The White Sox beat the Astros 5-1 behind Colson Montgomery’s 2 RBIs
[September 02, 2026]
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
HOUSTON (AP) — Colson Montgomery had two hits and two
RBIs and Randal Grichuk added a two-run double to lead the Chicago White
Sox to a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
Sean Burke (8-6) allowed one hit and walked four with six strikeouts in
5 2/3 scoreless innings for the win after walking a career-high eight in
just three innings in his last start. |
Chicago White Sox's Colson Montgomery, right, hits a two-un double as
Houston Astros catcher Yainer Diaz reaches for the pitch during the
fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Houston. (AP
Photo/David J. Phillip) |
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Houston's loss, combined with Texas' 8-5 win over the Athletics,
cut the Astros' lead over the Rangers in the AL West to one
game.
The White Sox had runners on first and second with two outs in
the fifth when Andrew Benintendi’s RBI single to right field
made it 1-0. Montgomery followed with a double to score two more
and push the lead to 3-0.
Chicago got another big hit with two on and two out in the
seventh when Grichuk’s double made it 5-0. The White Sox had a
chance to add to the lead after that, but Cam Smith robbed
Tristan Peters of a homer with a leaping catch in right field to
end the inning.
The Astros had just two hits — both by Taylor Trammell — when
Isaac Paredes homered to left field with two outs in the eighth
inning to cut the lead to 5-1.
Burke walked the first two batters before walking Trammell with
two outs in the second. But he didn’t allow a hit until Trammell
doubled with one out in the fifth inning.
Houston’s Ronel Blanco yielded three hits and walked three in
four scoreless innings after being recalled from Triple-A Sugar
Land on Tuesday. Kai-Wei Teng (5-7) allowed three hits and three
runs in two innings for the loss.
Up Next
White Sox RHP Davis Martin (9-6, 4.32 ERA) will come off the
injured list to start against Astros RHP Hayden Wesneski (4-1,
3.86 ERA) when the series continues Wednesday night.
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