ATLANTA — Tim Anderson went into the second half of the season Friday still battling the worst slump of his career. And White Sox manager Pedro Grifol went in still wholeheartedly backing the former batting champ and All-Star, who was 2-for-23 in his previous five games and 11-for-88 over his last 22.
“I trust him,” Grifol said of his shortstop, who went 2-for-4 with singles in the fourth and seventh innings in Friday’s series opener against the Braves but also grounded into a game-ending double play. “I believe he’s going to turn this thing around and be the player he’s always been. Why not? Why shouldn’t he be? He works his ass off. He’s out there early, took 45-50 minutes of batting practice. He thinks this game. He’s smart. Why wouldn’t he be able to get out of whatever is going on?”
