Quintana, White Sox send Astros to 7th straight loss
Geovany Soto hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning, leading Jose Quintana and the Chicago White Sox over Houston 4-1 Wednesday night and handing the Astros their seventh straight loss.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Houston Astros
1
Chicago White Sox
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Gillaspie singled to right, LaRoche scored, Soto to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-5
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Abreu homered to right (377 feet), Sánchez scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Soto homered to left center (374 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
LaRoche homered to right center (429 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Marisnick hit sacrifice fly to left, Carter scored.
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End Inning 1-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Altuve grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 1-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Altuve batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Springer singled to right.
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Single 1-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Springer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Conger grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 1-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Conger batting
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Play Result 1-4
Conger hit for Marisnick.
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Lineup Change 1-4
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Lineup Change 1-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-5
González grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 1-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
González batting
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Play Result 1-5
Robertson relieved Putnam.
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Start Inning 1-5
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-5
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Lineup Change 1-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Gillaspie singled to right, LaRoche scored, Soto to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-5
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Advancing On Play 1-5
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Single 1-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Gillaspie batting
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Play Result 1-4
Thatcher relieved Neshek.
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Soto walked, LaRoche to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Head to Head
CHW win series 3-0
Injuries
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHW
JB ShuckCF38
Emilio Bonifacio2B27
Jose Abreu1B79
Adam LaRocheDH25
Avisail GarciaRF24
Melky CabreraLF53
Geovany SotoC18
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Gordon BeckhamSS29
Substitutes
Yolmer Sanchez2B62
HOU
George SpringerRF4
Jose Altuve2B27
Preston TuckerLF30
Evan GattisDH11
Carlos CorreaSS1
Chris Carter1B48
Jason CastroC18
Marwin Gonzalez3B14
Jake MarisnickCF94
Substitutes
Hank CongerPH24
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