White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 7-3 to sweep the AL Wild Card Series, marking the team's first playoff series win since 2005.
Houston ace Hunter Brown was lifted after getting just two outs and wasn’t helped by a sloppy defense, which committed two first-inning errors.
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