HOUSTON (Interstat) — Chase Meidroth hit a three-run home run, and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 7-3 on Wednesday at Daikin Park to complete a two-game sweep of their American League Wild Card Series. Chicago struck for four first-inning runs. Kyle Teel singled home a run, Andrew Benintendi added a two-run single that included a throwing error, and Tristan Peters followed with an RBI single. Houston answered with single runs in the first and third, then added another run. Meidroth’s homer capped the scoring. Sean Burke started and allowed three earned runs over four innings with eight strikeouts. Erick Fedde and Jordan Hicks each pitched two scoreless innings and struck out three. Anthony Kay earned the win, and Hunter Brown took the loss. Meidroth finished 2 for 3 with three RBIs. Attendance was 36,015, and the game lasted 3:05. The White Sox now advance to the AL Division Series.