Putnam pitched three perfect innings while striking out two batters in the White Sox's 7-0 loss to the Angels on Monday.
Putnam was coming off an Apr. 16 outing where he gave up two earned runs in 0.1 innings so his bounce-back on Monday had to boost his confidence. The 28-year-old will likely remain in a mid-to-late inning relief role throughout 2016 for the White Sox.