White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Three hits, another homer Saturday
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Montgomery went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and a double in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Nationals.
Mongomery has been on a tear to close out the season -- he's hit safely in nine straight games, going 13-for-35 (.371) in that span, while homering in back-to-back contests. Overall, the 23-year-old Montgomery is batting .239 with an .843 OPS, 21 homers, 55 RBI and 41 runs scored across 279 plate appearances in his rookie campaign.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Smacks 20th home run
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Montgomery went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the White Sox.
Montgomery continued his impressive rookie season, extending his hitting streak to eight games. He hit his second home run in that span and his 20th across 69 total contests. Impressively, Montgomery has struck out only six times across 31 at-bats (19.4 percent) during his eight-game hitting streak.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Closing in on 20 homers
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Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Yankees.
He provided all the offense for the White Sox by taking Luis Gil deep in the sixth inning. It was Montgomery's 19th homer of the year in the big leagues and his 30th across all levels, but his first since Sept. 5, snapping a 14-game power drought. Through his first 66 MLB contests, the rookie shortstop is slashing .221/.295/.498 with a 29.5 percent strikeout rate.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Knocks in two
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Montgomery went 1-for-4 with two RBI on Thursday against the Rays.
Montgomery got the White Sox on the board with a two-run single in the first inning, bringing his total to 21 RBI in his last 20 starts. He's continued to exhibit an all-or-nothing approach at the plate, as he's struck out 29.5 percent of the time with only a .218 average in that same 20-game span.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Powers offense in win
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Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 7-5 win over the Tigers.
Montgomery was a consistent contributor Friday, driving in runs in the first and fifth innings before capping his night with a two-run homer in the seventh. The 23-year-old has gone deep eight times in his past 12 games, piling up 18 RBI during that stretch. Through just 204 major-league plate appearances, he's slashing .232/.296/.562 with 18 home runs, 46 RBI and 34 runs scored.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Launches homer in win
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Montgomery went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI, a walk and three total runs scored in Thursday's 11-8 win over the Twins.
Montgomery is on a power binge again with seven homers over his last 11 games, a span in which he's added 14 RBI. His blast in the ninth inning Thursday gave the White Sox some extra breathing room to take the drama out of the end of the contest. The 23-year-old rookie is up to 17 long balls on the year, and he's added a .227/.288/.547 slash line, 42 RBI, 32 runs scored, five doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over his first 50 games in the majors.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Returns to lineup Friday
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Montgomery (side) is starting at shortstop and batting fourth in Friday's game versus the Yankees.
Montgomery missed each of the previous two contests with a left side issue that initially popped up last week. It's the type of injury that can be prone to setbacks, but Montgomery feels well enough now to give it a go. He'll bring a streak of four consecutive games with a home run into play Friday.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Remains out Thursday
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Montgomery (side) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees.
Montgomery will miss a second straight start with a left side issue that initially cropped up last week. The hope is that he can play again soon, but the White Sox will have to consider a stint on the 10-day injured list if Montgomery isn't ready to go sometime this weekend. Chase Meidroth will handle shortstop Thursday, while Lenyn Sosa will cover second base.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Belts grand slam vs. Minnesota
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Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a grand slam during Saturday's 7-3 win over the Twins.
Montgomery put the exclamation point on the White Sox's six-run second inning when he cleared the bases on a 412-foot blast to right-center field. Saturday marked Montgomery's eighth multi-hit game of the season, and he's hit home runs in consecutive games on six occasions this season, including two instances in which he's homered in three straight games. He now has a .229/.288/.528 slash line with 12 homers and 34 RBI across 156 plate appearances this season.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Checking back into starting nine
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Montgomery (side) will start at shortstop and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
Montgomery was held out of Tuesday's 11-10 loss after exiting in the series opener a night earlier due to a sore left side, but he appears to have made enough improvement following the day off to rejoin the lineup for the finale in Atlanta. After starting at shortstop in Montgomery's stead Tuesday, Chase Meidroth will retreat to the bench.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Departs with side injury
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Montgomery left Monday's game against Atlanta with left side soreness.
