Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros, July 25, 2026

AstrosHOU
4-1
Final
White SoxCWS

July 25, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Rate Field

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

5-0

Last 5
W 8-5
vs MIA
W 5-3
vs MIA
W 5-2
vs MIA
W 9-5
@ CWS
W 4-1
@ CWS

Chicago White Sox

2-3

Last 5
W 10-3
@ TEX
L 0-10
@ TEX
W 4-2
@ TEX
L 5-9
vs HOU
L 1-4
vs HOU

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown
Recorded starter

Chicago White Sox

Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 25, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Houston Astros52-54.491#2#52.0
Chicago White Sox54-49.524#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Houston AstrosChicago White Sox
.732
OPS
.726
226
HR
211
734
Runs
776
4.45
ERA
4.12
1.34
WHIP
1.31
1411
Strikeouts by pitchers
1337

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Houston Astros

Hitters

Jeremy Peña headshot
Jeremy Peña

11 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

8 H, 3 HR, 4 RBI

Isaac Paredes headshot
Isaac Paredes

7 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Pitchers

Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown

7.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Bryan Abreu headshot
Bryan Abreu

3.2 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Steven Okert headshot
Steven Okert

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Chicago White Sox

Hitters

Chase Meidroth headshot
Chase Meidroth

6 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Braden Montgomery headshot
Braden Montgomery

6 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Andrew Benintendi headshot
Andrew Benintendi

3 H, 0 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke

6.0 IP, 10 SO, 3.00 ERA

Anthony Kay headshot
Anthony Kay

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 3.60 ERA

Erick Fedde headshot
Erick Fedde

4.0 IP, 6 SO, 4.50 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Isaac Paredes headshot
Isaac Paredes
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 4, Chicago White Sox 1: HOU 6 hits, CWS 5 hits; HOU 1 error, CWS 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Houston Astros000003010461
Chicago White Sox000000001151

Box Score

Batting

Jeremy Peña led Houston Astros with 3 hits.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS4230010
Yordan AlvarezDH3100110
Isaac Paredes3B4023010
Jose Altuve2B4000000
Nick Allen2B0000000
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF3010010
Taylor TrammellLF1000010
Christian Walker1B3000130
Yainer DiazC4000010
Lucas SpenceCF4000020
Cam SmithRF3100010
Totals334632120

5 players led Chicago White Sox with 1 hit each.

Chicago White Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Sam AntonacciLF3000000
Randal GrichukPH/LF1000000
Munetaka Murakami1B4010010
Miguel Vargas3B4110010
Colson MontgomerySS4011010
Andrew BenintendiDH3000030
Luisangel AcuñaPH1000010
Braden MontgomeryRF4010020
Tristan PetersCF2010100
Chase Meidroth2B3000010
Edgar QueroC3000000
Totals321511100

Pitching

Hunter Brown went 7.0 innings for Houston Astros (7 SO, 0 ER); Sean Burke went 6.0 innings for Chicago White Sox (10 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Houston Astros
Hunter Brown7.0200070
Bryan Abreu0.2100110
Bennett Sousa0.2210000
Josh Hader0.2000020
Chicago White Sox
Sean Burke6.04321100
Trevor Richards2.0211020
Tyler Schweitzer1.0000100
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T6

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Cam Smith scores. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Braden Montgomery. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • T8

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • B9

    Single Colson Montgomery singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Miguel Vargas scores. HOU 4, CWS 1

Play-by-Play

All 69 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging. HOU 4, CWS 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Luisangel Acuña strikes out swinging. HOU 4, CWS 1

  • B9

    Single Colson Montgomery singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Miguel Vargas scores. HOU 4, CWS 1

  • B9

    Single Miguel Vargas singles on a line drive to center fielder Lucas Spence. Miguel Vargas to 2nd. Miguel Vargas advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by center fielder Lucas Spence. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • B9

    Flyout Munetaka Murakami flies out to center fielder Lucas Spence. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • T9

    Flyout Cam Smith flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • T9

    Lineout Lucas Spence lines out to center fielder Tristan Peters. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • T9

    Flyout Yainer Diaz flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • T9

    Walk Christian Walker walks. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • B8

    Pop Out Randal Grichuk pops out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • B8

    Groundout Edgar Quero grounds out, second baseman Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. Braden Montgomery to 3rd. Tristan Peters to 2nd. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • B8

    Strikeout Chase Meidroth strikes out swinging. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • B8

    Walk Tristan Peters walks. Braden Montgomery to 2nd. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • B8

    Single Braden Montgomery singles on a ground ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • T8

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • T8

    Pop Out Jose Altuve pops out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami in foul territory. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • T8

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 4, CWS 0

  • T8

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • T8

    Single Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • B7

    Groundout Colson Montgomery grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Hunter Brown. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • B7

    Flyout Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • T7

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • T7

    Groundout Lucas Spence grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • T7

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • B6

    Groundout Munetaka Murakami grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • B6

    Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • B6

    Groundout Edgar Quero grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • T6

    Strikeout LaMonte Wade Jr. strikes out swinging. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • T6

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out, pitcher Sean Burke to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • T6

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Cam Smith scores. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Braden Montgomery. HOU 3, CWS 0

  • T6

    Walk Yordan Alvarez walks. Cam Smith to 3rd. Jeremy Peña to 2nd. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T6

    Single Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci, deflected by shortstop Colson Montgomery. Cam Smith to 2nd. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T6

    Hit By Pitch Cam Smith hit by pitch. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B5

    Groundout Chase Meidroth grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B5

    Flyout Tristan Peters flies out sharply to center fielder Lucas Spence. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B5

    Groundout Braden Montgomery grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Lucas Spence called out on strikes. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Yainer Diaz strikes out on a foul tip. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B4

    Single Munetaka Murakami singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T4

    Groundout LaMonte Wade Jr. grounds out, first baseman Munetaka Murakami to pitcher Sean Burke. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T4

    Lineout Jose Altuve lines out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T4

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B3

    Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B3

    Flyout Edgar Quero flies out to center fielder Lucas Spence. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B3

    Flyout Chase Meidroth flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B3

    Single Tristan Peters singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T3

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Cam Smith strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B2

    Flyout Colson Montgomery flies out to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Lucas Spence strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T2

    Flyout Yainer Diaz flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T2

    Single LaMonte Wade Jr. singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Miguel Vargas. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B1

    Flyout Miguel Vargas flies out to center fielder Lucas Spence. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • B1

    Lineout Sam Antonacci lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T1

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T1

    Forceout Yordan Alvarez pops into a force out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Jeremy Peña out at 2nd. Yordan Alvarez to 1st. HOU 0, CWS 0

  • T1

    Single Jeremy Peña singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. HOU 0, CWS 0