Nine innings of scoreless baseball ended with a sudden burst in the 10th. Washington scored twice in the extra frame to defeat Chicago 2-1 at Rate Field, breaking open a pitcher's duel that had frustrated both offenses.
Sean Burke dominated for the White Sox, allowing just three hits over 7.1 innings without a walk. The right-hander struck out four and carried a 3.21 ERA into his longest outing of the season. Foster Griffin matched him nearly pitch for pitch, surrendering two hits over seven innings while striking out eight.
The game turned in the 10th when Abrams hit a sacrifice fly to bring Lile home for the first run. Jose Tena followed with a 403-foot home run to right center, his first of the season, extending the lead to 2-0. Tristan Peters answered for Chicago in the bottom half, singling home Derek Hill to cut the deficit in half.
Seranthony Dominguez took the loss after allowing both runs in the 10th, falling to 1-3 with a 4.91 ERA. Richard Lovelady earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief, improving to 2-1. Paxton Schultz secured his first save despite allowing the White Sox run.
Washington snapped a losing streak to improve to 12-16. Chicago fell to 11-16 with the defeat.