McCann grand slam in 8th powers White Sox past Astros 13-9

CHICAGO (AP) — James McCann hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox outlasted the Houston Astros 13-9 Wednesday to win the season series from the runaway AL West leaders.

Rookie Eloy Jiménez hit his 20th homer and doubled, and Tim Anderson doubled twice among four hits for the White Sox. Following a doubleheader split on Tuesday, Chicago (54-65) took two of three games from the Astros in a little over 24 hours and finished 4-3 against them this year. Houston has lost three of four following an eight-game winning streak.

McCann lined his 13th homer on an 0-2 pitch from Ryan Pressly (2-3) with two outs into the right field bullpen to end a 16-game drought. The All-Star catcher hadn’t gone deep since July 22, but connected for his fourth career grand slam.

José Altuve hit a two-run homer off Evan Marshall in the Astros eighth to tie it at 9. Chicago also overcame a pair of solo shots by Yuli Gurriel and a four-hit day by Michael Brantley that included two doubles. Alex Bregman drove in three runs after missing Tuesday’s twinbill with a sore shoulder.

José Abreu and Welington Castillo each had two RBIs for the White Sox.

Alex Colome (4-2), the fifth Chicago reliever, finished the game with 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

Houston starter Wade Miley allowed seven runs (three earned) on nine hits and hurt himself in the field. Two of Chicago’s four unearned runs in the second inning scored on Yolmer Sanchez’s suicide squeeze bunt when Miley tried to shovel the ball with his glove to Robinson Chirinos, but flung it over the catcher’s head.

Chicago starter Ross Detwiler allowed four runs on six hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings and left with a 7-4 lead.

The Astros jumped ahead 1-0 in the first on back-to-back doubles by Brantley and Bregman. Guriel lofted his first homer off the left-field foul pole in the second to make it 2-0.

The White Sox pounced on two Astros errors in the second and rallied for four unearned runs.

Gurriel lined his 25th homer of the season to center in the sixth. Abreu replied with an RBI single in the bottom half for an 8-5 lead. Jiménez’s shot in the seventh made it 9-7.

MOVING UP

The Astros recalled RHP Cy Sneed from Triple-A Round Rock. He’s 0-0 with a 3.75 ERA in three appearances with Houston this season. RHP Joe Biagini was optioned to the farm team on Tuesday.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Astros: RHP Gerrit Cole underwent tests on his right hamstring in Chicago after being scratched at the last minute from a start in the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader. Cole experienced discomfort in his leg while warming up and never took the mound. “He reports feeling good,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “He just needs wait for the results of the tests and the doctors and see what’s next for him.”

White Sox: 3B Yoán Moncada (strained right hamstring) worked out with the team on Wednesday, then left for a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte. . INF/OF Leury Garcia (bruised finger on right hand) was available off the bench.

UP NEXT:

Astros: RHP Aaron Sanchez (5-14, 5.60) faces Athletics RHP Mike Fiers (11-3, 3.30) at Oakland on Thursday. Sanchez goes for his third straight win since coming to the Astros in trade from Toronto at the deadline. Fiers is 9-0 with a 2.12 ERA dating to his no-hitter against Cincinnati on May 7.

White Sox: RHP Reynaldo López (7-9, 5.16) takes the mound at Anaheim against Angels LHP Andrew Heaney (1-2, 4.89) on Thursday. López tries for his third straight win and is 3-1 with a 2.13 ERA in his last six starts.