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Final Score: Astros win 11-7
Bottom of the 9th, two outs: Alejandro De Aza flys out to centerfield.
Bottom of the 9th, one out: Conor Gillaspie flys out to centerfielder Enrique Hernandez.
Bottom of the 9th: Dayan Viciedo grounds out to shortstop.
Bottom of the 9th: Chad Qualls on to pitch the 9th for the Astros.
Top of the 9th, two outs: L.J. Hoes grounds out to first baseman Jose Abreu. To the bottom of the 9th they go, Astros lead 11-7.
Top of the 9th, one out: Robbie Grossman strikes out looking.
Top of the 9th: Alexei Ramirez robs Carlos Corporan of a base hit.
Top of the 9th: Javy Guerra now pitching for the White Sox.
Bottom of the 8th, two outs: Adam Dunn strikes out swinging. Josh Fields strikes out the side. Headed to the 9th, the Astros still lead, 11-7.
Bottom of the 8th, one out: Jose Abreu strikes out swinging on a 97 mph fastball from Josh Fields.
Bottom of the 8th: Alexei Ramirez strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 8th: Josh Fields coming on to pitch for the Astros.
Bottom of the 8th: Adam Eaton draws a walk.
Top of the 8th, 2 outs: Jon Singleton strikes out swinging. His third strikeout of the afternoon. Headed to the bottom of the 8th, the Astros lead, 11-7.
Top of the 8th, 2 outs: Chris Carter steals his first base on the season.
Top of the 8th, 1 out: Matt Dominguez strikes out swinging.
Top of the 8th, 1 out: Chris Carter draws a walk.
Top of the 8th: Enrique Hernandez flys out to right-centerfield.
Top of the 8th: Eric Surkamp now pitching for the White Sox.
Bottom of the 7th, two outs: Adrian Nieto grounds out to third baseman Matt Dominguez. After 7 innings, the Astros lead, 11-7.
Bottom of the 7th, one out: Gordon Beckham lines out to shortstop Marwin Gonzalez.
Bottom of the 7th: Alejandro De Aza strikes out swinging.
Top of the 7th, two outs: Jose Altuve grounds into a force out. Gonzalez out at second base. Heading to the bottom of the 7th inning, the Astros lead, 11-7.
Top of the 7th, two outs: Marwin Gonzalez loops a single into centerfield. Grossman and Hoes score. Astros now lead 11-7.
Top of the 7th, two outs: L.J. Hoes gets his first hit of the day. Lines a double into right field. Dominguez scores, and Grossman to third base. Astros lead 9-7.
Top of the 7th, two outs: Robbie Grossman walks.
Top of the 7th, one out: Carlos Corporan strikes out trying to check his swing.
Top of the 7th: Jon Singleton grounds out to the pitcher. Dominguez stays put at second base.
Top of the 7th: Matt Dominguez lines a double down the left field line. Carter scores. Astros lead 8-7.
Top of the 7th: Chris Carter drills a double to left-centerfield on the first pitch.
Top of the 7th: Daniel Webb now pitching for the White Sox.
Bottom of the 6th, two outs: Conor Gillaspie flys out to left field. After 6 innings, we're all tied up at 7.
Bottom of the 6th, two outs: Tony Sipp coming on to pitch for the Astros.
Bottom of the 6th, two outs: Dayan Viciedo lines a single underneath Jose Altuve. Abreu scores, and Viciedo advances to second base on the throw from centerfielder Enrique Hernandez. Astros and White Sox are all tied up at 7.
Bottom of the 6th, one out: Adam Dunn pops out to third baseman Matt Dominguez. Huge second out.
Bottom of the 6th, one out: Jose Abreu lines a single into centerfield. Ramirez scores, and Abreu advances to second on a wild throw by Enrique Hernandez. Astros lead 7-6.
Bottom of the 6th, one out: Alexei Ramirez drills one down the left field line on the first pitch. Nieto scores on the double. Astros now lead 7-5.
Bottom of the 6th, one out: Let's see if the Astros' bullpen can get the job done.
Bottom of the 6th: Jose Veras coming on in relief.
