<p>If you thought the division-leading Braves and Dodgers were going to put the White Sox in their place before they visited Rate Field, you weren’t alone. An at-best .500 record on the six-game homestand could’ve been seen as a moral victory, with lessons learned at the foot of baseball’s best.</p><p>But after the Sox beat the Dodgers 6-4 on Sunday to go 4-1 on the abbreviated homestand, the only ones learning lessons are those doubters. The Sox keep checking off boxes for being considered a serious playoff contender, and they have another chance this week against another first-place team, the Yankees.</p><p>“I think you should stop thinking of this as a surprise just because we’re consistently winning, we’re consistently in every game,” said shortstop Colson Montgomery, who hit one of three home runs in a six-run sixth inning.