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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Delivers pinch-hit grand slam
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Benintendi went 1-for-1 with a grand slam in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Yankees.
Benintendi delivered the game's defining moment in the eighth inning. Entering as a pinch hitter for Randal Grichuk in a tie game with the bases loaded, the veteran outfielder launched a 393-foot grand slam off Camilo Doval to break the game open and give Chicago all the offense it would need. The homer continued a recent power surge for Benintendi, who has now gone deep three times in his last 17 plate appearances. After a slow start to the season, he has raised his production to a .242 batting average and .741 OPS across 66 games.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Receiving evening off
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Left-hander Carlos Rodon is starting for the Yankees, so the left-handed-hitting Benintendi will be given a night off as the White Sox stock up on some extra right-handed bats. Randal Grichuk will step in for Benintendi as Chicago's designated hitter.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Homers again Tuesday
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Benintendi went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 12-2 loss to the Yankees.
Benintendi provided an early spark for Chicago, taking Gerrit Cole deep in the opening frame for a solo shot that gave the White Sox an early lead. The homer accounted for one of just two runs Chicago managed on the night and was Benintendi's eighth long ball of the season. The veteran outfielder has provided solid power lately, homering five times over his last 15 games. On the season, Benintendi is slashing .239/.300/.424 with 10 doubles, two triples, 33 RBI, 29 runs scored and one stolen base across 228 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Smacks seventh homer
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Benintendi went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run Friday against the Dodgers.
Benintendi got the scoring started for the White Sox with a home run in the first inning, his seventh of the season. Four of those long balls have come in his last 10 starts, during which he's hit .257 with eight RBI and nine runs scored. That stretch has also coincided with Munetaka Murakami's (hamstring) absence, with Benintendi rising up the White Sox's lineup to primarily hit third.
White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Idle against southpaw
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
With a tough lefty (Chris Sale) on the bump for Atlanta, the left-handed-hitting Benintendi will retreat to the bench. Randal Grichuk will enter the lineup as Benintendi's replacement at designated hitter.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Homers in big day Wednesday
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Benintendi went 2-for-3 with three walks, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 8-0 rout of the Twins.
The veteran outfielder took Cody Laweryson deep in the eighth inning as the White Sox put the finishing touches on a big victory. Benintendi is up to six homers on the season, and four of them have come in his last 15 games -- a stretch in which he's batting .296 (16-for-54) with four doubles, one steal, nine runs and 12 RBI.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Belts homer in loss
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Benintendi went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and a walk Monday in a loss to Minnesota.
Benintendi plated Chicago's first run of the game with a single in the third inning and hit the second of back-to-back homers following Miguel Vargas' blast in the fifth. Benintendi has gone deep twice in his past three games after hitting just three homers across his first 51 contests of the campaign. The veteran outfielder has a career-best mark of 20 home runs, which he's achieved three times in his 11-year career, including in each of the past two campaigns.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Smacks fourth homer
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Benintendi went 2-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run and two runs scored Saturday against the Tigers.
Benintendi provided some insurance runs for the White Sox, doubling and coming around to score in the seventh inning before blasting a two-run home run one frame later. He now has four home runs on the season, and over his last 11 starts he's hit .300 with two homers, eight RBI and five runs scored.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Idle against lefty
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
After a string of 11 consecutive starts, the left-handed-hitting Benintendi will get a break for Sunday's day game while the Giants send lefty Robbie Ray to the mound. Randal Grichuk will replace Benintendi in the starting nine, occupying left field and batting cleanup.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Knocks in go-ahead run
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Benintendi went 1-for-4 with one RBI and one stolen base in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Mariners.
Benintendi delivered an RBI single in the ninth inning for the go-ahead run. He promptly stole second but was left on base. The veteran outfielder hasn't used his speed as much this season, and he's primarily worked as the designated hitter. He's batting .239 with a .673 OPS, three home runs, 20 RBI, 17 runs scored, seven doubles and two triples through 44 contests. His theft Tuesday was his first attempt of the year.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Cracks third homer of 2026
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Benintendi went 2-for-3 with a double and a solo home run during the White Sox's 8-3 win over the Cubs on Saturday.
Benintendi belted his first homer since April 23 (and third of the season) in the sixth inning to extend the White Sox's lead to 8-1. He was 1-for-16 in the seven games prior to Saturday's contest, with his season slash line dipping to .227/.277/.375 across 141 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Returns to lineup Tuesday
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Benintendi (neck) will start at designated hitter and bat sixth in Tuesday's game against the Royals.
Benintendi missed the previous two contests with neck stiffness, but he's ready to go Tuesday following a team off day Monday. The 31-year-old is sitting on a .235/.272/.365 slash line across 36 contests this season as the White Sox's primary DH.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Sitting again Sunday
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Benintendi (neck) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
The veteran outfielder was scratched from the lineup Saturday due to neck stiffness and is on the bench Sunday for a second straight game. Randal Grichuk is receiving another start at designated hitter in the series finale versus Seattle.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Scratched with neck stiffness
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Benintendi was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners due to neck stiffness, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Benintendi is batting .320 since the start of May, but the White Sox will be without his services Saturday while he tends to his stiff neck. Randal Grichuk will fill in as Chicago's designated hitter and bat eighth.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: On bench Wednesday
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
With the White Sox and Angels wrapping up their series with a day game after a night game and with a southpaw (Yusei Kikuchi) on the bump for the Halos, the left-handed-hitting Benintendi will be given the afternoon off. Benintendi went 2-for-7 with a double, a walk, three RBI and a run over the first two contests of the series.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Sitting versus righty
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals.
The veteran outfielder has a .923 OPS with two doubles and two homers over his past six games, but he'll take a seat against a right-handed starter (Miles Mikolas) on Friday for just the second time this season. Everson Pereira is batting leadoff as the designated hitter with Benintendi on the bench.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Mashes game-winning homer
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Benintendi went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's 4-1 win over Arizona.
Benintendi played the part of hero for the White Sox on Thursday, clubbing a go-ahead homer in the ninth inning. The blast was the second of the young campaign for the veteran outfielder, who's been struggling to command much fantasy attention. He's slashing just .216/.266/.392 with seven extra-base hits, 10 RBI and eight runs scored across 79 trips to the plate.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Idle for series finale
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Benintendi hasn't reached base in any of his nine plate appearances against left-handed pitchers this season, so the White Sox will hold him out of the lineup for the series finale while southpaw Jeffrey Springs takes the hill for the Athletics. After slotting anywhere between third and seventh in the batting order during his first 11 starts of the season, Benintendi has moved into the leadoff spot for his most recent three starts against right-handed pitchers.
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Athletics' Luis Severino: Surrenders five runs in no-decision
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Severino didn't factor into the decision Saturday against the White Sox, allowing five runs on five hits and four walks with three strikeouts across 5.1 innings.
Severino;'s blow-up inning was the second, as he allowed a leadoff homer to Colson Montgomery before Andrew Benintendi capped the five-run frame with a three-run shot. Otherwise, Severino was effective Saturday, and the Athletics were able to erase the 5-0 deficit to get Severino off the hook. The right-hander's first three starts of the season came on the road, where he allowed eight runs over 13.1 innings. In two home starts against the Rangers and White Sox, the right-hander hasn't been much better with nine runs surrendered across 11.1 innings. He's in line to face the Rangers on the road in his next start.
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