Chase Meidroth (wrist) out second straight game

Meidroth has been stuck on 49 RBI for 10 days now. He is 4-for-32 with no extra-base hits and one walk in his last eight games.

He sits against LHP Sean Manaea. Antonacci has started against LHPs here or there — he’s not in a strict platoon — but he’s hitting .225/.326/.263 against them this year so the White Sox are doing your fantasy team a favor.

Meidroth’s home run was his 12th of the year. He hit a two-run shot off Reds reliever Julian Garcia in the sixth inning. Meidroth returned to the lineup after missing two games with a wrist injury. Not known for his power, Meidroth has five home runs, 11 runs scored and 12 RBI over his last 14 games.

Meidroth is back at shortstop and hitting sixth following a relatively brief two-game absence due to a left wrist issue. The 25-year-old middle infielder has hit .274/.350/.404 with 67 runs scored, 11 homers, 46 RBI and two steals in 475 plate appearances across 113 games this season.

The issue is believed to be minor and the White Sox anticipate Meidroth returning to the lineup for Tuesday’s series opener against the Reds. Sam Antonacci will cover second base in his absence on Sunday with Randal Grichuk starting in left field and batting cleanup against Guardians’ southpaw Joey Cantillo.

Meidroth had the best game of his career against the team that drafted him, homering off Ranger Suarez in the third and Aroldis Chapman in the 10th. It’s the first time he’s hit two homers, the second time he’s knocked in four and the third time he’s reached base safely five times in a game. He has 11 homers and 44 RBI in 466 plate appearances this season, compared to five homers and 23 RBI in 505 plate appearances as a rookie. It’s just too bad he hasn’t kept up with the basestealing; he’s only 2-for-4 there this year after going 14-for-18 last season.

Once again we see Antonacci sitting with a left-hander on the hill as he appears to be locked into a strong-side platoon role at the moment with the White Sox. Luisangel Acuna will start in his place in left field and will bat ninth against Red Sox’ southpaw Ranger Suarez on Thursday evening at Fenway Park.

Randal Grichuk will start in left field and bat fourth, while Everson Pereira will start in center field and bat sixth. Both Antonacci and Tristan Peters will head to the bench, and both players seem to be falling into strong-side platoons. It makes some sense since Antonacci has hit .200/.288/.231 in 74 plate appearances against lefties this season.

Meidroth hit a two-run homer off David Bednar, which often can lead to something special. Unfortunately for Meidroth and the White Sox, it came with the White Sox trailing by three. The 25-year-old has homered nine times and driven in 40 runs while improving his slash to .276/.345/.396 on the campaign.

Things looked great for Antonacci and the White Sox early in this one. He singled to start the game, stole second base, and came around a few batters later as part of a three-run first inning. Eventually, they opened up a 5-0 lead before letting up nine unanswered runs from the sixth inning on to let this game slip away. Regardless, Antonacci continues to be productive. That stolen base was his 14th on the season as that mark continues to climb and he was also hit by his 19th pitch, second-most in the league. In all, he has a .281 batting average and .373 on-base percentage as a perfect spark-plug out of the lead-off spot.