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Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros

2026-09-29 · Updated September 29, 2026 5:11 AM ET

Matchup

Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros

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Away Team
Chicago White Sox

Road club

Home Team
Houston Astros

Home club

Game Date
2026-09-29

Scheduled slate date

Chicago White Sox Outlook
Commanding

Team outlook tier

Houston Astros Outlook
Underdog

Team outlook tier

Favorite
Chicago White Sox

Higher modeled team outlook

Simulation Outlook

Game simulation summary

Public outlook tiers from the MLB game simulation.

One-Run Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Blowout Game Outlook
Neutral

Simulation outlook tier

High Scoring Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Low Scoring Game Outlook
Neutral

Simulation outlook tier

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Starting Pitchers

Confirmed starters for this matchup.

PitcherTeamConfidence
Hagen SmithChicago White Sox—
AJ BlubaughHouston Astros—
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Top Home Run Threats

Leading home-run outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHR Outlook
Andrew BenintendiChicago White SoxDifficult
Yordan AlvarezHouston AstrosDifficult
Randal GrichukChicago White SoxDifficult
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Top Hitters

Leading hitter outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHit Outlook2+ Bases OutlookRBI Outlook
Andrew BenintendiChicago White SoxNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Yordan AlvarezHouston AstrosAbove AverageBelow AverageDifficult
Randal GrichukChicago White SoxNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Weather

Weather impacts

Published weather context for this matchup.

Temperature
74°F

Weather

Wind
4 mph ENE

Weather

Roof
Retractable

Venue

Weather Label
Neutral

Impact

Summary
Warm, calm

Weather

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