White Sox's Robert evaluated after taking fastball of arm

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CHICAGO -- White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr. was being evaluated after he was hit by a pitch in his return to the lineup on Sunday after missing two games because of right adductor tightness.

Robert went 0-for-3 while serving as the team's designated hitter in a 5-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs. He was hit on his right arm by a 101.1 mph fastball from Daniel Palencia with two out in the ninth inning.

"Yeah, he's gonna be evaluated now," first-year manager Will Venable said. "That one got him pretty good, so we'll see where he's at after that."

Robert wasn't in the team's original lineup, but he talked his way into the game. He lined to left in the second, grounded out in the…