Sosa went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBI in Friday's 10-9 win over the Nationals.
Sosa fell a triple shy of the cycle and drove in runs on three separate occasions, including on a solo homer in the fourth inning. The 25-year-old has hit safely in four of his past five games, tallying three extra-base hits and five RBI in that span. For the season, he's slashing .263/.292/.433 with 22 home runs, 75 RBI, 55 runs scored and two steals across 536 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Exiting starting nine
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Sosa is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Yankees.
It appears to be a routine day off for Sosa, who had started each of the last four contests. Miguel Vargas will play first base and Curtis Mead will be at third base for the White Sox in the series finale.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Pops 21st homer
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Sosa went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Padres.
Sosa waited until the ninth inning to pop his 21st home run of the season. He's had a mixed performance across the final month of the campaign, as he's collected 10 RBI and nine runs scored across 15 games. However, he's also hit only .200 while striking out at a 34.9 percent clip.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Out of ChiSox lineup
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Sosa is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Padres.
Sosa has just a .559 OPS and 35.6 percent strikeout rate so far in September. After being moved down to the No. 6 spot in the lineup for the previous two games, he'll get a day to regroup Friday. Miguel Vargas is at first base and Curtis Mead is at third base for the White Sox.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Two RBI Tuesday
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Sosa went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Orioles.
Sosa delivered a two-RBI single in the eighth inning, playing his part in a five-run rally for the White Sox. He's tallied nine RBI and eight runs scored across 13 games in September, though he's gone only 11-for-53 (.207) in that span.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Reaches 20-homer mark
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Sosa went 2-for-4 with a homer, a walk, three RBI and an additional run scored in Sunday's 6-4 victory over the Tigers.
The 25-year-old Venezuelan walloped a titanic 451-foot solo shot off Detroit starter Charlie Morton in the third to tie the contest at 3-3. Sosa has been a great source of power since the All-Star break, launching 11 long balls while batting .256 (44-for-172) with 34 RBI and 23 runs scored in 44 games. Across 485 total plate appearances, the Chicago infielder is now slashing .263/.295/.435 with 65 RBI and 50 runs scored.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Getting breather Friday
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Sosa is not in the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Tigers.
It looks to be a routine day off for Sosa, who had started each of the previous 11 tilts. Curtis Mead will cover first base in Sosa's stead.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Sosa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Sosa started the previous 20 games but will receive Sunday off after going 2-for-12 with two RBI and five strikeouts in the past three contests. Miguel Vargas will shift to first base, opening up the hot corner for Curtis Mead.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Homers in four-RBI effort
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Sosa went 2-for-6 with a three-run home run and an additional RBI in Monday's 13-9 win over Atlanta.
Sosa tied a season high in RBI and also launched his 17th long ball of the season. While he has just 14 walks across 108 games, Sosa remains one of the lone bright spots for the last-place White Sox this year. The 25-year-old infielder is hitting a healthy .274 with 16 doubles, 54 RBI and 42 runs scored through 391 at-bats.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Power surge continues
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Sosa went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and three RBI on Sunday against the Guardians.
Sosa kicked off the scoring with a two-run home run in the first inning, his 14th of the season. That continued a prolific power surge, as Sosa now has five homers in his last 11 starts. He's also managed to go 13-for-39 with 10 RBI and nine runs scored in that span.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Goes yard Tuesday
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Sosa went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Mariners.
Sosa opened the scoring with his first-inning solo shot off Bryan Woo. The long ball extended Sosa's hitting streak to eight games, during which he has gone 13-for-28 (.464) with three homers and seven RBI. This hot stretch at the plate has helped solidify Sosa's place in the lineup, though he still doesn't have just one position. He's starting to settle in at first base while Miguel Vargas (oblique) is out. For the season, Sosa is batting .281 with a .747 OPS, 12 homers, 44 RBI, 36 runs scored and two stolen bases across 96 contests.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Perfect at plate in win
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Sosa went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, three RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 10-4 win over the Pirates. He was also hit by a pitch.
Sosa reached base in all five plate appearances and drove in runs with singles in the fifth and seventh innings. The 25-year-old has posted an .828 OPS over 14 July contests, recording four multi-hit efforts, three home runs, 12 RBI and seven runs scored during that stretch. For the season, he's slashing .274/.300/.422 with nine homers, 34 RBI, 29 runs scored and two stolen bases across 308 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Goes yard twice in nightcap
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Sosa went 2-for-4 with a walk and two solo home runs in the second game of Friday's doubleheader split with the Guardians.
The 25-year-old started both games of the twin bill at second base, and after an 0-for-3 showing in the matinee, Sosa teed off against Gavin Williams in the nightcap with long balls in the first and fifth frames. Sosa's enjoying a productive stretch heading into the All-Star break, slashing .288/.315/.615 over his last 14 games with five of his nine homers on the season and 14 of his 31 RBI.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Goes yard twice in win
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Sosa went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
The second baseman put the White Sox in the lead for good with his fifth long ball of the season in the fourth inning, a two-run homer off Zac Gallen, and he added a solo shot off Tayler Scott in the eighth. It was the first multi-homer game of Sosa's career, and the four RBI were also a personal best. Over nine games since returning from his latest IL stint, he's gone 9-for-30 (.300) with five of those hits going for extra bases (two doubles, a triple and two home runs.)
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Cleared for rehab games
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Sosa (hip) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Friday, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
Sosa had expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list when first eligible Friday, but he'll instead start up a rehab stint. He landed on the shelf in early June with a right hip flexor strain and should be able to rejoin the White Sox after a quick stay in the minors.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Sosa is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers.
Sosa started the previous 12 games and will take a seat Tuesday after batting .304 (14-for-46) with three doubles, a homer, six RBI and three runs during that stretch. Chase Meidroth will shift to the keystone while Vinny Capra receives a start at shortstop.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Collects three hits
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Sosa went 3-for-5 with an RBI, a run scored and a double Wednesday against the Mets.
Sosa appeared to be in jeopardy of losing playing time for a brief stretch in mid-May, but he's now started eight straight games -- seven of which have come at second base. Wednesday's performance was his fourth multi-hit performance in that span, and he's gone 11-for-31 with six RBI and three runs scored.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Slugs fourth homer
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Sosa went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Mariners.
Sosa has been in a timeshare arrangement at second base with Josh Rojas for the last week, starting only three of the last seven games. However, Sosa has been in the lineup for the last two contests and went 3-for-7 with a double and a homer. He now has four home runs on the season while hitting .272 across 167 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Losing out on playing time
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Sosa is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners.
Sosa finds himself on the bench for the White Sox's third straight matchup versus a right-handed starting pitcher (Luis Castillo) and looks to have moved into more a part-time role while Josh Rojas has settled in as the team's primary second baseman. The White Sox will have a regular spot in the lineup available for Sosa when the team faces left-handed pitching, but the lack of a consistent role against righties significantly limits his fantasy appeal.
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White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: On bench again Sunday
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Sosa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Sosa has an .889 OPS in his past eight games but finds himself on the bench Sunday for the second time in the White Sox's last three contests. Josh Rojas is manning the keystone while Miguel Vargas is at third base and Tim Elko starts at first.
