From the second inning onward, Brown was nearly flawless, allowing just one batter over the minimum. He retired the White Sox in order in the second, fifth, and seventh innings and was aided by a fourth-inning inning-ending double play on a line drive to shortstop Jeremy Peña. In the sixth inning, after Luis Robert Jr. led off with a single, Brown kept his composure, and Robert was caught stealing.
Brown was efficient, throwing 69 of his 102 pitches for strikes and utilizing a diverse five-pitch mix. His arsenal included a balanced use of four-seam fastballs (25 pitches), sinkers (24), and cutters (23), leading to nine swings-and-misses.
The Astros erased their early deficit with a three-run outburst in the bottom of the third inning. Shay Whitcomb, making his major league debut, went 2-for-3 and contributed with a one-out double. He later scored on José Altuve’s two-run single to center, which put Houston ahead 2-1.
Altuve continued to be aggressive on the bases, advancing to second on a wild pitch from White Sox right-hander Chris Flexen (2-12) and then stealing third. Yordan Alvarez capitalized by driving in Altuve with an RBI single to shallow left field.
Houston added another run in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Mauricio Dubón, scoring Victor Caratini. Flexen struggled, allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk with just one strikeout over four innings, extending his losing streak to 18 starts, all of which the White Sox have lost.
The Houston Astros secured their ninth win in their last 10 games with a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, led by Hunter Brown’s impressive performance.
Brown (11-7) notched his 14th quality start of the season and matched his single-season high for wins by pitching seven strong innings. He allowed just one run on four hits and two walks while striking out six. After giving up a run in the first inning due to some two-out trouble, Brown shut down the White Sox for the rest of his outing.
The White Sox struck early with three consecutive two-out baserunners in the first inning. Andrew Benintendi drew a walk, followed by back-to-back singles from Andrew Vaughn and Gavin Sheets, giving Chicago a 1-0 lead. Brown responded by striking out Lenyn Sosa to end the inning.
From the second inning onward, Brown was nearly flawless, allowing just one batter over the minimum. He retired the White Sox in order in the second, fifth, and seventh innings and was aided by a fourth-inning inning-ending double play on a line drive to shortstop Jeremy Peña. In the sixth inning, after Luis Robert Jr. led off with a single, Brown kept his composure, and Robert was caught stealing.
Brown was efficient, throwing 69 of his 102 pitches for strikes and utilizing a diverse five-pitch mix. His arsenal included a balanced use of four-seam fastballs (25 pitches), sinkers (24), and cutters (23), leading to nine swings-and-misses.
The Astros erased their early deficit with a three-run outburst in the bottom of the third inning. Shay Whitcomb, making his major league debut, went 2-for-3 and contributed with a one-out double. He later scored on José Altuve’s two-run single to center, which put Houston ahead 2-1.
Altuve continued to be aggressive on the bases, advancing to second on a wild pitch from White Sox right-hander Chris Flexen (2-12) and then stealing third. Yordan Alvarez capitalized by driving in Altuve with an RBI single to shallow left field.
Houston added another run in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Mauricio Dubón, scoring Victor Caratini. Flexen struggled, allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk with just one strikeout over four innings, extending his losing streak to 18 starts, all of which the White Sox have lost.
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