White Sox put second baseman Elivs Andrus on the injured list with an oblique injury.
Just one day after Yoan Moncada returned from a back injury, the White Sox were forced to put second baseman Elvis Andrus on the injured list with an oblique injury.
Andrus was hurt after following through on a swing in the eighth inning of Friday's 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros. Andrus winced in pain as he was running down the line. "Those things have a mind of their own, so we'll see how long that is," said Sox manager Pedro Grifol."Alberto will get a lot of time there," Grifol said."Not all of it, but he'll get a lot of . Then Romy here now, so we'll see how he plays a factor in this."Andrus was tied with Andrew Vaughn for the team lead in games played at 39. He was hitting just .201 with a .280 on-base percentage.
Still out: Catcher Yasmani Grandal continues to nurse a hamstring injury and was not in Saturday's lineup. "If he can play , I might put him in there," said manager Pedro Grifol."If not, we'll give him the extra 48 hours so he can get ready to go on Tuesday."Around the horn: The Astros' Jose Abreu had seven 20-HR seasons with the White Sox , but he entered Saturday's game still searching for his first long ball with Houston. Abreu was slashing a career-worst .218/.263/.259. ... Going into Saturday, White Sox pitchers led the majors with 385 strikeouts.
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