A seesaw finish carried the Houston Astros past the Chicago White Sox, with the lead changing hands before Houston’s bullpen protected the advantage.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Nelson Velazquez provided Houston’s biggest swing, homering to bring Cam Smith home and put the Astros in front. Cam Smith also supplied a key double later, while Yordan Alvarez helped start Houston’s scoring with a force-out that brought Nick Allen across.
Chicago first tied the game when Chase Meidroth singled and Colson Montgomery scored. Munetaka Murakami’s walk then brought Meidroth home, but Nelson Velazquez’s homer immediately gave Houston the lead. Christian Walker’s walk brought Christian Vázquez across in the fifth, and Cam Smith’s double scored Yordan Alvarez and Isaac Paredes to expand the margin. Colson Montgomery answered with a homer in the seventh, but Houston kept the lead.
Anthony Kay took the loss after Houston’s middle innings broke through. Enyel De Los Santos earned the win, while Bryan Abreu recorded the save and Steven Okert helped preserve the advantage.
Houston extended its winning streak, while Chicago’s losing streak continued. The game’s back-and-forth shape belonged to Houston in the end, as Velazquez’s homer and the follow-up rally gave the Astros enough room for the bullpen to finish the job.
Houston Astros defeated Chicago White Sox, 6-3.
- Nelson Velazquez went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .193 on the season).
- Colson Montgomery went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 double, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .214 on the season).
- Nick Allen went 1-for-4 with 1 run scored (batting .275 on the season).
- Anthony Kay allowed 6 runs (5 earned) on 6 hits over 4.2 innings, striking out 5, and took the loss (9-7) (4.28 ERA).
- Bryan Abreu allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (8) (3.93 ERA).
- Enyel De Los Santos allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, to earn the win (3-3) (4.45 ERA).
Houston Astros improved to 70-68 (2 straight wins); Chicago White Sox fell to 72-65 (2 straight losses).