Astros Edge Sox 2-1
Yoan Moncada singled with no outs in the seventh and Yolmer Sanchez walked.
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Yoan Moncada singled with no outs in the seventh and Yolmer Sanchez walked.
Houston's two-run ninth lifted the Astros to a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.
The White Sox loaded the bases with a walk and two errors.
Five straight Chicago hitters reached with one out in a five-run fifth against Texas ace Cole Hamels.
Three White Sox pitchers combined to throw 65 pitches in the eighth inning, when the Rangers scored seven times.
Yolmer Sanchez singled, Rodney hit Tim Anderson with a pitch and Charlie Tilson walked before Palka also walked.
Once the Chicago White Sox got started, Yolmer Sanchez wouldn't be stopped.
Daniel Palka and Yolmer Sanchez connected for the White Sox, who had lost nine of 10.
Tim Anderson hit his 13th homer, a three-run shot that capped Chicago's five-run first inning burst.
The White Sox have lost eight in a row, their worst skid since a nine-game rut last July.
Thursday's game between the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics was postponed due to heavy rain expected through much of the night.
The White Sox matched their longest losing streak of 2018 at seven and fell to a season-low 25 games under .500.
Mike Clevinger struck out 10 and allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings, and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Tuesday night.
Trevor Bauer shut out Chicago for seven innings before a rain delay ended his night, and Jason Kipnis homered to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 6-2 win over the sliding and sloppy White Sox on Monday.
Matt Davidson hit his 12th homer and Kevan Smith had two hits for Chicago, which has dropped four straight.
