Luis Robert makes a quick impact in his return to the Chicago White Sox lineup in an 11-1 rout of the Minnesota Twins

a man wearing a uniform and holding a baseball bat: Yoan Moncada of the Chicago White Sox celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run against the Minnesota Twins in the ninth inning of the game at Target Field on August 9, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert compared Monday’s buildup to the start of his big-league career.

“I feel excited,” Robert said through an interpreter before the Sox’s 11-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. “I feel like it is my first day in the majors.”

The Sox reinstated Robert from the injured list, and he was in the lineup for the first time since May 2, hitting seventh as the Sox opened a three-game series at Target Field in Minneapolis.

He went 2-for-5 with an RBI and added to a productive first inning for the Sox, reaching second on an error when Twins first baseman Miguel Sanó dropped a popup. Brian Goodwin scored on the miscue, the fourth run of an inning that included a leadoff home run by Tim Anderson and a two-run homer by Eloy Jiménez.

After flying out to left in the third, Robert hit a sinking liner in the fifth that dropped in front of diving center fielder Jake Cave and bounced away for a double. Yoán Moncada scored from first on the play. Robert struck out swinging in the seventh and singled to right in the ninth.

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