Yoán Moncada raised his arms as he walked through the Chicago White Sox dugout. Moncada had just circled the bases after hitting a three-run homer in the first inning Wednesday against the Det…
Yoán Moncada raised his arms as he walked through the Chicago White Sox dugout. Teammates gathered around him and greeted him with high-fives and pats on the backs. Moncada had just circled the bases after hitting a three-run homer in the first inning Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers. It was his first home run since May 14 against the New York Yankees.
“It feels good to have that kind of support,” Moncada said through an interpreter. “They celebrated that homer like it was my first career homer. It was good.”
Moncada set the tone Wednesday in a 13-0 Sox victory in front of 20,726 at Comerica Park. The third baseman had a career-high five hits, drove in five and scored twice.
“A day like today is good for your mind, your confidence,” said Moncada, who’s average went from.141 to.181. “Sometimes when you’re in a bad stretch you can get a little down, but a day like today helps to reinforce that confidence and to feel good. It was definitely a good day to feel good.”
Moncada went 5-for-6 with the homer in the first, a single in the fourth, a double in the sixth and RBI singles in the eighth and ninth.
“He showed today the stroke of a.300 hitter,” manager Tony La Russa said. “The ball inside, he turned on it. He’s really got a beautiful stroke.”
Shortstop Danny Mendick hit a solo homer in the fourth and catcher Seby Zavala had a two-run homer an inning later as the Sox completed a three-game sweep.
