On the bright side, Eloy Jimenez has been hitting

Eloy Jimenez

The White Sox are continuing their September death march, but this extended stretch of losing hasn't been void of good individual performances.

Take rookie outfielder Eloy Jimenez as an example.

Jimenez, 22, was named the American League Player of the Week for Sept. 9-15. During that time, he went 10 for 23 with three home runs, a double, 11 RBIs, three walks, six runs scored, three multi-hit games and a 1.370 OPS.

The biggest highlight was his first career grand slam Sept. 10 against the Kansas City Royals.

Now, it is true that Jimenez had his big week against the Royals and the Seattle Mariners, two teams that reside below the Sox in the American League standings. Was Jimenez bumslaying? Yeah, probably.

However, his good performance has carried over into this week against the first-place Minnesota Twins, a team that needs to win each and every time it takes the field to wrap up the AL Central title.

As of this writing, Jimenez is 5 for 12 with a homer, a double and two RBIs in the series. The Sox lost the first two games, but that wasn't Jimenez's fault.

For the year, the rookie has 28 home runs in 114 games. He's got a week and a half to reach the 30-homer plateau, which would be a good accomplishment, especially considering Jimenez had two stints on the injured list.