August 31, 2026 · AL West
Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Yordan Alvarez | Yordan Alvarez grounds into a force out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Nick Allen scores. Jeremy Peña out at 2nd. Yordan Alvarez to 1st. | CWS 0, HOU 1 |
| T4 | Chase Meidroth | Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Colson Montgomery scores. | CWS 1, HOU 1 |
| T4 | Munetaka Murakami | Munetaka Murakami walks. Chase Meidroth scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd. Sam Antonacci to 2nd. | CWS 2, HOU 1 |
| B4 | Nelson Velázquez | Nelson Velázquez homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Cam Smith scores. | CWS 2, HOU 3 |
| B5 | Christian Walker | Christian Walker walks. Christian Vázquez scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. | CWS 2, HOU 4 |
| B5 | Cam Smith | Cam Smith doubles (16) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes scores. Christian Walker to 3rd. | CWS 2, HOU 6 |
| T7 | Colson Montgomery | Colson Montgomery homers (29) on a line drive to right field. | CWS 3, HOU 6 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
White Sox
AWAY
3
Anthony Kay started for White Sox, leaving trailing 2–6.
workload · innings pitched
-
Anthony Kay
Starter
4.2
89
6
5
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Anthony Kay threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 74% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 21 24% 4 3 2 7 5 Sinker 18 20% 1 6 3 5 3 Sweeper 17 19% 1 4 5 5 2 Changeup 16 18% 6 0 0 9 1 Cutter 11 12% 0 2 2 3 4 Slider 6 7% 0 0 4 1 1 - Trevor Richards Middle 2.1 34 0 2 inherited 3, 2 scored
- Tyler Davis Middle 1.0 16 0 1
Astros
HOME
6
Peter Lambert started for Astros, leaving with a 3–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Bennett Sousa took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Peter Lambert
Starter
4.2
104
2
6
Pitch-by-pitch: what Peter Lambert threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 58% 4.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 28 27% 3 1 7 13 4 Four-Seam Fastball 27 26% 3 2 10 8 4 Slider 17 16% 0 7 2 8 0 Cutter 16 15% 1 3 2 9 1 Slurve 8 8% 1 2 1 3 1 Sinker 4 4% 0 0 1 1 2 Sweeper 4 4% 0 1 1 2 0 - Enyel De Los Santos Middle 1.0 27 0 0 W inherited 1, stranded 1
- Bennett Sousa Setup 1.1 23 1 1 HLD inherited 3, stranded 3
- Steven Okert Setup 1.0 18 0 2 HLD
- Bryan Abreu Setup 1.0 16 0 2 SV
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Velázquez HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · CWS
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Antonacci LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .366 | .393 | .759 | |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .217 | .360 | .495 | .855 | |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .249 | .363 | .488 | .851 | |
| Randal Grichuk DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .299 | .545 | .844 | |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .313 | .354 | .667 | |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .214 | .294 | .435 | .729 | HR (29), 2B |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .271 | .346 | .398 | .744 | |
| Brenton Doyle CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .213 | .265 | .302 | .567 | |
| Jake Rogers C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .168 | .277 | .305 | .582 | |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .307 | .429 | .736 | |
| Tristan Peters CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .344 | .465 | .809 |
HOME · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .337 | .481 | .818 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .317 | .432 | .605 | 1.037 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .355 | .416 | .771 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .229 | .304 | .431 | .735 | |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 | .292 | .359 | .651 | |
| Cam Smith RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .280 | .392 | .672 | 2B, 3B |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .286 | .355 | .641 | |
| Nick Allen 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .319 | .359 | .678 | |
| Christian Vázquez C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .213 | .270 | .338 | .608 | |
| Nelson Velázquez LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .193 | .255 | .409 | .664 | HR (5) |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CWS
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Kay | 4.2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 89 | 4.28 | L |
| Trevor Richards | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3.53 | |
| Tyler Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3.95 |
HOME · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Lambert | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 104 | 3.66 | |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4.45 | W |
| Bennett Sousa | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6.53 | HLD |
| Steven Okert | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2.13 | HLD |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3.93 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · CWS
Lineup 6.0 R
Bunts 3.4 R
IBBs 3.2 R
HOME · HOU
Lineup 5.5 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 0.7 R
Recent form
AWAY · CWS
5-5
W2
+3 run diff
WWLWLLWLWL
HOME · HOU
3-7
L3
-18 run diff
LLLWLWLLLW
Season series: 1-3 with CWS listed first across 4 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.