Just as shortstop Tim Anderson made his return to the Chicago White Sox lineup a month ago, third baseman Yoán Moncada went down with a Grade 1 strain in his hamstring.
Before he was placed on the 10-day IL July 31, Moncada was scorching the ball. His best month was in June when he hit a slash of .381/.435/.667 with an OPS of 1.101. Moncada also recorded his least amount of strikeouts in the month at 17, compared to 44 in May. He did cool off a bit in July hitting a slash of .