The White Sox put the game away before most fans had settled into their seats. Four runs in the first inning gave Chicago control, and they held on for a 6-3 victory over Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park.
Sean Burke earned the win for Chicago, allowing 3 runs over 4.1 innings with 7 strikeouts. Burke walked 5 batters but limited the damage when it mattered. He improved to 3-3 with a 3.88 ERA.
The early onslaught began when Andrew Benintendi singled to left, scoring Sam Antonacci. Chase Meidroth's groundout brought home Miguel Vargas, then Ja. Gonzalez grounded out to score Benintendi. Tristan Peters capped the inning with an RBI double to right, making it 4-0. Chicago added two more in the third when Colson Montgomery homered to right, followed by Ja. Gonzalez's solo shot.
Andrew Painter took the loss for Philadelphia, surrendering 6 runs on 8 hits in 4.2 innings. The right-hander struck out 4 but walked 2 and fell to 1-7 with a 6.21 ERA. The Phillies managed solo home runs from Alec Bohm in the fourth and Brandon Marsh in the sixth, with Adolis García adding an RBI single later in the sixth.
Chicago snapped a one-game losing streak and improved to 33-30. Philadelphia's four-game winning streak ended as they fell to 34-29.