Jose Altuve drove in two runs to help the Houston Astros defeat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday night ¹. Altuve’s two-run single to center field scored Whitcomb and Mauricio Dubón, giving the Astros a 2-1 lead. Yordan Alvarez then drove in Altuve with a single to left field, making it 3-1. The Astros extended their lead in the fourth inning with Dubón’s sacrifice fly, scoring Victor Caratini and making it 4-1 ².
Hunter Brown had a great game for the Astros, striking out six and allowing just one run over seven innings ¹. This was his ninth consecutive quality start, and he has now made 13 straight starts of six or more innings for Houston. Brown’s performance helped the Astros win for the ninth time in their last 10 games ².
The White Sox, on the other hand, struggled with Chris Flexen giving up four runs on seven hits and one walk with one strikeout over four innings ². They were eliminated from playoff contention with this loss ¹.
The Astros are now 66-56, and they will face the White Sox again on Sunday afternoon ³.
