Chicago White Sox @ Houston Astros — Oct 1, 2026

MLB·Wild Card Round Daikin Park, Houston·October 1, 2026
Chicago White Sox CWS 86-78, 38-45 Away
October 1, 2026 9:00 pm
Houston Astros HOU 81-83, 39-44 Home
Standings
American League Central American League West American League League
# Team W L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF
1 Guardians 8577.525-41-4044-37678667+11
2 White Sox 8478.519148-3336-45776720+56
3 Twins 7785.475842-3935-46739797-58
4 Tigers 7686.469942-3934-47723652+71
5 Royals 6993.4261641-4028-53690810-120
W: Wins · L: Losses · PCT: Win Percentage · GB: Games Behind · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record · RS: Runs Scored · RA: Runs Against · DIFF: Run Difference
Playoffs
# Team W L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF
1 Astros 8181.500-39-4242-39734766-32
2 Rangers 8082.494145-3635-46673719-46
3 Mariners 7686.469543-3833-48664722-58
4 Athletics 6498.3951732-4932-49699937-238
5 Angels 62100.3831934-4728-53655752-97
W: Wins · L: Losses · PCT: Win Percentage · GB: Games Behind · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record · RS: Runs Scored · RA: Runs Against · DIFF: Run Difference
Playoffs
# Team W L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF
1 Rays 9864.605-55-2643-38736650+86
2 Yankees 9368.5784.546-3447-34739601+138
3 Red Sox 8775.5371141-4046-35689611+78
4 Guardians 8577.5251341-4044-37678667+11
5 White Sox 8478.5191448-3336-45776720+56
6 Astros 8181.5001739-4242-39734766-32
7 Rangers 8082.4941845-3635-46673719-46
8 Orioles 7982.49118.539-4240-40718739-21
9 Blue Jays 7983.4881942-3937-44648694-46
10 Twins 7785.4752142-3935-46739797-58
11 Tigers 7686.4692242-3934-47723652+71
12 Mariners 7686.4692243-3833-48664722-58
13 Royals 6993.4262941-4028-53690810-120
14 Athletics 6498.3953432-4932-49699937-238
15 Angels 62100.3833634-4728-53655752-97
W: Wins · L: Losses · PCT: Win Percentage · GB: Games Behind · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record · RS: Runs Scored · RA: Runs Against · DIFF: Run Difference
Playoffs
# Team W L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF
1 Brewers 10359.636-55-2648-33832618+214
2 Dodgers 10062.617351-3049-32801600+201
3 Rays 9864.605555-2643-38736650+86
4 Braves 9468.580952-2942-39742626+116
5 Yankees 9368.5789.546-3447-34739601+138
6 Padres 9171.5621251-3040-41722681+41
7 Cubs 8973.5491446-3543-38850703+147
8 Phillies 8874.5431543-3845-36713698+15
9 Red Sox 8775.5371641-4046-35689611+78
10 Diamondbacks 8676.5311745-3641-40739730+9
11 Guardians 8577.5251841-4044-37678667+11
12 White Sox 8478.5191948-3336-45776720+56
13 Pirates 8280.5062144-3738-43767739+28
14 Astros 8181.5002239-4242-39734766-32
15 Rangers 8082.4942345-3635-46673719-46
16 Marlins 8082.4942347-3433-48715712+3
17 Orioles 7982.49123.539-4240-40718739-21
18 Blue Jays 7983.4882442-3937-44648694-46
19 Twins 7785.4752642-3935-46739797-58
20 Cardinals 7785.4752638-4339-42720749-29
21 Nationals 7785.4752639-4238-43821815+6
22 Tigers 7686.4692742-3934-47723652+71
23 Mariners 7686.4692743-3833-48664722-58
24 Reds 7587.4632838-4337-44666826-160
25 Mets 7488.4572936-4538-43699731-32
26 Royals 6993.4263441-4028-53690810-120
27 Giants 6597.4013837-4428-53669760-91
28 Athletics 6498.3953932-4932-49699937-238
29 Angels 62100.3834134-4728-53655752-97
30 Rockies 58104.3584532-4926-55752944-192
W: Wins · L: Losses · PCT: Win Percentage · GB: Games Behind · HOME: Home Record · AWAY: Away Record · RS: Runs Scored · RA: Runs Against · DIFF: Run Difference
Playoffs
Key Players
White Sox
MV
M. Vargas 3B
0.246 AVG
33 HR
93 RBI
CM
C. Montgomery SS
0.197 AVG
32 HR
88 RBI
Astros
CW
C. Walker 1B
0.222 AVG
29 HR
86 RBI
YA
Y. Alvarez DH
0.313 AVG
42 HR
106 RBI
Stats Comparison
Overall Home vs Away
League Percentile Ranking
White Sox
Astros
Batting 2–4
.235 25th
AVG
20th .241
.308 15th
OBP
26th .303
.401 14th
SLG
5th .416
.709 17th
OPS
7th .719
1.27 6th
HR/G
1st 1.40
4.8 5th
R/G
14th 4.5
Pitching 4–1
4.12 13th
ERA
24th 4.48
1.29 19th
WHIP
24th 1.34
8.4 17th
K/9
9th 8.9
3.5 22nd
BB/9
29th 4.0
4.4 14th
RA/G
24th 4.8
Head-to-Head
White Sox leads 3-2
Final
White Sox
7
Astros
3
Final
White Sox
6
Astros
3
Final
White Sox
2
Astros
6
Final
White Sox
0
Astros
2
Final
White Sox
5
Astros
1
Recent Form
White Sox
W @ HOU 7-3
W @ HOU 6-3
W vs COL 4-2
L vs COL 6-9
W vs COL 6-1
Astros
L vs CWS 3-7
L vs CWS 3-6
W @ OAK 9-0
W @ OAK 13-2
L @ OAK 5-6
Form Comparison
White Sox vs Astros
10 20 50
Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1
Daikin Park
Houston, US · 41,168 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Round
Wild Card Round
Date
October 1, 2026
Time
9:00 pm