ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox erupted for five runs in the ninth inning to break open a close game and defeat the Texas Rangers 10-3 on Monday night at Globe Life Park.

The White Sox, who improved to 53-46, trailed 2-0 after the first two innings but tied the game in the third and took the lead with a four-run fifth. They pulled away with a five-run ninth that featured a pinch-hit, two-run single from Luisangel Acuña and a triple from Randal Grichuk. The Rangers, now 50-50, got home runs from Joc Pederson and Jake Burger but could not overcome Chicago’s 13-hit attack.

Texas struck first in the bottom of the first inning when Pederson drove a 1-0 pitch over the right-center field wall for his 17th home run. The Rangers added another run in the second. Ezequiel Duran led off with a double, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Evan Carter’s single to right field.

The White Sox answered in the top of the third. Sam Antonacci singled with one out, and after Munetaka Murakami struck out, Miguel Vargas doubled to left-center, scoring Antonacci to make it 2-1.

Chicago tied the game and took the lead in the fifth. Tristan Peters led off with a double to right, advanced to third on a strikeout and scored on Antonacci’s single to center, knotting the score at 2-2. Antonacci moved to second on a walk to Murakami, and Vargas singled to load the bases. Colson Montgomery struck out, but Andrew Benintendi cleared the bases with a double to right, scoring Antonacci, Murakami and Vargas for a 5-2 White Sox lead.

Texas got one back in the seventh when Burger led off with a home run to left-center, his 17th of the season, cutting the deficit to 5-3. The Rangers threatened in the eighth, putting runners on first and second with two outs, but Brandon Nimmo struck out to end the inning.

The White Sox put the game out of reach in the ninth. Chase Meidroth walked and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Antonacci. After an intentional walk to Murakami, Vargas doubled to left, scoring Meidroth and sending Murakami to third. Acuña, batting for Colson Montgomery, singled to right, driving in Murakami and Vargas to make it 8-3. Grichuk, pinch-hitting for Kyle Teel, followed with a triple to left, scoring Acuña. Drew Romo struck out, but Braden Montgomery doubled to left, scoring Grichuk for the final run.

Chris Murphy earned the win, improving to 3-0. He pitched one inning of relief, allowing one hit and striking out one. Jacob deGrom took the loss, falling to 7-6. The right-hander allowed five runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings, walking two and striking out seven.

For Chicago, Vargas went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs. Benintendi doubled and drove in three runs. Acuña was 1-for-1 with two RBIs. Grichuk tripled and drove in a run, and Braden Montgomery doubled and drove in one. Antonacci had two hits and scored twice. Peters doubled and scored a run. The White Sox finished with 13 hits.

For Texas, Pederson and Burger each homered. Duran doubled and scored. Carter had a hit and an RBI. The Rangers managed seven hits.

Attendance was 28,506, and the game lasted 3 hours, 11 minutes.

The White Sox won for the third time in four games after taking two of three from Toronto over the weekend. The Rangers had won two of three at Atlanta before returning home.

Chicago and Texas meet again Tuesday and Wednesday to conclude the three-game series. The White Sox then return home to face Houston for three games starting Friday, followed by a four-game set against the New York Yankees. The Rangers host Seattle for four games beginning Friday before a road trip to Tampa Bay and Houston.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 5. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Texas with a 55.60 percent probability to win. The White Sox were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 13 went under the over/under line of 7.5.