Montgomery can be tagged as day-to-day until the team has more information on the extent of the injury. If he needs to be shut down, look for Brooks Baldwin to see opportunities at shortstop. After the game, Montgomery stated "I just took a swing on a foul ball and I kind of felt a little bit of a stretch. But I mean nothing crazy or anything like that. Got on first and they saw I was feeling for it and they asked me if I felt something and I was like yeah, but nothing too serious," per Scott Merkin of MLB.com.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Continues to showcase power stroke
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Montgomery went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 2-1 loss to Detroit.
Montgomery lifted his 10th homer of the season, and he's now tallied one extra-base hit in three of his last four games. The rookie infielder has quickly grabbed the attention of fantasy managers since being promoted to the major leagues -- Montgomery is slashing an effective .241/.311/.565 with three doubles, one triple, 26 RBI and 16 runs scored over his first 120 plate appearances. After bouncing around the bottom part of Chicago's lineup, Montgomery has hit fifth in eight of his last nine outings.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Pops ninth home run
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Montgomery went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Guardians.
Montgomery was out of the lineup Saturday but returned to smack a solo home run in his first at-bat of the day Sunday. He continues to showcase a boom-or-bust approach at the plate, tallying nine home runs across his last 16 starts while also striking out multiple times on five occasions in that span. Montgomery's lack of ability to make consistent contact could ultimately catch up to him, but he's an elite source of power for the time being.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Smacks eighth homer
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Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Mariners.
All eight of those homers have come over his last 12 games dating back to July 22 versus the Rays. The infield prospect struggled a bit initially when he joined the major-league roster, but he's taken little time to find a groove. He's now batting .256 and slugging .567 with 24 RBI, 12 runs scored and no stolen bases across his first 26 contests. Montgomery has helped fill in for Chase Meidroth (thumb) at shortstop, but there should be room for Montgomery in the lineup on a near-everyday basis even when the White Sox have a fully healthy infield.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Stays hot with homer
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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.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Goes deep again
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Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Phillies.
Montgomery popped his home run in the fourth inning, his fifth long ball in his last eight starts. He's also struck out one time or fewer in each of those games, good for a 15.6 percent strikeout rate. The ability to make consistent contact was a major question for Montgomery upon his promotion, but he's handled big-league pitching well in his limited sample.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Goes deep in third straight game
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Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 12-5 win over the Cubs.
Montgomery clubbed his third homer of the season, going deep in his third straight game while extending his hitting streak to five games as well. The 23-year-old rookie slugger is splitting time at shortstop and third base in Chicago's infield, and he's off to quite a promising start in his major-league career. Montgomery is slashing .273/.344/.509 with two doubles, one triple and 13 RBI through 62 plate appearances, and his stock is beginning to rise for fantasy managers in need of power at a premium position in deeper leagues.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Racks up five RBI in victory
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Montgomery went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two total runs and five total RBI in an 11-9 win against Tampa Bay on Wednesday.
It was a big day for Chicago's rookies, as Montgomery and catcher Kyle Teel combined for six hits (including two homers) and seven RBI. Montgomery's long ball was a big three-run shot in the second inning that tied the game 4-4. Montgomery has been hot to begin the second half of the campaign, going 7-for-23 with two home runs and 10 RBI through six contests.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Swats first major-league homer
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Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Rays.
Montgomery's lone hit of the night was a solo home run in the seventh to bring the White Sox within one run. It was the rookie's first career long ball, and he's now hit safely in four of five games coming out of the All-Star break while tallying an RBI in each of those contests. Tuesday also marked the first time in seven games that Montgomery did not strike out. He had punched out 10 times over his past six games coming into Tuesday.
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White Sox's Colson Montgomery: On bench to open twin bill
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Montgomery isn't part of the starting nine for the first game of Friday's doubleheader against Cleveland.
With southpaw Logan Allen on the mound for the Guardians, Montgomery will take a seat for Friday's matinee. Chase Meidroth will fill in at shortstop while Lenyn Sosa plays the keystone.
