CHICAGO (Interstat) — Davis Martin pitched six innings of two-hit ball, striking out five, as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Thursday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field. The game drew 14,194 fans and lasted 2 hours, 27 minutes.

Chicago scored one run in the first inning on Colson Montgomery’s RBI single. The White Sox broke the game open in the third, scoring four runs. Randal Grichuk highlighted the inning with a three-run double. Munetaka Murakami added an RBI double in the fourth.

Minnesota got on the board in the fifth when Ryan Kreidler grounded out, scoring Orlando Arcia. Josh Bell scored on a Victor Caratini sacrifice fly in the seventh.

Martin improved to 8-1 on the season. Simeon Woods Richardson took the loss, falling to 0-7. Tristan Peters had three hits and an RBI for Chicago. Andrew Morris struck out three in 1 1/3 scoreless innings for Minnesota.

The White Sox outhit the Twins 8-5. Chicago improved to 29-27, while Minnesota fell to 27-30. The teams continue their series Friday.