Astros beat the White Sox 6-2 as Jose Altuve homers and Daulton Varsho
triples
[September 04, 2026]
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a two-run homer and
Daulton Varsho drove in two runs with a triple to lead the Houston
Astros to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.
The Astros lead the AL West by 2 1/2 games over the second-place Rangers
after winning three of four games in this series against the AL Central
leaders. |
Houston Astros' Jose Altuve celebrates after hitting a two-run home run
against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) |
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The game was tied and the Astros had runners on first and second
with one out in the third after Luis Castillo hit Yordan Alvarez
on the shoulder with a pitch.
Isaac Paredes smashed an RBI double off the left-field wall to
put the Astros on top. There were two outs in the inning when
Varsho's triple scored two more and push the lead to 5-2.
An RBI single by Christian Walker made it 6-2.
Castillo (4-11) yielded six hits and six runs in just four
innings in the loss.
Hunter Brown (5-3) allowed six hits and two runs with seven
strikeouts in six innings for his second straight win.
Miguel Vargas and Chase Meidroth had two hits each for the White
Sox, who went 2 for 8 with runners in scoring position to lose
for the fourth time in five games.
Paredes walked with two outs in the first before Altuve’s shot
to the seats in left field gave Houston an early lead.
The White Sox had runners on first and third with two outs in
the second when Jake Rogers singled to cut the lead to 2-1. Sam
Antonacci followed with an RBI single on a grounder to left
field to tie it.
Up next
Chicago RHP Erick Fedde (7-8, 4.16 ERA) starts against RHP Zebby
Matthews (9-8, 4.58) on Friday night in the opener of a
three-games series against Minnesota.
Houston RHP Cristian Javier (1-5, 6.45) opposes RHP Merrill
Kelly (9-12, 5.08) on Friday night in the first of three games
against the Diamondbacks.
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