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The Houston Astros have announced their AL Wild Card Roster for their series vs. the Chicago White Sox. The Astros Wild Card Series roster includes 12 pitchers and 14 position players. 13 players on the roster have no postseason playing experience, including five position players and eight pitchers. In addition to their active roster, the […]
Just two years ago, the Chicago White Sox etched 121 losses in the record books to mark the worst MLB season in modern history. Fast forward through another turbulent season in 2025, and the South Siders suffered three straight 100-loss seasons, albeit with a more positive second half as several of the organization’s promising prospects […]
WILD CARD SERIES, GAME 1: The Houston Astros (81-81, AL West Champions) will host the Chicago White Sox (84-78, Third Wild Card) for Game 1 of the 2026 American League Wild Card Series today at Daikin Park. It’s an unorthodox pitching matchup today to open a playoff series between RHP AJ Blubugh (5-3, 3.66 ERA) […]
The White Sox released their 26-man roster for their first playoff appearance in five years.
The American League West champion Houston Astros host the Chicago White Sox in a historic AL Wild Card Series, with Game 1 set for Tuesday at Daikin Park in Houston. How to Watch Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros: Game…
Episode Summary AL Wild Card Game 1 pregame show streaming live from the Ramova Theater in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. Breaking down the bullpen game that both the White Sox and Astros will use, MLB Network Radio’s Mike Ferrin joins the show to share what he thinks will be the deciding factor in winning the series and who will be the White Sox pick to click. Presented by Ankin Law - Injury Law Made Personal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2TxAQxrXcM The post Sox Machine...
Yordan Alvarez gave Houston Astros fans plenty to celebrate during an MVP-caliber regular season. Before Houston’s Wild Card Series against the Chicago White Sox, he revealed two changes that helped make it possible: a different diet and a trainer who accompanied him on road trips. Asked during his MLB postseason media availability whether he changed […] The post Yordan Alvarez’s revelation before postseason will catch Astros fans’ attention appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Shortstop Colson Montgomery’s 31 home runs are the third-most on the Chicago White Sox. But he also set a new MLB single season record with 227 strikeouts. Of course, the White Sox want Montgomery to be more consistent at the plate. Especially in the playoffs, Chicago can’t afford an untimely strikeout. But at the same [...] The post Chicago White Sox make Colson Montgomery move for Game 1 vs. Astros appeared first on ChiCitySports .
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young put the club’s third straight season without a playoff berth on himself Monday, a day after Texas was eliminated on the final day of the regular season. The Rangers finished 80-82, one game behind the Houston Astros in the American League West. The club […]
The Cubs and Padres will be the last of the four Wild Card Series to get underway today. That game will begin at 9 p.m. CT and I will have the usual game preview up at 7 p.m. CT. In the meantime, there are three other Wild Card games today, so this is an all-purpose […]
Phillies at Braves First pitch: 2:00 PM EDTTV: NBC/PeacockProbable pitchers: Jesús Luzardo, LHP (PHI), Chris Sale, LHP (ATL) White Sox at Astros First pitch: 5:00 PM EDTTV: Peacock/NBCSNProbable pitchers: Hagen Smith, LHP (CWS), AJ Blubaugh (HOU) Red Sox at Yankees First pitch: 8:00 PM EDTTV: NBC/PeacockProbable pitchers: Payton Tolle, LHP (BOS), Cam Schlittler, RHP (NYY) […]
The Chicago White Sox have been one of the best stories in baseball this season. They have upset expectations and are now preparing to play the Houston Astros in the American League Wild Card Series. Chicago fell just short of winning the AL Central, but the ball club still reached the postseason. Munetaka Murakami and […] The post Miguel Vargas’ Munetaka Murakami admission will catch White Sox fans’ attention before postseason appeared first on ClutchPoints .
