Chicago White Sox’s Luis Robert Jr. hits a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Friday, May 2, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox’s Luis Robert Jr. runs they bases after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Friday, May 2, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Houston Astros’ Yainer Diaz (21) hits a one-run double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Friday, May 2, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez throws against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 2, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Jonathan Cannon (48) throws against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 2, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. cannot catch a home run by Houston Astros’ Yainer Diaz during the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 2, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
White Sox beat Astros 7-3 and win consecutive home games for the 2nd time this season
CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. homered and Edgar Quero added two hits and two RBIs as the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-3 on Friday night.
Chicago White Sox’s Luis Robert Jr. hits a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Friday, May 2, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. homered and Edgar Quero added two hits and two RBIs as the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-3 on Friday night.
Jonathan Cannon (2-3) allowed two runs on nine hits with five strikeouts in six innings as the AL-worst White Sox won consecutive home games for the second time this season and improved to 9-23.
White Sox rookie infielder Chase Meidroth singled and scored on a one-out double by Quero for a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Robert, who had reached on a walk was thrown out at the plate on the play. Chicago took a two-run lead in the second when Meidroth’s two-out hit scored Bobby Dalbec, who had singled.
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Houston got a run back in the fourth on consecutive doubles by Christian Walker and Yainer Diaz.
Robert hit his fifth home run — a two-out solo shot for his 500th career hit — and Quero added an RBI single to make it 4-1 in the fifth.
Diaz singled and scored on a Jake Meyers’ single in the sixth and later added a solo homer, his third of the season, in the eighth as Houston closed within 4-3.
Chicago broke it open with three runs in the eighth off Astros relievers Tayler Scott and Bennett Sousa.
Houston starter Framber Valdez (1-4) allowed four runs on seven hits with six strikeouts and two walks in five innings.
Key moment
The Astros, trailing by a run, used a single and two errors to load the bases with one out in the second off Cannon. The right-hander kept his composure and retired Cam Smith on a lineout before getting Meyers on a force out.
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Key stat
The White Sox have won just one series this season, taking 2 of 3 in Boston from April 11-13.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (4-1, 1.22 ERA) faced White Sox RHP Davis Martin (1-3, 3.24) on Saturday.
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