Astros Edge White Sox 6-2 Behind Altuve Home Run

Astros Take Control Early

The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at Daikin Park in Houston. The final score was 6-2 in favor of the home team, with an attendance of 24,155 fans. The Astros improved their record to 72-69, while the White Sox fell to 73-67. The game featured exactly one home run, hit by Jose Altuve, which set the tone for the Astros' offense.

Key Offensive Plays

Houston opened the scoring in the first inning. Jose Altuve homered to left field for a distance of 353 feet, scoring Luis Paredes and giving the Astros an early 2-0 lead. The White Sox responded in the second inning. Chris Rogers reached on an infield single to shortstop, allowing C. Montgomery to score and cut the deficit to 2-1. Shortly after, Antonacci singled to left field, driving in Peters to tie the game at 2-2.

The Astros retook the lead in the third inning. Luis Paredes doubled to left field, scoring Wade Jr. and moving Alvarez to third. Daulton Varsho then tripled to center field, scoring both Alvarez and Paredes to extend the Astros' lead to 5-2.

Finally, Walker singled to center field, bringing in Varsho to make it 6-2. These plays accounted for all the runs scored in the game.

Pitching Performance

Hunter Brown earned the win for the Astros, pitching six innings. He allowed six hits and two earned runs while walking two batters and striking out seven. The decision was recorded as a win, improving his record to 5-3. Luis Castillo took the loss for the White Sox. He pitched four innings, allowing six hits and six earned runs, while walking two batters and striking out three. His record dropped to 4-11. Tyler Schweitzer pitched two innings for Chicago, allowing one hit and no earned runs, with one walk and no strikeouts. Trevor Richards pitched one inning, retiring all batters with two strikeouts and no hits, earned runs, or walks. Jose Urquidy pitched one inning, allowing one hit and no earned runs, with no walks or strikeouts.

Bennett Sousa pitched one inning for Houston, allowing no hits, no earned runs, no walks, and recording one strikeout. Bryan Abreu also pitched one inning, allowing no hits, no earned runs, no walks, and recording one strikeout. AJ Blubaugh pitched one inning, allowing one hit and no earned runs, with no walks and one strikeout.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816791