Antonacci went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Yankees.
Antonacci started a key rally in the eighth inning, popping a two-run home run to cut Chicago's deficit to one. It was his eighth homer of the season and third in his last 13 starts. Antonacci has hit only .222 in that span, though he has managed to tally 10 runs scored, six RBI and a stolen base.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Idle against southpaw
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Antonacci is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.
The White Sox will send Antonacci and two other left-handed batters (Tristan Peters and Andrew Benintendi) to the bench while southpaw Max Fried starts for the Yankees. Randal Grichuk will draw the nod in left field in place of Antonacci, who has produced a .792 OPS on the season but is slashing just .203/.292/.234 over 73 plate appearances versus lefties.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Tallies 14th steal
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Antonacci went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base Friday against the Astros.
Antonacci got the White Sox's offense rolling early, singling in his first at-bat before stealing second base and coming around to score. That marked his third stolen base in July and 14th of the season. Antonacci continues to excel in the leadoff spot for Chicago, as he has 10 runs scored, eight RBI and three home runs across his last 17 games.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Goes deep in Friday's blowout win
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Antonacci went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored during the White Sox's 12-4 win over the Blue Jays on Friday.
Antonacci capped off the White Sox's five-run second inning with a two-run homer off Spencer Miles. It was the seventh home run of the season for Antonacci, who has gone 8-for-23 (.348) with two steals, two home runs and four RBI over his last six games. He has an .810 OPS with 29 RBI and 13 steals across 309 plate appearances this season.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Swipes 12th bag
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Antonacci went 3-for-4 with a stolen base Tuesday against the Red Sox.
Antonacci continues to hit well overall, but he entered Tuesday's game hitless in his last three games and 12 at-bats. He snapped that very brief slump with a three-single performance, and he also tallied his 12th stolen base of the season and first since June 22. Antonacci has had a very impressive rookie season, maintaining a 130 wRC+ across his first 287 plate appearances while racking up 46 runs scored in 71 contests.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: On base four times
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Antonacci went 3-for-5 with a walk and two runs scored Friday against the Royals.
Antonacci collected a pair of hits and also scored twice in a 10-run third inning for the White Sox. He now has multiple hits in four of his last seven starts, going 10-for-26 with four RBI and five runs scored in that span. Antonacci has contributed across the board in his first 62 games in the majors, hitting .294 with four homers, 11 steals and 39 runs scored.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Plays hero in Monday's win
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Antonacci went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a run scored and two steals in Monday's 6-5 win over Cleveland.
With his team down to its final out, two runners in scoring position and trailing by a run, Antonacci lined an elevated fastball into center field to drive in both runners and emerge as the walk-off hero. The game-winning knock capped off a productive night in which he also recorded an RBI single and stole two bases in the seventh inning. The left fielder has put together a fantastic June, slashing .328/.438/.557 with three homers, five doubles, nine RBI, 14 runs and three stolen bases across 17 appearances this month. The rookie hasn't looked overmatched since debuting in mid-April, hitting .291/.391/.422 with 16 extra-base hits (four homers), 22 RBI, 37 runs and 11 stolen bases across 59 games.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Sitting against Sale
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Antonacci is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
Derek Hill will receive the starting nod in left field over the left-handed-hitting Antonacci, who will hit the bench while southpaw Chris Sale toes the rubber for Atlanta. Since being called up from Triple-A Charlotte on April 15, Antonacci has gone just 3-for-33 with a 1:10 BB:K in 40 plate appearances versus lefties.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Erupts for four hits Wednesday
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Antonacci went 4-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Twins.
The rookie leadoff hitter actually reached base six times in the rout, as he was hit by a pitch in his final plate appearance. Antonacci has four multi-hit performances in the last eight games and has an .871 OPS during that stretch. He's boosted his slash line on the season to .291/.383/.391 with one homer, eight steals, 14 RBI and 27 runs over 45 contests since he was called up in mid-April.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Season-high three hits Wednesday
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Antonacci went 3-for-4 with a walk, three RBI and two runs scored Wednesday against the Twins.
Antonacci delivered the first three-hit game of his MLB career Wednesday, tallying three singles that drove in two runs in the second and one more in the fifth. The 23-year-old now has 22 runs scored through 38 games. The rookie's strong contact and on-base skills (.287 average and .389 on-base percentage) have vaulted him up to the leadoff spot, where he's made his past eight starts.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Receiving afternoon off
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Antonacci is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
After a string of eight consecutive starts, Antonacci will get a break for Sunday's day game against lefty Robbie Ray. Second baseman Chase Meidroth will step in for Antonacci as the White Sox's leadoff hitter.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Swipes fourth bag
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Antonacci went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base Wednesday against the Mariners.
Antonacci reached base on a single in the third inning, stole second base and came around to score. He was pinch hit for in the ninth inning with a lefty on the mound, though he continued his solid run of recent production prior to being pulled. Since the start of May, Antonacci has hit .328 with three RBI, 11 runs scored and three stolen bases across 17 games.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Scores twice in win
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Antonacci went 2-for-4 with two runs scored Saturday against the Cubs.
Antonacci led the first and fifth innings with a single and came around to score each time. He has led off 10 straight games against right-handed pitching, and he's hit .300 with nine runs scored and three stolen bases in that span. After a slow start to his big-league career, Antonacci is emerging as a strong fantasy contributor in batting average (.284), runs scored (16) and stolen bases (three) through 28 career games.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Two hits Friday
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Antonacci went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored Friday against the Padres.
Antonacci helped start a six-run rally in the second inning, driving in a run with a single while also coming around to score. He later collected another hit to record multiple knocks in a game for the second time in his first 10 starts in the majors. Antonacci is slashing .250/.358/.432 across 53 plate appearances, and he also has at least one RBI in three straight games.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Taking seat versus southpaw
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Antonacci is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Antonacci will join fellow left-handed hitters Andrew Benintendi, Tristan Peters and Reese McGuire on the bench while southpaw Jeffrey Springs toes the rubber for the A's. After being called up from Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday, Antonacci has started four straight games, going 1-for-15 with two walks, a stolen base and a run.
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White Sox's Luisangel Acuna: Not in Saturday's lineup
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Acuna is not in the White Sox's starting lineup against the Athletics on Saturday.
Acuna was productive in Friday's series opener, going 2-for-4 with a a steal, a double, an RBI and two runs scored in a 9-2 win. He'll be on the bench for the start of Saturday's game while the White Sox roll with Sam Antonacci, Tristan Peters and Everson Pereira in the outfield from left to right.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: On base twice in debut
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Antonacci went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored Wednesday against the Rays.
Antonacci had his contract selected Wednesday and hit fifth in the White Sox's order while playing second base. He led off the second inning with a single to record his first big-league hit, and he similarly began the ninth inning with a walk to begin a rally. Antonacci should remain a consistent presence in lineup, though he'll primarily play in left field.
