HOUSTON — Christian Walker had three hits, together with a two-run homer, and drove in 4 runs, and Jose Altuve had a pair of hits, together with the two,three hundredth of his profession, to steer the Astros to a 10-2 win over the White Sox on Wednesday evening at Daikin Park.
The win, mixed with Seattle’s loss at Arizona, prolonged the Astros’ lead within the American League West to a season-high 4 video games over the Mariners and Angels, who’re tied for second place.
The Astros, who had been outscored 38-15 within the first inning of video games this 12 months coming into Wednesday, bought back-to-back doubles by Altuve and Yainer Diaz and a two-run homer by Walker within the first for a 3-0 lead. Houston is 8-0 in video games during which Walker hits a house run this 12 months.
Altuve collected profession hit No. 2,300 on a third-inning single and later scored on a two-run double by Walker that made it 5-0. That was sufficient offense for Astros rookie starter Ryan Gusto, who gave up two runs and 7 hits and had profession highs in strikeouts (seven) and innings pitched (six) for his first win since April 23.