Bottom of the 6th: Adam Eaton flys out to left field.
Bottom of the 6th: Adrian Nieto loops a single into centerfield.
Bottom of the 6th: Darin Downs now pitching for the Astros.
Top of the 6th, two outs: Enrique Hernandez strikes out swinging. Astros lead 7-4 heading to the bottom of the 6th.
Top of the 6th, one out: Jose Altuve grounds out to shortstop Alexei Ramirez.
Top of the 6th: Marwin Gonzalez strikes out swinging.
Bottom of the 5th, two outs: Gordon Beckham flys out to centerfielder Enrique Hernandez. Astros lead 7-4 heading to the 6th inning.
Bottom of the 5th, one out: Alejandro De Aza grounds into a force play. Viciedo scores, and Gillaspie out at 2nd base. 7-4 Astros lead.
Bottom of the 5th, one out: Conor Gillaspie grounds a single into centerfield. Viciedo to third.
Bottom of the 5th, one out: Dayan Viciedo lines a single to left field.
Bottom of the 5th: Adam Dunn strikes out looking.
Bottom of the 5th: Jarred Cosart now has some breathing room after the Astros score insurance runs in the top half of the inning.
Top of the 5th, one out: L.J. Hoes grounds into an inning ending double play. Heading to the bottom of the 5th, Astros lead, 7-3.
Top of the 5th, one out: Robbie Grossman singles to centerfield. Singleton scores, and Corporan moves to second base. 7-3 Astros lead.
Top of the 5th, one out: White Sox are making a pitching change. Taylor Thompson coming on to pitch now, making his MLB debut.
Top of the 5th, one out: Carlos Corporan loops a single into centerfield. Singleton to second base. Twelve hits on the day now for the Astros.
Top of the 5th, one out: Jon Singleton lines a single into right field.
Top of the 5th, one out: Matt Dominguez hits a 2-run shot to left-centerfield. Hernandez scores. Astros lead 6-3.
Top of the 5th: Chris Carter pops out to second baseman Gordon Beckham.
Top of the 5th: Enrique Hernandez lines a sharp single to left-centerfield.
Bottom of the 4th, two outs: Jose Abreu flys out to right fielder Robbie Grossman. After 4 innings, the Astros lead, 4-3.
Bottom of the 4th, one out: Alexei Ramirez grounds into a force play. Eaton out at second base. Runners at the corners now with 2 outs.
Bottom of the 4th, one out: Adam Eaton draws a walk. Nieto to 2nd base.
Bottom of the 4th, one out: Singleton is really struggling fielding today..
Bottom of the 4th, one out: Adrian Nieto grounds one to first base. Singleton can't field it cleanly, and Gillaspie and De Aza. 4-3 Astros lead.
Bottom of the 4th: Gordon Beckham grounds out to second baseman Jose Altuve. One out. Gillaspie to 3rd, and De Aza to 2nd.
Bottom of the 4th: Bo Porter heads out to the mound to talk to Jarred Cosart.
Bottom of the 4th: Alejandro De Aza draws a walk. Runners at first and second, with no outs.
Bottom of the 4th: Conor Gilaspie reaches on a sharply hity ball to first baseman Jon Singleton.
Top of the 4th, two outs: Jose Altuve flys out to right fielder Dayan Viciedo, who makes the catch in foul territory. Heading to the bottom of the 4th, the Astros still lead, 4-1.
Top of the 4th, two outs: Marwin Gonzalez lines a double down the left field line.
Top of the 4th, one out: L.J. Hoes flys out to centerfielder Adam Eaton.
Top of the 4th: Robbie Grossman flys out to right fielder Dayan Viciedo.
Top of the 4th: If Danks doesn't settle down this inning, things could get ugly.
Bottom of the 3rd, two outs: Dayan Viciedo strikes out looking. After 3 innings, the Astros lead, 4-1.
Bottom of the 3rd, one out: Adam Dunn grounds out to first base. Eaton scores, and Abreu advances to 2nd base. 4-1 Astros.
Bottom of the 3rd, one out: Jose Abreu lines a single into centerfield. Eaton stops at third base. Runners at the corners, and one out, for Adam Dunn.
