September 3, 2026 · Daikin Park
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| HOU | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Follow the scoring sequence from the first run to the final margin.
Altuve homered to left (353 feet), Paredes scored.
Rogers reached on infield single to shortstop, C. Montgomery scored, Peters to second.
Antonacci singled to left, Peters scored, Rogers to third.
Paredes doubled to left, Wade Jr. scored, Alvarez to third.
Varsho tripled to center, Alvarez scored and Paredes scored.
Walker singled to center, Varsho scored.
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Two-out Scoring Sequence
Jose Altuve gave Houston a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning by hitting a two-run home run to left field off Luis Castillo with two outs following a 10-pitch walk by Isaac Paredes.
Chicago White Sox pitcher deployment
Final Score And Scoring Innings
The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-2, scoring two runs in the first inning on a home run by Jose Altuve and adding four runs in the third inning highlighted by extra-base hits from Isaac Paredes and Daulton Varsho.
Player Influence
Miguel Vargas reached base with two singles and stole two bases for Chicago, stealing second base in the first inning and third base in the third inning.
Starting Pitching Outing
Luis Castillo allowed six earned runs on six hits and two walks over four innings pitched, yielding all six runs across the first and third innings while throwing scoreless frames in the second and fourth.
Starting Pitcher Vs Batter Matchup
Hunter Brown struck out Munetaka Murakami in all three of their head-to-head plate appearances, utilizing high-velocity four-seam fastballs and secondary pitches to generate swinging third strikes in innings 1, 2, and 5.
Two-out Scoring Rally
In the top of the second inning, the White Sox scored two runs with two outs via an RBI infield single by Jake Rogers and an RBI single by Sam Antonacci to tie the game 2-2.
Matchup Effect
Chase Meidroth collected two hits in four at-bats, tallying singles against Hunter Brown in the second inning and AJ Blubaugh in the ninth inning.
Scoring Rally And Lead Change
In the bottom of the third inning, Houston turned a 2-2 tie into a 6-2 lead through a four-run rally featuring an RBI double by Isaac Paredes with one out, followed by a two-out, two-run triple by Daulton Varsho and an RBI single by Christian Walker off Luis Castillo.
Luis Castillo pitch selection by count
Player Influence
Christian Walker recorded two hits in four at-bats for Houston, including an RBI single during the third-inning rally and a single in the fifth inning.
Scoring Sequence
Daulton Varsho's two-out, two-run triple to center field in the third inning drove in Yordan Alvarez and Isaac Paredes to increase Houston's lead to 5-2.
Bullpen Usage
Tyler Schweitzer pitched two scoreless innings in relief for the White Sox, allowing one hit and one walk while throwing 22 pitches across the fifth and sixth innings.
Base Out State
Hunter Brown induced a 4-6-3 ground-ball double play from Colson Montgomery to erase a leadoff walk to Braden Montgomery in the top of the sixth inning.
Bullpen Usage
Trevor Richards retired all three batters he faced on seven pitches in a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning, striking out two.
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Two innings told the real story of Castillo's afternoon
HighCastillo allowed six earned runs in four innings of work, with all runs scoring in the first and third innings.
Evidence
Not implied
Paredes made the inning longer, and Altuve made it expensive
HighAltuve hit a two-run home run with two outs in the first inning immediately after Paredes worked a 10-pitch walk against Castillo.
Evidence
Bottom 1
Bottom 1
Not implied
The third inning turned a tie into a chase
MediumHouston broke a 2-2 tie in the third inning with four runs generated by Paredes's RBI double, Varsho's two-run triple, and Walker's RBI single against Castillo.
Evidence
Bottom 3
Not implied
Limitations