Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox
· Major League Baseball
9 - 5
Walker, Smith spark the Astros' 8-run 6th inning in an 9-5 win over the White Sox
Jeremy Peña and Jose Altuve had three hits apiece for Houston.
Houston starter Spencer Arrighetti left the mound during his warmup pitches and was relieved by AJ Blubaugh to begin the second inning. Arrighetti allowed three runs and two hits, walked two and hit two batters.
Kai-Wei Teng (5-6) pitched two innings for the victory.
Braden Montgomery had a career-high three hits and an RBI for the White Sox. Chase Meidroth doubled and drove in two runs.
Yordan Alvarez hit a leadoff single in the sixth, Isaac Paredes was hit by a pitch and Altuve singled to load the bases before LaMonte Wade Jr. singled in a run to chase starter Davis Martin. Two pitches later, Walker hit a three-run double off Bryan Hudson (3-3) and Smith added his 13th homer of the season to give the Astros a 6-5 lead.
Peña singled with two outs and moved to second on a balk, Alvarez was intentionally walked and Seranthony Domínguez replaced Hudson. Paredes walked to load the bases, Altuve singled in a run and Wade walked on four pitches to score Alvarez and make it 8-5.
Alvarez has a 10-game hitting streak.
Isaac Paredes went 0 for 3 and had his eight-game hit streak snapped.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Acuña struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Acuña hit for Peters |
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9th Inning | B. Montgomery struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Grichuk popped out to third. |
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9th Inning | Hader relieved Okert |
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9th Inning | Peña flied out to right. |
Statistics
 HOU |
 CHW |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 3 | Hit By Pitch | 4 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 9 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 13 | Hits | 8 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 4 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 9 | Runs | 5 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 39 | At Bats | 34 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 18 | Runners Left On Base | 25 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 3 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 180 | Pitches | 168 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 18 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 46 | Plate Appearances | 43 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 8.2 | Runs Created | 5.3 |
| .333 | Batting Average | .235 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .462 | Slugging Percentage | .324 |
| .282 | Secondary Average | .235 |
| .435 | On Base Percentage | .372 |
| .896 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .696 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 8.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.3 |
| 58.0 | Batter Rating | 33.0 |
| 39.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.91 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.91 |
| .128 | Isolated Power | .088 |
| 0.44 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .087 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .093 |
| -.051 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 18.0 | Runs Produced | 9.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 101.5 | MLB Rating | 81.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 28,657 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" class="logo-micro">Texas | 52 | 51 | .505 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" class="logo-micro">Seattle | 51 | 53 | .490 | 1.5 | L3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" class="logo-micro">Houston | 51 | 54 | .486 | 2 | W4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ath.png" class="logo-micro">Athletics | 44 | 59 | .427 | 8 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 41 | 62 | .398 | 11 | L1 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 54 | 48 | .529 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 54 | 51 | .514 | 1.5 | L3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 51 | 54 | .486 | 4.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 50 | 54 | .481 | 5 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 43 | 62 | .410 | 12.5 | L2 |