Chicago White Sox @ Houston Astros

ALWC - Game 1 • CHW lead series 1-0

84-78, 36-45 Away

Final

81-81, 39-42 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
S. AntonacciLF	1-3	1	0	2	.333
B. DoyleCF	0-0	0	0	0	.000
K. TeelC	1-5	0	0	0	.200
M. Vargas3B	0-4	0	0	0	.000
M. Murakami1B	1-3	2	0	1	.333
A. BenintendiDH	0-1	0	0	0	.000
R. GrichukPH-DH	2-3	0	0	0	.667
L. AcunaPR-DH	0-0	0	0	0	.000
T. PetersCF-LF	1-4	0	0	0	.250
B. MontgomeryRF	2-4	1	0	0	.500
C. Meidroth2B	2-4	1	0	1	.500
C. MontgomerySS	1-3	1	1	1	.333

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
H. Smith	3.0	2	0	0	1	38-28	0.00
J. Hicks	1.1	0	0	0	1	17-11	0.00
S. Newcomb	1.0	2	2	0	0	19-12	18.00
D. Sandlin	1.1	0	0	1	0	22-13	0.00
G. Taylor	2.1	2	0	1	5	54-35	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

CHW

HOU

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Daikin Park

10:00 PM, 29 September 2026

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 34,011

Game Time:3:13

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alex MacKay
First Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Additon
Third Base Umpire - Alan Porter
Left Field Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
Right Field Umpire - Paul Clemons


CHW
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	11	1
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	6	1

J. Hicks1-0

1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

A. Blubaugh0-1

0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

		CHW	HOU
1st	Murakami hit sacrifice fly to right, Antonacci scored.	1	0
2nd	Antonacci singled to left, B. Montgomery scored and Meidroth scored, C. Montgomery to second.	3	0
4th	C. Montgomery homered to center (432 feet).	4	0
5th	Meidroth reached on infield single to shortstop, Murakami scored, B. Montgomery to second, Peters to third.	5	0
5th	Velázquez homered to left (388 feet), Spence scored.	5	2
7th	Murakami scored on Sousa wild pitch, Grichuk to third.	6	2
8th	Peña scored, Altuve safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Vargas, Alvarez to second. Chicago White Sox challenged: call on the field was upheld.	6	3

Data is currently unavailable.

White Sox
6
Astros
3

Game 1

29/9

White Sox
Astros

Game 2

30/9

White Sox
Astros

Game 3

1/10

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	85	77	.525	-	L1
Chicago	84	78	.519	1	W1
Minnesota	77	85	.475	8	W1
Detroit	76	86	.469	9	L1
Kansas City	69	93	.426	16	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	81	81	.500	-	W2
Texas	80	82	.494	1	L1
Seattle	76	86	.469	5	W2
Athletics	64	98	.395	17	L2
Los Angeles	62	100	.383	19	L2

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