The White Sox are in October after back-to-back 100-loss seasons. Can they win their Wild Card Series?
56% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 9 predictions cast.
The Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros 2-0 in the American League Wild Card Series, winning Game 1 6-3 and Game 2 7-3 on September 30, 2026, to capture their first postseason series victory since the 2005 World Series championship run. Infielder Chase Meidroth hit a three-run home run off Astros reliever Bryan Abreu in the sixth inning of Game 2, the first postseason homer of his career, extending Chicago's lead to four runs and sealing the sweep. The White Sox reached October as an American League wild card, a dramatic turnaround for a franchise that lost 101 games in 2023 and an AL-record 121 games in 2024. Improved pitching depth and a retooled lineup assembled under general manager Chris Getz and first-year manager Will Venable drove the in-season rebound that carried into the postseason. The White Sox advanced to face the division-rival Cleveland Guardians in the American League Division Series. Prediction-market bettors had given the White Sox a 56 percent chance of winning the series, and the majority "Yes" prediction proved correct.