CWS 6, HOU 3 | Sep 29, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, September 29, 2026•Daikin Park•73°F, Roof Closed

CWS

White Sox

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Jordan Hicks

LOSS

AJ Blubaugh

The White Sox defeated the Astros 6-3.

Key Moment

Top 2: Sam Antonacci singles on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Braden Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Colson Montgomery to 2nd.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 9:00 PM UTCT: 3:13Att: 34,011Venue: Daikin Park

Ump Audit

Alex MacKay

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92.5%B

12 missed calls

+4.3% CWS

+0.10 runs HOU

Win Probability

HOU WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	11	1
HOU	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

Game 849849 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Brenton DoyleCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kyle TeelC	5	0	1	0	0	0	.200/.200/.200	108.9	.429	.465
Miguel Vargas3B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.000/.200/.000	101.8	.296	.276
Munetaka Murakami1B	3	2	1	1	1	2	.333/.400/.333	89.2	.726	.342
Luisangel AcuñaDH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tristan PetersLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250/.250/.250	95.2	.157	.151
Braden MontgomeryRF	4	1	2	0	0	2	.500/.500/.500	100.4	.461	.429
Chase Meidroth2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	.500/.500/.500	102.6	.442	.411
Colson MontgomerySS	3	1	1	1	0	1	.333/.500/1.333	106	.536	.1035
Bench
Sam AntonacciLF	3	1	1	2	1	0	.333/.600/.333	104	.256	.264
Andrew BenintendiDH	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000/.500/.000
Totals	34	6	11	5	4	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Montgomery (4th off Ullola, 0 on, 0 out)

TB:14

RBI:Murakami; Meidroth; Montgomery; Antonacci 2

SF:Murakami

GIDP:Meidroth; Teel; Montgomery

Team LOB:9

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeremy PeñaSS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250/.250/.250	91.7	.149

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Hagen Smith	3.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	38-28	88.1	0.00
Jordan HicksW	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-11	97.2	0.00
Sean Newcomb	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	19-12	93.6	18.00
David SandlinH	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22-13	92.6	0.00
Grant Taylor	2.1	2	1	0	1	5	0	54-35	93.1	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	3	2	2	7	1	150-99	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Taylor 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Smith 38-28; Hicks 17-11; Newcomb 19-12; Sandlin 22-13; Taylor 54-35

Groundouts-flyouts:Smith 7-1; Hicks 1-2; Newcomb 1-2; Sandlin 2-2; Taylor 3-0

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
AJ BlubaughL	0.2	0	1	0	3	0	0	27-13	90.3	0.00

Game Notes

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T4Replay review: White Sox challenged (shift violation), call on the field was upheld: Sam Antonacci grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.

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B8Replay review: White Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Jose Altuve reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Miguel Vargas. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.

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T7Wild pitch by Bennett Sousa

Top 1 • CWS

1-0

Munetaka Murakami out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Cam Smith. Sam Antonacci scores.

EV: 79.9 mph284 ftLA: 39°

Top 2 • CWS

3-0

Sam Antonacci singles on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Braden Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Colson Montgomery to 2nd.

EV: 98.1 mph261 ftLA: 18°

Top 4 • CWS

4-0

Colson Montgomery homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 106.0 mph💣 432 ftLA: 29°

Top 5 • CWS

5-0

Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Munetaka Murakami scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd. Braden Montgomery to 2nd.

EV: 69.4 mph6 ftLA: -23°

Bot 5 • HOU

5-2

Nelson Velázquez homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Lucas Spence scores.

EV: 105.5 mph💣 388 ftLA: 30°

Top 7 • CWS

6-2

Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging. Braden Montgomery to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Bennett Sousa.

Bot 8 • HOU

6-3

White Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Jose Altuve reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Miguel Vargas. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.

EV: 56.8 mph5 ftLA: -43°

WP:Sousa 2

HBP:Montgomery (by King); Antonacci (by Hendrickson)

Inherited runners-scored:King 2-0; Ullola 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Blubaugh 27-13; King 22-15; Ullola 31-26; Hendrickson 37-22; VanWey 3-3; Sousa 13-10; Abreu 11-7; Hader 11-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Blubaugh 1-1; King 0-0; Ullola 2-3; Hendrickson 2-1; VanWey 0-1; Sousa 2-0; Abreu 1-1; Hader 1-1

Bench
AJ BlubaughP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan KingP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Miguel UllolaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh HendricksonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Logan VanWeyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bennett SousaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan AbreuP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh HaderP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-