CHICAGO (Interstat) — Hunter Brown pitched seven shutout innings, striking out seven, as the Houston Astros defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field in front of 30,029. Brown allowed two hits and walked none, improving to 2-1. Josh Hader earned his 12th save with two strikeouts in 0.2 scoreless innings.

Houston broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning. Isaac Paredes singled to right field, driving in three runs after an error by right fielder Braden Montgomery allowed all runners to score. Paredes added an RBI single in the eighth for a 4-0 lead. Jeremy Peña went 3-for-4 and scored twice.

The White Sox avoided the shutout in the ninth when Colson Montgomery singled home Miguel Vargas. Chicago’s Sean Burke struck out 10 over six innings but took the loss, falling to 7-5. The Astros improved to 52-54, while the White Sox dropped to 54-49. The game lasted 2:44. Houston scored three in the sixth and one in the eighth on six hits; Chicago managed five hits and one run.