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Chicago White Sox 7, Houston Astros 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

5:00 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Oct 2, 2:00 AM 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
7
7–3
FINAL · 9 innings
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 53
3
T-Score53
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Sean BurkeCWS
Starter
4.0430872
Anthony KayCWS
ReliefWin
0.2001011
Hunter BrownHOU
StarterLoss
0.2531236
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
CWSChicago White Sox400003000780
HOUHouston Astros110100000352
Top hitters
Chase Meidroth2-for-3 · 1 HR · 3 RBI · 1 BB
Jeremy Peña2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Jose Altuve2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Cam Smith1-for-3 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Kyle Teel2-for-5 · 1 RBI · 1 R

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; Chicago ranks 17th vs RHP.
LineupSoxChicago's official lineup includes 6 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formSoxChicago has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

CWS
Sean Burke RHP
Sean Burke
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.34
42nd
WHIP
1.20
73rd
K/9
9.66
43rd
BB/9
3.24
121st
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.99
73rd
OPS/R
–
IP
172.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.93
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
HOU
Hunter Brown RHP
Hunter Brown
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.19
34th
WHIP
1.27
104th
K/9
10.40
26th
BB/9
4.61
206th
P-Score62i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.92
55th
OPS/R
–
IP
107.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.73
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Burke walks 1.4 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Recent form favors Burke, who has allowed fewer runs across the last five starts.
·Burke carries a 2.58 road ERA, compared with Brown's 3.27 mark at home.
·Both pitchers work on a normal five days of rest.

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
Brown arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker31%96.0
Four-seam30%96.2
Knuckle Curve18%83.4
Changeup9%87.5
Slider9%90.7
Cutter2%93.0
Slurve1%86.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Hunter Brown)
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

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 30, 4:45 PM ET
CWSCWS
.746
−27 ptsOPS edge
HOUHOU
.773

Slight edge: HOU

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Hunter Brown
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Brown (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF60.7668.8070-for-3Very small sample
2Kyle TeelLC51.6975.744No MLB historyNo history
3Miguel VargasR3B85.83733.8011-for-2Very small sample
4Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.82535.8661-for-3Very small sample
5Andrew BenintendiLDH59.71515.7413-for-9Very small sample
6Tristan PetersLCF60.77412.8021-for-2Very small sample
7Chase MeidrothR2B62.76516.6651-for-3Very small sample
8Braden MontgomerySRF49.6626.7550-for-2Very small sample
9Colson MontgomeryLSS60.68531.6440-for-3Very small sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score2Kyle Teel C · L.210 / .697 · 5 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .801 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample85H-Score4Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample79H-Score5Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240 / .715 · 15 HRvs hand .741 · 3-for-9 · Very small sample59H-Score6Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample62H-Score8Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample49H-Score9Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample60H-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
5Yainer DiazRC62.77214.7600-for-1Very small sample
6Christian WalkerR1B63.72629.7142-for-2Very small sample
7Lucas SpenceLCF—.8264.8590-for-2Very small sample
8Cam SmithRRF57.66921.6681-for-2Very small sample
9Nick AllenRSS41.7203.6831-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-Score5Yainer Diaz C · R.285 / .772 · 14 HRvs hand .760 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample62H-Score6Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .714 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score7Lucas Spence CF · L.218 / .826 · 4 HRvs hand .859 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample—H-Score8Cam Smith RF · R.210 / .669 · 21 HRvs hand .668 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample57H-Score9Nick Allen SS · R.283 / .720 · 3 HRvs hand .683 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample41H-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 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 ERA3.53vs3.70
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.26vs1.23
no league rank
Saves41vs49
CWSHOU
ResultsCWSCWS·HOUHOU
+34810th
Run differential
+32713th
84–78 Record81–81
7–3 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (7–3)
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
Houston Astros (5–5)
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Sean Burke (3.34 ERA, 11–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Hunter Brown (3.19 ERA, 6–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
5:00 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; Hunter Brown is at 62. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.