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Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros

Daikin Park, Houston AL Wild Card Series, Game 2 Final

Final score

The Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 7–3 on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago White Sox 7 84-78
at Houston Astros 3 81-81

Line score

Team
Chicago White Sox 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 8 0
Houston Astros 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2
  • W: Anthony Kay (1-0)
  • L: Hunter Brown (0-1)

Home runs

  • Chicago White Sox: Chase Meidroth (1)
  • Houston Astros: Jeremy Peña (1), Jose Altuve (1), Cam Smith (1)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Chicago White Sox Kyle Teel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Sam Antonacci scores. 1–0
Top 1st Chicago White Sox 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. 3–0
Top 1st Chicago White Sox Tristan Peters singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Andrew Benintendi scores. 4–0
Bottom 1st Houston Astros Jeremy Peña homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. 4–1
Bottom 2nd Houston Astros Cam Smith homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. 4–2
Bottom 4th Houston Astros Jose Altuve homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. 4–3
Top 6th Chicago White Sox Chase Meidroth homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Luisangel Acuña scores. Tristan Peters scores. 7–3

Box score

Chicago White Sox

Batter
Sam Antonacci LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .286
Brenton Doyle CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Kyle Teel C 5 1 2 1 0 3 .300
Miguel Vargas 3B 5 1 0 0 0 2 .000
Munetaka Murakami 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 .125
Andrew Benintendi DH 2 1 1 1 1 0 .333
Luisangel Acuña DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tristan Peters LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .286
Chase Meidroth 2B 3 1 2 3 1 0 .571
Braden Montgomery RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Colson Montgomery SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .167
Totals 36 7 8 6 4 13
Pitcher
Sean Burke 4.0 4 3 3 0 8 3 72 6.75
Huascar Brazobán 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00
Anthony Kay (W, 1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00
Jordan Hicks 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 0.00
Erick Fedde 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 34 0.00

Houston Astros

Batter
Jeremy Peña SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 .375
Yordan Alvarez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .125
Isaac Paredes DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 .167
Jose Altuve 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .250
Yainer Diaz C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Christian Walker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Lucas Spence CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125
Cam Smith RF 3 1 1 1 0 2 .286
Nick Allen 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 32 3 5 3 1 15
Pitcher
Hunter Brown (L, 0-1) 0.2 5 4 3 1 2 0 36 40.50
AJ Blubaugh 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.00
Peter Lambert 3.0 0 2 2 2 2 0 48 6.00
Bryan Abreu 2.2 1 1 1 1 6 1 44 2.45
Josh Hader 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 0.00

Game info

Weather
73 degrees, Roof Closed
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
4:11 PM
Time of game
3:05
Attendance
36,015
Umpires
Home Plate: Alex Tosi, First Base: Ryan Additon, Second Base: Alan Porter, Third Base: Edwin Moscoso, Left Field: Paul Clemons, Right Field: Alex MacKay

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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Houston Astros 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 Final Game page
Houston Astros 3 at Chicago White Sox 12 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 3 at Houston Astros 6 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 5 at Houston Astros 1 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 0 at Houston Astros 2 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 2 at Houston Astros 6 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 6 at Houston Astros 3 Final Postseason Game page
Chicago White Sox 7 at Houston Astros 3 Final Postseason Game page

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