“Vote early and often” may be an old Chicago credo, but “score early and often” is even more effective.
The White Sox started the ball flying in the first, when Andrew Vaughn doubled off of Detroit rookie Garrett Hill, who was pitching his second major league game and struggling with command. Luis Robert walked, and Hill went 3-0 on Gavin Sheets:
(Let us note that hitting a homer on a 3-0 pitch is not considered a violation of unwritten rules if the score before the swing was 0-0.)
The offense added another three-spot in the second when Tim Anderson doubled, Vaughn was hit by a pitch, Robert singled Anderson home and José Abreu doubled in Vaughn and Robert.