September 30, 2026 · AL Wild Card · Game 2 · 5:00 PM EDT
CWS wins 2-0
W: Anthony KayL: Hunter Brown
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CWS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
 HOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Chase Meidroth2B2-3H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterJP
Jeremy PeñaSS2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 R
Anthony KayP0.2IP0 ER · 0 K · WWinning pitcher
Hunter BrownP0.2IP3 ER · 2 K · LBiggest lead CWS by 4
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TB Rays | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2NY Yankees | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
3BO Red Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
4CL Guardians | 85 | 77 | .525 | 13.0 |
| 5CWWhite Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
| 6HOAstros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17.0 |
7TE Rangers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18.0 |
8BA Orioles | 79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 |
9TO Blue Jays | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
10MI Twins | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21.0 |
11DE Tigers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
12SE Mariners | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
13KC Royals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
14OA Athletics | 64 | 98 | .395 | 34.0 |
15LA Angels | 62 | 100 | .383 | 36.0 |
40 balls in play · 13 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
6 of 12 went over the line, 6 went under.
Hunter BrownOuts recorded · line 15.52UnderHunter BrownStrikeouts · line 6.52Under
Sean BurkeStrikeouts · line 4.58OverSean BurkeOuts recorded · line 14.512Under
Jose AltuveTotal bases · line 1.55OverJeremy PeñaTotal bases · line 1.55Over
Yainer DiazTotal bases · line 1.50Under
Yordan AlvarezTotal bases · line 1.50Under
Isaac ParedesTotal bases · line 1.50UnderChase MeidrothHits + runs + RBIs · line 1.56OverJose AltuveHits + runs + RBIs · line 1.54OverJeremy PeñaHits + runs + RBIs · line 1.54OverSA Sam AntonacciLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KT Kyle TeelC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
MV Miguel Vargas3B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MM Munetaka Murakami1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
AB Andrew BenintendiDH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TP Tristan PetersLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CMChase Meidroth2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
BM Braden MontgomeryRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CM Colson MontgomerySS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
BD Brenton DoyleCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LA Luisangel AcuñaDH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
2B: Antonacci
HR: Meidroth
RBI: Teel, Benintendi, Peters, Meidroth 3
SB: Peters, Acuña 2
LOB: 13
| AKAnthony KayW | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
EF Erick Fedde | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
HB Huascar Brazobán | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
JH Jordan Hicks | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| SBSean Burke | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 154 |
| JPJeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| YAYordan AlvarezLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| IPIsaac ParedesDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JAJose Altuve2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| YDYainer DiazC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CW Christian Walker1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
LS Lucas SpenceCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CS Cam SmithRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
NA Nick Allen3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
HR: Peña, Altuve, Smith
RBI: Peña, Altuve, Smith
LOB: 9
AB AJ Blubaugh | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
BA Bryan Abreu | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 44 |
| HBHunter BrownL | 0.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
JH Josh Hader | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
PL Peter Lambert | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 165 |
Top 1 · CWS batting
DoubleSam Antonacci doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Lucas Spence, deflected by left fielder Yordan Alvarez.96.6 mph · 28° · 350 ftSingleKyle Teel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Sam Antonacci scores.95.9 mph · 6° · 98 ftCWS 1Field ErrorMiguel Vargas reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Nick Allen. Kyle Teel to 2nd.81.9 mph · -20° · 9 ftStrikeoutMunetaka Murakami strikes out swinging.SingleAndrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to center fielder Lucas Spence. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas scores. Andrew Benintendi to 2nd. Throwing error by center fielder Lucas Spence.76.7 mph · 24° · 243 ftCWS 3SingleTristan Peters singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Andrew Benintendi scores.87.8 mph · 22° · 295 ftCWS 4SingleChase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Tristan Peters to 2nd.89.7 mph · 15° · 230 ftStrikeoutBraden Montgomery called out on strikes.WalkColson Montgomery walks.GroundoutSam Antonacci grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.85.2 mph · 5° · 80 ftBottom 1 · HOU batting
Home RunJeremy Peña homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.103.6 mph · 36° · 395 ftCWS 4StrikeoutYordan Alvarez strikes out swinging.Pop OutIsaac Paredes pops out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami in foul territory.78.2 mph · 74° · 87 ftSingleJose Altuve singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci.103.4 mph · 19° · 337 ftStrikeoutYainer Diaz strikes out swinging.The White Sox beat the Astros 7-3 at Minute Maid Park.
Anthony Kay got the win and Hunter Brown took the loss. Chase Meidroth went 2-for-3 for the White Sox, while Jeremy Peña went 2-for-4 for the Astros.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