Bottom of the 3rd: Alexei Ramirez lines out to left fielder, L.J. Hoes. One out.
Bottom of the 3rd: Adam Eaton reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Jon Singleton.
Top of the 3rd, two outs: Carlos Corporan grounds into a force play. Alexei Ramirez gets the force out at 2nd. Heading to the bottom of the 3rd, the Astros lead, 4-0.
Top of the 3rd, one out: Jon Singleton tried to check his swing, but could not quite do so. 2 outs.
Top of the 3rd, one out: Matt Dominguez lines a single into centerfield. Carter scores. Astros lead 4-0.
Top of the 3rd, one out,: Chris Carter hits a line drive down the left field line. Makes it easy into second with a double.
Top of the 3rd: Enrique Hernandez hits a deep fly ball to centerfield. Adam Eaton makes a great running catch. One out.
Top of the 3rd: Jose Altuve launches a two-run shot to left field. Marwin Gonzalez scores. Astros lead 3-0.
Top of the 3rd: Marwin Gonzalez gets things started with a single into centerfield. The fourth hit on the day so far for the Astros.
Top of the 3rd: Hopefully the Astros can add some insurance fruns this inning.
Bottom of the 2nd, one out: Adrian Nieto hits a soft groundball to Jarred Cosart. Cosart then throws to second base to star a 1-6-3 double play. Heading to the third inning, the Astros lead 1-0.
Bottom of the 2nd, one out: Gordon Beckham hits a sharp single to left field. Runners at the corners with one out.
Bottom of the 2nd, one out: On a wild pitch by Cosart, De Aza advances to second base.
Bottom of the 2nd, one out: Alejandro De Aza draws a walk. Cosart continues to struggle with his command.
Bottom of the 2nd: Conor Gillaspie is robbed of a base hit by a tough play made by second baseman, Jose Altuve.
Middle of the 2nd: Hopefully Cosart can have better control than in the first inning. Although he was throwing 97 mph fastballs, they were not located well.
Top of the 2nd, two outs: L.J. Hoes strikes out swinging. 3 strikeouts in the inning for Danks. Headed to the bottom of the 2nd, Astros still lead, 1-0.
Top of the 2nd, two outs: L.J. Hoes is really working the count. 3-2 is the count now.
Top of the 2nd, two outs: Robbie Grossman lines the first pitch he sees into centerfield.
Top of the 2nd, one out: Carlos Corporan strikes out swinging. Back-to-back strikeouts. 2 outs, with Robbie Grossman coming up to bat.
Top of the 2nd: Jon Singleton strikes out swinging. Jesus Guzman was a late scratch.
Bottom of the 1st, two outs: Dayan Viciedo hits a deep fly ball to centerfield. Enrique Hernandez makes the catch near the wall. After an inning of play, the Astros lead 1-0.
Bottom of the 1st: Adam Dunn draws a 2 out walk. Runners at first and second. Dayan Viciedo now coming up to bat with 2 outs.
Bottom of the 1st: Adam Eaton steals second base. His 9th stolen base on the season.
Bottom of the 1st: Jose Abreu strikes out swinging. Two outs.
Bottom of the 1st: Alexei Ramirez strikes out swinging. One out.
Bottom of the 1st: Adam Eaton lines a single down the third base line to leadoff the bottom of the 1st
Bottom of the 1st: Jarred Cosart takes the mound, looking to protect his early 1-0 lead.
Top of the 1st, 1 out: Matt Dominguez grounds into a double play to third baseman Conor Gillaspie. Astros lead 1-0 heading to the bottom of the 1st.
Top of the 1st: Chris Carter hits a sac fly to centerfielder Adam Eaton. Jose Altuve scores. 1-0 Astros lead with 1 out.
Top of the 1st: Enrique Hernandez lines a single into left field. Jose Altuve advances to third base. Runners at the corners now for Chris Carter
Top of the 1st: Jose Altuve leads things off with a sharp single to left field that drops in front of Alejandro De Aza
2:09 P.M. EST: White Sox take the field, and we're just about ready to play ball!
