Chicago White Sox @ Houston Astros
9/29/2026, 5:00:00 PM ET · Daikin Park
| Chicago White Sox | 6 |
| Houston Astros | 3 |
FINALtotal 8.534,011 attendance
Probable pitchers
Expected to throw the bulk of the game.
Hagen Smith
Chicago White Sox · LHP Projected
| Split | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | OBA | K% | K/9 | HR/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 35.0 | 1.29 | 1.09 | .119 | 33.1% | 12.1 | 0.26 |
| 2026 Away | 9 | 16.1 | 2.20 | 0.92 | .140 | 28.1% | 9.9 | 0.55 |
| 2026 Day | 8 | 12.2 | 2.13 | 1.26 | .050 | 33.3% | 12.8 | 0.00 |
| Split | BF | HR | BB | OBA | SLG | BRL% | HH% | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 vs LHB | 39 | 1 | 3 | .194 | .278 | 3.8% | 34.6% | 25.6% |
| 2026 vs RHB | 71 | 0 | 13 | .069 | .121 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 43.7% |
Earned Runso0.5+132
Strikeoutso1.5-110
Pitching Outso3.5-135
Hits Allowedo1.5+160
AJ Blubaugh
Houston Astros · RHP Projected
| Split | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | OBA | K% | K/9 | HR/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 98.0 | 3.58 | 1.23 | .208 | 23.4% | 8.8 | 1.19 |
| 2026 Home | 32 | 45.1 | 2.98 | 1.15 | .191 | 27.3% | 9.9 | 0.99 |
| 2026 Day | 20 | 34.0 | 3.44 | 1.00 | .187 | 23.9% | 8.5 | 1.06 |
| 2025 | 11 | 32.0 | 1.69 | 0.88 | .150 | 28.2% | 9.8 | 1.69 |
| Split | BF | HR | BB | OBA | SLG | BRL% | HH% | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 vs LHB | 210 | 7 | 22 | .187 | .363 | 10.9% | 41.6% | 23.8% |
| 2026 vs RHB | 184 | 6 | 20 | .258 | .434 | 10.0% | 32.5% | 22.8% |
| 2025 vs LHB | 59 | 3 | 5 | .132 | .340 | 14.3% | 48.6% | 32.2% |
| 2025 vs RHB | 66 | 3 | 7 | .169 | .339 | 7.0% | 37.2% | 24.2% |
Earned Runso0.5-105
Strikeoutso0.5-899
Batting orders
Chicago White Sox
Confirmed6 LHB, 2 RHB, 1 SW · 2026
| # | Batter | Pos | AB | H | HR | AVG | SLG | K% | BRL% | HH% | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam AntonacciL | LF | 496 | 137 | 8 | .276 | .393 | 15.7% | 5.0% | 33.3% | — |
| 2 | Kyle TeelL | C | 144 | 30 | 5 | .208 | .340 | 37.6% | 11.4% | 47.1% | o1.5 +125 |
| 3 | Miguel VargasR | 3B | 607 | 151 | 34 | .249 | .471 | 18.3% | 13.1% | 43.7% | o0.5 -110 |
| 4 | Munetaka MurakamiL | 1B | 477 | 99 | 36 | .208 | .472 | 36.4% | 20.7% | 57.4% | — |
| 5 | Andrew BenintendiL | DH | 427 | 102 | 15 | .239 | .410 | 24.8% | 8.3% | 44.9% | — |
| 6 | Tristan PetersL | CF | 455 | 121 | 12 | .266 | .433 | 19.7% | 5.4% | 33.7% | — |
| 7 | Braden MontgomerySW | RF | 346 | 76 | 6 | .220 | .338 | 21.8% | 4.4% | 40.3% | — |
| 8 | Chase MeidrothR | 2B | 589 | 164 | 17 | .278 | .421 | 22.4% | 4.6% | 34.6% | — |
| 9 | Colson MontgomeryL | SS | 587 | 117 | 32 | .199 | .405 | 36.7% | 12.1% | 41.2% | o0.5 +250 |
Houston Astros
Confirmed3 LHB, 6 RHB, 0 SW · 2026
| # | Batter | Pos | AB | H | HR | AVG | SLG | K% | BRL% | HH% | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy PeñaR | SS | 455 | 127 | 23 | .279 | .481 | 24.6% | 7.0% | 39.4% | o0.5 +800 |
| 2 | Yordan AlvarezL | DH | 575 | 180 | 42 | .313 | .595 | 17.8% | 16.1% | 54.0% | o1.5 +111 |
| 3 | Isaac ParedesR | 3B | 568 | 148 | 25 | .261 | .444 | 14.1% | 4.8% | 29.2% | — |
| 4 | Jose AltuveR | 2B | 532 | 133 | 17 | .250 | .398 | 20.1% | 4.1% | 31.3% | o0.5 +175 |
| 5 | Yainer DiazR | C | 352 | 98 | 14 | .278 | .449 | 16.8% | 7.0% | 39.0% | o0.5 -208 |
| 6 | Christian WalkerR | 1B | 577 | 129 | 29 | .224 | .423 | 23.8% | 9.6% | 40.7% | o0.5 -208 |
| 7 | Lucas SpenceL | CF | 63 | 13 | 4 | .206 | .460 | 35.7% | 12.1% | 48.5% | o0.5 +145 |
| 8 | Cam SmithR | RF | 517 | 109 | 22 | .211 | .395 | 26.9% | 11.2% | 43.4% | — |
| 9 | Taylor TrammellL | LF | 255 | 49 | 8 | .192 | .341 | 32.7% | 12.3% | 38.0% | — |