Game Details
Date: September 29, 2026
First pitch: 4:00 p.m. CT
Location: Daikin Park
How to Tune In
TV/Streaming: NBC and Peacock
Radio: SportsTalk 790 AM
Astros Starting Lineup
- Jeremy Peña (R) SS
- Yordan Alvarez (L) DH
- Isaac Paredes (R) 3B
- Jose Altuve (R) 2B
- Yainer Diaz (R) C
- Christian Walker (R) 1B
- Lucas Spence (L) CF
- Cam Smith (R) RF
- Taylor Trammell (L) LF
SP: AJ Blubaugh (RHP)
White Sox Starting Lineup
- Sam Antonacci (L) LF
- Kyle Teel (L) C
- Miguel Vargas (R) 3B
- Munetaka Murakami (L) 1B
- Andrew Benintendi (L) DH
- Tristan Peters (L) CF
- Braden Montgomery (S) RF
- Chase Meidroth (R) 2B
- Colson Montgomery (L) SS
SP: Hagen Smith (LHP)
Notes
Here we go! The Astros open the Wild Card Series with no surprises in the lineup, using the same starting nine that finished the regular season. AJ Blubaugh makes his first start of the year as Houston begins its planned bullpen game. Chicago counters with 23-year-old rookie left-hander Hagen Smith, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft out of Arkansas. Smith made his major-league debut in August and has been used primarily out of the bullpen; the White Sox are also planning a bullpen game today. He enters the postseason 3-3 with a 1.29 ERA and 41 strikeouts.
