Opening Day was a breeze for Mark Buehrle and the Chicago White Sox.

Buehrle allowed three hits in seven shutout innings, leading the White Sox to a 6-0 win over the Cleveland Indians at U.S. Cellular Field on Monday.

Chicago's ace left-hander struck out three, walked one and retired the last 10 hitters he faced.

Paul Konerko hit a two-run homer in the first off Jake Westbrook, who was making his first major league start since May 28, 2008. Carlos Quentin began that rally with a two-out double.

Alex Rios hit a solo homer off Tony Sipp in the eighth.

Westbrook, whose last start in the majors also came against Chicago, had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in June of '08 and missed all of last season.

While Buehrle, who threw 95 pitches, was in midseason form, Westbrook looked like a pitcher who hadn't been on the mound in almost two years. He allowed five runs, five hits, walked four, threw four wild pitches and hit two batters in four innings.

Westbrook, who threw 92 pitches, was pulled after the first three hitters in the fifth reached base.

The White Sox added two in the third on Mark Kotsay's RBI groundout and a wild pitch. Kotsay's double play grounder in the fifth scored a run.

The Indians managed only four singles off Buehrle, A.J. Putz and Matt Thornton.