Martín Pérez threw six hitless innings in a sparkling Chicago debut, and the White Sox pounded the Minnesota Twins 9-0 on Monday.

Andrew Vaughn and Andrew Benintendi hit three-run homers in the first and second innings. Michael A. Taylor made it 9-0 with a two-run drive in the third against Twins starter Chris Paddock (0-1), sending the White Sox to an easy win after they lost two of three in their season-opening series against the Los Angeles Angels.

Pérez (1-0) threw 93 pitches while tying a career high with nine strikeouts and walking three. The left-hander retired the first 11 batters before walking Jeffers.

Vaughn set the tone when he connected after Miguel Vargas led off the first with a single and Luis Robert Jr. walked. His line drive to left-center just cleared the wall.

Robert hit a sacrifice fly in the second before Benintendi made it 7-0 with a three-run drive to right for his second homer this season and 100th of his career.

Taylor's home run in the third made it 9-0.

In the bottom of the second, the White Sox pulled off a double steal.

RHP Simeon Woods Richardson gets the ball for the Twins on Tuesday night, while White Sox RHP Shane Smith makes his major league debut.