Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros

· Major League Baseball

Chicago White Sox

23-44, 7-26 Away

Final
4 - 2

Houston Astros

36-30, 22-13 Home

Robert and Smith help the Chicago White Sox top the Houston Astros 4-2

Edgar Quero had two RBI as last-place Chicago won for the fourth time in five games.

Robert hit a run-scoring double in the second and his sixth homer in the fourth, a solo drive to left-center off Lance McCullers Jr. (1-2). He also made a sliding catch on Jake Meyers' liner to center in the eighth, stranding runners on the corners.

Smith (3-3) allowed one run and seven hits in his second straight win.

Grant Taylor, one of Chicago's top prospects, worked a 1-2-3 seventh in his major league debut. He hit 101.5 mph on his first pitch, a ball to Victor Caratini.

Brandon Eisert handled the ninth for his second save.

Isaac Paredes and Yainer Diaz each hit a sacrifice fly for Houston in the opener of a six-game homestand. McCullers permitted four runs and four hits in five innings.

Chicago scored two runs in the third to open a 3-0 lead. With two out and the bases loaded, Quero hit a two-run single to left.

Key moment Meyers and Caratini hit back-to-back singles in the fourth, but Shane Smith got Cam Smith to ground into an inning-ending double play.

Key stat Smith has won back-to-back starts for the first time in his career. The 25-year-old right-hander went into the game leading all MLB rookies with a 2.45 ERA.

Up next Sean Burke (3-6, 4.03 ERA) is expected to pitch Wednesday for the White Sox against Ryan Gusto (3-3, 4.78 ERA) in the second of a three-game series.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Whitcomb flied out to left.
	9th Inning	Whitcomb hit for Melton
	9th Inning	Smith struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Caratini grounded out to second.
	9th Inning	Eisert relieved S. Wilson
	9th Inning	Taylor in right field.

Statistics

CHW		HOU
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
9	Ground Balls	11
13	Strikeouts	6
4	Runs Batted In	2
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
4	Hits	9
1	Stolen Bases	1
8	Walks	3
0	Catcher Interference	0
4	Runs	2
0	Ground Into Double Play	3
0	Sacrifice Flies	2
30	At Bats	31
1	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
15	Runners Left On Base	16
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
2	Doubles	1
8	Fly Balls	16
1	Caught Stealing	0
157	Pitches	132
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
9	Total Bases	10
38	Plate Appearances	36
162.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
3	Extra Base Hits	1
3.3	Runs Created	3.0
.133	Batting Average	.290
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.300	Slugging Percentage	.323
.433	Secondary Average	.161
.316	On Base Percentage	.333
.616	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.656
1.1	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.7
3.3	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	3.0
28.0	Batter Rating	20.0
30.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.50	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.13	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.67
.167	Isolated Power	.032
0.62	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.50
.211	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.083
.300	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.129
8.0	Runs Produced	4.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.5	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.4
72.3	MLB Rating	76.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0