Jose Abreu finally got a day off. Hopefully his mother approved.

Abreu had played in all 102 White Sox games before Rick Renteria rested him Sunday. Playing as much as possible is a point of pride for Abreu, who appeared in at least 145 games his first four years before missing 34 last season.

But Renteria wasn’t going to let Abreu talk his way into the lineup Sunday.

“As we were watching this whole week unfold, you can see he’s tired. And yesterday [convincing him to take a day off] was not as hard as you might think,” Renteria said. “He comes into my office every night kind of yelling at me, and so yesterday he was coming in and I said, ‘You’re not going to convince me, you’re not getting in the lineup, so don’t say a thing.’ ”

Renteria was ready if another member of the Abreu family protested.

“So he said he was going to have to call his mom today to make sure she doesn’t get too upset because she sees him as a grinder, and he’s got to get out there,” Renteria said. “And he talks to her, and she’s probably going to be upset he’s not in the lineup. So I said, ‘That’s OK, if you need me to, I’ll talk to her.’ ”

Speaking of days off …

James McCann also was out of the lineup.

Named to his first All-Star team, McCann has slumped in July, hitting just .178 in 18 games. With an off-day Monday, McCann can get two days off to refresh heading into the last two months of the season.

“We’ll have [day games after night games] where some adjustments will have to be made, absolutely,” Renteria said. “And he’s been another guy I’ve been running out there a lot, whether it’s been catching or DH’ing. He needs a break. He’s really pushed himself, he’s been a big part of who we are, obviously through the first half and even now catching a lot of these guys.”

There also will be appearances by Welington Castillo behind the plate and chances for McCann to serve as the designated hitter.

“Very important for him and [Castillo] to start splitting a little bit of the time,” Renteria said. “I want [McCann] to take most of the time with these guys, but we’re going to continue to make some adjustments and let him be who he is.”

A perfect ninth

The sixth and final reliever was AJ Reed, who threw a perfect ninth in his first time on the mound as a professional. But he was an elite pitcher at the University of Kentucky, going 12-2 with a 2.09 ERA in 2014.

Reed said he threw a short bullpen session last week, and the possibility of him pitching was discussed.

“It happened a little sooner than expected, but besides the score, I had a lot of fun,” Reed said.

Briefly

Renteria was ejected in the sixth by home-plate umpire Angel Hernandez. Eloy Jimenez struck out looking on a low 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded, and Renteria was kicked out for arguing.

• To make room for Jimenez, Jose Rondon was designated for assignment. He hit .197 in 55 games.

• The Sox are 4-13 since the All-Star break and have been outscored 93-51.