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The White Sox stretched their winning streak to five games --
all on a homestand with two games remaining -- as Moncada
provided late-inning heroics for the second straight night.
Liam Hendriks recorded his 27th save in 30 chances. He retired
the top of the Astros' lineup in order, punctuating his outing
with a strikeout of Yordan Alvarez.
Jimmy Lambert (1-2) allowed one hit and struck out two in a
scoreless eighth to earn the victory. Hector Neris (4-4) was the
loser, allowing a run and two hits.
Gavin Sheets tied the game with a pinch-hit, two-run double in
the seventh. He advanced to third base when Houston missed the
cutoff man, but he was unable to score as Justin Verlander
recovered to retire the next two batters.
A pitching matchup pitting right-handers with the two stingiest
ERAs in the American League matched the hype for a time.
Chicago's Dylan Cease navigated around a pair of singles and a
walk in the first two innings to hold Houston scoreless before
the White Sox broke through against Verlander with a run in the
bottom of the second.
Josh Harrison (two hits) delivered an RBI single, Chicago's
third hit of the inning, to put the hosts on top. Seby Zavala
followed with another single, but the White Sox couldn't add to
their advantage as Verlander retired Lenyn Sosa on a popout to
first base and AJ Pollock on a groundout to shortstop.
Houston used a hit parade of its own to grab the lead in the
third, with Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker contributing
consecutive RBI doubles.
Jose Altuve smacked a solo home run leading off the fifth; his
20th homer gave the Astros a 3-1 lead.
Cease scattered three runs and six hits in five innings, with
three walks and four strikeouts. Verlander allowed three runs
and eight hits in seven innings, with one walk and four
strikeouts.
Mauricio Dubon had three hits for Houston, while Bregman added
two.
Astros left fielder Aledmys Diaz left the game with left groin
discomfort he sustained after making a running catch in the
third inning. He was replaced by Chas McCormick.
--Field Level Media
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