Double-A Birmingham outfielder Braden Montgomery lined a single to left field to lead off the second inning of an Aug. 10 game against Chattanooga.

It was the beginning of a 14-game hitting streak for the top-rated prospect in the Chicago White Sox organization.

“I made it happen pitch by pitch,” Montgomery said during a video conference call last week. “Everything was coming together. Every day, I tried to take a little bit of a step forward and I was locked in and seeing the pitches I needed to see. Getting up there and not missing them.

“I feel like sometimes when days aren’t going as hot, you are missing the fastball or the ball in the middle of the plate you need to hit. I feel like in that stretch, the pitch I needed to put a good swing on, I was able to make that happen.”

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