McCullers fans career-high 12 in rout of Sox

Lance McCullers Jr. exited the Astros’ 11-4 win against the White Sox at Minute Maid Park after seven innings, with a career-high 12 strikeouts. Working on three extra days of rest since his previous start on June 28, the Astros’ right-hander carried a no-hitter into sixth inning. Yuli Gurriel roped an RBI single in the third inning and reserve catcher Tim Federowicz knocked his first RBI as an Astro with a two-run double in the fourth. The Astros clobbered the White Sox’s bullpen with seven insurance runs in the eighth inning against reliever Hector Santiago, including a three-run homer from Evan Gattis.