Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox

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CWS	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	8	1

Spencer Arrighetti (7-5, 4.34) gets the ball for Houston, walking into a lineup that's been quietly building the best home record in baseball this side of the Dodgers. Davis Martin (9-5, 3.31) counters for Chicago, and he's been the steadiest arm in a rotation that's had to survive without half its Opening Day depth.

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Astros(50-54)

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9

+1.5-163+122o8.5-111

White Sox(54-47)

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5

-1.5+160-125u8.5+113

Best BetWhite Sox -133

Pregame

The White Sox are the play here, and it's not close to a coin flip — a 31-17 home record and Davis Martin on the mound against a rotation-depleted Astros club is a real gap. Houston's win streak is legitimate but came against a fading Marlins team, not a contender playing meaningful games at home. Chicago's price isn't cheap, but this is the side with the better roster and the better arm tonight.

Martin's last time out was actually a loss, a hard-luck 1-run, 5.2-inning outing against Toronto where the White Sox offense just didn't show up. That's been the exception rather than the rule for him this year — he's been Chicago's rock all season, tied for one of the best ERAs on the staff even after a pedestrian 2025. Arrighetti, for his part, has bounced around the strike zone lately; his last start against Baltimore was a no-decision where he battled command (4 walks) but still limited the damage to a single earned run over 5 innings.

Spencer Arrighetti

(7-5)·4.60 ERA

Jul 18 vs Orioles

ND

5.0IP

1ER

6K

4BB

85P

07/24 Lineup

Davis Martin

(9-6)·4.13 ERA

Jul 18 @ Blue Jays

L

5.2IP

1ER

5K

2BB

85P

07/24 Lineup

The bigger story for both clubs right now is who's not available. Carlos Correa is done for the year after ankle surgery, and Houston's rotation depth has been gutted by injuries to Mike Burrows, Hayden Wesneski and Brandon Walter — that's a big reason Arrighetti's workload and results have been up and down. Chicago's dealing with its own attrition behind the plate, having just lost catcher Kyle Teel for 6-to-12 weeks with a high ankle sprain, plus a bullpen that's been running thin with arms like Jordan Leasure and Mike Vasil out since spring.

Houston Astros

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• 10-Day-ILBrice Matthews (CF) — The Astros announced that Matthews was removed from Sunday's game against the Rangers after the first inning due to a left knee injury, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.07/17
• 15-Day-ILMike Burrows (SP) — General manager Dana Brown said Wednesday that Burrows (elbow) is expected to begin throwing off a mound within the next 7-to-10 days, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.07/15
• 60-Day-ILHayden Wesneski (SP) — Wesneski (elbow) struck out three and allowed one earned run on two hits and one walk across four innings Sunday in a rehab start with Double-A Corpus Christi. He also hit a batter and threw two wild pitches.07/07
• 60-Day-ILBrandon Walter (SP) — The Astros announced Friday that Walter (elbow) is in the midst of a throwing progression at the team's complex in West Palm Beach, Fla., Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.06/04
• 60-Day-ILCarlos Correa (SS) — Correa is scheduled to undergo surgery Monday in Houston to repair the tendon in his left ankle, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.06/02

Chicago White Sox

(11)

• 7-Day ILEverson Pereira (RF) — Pereira (concussion) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.07/18
• 10-Day-ILKyle Teel (C) — Teel is expected to miss 6-to-12 weeks due to left high-ankle sprain, MLB.com reports.07/22
• 15-Day-ILTyler Gilbert (RP) — Gilbert (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday, Brooke Fletcher of Chicago Sports Network reports.07/23
• 60-Day-ILDrew Thorpe (SP) — Thorpe (elbow/appendectomy) struck out three and allowed one hit and no walks over two scoreless innings Saturday in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.07/19
• 60-Day-ILAustin Hays (LF) — Hays (calf) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Friday, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILPrelander Berroa (RP) — The White Sox announced Saturday that Berroa (elbow) will start throwing again in 1-to-2 weeks, MLB.com reports.07/07
• 60-Day-ILKy Bush (SP) — Bush (elbow) has resumed participating in long toss, MLB.com reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILJordan Leasure (RP) — Leasure (forearm) said Friday that he will be shut down from throwing for four weeks, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.05/30
• 60-Day-ILMike Vasil (RP) — The White Sox transferred Vasil (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTanner Murray (LF) — The White Sox transferred Murray (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Baldwin (LF) — The White Sox transferred Baldwin (elbow) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08

Despite the injury attrition, Chicago's offense hasn't missed much of a beat. Miguel Vargas has driven in 61 runs, Colson Montgomery has 24 home runs, and Munetaka Murakami adds another 20 — that's a lineup with real thump up and down. Houston counters with the best individual bat on the field in Yordan Alvarez, who's hitting .328 with 34 home runs and 77 RBI and can change a game by himself, but beyond him the Astros haven't had nearly the same consistency.

Houston Astros

(50-54)

Jul 23Wvs Marlins5-2

Jul 22Wvs Marlins5-3

Jul 21Wvs Marlins8-5

Jul 19Lvs Orioles2-5

Jul 18Lvs Orioles2-4

Chicago White Sox

(54-47)

Jul 23W@ Rangers4-2

Jul 22L@ Rangers0-10

Jul 21W@ Rangers10-3

Jul 19W@ Blue Jays3-0

Jul 18L@ Blue Jays0-1

Both teams show up to first pitch at 6:40 PM CT playing their best baseball of the last week — Houston on a 3-game win streak against Miami, Chicago having taken 3 of its last 5 including a series win in Texas. The Astros are only 2 games back in the West and squarely in the wild-card conversation, which makes this series matter more than the sub-.500 record suggests. But Chicago's the team building something at home, and that's the bigger through-line here: a division leader trying to hold serve against a desperate opponent that's finally playing loose.