Matt Davidson hadn’t played in a game since April 18 when he stepped to the plate Monday night against Royals left-hander Jason Vargas.
In his first at-bat back after sitting out four straight games, the White Sox designated hitter promptly hit a solo home run to left-center field to give the Sox an early lead, and they were tied with the Royals 1-1 in the third inning.
It was Davidson’s fourth home run and 11th RBI of the season. Davidson said he has tried to take extra groundballs or get in more hitting work when he’s not playing.