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Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros, ALDS GAME 1

MLBALDS · GAME 1 · HOU wins series 3-1
White Sox
1-3 in series
1-6
Final
Astros
3-1 in series
Daikin Park
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Astros 6-1

The Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 in ALDS GAME 1 on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 3-1. The Astros outscored the White Sox 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Astros. Jose Abreu went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the White Sox.

What it means

  • Astros won the series 3-1.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Oct 12
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ESPN · Oct 9
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Recap · Oct 9
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Injuries and inactives

White Sox1st in AL Cent
  • Joey Bart C
    Hand, Fracture, left
    10-Day-IL
  • Ky Bush SP
    Elbow, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Luis Castillo SP
    Shoulder, Pinched Nerve, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Prelander Berroa RP
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Tanner Murray LF
    Shoulder, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
Astros5th in AL West
  • Brice Matthews CF
    Knee, Inflammation, left
    Out
  • Cristian Javier SP
    Groin, Strain, right
    Out
  • Daulton Varsho CF
    Wrist, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Enyel De Los Santos RP
    Knee, Tendinitis, right
    Out
  • Mike Burrows SP
    Elbow, Inflammation, right
    60-Day-IL

Probable starters

White Sox1st in AL Cent
Lance Lynn SP
Probable starter · 0-1, 12.27 ERA, 4 K, 2.18 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Tim AndersonSS
  2. 2Yoan Moncada3B
  3. 3Jose AbreuDH
  4. 4Yasmani GrandalC
  5. 5Luis Robert Jr.CF
  6. 6Eloy JimenezLF
  7. 7Gavin Sheets1B
  8. 8Adam EngelRF
  9. 9Leury Garcia2B
Astros5th in AL West
Lance McCullers Jr. SP
Probable starter · 1-0, 0.84 ERA, 9 K, 1.13 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jose Altuve2B
  2. 2Michael BrantleyLF
  3. 3Alex Bregman3B
  4. 4Yordan AlvarezDH
  5. 5Yuli Gurriel1B
  6. 6Carlos CorreaSS
  7. 7Kyle TuckerRF
  8. 8Jake MeyersCF
  9. 9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

HOU wins series 3-1

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Game info

Venue
Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 40,497
Officials
Adam Hamari (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Conroy (First Base Umpire), Tom Hallion (Second Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (Third Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Left Field Umpire), Lance Barrett (Right Field Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

This seriesHOU wins series 3-1

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