Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox (1 Oct): preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

MLB action on Thursday, 1 October 2026 sees Houston Astros take on Chicago White Sox, with the start at 21:00 UTC. The game is listed as "ALWC - Game 3 If Necessary" in MLB.

The match is scheduled to be played at Daikin Park in Houston. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Houston Astros in 3rd place (81 wins and 81 defeats from 162 matches) and Chicago White Sox in 6th place (84 wins and 78 defeats from 162 matches).

Houston Astros have scored 734 runs and conceded 766 runs in the league, a difference of -32. Chicago White Sox have scored 776 runs and conceded 720 runs in the league, a difference of +56.

Recent form

Houston Astros: 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-W-L-L), scoring 33 runs and conceding 21 runs.

Chicago White Sox: 4 wins and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (W-L-W-W-W), scoring 29 runs and conceding 18 runs. Chicago White Sox have won 3 matches in a row.

Head-to-head

Across 5 meetings in our records, the tally is 2 wins for Houston Astros and 3 wins for Chicago White Sox. The most recent meeting came on Wednesday, 30 September 2026: Houston Astros 3-7 Chicago White Sox.

Across 5 meetings, the sides have produced 35 runs, an average of 7 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Houston Astros averaged 6.6 runs scored and 4.2 conceded per game, while Chicago White Sox averaged 5.8 scored and 3.6 conceded.

Houston Astros have the sharper recent attack, averaging 6.6 runs per game over their last 5 matches. Chicago White Sox have been harder to score against, conceding 3.6 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: NBC (United States), NBCSN (United States) and Peacock (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

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