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Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a solo homer during Friday's 6-3 win over the Angels.

Montgomery has discovered his power stroke lately while serving as one of Chicago's best run producers. The 23-year-old hammered out his third home run in his last four games. In fact, all six of his home runs this season have come within the young infielder's last nine games, a span in which he's gone 9-for-36 (.250 batting average) with a double and 13 RBI.

Sosa went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and two RBI during Friday's 6-3 win over the Angels.

Sosa has been red hot at the plate over the last handful of games, collecting multiple hits in four straight. Over his last four games, the 25-year-old is 9-for-12 (.750 batting average) with two home runs and six RBI. On the season, the young infielder is slashing .282/.308/.436 with 11 home runs, 43 RBI and two steals in 93 games.

Benintendi went 2-for-5 with a double and a solo home run during Friday's 6-3 win over the Angels.

Benintendi started the scoring in the second inning with a solo home run, his 14th of the season. The 31-year-old is slashing .236/.305/.432 on the season, on pace to be his first season over a .700 OPS in his three seasons with the White Sox. He also has 13 doubles, two triples and 43 RBI on the season.

Wilson earned the save after throwing two clean shutout innings with three strikeouts during Friday's 6-3 win over the Angels.

Wilson was asked to get the final six outs of the game Friday and looked extremely sharp while doing so, sending the Angels down in order two times in a row to pick up his second save of the season. After a tough July in which he allowed 16 hits and seven runs in nine innings pitched, the 30-year-old needed this kind of outing. The right-hander holds a 2.92 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched as one of the most trusted options out of the White Sox bullpen.

Smith settled for a no-decision after throwing 4.1 innings, allowing two runs on two hits and four walks while striking out four, during Friday's 6-3 win over the Angels.

In his return from the injured list, Smith made it only 4.1 innings, throwing 79 pitches. His last time throwing was a 55-pitch bullpen, so the lack of length can likely be explained away by that on this occasion, but it's still been a pattern of the 25-year-old throughout the season, especially lately. He's currently in the midst of a six-start streak of not making it through five innings. The right-hander has a 3-7 record with a 4.25 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 91 innings, and he is slated to face the Mariners on the road his next time out.

Alexander (2-7) took the loss after throwing six innings, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five, during Friday's 6-3 loss to the White Sox.

Alexander had a solid outing, allowing just five hits and four runs, but the left-hander once again had an issue keeping the ball in the ballpark. Three of the five hits the 35-year-old allowed were home runs, and he's now allowed at least one home run in five straight starts and 23 total home runs on the season, the second-most in all of MLB behind Zack Littell's 25 homers. Alexander is scheduled to face the Rays at home his next time out.

Campero went 1-for-2 with a walk and a two-run home run during Friday's 6-3 loss to the White Sox.

Campero has had a tough season, starting out with just four hits in his first 19 games, but his bat has started showing signs of life lately. The 27-year-old has four hits and four RBI in his last four games and has brought his OPS up to .622 in his second MLB season.

Ryan did not factor into the decision in Friday's game against the Guardians, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four across six innings.

Ryan yielded a run in each of the first two innings, but he finished his outing strong by retiring 14 of the last 15 batters he faced. He now has 12 quality starts this season (six of which have come over his last nine outings), and his 2.83 ERA and 0.93 WHIP (across 127.1 innings) rank eighth and fifth, respectively, among qualified starters. Ryan is slated to make his next start against the Tigers on the road next week.

Manzardo went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in Friday's 3-2 extra inning win over Minnesota.

Manzardo sent the fans home happy after his single to left field brought Brayan Rocchio home. Manzardo has been red hot at the plate since the All-Star break and is in the midst of a 10-game hitting streak, going 15-for-33 (.455) with three home runs and 11 RBI over that span.

Williams allowed four hits and two walks while striking out eight across six scoreless innings in the Guardians' 3-2 extra inning win against the Twins on Saturday but did not factor into the decision.

Williams started out hot by striking out four of the first six batters he faced. He managed to get out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth and kept the Twins off the board in his six innings worked but was unable to come away with the win. Williams has logged a quality start in four of his last five outings and has a 3.33 ERA and 1.35 WHIP across 116.1 innings this season, but the 62 walks he's issued are most in the majors. He's lined up to face the Mets on the road next week.