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Chicago White Sox @ Houston Astros

2026-09-01 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 26838 · 73°F, Roof Closed · Wind 0 mph, None · 3:07

Chicago White Sox defeated Houston Astros 5–1. Chicago White Sox opened the scoring in the 5th — Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Sam Antonacci scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Colson Montgomery doubles (22) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Miguel Vargas scores. Andrew Benintendi scores — worth 19% in win probability.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	5	8
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Antonacci LF	3	1	0	0	1	1
Munetaka Murakami 1B	4	1	0	0	1	3
Miguel Vargas 3B	4	1	2	0	1	0
Andrew Benintendi DH	5	1	1	1	0	1
Colson Montgomery SS	4	1	2	2	1	2
Randal Grichuk RF	4	0	1	2	0	1
Brenton Doyle CF	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tristan Peters RF	3	0	0	0	1	0
Chase Meidroth 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0
Drew Romo C	2	0	0	0	2	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jeremy Pena SS	3	0	0	0	1	1
Yordan Alvarez DH	2	0	0	0	2	2
Isaac Paredes 3B	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jose Altuve 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1
LaMonte Wade LF	2	0	0	0	0	2
Nelson Velazquez LF	1	0	0	0	1	0
Christian Walker 1B	4	0	0	0	0	3
Yainer Diaz C	4	0	0	0	0	2
Taylor Trammell CF	3	0	2	0	1	1
Cam Smith RF	4	0	0	0	0	0