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Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — September 29, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
5:00 PM ET · Daikin ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 29, 1:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:32 AM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
CWS.746
−20 ptsOPS edge
HOU
.766
Slight edge: HOU
Power
Season HR
161vs181
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.332vs.326
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.774vs.822
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.708vs.697
CWS wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · HOU wins 4
CWSSlotHOU
Sam Antonacci.759
1.788Jeremy Peña
Kyle Teel.707
2.994Yordan Alvarez
Miguel Vargas.823
3.796Isaac Paredes
Munetaka Murakami.809
4.704Jose Altuve
Andrew Benintendi.716
5.761Yainer Diaz
Tristan Peters.765
6.725Christian Walker
Braden Montgomery.675
7.762Lucas Spence
Chase Meidroth.759
8.677Cam Smith
Colson Montgomery.690
9.650Taylor Trammell
7 of 9 Chicago White Sox hitters have the platoon advantage vs AJ Blubaugh (6 of 9 for Houston Astros)
Chicago White Sox
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
Houston Astros
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup