The White Sox struck first in the bottom of the third inning. Tommy Pham reached second on a throwing error, followed by back-to-back walks for Robbie Grossman and Eloy Jiménez. Andrew Vaughn hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Pham and giving the White Sox a 1–0 lead.
Danny Mendick led off the bottom of the fourth inning with a double to left field. DeJong followed suit with an RBI single to score Mendick and add a run to the White Sox lead, 2–0.
Mendick and DeJong’s bats stayed hot with two back-to-back singles in the bottom of the sixth inning.