Chicago White Sox @ Houston Astros — Sep 29, 2026

MLB·Wild Card Round Minute Maid Park, Houston·September 29, 2026
Chicago White Sox CWS 85-78, 37-45 Away
6
Final
3
Houston Astros HOU 81-82, 39-43 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CWS 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 11 1
HOU 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 6 1
Chicago White Sox lead 1-0
Leaders
Hits
R.
R. Grichuk RF CWS
2 H
J.
J. Peña SS HOU
1 H
Home Runs
C.
C. Montgomery SS CWS
1 HR
N.
N. Velázquez RF HOU
1 HR
RBI
S.
S. Antonacci 3B CWS
2 RBI
N.
N. Velázquez RF HOU
2 RBI
Batting
White Sox
Astros
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
White Sox
Astros
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 8th 0 - 1 6 - 3
6 - 3
Jose Altuve Jose Altuve reaches on error. Yordan Alvarez to second. Jeremy Peña scores. Throwing error by Miguel Vargas. RBI E
Top 7th 1 - 0 6 - 2
RBI Braden Montgomery Braden Montgomery reaches on third strike.
6 - 2
Bot 5th 0 - 2 5 - 2
5 - 2
Nelson Velázquez Nelson Velázquez homers to left field. Lucas Spence scores. HR RBI 2
Top 5th 1 - 0 5 - 0
RBI Chase Meidroth Chase Meidroth singles to shortstop. Braden Montgomery to second. Tristan Peters to third. Munetaka Murakami scores.
5 - 0
Top 4th 1 - 0 4 - 0
HR RBI Colson Montgomery Colson Montgomery homers to center field.
4 - 0
Top 2nd 2 - 0 3 - 0
RBI 2 Sam Antonacci Sam Antonacci singles to left field. Colson Montgomery to second. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery scores.
3 - 0
Top 1st 1 - 0 1 - 0
RBI Munetaka Murakami Munetaka Murakami out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Cam Smith. Sam Antonacci scores.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: CWS +5 Times Tied: 0
Team Statistics
White Sox
Astros
Batting
11 Hits 6
6 Runs 3
1 Home Runs 1
5 RBI 2
8 Strikeouts 7
4 Walks 2
0 Doubles 0
0 Triples 0
20 Left on Base 14
Pitching
3 Runs Allowed 6
2 Earned Runs 5
6 Hits Allowed 11
7 Strikeouts 8
2 Walks 4
1 HR Allowed 1
36 Batters Faced 42
Fielding
27 Put Outs 27
12 Assists 9
Head-to-Head
Astros leads 4-1
Final
CWS White Sox
2
HOU Astros
6
Final
CWS White Sox
0
HOU Astros
2
Final
CWS White Sox
5
HOU Astros
1
Final
CWS White Sox
3
HOU Astros
6
Final
CWS White Sox
3
HOU Astros
4
Highlights
White Sox 6 - 3 Astros
September 29, 2026
Minute Maid Park
Houston, US · 41,168 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Round
Wild Card Round
Date
September 29, 2026
Time
9:00 pm