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Cannon (1-1) yielded consecutive soft singles
with two outs in the ninth before yielding to John Brebbia, who
retired Victor Caratini for the final out to earn the save.
The White Sox capitalized on a mere two hits, neither for extra
bases. The hustle of first baseman Andrew Vaughn truly fueled
their attack.
Vaughn, who singled in the first inning, collected RBIs in
separate at-bats with the bases loaded in the third and fifth
innings, beating the relay throw to first base after grounding
into forceouts to the left side.
Danny Mendick singled between two walks in the third for
Chicago's only other hit.
Alex Bregman and Trey Cabbage had two hits each for the Astros.
Houston starter Framber Valdez fell to 5-5 after allowing two
runs and two hits in six innings. Valdez had five walks and five
strikeouts.
Valdez threw 49 of his 93 pitches for strikes. Cannon collected
70 strikes on 106 pitches, keeping Houston off-balance with his
sinker and sweeper.
Astros relievers Tayler Scott and Rafael Montero both worked
perfect innings.
Cannon pitched to a 7.24 ERA in three April starts before
heading back to Triple-A Charlotte.
He has shown remarkable resurgence since rejoining the White Sox
in June, allowing one run in 18 2/3 innings during the month --
one long-relief appearance and two starts. Cannon was coming off
a sterling outing Wednesday, when he pitched seven innings of
one-run, four-hit ball with one walk and a career-best seven
strikeouts in a no-decision at Seattle.
The Chicago bullpen faltered later in that game, however, as the
White Sox lost 2-1 in 10 innings.
Chicago manager Pedro Grifol and Cannon largely took the relief
corps out of the equation against the Astros. Working in an
eighth inning for the first time in the majors, Cannon retired
Houston's Nos. 9, 1 and 2 hitters in order.
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