Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson left the first inning of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
The Chicago White Sox entered Sunday evening looking to tie up their four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels. They had to contend with Shoehi Ohtani on the mound and in the batters box, but they also had to deal with an early exit for their star player, shortstop Tim Anderson.
After the top of the first inning, the White Sox pulled Anderson from the game due to a hamstring injury. The ailment stems from Anderson’s first at-bat to leadoff the White Sox, he came up lame when running to first base on his ground out.
As a result, the White Sox called upon Luery Garcia to replace Anderson at shortstop for the remainder of the game.
White Sox: Chicago loses Tim Anderson early in Sunday evening’s game against the Angels
Entering Sunday night, Anderson recorded a .214 batting average, a .643 OPS, one home run, one RBI, three hits and three earned runs. That home run came in Friday’s 12-8 win over the Angels.
Just last season, Anderson slashed .322/.357/.529 while recording 10 home runs, 21 RBI, 67 hits and a league-high 45 runs scored. As a result, Anderson won the first Silver Slugger award of his career.
There has been no update on the severity of Anderson’s injury, but it is enough to remove him rom the game altogether. We will continue to keep you informed on Anderson’s status once we receive more information.