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 Alejandro De Aza delivered a one-out single and stole second
before racing home on Flowers' hit into the left-center field gap.
Dayan Viciedo belted a two-run homer, Daniel Webb (5-2) tossed two
perfect innings to pick up the win and Zach Putnam completed the
three-hitter and notched his second save by working a 1-2-3 ninth
for the White Sox, whose pitching staff retired the final 22 batters
it faced.
All-Star Jose Altuve, Matt Dominguez and Jon Singleton each singled
in the second inning while Robbie Grossman recorded an RBI for the
Astros, who had won three in a row prior to the break. Scott Feldman
(4-7) took the loss despite tossing seven solid innings as he
allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks.
 Chicago nearly got on the board in the first inning, but Grossman
made a strong throw to the plate from right field on All-Star Alexei
Ramirez's flyout to get Adam Eaton, who led off with a triple.
Viciedo, Grossman's counterpart, was not nearly as impressive in the
second as he allowed Singleton's single to get by him, permitting
Dominguez to score the game's first run.
Singleton wound up at third on the error and came home on a
groundout by Grossman to make it 2-0. Houston was retired in order
over the next seven innings, and Viciedo atoned for his miscue in
the sixth by belting a two-out, two-run shot to knot the contest.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Chicago starter Jose Quintana yielded two runs and
three hits over five innings, striking out eight while setting down
the final 10 batters he faced. ... Houston failed to come to terms
with LHP Brady Aiken - the first overall pick in this year's draft -
due to the team's concern about the 17-year-old's ulnar collateral
ligament in his left elbow. It marks the third time in MLB history
the top draft pick was not signed. Aiken, as well as RHP Jacob Nix -
the Astros' fifth-round pick who also did not sign a contract before
Friday's deadline, will not be draft-eligible again until 2017 - or
2015 if they elect to attend a junior college instead of UCLA, where
both have committed to attend. ... De Aza went 2-for-3 as he was the
only player in the game with more than one hit.
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