Velázquez Hits 2-Run Homer and Smith Adds 2-Run Double as Astros Surge Past White Sox, 6-3
Cam Smith added a two-run double and triple, and Nelson Velazquez hit a two-run homer as Houston won its fourth game in five.
- On Monday, the Houston Astros defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-3 in the series opener at Daikin Park, led by Nelson Velazquez's two-run homer and Cam Smith's two extra-base hits and two RBIs.
- Chicago briefly took a 2-1 lead after Munetaka Murakami drew a bases-loaded walk in the fourth, but Velazquez answered with a 415-foot home run to reclaim the lead for Houston.
- In the fifth inning, Smith greeted reliever Trevor Richards with a two-run double, extending the margin to 6-2, while Astros starter Peter Lambert allowed two runs over 4 2/3 innings.
- The Astros remain two games ahead of the Texas Rangers in the American League West, while the White Sox lead in the American League Central slid to three games over the Cleveland Guardians.
- Tuesday night, the four-game series continues at Daikin Park with RHP Sean Burke scheduled to start for the White Sox, while the Astros have yet to announce their starter.
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Nelson Velazquez, Cam Smith power Astros to win over White Sox
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Velázquez hits 2-run homer and Smith adds 2-run double as Astros surge past White Sox, 6-3
Nelson Velázquez hit a two-run homer and Cam Smith added a two-run double to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox in a series opener between American League division leaders.
Nelson Velázquez connected a two-run home run and Cam Smith added a double of two more to guide the Houston Astros to a 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night, in the first game of a series of division leaders from the American League.
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