Burke allows one hit as White Sox beat Astros 5‑1
HOUSTON (Interstat) — Sean Burke allowed one hit over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 5-1 on Tuesday at Daikin Park.
Chicago scored three runs in the fifth inning. Andrew Benintendi singled in Sam Antonacci, and Colson Montgomery followed with a two-run double. The White Sox added two more runs in the seventh on Randal Grichuk’s two-run double that scored Montgomery and Munetaka Murakami. Houston scored its only run in the eighth when Isaac Paredes homered to left.
Burke (8-6) struck out six and earned the win. Grant Taylor, Bryan Hudson and Jordan Hicks finished the game in relief. Kai-Wei Teng (5-7) took the loss for the Astros.
Chicago collected eight hits, while Houston had three. Montgomery had two hits and two RBIs, Grichuk drove in two runs, and Chase Meidroth added two hits. The White Sox improved to 73-65. Houston dropped to 70-69.
The game lasted 3:07 and drew an announced attendance of 26,838.