Andrew Benintendi homers twice, leads White Sox to 3rd straight win

Field Level Media|published: Tue 17th September, 01:22 2024

MLB: Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels

Sep 16, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels second baseman Charles Leblanc (33) hits a solo home run in the fifth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Andrew Benintendi homered twice and drove in four runs to help the Chicago White Sox post an 8-4 win against the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series on Monday in Anaheim, Calif.

Andrew Vaughn homered and tripled and Lenyn Sosa also had two hits, including a home run, for the White Sox (36-115), who have won three in a row for the first time since June 27-29.

Chicago right-hander Jonathan Cannon (4-10) surrendered four runs and three hits in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked two.

Angels left-hander Reid Detmers (4-7) made his third start since he was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake, and he allowed seven runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out six and walking three.

Eric Wagaman hit his first major league home run and Charles Leblanc homered and scored twice for the Angels (60-90), who have dropped six in a row.

Luis Robert Jr. worked an eight-pitch walk with one out in the first before Benintendi pulled an 0-2 slider deep into the seats in right for a 2-0 lead.

Vaughn then clubbed the second pitch from Detmers over the fence in left to make it 3-0.

The Angels surrendered three more runs in the second.

Following a one-out walk and an infield single, Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel made a throwing error on an infield single by Robert that allowed a run to score and stretched the lead to 4-0.

Benintendi grounded out to second to plate another run, and Vaughn followed with a triple to right to score Benintendi and make it 6-0.

Wagaman went deep over the center field fence with two outs in the bottom of the second to cut it to 6-1. His first four major league hits are three doubles and a home run.

Sosa answered with a leadoff home run in the third to extend the lead to 7-1.

Leblanc belted a solo home run to left-center field with one out in the fifth to cut the deficit to 7-2, but Benintendi homered again in the seventh to make it 8-2.

Jordyn Adams looped an RBI single into shallow right in the bottom of the seventh. Gustavo Campero then delivered his first major league hit in his second game to drive in another run and make it 8-4.

--Field Level Media