Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros, July 26, 2026

AstrosHOU
3-12
Final
White SoxCWS

July 26, 2026, 2:10 PM ET | Rate Field

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

4-1

Last 5
W 5-3
vs MIA
W 5-2
vs MIA
W 9-5
@ CWS
W 4-1
@ CWS
L 3-12
@ CWS

Chicago White Sox

2-3

Last 5
L 0-10
@ TEX
W 4-2
@ TEX
L 5-9
vs HOU
L 1-4
vs HOU
W 12-3
vs HOU

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Ronel Blanco headshot
Ronel Blanco
Recorded starter

Chicago White Sox

Erick Fedde headshot
Erick Fedde
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 26, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Houston Astros52-55.486#3#62.0
Chicago White Sox55-49.529#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

12 H, 4 HR, 4 RBI

Isaac Paredes headshot
Isaac Paredes

6 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown

7.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tatsuya Imai headshot
Tatsuya Imai

6.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.50 ERA

Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert

6.0 IP, 3 SO, 3.00 ERA

Chicago White Sox

Hitters

Munetaka Murakami headshot
Munetaka Murakami

6 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Chase Meidroth headshot
Chase Meidroth

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Miguel Vargas headshot
Miguel Vargas

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Grant Taylor headshot
Grant Taylor

3.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

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

Top Performers

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

Munetaka Murakami headshot
Munetaka Murakami
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Jeremy Peña headshot
Jeremy Peña
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Junior Perez headshot
Junior Perez
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago White Sox 12, Houston Astros 3: HOU 7 hits, CWS 12 hits; HOU 0 errors, CWS 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Houston Astros101010000370
Chicago White Sox20100243x12120

Box Score

Batting

Jeremy Peña and Taylor Trammell led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS4222002
Nick AllenPH1010000
Yordan AlvarezDH2000210
Christian VázquezPH1000010
Isaac Paredes3B4000010
Jose Altuve2B4000020
LaMonte Wade Jr.1B2000200
Yainer DiazC4010010
Taylor TrammellCF4121011
Cam SmithRF3000000
Zach DezenzoLF4010000
Totals33373473

Munetaka Murakami led Chicago White Sox with 3 hits and 2 home runs and 6 RBI.

Chicago White Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Sam AntonacciLF2220100
Randal GrichukPH1010000
Junior PerezPR/LF1212001
Munetaka Murakami1B5336002
Miguel Vargas3B5112021
Braden MontgomeryRF2000100
Andrew BenintendiDH4011010
Tristan PetersCF4000010
Chase Meidroth2B3211111
Luisangel AcuñaSS4010010
Drew RomoC3210100
Totals34121212465

Pitching

Ronel Blanco went 5.1 innings for Houston Astros (4 SO, 5 ER); Erick Fedde went 4.1 innings for Chicago White Sox (2 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Houston Astros
Ronel Blanco5.1455342
Enyel De Los Santos1.0322011
Bryan King0.2322010
Miguel Ullola1.0233102
Chicago White Sox
Erick Fedde4.1533123
Jordan Hicks1.0000100
Sean Newcomb0.2100100
Grant Taylor1.0000120
Chris Murphy1.0000020
Seranthony Domínguez1.0100010
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

  • T1

    Home Run Jeremy Peña homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. HOU 1, CWS 0

  • B1

    Home Run Munetaka Murakami homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. Sam Antonacci scores. HOU 1, CWS 2

  • T3

    Home Run Jeremy Peña homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. HOU 2, CWS 2

  • B3

    Groundout Munetaka Murakami grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Drew Romo scores. Sam Antonacci to 3rd. HOU 2, CWS 3

  • T5

    Home Run Taylor Trammell homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • B6

    Home Run Miguel Vargas homers (22) on a fly ball to left field. Sam Antonacci scores. HOU 3, CWS 5

  • B7

    Home Run Chase Meidroth homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 3, CWS 6

  • B7

    Single Munetaka Murakami singles on a ground ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Drew Romo scores. Junior Perez scores. HOU 3, CWS 8

  • B7

    Single Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Munetaka Murakami scores. Braden Montgomery to 2nd. HOU 3, CWS 9

  • B8

    Home Run Junior Perez homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Chase Meidroth scores. HOU 3, CWS 11

  • B8

    Home Run Munetaka Murakami homers (22) on a fly ball to right center field. HOU 3, CWS 12

Play-by-Play

All 77 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Christian Vázquez called out on strikes. HOU 3, CWS 12

  • T9

    Single Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to left fielder Junior Perez, deflected by third baseman Miguel Vargas. HOU 3, CWS 12

  • T9

    Flyout Zach Dezenzo flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. HOU 3, CWS 12

  • T9

    Flyout Cam Smith flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. HOU 3, CWS 12

  • B8

    Flyout Miguel Vargas flies out sharply to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 3, CWS 12

  • B8

    Home Run Munetaka Murakami homers (22) on a fly ball to right center field. HOU 3, CWS 12

  • B8

    Home Run Junior Perez homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Chase Meidroth scores. HOU 3, CWS 11

  • B8

    Lineout Drew Romo lines out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 3, CWS 9

  • B8

    Lineout Luisangel Acuña lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 3, CWS 9

  • B8

    Walk Chase Meidroth walks. HOU 3, CWS 9

  • T8

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging, catcher Drew Romo to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. HOU 3, CWS 9

  • T8

    Strikeout Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging. HOU 3, CWS 9

  • T8

    Flyout LaMonte Wade Jr. flies out to left fielder Junior Perez. HOU 3, CWS 9

  • B7

    Flyout Tristan Peters flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 3, CWS 9

