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Aaron Civale is a Chicago White Sox starting pitcher — for now. The 30-year-old right-hander joined the White Sox this week after he was traded to them by the Milwaukee Brewers. This came after he asked for a trade when was moved to the bullpen as Milwaukee made way for the Major League debut of its top pitching prospect, Jacob Misiorowski.
Isaac Paredes hit a solo homer and Jose Altuve doubled twice with two RBIs to lead the Houston Astros over the Chicago White Sox 4-3.
Astros Announce Isaac Paredes News After Leaving White Sox Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Chicago White Sox came to town with the fewest wins, 22, in the American League. But matching up with the Houston Astros hasn’t been a problem this season. Chicago made it three wins in four games against Houston this season, beating the Astros 4-2 on Tuesday night at Daikin Park in the opener of a six-game homestand.
Christian Walker homered among his three hits and had a season-high four RBIs to lead the Houston Astros over the Chicago White Sox 10-2 on Wednesday night. Jose Altuve added two hits to give him 2,300 in his career, joining Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (2,342) as the only active players with at least 2,300.
Just one of those nights where you get hit around a little bit,” Burke said. “They hit some pitches that I made mistakes on, and they hit some pitches that I thought I made some decent pitches on.”
Rookie Ryan Gusto, the beneficiary of the outpouring of offense, responded with his first quality start in the majors. Gusto threw six innings of two-run ball. Two relievers, Bryan King and Steven Okert, finished the win he started.
Luis Robert Jr. homered, Shane Smith pitched six effective innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Tuesday night. Edgar Quero had two RBIs as last-place Chicago won for the fourth time in five games.
The issue with Melton is his plate discipline. Though the outfielder cut his chase rate from 33.1 percent last season to 24.1 percent this season in Triple-A and has one of the higher bat speeds on the Astros at 73.3 mph, he will need to live up to his potential.