Where the engine’s categories separate these clubs, and what is happening around them.
Current availability, form and club context for each side. Source dates are shown where available.
White Sox are without Brooks Baldwin
Out · Right Elbow · club IL list as of Sep 28
Health: Strong
4 on IL (2 P / 2 pos) · #4 of 30
White Sox have a 0.851 OPS over the last 7 days
239 plate appearances · as of Sep 28
The White Sox trail the Guardians by 1 in the AL Central
84-78 this season
White Sox are without Ky Bush
Out · club IL list as of Sep 28
Astros are without Mike Burrows
Out · Right Elbow · club IL list as of Sep 28
The two starters, and how each lineup has actually fared against the arm it faces.
Who is rested, and who is unavailable.
Verified facts about this matchup, each traceable to a real row.
Bullpen rest: CWS 15.0 IP vs HOU 15.7 IP over the last 3 days.
Form: CWS 7-3, HOU 5-5 over the last 10 games.
Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 42 HR
Munetaka Murakami leads the White Sox with 35 HR
Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 179 hits
Chase Meidroth leads the White Sox with 156 hits
Yordan Alvarez ranks #1 in MLB in AVG (.316)
Results and run-scoring over each club’s last completed games.
Offense: Strong
OPS 0.8354 · OBP 0.3136 · SLG 0.5218 · #2 of 30
Astros have a 0.961 OPS over the last 7 days
255 plate appearances · as of Sep 28
Yordan Alvarez leads the MLB in batting average — .316
Leading second place by .005 batting average. · Through Sep 27
Astros are without Daulton Varsho
Out · Left Wrist · club IL list as of Sep 28