Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros

Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 5:00 PM ET Daikin Park, Houston AL Wild Card Series, Game 1 Final

Final score

The Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 6–3 on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 on the road.

Final score, Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros
Team	Runs	2026 record
Chicago White Sox	6	84-78
at Houston Astros	3	81-81

Runs by inning, then runs, hits and errors, Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros
Team	1st inning	2nd inning	3rd inning	4th inning	5th inning	6th inning	7th inning	8th inning	9th inning	Runs	Hits	Errors
Chicago White Sox	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	11	1
Houston Astros	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	6	1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Every scoring play, Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros, with the score after it (away first)
Inning	Team	Play	Score
Top 1st	Chicago White Sox	Munetaka Murakami out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Cam Smith. Sam Antonacci scores.	1–0
Top 2nd	Chicago White Sox	Sam Antonacci singles on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Braden Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Colson Montgomery to 2nd.	3–0
Top 4th	Chicago White Sox	Colson Montgomery homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.	4–0
Top 5th	Chicago White Sox	Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Munetaka Murakami scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd. Braden Montgomery to 2nd.	5–0
Bottom 5th	Houston Astros	Nelson Velázquez homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Lucas Spence scores.	5–2
Top 7th	Chicago White Sox	Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging. Braden Montgomery to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Bennett Sousa.	6–2
Bottom 8th	Houston Astros	White Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Jose Altuve reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Miguel Vargas. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.	6–3

Chicago White Sox batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter	Position	At bats	Runs	Hits	Runs batted in	Walks	Strikeouts	Season batting average
Sam Antonacci	LF	3	1	1	2	1	0	.333
Substitute: Brenton Doyle	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kyle Teel	C	5	0	1	0	0	0	.200
Miguel Vargas	3B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Munetaka Murakami	1B	3	2	1	1	1	2	.333
Andrew Benintendi	DH	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Substitute: Randal Grichuk	DH	3	0	2	0	0	0	.667
Substitute: Luisangel Acuña	DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tristan Peters	LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
Braden Montgomery	RF	4	1	2	0	0	2	.500
Chase Meidroth	2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	.500
Colson Montgomery	SS	3	1	1	1	0	1	.333
Totals		34	6	11	5	4	8

Chicago White Sox pitching, in the order they pitched
Pitcher	Innings pitched	Hits allowed	Runs allowed	Earned runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Home runs allowed	Number of pitches	Season earned run average
Hagen Smith	3.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	38	0.00
Jordan Hicks (W, 1-0)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	0.00
Sean Newcomb	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	19	18.00
David Sandlin (H, 1)	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	0.00
Grant Taylor	2.1	2	1	0	1	5	0	54	0.00

Houston Astros batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter	Position	At bats	Runs	Hits	Runs batted in	Walks	Strikeouts	Season batting average
Jeremy Peña	SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250
Yordan Alvarez	DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Isaac Paredes	3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
Jose Altuve	2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Yainer Diaz	C	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Christian Walker	1B	2	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Lucas Spence	CF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.250
Cam Smith	RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
Taylor Trammell	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Substitute: Nelson Velázquez	LF	3	1	1	2	0	1	.333
Totals		33	3	6	2	2	7

Houston Astros pitching, in the order they pitched
Pitcher	Innings pitched	Hits allowed	Runs allowed	Earned runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Home runs allowed	Number of pitches	Season earned run average
AJ Blubaugh (L, 0-1)	0.2	0	1	0	3	0	0	27	0.00
Bryan King	0.1	4	2	2	0	1	0	22	54.00
Miguel Ullola	3.0	1	1	1	0	4	1	31	3.00
Josh Hendrickson	1.2	3	1	1	1	0	0	37	5.40
Logan VanWey	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
Bennett Sousa	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	13	9.00
Bryan Abreu	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0.00
Josh Hader	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11	0.00

Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed
Wind: 0 mph, None
First pitch: 4:10 PM
Time of game: 3:13
Attendance: 34,011
Umpires: Home Plate: Alex MacKay, First Base: Alex Tosi, Second Base: Ryan Additon, Third Base: Alan Porter, Left Field: Edwin Moscoso, Right Field: Paul Clemons

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