Valdez, Alvarez lead Astros to 3-2 win over White Sox August 17 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink CHICAGO (AP) Framber Valdez threw seven solid innings, Yordan Alvarez drove in a run and scored one, and the Houston Astros beat the White Sox 3-2 on Wednesday night, ending Chicago's five-game winning streak.The AL West-leading Astros hung on after blowing late leads in the first two games of the Justise Winslow Jersey series. The White Sox trail AL Central-leading Cleveland by two games.Valdez (12-4) gave up two runs and seven hits, struck out six and walked three. The left-hander is 4-0 in six starts since losing to Oakland on July 9.Alvarez drove in Jose Altuve with a sacrifice fly in the first. He singled and scored on Trey Mancinis sac fly in the fourth, and Chas McCormick added an RBI double in the inning against Michael Kopech (4-9) to put Houston on top 3-0.The White Sox scored two in the bottom half on a RBI double by Yon Moncada and double-play grounder by Josh Harrison with the bases loaded.They had runners on first and second with one out in the eighth against Ryne Stanek. Moncada struck out and Yasmani Grandal fouled out to end the threat.Play was stopped for a few minutes in the eighth when a boy hopped the center-field wall. He pumped his fist as he was escorted off the field.Ryan Pre sly pitched the ninth for his 24th save in 28 chances.Kopech was nowhere near as dominant after to sing six no-hit innings against Detroit last week. The Mike Bibby Jersey right-hander went six innings in this one, allowing three runs and five hits. He struck out two after whiffing a career-high 11 in his previous start.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: The Astros placed OF Aledmys Daz (left groin discomfort) on the 10-day injured list. He was headed back to Houston, and manager Dusty Baker had no timeline on his return. I'm just hoping we caught it before it became too serious because they can linger pretty badly, he said. The Astros recalled INF JJ Matijevic from Triple-A Sugar Land.White Sox: CF Luis Robert (sprained left wrist) had an injection Tuesday, and manager Tony La Ru sa insisted a stint on the IL is not in the works. There's no reason for him to go, La Ru sa said. It's just a question of when he can swing normally and not hold back. There's nothing damaged in there that we have to protect. Yuta Watanabe Jersey Robert was out of the lineup for the fifth straight game, though he ran for Eloy Jimnez in the eighth. ... The White Sox placed INF/OF Leury Garcia (strained lower back) on the 10-day IL and recalled INF Romy Gonzlez from Triple-A Charlotte. La Ru sa said he's very optimistic Garcia will be ready to return when he's eligible.UP NEXTRHP Lucas Giolito (9-6, 4.92 ERA) tries to win his fourth straight start, while RHP Luis Garca (9-8, 4.03) gets the ball for Houston as the teams wrap up a four-game series. Giolito has a 3.71 ERA in his past three outings. Garcia beat Oakland last week after losing his previous three starts.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic De'Anthony Melton Jersey American League Major League Baseball Houston Astros Ryan Pre sly Luis Robert Lucas Giolito Framber Valdez Leury Garca Yasmani Grandal Jose Altuve Michael Kopech Chas McCormick Josh Harrison Yordan Alvarez Chicago White Sox Houston Astros share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 26 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 30 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 53 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets C.J. Miles Jersey after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS