Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitch- Run line: Astros +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 9 (14 runs).
Recap
The Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 at Rate Field in Chicago on Jul 24, 2026 to move to 51-54.
The Astros came back from 5 runs down, trailing 5-0 in the Bottom 5. The Astros have won 4 straight. They scored 8 runs in the sixth inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| CHW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
W: Teng (5-6) · L: Hudson (3-3)
Scoring plays
Bottom 1
- CHWSacrifice flyC. Montgomery hit sacrifice fly to center, Antonacci scored.0-1
- CHWSingleB. Montgomery singled to right, Murakami scored, Vargas to third.0-2
- CHWHit by pitchMeidroth hit by pitch, Vargas scored, Peters to second, B. Montgomery to third.0-3
Bottom 5
- CHWWild PitchBenintendi scored on Teng wild pitch, B. Montgomery to second on wild pitch by Teng.0-4
- CHWDoubleMeidroth doubled to center, B. Montgomery scored.0-5
Top 6
- HOUSingleWade Jr. singled to right, Alvarez scored, Altuve to second, Paredes to third.1-5
- HOUDoubleWalker doubled to left, Paredes scored, Wade Jr. scored and Altuve scored.4-5
- HOUHome runSmith homered to left (383 feet), Walker scored.6-5
- HOUSingleAltuve reached on infield single to shortstop, Peña scored, Paredes to second, Alvarez to third.7-5
- HOUWalkWade Jr. walked, Alvarez scored, Altuve to second, Paredes to third.8-5
Top 9
- HOUDoubleVázquez hit a ground rule double, Trammell scored, Smith to third.9-5
Team stats
- Hits
- 13
- 8
- Home Runs
- 1
- 0
- Runs Batted In
- 9
- 4
- Walks
- 4
- 4
- Strikeouts
- 9
- 8
- Runners Left On Base
- 18
- 25
- Errors
- 0
- 1
Player stats
Astros · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Pena SS | 3-6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .307 | .365 | .472 |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 1-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .327 | .432 | .652 |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .261 | .354 | .434 |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .238 | .304 | .405 |
| Nick Allen 2B | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .288 | .305 |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .180 | .317 | .340 |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .295 | .364 |
| Christian Walker 1B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .233 | .308 | .451 |
| Lucas Spence CF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .208 | .296 | .250 |
| Cam Smith RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .210 | .285 | .370 |
| Christian Vazquez C | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .215 | .269 | .333 |
Astros · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Arrighetti P | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33-18 | 4.60 | 33 |
| AJ Blubaugh P | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34-19 | 3.74 | 34 |
| Kai-Wei Teng P | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42-23 | 4.35 | 42 |
| Bennett Sousa P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-11 | 5.06 | 14 |
| Bryan Abreu P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-10 | 5.14 | 12 |
| Steven Okert P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-12 | 2.09 | 20 |
| Josh Hader P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-11 | 1.40 | 13 |
White Sox · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Antonacci LF | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .281 | .373 | .413 |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .231 | .376 | .521 |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .243 | .351 | .482 |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .218 | .300 | .463 |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .244 | .306 | .423 |
| Randal Grichuk DH | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .245 | .277 | .510 |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .250 | .315 | .409 |
| Tristan Peters CF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .286 | .341 | .451 |
| Luisangel Acuna PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .247 | .280 | .286 |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .278 | .349 | .384 |
| Drew Romo C | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .127 | .218 | .297 |
White Sox · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Martin P | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88-55 | 3.49 | 88 |
| Bryan Hudson P | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23-14 | 2.86 | 23 |
| Seranthony Dominguez P | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19-9 | 4.46 | 19 |
| Trevor Richards P | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24-17 | 3.76 | 24 |
| Chris Murphy P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-18 | 4.50 | 26 |
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