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Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — September 2, 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 · Sep 2, 5:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 17, 4:32 AM ET
CWS
84–78 · 2nd AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 2 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.716 vs RHP
HOU
81–81 · 1st AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 R
OPS vs hand.739 vs RHP

Chicago White Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Hayden Wesneski
#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-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250/.363/.837·33 HRvs hand.801 · 496 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small85H-Score
4Andrew BenintendiLDH59.240.302.71515468.741420 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240/.302/.715·15 HRvs hand.741 · 420 PA · No MLB history · No MLB59H-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 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Tristan Peters CF · L.265/.337/.774·12 HRvs hand.802 · 424 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
9Drew RomoSC31.144.240.5347206.520165 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Drew Romo C · S.144/.240/.534·7 HRvs hand.520 · 165 PA · No MLB history · No MLB31H-Score

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Davis Martin
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.277.325.80222483.8362-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.836 · 2-for-6 · 6 PA · Small60H-Score
2Yordan AlvarezLDH91.316.4321.033426921.114508 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand1.114 · 508 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small91H-Score
3Isaac ParedesR3B66.262.360.80725659.8153-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.815 · 3-for-7 · 7 PA · Small66H-Score
4Jose AltuveR2B48.250.306.70116573.6723-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.672 · 3-for-5 · 5 PA · Small48H-Score
5Daulton VarshoLCF45.221.281.63612526.682377 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Daulton Varsho CF · L.221/.281/.636·12 HRvs hand.682 · 377 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small45H-Score
6Nelson VelázquezRLF49.188.257.6636113.616No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Nelson Velázquez LF · R.188/.257/.663·6 HRvs hand.616 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
7Cam SmithRRF57.210.279.66921568.6680-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.668 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small57H-Score
8LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF39.205.308.6544146.6530-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205/.308/.654·4 HRvs hand.653 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small39H-Score
9Christian VázquezRC32.207.261.5837266.5840-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Christian Vázquez C · R.207/.261/.583·7 HRvs hand.584 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small32H-Score