CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Houston Astros erased a five-run deficit with an eight-run sixth inning and beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.

The White Sox took a 3-0 lead in the first on a sacrifice fly by Colson Montgomery, a single by Braden Montgomery and a hit batsman. Chase Meidroth’s double in the fifth made it 5-0.

Houston answered with eight runs on six hits in the sixth. Christian Walker doubled in three runs, and Cam Smith hit a two-run homer. LaMonte Wade Jr. added a bases-loaded walk for the eighth run. The Astros added a run in the ninth on Christian Vázquez’s ground-rule double.

Kai-Wei Teng (5-6) pitched two innings in relief for the win, allowing two runs on two hits with one strikeout. Bryan Hudson (3-3) took the loss. AJ Blubaugh threw two scoreless innings for Houston, and Josh Hader struck out two in a perfect eighth.

The Astros outhit the White Sox 13-8. Attendance was 28,657, and the game lasted 3:18. Houston improved to 51-54, while Chicago fell to 54-48.