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Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — August 31, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

8:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 31, 4:30 PM ETStats updated Oct 15, 4:32 AM ET
CWS
84–78 · 2nd AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.716 vs RHP
HOU
81–81 · 1st AL West
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 7 R
OPS vs hand.713 vs LHP

Chicago White Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Peter Lambert
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Sam AntonacciLLF60.277.370.7668557.807443 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277/.370/.766·8 HRvs hand.807 · 443 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.207.347.82535553.866384 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207/.347/.825·35 HRvs hand.866 · 384 PA · No MLB history · No MLB79H-Score
3Miguel VargasR3B85.250.363.83733704.801496 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250/.363/.837·33 HRvs hand.801 · 496 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small85H-Score
4Andrew BenintendiLDH59.240.302.71515468.741420 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240/.302/.715·15 HRvs hand.741 · 420 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small59H-Score
5Braden MontgomerySRF49.226.312.6626365.755262 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Braden Montgomery RF · S.226/.312/.662·6 HRvs hand.755 · 262 PA · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
6Colson MontgomeryLSS60.197.282.68531638.644441 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Colson Montgomery SS · L.197/.282/.685·31 HRvs hand.644 · 441 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
7Chase MeidrothR2B62.276.350.76516643.665460 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276/.350/.765·16 HRvs hand.665 · 460 PA · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
8Tristan PetersLCF60.265.337.77412491.802424 PA0-for-1 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Tristan Peters CF · L.265/.337/.774·12 HRvs hand.802 · 424 PA · 0-for-1 · 2 PA · Very small60H-Score
9Jake RogersRC40.161.276.5634171.0000-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Jake Rogers C · R.161/.276/.563·4 HRvs hand.000 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Anthony Kay
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.277.325.80222483.691No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.691 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
2Yordan AlvarezLDH91.316.4321.03342692.825184 PA2-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand.825 · 184 PA · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small91H-Score
3Isaac ParedesR3B66.262.360.80725659.759No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.759 · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
4Christian WalkerR1B63.226.299.72629635.7690-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.769 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small63H-Score
5Daulton VarshoLCF45.221.281.63612526.634131 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Daulton Varsho CF · L.221/.281/.636·12 HRvs hand.634 · 131 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small45H-Score
6Cam SmithRRF57.210.279.66921568.7290-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.729 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small57H-Score
7Nelson VelázquezRLF49.188.257.6636113.7090-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Nelson Velázquez LF · R.188/.257/.663·6 HRvs hand.709 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small49H-Score
8Nick AllenRSS41.283.327.7203162.82043 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Nick Allen SS · R.283/.327/.720·3 HRvs hand.820 · 43 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small41H-Score
9Christian VázquezRC32.207.261.5837266.5990-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Christian Vázquez C · R.207/.261/.583·7 HRvs hand.599 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small32H-Score