AL Wild Card Game 2: Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox, September 30, 2026

AL Wild Card Game 2

White SoxCWS
7-3
Final
AstrosHOU

September 30, 2026, 5:00 PM ET | Daikin Park

Last 5 Form

Chicago White Sox

3-2

Last 5
L 4-5
@ KC
W 9-1
@ KC
W 6-1
vs COL
L 6-9
vs COL
W 4-2
vs COL

Houston Astros

3-2

Last 5
L 5-6
@ SEA
W 7-5
@ ATH
L 5-6
@ ATH
W 13-2
@ ATH
W 9-0
@ ATH

Starting Pitchers

Chicago White Sox

Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke
Recorded starter

Houston Astros

Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 27, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago White Sox84-78.519#2#31.0
Houston Astros81-81.500#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Chicago White SoxHouston Astros
.726
OPS
.732
211
HR
226
776
Runs
734
4.12
ERA
4.45
1.31
WHIP
1.34
1337
Strikeouts by pitchers
1411

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.

Chicago White Sox

Hitters

Munetaka Murakami headshot
Munetaka Murakami

6 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Kyle Teel headshot
Kyle Teel

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Brenton Doyle headshot
Brenton Doyle

2 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Sean Newcomb headshot
Sean Newcomb

4.1 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

David Sandlin headshot
David Sandlin

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.50 ERA

Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke

5.1 IP, 7 SO, 1.69 ERA

Houston Astros

Hitters

Lucas Spence headshot
Lucas Spence

6 H, 4 HR, 9 RBI

Christian Walker headshot
Christian Walker

7 H, 3 HR, 4 RBI

Jeremy Peña headshot
Jeremy Peña

7 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Miguel Ullola headshot
Miguel Ullola

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Hayden Wesneski headshot
Hayden Wesneski

7.0 IP, 5 SO, 1.29 ERA

Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown

5.1 IP, 4 SO, 1.69 ERA

Top Performers

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

Chase Meidroth headshot
Chase Meidroth
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Bryan Abreu headshot
Bryan Abreu
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago White Sox 7, Houston Astros 3: CWS 8 hits, HOU 5 hits; CWS 0 errors, HOU 2 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Chicago White Sox400003000780
Houston Astros110100000352

Box Score

Batting

Kyle Teel and Chase Meidroth led Chicago White Sox with 2 hits each.

Chicago White Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Sam AntonacciLF4110010
Brenton DoyleCF1010000
Kyle TeelC5121030
Miguel Vargas3B5100020
Munetaka Murakami1B5000030
Andrew BenintendiDH2111100
Luisangel AcuñaPR/DH1100000
Tristan PetersCF/LF3111110
Chase Meidroth2B3123101
Braden MontgomeryRF4000010
Colson MontgomerySS3000120
Totals367864131

Jeremy Peña and Jose Altuve led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS4121021
Yordan AlvarezLF4000020
Isaac ParedesDH2000110
Jose Altuve2B4121011
Yainer DiazC4000020
Christian Walker1B4000030
Lucas SpenceCF4000010
Cam SmithRF3111021
Nick Allen3B3000010
Totals323531153

Pitching

Sean Burke went 4.0 innings for Chicago White Sox (8 SO, 3 ER); Peter Lambert went 3.0 innings for Houston Astros (2 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago White Sox
Sean Burke4.0433083
Huascar Brazobán0.1100010
Anthony Kay0.2000100
Jordan Hicks2.0000030
Erick Fedde2.0000030
Houston Astros
Hunter Brown0.2543120
AJ Blubaugh1.1000020
Peter Lambert3.0022220
Bryan Abreu2.2111161
Josh Hader1.1200010
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

    Single Kyle Teel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Sam Antonacci scores. CWS 1, HOU 0

  • T1

    Single Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to center fielder Lucas Spence. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas scores. Andrew Benintendi to 2nd. Throwing error by center fielder Lucas Spence. CWS 3, HOU 0

  • T1

    Single Tristan Peters singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Andrew Benintendi scores. CWS 4, HOU 0

  • B1

    Home Run Jeremy Peña homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. CWS 4, HOU 1

  • B2

    Home Run Cam Smith homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. CWS 4, HOU 2

  • B4

    Home Run Jose Altuve homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • T6

    Home Run Chase Meidroth homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Luisangel Acuña scores. Tristan Peters scores. CWS 7, HOU 3

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Cam Smith strikes out swinging. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • B9

    Flyout Lucas Spence flies out sharply to center fielder Brenton Doyle. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • B9

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T9

    Flyout Munetaka Murakami flies out sharply to center fielder Lucas Spence. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T9

