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SEATTLE – The Chicago White Sox called on reliever Aaron Bummer in a tough spot on June 7 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

With two outs in the seventh inning, the Dodgers had a runner on second base and Cody Bellinger at the plate when Bummer replaced Reynaldo López. Bummer walked Bellinger, but struckout Eddy Alvarez to help the Sox maintain a lead.

The lefthander has not pitched in a Major League-game since then.

Bummer is delighted to be able to contribute again after recovering from the 60-day injured list on Monday.

“I believe I’m ready, and right now that’s the most important thing,” Bummer said before Monday’s game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. “I feel like I’m ready and able to be sharp. I’m ready to go.”

The Sox originally put Bummer on the 15-day IL backdated to June 9 with a left lat strain. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on Friday and allowed to return on Saturday.

He began a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on August 30 and returned on Monday when the Sox embarked on a seven-game journey.

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The Sox also recovered third baseman Yoán Moncada from the 10-day IL and brought in outfielders Adam Haseley and Mark Payton for Charlotte. Moncada had been on the IL since August 26 with a strained left hamstring. He is expected in the line-up on Tuesday.

While the Sox waited a day to get Moncada back into the mix, midfielder Luis Robert returned to the lineup on Monday. It was his first start since August 25 in Baltimore. He had played in only two games since then – once as a pinch runner and once as a defensive substitute – due to a sore left wrist and a stint on the paternity list.

“In September, nobody is 100%,” said Sox acting manager Miguel Cairo. “Everyone has some pain. He told me he is ready to go.”

Cairo was looking forward to having Bummer as a bullpen option.

“That’s a plus,” Cairo said. “We miss him. It’s nice to have him back. Hopefully he stays healthy and ends up with us in the bullpen.”

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Aaron Bummer (39) wipes his brow after giving up a two-run single to Kansas City Royals rightfielder Kyle Isbel in the tenth inning in the tenth inning in Chicago in the tenth inning at Guaranteed Rate Field . (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Bummer is 0-1 with a 3.06 ERA, 21 strikeouts, one save and nine hold in 20 games this season. He was out with a right knee strain from May 7-22, then made seven appearances before landing back on the IL with the crossbar injury.

“I’ve taken more time off throwing this season than I did in the off-season,” Bummer said on Aug. 24 as he prepared for the drug addiction assignment. “If you put it in perspective there — in the off-season you start your throwing program and then you go out and get nine or ten trips into spring training. You throw a bunch of bullpens, live BPs, that sort of thing.

“So as good as I can feel right now, I understand you need a makeover. Because when we come back, it won’t be something where you say, “Hey, you need two days off.” When I come back, I should be ready to leave.”

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Bummer took that mentality into Monday’s game.

“I know as soon as you step under the lights there, the game is on,” he said. “So you better get ready. That’s the goal and my thought process through bullpens and sim games and rehabilitation outings. I treated them as if they were games. I treated them like they mean something. Because I knew that when I come back, every pitch and every inning will matter.

“I felt there was a lot of important work to do in rehab and in the bullpen and side sessions that will lead me to success when I get back. I think I’ve accomplished that, and we’re in a good place to come out and be ready to go when I step out of there. ”

Bummer was “happy with the stuff I had” while with the Knights and looks forward to helping a Sox team fight for the playoffs.

“I don’t know if there will be any restrictions,” he said. “The way I bounce back makes me feel like I’m ready to do what needs to be done. I’m ready to pitch when my name is called.

“I haven’t talked to the training staff and pitching coaches about what role, back-to-backs or anything like that. But that’s definitely in the cards and something I want to do. I want to be able to be valuable and just help as much as possible.”