Major League Baseball

Houston Astros

AL Wild Card · Game 2 · Best of 3
Past match
Chicago White Sox won.
Houston Astros lost to the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox84-78 7 – 3 Houston Astros81-81
Final · Wed, Sep 30
Series: CHW win 2-0

Game Details

Daikin Park (Houston) · 36,015 fans · NBCSN, Peacock View tournament bracket →
Daikin Park
Daikin Park · Houston

Line Score

123456789RHE
CHW 400003000 7 80
HOU 110100000 3 52

Win Probability · Houston Astros

first pitchnow: 0%

Game Leaders

Chicago White Sox
Houston Astros

2026 American League Central Standings
TeamWLPCTGBStrk
Cleveland 8577.525-L1
Chicago 8478.5191W1
Minnesota 7785.4758W1
Detroit 7686.4699L1
Kansas City 6993.42616W1

2026 American League West Standings
TeamWLPCTGBStrk
Houston 8181.500-W2
Texas 8082.4941L1
Seattle 7686.4695W2
Athletics 6498.39517L2
Los Angeles 62100.38319L2

Scoring

Top 6th HR Meidroth homered to left (390 feet), Acuña scored and Peters scored.7–3
Bot 4th HR Altuve homered to left (353 feet).4–3
Bot 2nd HR Smith homered to left (440 feet).4–2
Bot 1st HR Peña homered to left center (395 feet).4–1
Top 1st 1B Peters singled to right, Benintendi scored.4–0
Top 1st 1B Benintendi singled to center, Teel scored, Vargas to third. Vargas scored on throwing error by center fielder Spence, Benintendi to second.3–0
Top 1st 1B Teel singled to right, Antonacci scored.1–0

Team Stats

Chicago White SoxHouston Astros
Batting
8 Hits 5
1 Home Runs 3
4 Walks 1
13 Strikeouts 15
3 Stolen Bases 0
13 Left on Base 9
Pitching & Fielding
154 Pitches Thrown 165
0 Errors 2
0 Double Plays 0

Box Score

Chicago White Sox ▾
Batting
PlayerABRHRBIHRBBKAVG#POBPSLG
S. AntonacciLF4110001.28614.444.429
B. DoyleCF10100001.00031.0001.000
K. TeelC5121003.30018.300.300
M. Vargas3B5100002.00023.100.000
M. Murakami1B5000003.12524.200.125
A. BenintendiDH2111010.33313.600.333
L. AcunaDH1100000.0002.000.000
T. PetersLF3111011.28617.375.286
C. Meidroth2B3123110.57124.6251.000
B. MontgomeryRF4000001.2509.250.250
C. MontgomerySS3000012.16718.375.667
Team367861413165
Pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERA
S. Burke4.043308372-486.75
H. Brazoban0.110001016-90.00
A. Kay(W, 1-0)0.200010011-40.00
J. Hicks2.000003021-130.00
E. Fedde2.000003034-200.00
Team9.05331153154-94
Houston Astros ▾
Batting
PlayerABRHRBIHRBBKAVG#POBPSLG
J. PenaSS4121102.37517.375.750
Y. AlvarezLF4000002.12519.125.125
I. ParedesDH2000011.16724.375.167
J. Altuve2B4121101.25012.250.625
Y. DiazC4000002.00016.000.000
C. Walker1B4000003.00020.250.000
L. SpenceCF4000001.12517.125.125
C. SmithRF3111102.28620.375.714
N. Allen3B3000001.0009.000.000
Team323533115154
Pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERA
H. Brown(L, 0-1)0.254312036-2240.50
A. Blubaugh1.100002015-110.00
P. Lambert3.002222048-286.00
B. Abreu2.211116144-282.45
J. Hader1.120001022-160.00
Team9.08764131165-105

Injury Report

Houston Astros
  • Mike Burrows SP60-Day-IL
  • Enyel De Los Santos RPOut
  • Cristian Javier SPOut
  • Brice Matthews CFOut
  • Daulton Varsho CFOut
Chicago White Sox
  • Prelander Berroa RP60-Day-IL
  • Joey Bart C10-Day-IL
  • Tanner Murray LF60-Day-IL
  • Luis Castillo SP15-Day-IL
  • Ky Bush SP60-Day-IL

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros

  1. #3 Jeremy PenaSS
  2. #44 Yordan AlvarezLF
  3. #15 Isaac ParedesDH
  4. #27 Jose Altuve2B
  5. #21 Yainer DiazC
  6. #8 Christian Walker1B
  7. #28 Lucas SpenceCF
  8. #11 Cam SmithRF
  9. #20 Nick Allen3B

Chicago White Sox

  1. #17 Sam AntonacciLF
  2. #8 Kyle TeelC
  3. #20 Miguel Vargas3B
  4. #5 Munetaka Murakami1B
  5. #23 Andrew BenintendiDH
  6. #29 Tristan PetersLF
  7. #10 Chase Meidroth2B
  8. #24 Braden MontgomeryRF
  9. #12 Colson MontgomerySS
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