HOU 9, CWS 5 | Jul 24, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, July 24, 2026•Rate Field•76°F, Partly Cloudy

HOU

Astros

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Kai-Wei Teng

LOSS

Bryan Hudson

The Astros defeated the White Sox 9-5.

★Jose Altuve3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Jeremy Peña3-for-6, 0 RBI

★Christian Walker3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Christian Vázquez hits a ground-rule double (7) on a line drive to left-center field. Taylor Trammell scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.

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Ump Audit

Dexter Kelley

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92.9%B

12 missed calls

+1.5% CWS

+0.33 runs CWS

Win Probability

CWS WinHOU Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	9	13	0
CWS	3	0	0	0	2	0	0

Game 824573 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeremy PeñaSS	6	1	3	0	0	1	.307/.365/.472	102.9	.307	.283
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	2	1	0	1	1	.327/.432/.652	115.7	.482	.470
Isaac Paredes3B	3	1	0	0	1	0	.261/.354/.434	95.7	.034	.038
Nick Allen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242/.288/.305	-	-	-
Taylor TrammellLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231/.295/.364	74.7	-	-
Christian Walker1B	5	1	1	3	0	1	.233/.308/.451	104.7	.150	.151
Lucas SpenceCF	4	0	1	0	0	3	.208/.296/.250	91.4	.800	.763
Cam SmithRF	4	1	1	2	1	1	.210/.285/.370	101.2	.181	.323
Christian VázquezC	5	0	2	1	0	2	.215/.269/.333	103.7	.350	.358
Bench
Jose Altuve2B	5	1	3	1	0	0	.238/.304/.405	102.1	.309	.291
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF	3	1	1	2	1	0	.180/.317/.340
Totals	39	9	13	9	4	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Smith (6th off Hudson, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Walker; Vázquez

TB:18

RBI:Smith 2; Altuve; Jr. 2; Walker 3; Vázquez

SB:Trammell 2

GIDP:Alvarez

Team LOB:10

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Sam AntonacciLF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.281/.373/.413	100.9	.489

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Spencer Arrighetti	1.0	2	3	3	2	0	33-18	82.8	4.60
AJ Blubaugh	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	34-19	92.5	3.74
Kai-Wei TengW	2.0	2	2	2	1	1	42-23	86.9	4.35
Bennett SousaH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	14-11	90.2	5.06
Bryan AbreuH	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	12-10	91.7	5.14
Steven OkertH	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	20-12	82.5	2.09
Josh Hader	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	13-11	89.1	1.40
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	4	8	168-104	-	-

WP:Teng

HBP:Peters (by Arrighetti); Meidroth (by Arrighetti); Romo (by Teng); Antonacci (by Teng)

Pitches-strikes:Arrighetti 33-18; Blubaugh 34-19; Teng 42-23; Sousa 14-11; Abreu 12-10; Okert 20-12; Hader 13-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Arrighetti 0-3; Blubaugh 0-4; Teng 0-5; Sousa 1-1; Abreu 0-1; Okert 0-3; Hader 0-1

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Davis Martin	5.0	6	4	4	0	3	0	88-55	89.4	3.49

Game Notes

📺

B4Replay review: Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Munetaka Murakami called out on strikes.

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T6Replay review: Astros challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was overturned: Isaac Paredes hit by pitch. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.

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T7Replay review: Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Christian Vázquez called out on strikes.

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B5Wild pitch by Kai-Wei Teng

Bot 1 • CWS

0-1

Colson Montgomery out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lucas Spence. Sam Antonacci scores.

EV: 90.6 mph264 ftLA: 53°

0-2

Braden Montgomery singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Munetaka Murakami scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.

EV: 96.1 mph12 ftLA: -13°

0-3

Chase Meidroth hit by pitch. Miguel Vargas scores. Braden Montgomery to 3rd. Tristan Peters to 2nd.

Bot 5 • CWS

0-4

Tristan Peters pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory.

EV: 87.0 mph81 ftLA: 80°

0-5

Chase Meidroth doubles (18) on a fly ball to center fielder Lucas Spence. Braden Montgomery scores.

EV: 100.5 mph385 ftLA: 30°

Top 6 • HOU

8-5

LaMonte Wade Jr. walks. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes to 3rd. Jose Altuve to 2nd.

7-5

Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to shortstop Colson Montgomery, deflected by third baseman Miguel Vargas. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Isaac Paredes to 2nd.

1 ftLA: -69°

6-5

Cam Smith homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Christian Walker scores.

EV: 101.2 mph💣 383 ftLA: 34°

4-5

Christian Walker doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Isaac Paredes scores. Jose Altuve scores. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores.

EV: 104.7 mph32 ftLA: -2°

1-5

LaMonte Wade Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes to 3rd. Jose Altuve to 2nd.

EV: 91.3 mph22 ftLA: -4°

Top 9 • HOU

9-5

Christian Vázquez hits a ground-rule double (7) on a line drive to left-center field. Taylor Trammell scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.

EV: 98.3 mph350 ftLA: 20°

HBP:Spence (by Martin); Paredes (by Martin); Trammell (by Murphy)

IBB:Hudson

Inherited runners-scored:Hudson 3-3; Domínguez 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Martin 88-55; Hudson 23-14; Domínguez 19-9; Richards 24-17; Murphy 26-18

Groundouts-flyouts:Martin 5-7; Hudson 0-1; Domínguez 0-0; Richards 0-2; Murphy 0-2

Bench
Andrew BenintendiDH	2	1	0	0	1	1	.244/.306/.423	95.2	.001	-
Tristan PetersCF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.286/.341/.451	96.5	.315	.300
Davis MartinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan HudsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Seranthony DomínguezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor RichardsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris MurphyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-