TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (50-54) begin a 3-game series tonight vs. the Chicago White Sox (54-47) at Rate Field.
RHP Spencer Arrighetti (7-5, 4.34 ERA) will start for the Astros as he takes on White Sox RHP Davis Martin (9-5, 3.31 ERA).
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ROAD WARRIORS: Tonight is the 1st game of a 6-game road trip for the Astros, during which they are scheduled to play 3-game sets vs. the Chicago White Sox (Fri.-Sun.) and the Los Angeles Angels (Mon.-Wed.).
The Astros are 17-12 on their last four road trips combined and are 23-18 on the road since going 1-9 on their first road trip of the season.
ROAD SLUGGING: The Astros are T-1st in the AL in road HR while ranking 2nd in road OPS (.743) and road SLG (.420) and 4th in road runs scored (243).
VS. THE CHISOX: The Astros are facing the White Sox for the 1st time in 2026. They were 3-3 vs. CWS last season, going 2-1 at home and 1-2 here in Chicago. The Astros are 20-13 vs. CWS over the past 5 seasons (2021-25), posting winning records in each of those seasons. HOU is 53-46 all-time vs. CWS.
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SPENCER’S GIFTS: RHP Spencer Arrighetti will make his 17th start of the season tonight and his 2nd since the All-Star Break. In his last start on July 18 vs. BAL, he was solid, allowing just 1 hit and 1 R in 5.0 IP, but ended up with ND in an eventual, 4-2 Astros loss in 11.0 innings.
Pitcher of the Month: Named AL Pitcher of the Month for May, after posting a 4-1 record in his 5 starts with an 0.93 ERA (3ER/29IP) and a .165 opponent batting average. Tonight will be Arrighetti’s 3rd career start/app. vs. CWS and his first since Aug. 16, 2024 at Daikin Park (11-5 loss, 5.2 IP, 4 ER). He has made 1 career start/app. at Rate Field, which was on June 20, 2024 (ND in 5-3 win, 4.1 IP, 3 ER).
MOVING UP THE LIST: Manager Joe Espada earned his 225th win as the Astros skipper on Wednesday night, moving him past Terry Collins and into 10th place all-time in club history. Hal Lanier (254 wins) is 9th on the list.
FIRST BLOOD: The Astros rank 1st in the AL and 2nd in the Majors in 1st-inning runs (68). Additionally, HOU is 35-15 when scoring 1st this season.
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CLOSE CALLS: The Astros are 31-20 in games decided by 2 runs or less, 22-12 in 2-run games, 9-8 in 1-run games.
MVP-CALIBER: Yordan Alvarez is a strong AL MVP candidate as he enters tonight leading the league in all three Triple Crown categories, ranking 1st in batting average (.328), HR (34), and RBI (77). Additionally, he currently leads all of baseball in OPS (1.089), OBP (.433), SLG (.656) TB (244), and in the AL, he also ranks 1st in hits (122), 1st in XBH (54), tied 1st in runs (69), and 4th in walks (66).
HOT STREAK: Yordan Alvarez enters tonight with a 9-game hitting streak, during which he is hitting a sizzling .515 (17×33) with 4 2B, 5 HR and 10 RBI with a 1.691 OPS.
HISTORIC HOMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 34 HR through the Astros’ 1st 104 games, which are the 2nd-most in franchise history at this point in a season(per Elias):
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Most HR thru 104 G: Jeff Bagwell-35 (‘94)
Most HR thru 105 G: Jeff Bagwell-36 (‘94), Jeff Bagwell-35 (‘99)
PEÑA POWER: Jeremy Peña has homered in 3 consecutive games, becoming the 5th different Astros SS to do so. The others are: Carlos Correa, Jed Lowrie, Andujar Cedeno, Craig Reynolds. In Peña’s last 3 games, he is 5×12 (.417) with 3 HR, 5 R and 6 RBI.
Last Time It Happened (Astros)
Last SS to Homer in 3 consecutive games: Correa (8/9-11, 2016)
Last SS to Homer in 4 consecutive games: Has never happened
Last Astro to Homer in 4 consecutive games: Alex Bregman (8/10-12, 2024)
HIT PAREDES: Isaac Paredes has hit safely in 8 straight games at .387 (12×31) with 2 HR and 7 RBI in that span. Since June 3, Paredes is batting .303 (46×152) with 21 runs scored, 6 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 30 RBI and 18 walks in 41 games.
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ON THE DEFENSIVE: The Astros rank 2nd in the AL in fielding pct. (.988) and have the 2nd-fewest errors in the AL (43). 1B Christian Walker has led the way, as he has not committed an error in his 99 games played at 1B…dating back to last season, Walker has not made an error in his last 127 games at 1B (last error was Aug. 23, 2025 at BAL).
TAPPING FOR SUCCESS: Astros hitters have won an MLB-best 73 ABS challenges and lead the Majors in challenge success rate (60%). 2B Jose Altuve has been successful on 15-of-23 challenges (65%), ranking third in the Majors in challenges won. 3B Isaac Paredes (11-for-12) has been the most efficient challenger for the Astros.
BRYAN’S BACK: RHP Bryan Abreu has a 1.86 ERA (2ER/9.2IP) in his last 9 apps. with a .156 opp. avg. in that span. Additionally, since May 1, he has a 2.55 ERA (7ER/24.2IP) in 26 apps., and is 5-for-5 in save opportunities in that span. Prior to May 1, Abreu had a 12.54 ERA in his 1st 11 apps. of the season.
WHAT A RELIEF: LHP Josh Hader, who is 11-for-11 in save opp. with a 1.47 ERA, enters tonight with 238 career SV, needing 1 more to move past LHP Sparky Lyle for 5th place all-time among LH relievers.
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TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 2020 – After nearly four months of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Astros host the Mariners for Opening Day 2020 at an empty Daikin Park. It marks the latest Opening Day in club history. The game ends in an 8-2 Astros win, giving the club their 8th straight Opening Day victory. RHP Justin Verlander makes his 12th career Opening Day start and earns the win after tossing 6.0 innings and allowing two runs on three hits.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Friday, July 24, 6:40 p.m. CT
Location: Rate Field, Chicago, IL
TV: SCHN
Radio: KTRH 740 AM; KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
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