Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox

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Houston Astros

33-40, 14-21 Away

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0 - 2

Chicago White Sox

20-54, 13-23 Home

Jonathan Cannon gets his 1st major league win as the White Sox shut out the Astros 2-0

Cannon, a third-round pick in the 2022 amateur draft, struck out four and walked one. He threw 106 pitches, 70 for strikes, in his fifth career start and sixth appearance overall.

“It means a lot,” Cannon said of his first big league win. “I think it's hopefully the first of many.”

The White Sox (20-54) became the last major league team to reach 20 victories this season. They improved to 13-23 at home.

Cannon received a warm ovation when he departed after Jon Singleton and Mauricio Dubón singled with two outs in the ninth. John Brebbia then retired Victor Caratini on a grounder to first for his second save of the season.

Cannon (1-1) made his debut in April, but was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte after allowing 11 runs in 13 2/3 innings over three starts. He has permitted one run and 14 hits in 18 2/3 innings since he was recalled by the White Sox on June 7.

“I feel like everything’s a little bit sharper than it was last time,” Cannon said. “Just kind of looking at some of the videos from some of my earlier outings, I like my stuff a lot better where it is right now.”

Cannon also worked on his approach to left-handed hitters after he returned to the minors. It looks as though he put that time to good use.

“This is a special kid,” Chicago manager Pedro Grifol said. “And it's not just the talent, it's the makeup, it's the intangibles. It's how hungry he is to learn and how he applies, how he receives information.”

Alex Bregman and Trey Cabbage each had two hits for Houston.

The Astros played without slugger Yordan Alvarez, who is batting .365 with five homers and 15 RBI in June. Manager Joe Espada said Alvarez was dealing with a family matter, but could be back in the lineup as soon as Wednesday.

“We couldn’t get much going offensively,” Espada said. “I thought the game plan going into the game was pretty good. (Cannon) just really mixes his pitches really well."

Framber Valdez (5-5) permitted two hits in six innings, but two of his five walks came around to score. Frustrated by the strike zone, Espada was ejected by plate umpire Derek Thomas in the bottom of the third.

Andrew Vaughn drove in each of Chicago's runs on fielder's choice grounders with the bases loaded, one in the third and another one in the fifth.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Astros: RHP Justin Verlander (neck discomfort) was placed on the 15-day injured list, and RHP Nick Hernandez was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land. ... Espada said C Yainer Diaz (right hand) “came out well” after making his first start at catcher on Sunday since June 9.

White Sox: DH Eloy Jiménez (strained left hamstring) could return next week, general manager Chris Getz said. Jiménez is on a rehab assignment in the Arizona Complex League.

Garrett Crochet (6-5, 3.16 ERA) pitches for Chicago on Wednesday night. The left-hander is 5-1 with a 1.36 ERA in his last nine starts. Hunter Brown (3-5, 5.00) takes the mound for Houston. The right-hander has a 13-inning scoreless streak after winning each of his last two starts.

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Matchup Prediction

White Sox: 35.9%

Astros: 64.1%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Caratini grounded out to first.
	9th Inning	Brebbia relieved Cannon
	9th Inning	Dubón singled to center, Singleton to second.
	9th Inning	Singleton reached on infield single to third.
	9th Inning	Diaz grounded out to shortstop.
	9th Inning	Bregman grounded out to second.

Statistics

HOU		CHW
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
18	Ground Balls	10
4	Strikeouts	7
0	Runs Batted In	2
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
7	Hits	2
0	Stolen Bases	0
1	Walks	5
0	Catcher Interference	0
0	Runs	2
0	Ground Into Double Play	1
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
33	At Bats	25
0	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
11	Runners Left On Base	12
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
1	Doubles	0
11	Fly Balls	8
1	Caught Stealing	0
111	Pitches	119
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	2
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
8	Total Bases	2
34	Plate Appearances	30
0.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
1	Extra Base Hits	0
1.3	Runs Created	-0.1
.212	Batting Average	.080
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.242	Slugging Percentage	.080
.030	Secondary Average	.200
.235	On Base Percentage	.233
.478	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.313
1.6	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.3
1.3	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	-0.1
9.0	Batter Rating	10.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.26	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.97
.030	Isolated Power	.000
0.25	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.71
.029	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.167
-.182	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.120
0.0	Runs Produced	4.0
0.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.3	Patience Ratio	0.2
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.1
66.5	MLB Rating	60.8
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0