PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Sean Burke pitched into the sixth inning and the Chicago White Sox backed him with an early burst of offense, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 Saturday evening at Citizens Bank Park.

Burke allowed three earned runs on three hits over 4⅓ innings, striking out seven and walking two, to earn his third win of the season against three losses. Grant Taylor struck out the side in the ninth for his second save, preserving the victory before a crowd of 42,949.

The game lasted 2 hours, 46 minutes.

Chicago jumped on Phillies starter Andrew Painter from the outset. Painter, who fell to 1-7 with a 7.20 ERA, faced nine batters in the first inning and did not record an out until the fifth batter of the frame. Sam Antonacci led off by getting hit by a pitch. Miguel Vargas walked, and Andrew Benintendi lined a single to left field, scoring Antonacci. Colson Montgomery walked to load the bases, and Chase Meidroth grounded out to third baseman Alec Bohm, driving in Vargas. Jacob Gonzalez then grounded out to shortstop Trea Turner, bringing home Benintendi. Tristan Peters doubled to right field, scoring Montgomery for a 4-0 lead.

The White Sox added two more runs in the third inning. Montgomery led off with his 16th home run of the season, a fly ball to right field. After a lineout, Gonzalez hit his first homer of the year, also to right field, making it 6-0.

Philadelphia began its comeback in the fourth. Bohm led off with his seventh home run, a line drive to left field. The Phillies narrowed the gap further in the sixth. Brandon Marsh connected for his seventh homer, a fly ball to right-center, cutting the lead to 6-2. J.T. Realmuto walked, Bryson Stott walked after a successful challenge, and Adolis García singled to right, scoring Realmuto and moving Stott to third. But Burke and the bullpen stranded Stott. Burke gave way to Sean Newcomb, who struck out Edmundo Sosa to end the inning.

Newcomb worked 2⅓ innings of one-hit relief, striking out three. Brandon Eisert pitched 1⅓ innings of one-hit relief, striking out two. Taylor closed with a perfect ninth, striking out Kyle Schwarber, Edmundo Sosa and Schwarber again after an earlier strikeout.

Chicago’s offense totaled 10 hits. Peters went 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI. Gonzalez drove in two runs. Montgomery walked, homered and scored twice. Sam Antonacci reached base three times on a hit by pitch, a walk and a lineout.

Philadelphia managed five hits. Marsh went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. Bohm homered. Trea Turner singled, and García singled and drove in a run. The Phillies struck out 13 times.

Andrew Painter took the loss, allowing six runs on seven hits and four walks over three innings. He struck out three. Tanner Banks pitched 2⅓ scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two. Chase Shugart struck out three in a scoreless inning. Tim Mayza allowed one hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning.

The White Sox improved to 34-30, evening the season series with the Phillies at 1-1. Philadelphia fell to 34-30. The teams conclude the three-game series Sunday afternoon.

Chicago had lost the opener 8-6 on Friday. The White Sox entered the game having split a four-game series at Minnesota earlier in the week, taking the final game 8-0 on Wednesday after dropping three of four. Before that, they swept a three-game home series against Detroit, winning 2-1, 7-1 and 4-3. Their recent stretch includes a 6-4 record over the last 10 games.

Philadelphia had won four straight before Saturday, including a 6-4 victory over San Diego on Thursday and a three-game home sweep of the Padres earlier in the week. The Phillies had taken 7 of 10 entering the game.

The White Sox return home after Sunday’s finale to host Atlanta for three games starting Tuesday, then Los Angeles for three games, before a road trip to New York. Philadelphia heads to Toronto for a three-game series starting Monday, then Milwaukee for three, before returning home to face Miami.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Philadelphia 7, Chicago 6, and its ELO system gave the Phillies a 65.30 percent probability to win. Philadelphia was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 9 went over the over-under line of 10.