Yoan Moncada was 0-for-8 with five strikeouts in the first two games of his return to Boston, where he was a much-heralded Red Sox prospect and made his major-league debut in 2016.
Rick Renteria stuck with Moncada and even inserted him into the leadoff spot Sunday. Moncada rewarded his manager with a pair of hits in the White Sox’s 5-2 victory over the Red Sox.
Renteria conceded before the game that Moncada likely was pressing in his homecoming.
“We just talked to him a little bit,” Renteria said. “He’s trying to live up to expectations.