Andrew Benintendi hit a three-run homer with one out in the ninth to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon.
Chase Meidroth walked off Paul Sewald (0-3) to open the ninth and took second on a sacrifice bunt before pinch-hitter Edgar Quero walked, bringing up Benintendi. His 410-foot homer landed near the pool area in right-center.
The White Sox had eight homers while winning two of three in the series and have 15 homers in the last five games.
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami was 1 for 5 with a single, ending his five-game home run streak. He struck out three times, the last on a 99 mph fastball from Juan Morillo to end the seventh.
Arizona first baseman Ildemaro Vargas extended his season-opening hitting streak to 18 games, a franchise record. It is the longest active streak in the majors and the second-longest such streak since 2012, after Pablo Sandoval’s 20-gamer in 2012.
Vargas has a 21-game hitting streak dating to 2025.
Colson Montgomery had three hits and Meidorth had two hits for the White Sox, who had 10 hits, nine singles until Benintendi’s homer. They have won four of six.
Seranthony Dominguez struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth for his fifth save in seven chances.
Ketel Marte had two of Arizona’s eight hits. Geraldo Perdomo extended his hitting streak to seven games.
The Diamondbacks lost their first series since being swept at the Los Angeles Dodgers to open the season.
Grant Taylor (1-0) gave up two hits and struck out three after relieving Davis Martin with one out in the seventh. Taylor struck out pinch-hitter Jose Fernandez on a 100 mph fastball with runners on second and third to end the seventh.
Martin gave up one run and six hits in 6 1/3 innings, his fourth straight quality start. He struck out a season high seven and walked one.
Arizona starter Michael Soroka gave up one run on seven hits, all singles, in five innings. He had six strikeouts and walked one.
Marte singled and scored on Adrian Del Castillo’s double for a 1-0 lead in the first.
The White Sox tied it at 1-1 in the third on Miguel Vargas’ one-out single.
–Field Level Media
