HOUSTON -- Lately, when at home, the Astros love to wait until the ninth inning. The Astros hit multiple walk-offs during their last homestand, so when they entered Thursday's ninth inning trailing by one run, what was forthcoming was, well, predictable.
Houston defeated the White Sox, 4-3, at Minute Maid Park on Yuli Gurriel's game-winning single to right field.
This rally was helped by two players who hadn't played until the ninth and a slumping slugger in need of offense productivity. Tony Kemp and Marwin Gonzalez, both out of Thursday's lineup, drew a walk and singled, respectively, as pinch-hitters before George Springer put aside a massive slump to knock a game-tying RBI single.