It has been a historic turnaround for the Chicago White Sox. The Sox made the playoffs in 2021, but lost in the ALDS to the Houston Astros. They finished 81-81 the next year, missing the playoffs. Then, the rebuild happened. They lost 100-plus games for three straight seasons, going 162-324 over the three seasons. This […] The post This overlooked player will make or break White Sox’s chances vs. Astros in AL Wild Card round appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Houston Astros will host the Chicago White Sox in the AL Wild Card series. The Astros slipped into the playoffs on the last day of the regular season, winning the AL West with an 81-81 record. Now, the Astros are announcing their roster for the AL Wild Card Series, with one surprising name, per […] The post Tatsuya Imai’s AL Wild Card Series roster status for Astros after rejuvenation in new role appeared first on ClutchPoints .
How to watch White Sox vs. Astros AL Wild Card Game 1 at Daikin Park: first pitch at 4:00 p.m. CT on NBCSN and Peacock. The post How to Watch White Sox vs. Astros Wild Card Game 1: Time, TV Channel, Live Stream appeared first on On Tap Sports Net .
A new season is about to begin and, for the Astros, it’s a chance to prove they still belong at the postseason party after all these years. White Sox Radio PBP man Len Kasper joined us exclusively at The Crawfish Boxes to discuss this week’s Wild Card Matchup. Q) How awesome is this moment for […]
Good morning! Playoff baseball begins today with the Philadelphia Phillies vs. the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres in NL Wild Card Game 1. On the AL Wild Card side, the Boston Red Sox take on the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox match up against the Houston Astros. Which […]
For the first time since 2021, the Chicago White Sox are postseason-bound. Like in 2021, they’ve drawn the Houston Astros in the first round. Unlike the first go-around, these two teams are playing in a best-of-three series, not the American League Division Series. A lot’s changed for both organizations in the five years since that […] The post White Sox vs. Astros: Wild Card Series Preview appeared first on Just Baseball .
Through 7 2/3 innings, Brandon Young was perfect. Twenty-three Astros up, twenty-three Astros down. It was August 25, 2025, and 33,654 fans at Daikin Park, not to mention a busload of Young family and friends from Lumberton, Texas, were watching an undrafted rookie flirt with the 25th perfect game in major league history, to the […]
Dana Brown built the Astros’ division-winning roster, then was fired before celebrating it. Parting ways with Brown while the Astros were sitting atop the AL West raised plenty of eyebrows. Though the Astros announced a mutual parting, the timing raised questions about Crane’s decision-making. Now, with Houston celebrating its postseason berth, the questions have only […] The post “You Don’t Work for Them”: Astros Owner Blasted by Ex-MLB Executive Over Dana Brown Firing appeared first on Ess...
The 2026 Major League Baseball regular season is fully in the rear view mirror and the playoffs begin today. Four games are on deck, starting with Braves and Phillies reigniting their postseason rivalry in Atlanta at 2pm ET. Next up is the .500 AL West champion Astros hosting the most surprising playoff team, the just-recently-doormat […]
The Texas Rangers’ 2026 playoff miss is harder to excuse when the Houston Astros won the AL West at 81-81. The Rangers finished 80-82, one game behind the Astros, and missed October for the third straight year since their 2023 World Series title. The final day offered one last chance. The Rangers needed to beat […] The post 3 players most to blame for Rangers missing postseason appeared first on ClutchPoints .
In a rematch of last year’s Wild Card series matchup, the New York Yankees will once again be facing the Boston Red Sox in a three-game set to decide which team advances to the ALDS. MLB postseason seeding can be unforgiving; by virtue of winning the AL West, the Houston Astros earned the top seed […] The post Cam Schlittler credits Yankees scout after Red Sox overlooked him appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Rangers recorded their third straight sub-.500 season in 2026, yet their 80-82 record was almost enough to win the lackluster American League West. The division ultimately went to the 81-81 Astros, who became the first team in the 31-year-old Wild Card era to clinch a playoff spot without finishing over .500. After his team […]
James Fegan reports Hagen Smith will open White Sox AL Wild Card Game 1 vs. the Astros in a bullpen game Tuesday at 4 p.m. CT in Houston. The post Hagen Smith to Open White Sox Bullpen Game in Wild Card Game 1 vs. Astros appeared first on On Tap Sports Net .