Final · MLB · Tue Sep 29, 4:00 PM CDT · AL Wild Card 'A' Game 1
- Series
- CWS leads 1-0
- Probable pitchers
- Hagen Smith (CWS) vs AJ Blubaugh (HOU)
- TV
- Peacock/NBCSN
- Where
- Daikin Park
White Sox down Astros 6-3. White Sox led from start to finish.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| CWS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
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| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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Win: Jordan Hicks. Loss: AJ Blubaugh. Home runs: Montgomery, C (CWS), Velázquez, N (HOU).
By the numbers: Hits CWS 11, HOU 6; Errors CWS 1, HOU 1; Left on base CWS 20, HOU 14.
Team stats
| CWS | HOU |
|---|
| Hits | 11 | 6 |
| Errors | 1 | 1 |
| Left on base | 20 | 14 |
| Home runs | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 4 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 7 |
Box score
Chicago White Sox
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Antonacci LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doyle, B CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teel C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vargas, M 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Murakami 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Benintendi DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Grichuk DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acuña DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peters LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Montgomery, B RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Meidroth 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montgomery, C SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Smith, H | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Hicks, J (W) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Newcomb, S | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Sandlin | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Taylor, G | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 54 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 150 |
Houston Astros
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
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| Peña SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvarez, Y DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diaz, Y C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Walker, C 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Spence CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trammell LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Velázquez, N LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Blubaugh (L) | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| King, B | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Ullola | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
| Hendrickson | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| VanWey | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sousa | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Abreu, B | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Hader | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 155 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 6
- 0 out CWS Sam Antonacci walks.
- 1 out CWS Kyle Teel grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. Throwing error by first baseman Christian Walker.
- 1 out CWS Miguel Vargas walks.
- 2 out CWS Munetaka Murakami out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Cam Smith. Sam Antonacci scores. CWS 1, HOU 0
- 2 out CWS Andrew Benintendi walks. Miguel Vargas to 2nd.
- 3 out CWS Tristan Peters strikes out on a foul tip.
Bottom 1st 4
- 1 out HOU Jeremy Peña grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
- 2 out HOU Yordan Alvarez grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
- 2 out HOU Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters.
- 3 out HOU Jose Altuve grounds into a force out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd.
Top 2nd 8
- 0 out CWS Braden Montgomery singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith.
- 0 out CWS Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Braden Montgomery to 2nd.
- 0 out CWS Colson Montgomery hit by pitch. Braden Montgomery to 3rd. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.
- 0 out CWS Sam Antonacci singles on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Braden Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Colson Montgomery to 2nd. CWS 3, HOU 0
- 0 out CWS Kyle Teel singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Colson Montgomery to 3rd. Sam Antonacci to 2nd.
- 1 out CWS Miguel Vargas grounds into a force out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to catcher Yainer Diaz. Colson Montgomery out at home. Sam Antonacci to 3rd. Kyle Teel to 2nd. Miguel Vargas to 1st.
- 2 out CWS Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging.
- 3 out CWS Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging.
Bottom 2nd 3
- 1 out HOU Yainer Diaz grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
- 2 out HOU Christian Walker grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
- 3 out HOU Lucas Spence strikes out swinging.
Top 3rd 3
- 1 out CWS Tristan Peters pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory.
- 2 out CWS Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging.
- 3 out CWS Chase Meidroth lines out to third baseman Isaac Paredes.
Bottom 3rd 4
- 0 out HOU Cam Smith singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery.
- 1 out HOU Taylor Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Hagen Smith to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Cam Smith to 2nd.
- 2 out HOU Jeremy Peña lines out to center fielder Tristan Peters. Cam Smith to 3rd.
- 3 out HOU Yordan Alvarez grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
Top 4th 4
- 0 out CWS Colson Montgomery homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. CWS 4, HOU 0
- 1 out CWS White Sox challenged (shift violation), call on the field was upheld: Sam Antonacci grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out CWS Kyle Teel flies out to center fielder Lucas Spence.
- 3 out CWS Miguel Vargas called out on strikes.
Bottom 4th 3
- 1 out HOU Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci.
- 2 out HOU Jose Altuve pops out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
- 3 out HOU Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging.
Top 5th 6
- 0 out CWS Munetaka Murakami walks.
- 1 out CWS Randal Grichuk lines out to center fielder Lucas Spence.
- 1 out CWS Tristan Peters singles on a ground ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd.
- 1 out CWS Braden Montgomery singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Munetaka Murakami to 3rd. Tristan Peters to 2nd.
- 1 out CWS Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Munetaka Murakami scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd. Braden Montgomery to 2nd. CWS 5, HOU 0
- 3 out CWS Colson Montgomery grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Chase Meidroth out at 2nd. Colson Montgomery out at 1st.
Bottom 5th 5
- 1 out HOU Christian Walker grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
- 1 out HOU Lucas Spence singles on a ground ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci, deflected by third baseman Miguel Vargas.
- 2 out HOU Cam Smith flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.
- 2 out HOU Nelson Velázquez homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Lucas Spence scores. CWS 5, HOU 2
- 3 out HOU Jeremy Peña pops out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami in foul territory.
Top 6th 3
- 0 out CWS Sam Antonacci hit by pitch.
- 2 out CWS Kyle Teel grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Sam Antonacci out at 2nd. Kyle Teel out at 1st.
- 3 out CWS Miguel Vargas flies out to center fielder Lucas Spence.
Bottom 6th 3
- 1 out HOU Yordan Alvarez grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
- 2 out HOU Isaac Paredes grounds out, first baseman Munetaka Murakami to pitcher David Sandlin.
- 3 out HOU Jose Altuve flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.
Top 7th 5
- 0 out CWS Munetaka Murakami singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez.
- 0 out CWS Randal Grichuk singles on a line drive to center fielder Lucas Spence. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd.
- 1 out CWS Tristan Peters out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Isaac Paredes to second baseman Jose Altuve. Munetaka Murakami to 3rd. Randal Grichuk to 2nd.
- 1 out CWS Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging. Braden Montgomery to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Bennett Sousa.
- 3 out CWS Chase Meidroth grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Altuve to shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Braden Montgomery out at 2nd. Chase Meidroth out at 1st.
Bottom 7th 4
- 1 out HOU Yainer Diaz lines out to center fielder Tristan Peters.
- 1 out HOU Christian Walker walks.
- 2 out HOU Lucas Spence grounds out to pitcher David Sandlin. Christian Walker to 2nd.
- 3 out HOU Cam Smith grounds out softly, pitcher Grant Taylor to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
Top 8th 3
- 1 out CWS Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CWS Sam Antonacci flies out to left fielder Nelson Velázquez.
- 3 out CWS Kyle Teel grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
Bottom 8th 6
- 1 out HOU Nelson Velázquez called out on strikes.
- 1 out HOU Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tristan Peters.
- 1 out HOU Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Jeremy Peña to 3rd.
- 2 out HOU Isaac Paredes strikes out on a foul tip.
- 2 out HOU White Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Jose Altuve reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Miguel Vargas. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. CWS 6, HOU 3
- 3 out HOU Yainer Diaz called out on strikes.
Top 9th 4
- 1 out CWS Miguel Vargas grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out CWS Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CWS Randal Grichuk singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez.
- 3 out CWS Tristan Peters flies out to center fielder Lucas Spence.
Bottom 9th 4
- 0 out HOU Christian Walker walks.
- 1 out HOU Lucas Spence strikes out on a foul tip.
- 2 out HOU Cam Smith strikes out swinging.
- 3 out HOU Nelson Velázquez grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.