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Chicago White Sox 3, Houston Astros 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 31, 11:25 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score56
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 56
3
3–6
FINAL
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 53
6
T-Score53
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherAstrosThe starters are close overall, but Lambert owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handSoxChicago has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupSoxThe confirmed Chicago order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formSoxChicago has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

CWS
Anthony Kay LHP
Anthony Kay
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.09
134th
WHIP
1.34
145th
K/9
7.36
149th
BB/9
3.20
118th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.23
112th
OPS/R
–
IP
132.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.49
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
HOU
Peter Lambert RHP
Peter Lambert
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.66
82nd
WHIP
1.23
94th
K/9
8.79
78th
BB/9
3.59
135th
P-Score56i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.91
67th
OPS/R
–
IP
128.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.42
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Lambert owns a 8.8 K/9 compared with Kay's 7.4.
·The WHIP gap favors Lambert, 1.23 to 1.34.
·Kay has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 0%.
·Lambert allows the lower home-run rate: 0.91 vs 1.23 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricKayLambertNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 1 GS– ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Kay arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper24%82.7
Four-seam22%95.9
Sinker18%95.3
Cutter16%91.7
Changeup14%86.1
Slider6%86.3
Lambert arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam32%93.9
Changeup24%86.9
Slider11%85.6
Cutter10%91.6
Sinker10%93.4
Sweeper8%82.8
Slurve5%80.2
Curveball0%77.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Peter Lambert)
17th
in MLB
0.716OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs LHP (Anthony Kay)
11th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Peter Lambert
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Lambert (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF60.7668.807No MLB historyNo history
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.82535.866No MLB historyNo history
3Miguel VargasR3B85.83733.8010-for-1Very small sample
4Andrew BenintendiLDH59.71515.7410-for-3Very small sample
5Braden MontgomerySRF49.6626.755No MLB historyNo history
6Colson MontgomeryLSS60.68531.644No MLB historyNo history
7Chase MeidrothR2B62.76516.665No MLB historyNo history
8Tristan PetersLCF60.77412.8020-for-1Very small sample
9Jake RogersRC43.56341.4580-for-2Very small sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .801 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample85H-Score4Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240 / .715 · 15 HRvs hand .741 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample59H-Score5Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score6Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score8Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample60H-Score9Jake Rogers C · R.161 / .563 · 4 HRvs hand 1.458 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample43H-Score
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs LHP Anthony Kay
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Kay (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.80222.691No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan AlvarezLDH911.03342.8252-for-2Very small sample
3Isaac ParedesR3B66.80725.759No MLB historyNo history
4Christian WalkerR1B63.72629.7690-for-2Very small sample
5Daulton VarshoLCF45.63612.6340-for-2Very small sample
6Cam SmithRRF57.66921.7290-for-1Very small sample
7Nelson VelázquezRLF49.6636.7090-for-1Very small sample
8Nick AllenRSS41.7203.8200-for-1Very small sample
9Christian VázquezRC32.5837.5990-for-1Very small sample
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand .825 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample91H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .759 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score4Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score5Daulton Varsho CF · L.221 / .636 · 12 HRvs hand .634 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample45H-Score6Cam Smith RF · R.210 / .669 · 21 HRvs hand .729 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample57H-Score7Nelson Velázquez LF · R.188 / .663 · 6 HRvs hand .709 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample49H-Score8Nick Allen SS · R.283 / .720 · 3 HRvs hand .820 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample41H-Score9Christian Vázquez C · R.207 / .583 · 7 HRvs hand .599 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample32H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCWSCWS·HOUHOU
AVG.236 25th.242 18th
OPS.726 10th.732 7th
Home runs211 5th226 1st
Runs776 5th734 13th
OBP.320 10th.315 19th
SLG.406 8th.417 4th
PitchingCWSCWS·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.12vs4.45
CWSHOU
WHIP1.31vs1.34
CWSHOU
K/98.3vs8.8
CWSHOU
HR Allowed180vs204
CWSHOU
BullpenCWSCWS·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.01vs4.35
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.30vs1.31
no league rank
Saves41vs49
CWSHOU
ResultsCWSCWS·HOUHOU
+34810th
Run differential
+33612th
84–78 Record81–81
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (6–4)
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
Houston Astros (5–5)
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Anthony Kay (4.09 ERA, 9–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Peter Lambert (3.66 ERA, 8–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:10 PM ET at Daikin Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Daikin Park, home of the Houston Astros.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Sox and Astros performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Astros 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Anthony Kay is at 47; Peter Lambert is at 56. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.