CHICAGOCWS
84-78 · +2 AL CENTRAL · W1 · 7-3 L10
@WED 5:00 PM ETHOU HOME PARK
81-81 · +1 AL WEST · W2 · 5-5 L10
HOUSTONHOU
Weather
91°F · 12mph out to CF
Home plate ump
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Injuries
No injury concerns
Series so far
3-game set · 1-0 so far in 2026
— PITCHING MATCHUP
Sean Burke
RHP · CWSPROBABLE
STUFF+98
ERA
3.34
IP
172.1
K/9
9.7
BB/9
3.2
WHIP
1.20
L5 STARTS3.62 ERA · 23.3% K · 11.7% BB
PITCH MIX · SEASON
37%
21%
18%
15%
4-Seam FastballCurveballSliderSinkerCutter
Hunter Brown
RHP · HOUPROBABLE
STUFF+102
ERA
3.19
IP
107.1
K/9
10.4
BB/9
4.6
WHIP
1.27
L5 STARTS2.76 ERA · 34.2% K · 9.9% BB▲ TRENDING
PITCH MIX · SEASON
35%
28%
20%
9%
4-Seam FastballSinkerCurveballSlider
— MODEL VS THE BOOKS2 edges

MODEL VS THE BOOKS · PLAYER PROPS

Hunter Brown · Under 6.5 <7 Pitcher Ks

modest K rate + contact-shy opp

-150 FanDuel60% book73% +13pp

Hunter Brown · Under 5.5 <6 Pitcher Ks

stuff doesn't translate to Ks vs this lineup

+122 DraftKings45% book55% +10pp

Best available line across the books we track, shown as data — not an endorsement of any book. Model probability vs the line's implied probability; refreshed through game day. Research, not betting advice.

— ENGINE PROBABILITIES · EVERY MARKETAstros 61%

25 simulated lines · raw sim

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CWS HOU

Game Markets

CWS @ HOU · full-game reads

7 MARKETS

Moneyline

HOU to win

61%

1st 5 Innings

HOU F5

48%

Game Total

Over 8.5

43%

1st 5 Total

Over 4.5

46%

Run Line

HOU -1.5

42%

Team Total

CWS Over 4.5

32%

Team Total

HOU Over 4.5

45%

THE READ

HOU projects to outscore CWS by 0.88 runs across 5,000 trials.

  • Projected runs: CWS 3.64, HOU 4.52
  • Sean Burke (CWS) vs Hunter Brown (HOU)
  • Run on league-average lineups — refreshes when lineups post
SB

Sean Burke

CWS SP · vs. HOU

SP

Strikeouts

5+ Ks

56%

Strikeouts

6+ Ks

38%

Strikeouts

7+ Ks

23%

Strikeouts

8+ Ks

12%

Strikeouts

9+ Ks

6%

Outs Recorded

15+ outs

53%

Outs Recorded

18+ outs

19%

Hits Allowed

5+ hits

51%

Hits Allowed

6+ hits

38%

THE READ

Middle-of-the-road strikeout projection at 5.0 Ks.

  • Sim projects 5.0 strikeouts
  • 56% to reach 5+ against HOU
HB

Hunter Brown

HOU SP · vs. CWS

SP

Strikeouts

5+ Ks

66%

Strikeouts

6+ Ks

45%

Strikeouts

7+ Ks

27%

Strikeouts

8+ Ks

14%

Strikeouts

9+ Ks

5%

Outs Recorded

15+ outs

54%

Outs Recorded

18+ outs

3%

Hits Allowed

5+ hits

35%

Hits Allowed

6+ hits

22%

THE READ

Middle-of-the-road strikeout projection at 5.3 Ks.

  • Sim projects 5.3 strikeouts
  • 66% to reach 5+ against CWS

BATTER CARDS
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The sim can't run a hitter until it knows he's in the lineup. Clubs post about two hours before first pitch, and every bat gets a card with HR, hits, total bases and RBI.

— SPLITS THAT MATTER

SEAN BURKE SPLITS

How this pitcher performs by batter hand + how HOU hits RHP

vs Right-handedK%26.0%OPS-against.646
vs Left-handedK%25.7%OPS-against.707
HOU vs RHP (team)OPS.739K%22.2%

HUNTER BROWN SPLITS

How this pitcher performs by batter hand + how CWS hits RHP

vs Right-handedK%23.7%OPS-against.595
vs Left-handedK%30.3%OPS-against.655
CWS vs RHP (team)OPS.716K%24.1%
— LINEUPS

AWAY LINEUP

Awaiting lineup — teams typically post 3-4 hours before first pitch.

HOME LINEUP

Awaiting lineup — teams typically post 3-4 hours before first pitch.

— CAREER MATCHUPS

HOU BATTERS vs SEAN BURKE

No meaningful career history with this pitcher.

9 additional batters hidden (small sample or no history).

CWS BATTERS vs HUNTER BROWN

No meaningful career history with this pitcher.

9 additional batters hidden (small sample or no history).

— SERIES HISTORY
THIS SERIES
CWS 1·HOU 0
3-game set · gm 2 of 3
2026 SEASON
CWS 3·HOU 5
8 played · 11 remaining
ALL-TIME (2010-)
56%HOU
CWS 43 · HOU 54 · since 2010
NOTABLE RECENT MEETINGS
2026-09-29CWS 6-3
2026-09-03HOU 6-2
2026-09-03HOU 2-0 · Pitchers duel
— MARKET SNAPSHOT
Moneyline
CWS44¢ · 44%
HOU60¢ · 60%
Total 7.5
Over52¢ · 52%
Under52¢ · 52%
Run line ±1.5
CWS -1.5— · —
HOU +1.5— · —
First 5 innings
O 4.5— · —
U 4.5— · —
TOTAL MOVEMENT8→11.5→12.5→7.5last 12h
— LINEUP FORM · L15

CWS OFFENSE

.326L15 team wOBA
+10 pts vs LG AVG · ABOVE AVG

HOU OFFENSE

.341L15 team wOBA
+25 pts vs LG AVG · TOP 6
— ENVIRONMENT91° · 12mph out to CF
MINUTE MAID PARK
98HR
HR factor0.98 · neutral
Runs factor1.00 · neutral
Doubles factor0.96 · neutral

Neutral — Crawford Boxes LF-friendly.

WEATHER · FIRST PITCH
91°F
Wind12 mph out to CF
Humidity53%
Rain23%

Light wind out to CF · neutral HR conditions.

HOME PLATE UMPIRE

Umpire assignment posts ~24h before first pitch.

— INJURY REPORTclean
Injury report unavailable.
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