CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox parlayed a six-run first inning into a 9-1 victory over the Athletics on Sunday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field before an announced crowd of 27,175 in a game that lasted 2 hours, 20 minutes.

Noah Schultz pitched five innings of four-hit, one-run ball with four strikeouts to earn the win and improve to 3-6. J.T. Ginn took the loss for the Athletics, falling to 7-6 after allowing six runs on four hits and three walks over four-plus innings. Ginn also hit two batters.

The Athletics struck first in the top of the first when Shea Langeliers launched his 21st homer of the season to left field. But the lead lasted only until the bottom of the inning.

Sam Antonacci led off the White Sox half with his sixth homer of the year, a fly ball to right field that tied the game. After Munetaka Murakami walked, Miguel Vargas doubled to left, putting runners at second and third. Colson Montgomery struck out, and Ginn issued an intentional walk to Andrew Benintendi to load the bases.

Kyle Teel then singled to right, scoring Murakami and Vargas and moving Benintendi to third. Braden Montgomery followed with a three-run homer, his third of the season, to right field, giving the White Sox a 6-1 lead. Tristan Peters flied out and Chase Meidroth struck out to end the inning.

The Athletics threatened in the fourth when Langeliers reached on a throwing error by third baseman Miguel Vargas. Jonah Heim singled, and Joey Meneses lined a single to left to load the bases with one out. But Schultz struck out Lawrence Butler, and Henry Bolte grounded into a force out at second to escape the jam.

The White Sox added three runs in the fifth. With one out, Colson Montgomery singled and Benintendi walked. Teel singled to center to load the bases. Braden Montgomery then grounded a single to left, scoring Colson Montgomery and keeping the bases full. Tristan Peters grounded into a force out at second, scoring Benintendi. Meidroth struck out, but the White Sox had pushed the lead to 9-1.

Schultz allowed only one hit after the fourth inning. He retired the Athletics in order in the second, third and fifth. Tyler Schweitzer followed with two scoreless innings, allowing two hits. Jordan Hicks struck out three in a perfect eighth. Seranthony Dominguez struck out one in a perfect ninth.

For the Athletics, José Suarez pitched 1⅔ scoreless innings with one strikeout, Mark Leiter Jr. tossed a scoreless seventh with one strikeout, and Justin Sterner worked a scoreless eighth, allowing one hit.

Langeliers went 1-for-4 with the home run and an RBI. Jacob Wilson singled in the first and reached on an error in the fifth. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer doubled in the eighth. The Athletics managed six hits in total.

Braden Montgomery finished 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs. Teel went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Vargas had two hits and scored a run. Antonacci had the leadoff homer and scored twice. The White Sox totaled nine hits.

The White Sox swept the three-game series, having won 1-0 on Saturday and 14-1 on Friday. The Athletics have lost six straight games and 11 of their last 12. Their last win came July 5 against Miami, an 8-7 walk-off victory.

Chicago improved to 50-45, while the Athletics fell to 41-55.

The White Sox next travel to Toronto for a three-game series beginning Friday, while the Athletics return home to host the Washington Nationals for three games starting the same day.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Chicago White Sox 4, Athletics 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave the White Sox a 57.00 percent probability to win. The Athletics were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 10 went under the over-under line of 8.5.