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After surrendering a season-worst seven earned runs in an 8-2 loss
at Minnesota on May 2, Peacock (5-2) has allowed one earned run
total over his past three starts and 17 innings, good for an 0.53
ERA.
Peacock has produced 24 strikeouts against just five walks during
that stretch, including nine strikeouts over five innings against
the White Sox. Peacock allowed just two hits and did not issue a
walk.
Peacock retired the first eight batters he faced and recorded seven
of his strikeouts between the second and fourth innings. When he ran
into trouble during a 30-pitch fifth inning, Peacock rallied with a
strikeout of Chicago center fielder Leury Garcia to strand a pair of
runners on base.
Peacock threw 91 pitches, 59 for strikes. He threw 29 two-seam and
four-seam fastballs each.
The White Sox, who began a stretch of seven games against the top
two teams in the American League, finished 0-for-5 with runners in
scoring position and dropped to 1-10 in their past 11 games against
the Astros.
Following this four-game series, the White Sox will visit the Twins,
who are in first place in the AL Central. Houston has won 14 of 16
games.
Right-hander Ryan Burr (1-1) served as the designated opener for the
White Sox and allowed one unearned run on one hit and one walk with
one strikeout over two innings.
In the first inning, right fielder Charlie Tilson misplayed a
Michael Brantley single into an error that allowed Alex Bregman to
advance to third base. Carlos Correa followed with a sacrifice fly
to center that scored Bregman.
Marisnick greeted left-hander Jace Fry with his fifth home run
leading off the third inning, a 422-foot shot to left on the first
pitch.
An inning later, White added his first homer this season, a 418-foot
blast to left-center off right-hander Jose Ruiz. The Astros have hit
40 homers while homering in 17 consecutive games, the third-longest
streak in club history.
Four Houston relievers completed the shutout. Ryan Pressly extended
his major league record of consecutive scoreless appearances to 40,
and Roberto Osuna handled the ninth inning to notch his 12th save.
--Field Level Media
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