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With back to wall, White Sox's Avisail Garcia gets job done

Avisail Garcia has played some of his best defense against the fence this season.

And there has been no need to exaggerate his catches of the day in right field, the most recent of which occurred Saturday. Back to the wall, Garcia cradled in his glove what would have been a go-ahead three-run home run by the Yankees' Didi Gregorius in the third inning. Instead, Gregorius was credited with a sacrifice fly.

"He's a big kid that's athletic," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said of Garcia. "So he's able to get back far enough to be able to take those away.