Luis Robert Jr. went 3 for 4 with two home runs and three RBIs on Sunday, lifting the White Sox to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the rubber match of a three-game series at Guaranteed Rate Field.
About an hour before game time Sunday, in Suite 250.
Robert Jr.'s first homer was in the fourth inning, a high fly to right-center field that just cleared the fence. The two-run shot gave the Sox their first lead of the game at 2-1.
Andrew Benintendi's RBI double scored Gavin Sheets, who had walked, in the fifth inning to make it 3-1. Robert Jr. then capped the scoring in the sixth with a screaming liner to left field that cleared the Sox bullpen.
On the pitching side, it was a bullpen game for the Sox. Tanner Banks started and gave up the lone Boston run over 2.2 innings pitched. Jesse Scholtens (1-2) went four scoreless innings to pick up the first win of his career, and Keynan Middleton worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his second save of the season.
Robert Jr. now has 21 home runs this season, to go along with 20 doubles.
Here is a list of Sox players to clear 20 home runs and 20 doubles before the All-Star break:
- Frank Thomas, 1993
- Frank Thomas, 1994
- Magglio Ordonez, 2000
- Frank Thomas, 2003
- Jermaine Dye, 2008
- Jose Abreu, 2014
- Jose Abreu, 2019
- Luis Robert Jr., 2023
It's exclusive list. Robert Jr.'s slash line is now .269/.326/.559. Even with his high strikeout totals (91 in 315 plate appearances), his extra-base power and premium defense in center field easily make Robert Jr. the most effective player on the Sox this season.
It's hard to see a scenario where he isn't the guy to represent the Sox during the MLB All-Star Game next month in Seattle.
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