Rangers' Josh Jung: Belts 15th homer
Jung went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run in Monday's 5-2 win over the White Sox.
Jung normally bats fifth in the order, but manager Bruce Bochy wanted to get a look at him in the No. 3 spot while dropping Nate Lowe to fifth, per Kennedi Landry of MLB.com. The tweak was prompted by the manager's desire to break up two consecutive left-handed batters -- Corey Seager and Lowe -- against lefty starters. It's a change Bochy said he's considering going forward but did not commit to it being permanent. For one night, however, the new order paid off. Jung had just one home run through 14 games this month, but he's now gone deep twice in his last three appearances. Even after the three-hit day, the rookie third baseman has gone 16-for-64 (.250) across 17 June contests. Still, he owns an impressive .284/.339/.509 slash line with 30 extra-base knocks and 51 runs scored through 295 plate appearances this season.
