Houston Astros turned an early offensive burst into a victory over Chicago White Sox, breaking away after the White Sox erased the Astros’ opening advantage.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| HOU | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Hunter Brown anchored Houston with a sharp outing, working six innings while allowing two earned runs and striking out seven. His performance gave the Astros’ offense room to recover after Chicago pulled even.
Jose Altuve’s homer put Houston ahead in the opening inning. Chicago tied the game in the second when Sam Antonacci’s single brought Tristan Peters home, after Jake Rogers had driven in Colson Montgomery. The Astros answered in the third: Isaac Paredes’ double brought LaMonte Wade home and put Houston back in front. Daulton Varsho’s triple then brought home Yordan Alvarez and Paredes, and Christian Walker’s single scored Varsho.
Luis Castillo struggled to contain Houston’s response, and the White Sox could not produce another scoring play after the second inning.
Houston extended its winning streak, while Chicago’s losing streak continued. The game belonged to the early offensive burst, with Brown’s steady work preserving the advantage once the Astros seized it.
Houston Astros defeated Chicago White Sox, 6-2.
- Jose Altuve went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .244 on the season).
- Miguel Vargas went 2-for-4 (batting .251 on the season).
- Daulton Varsho went 1-for-4 with 1 triple, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .229 on the season).
- Hunter Brown allowed 2 runs on 6 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 7, to earn the win (5-3) (3.31 ERA).
- Luis Castillo allowed 6 runs on 6 hits over 4.0 innings, striking out 3, and took the loss (3-9) (5.57 ERA).
Houston Astros improved to 72-69 (2 straight wins); Chicago White Sox fell to 73-67 (2 straight losses).