    Strikeout Miguel Vargas challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Miguel Vargas called out on strikes. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T9

    Single Kyle Teel singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Brenton Doyle to 2nd. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T9

    Single Brenton Doyle singles on a ground ball to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T9

    Flyout Colson Montgomery flies out to center fielder Lucas Spence. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • B8

    Flyout Yainer Diaz flies out to left fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • B8

    Strikeout Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • B8

    Hit By Pitch Isaac Paredes hit by pitch. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • B8

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T8

    Flyout Braden Montgomery flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T8

    Walk Chase Meidroth walks. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T8

    Strikeout Tristan Peters strikes out swinging. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T8

    Pop Out Luisangel Acuña pops out to first baseman Christian Walker. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • B7

    Lineout Nick Allen lines out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Cam Smith called out on strikes. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T7

    Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T7

    Strikeout Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T7

    Strikeout Kyle Teel strikes out swinging. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • B6

    Groundout Lucas Spence grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • B6

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • B6

    Flyout Yainer Diaz flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T6

    Strikeout Sam Antonacci strikes out swinging. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T6

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T6

    Groundout Braden Montgomery grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T6

    Home Run Chase Meidroth homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Luisangel Acuña scores. Tristan Peters scores. CWS 7, HOU 3

  • T6

    Walk Tristan Peters walks. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • T6

    Walk Yainer Diaz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Andrew Benintendi walks. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • B5

    Flyout Jose Altuve flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • B5

    Walk Isaac Paredes walks. Cam Smith to 3rd. Jeremy Peña to 2nd. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • B5

    Lineout Yordan Alvarez lines out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • B5

    Single Jeremy Peña singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Cam Smith to 2nd. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Nick Allen strikes out swinging. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • B5

    Hit By Pitch Cam Smith hit by pitch. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • T5

    Flyout Munetaka Murakami flies out sharply to center fielder Lucas Spence. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • T5

    Lineout Miguel Vargas lines out to third baseman Nick Allen. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • T5

    Strikeout Kyle Teel strikes out swinging. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • B4

    Strikeout Lucas Spence strikes out on a foul tip. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • B4

    Flyout Christian Walker flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • B4

    Strikeout Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • B4

    Home Run Jose Altuve homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. CWS 4, HOU 3

  • T4

    Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. CWS 4, HOU 2

  • T4

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging. CWS 4, HOU 2

  • T4

    Groundout Braden Montgomery grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. CWS 4, HOU 2

  • B3

    Strikeout Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging. Isaac Paredes out on batter interference. CWS 4, HOU 2

  • B3

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. CWS 4, HOU 2

  • B3

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. CWS 4, HOU 2

  • T3

    Groundout Chase Meidroth grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. CWS 4, HOU 2

  • T3

    Groundout Tristan Peters grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. CWS 4, HOU 2

  • T3

    Flyout Andrew Benintendi flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. CWS 4, HOU 2

  • B2

    Pop Out Nick Allen pops out to second baseman Chase Meidroth. CWS 4, HOU 2

  • B2

    Home Run Cam Smith homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. CWS 4, HOU 2

  • B2

    Groundout Lucas Spence grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 4, HOU 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. CWS 4, HOU 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CWS 4, HOU 1

  • T2

    Flyout Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. CWS 4, HOU 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Kyle Teel strikes out swinging. CWS 4, HOU 1

  • B1

    Strikeout Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging. CWS 4, HOU 1

  • B1

    Single Jose Altuve singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CWS 4, HOU 1

  • B1

    Pop Out Isaac Paredes pops out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami in foul territory. CWS 4, HOU 1

  • B1

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. CWS 4, HOU 1

  • B1

    Home Run Jeremy Peña homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. CWS 4, HOU 1

  • T1

    Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. CWS 4, HOU 0

  • T1

    Walk Colson Montgomery walks. CWS 4, HOU 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Braden Montgomery called out on strikes. CWS 4, HOU 0

  • T1

    Single Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Tristan Peters to 2nd. CWS 4, HOU 0

  • T1

    Single Tristan Peters singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Andrew Benintendi scores. CWS 4, HOU 0

  • T1

    Single Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to center fielder Lucas Spence. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas scores. Andrew Benintendi to 2nd. Throwing error by center fielder Lucas Spence. CWS 3, HOU 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CWS 1, HOU 0

  • T1

    Field Error Miguel Vargas reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Nick Allen. Kyle Teel to 2nd. CWS 1, HOU 0

  • T1

    Single Kyle Teel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Sam Antonacci scores. CWS 1, HOU 0

  • T1

    Double Sam Antonacci doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Lucas Spence, deflected by left fielder Yordan Alvarez. CWS 0, HOU 0