How to Watch the Astros vs. White Sox Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for August 18
Published 12:05 am Sunday, August 18, 2024
Ky Bush will start for the Chicago White Sox aiming to slow down Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros on Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET.
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Astros vs. White Sox Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024
- Time: 2:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Venue: Minute Maid Park
- TV Channel: SCHN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Astros Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 12th in baseball with 144 total home runs.
- Houston is 11th in baseball with a .418 slugging percentage.
- The Astros are third in the majors with a .261 batting average.
- Houston ranks 12th in runs scored with 563 (4.6 per game).
- The Astros are 10th in baseball with a .321 on-base percentage.
- Astros batters strike out 7.2 times per game, the third-fewest strikeouts in baseball.
- Houston has the 10th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.86).
- The pitching staff for Houston has a collective 9.2 K/9, the second-best in MLB.
- The Astros average MLB’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.266).
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Framber Valdez (12-5 with a 3.37 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 130 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Astros, his 22nd of the season.
- The left-hander last appeared on Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he went 5 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
- Valdez is trying to secure his 13th quality start of the year.
- Valdez will look to extend an eight-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.2 frames per outing).
- He has made three appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
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Astros Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Astros Starter | Opponent Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/12/2024 | Rays | W 6-1 | Away | Framber Valdez | Taj Bradley |
| 8/13/2024 | Rays | W 3-2 | Away | Yusei Kikuchi | Shane Baz |
| 8/14/2024 | Rays | W 2-1 | Away | Ronel Blanco | Zack Littell |
| 8/16/2024 | White Sox | L 5-4 | Home | Spencer Arrighetti | Garrett Crochet |
| 8/17/2024 | White Sox | W 6-1 | Home | Hunter Brown | Chris Flexen |
| 8/18/2024 | White Sox | – | Home | Framber Valdez | Ky Bush |
| 8/19/2024 | Red Sox | – | Home | Yusei Kikuchi | Tanner Houck |
| 8/20/2024 | Red Sox | – | Home | Ronel Blanco | Nick Pivetta |
| 8/21/2024 | Red Sox | – | Home | Spencer Arrighetti | Cooper Criswell |
| 8/22/2024 | Orioles | – | Away | Hunter Brown | Corbin Burnes |
| 8/23/2024 | Orioles | – | Away | Framber Valdez | Albert Suarez |
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