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- Updated: August 6, 2016
CHICAGO — Tim Anderson felt “a lot better” Friday after getting hit by a pitch in the left hand and exiting early from Thursday’s win over the Tigers. The rookie shortstop hopes to return to action Saturday.
“It’s just a little sore today,” Anderson said. “It was really bad. I was very sore yesterday. It’s kind of scary. I was able to get past the first game, so that was a good thing.”
Anderson has a .264 average with 26 runs, five home runs and 12 RBIs through 47 games. While the White Sox don’t want to lose another rookie to injury, much like Charlie Tilson, Kevan Smith and Matt Davidson before him, the White Sox will make sure Anderson is close to 100 percent before returning so Anderson doesn’t try to compensate for the soreness and pick up any bad habits offensively.
“We’re going to let him rest a little bit, and hopefully it feels better by tomorrow,” White Sox manager Robin Ventura said of his shortstop, who had a large wrap on his left hand before Friday’s opener against the Orioles. “He’s had a nice run at it. He’s been going out there every day.
“Sometimes you get …
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