White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery sits out Sunday with bruised shin
<p>Shortstop Colson Montgomery, who leads the White Sox with 24 homers, sat out Sunday’s 12-3 win over Houston with a bruised right shin. </p><p>He aggravated a previous injury there in the ninth inning of Saturday’s 4-1 loss when he fouled a pitch off his leg, then singled to drive in Chicago’s only run. </p><p>Montgomery wanted to rest and treat the contusion on Sunday and hopes to be ready to play Monday when the White Sox open a four-game series with the New York Yankees. </p><p>“Kind of things just to flush out, you know, swelling and things like that,” Montgomery said. “It’s just something that, you know, we get ahead of right now.”</p><p>Montgomery said the fouled-off ball struck him above his “regular” and custom leg guards and near a previously bruised area.
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<p>Shortstop Colson Montgomery, who leads the White Sox with 24 homers, sat out Sunday’s 12-3 win over Houston with a bruised right shin. </p><p>He aggravated a previous injury there in the ninth inning of Saturday’s 4-1 loss when he fouled a pitch off his leg, then singled to drive in Chicago’s only run. </p><p>Montgomery wanted to rest and treat the contusion on Sunday and hopes to be ready to play Monday when the White Sox open a four-game series with the New York Yankees. </p><p>“Kind of things just to flush out, you know, swelling and things like that,” Montgomery said. “It’s just something that, you know, we get ahead of right now.”</p><p>Montgomery said the fouled-off ball struck him above his “regular” and custom leg guards and near a previously bruised area. Injured catcher Kyle Teel suggested adapting a catcher’s shin guard for protection, but Montgomery said it wouldn’t be comfortable.</p><h3><b>Measuring stick?</b></h3><p>The New York Yankees come to the South Side for four games starting Monday, then meet the Cubs at Wrigley Field for three.</p><p>The timing might be perfect for Chicago’s teams.</p><p>New York placed All-Star outfielder and former Cub Cody Bellinger on the IL with a left hamstring strain on Sunday. The Yankees have been without slugger Aaron Judge (fractured rib)since May 31 and DH Giancarlo Stanton (strained right calf) since April 24.</p><p>Still, the Yankees entered Sunday in second place in the AL East and owned the second-best record in the league.</p><p>But White Sox manager Will Venable downplays the upcoming series as a measuring stick for his team</p><p>"I think we're kind of past playing games and measuring where we're at,” Venable said.
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- <p>Shortstop Colson Montgomery, who leads the White Sox with 24 homers, sat out Sunday’s 12-3 win over Houston with a bruised right shin. </p><p>He aggravated a previous injury there in the ninth inning of Saturday’s 4-1 loss when he fouled a pitch off his leg, then singled to drive in Chicago’s only run. </p><p>Montgomery wanted to rest and treat the contusion on Sunday and hopes to be ready to play Monday when the White Sox open a four-game series with the New York Yankees. </p><p>“Kind of things just to flush out, you know, swelling and things like that,” Montgomery said. “It’s just something that, you know, we get ahead of right now.”</p><p>Montgomery said the fouled-off ball struck him above his “regular” and custom leg guards and near a previously bruised area.
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