A four-run deficit in the first inning didn't mean much to Nomar Mazara and Lance Lynn.

Mazara hit two home runs, Lynn shook off a rough start and retired 17 of the last 18 batters he faced, and Texas beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Saturday night.

"Nothing (Lynn) does kind of surprises me," Rangers manager Chris Woodward said. "His competitiveness, no matter what the circumstances, it's awesome for all our guys to watch."

Run-scoring singles by Shin-Soo Choo and Delino DeShields wiped out Chicago's 5-4 lead in the sixth inning against Evan Marshall (3-1), who had not allowed an earned run in 17 1/3 previous innings this season.

"A four-pitch walk, 3-0 to the next guy. That's seven straight (balls)," Marshall said. "They were on me tonight. That's a good streak for me to start this year. Let's start a new one tomorrow."

Mazara had his fourth career two-homer game and drove in three runs.

He came to the plate in the first with Chicago leading 4-0, two outs and Elvis Andrus on first base. Mazara hit a 3-1 pitch from Odrisamer Despaigne into the upper deck in right field. Logan Forsythe doubled home another run to pull the Rangers within 4-3.

"We just tried to give Lynn as much time as we can so he can go out there and recover and battle," Mazara said. "We saw a lot of pitches."

Despaigne threw 34 pitches in the bottom of the 39-minute first inning, after Lynn had used 33.

After that, Lynn took over.

"He's really good at making adjustments in game," Woodward said. "He gave up four in the first, but he didn't let that affect him."

Lynn (9-4) said simply, "You're only as good as your next pitch."

Lynn improved to 6-0 at home and tied his season high with seven innings pitched but allowed five earned runs and fell one short of tying the Rangers record of nine consecutive quality starts. Chris Martin pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his third save in four opportunities.

Tim Anderson hit a solo home run and three-run double for Chicago.

On Anderson's two-out, two-strike double in the first, DeShields couldn't run down the ball at the right-center field wall. Anderson scored four pitches later on a double to left center by Yolmer Sanchez.

Mazara tied the game against Despaigne in the third with a solo homer, his third in his first six plate appearances in the series.

Lynn retired 13 White Sox batters in a row before Anderson regained Chicago's lead with his homer to center field.