Despite torrid stretch, Chase Meidroth isn't passing Colson Montgomery in lineup against righties
<p>DETROIT — Colson Montgomery showed signs of life Saturday, capping a nine-pitch at-bat with a tiebreaking, two-run double in the third inning of the White Sox’ 4-3 victory against the Tigers.</p><p>Other than that, he struck out twice and flew out once, putting his batting average at .173 and his OPS at .541 since the All-Star break. Manager Will Venable batted Montgomery sixth in the order for the fifth time in the last six games to take pressure off of him.</p><p>Chase Meidroth also went 1-for-4, but it was very different.
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<p>DETROIT — Colson Montgomery showed signs of life Saturday, capping a nine-pitch at-bat with a tiebreaking, two-run double in the third inning of the White Sox’ 4-3 victory against the Tigers.</p><p>Other than that, he struck out twice and flew out once, putting his batting average at .173 and his OPS at .541 since the All-Star break. Manager Will Venable batted Montgomery sixth in the order for the fifth time in the last six games to take pressure off of him.</p><p>Chase Meidroth also went 1-for-4, but it was very different. He had a hard-hit ball each time, defined by Statcast as a ball hit with an exit velocity of at least 95 mph. Meidroth’s exit velocity averaged 96.9 mph, and his second-inning single went off his bat at 99.3.
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- <p>DETROIT — Colson Montgomery showed signs of life Saturday, capping a nine-pitch at-bat with a tiebreaking, two-run double in the third inning of the White Sox’ 4-3 victory against the Tigers.</p><p>Other than that, he struck out twice and flew out once, putting his batting average at .173 and his OPS at .541 since the All-Star break. Manager Will Venable batted Montgomery sixth in the order for the fifth time in the last six games to take pressure off of him.</p><p>Chase Meidroth also went 1-for-4, but it was very different.
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Despite torrid stretch, Chase Meidroth isn't passing Colson Montgomery in lineup against righties
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