White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Piling up multi-hit games
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Antonacci went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI on Friday against the Mariners.
Antonacci contributed to the White Sox's rally in the third inning, singling in a run before also coming around to score. He singled four frames later to record his fourth multi-hit effort in his last seven games. In that span, Antonacci has hit .360 with three RBI, five runs scored and a stolen base.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Two hits Friday
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Antonacci went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored Friday against the Padres.
Antonacci helped start a six-run rally in the second inning, driving in a run with a single while also coming around to score. He later collected another hit to record multiple knocks in a game for the second time in his first 10 starts in the majors. Antonacci is slashing .250/.358/.432 across 53 plate appearances, and he also has at least one RBI in three straight games.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Taking seat versus southpaw
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Antonacci is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Antonacci will join fellow left-handed hitters Andrew Benintendi, Tristan Peters and Reese McGuire on the bench while southpaw Jeffrey Springs toes the rubber for the A's. After being called up from Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday, Antonacci has started four straight games, going 1-for-15 with two walks, a stolen base and a run.
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White Sox's Luisangel Acuna: Not in Saturday's lineup
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Acuna is not in the White Sox's starting lineup against the Athletics on Saturday.
Acuna was productive in Friday's series opener, going 2-for-4 with a a steal, a double, an RBI and two runs scored in a 9-2 win. He'll be on the bench for the start of Saturday's game while the White Sox roll with Sam Antonacci, Tristan Peters and Everson Pereira in the outfield from left to right.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: On base twice in debut
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Antonacci went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored Wednesday against the Rays.
Antonacci had his contract selected Wednesday and hit fifth in the White Sox's order while playing second base. He led off the second inning with a single to record his first big-league hit, and he similarly began the ninth inning with a walk to begin a rally. Antonacci should remain a consistent presence in lineup, though he'll primarily play in left field.
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White Sox's Sam Antonacci: Reaches 45 steals
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Antonacci is slashing .294/.442/.366 with zero home runs, 18 steals, a 13.5 percent walk rate and a 14.5 percent strikeout rate in 45 games for Double-A Birmingham.
Antonacci, who will play in the Arizona Fall League this year, was selected by the White Sox in the fifth round last year and received a $572,500 bonus out of Coastal Carolina. Despite the fact Antonacci has hit four home runs in 135 career games, he has been at least 50 percent better than the average hitter in every league he has played in, thanks to superb swing decisions and bat-to-ball ability. He has a 5.9 percent swinging-strike rate this year as an age-appropriate hitter at Double-A and his contact rates have always been elite. Antonacci has 45 steals in 112 games this year and figures to get a good amount of work at Triple-A next year, with a big-league debut not out of the question. Similar production to Nico Hoerner would be a best-case scenario for Antonacci in fantasy, although the latter's defense at the keystone is merely average while Hoerner's is double-plus, and the White Sox have a handful of infielders set to compete for playing time in the coming years.
