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White Sox take the series in Houston, roll to 6–3 with swagger (Astros fall to 5–4)

If this was supposed to be Houston’s “welcome to the big leagues” weekend for a young White Sox club, Chicago flipped the script fast.

The Sox ate a gut-punch opener, then spent the next two days doing exactly what good teams do on the road: answer back, win late, and turn one loss into a series win. Two victories later, Chicago walks out of Daikin Park with a 2-of-3 series win, a 6–3 record, and momentum that feels very real.

Game 1 — Astros 9, White Sox 3 (Friday, April 10)

Houston basically won the game in the first inning.

A five-run ambush—highlighted by a Yordan Alvarez two-run homer and a Jorge Soler two-run shot—put Chicago in survival mode immediately. The Sox showed some fight (a Luis Robert Jr. solo HR early, a Chase Meidroth HR later), but Brandon Woodruff controlled the middle of the night and Houston kept stacking runs (including a Jose Altuve two-run blast in the sixth) to turn it into a runaway.

Vibe of the night: Chicago got clipped early, and the scoreboard never really let them breathe.

Game 2 — White Sox 5, Astros 2 (Saturday, April 11)

This is the response you love to see after a Friday faceplant.

Down 2–0, the Sox tied it in the third when Meidroth detonated a two-run homer, and then they just… kept applying pressure. Edgar Quero delivered a huge run-scoring knock (and kept finding barrels all night), the Sox manufactured an insurance run on pure chaos (yes, a balk run), and the pitching staff slammed every door Houston tried to open.

Mike Vasil bent a lot (traffic all game), but the bullpen was nails behind him—clean innings from Eisert, Weaver, Jason Adam, and then Edwin Díaz to lock it down.

Vibe of the night: gritty road win, bullpen swagger, and Meidroth setting the tone.

Game 3 — White Sox 9, Astros 6 (Sunday, April 12)

Sunday felt like the series—compressed into nine chaotic innings.

Houston came out swinging with a three-run Max Kepler homer in the first, and for a second it looked like another “uh oh, here we go” kind of day.

Chicago’s answer? Patience and power—together.

A three-run third inning erased the deficit, fueled by speed, baserunning pressure, and Houston pitchers losing the zone.

Edgar Quero nuked a solo homer to keep the push going.

Colson Montgomery crushed a two-run homer to blow the game open.

Samuel Zavala followed with a solo shot that felt like a statement.

And Meidroth kept being involved in everything—on base, in the middle of rallies, forcing Houston to defend the entire field.

It got sweaty in the seventh when Houston crept back within striking distance, but the Sox bullpen stabilized and Díaz finished the series the way you want your closer finishing a series: no doubts, no drama, handshake line.

Vibe of the night: early punch absorbed, then Chicago played bigger, louder baseball the rest of the way.

The series headline: Chicago’s young core looked ready for the moment

This wasn’t a “steal one and run” series win. It was a tone-setting one.

Chase Meidroth felt like the ignition key the whole weekend—impact swings, constant pressure, and the kind of presence that changes how a lineup breathes.

Edgar Quero kept producing in the middle, including a massive Sunday homer that kept the game tilted Chicago’s way.

Colson Montgomery and Samuel Zavala brought the thunder when Houston needed one shutdown inning to flip momentum.

And the bullpen (especially Díaz) gave the series a clean ending—twice.

Chicago leaves Houston 6–3, with a series win over a division contender and a very simple message attached:

You can jump them early… but you’d better finish them.