White Sox’ Yoan Moncada lands on 10-day IL

LOS ANGELES — White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada landed on the 10-day injured list with lower back inflammation Thursday. Moncada has been playing at less than 100% for some time.

“I don’t know if it’s tough news or not. It might be good news,” manager Pedro Grifol said before the Sox played the Dodgers in the last of a three-game series Thursday night. “He takes a little bit of a break, and I want to see him play without any pain. This might help him. Get a little time, it might help him come back to be in a position to do what he does without having to worry about it.”

Moncada’s back has bothered him since spring training. He was 7-for-50 (.140) with one homer in his last 15 games. Moncada was on the IL from April 10 to May 12 with what general manager Rick Hahn said was a protruding disc. Grifol said the discomfort extends to Moncada’s legs.

“I give him a lot of credit for what he’s done with how he’s felt,” Grifol said.

The IL period for Moncada is retroactive to June 14. He’s batting .232/.279/.370 with three homers and a .648 OPS in 48 games.

Jake Burger, second on the team with 15 homers but not as good as Moncada defensively, becomes the starting third baseman. Burger hit two homers in the Sox’ 8-4 win against the Dodgers on Wednesday, one against Clayton Kershaw.

Moncada batted .212/.273/.353 with 12 homers and a .626 OPS in 104 games last season, his fourth of a five-year, $70 million contract signed before the 2020 season.

Clevinger: No structural damage

The news on right-hander Mike Clevinger, who left Wednesday’s game with biceps inflammation, wasn’t bad, but going on the IL seems a good possibility.

“I guess the best news possible,” Clevinger said. “There’s no structural damage. Shoulder, elbow looks good. Just some fluid in the bicep. It’s day by day right now.”

“We’ll wait on the IL till we have to make that decision,” Grifol said.

Clevinger spun around and went to his haunches after throwing a pitch.

“It didn’t look too good,” Grifol said. “I was concerned when I went out there. I’m glad it worked out that way.”

Jesse Scholtens, who’s at Triple-A Charlotte, would be the likely sub in Clevinger’s turn Monday against the Rangers.

Remillard for Moncada

The Sox selected the contract of infielder Zach Remillard from Triple-A Charlotte to take Moncada’s spot on the roster.

Remillard, 29, who had not played in the majors, was batting .236/.344/.354 with five homers in 59 games this season.

“It means everything,” Remillard said. “You play since you are a kid with a dream in your heart to get to this level and compete at the highest level in the world. I owe a lot of people in my life and my family. It’s been an emotional day.”

Anderson still on top

Grifol said he has given no thought to moving Tim Anderson from the leadoff spot, where he was hitless in his last 15 at-bats, “because I know at any given day he could start feeling really good. We’ve got 92 games left, [he could get] 120 hits the rest of the year. I don’t react that way.”