Toronto never found an answer. The Blue Jays managed four hits and no runs, and Chicago made a modest three-run total feel like plenty behind a stingy pitching staff. The White Sox won 3-0.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Sean Burke was the difference. He worked 6.2 innings, allowing two hits and no runs while striking out five and walking one. He handed a clean game to the bullpen, which finished it off with 2.1 scoreless innings from two relievers, Grant Taylor closing it out for his 5th save with a scoreless inning of his own.
Chicago's runs came in bunches, but never in a flood. In the fourth, Andrew Benintendi's sacrifice fly to center brought home Vargas to break a scoreless tie and put the White Sox ahead 1-0. In the sixth, Colson Montgomery added to the lead with a solo homer to right center, and later in the same inning B. Montgomery singled to center to drive in Benintendi, making it 3-0. Colson Montgomery finished 2-for-4 with the homer and an RBI, while Benintendi went 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
Trey Yesavage took the loss for Toronto despite a strong effort of his own: 6.0 innings, five hits, three runs, nine strikeouts and two walks. His outing was undone by the small margins Chicago found in the fourth and sixth. Toronto's bullpen kept things quiet the rest of the way, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings, but the offense could not generate anything to answer with.
Chicago improved to 52-46, sitting atop its division, and has now won its most recent game after a loss. Toronto fell to 46-53, losing its second straight. Burke's outing lowered his mark to a 3.20 ERA on the season, while Yesavage sits at 3.78 following the defeat.