MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/19/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 898 - SUNDAY, APRIL 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Chicago White Sox (11-11) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 10 1
Houston Astros (8-14) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
White Sox Win Squeaker, 4-3, Over Astros
Starting pitcher Helmis Rodriguez pitched well enough to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros, 4-3. The Astros, now 8-14, continue their sluggish start.

António García had a direct impact on the outcome. García contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the tenth inning to put Chicago up, 4-3.

"I went out and just tried to do my job," said Rodriguez.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Russell 3B, SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .272 3 11
G. Wilkins RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 2 8
D. Smith 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .279 2 6
A. García LF 4 0 3 3 0 0 2 .227 1 9
J. Reetz C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .227 0 3
A. Mendoza DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .318 3 9
B. Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 7
Y. Gudino 2B, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .258 0 3
D. Downing SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339 0 12
   a-A. Robles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .139 0 2
   b-W. Rijo SS, 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .043 0 2
Totals 38 4 10 4 3 3 19      
a - A. Robles pinch hit for D. Downing in the 7th
b - W. Rijo substituted for A. Robles in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Smith (5, 6th Inning off L. Madden, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Mendoza (3, 9th Inning off B. Ramsey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Smith 3 , A. García 3 , J. Reetz , A. Mendoza 5 , Y. Gudino 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reetz , A. Mendoza 2
GIDP: A. Mendoza
Sac Fly: A. García
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Downing (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Russell-Gudino-Smith, Downing-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Thomas RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 1 7
J. Lowery LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .224 1 7
S. Castro 1B 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .221 2 8
   a-E. van Zandvliet SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 2 7
U. Ok CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .163 1 4
   b-D. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 3 7
   d-J. Damron C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
T. Holman C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 2 7
   c-C. Spears PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 9
J. Gonzáles 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .176 1 6
B. Antonelli 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .295 1 4
J. Roberts DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 1 3
S. McGuire SS, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 1 6
Totals 35 3 6 3 0 9 10      
a - E. van Zandvliet substituted for S. Castro in the 9th
b - D. Jones pinch hit for U. Ok in the 9th
c - C. Spears pinch hit for T. Holman in the 9th
d - J. Damron substituted for D. Jones in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Castro (2, 3rd Inning off H. Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Thomas 2 , J. Lowery , S. Castro 4 , J. Gonzáles , J. Roberts
2-out RBI: S. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Roberts
GIDP: U. Ok , S. McGuire
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Thomas (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzáles-McGuire-Castro)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Rodriguez 7.0 6 3 3 0 6 1 26 107 2.61   
T. Rosenthal 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 1.12   
J. Mejía W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0.00   
S. Peters SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 13 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Rodriguez 59
Batters Faced: H. Rodriguez 26, T. Rosenthal 3, J. Mejía 3, S. Peters 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Rodriguez 4-9, T. Rosenthal 2-0, J. Mejía 2-1, S. Peters 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Rodriguez 107-71, T. Rosenthal 11-5, J. Mejía 8-8, S. Peters 13-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Madden 6.1 7 2 2 1 1 0 26 93 3.94   
S. Jackson H (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 2.25   
B. Ramsey L (0-1), BS (1) 1.2 3 2 1 2 2 1 10 36 5.40   
E. Moreno 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Madden 51
Batters Faced: L. Madden 26, S. Jackson 5, B. Ramsey 10, E. Moreno 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Madden 8-9, S. Jackson 2-3, B. Ramsey 1-2, E. Moreno 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Madden 93-61, S. Jackson 20-13, B. Ramsey 36-24, E. Moreno 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Jackson 1-0 , E. Moreno 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Helmis Rodriguez
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 34272
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