Astros use 5-run uprising to take 2-0 lead over White Sox

Yordan Alvarez delivered the go-ahead RBI single and Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer to cap a five-run seventh inning Friday afternoon for the host Houston Astros, who took a commanding lead in the American League Division Series by beating the Chicago White Sox 9-4 in Game 2 of the best-of-five set.

The Astros will take a 2-0 series lead to Chicago for Game 3, scheduled for Sunday.

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