For an Orioles offense that has stalled a bit to begin the second half of the season, Friday's 16-hit, seven-run output in the series opener against the Chicago White Sox could be what some of the team's cooler bats need to heat up.The contributions of designated hitter Pedro Alvarez and shortstop J.J. Hardy over the last month-plus have ceased to be quiet, and with their two home runs and three hits Friday, respectively, each had plenty to do with the Orioles' win.What's more encouraging are third baseman Manny Machado's three-hit night and a set of screaming line drives that resulted in just one hit but likely plenty of confidence for second baseman Jonathan Schoop."Schoop hit the ball on the button all night," manager Buck Showalter said. "What did he have, one hit to show for it? … We're going to need him."Both of the Orioles' young star hitters have struggled since batting close to .300 in the season's first half. Before Friday's game, Schoop had been batting .213 since the All-Star break, and raised that by going 1-for-3 against the White Sox.Machado drove in two runs during his three-hit night and now has 32 doubles on the season. But he was batting .217 coming out of the break and at risk of falling under .300 for the first time since the second day of the season.Right fielder Mark Trumbo is getting back on track a bit, but perhaps the most unsung — and necessary — performance that signals an uptick at the plate was Adam Jones' three-hit performance.The mercurial center fielder had been on a home run streak of late, but he put together great at-bats Friday against former teammate Miguel Gonzalez for his first three-hit game since July 10.Jones' contributions especially stood out to Showalter, who noted that his performance in the leadoff spot has taken away some of his ability to do other things."Adam's been, in a time of need, he's stepped up and has played there," Showalter said. "He's sacrificed some things probably to serve a need of our club. That's Adam in a nutshell."Individual performances aside, Showalter said the Orioles could use a performance like Friday's in the opener of a 10-game road swing, their longest remaining this season. They picked a good time to find their swings. The Orioles had gone over one month since they collected that many hits, with 17 on June 28 at San Diego.That was also the last time they scored seven or more runs, though that, too, was an encouraging beginning to a long West Coast road trip that saw the bats ultimately go quiet.jmeoli@baltsun.comtwitter.com/JonMeoli