The White Sox turned a quiet game into a rout with nine runs in the fourth inning, overwhelming San Francisco 9-4 at Oracle Park. Chicago sent 12 batters to the plate in the decisive frame, erasing what had been a scoreless pitcher's duel.
Davis Martin earned the win with 5.2 innings of four-run ball, allowing six hits while striking out seven. The right-hander improved to 7-1 with a 2.04 ERA, working efficiently through 98 pitches before turning the game over to the bullpen with a commanding lead.
The fourth-inning explosion began when Meidroth walked to bring home Antonacci for the game's first run. Benintendi followed with a two-run double to center, scoring Murakami and Montgomery to make it 3-0. Quero's fielder's choice brought home Meidroth, and Hill's single to right scored Benintendi for a 5-0 advantage. Murakami capped the outburst with a three-run double to left, driving home Antonacci, Quero and Hill. Vargas reached on an infield single as Murakami scored on a throwing error by shortstop Adames, completing the nine-run frame.
Trevor McDonald suffered his first loss of the season, lasting just 3.2 innings and allowing seven runs on three hits. The Giants managed four runs over the final two innings, with Adames driving in J. Rodríguez in the fifth and Arraez adding an RBI single. Chapman scored on J. Rodríguez's groundout in the sixth, but the deficit proved insurmountable.
Chicago snapped a one-game losing streak to improve to 25-24. San Francisco extended its losing streak to three games and fell to 20-30.