Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros: AL Wild Card Series 2026

Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros in the 2026 AL Wild Card Series, a best-of-3 series. Game 1 is Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT at Daikin Park, Houston on NBCSN. Every game, first pitch time, TV and result is below, with links to each game page.

AL Wild Card Series · best of 3

6Chicago White Sox84-78 · Wild card0

Series starts Tue, Sep 29First to 2 wins

3Houston Astros81-81 · Division winner0

AL Wild Card Series Schedule and Results

How White Sox and Astros Got Here

Season series: White Sox 1, Astros 3 in 4 regular-season meetings.

Form Entering the Series

White Sox7-3 last 10

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Runs scored / game6.5

Runs allowed / game4.3

Astros5-5 last 10

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Runs scored / game5.9

Runs allowed / game3.7

Regular-season games only, oldest to newest left to right; hover a result for the score. Run averages are over the same span.

What Is at Stake

The winner advances to the Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays (No. 1 seed), Oct 3–10, 2026. The higher seed hosts every game. Games are added to this page as soon as they are scheduled; scores update live.

This White Sox vs Astros AL Wild Card Series page updates with every pitch: series score, results and the next game. The bracket shows where the winner goes next, and the schedule lists every other series.