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Urquidy Was Cruisin, but Montero Meltdown Costs the Astros, Lose to Chisox 4-2

Everything was peachy until they took Jose Urquidy out.

It was another outstanding starting pitching performance for the Astros, and Urquidy was well on his way to an eight-inning shutout, on the heels of starting pitching shutouts by Astros pitchers in the previous two games.

But with a runner on first after a two-out infield single, they took Urquidy out.

The White Sox proceeded to score four straight runs on reliever Rafael Montero, who failed to record an out.

Indeed, it started peachy for the Astros.

The Stros struck early. Surprise lead-off hitter Mauricio Dubon made manager Dusty Baker look good with a single to start the game.