Astros 4, White Sox 3: Houston capitalizes on mistakes

Sep 21 2017 by South Side Sox

 

Walks create deficit, and seventh-inning error leads to key insurance run

Hawk Harrelson likes to say that teams beat themselves more often than they lose outright.

Tonight’s game was the kind of game he probably has in mind. The Astros beat the White Sox 4-3, and all four runs stemmed from White Sox mistakes. The first three originated as walks, and the fourth via a fly ball that Adam Engel should have caught on the center field warning track, but instead turned into a one-out triple...

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