MLB fans have fired back at Astros players over their frustration with the home crowd's boos during their Wild Card Series Game 1 loss to the Chicago White Sox . The series began Tuesday and will conclude on Oct. 1 at Daikin Park in Houston , Texas .
Following their 6-3 loss to the White Sox on Tuesday, multiple Houston Astros players publicly expressed their frustration with the home crowd for booing the team and failing to fill the stadium. The announced attendance was 34,011, nearly 7000 seats below capacity . After the Astros fell behind 3-0 early and continued to give up runs, the home fans heavily booed the team.
During his post-game interview, Bennett Sousa , who was booed after throwing consecutive wild pitches in the seventh inning, said he was pretty angry at the fans' reaction. He also said Astros fans had been "spoiled with a lot of ALCS and World Series runs." First baseman Christian Walker also took issue with the boos, calling the reaction "extremely frustrating" for a home player.
Their comments quickly drew reactions from MLB fans, with some criticizing the players for complaining about the home crowd. One fan on X wrote:
"The players are soft 😂"
Another user wrote:
"Astros players are oblivious."
Disagreeing with the players' comments, another follower wrote:
Along similar lines, a few other fans chimed in:
The Houston Astros are scheduled to host the Chicago White Sox for Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series on Wednesday.
Astros players Bennett Sousa and Christian Walker spoke to The Athletic about the home crowd during their postgame interviews after Tuesday's loss to the White Sox. Expressing his frustration over the reaction, Sousa said :
"This team has laid a lot on the line to be in this position to give the fans a playoff game, a playoff series. We want their support. As a team and as a staff, we know how we feel about our guys. And if that's felt differently from the outside, that's OK. We can live with that. But as a team, we know that we lay it on the line every day. We've been playing hard. We got in the playoffs. We just really need the support of our fans." said Bennett Sousa.
Walker also opened up about his frustration with the fans, adding:
"It's extremely frustrating as a home player. We're here, playing at home; we need cheers. We need energy. We don't need boos. What purpose does that serve in that moment? Whatever fans are feeling, we're feeling it tenfold. We're the ones out there."
Sousa took the mound in the seventh inning and threw 13 pitches over 1.0 inning, allowing two hits, recording one strikeout, and giving up one run. Walker started at first base and went 0-for-2. He did, however, draw a leadoff walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to spark a late rally attempt.
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