Tristan

Peters

With left-hander Parker Messick taking the ball for the Guardians, Antonacci will begin this one on the bench for the White Sox. Fellow left-handed hitters Andrew Benintendi and Tristan Peters will also take a seat for the Southsiders. Here’s how Will Venable’s club will line up as they look to punch their ticket to the ALCS on Thursday: Chase Meidroth (2B), Randal Grichuk (LF), Miguel Vargas (3B), Munetaka Murakami (1B), Tommy Pham (DH), Brenton Doyle (CF), Kyle Teel (C), Braden Montgomery (RF) and Colson Montgomery (SS).

Benintendi will hit fifth and be the designated hitter, while Tristan Peters will bat sixth and play center field. Both of them were out for Game 1 against left-handed starter Parker Messick. While Benintendi never entered the game, Peters replaced Randal Grichuk when the Guardians went to the bullpen and went 1-for-2 with a single. Brenton Doyle and Tommy Pham will head to the bench for Game 2.

Peters returns to center field and will hit seventh following a three-game absence after a full-speed collision with the center-field wall that left him with a shoulder contusion last Friday. The 26-year-old breakout sensation was fortunate to avoid serious injury and only miss a couple games. The White Sox find themselves one game behind the Guardians for the AL Central division crown and are close to wrapping up the final AL Wild Card playoff spot, if they don’t surpass Cleveland.

Peters came off the bench during Sunday’s series finale against the Tigers, which was an extremely encouraging sign following a nasty collision with the center-field wall last Friday. The White Sox are proceeding with an abundance of caution, but Peters figures to be available to pinch-hit, if needed.

Peters isn’t 100 percent, but he decided he was ready to participate today. He still hasn’t hit since running into the wall Friday and hurting his shoulder, so he should still be considered day-to-day.

Peters suffered a bruised left shoulder after colliding with the outfield wall during Friday’s contest. He sat out Saturday’s game as a precautionary measure and will get an extra day on Sunday as well. It’s possible that he could be available off the bench if needed on Sunday afternoon. Braden Montgomery will start in his place in right field and will bat ninth against Tigers’ right-hander Troy Melton.

Peters is officially day-to-day with a left shoulder contusion, according to the White Sox. It doesn’t sound like he underwent any precautionary imaging after running full speed into the outfield wall during the fifth inning of Friday’s eventual loss to Detroit. The 26-year-old breakout sensation is presumably going to get a couple additional days off to rest and recover in the aftermath of the scary-looking collision.

Peters doesn’t normally sit against left-handers, but the White Sox have opted to work in all of their bench bats in this one with Peters, Colson Montgomery, Andrew Benintendi, Kyle Teel and Sam Antonacci all getting a breather in this one. Brenton Doyle will start in Peters’ place and will bat sixth against Tigers’ southpaw Framber Valdez.

Peters has gone 10 games without a home run since his surprising run of consecutive games with a homer was snapped at five, but he hasn’t started slumping; he’s hitting .313 with three doubles and a triple in 35 plate appearances during the span.

Peters was a surprise AL All-Star, but he still had just seven homers in 123 games until this incredible surge. Tonight’s homer was a 362-foot shot off Robby Ahlstrom in the fifth. He’s raised his OPS from .751 to .821 since Saturday.