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- Updated: May 19, 2016
CHICAGO — Jose Altuve reached base four times and the Astros got home runs from Colby Rasmus and Jason Castro to back 6 1/3 tough innings from Doug Fister in a 5-3 win over the White Sox on Wednesday.
The Astros got to White Sox starter Mat Latos for a run in the first on a Carlos Correa RBI single, and though Latos got out of that inning without further damage, the Astros didn’t go away. Latos left after giving up five earned runs and 11 hits though 5 1/3.
The White Sox turned their second triple play of the season on a 5-4-3 sequence to get out of the eighth inning, making them the first team to turn two in one season since the 2007 Phillies, but the lineup couldn’t provide the runs to make it matter. Chicago registered nine hits against Fister but left runners on in five innings, and the Houston bullpen finished the job. The White Sox have lost four straight.
Altuve went 3-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs while extending his hit streak to 10 games for the Astros, who improved to 3-3 through six games of their seven-game road trip.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDKemp an early hit: It didn’t take Tony Kemp long to make his mark. The 5-foot-6 outfielder, who was making his first career start, slapped the first pitch …
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