Pitching Fails Astros in 6-3 Loss to White Sox in ALWC Game 1

What unfolded over the course of a late afternoon affair was a glaring contrast between the clubs going well beyond the final box score. Chicago 's core nucleus of young talent might be eventually as good as what Houston had back in 2015. The similarities of emerging from the doldrums are striking.

Munetaka Murakami brought in the game's first run with an RBI Sac Fly, scoring Sam Antonacci. The Sox would increase their lead the following frame against Bryan King . Montgomery and Meidroth reached on singles and then Colston Montgomery was hit, loading the bases. Sam Antonacci once again produced, this time punching out a 2 run RBI single, making it 3-0. King faced 5 batters, allowed 4 hits and a HBP. The only reason there wasn't more damage was due to a pair of K's from Miguel Ullola who electrified the crowd with his velocity.

All told on the day, Houston would run through 8 different pitchers. AJ Blubaugh in a starting role was wild throughout the opening stages, administering three walks. He threw 27 pitches and recorded just 2 outs. Not exactly the result Brent Strom was looking for when lured out of retirement a month ago.