Velázquez hits 2-run homer and Smith adds 2-run double as Astros surge past White Sox, 6-3‎

Nelson Velázquez hit a two-run homer and Cam Smith added a two-run double to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night in a series opener between American League division leaders. It was the fourth victory in five games for the Astros, who remained two games ahead of second-place Texas in the AL West. Houston led by one with one out in the fifth when starter Anthony Kay (9-7) walked Christian Walker with the bases loaded to make it 4-2.