PHILADELPHIA – The White Sox scored early and often in a 6-3 victory over the Phillies on Saturday evening at Citizens Bank Park.
Chicago faced Philadelphia right-hander Andrew Painter to start the game, and the team made him work during the opening frame. Painter threw 42 pitches as the White Sox scored four runs.
Painter didn’t record an out until the fifth hitter, Chase Meidroth. The White Sox already had a 1-0 lead when Meidroth grounded out to first baseman Bryce Harper, but Miguel Vargas scored on the play.
Andrew Benintendi ended up scoring the third run of the game on a groundout by Jacob Gonzalez, while Colson Montgomery scored the fourth run on a double by Tristan Peters.
The White Sox took advantage of Painter two innings later, when Montgomery and Gonzalez each hit solo homers to make it a 6-0 game. For Gonzalez, it was his first Major League home run.
Left-hander Brandon Eisert was the opener for Chicago, but Sean Burke pitched the bulk of the game, allowing three runs in 4 1/3 innings. The Phillies had a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth.
Burke retired the first two hitters, but couldn’t get out of the inning. After Brandon Marsh homered, Burke walked J.T. Realmuto and Bryson Stott before Adolis García collected an RBI single to make it a 6-3 game.
Left-hander Sean Newcomb entered the game for Chicago and struck out Edmundo Sosa to end the frame.