Pinch hitter Andrew Benintendi belted a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning as the visiting Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on Thursday. Chicago earned its first win at Yankee Stadium since June 8, 2023, ending a nine-game road skid vs. New York.
In the finale of a three-game series, the White Sox pieced together the winning rally in the eighth against Fernando Cruz (4-2), Tim Hill and Camilo Doval. Benintendi, who once played for the Yankees, batted for Randal Grichuk and snapped a 1-1 tie by lifting Doval’s first-pitch sinker into the right-center-field seats.
The American League Central-leading White Sox got a double from Sam Antonacci and had two batters hit by pitches to set up Benintendi’s blast. After Chicago opener Bryan Hudson allowed a hit in 1 2/3 scoreless innings, bulk reliever Sean Burke (4-4) struck out eight while giving up one run on five hits in 7 1/3 innings.
Ryan McMahon homered as the Yankees had their four-game winning streak end while losing for just the sixth time in the past 21 games.
Royals 14, Cardinals 6
Bobby Witt Jr. homered and was one of seven Kansas City players with at least two hits — but later exited with right knee discomfort — while Salvador Perez’s solo shot made him the all-time home run leader at Kauffman Stadium as the host Royals beat St. Louis.
The star shortstop injured himself going into the hole to field Jordan Walker’s RBI infield single in the fourth. Witt finished the inning but was pinch-hit for in the bottom of the frame. Witt’s departure overshadowed a potent night for the Royals, who set season highs for runs and hits (17), while posting eight doubles, including a club-record five during their six-run second inning.
Meanwhile, Perez had three hits and his 137th homer at home — a 385-foot shot to left in the sixth inning — broke George Brett’s record to give Kansas City a 12-4 lead. Masyn Winn and JJ Wetherholt each had three hits while Jose Fermin added two with two RBIs for the Cardinals, who recorded 13 hits but stranded 15 runners.
Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 3
Brandon Valenzuela’s two-out double against Aroldis Chapman drove in Ernie Clement with the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and visiting Toronto completed a three-game sweep of Boston.
Valenzuela’s double came after the Red Sox tied the game on back-to-back home runs by Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Caleb Durbin in the eighth. Both home runs came against Blue Jays starter Trey Yesavage, who allowed three runs on four hits in 7 1/3 innings. He struck out six without a walk.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Nathan Lukes each hit a solo home run against Boston starter Sonny Gray, who gave up three runs on six hits in seven innings. He struck out four and walked one.
Mets 6, Phillies 4
Juan Soto homered twice and Marcus Semien drove in a pair of insurance runs as visiting New York beat Philadelphia in the first matchup of the season between the rivals.
The Mets also received big efforts from Carson Benge (3-for-5) and A.J. Ewing (2-for-3, RBI). Huascar Brazoban (4-1) pitched a scoreless inning in relief for the win, and Devin Williams allowed a two-out run in the ninth before closing out his 11th save.
Alec Bohm finished with two hits and two RBIs for the Phillies. Jose Alvarado (3-2) yielded three runs in his lone inning. Trea Turner (right calf contusion) left after getting hit by a pitch.
Guardians 4, Brewers 2
Cleveland broke a tie in the seventh inning to rally for a win against host Milwaukee, earning a victory for just the third time in the past nine games.
Starting pitcher Parker Messick (7-3) gave up two runs on four hits and three walks, and struck out nine over six innings for the Guardians. Starter Shane Drohan went five innings, allowing one run on three hits and three walks for the Brewers, who had won three straight.
Cleveland took its first lead of the game in the seventh inning off reliever Grant Anderson (1-3). Travis Bazzana ripped a fastball into the seats in right field to put the visitors ahead 3-2.
Twins 9, Rangers 3
Trevor Larnach went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, and Minnesota cruised to a win over host Texas.
Brooks Lee added a three-run homer for Minnesota, which completed a three-game sweep over the Rangers. Ryan Kreidler hit a two-run homer, and Victor Caratini finished 3-for-4.
Wyatt Langford, Ezequiel Duran and Justin Foscue each hit a solo home run for Texas. Josh Smith doubled for the Rangers’ only other extra-base hit.
Mariners 3, Orioles 0
Bryan Woo (6-5) pitched seven-plus scoreless innings as host Seattle defeated Baltimore. Woo allowed three hits, walked one and fanned nine.
The Mariners did all their damage with a two-out rally in the first inning off Orioles starter Shane Baz (4-7), using a run-scoring double from Cole Young and a two-run single from Colt Emerson to take a 3-0 lead.
Baz overcame the shaky start to last seven innings, allowing three runs on five hits. He walked two and struck out nine.
–Field Level Media
