HOUSTON (Interstat) — Nelson Velázquez homered and drove in two runs, and Peter Lambert struck out six over 4 2/3 innings as the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Monday at Daikin Park.

The White Sox grabbed a 2-1 lead in the fourth on an RBI single by Chase Meidroth and a run-scoring walk to Munetaka Murakami. Velázquez answered in the bottom half with a two-run homer, scoring Cam Smith, to put Houston ahead 3-2. The Astros extended the lead in the fifth when Christian Walker drew a bases-loaded walk and Smith doubled two runs.

Colson Montgomery homered for Chicago in the seventh, but Houston’s bullpen held.

Enyel De Los Santos earned the win with a scoreless inning. Anthony Kay took the loss. Bryan Abreu struck out two in a hitless ninth for his eighth save. Lambert allowed three hits and two earned runs, striking out six. Cam Smith had two hits and two RBIs. Trevor Richards allowed two hits and struck out two in 2 1/3 scoreless innings.

Houston had eight hits; Chicago had five. Attendance was 21,236, and the game lasted 3:02. The Astros improved to 71-68; the White Sox fell to 72-66.