Chicago White Sox pitcher Adrian Houser throws the ball against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Chicago White Sox’s Joshua Palacios gestures after hitting a double against the Seattle Mariners during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Chicago White Sox first baseman Tim Elko, left, tags out Seattle Mariners’ Julio RodrÃguez, right, during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Chicago White Sox’s Chase Meidroth, right, slides safely into home plate Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, left, stands nearby during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Houser gets a win in his return to the majors as the White Sox beat the Mariners 1-0
CHICAGO (AP) — Adrian Houser pitched six sparkling innings in his first major league start in a year, and the Chicago White Sox cooled off the Seattle Mariners with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday night.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Adrian Houser throws the ball against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
CHICAGO (AP) — Adrian Houser pitched six sparkling innings in his first major league start in a year, and the Chicago White Sox cooled off the Seattle Mariners with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday night.
Houser allowed two hits and walked three in his first win since May 26 for the New York Mets against San Francisco. The veteran right-hander threw 90 pitches, 56 for strikes.
The 32-year-old Houser (1-0) signed a $1.35 million, one-year contract with Chicago earlier in the day. He went 2-2 with a 5.03 ERA in nine games with Triple-A Round Rock before he was released by Texas on Thursday.
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Chase Meidroth, Joshua Palacios and Lenyn Sosa each had two hits for the last-place White Sox, who had lost five in a row.
Seattle dropped to 4-1 . The AL West leaders have allowed one run in each of their last five games.
The start of the game was delayed for 1 hour, 35 minutes because of rain. There was more precipitation in the final innings.
Seattle threatened in the eighth, loading the bases with one out. But Cam Booser escaped the jam by striking out pinch-hitter Mitch Garver and retiring Julio RodrÃguez on a flyball to center.
RodrÃguez hit a grand slam off Booser in the eighth inning of the Mariners’ on Monday night in the series opener.
Jordan Leasure handled the ninth for his first save of the season.
Chicago scored its only run in the third. Meidroth singled, swiped second and scampered home on Palacios’ grounder into right field.
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Miguel Vargas followed with another single off Casey Lawrence (1-2), but bounced into an inning-ending double play.
Key moment
Donovan Solano hit a two-out double for Seattle in the ninth. But Leasure fanned Leody Taveras for the final out.
Key stat
Meidroth is batting .419 (13 for 31) during an eight-game hitting streak.
Up next
Mariners right-hander Logan Evans (2-1, 2.57 ERA) and White Sox right-hander Shane Smith (1-3, 2.05 ERA) pitch on Wednesday in the series finale.
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