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Chicago White Sox 5, Houston Astros 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 1, 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
5
5–1
FINAL
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 53
1
T-Score53
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxBurke leads Blanco in P-Score (60 vs 33), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; Chicago ranks 17th vs RHP.
LineupSoxChicago's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formAstrosHouston has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

CWS
Sean Burke RHP
Sean Burke
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.32
42nd
WHIP
1.15
73rd
K/9
9.72
43rd
BB/9
3.02
121st
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.09
73rd
OPS/R
–
IP
149.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.58
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
HOU
Ronel Blanco RHP
Ronel Blanco
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
7.71
220th
WHIP
1.46
146th
K/9
7.71
130th
BB/9
4.63
196th
P-Score33i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.70
224th
OPS/R
–
IP
23.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
7.71
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
17
How the starters differ
·Burke allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.15 WHIP compared with 1.46.
·Burke enters with a 3.32 ERA compared with Blanco's 7.71.
·Burke strikes out 2.0 more batters per nine innings.
·Burke allows the lower home-run rate: 1.09 vs 2.70 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricBurkeBlancoNote
Career vs opponent3.00 ERA, 1 GS8.44 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Burke arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%94.8
Knuckle Curve20%79.1
Slider17%86.5
Sinker14%94.7
Cutter10%89.8
Changeup2%86.0
Blanco arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%93.4
Changeup27%85.0
Slider21%86.5
Curveball15%79.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Ronel Blanco)
17th
in MLB
0.716OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Sean Burke)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.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 Ronel Blanco
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Blanco (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF60.7668.8072-for-2Very small sample
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.82535.8661-for-3Very small sample
3Miguel VargasR3B85.83733.8010-for-2Very small sample
4Andrew BenintendiLDH59.71515.7410-for-1Very small sample
5Colson MontgomeryLSS60.68531.644No MLB historyNo history
6Randal GrichukRDH72.88015.668No MLB historyNo history
7Tristan PetersLCF60.77412.8020-for-2Very small sample
8Chase MeidrothR2B62.76516.6650-for-2Very small sample
9Drew RomoSC31.5347.5200-for-1Very small sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample79H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .801 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample85H-Score4Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240 / .715 · 15 HRvs hand .741 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample59H-Score5Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6Randal Grichuk DH · R.287 / .880 · 15 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score7Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score8Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample62H-Score9Drew Romo C · S.144 / .534 · 7 HRvs hand .520 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample31H-Score
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Sean Burke
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Burke (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.80222.8361-for-3Very small sample
2Yordan AlvarezLDH911.033421.1140-for-2Very small sample
3Isaac ParedesR3B66.80725.8152-for-3Very small sample
4Jose AltuveR2B48.70116.6722-for-2Very small sample
5LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF39.6544.6531-for-3Very small sample
6Christian WalkerR1B63.72629.7142-for-2Very small sample
7Yainer DiazRC62.77214.7600-for-1Very small sample
8Taylor TrammellLLF43.6268.669No MLB historyNo history
9Cam SmithRRF57.66921.6681-for-2Very small sample
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .836 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand 1.114 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample91H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .815 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .672 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample48H-Score5LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205 / .654 · 4 HRvs hand .653 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample39H-Score6Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .714 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score7Yainer Diaz C · R.285 / .772 · 14 HRvs hand .760 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample62H-Score8Taylor Trammell LF · L.192 / .626 · 8 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Cam Smith RF · R.210 / .669 · 21 HRvs hand .668 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample57H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCWSCWS·HOUHOU
AVG.236 25th.242 18th
OPS.726 9th.732 7th
Home runs211 5th226 1st
Runs776 5th734 13th
OBP.320 9th.315 19th
SLG.406 8th.417 5th
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 ERA4.12vs4.16
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.32vs1.30
no league rank
Saves41vs49
CWSHOU
ResultsCWSCWS·HOUHOU
+3709th
Run differential
+34012th
84–78 Record81–81
6–4 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (6–4)
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
Houston Astros (6–4)
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Sean Burke (3.32 ERA, 7–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Ronel Blanco (7.71 ERA, 0–1) 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?+
Sean Burke is at 60; Ronel Blanco is at 33. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.