Pitching control carried the Chicago White Sox past the Houston Astros, as Sean Burke kept Houston scoreless deep into the game and Chicago created separation with a timely rally.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Burke set the tone with a sharp start, limiting Houston's offense while recording six strikeouts. Bryan Hudson followed with scoreless relief, helping the White Sox protect their advantage.
Andrew Benintendi's single brought Sam Antonacci home in the fifth and gave Chicago the lead. Colson Montgomery then doubled to bring Miguel Vargas and Benintendi across. In the seventh, Randal Grichuk's double brought Munetaka Murakami and Montgomery home, extending the lead.
Houston's only scoring play came in the eighth, when Isaac Paredes homered. Ronel Blanco kept Chicago off the board early, but Kai-Wei Teng allowed the White Sox's scoring burst and took the loss.
Chicago extended its winning streak while Houston's losing streak continued. The game belonged to pitching control, with Burke's steady work giving the White Sox room to pull away.
Chicago White Sox defeated Houston Astros, 5-1.
- Isaac Paredes went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .256 on the season).
- Sam Antonacci went 0-for-3 with 1 run scored (batting .267 on the season).
- Munetaka Murakami went 0-for-4 with 1 run scored (batting .215 on the season).
- Sean Burke allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 5.2 innings, striking out 6, to earn the win (8-6) (3.20 ERA).
- Kai-Wei Teng allowed 3 runs on 3 hits over 2.0 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss (5-7) (4.66 ERA).
- Bryan Hudson allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.1 innings, striking out 2 (3.09 ERA).
Houston Astros fell to 70-69; Chicago White Sox improved to 73-65.