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09/01 22:27 CDT The White Sox beat the Astros 5-1 behind Colson Montgomery's 2
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The White Sox beat the Astros 5-1 behind Colson Montgomery's 2 RBIs
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) --- Colson Montgomery had two hits and two RBIs and Randal Grichuk
added a two-run double to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 5-1 win over the
Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
Sean Burke (8-6) allowed one hit and walked four with six strikeouts in 5 2/3
scoreless innings for the win after walking a career-high eight in just three
innings in his last start.
Houston's loss, combined with Texas' 8-5 win over the Athletics, cut the
Astros' lead over the Rangers in the AL West to one game.
The White Sox had runners on first and second with two outs in the fifth when
Andrew Benintendi's RBI single to right field made it 1-0. Montgomery followed
with a double to score two more and push the lead to 3-0.
Chicago got another big hit with two on and two out in the seventh when
Grichuk's double made it 5-0. The White Sox had a chance to add to the lead
after that, but Cam Smith robbed Tristan Peters of a homer with a leaping catch
in right field to end the inning.
The Astros had just two hits --- both by Taylor Trammell --- when Isaac Paredes
homered to left field with two outs in the eighth inning to cut the lead to 5-1.
Burke walked the first two batters before walking Trammell with two outs in the
second. But he didn't allow a hit until Trammell doubled with one out in the
fifth inning.
Houston's Ronel Blanco yielded three hits and walked three in four scoreless
innings after being recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday. Kai-Wei Teng
(5-7) allowed three hits and three runs in two innings for the loss.
Up Next
RHP Hayden Wesneski (4-1, 3.86 ERA) will start for Houston when the series
continues Wednesday. The White Sox haven't named their starter.
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