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Astros ‘pretty pissed off’ about boos, low attendance in Game 1 loss to White Sox

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Richter, E. (2026, September 30). Astros ‘pretty pissed off’ about boos, low attendance in Game 1 loss to White Sox. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/sports/astros-pretty-pissed-off-about-boos-low-attendance-in-game-1-loss-to-white-sox/

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After losing Game 1 of their playoff series against the White Sox with a score of 6-3 at Dalkin Park, the Houston Astros criticized fan support during the game. The announced attendance was 34,011, about 21 percent below a full house for the playoff match. Reliever Bennett Sousa and first baseman Christian Walker expressed frustration over the boos and lack of fan energy, despite some cheers for standout performances by players like Jose Altuve and Miguel Ullolá. The Astros entered the playoffs with an 81-81 record, their worst in MLB history, leading to mixed fan reactions during a bullpen game that struggled early on.

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The Houston Astros and the Chicago White Sox, two unlikely playoff teams with remarkable turnaround stories, faced off in a best-of-three AL Wild Card Series starting on Tuesday in Houston. The Astros clinched their division title despite ending the regular season at exactly .500 (81-81), marking them as baseball’s first such division winner. In contrast, the White Sox overcame losing 100 games each of the last three seasons to secure a playoff spot.

In Game 1 on Tuesday, the White Sox took an early lead with four runs in the first inning and won 6-3 despite the Astros employing a bullpen game strategy led by AJ Blumbaugh. The announced attendance was sparse at 34,011, leading to fan frustration among the players who heard boos throughout the game.

The White Sox continued their strong performance on Wednesday, sweeping the series with a 7-3 victory in Game 2. This marked Chicago's first playoff series win since 2005 and advanced them to face the AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians in the Division Series starting Saturday in Cleveland.

Despite Houston’s playoff woes at home—dropping their ninth straight home playoff game—they expressed disappointment over fan support, with players like Bennett Sousa feeling that they needed more encouragement from their audience. Manager Will Venable of the White Sox praised his team for maintaining belief and achieving a historic turnaround to clinch this victory.

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Topics

Astros Game 1 Houston The Athletic The White Sox

Subjects

Astros ORG · 5× Houston GPE · 4× Sousa PERSON · 4× The Athletic ORG · 2× AJ Blubaugh PERSON · 1× AL West ORG · 1× Bennett Sousa PERSON · 1× Chicago GPE · 1× MLB ORG · 1× The White Sox ORG · 1×

Narrative

The lack of enthusiasm hasn’t stopped Houston-based furniture salesman Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale from wagering $515,000 on the Astros to win the World Series, a bet that would pay out $13 million if they win — though that looks like an even bigger long shot now than it did before the playoffs started.

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🔮 The White Sox took Game 1 in Houston, but all the team could talk about after was their fans – or lack thereof, apparently.

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Astros ‘pretty pissed off’ about boos, low attendance in Game 1 loss to White Sox · assertive framing

Claims (33 extracted, 4 hedged)

The White Sox took Game 1 in Houston, but all the team could talk about after was their fans – or lack thereof, apparently. uncertain

team → take → Houston

The Astros heard the boo birds during their 6-3 loss at Dalkin Park, where the announced crowd was 34,011 — about 21 percent below a sellout for the playoff game. asserted

crowd → hear → game

Reliever Bennett Sousa called the fan base “definitely spoiled,” having made the ALCS seven times straight from 2017-23. asserted

Sousa → call → 2017

The Astros have the worst record of any playoff team (81-81) in MLB history, having snuck into the playoffs after winning the floundering AL West. “As a team and as a staff, we know how we feel about our guys. asserted

we → have → guys

And if that’s felt differently from the outside — that’s OK. asserted

that → feel → outside

We can live with that,” Sousa told reporters, per The Athletic. asserted

Sousa → live → Athletic

“But as a team, we know that we lay it on the line every day. asserted

we → know → line

We’ve been working our ass off. asserted

We → work → ass

We’ve been playing hard. asserted

We → play → ?

We got in the playoffs. asserted

We → get → playoffs

We just really need the support of our fans.” asserted

We → need → fans

They employed a bullpen game to start this series and the boos began in the first two innings. asserted

boos → employ → innings

Those boos became increasingly louder by the seventh inning, drowning out any cheers that may have been coming while the Astros tried to rally. AJ Blubaugh walked three of the first five batters he faced as the opener and one scored before Chicago added two more in the second to make Houston’s bullpen plans go up in flames. uncertain

plans → become → flames

For Sousa, he didn’t do a lot to inspire faith after entering a 5-2 game in the seventh inning and immediately allowing two base runners. asserted

he → do → runners

When Braden Montgomery stepped into the box with runners on second and third with out, Sousa threw two sliders to catcher Yanier Diaz, who couldn’t handle them, and one run scored on a wild pitch. asserted

run → step → pitch

“I’m not going to lie to you, I was pretty pissed off in the dugout when I came in, about the boos,” Sousa said, according to The Atheltic. uncertain

Sousa → go → Atheltic

“This team has laid a lot on the line to be in this position to give the fans a playoff game — a playoff series. asserted

team → lay → game

We want their support.” asserted

We → want → support

Baseball is a results-oriented business and asking for cheers with that kind of performance is asking a lot. asserted

asking → orient → lot

Still, the stadium failing to sell 7,157 tickets — based on the announced crowd — is rather alarming. asserted

failing → fail → crowd

“It’s extremely frustrating as a home player,” Astros first baseman Christian Walker said, per The Athletic. asserted

Walker → ’ → Athletic

“We’re here, playing at home; we need cheers. asserted

we → ’re → cheers

We need energy. asserted

We → need → energy

We don’t need boos. asserted

We → need → boos

What purpose does that serve in that moment? asserted

that → serve → moment

Whatever fans are feeling, we’re feeling it tenfold. asserted

we → feel → it

We’re the ones out there. asserted

We → ’re → ?

We’re the ones in the fight. asserted

We → ’re → fight

We worked our butts off this whole season to put ourselves in this spot, and for guys to get booed, it’s frustrating.” asserted

it → work → spot

Home fans did cheer for the team at different points of the game, but those were mostly few and far between. asserted

those → cheer → game

Beloved star Jose Altuve earned cheers from the fans when he legged out an infield single in the eighth, and rookie pitcher Miguel Ullola received some positive feedback when he escaped a bases-loaded jam in the second inning to keep the game 3-0. asserted

he → earn → game

Ace righty Hunter Brown will take the mound in Houston in an elimination Game 2 on Wednesday, though it is not currently a sellout according to the official team site, as there are hundreds of tickets still for sale in dozens of sections. uncertain

it → take → sections

playoffs → stop → shot