2:03 P.M. EST: Almost gametime!
1:39 P.M. EST: Chicago White Sox lineup: 1.Adam Eaton-CF 2.Alexei Ramirez-SS 3.Jose Abreu-1B 4.Adam Dunn-DH 5.Dayan Viciedo-RF 6.Conor Gillaspie-3B 7.Alejandro De Aza-LF 8.Gordon Beckham-2B 9.Adrian Nieto-C Pitching - John Danks
1:35 P.M. EST: Tyler Flowers is not in the starting lineup for the White Sox. He had a major impact on this series in the first two games, providing the game-winning run.
1:29 P.M. EST: Houston Astros lineup: 1.Jose Altuve-2B 2.Enrique Hernandez-CF 3.Chris Carter-DH 4.Matt Dominguez-3B 5.Jesus Guzman-1B 6.Carlos Corporan-C 7.Robbie Grossman-RF 8.L.J. Hoes-LF 9.Marwin Gonzalez-SS Pitching - Jarred Cosart
1:26 P.M. EST: Jon Singleton and Jason Castro are also not in the starting lineup today as well (rest)
1:24 P.M. EST: Injury Update - Outfielder and slugger George Springer, is out for today's game with right knee/quad soreness.
11:14 A.M. EST: If the Astros can't find a way to create offense, this could be a long game for them.
11:13 A.M. EST: Both teams want to get the offense going. Although the White Sox won the first two games of this series, they don't want the Astros to keep threatening to come back late and win. They could always use insurance runs.
11:12 A.M. EST: Now are base hits a bad thing? Obiously not. This whole series has been relied on base hits. You don't always necessarily need that big home run to create seperation.
11:11 A.M. EST: Base hits were all the White Sox were getting off of Cosart back on May 17th. They could've easily won that game however if it weren't for Hector Noesi having a tough time on the mound.
11:10 A.M. EST: On May 18th back at Minute Maid Park, Matt Dominguez had himself a game off of John Danks, hitting two home runs, while driving in four runs. Chris Carter also launched a solo shot off of him. If Dominguez and Carter can provide some offense again today, then that would really help the Astros offensively.
11:09 A.M. EST: U.S. Cellular Field is known to be a hitter-friendly park. The first two games of this series were low scoring. We could be in for an offensive showdown today.
11:08 A.M. EST: In order for the White Sox to have success, they should work the count a little more. Throughout the series, they have been getting good looks when they make the pitcher work. Knocking Cosart out of the game due to a high pitch count could work in their favor due to the Astros known to have struggles with their bullpen.
11:07 A.M. EST: With the strikeouts mounting, and the offense lacking, the Astros really need to take advantage of the base runners that they get early on. In yesterday's game, they stranded runners who were in scoring position numerous times. If someone could step up, and provide that one clutch hit, they could really gain some momentum.
11:06 A.M. EST: The Astros really need to heat up on the offensive side. The first two games of this series were very well pitched. The White Sox just got clutch hits to win those games.
11:05 A.M. EST: Cosart last faced the White Sox on May 17th back in Houston, Texas. He ended up winning that game, only giving up 3 runs on 7 hits in five innings. A key to this game, is to keep the pitch count low, and have good command.
11:04 A.M. EST: Back on May 18th at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, Danks had a rough outing. He gave up eight runs on ten hits, and only last 4 2/3 innings.
11:03 A.M. EST: Pitching for the White Sox is left-hander John Danks. Danks is 8-6 on the season with a 3.99 ERA.
11:02 A.M. EST: Set to take the mound for the Houston Astros today, is Jarred Cosart. A young right-handed pitcher with a lot of potential. Coming into this game, he is 9-6 on the season, with a 4.17 ERA. Could he get win number 10 today?
11:01 A.M. EST: The Houston Astros are very determined to take at least one game from the White Sox in this series after losing the first two games of this series. Both games were losses that were tough to have.
11:00 A.M. EST: Welcome to VAVEL USA's coverage of today's Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox game. Today is the final game of the three game series. The White Sox have one the first two games by slim margins. Could they complete the sweep?