Chicago White Sox @ Houston Astros

ALWC - Game 1

84-78, 36-45 Away

5th,1 out

81-81, 39-42 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
S. AntonacciLF	1-2	1	0	2	.500
K. TeelC	1-3	0	0	0	.333
M. Vargas3B	0-2	0	0	0	.000
M. Murakami1B	0-1	0	0	1	.000
A. BenintendiDH	0-1	0	0	0	.000
R. GrichukPH	0-1	0	0	0	.000
T. PetersCF	0-2	0	0	0	.000
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Peters struck out swinging. 3rd: Peters fouled out to third.
B. MontgomeryRF	1-2	1	0	0	.500
C. Meidroth2B	1-2	1	0	0	.500
C. MontgomerySS	1-1	1	1	1	1.000

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
H. Smith	3.0	2	0	0	1	38-28	0.00
J. Hicks	1.0	0	0	0	1	15-10	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

CHW

HOU

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Daikin Park

2:30 AM, 30 September 2026

Current Weather

Houston, Texas

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alex MacKay
First Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Additon
Third Base Umpire - Alan Porter
Left Field Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
Right Field Umpire - Paul Clemons

J. HendricksonLHP

0.1IP

0ER

T. PetersCF

0-2

PITCH COUNT: 12|ON DECK: B. Montgomery

Balls

Strikes

Outs

.000

.323

.263

.278

.280

.255

.300

.373

.214

ON BASE:1B: M. Murakami2B: Base empty3B: Base empty

Strike Looking

Four-seam FB92 MPH

Foul Ball

Four-seam FB92 MPH

Ball

Cutter88 MPH

Scoring Summary


CHW
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	2	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	4	5	0
0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	2	1

		CHW
1st	Murakami hit sacrifice fly to right, Antonacci scored.	1
2nd	Antonacci singled to left, B. Montgomery scored and Meidroth scored, C. Montgomery to second.	3
4th	C. Montgomery homered to center (432 feet).	4

Chicago White Sox

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jake Rogers C	Paternity	29 Sep
Prelander Berroa RP	60-Day IL	29 Sep
Joey Bart C	10-Day IL	29 Sep
Tanner Murray LF	60-Day IL	29 Sep
Luis Castillo SP	15-Day IL	1 Feb

Houston Astros

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Mike Burrows SP	60-Day IL	29 Sep
Steven Okert RP	15-Day IL	3 Oct
Ethan Pecko SP	Day-To-Day	3 Oct
Daulton Varsho CF	10-Day IL	3 Oct
Brice Matthews CF	10-Day IL	3 Oct

Data is currently unavailable.

White Sox
Astros

Game 1

White Sox
Astros

Game 2

1/10

White Sox
Astros

Game 3

2/10

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	85	77	.525	-	L1
Chicago	84	78	.519	1	W1
Minnesota	77	85	.475	8	W1
Detroit	76	86	.469	9	L1
Kansas City	69	93	.426	16	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	81	81	.500	-	W2
Texas	80	82	.494	1	L1
Seattle	76	86	.469	5	W2
Athletics	64	98	.395	17	L2
Los Angeles	62	100	.383	19	L2

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Chicago White Sox @ Houston Astros

J. HendricksonLHP

T. PetersCF

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