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HOUSTON -- Having squandered all of the momentum following their surprisingly scorching start to the season, the Chicago White Sox could at least hang their hat on their recent performances on the road, where theyd won three of four games entering their series opener against the Houston Astros.But following their 5-0 setback Friday -- their fourth shutout loss on the season -- Chicago (40-40) dropped back to .500. At least it has its ace on the mound for the middle game of the series Saturday.White Sox left-hander Chris Sale (13-2, 2.79 ERA), the first pitcher in the majors to reach 13 wins this season, pursues his second victory over Houston this season. Sale defeated the Astros 2-1 on May 19, allowing one run on four hits with nine strikeouts while tossing a complete game. Astros catcher Evan Gattis recorded the lone run against Sale with a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning.Sale has dominated the Astros throughout his career, posting a 4-1 record and 0.66 ERA in five career starts against them. He has allowed three earned runs while posting 56 strikeouts in 41 innings against Houston.Weve got Sale tomorrow so we have a pretty good chance of winning the ballgame and (left-hander Jose) Quintana afterwards, so weve just got to keep our heads up and keep grinding, said White Sox right-hander Miguel Gonzalez, who suffered the loss Friday night despite allowing just three hits and two earned runs over seven strong innings.Right-hander Doug Fister (8-4, 3.36 ERA) gets the start for the Astros and seeks to rebound after the Royals snapped his seven-game winning streak in Kansas City on Sunday. Fister allowed four runs on eight hits while striking out six over 6 2/3 innings in the 6-1 setback.For Fister, that streak was the longest of his career. The Astros had won 10 consecutive games in which Fister started, a streak that tied their single-season record set by right-hander Donnie Wall in 1996.Fister is 3-4 with a 3.77 ERA in 10 career starts against the White Sox, including a 5-3 win in Chicago on May 18 when he pitched into the seventh inning.The Astros have won 13 of 15 games at Minute Maid Park and opened a key 10-game homestand with their third shutout win and sixth in succession at home. Once 11 games below .500, the Astros (43-37) continue to put distance between their sluggish start with a successful mix of effective starting pitching and timely, productive at-bats.Weve played really well and weve gotten ourselves back into relevance, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. And Im proud of this group.Were playing pretty good baseball. Weve got a great energy about us, the vibe is good, our personality is good, theyre having a lot of fun. Were winning games we should win when were in position to win. 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Jane Virtanen scored two, and Alex Roach and Elliott Peterson rounded out the offence for the Hitmen (40-15-6). Brady Brassart chipped in with three assists. Colton McCarthy scored twice, Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, and Jack Rodewald also scored for the Warriors (15-35-9), who were 2 for 5 on the power play. Tim Salmon Angels Jersey . Defencemen Drew Doughty, Shea Weber and forward Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Canadians, who started their gold-medal defence 2-0. Goalie Roberto Luongo, getting the call in place of Game 1 starter Carey Price, was solid when needed in making 23 saves for the shutout. PROVO, Utah -- Taysom Hill will begin his final year at BYU as the Cougars starting quarterback.Head coach Kalani Sitake made the announcement about the fifth-year senior at the end of the Cougars practice Tuesday.Tanner Mangum was also competing for the starting job. 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