Burke, 25, entered the game in the middle of the second inning after lefty Jared Shuster’s brief start, which manager Will Venable opted for against an Orioles lineup heavy with left-handed hitters. Burke threw six innings and allowed two runs and five hits.

White Sox starter Sean Burke gave a blunt assessment of his command after walking five batters and giving up five earned runs against the Chicago Cubs on May 17. "It was awful. It was terrible," Burke said last weekend at Wrigley Field.