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Both players fell a triple short of the cycle. Robert, 22, finished with three extra-base hits and Jiménez, 23, drove in four runs, including with a three-run homer in the first inning where the ball ricocheted off center fielder Bubba Starling and flew from his glove over the fence.\n\nBut when asked who had a better chance to get that elusive triple, Jiménez thought there was no contest.\n\n“Come on, man,” said Jiménez with a broad smile. “I’m La Pantera. He’s fake.”
La Pantera is the nickname for Robert, who already looks to be one of the more electric players in baseball, let alone among the rookie class. He hit leadoff for the first time as a Major Leaguer on Saturday night, although not for the first time as a professional player, and seems to have found a home.\n\nManager Rick Renteria was impressed by Robert’s at-bats and said “absolutely, 110 percent” he would lead off again in Sunday’s series finale. It makes sense to have Robert atop the order with Tim Anderson, the team’s usual leadoff hitter, on the 10-day injured list.\n\n“I didn't think his at-bats were bad,” Renteria said. “Obviously, the outcomes were pretty good.”\n\n• Sox make history with 4 Cubans atop lineup\n\nRookie right-hander
“We can fast forward mine and go straight to our guys in the ‘pen,” González said. “They did a phenomenal job, kept us in the game and did their part.\n\n“I'm happy for Foster and Codi, first win and first save, that's huge. That's something to remember for the rest of their time. It's bittersweet. I wish I had done better, had a different kind of line, but a win's a win and the music's playing. That's all that matters.”\n\nThe White Sox have won three straight games and raised their record to 4-4. They knocked out 21 hits, with