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White Sox starter Chris Flexen threw six
innings of one-run ball on five hits, striking out six and
walking three. However, Flexen earned a no-decision as Chicago
dropped its eighth game in its last 11 tries.
Houston cracked the scoreboard in the first inning as Alvarez
launched his 15th home run of the year, a 439-foot solo shot to
put the Astros up 1-0.
Still holding a 1-0 advantage in the top of the fifth, Houston
looked to extend its lead as Jose Altuve walked and Bregman
singled to begin the inning. Flexen then struck out Alvarez
before retiring Yainer Diaz on a double play.
Martin Maldonado led off the bottom of the fifth with a single
against Houston starter Spencer Arrighetti, followed by Tommy
Pham's walk. Arrighetti retired Gavin Sheets on a flyout, but
Luis Robert Jr. doubled to left field, scoring Maldonado and
tying the game at one.
Andrew Vaughn followed with an RBI single to center, giving
Chicago a 2-1 lead and chasing Arrighetti from the game. Tayler
Scott (3-2) came in to relieve Arrighetti and gave up a
sacrifice fly to Andrew Benintendi, expanding the White Sox's
advantage to 3-1.
Arrighetti threw 4 1/3 innings of five-hit, three-run ball,
while walking four and striking out a pair.
Steven Wilson (1-4) replaced Flexen in the top of the seventh
and gave up a double to Mauricio Dubon before Altuve drove in
the team's second run on an RBI single two batters later.
Bregman followed with a single, putting runners on the corners
and leading Wilson to be replaced by Tanner Banks.
Alvarez then drove in Altuve on Houston's third straight single,
knotting the game at three. Two batters later, Bregman scored
the go-ahead run on an infield chopper by Cooper Hummel after
third baseman Lenyn Sosa's low throw got away from first baseman
Vaughn.
Chicago then brought in its third pitcher of the seventh, as
Justin Anderson walked Jake Meyers and then Jeremy Pena with the
bases loaded, putting Houston up 5-3. The inning finally ended
after four Houston runs as Anderson struck out Dubon.
The score remained 5-3 in the ninth, when Houston's Josh Hader
threw a perfect final inning, picking up his 11th save.
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