into their clubhouse 3 1/2 games back in the Wild Card.

“It’s more of us just not playing a complete game of baseball. That’s keeping me up at night,” Albernaz said.

“I think we have to handle our business first before worrying about Wild Card standings or anything like that. We have to be able to play our game from start to finish and control what we can control and put pressure on the other team and being able to convert outs, that’s the biggest thing.”

There’s also disappointment in losing again after president of baseball operations Mike Elias said he intends to be a buyer at the deadline unless something changes.

“Yeah, you would think that, I would hope that eases some pressure if guys are feeling pressure in the clubhouse,” Albernaz said. “But that’s one of those things where there’s a lot of noise that the players are listening to outside. So it’s starving the distractions and feeding your focus, that’s the biggest thing for our guys, so hopefully we come in tomorrow ready to go.”

Is Henderson hunkered down atop the order?

Henderson celebrated his 25th birthday and first time batting leadoff since May 16 with a double in the first inning. He lined a sinker down the left field line for his first extra-base hit since last Monday.

The Orioles led 1-0 after Henderson advanced to third base on Taylor Ward’s fly ball and scored on Rutschman’s line drive to left field.

Henderson ran the count full in the third and walked to load the bases with no outs, and he reached on an infield single in the fifth.

Ward swung at the first pitch with the bases full and lined to third base, and Alexander scored on another Rutschman sacrifice fly for a 2-2 tie. Alexander drew a leadoff walk and Jackson Holliday singled to begin the rally.

Pete Alonso struck out for the second time, and the Orioles settled for one run.

Henderson produced his third multi-hit game in the last eight and sixth this month.

“The line drive double to left field is really encouraging, and then his second at-bat, working the walk is one of those signs, too,” Albernaz said. “When you have those two signs that it’s there, and that’s what we talk about with Gunner, his at-bat quality and especially hitting the ball the other way, getting some balls to fall now. So, hopefully that starts kicking in for him, knowing that every ball he hits is not going to be an out, so hopefully that eases his mind a little bit.”

Rutschman is the second catcher in franchise history with two sacrifice flies in the same game, joining Dan Graham on July 23, 1980 in Minnesota.

Former University of Maryland right-hander Sean Burke allowed two runs and four hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out eight for the fourth time this season to tie his season high.

Chris Murphy replaced Burke in the sixth and stranded two after he walked Colton Cowser.

“It’s frustrating,” said Dylan Beavers. “I think we could probably do a better job of manufacturing runs earlier in the game, so that they don’t get to their high-leverage guy late.

“We’re just kind of chipping away, trying to get in a rhythm. I think we’re still in it so we still believe we’re a good team, and we just need to play better fundamental baseball and take care of business.”

Baz bounces back from troubling third

Baz completed seven innings for the fifth time this season, allowing two runs and four hits with four walks and six strikeouts. He retired 11 of the last 12 batters and threw a career-high 109 pitches.

Albernaz kept Baz in the game after a two-out walk in the seventh, the right-hander’s 101st pitch of the night. Gonzalez, a left-handed hitter, flied out with the count full.

“I was emptying the tank, for sure,” Baz said. “I’ve said it a couple times, but just trying to earn that trust from him. And obviously, I want to stay in the game as long as I can. If they want me to throw 150 pitches, I’ll do it. But yeah, it was just kind of one of those outings that I feel like got better after the third, fourth inning where I started to execute a lot and just attacking better. I appreciate any time he’ll leave me in in a tight game like that.”

Baz stranded a runner in the first inning after a double and wild pitch, and a one-out walk in the second was erased when Peters lined into a 4-3 double play. Meidroth led off the third with a walk and scored the tying run on Gonzalez’s double.

The White Sox put two runners in scoring position after a deep fly ball, walk and stolen base. Baz struck out Montgomery, but Teel reached on an infield hit for a 2-1 lead. Henderson made a barehand pickup and lost control of the ball, but Vargas slammed on the brakes as he raced home and was tagged in a rundown.

Baz threw 27 pitches in the third to run his count to 52.

Braden Montgomery doubled with one out in the fourth and was stranded.

The game stayed tied in the fifth because Cowser made another leaping catch at the wall, his time robbing Vargas to end the inning. He’s making a delayed push for a Gold Glove.

Baz raised his glove in the air while Cowser celebrated by backpeddling on the warning track.

“It’s Gold Glove-caliber,” Baz said. “I don’t think that’s ever been questioned. I kind of threw an 0-2 ego heater. Didn’t really get away with it, but got away with it, just because he’s so good out there. You have a lot of confidence and faith when a ball goes to center and he’s out there. He covers a ton of ground and he’s – don’t tell him I said this – very athletic. It’s a big boost for the team and a boost for me when plays like that happen.”

Cowser did a backward trot, but the Orioles can’t afford to also go in the opposite direction.

“Extremely disappointing,” Albernaz said. “Shane was outstanding. We needed him to step up and pitch deep in the game and he did. And to just kind of have it unravel, yeah, it’s extremely disappointing. We’ve got to clean up the back half of the game defensively and a lot of other areas.”

Said Baz: “I feel like we’ve kind of played our way out of games kind of early and just not even really giving ourselves a chance. When it happens tonight, it stings. But you’re in the game for so long, you’re not as mad about it. It’s just a lot smaller margins at the end of the game. I think we’ve just got to, as a pitching staff, kind of pull our weight, and we have a lot of faith in our bullpen and lineup and just make plays on defense.”