Sean Burke allowed one run in six innings Friday to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-1, snapping an 11-game skid in the series.

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.

Vaughn was batting only .189, while Elko had only five hits in his first 32 plate appearances as a major-leaguer. The Sox won their first game without the two — a 4-1 victory over the Rangers on Friday night at Rate Field.

The Chicago White Sox are getting two veterans back in their lineup. To make room for them on the roster, they sent a fan favorite back down to Class AAA Charlotte.

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox optioned struggling first baseman Andrew Vaughn to Triple-A Charlotte on Friday. The team also optioned infielder Tim Elko to the minor league club and reinstated outfielders Andrew Benintendi and Mike Tauchman from the 10-day injured list prior to the game against the Texas Rangers.

Kyle Teel – the White Sox’ No. 2 prospect and No. 28 prospect in MLB – extended his hitting streak to 18 games and his on-base streak to 29 games in the Charlotte Knights’ 8-0 win Thursday night. Teel, 23, belted two home runs in the win – the first multi-homer game of his young career.

Unfortunately, though unsurprisingly for anyone who's been awake this season, the Chicago White Sox couldn't hold onto a late one-run lead and dropped