  • B7

    Single Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Munetaka Murakami scores. Braden Montgomery to 2nd. HOU 3, CWS 9

  • B7

    Hit By Pitch Braden Montgomery hit by pitch. HOU 3, CWS 8

  • B7

    Strikeout Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging. HOU 3, CWS 8

  • B7

    Single Munetaka Murakami singles on a ground ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Drew Romo scores. Junior Perez scores. HOU 3, CWS 8

  • B7

    Single Randal Grichuk singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jose Altuve, deflected by pitcher Bryan King. Drew Romo to 2nd. HOU 3, CWS 6

  • B7

    Single Drew Romo singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 3, CWS 6

  • B7

    Single Luisangel Acuña singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 3, CWS 6

  • B7

    Home Run Chase Meidroth homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 3, CWS 6

  • T7

    Strikeout Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. HOU 3, CWS 5

  • T7

    Strikeout Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging. HOU 3, CWS 5

  • T7

    Walk Yordan Alvarez walks. HOU 3, CWS 5

  • T7

    Pop Out Jeremy Peña pops out to shortstop Luisangel Acuña. HOU 3, CWS 5

  • B6

    Strikeout Tristan Peters strikes out swinging. HOU 3, CWS 5

  • B6

    Groundout Andrew Benintendi grounds out to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Braden Montgomery to 2nd. HOU 3, CWS 5

  • B6

    Walk Yainer Diaz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Braden Montgomery walks. HOU 3, CWS 5

  • B6

    Home Run Miguel Vargas homers (22) on a fly ball to left field. Sam Antonacci scores. HOU 3, CWS 5

  • B6

    Groundout Munetaka Murakami grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Sam Antonacci to 3rd. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • B6

    Double Sam Antonacci doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • T6

    Flyout Zach Dezenzo flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • T6

    Hit By Pitch Cam Smith hit by pitch. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 3rd. Yainer Diaz to 2nd. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • T6

    Flyout Taylor Trammell flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • T6

    Single Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 2nd. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • T6

    Walk LaMonte Wade Jr. walks. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • T6

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • B5

    Flyout Drew Romo flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • B5

    Groundout Luisangel Acuña grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Chase Meidroth strikes out swinging. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • T5

    Lineout Isaac Paredes lines out to second baseman Chase Meidroth. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • T5

    Walk Yordan Alvarez walks. Zach Dezenzo to 2nd. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • T5

    Lineout Jeremy Peña lines out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • T5

    Single Zach Dezenzo singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • T5

    Flyout Cam Smith flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • T5

    Home Run Taylor Trammell homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. HOU 3, CWS 3

  • B4

    Groundout Tristan Peters grounds out, first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. to pitcher Ronel Blanco. HOU 2, CWS 3

  • B4

    Flyout Andrew Benintendi flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 2, CWS 3

  • B4

    Flyout Braden Montgomery flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 2, CWS 3

  • T4

    Lineout Yainer Diaz lines out to third baseman Miguel Vargas. HOU 2, CWS 3

  • T4

    Flyout LaMonte Wade Jr. flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. HOU 2, CWS 3

  • T4

    Strikeout Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. HOU 2, CWS 3

  • B3

    Double Play Miguel Vargas lines into an unassisted double play, third baseman Isaac Paredes. Sam Antonacci out at 3rd. HOU 2, CWS 3

  • B3

    Groundout Munetaka Murakami grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Drew Romo scores. Sam Antonacci to 3rd. HOU 2, CWS 3

  • B3

    Single Sam Antonacci singles on a ground ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Drew Romo to 3rd. Sam Antonacci to 2nd. HOU 2, CWS 2

  • B3

    Walk Drew Romo walks. HOU 2, CWS 2

  • T3

    Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out softly, pitcher Erick Fedde to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. HOU 2, CWS 2

  • T3

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. HOU 2, CWS 2

  • T3

    Home Run Jeremy Peña homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. HOU 2, CWS 2

  • T3

    Groundout Zach Dezenzo grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. HOU 1, CWS 2

  • B2

    Strikeout Luisangel Acuña called out on strikes. HOU 1, CWS 2

  • B2

    Groundout Chase Meidroth grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. HOU 1, CWS 2

  • B2

    Groundout Tristan Peters grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. HOU 1, CWS 2

  • T2

    Flyout Cam Smith flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. HOU 1, CWS 2

  • T2

    Single Taylor Trammell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. HOU 1, CWS 2

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Yainer Diaz grounds into a double play, third baseman Miguel Vargas to second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. LaMonte Wade Jr. out at 2nd. Yainer Diaz out at 1st. HOU 1, CWS 2

  • T2

    Walk LaMonte Wade Jr. walks. HOU 1, CWS 2

  • B1

    Strikeout Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging. HOU 1, CWS 2

  • B1

    Flyout Braden Montgomery flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 1, CWS 2

  • B1

    Strikeout Miguel Vargas called out on strikes. HOU 1, CWS 2

  • B1

    Home Run Munetaka Murakami homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. Sam Antonacci scores. HOU 1, CWS 2

  • B1

    Walk Sam Antonacci walks. HOU 1, CWS 0

  • T1

    Flyout Jose Altuve flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. HOU 1, CWS 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Isaac Paredes pops out to second baseman Chase Meidroth. HOU 1, CWS 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Drew Romo challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Yordan Alvarez called out on strikes. HOU 1, CWS 0

  • T1

    Home Run Jeremy Peña homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. HOU 1, CWS 0