CHICAGO – Andrew Benintendi drove in two runs in Chicago’s six-run sixth inning, and the White Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 10-5 on Saturday.
Joshua Palacios hit a two-run homer for the White Sox, making up for a costly error. Mike Tauchman also went deep, while Lenyn Sosa drove in three runs.
Texas lost for the seventh time in eight games, following a season-high six consecutive wins, with Adolis García hitting a solo shot.
The White Sox trailed 4-2 before rallying in the sixth, helped by the Rangers’ shoddy defense.
Wyatt Langford and Sam Haggerty collided on Austin Slater’s pinch-hit drive to left-center, resulting in a leadoff triple. After Chase Meidroth reached on an error by third baseman Josh Jung, Tauchman drove in Slater with a slow roller to second baseman Marcus Semien, putting runners on first and second with no outs.
Semien whiffed when attempting to tag Meidroth as he ran to second, and then threw late while attempting to catch Tauchman at first.
Benintendi’s one-out double to the corner in right gave Chicago a 5-4 lead. With two outs and the bases loaded, Sosa capped the rally with a three-run double off the left field wall.
Mike Vasil (3-2) pitched three scoreless innings to secure the victory. Hoby Milner (1-1) was charged with the loss.
Jack Leiter, a Texas right-hander, walked five batters in five innings, a career high. But he limited Chicago to two runs and six hits.
Josh Smith hit an RBI double in the first, and the Rangers added two more in the fourth inning. Semien hit a sacrifice fly, and Jonah Heim scored when Palacios dropped Haggerty’s two-out flyball to left on an error.
Key moment
Kyle Higashioka’s pinch-hit RBI single gave Texas a 4-2 lead in the fifth. The Rangers had runners on first and second with one out, but Heim and García fouled out.
Key stat:
Meidroth extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a leadoff single in the third inning. The rookie went 1-4 with two walks.
Up next
Sunday’s series finale features Rangers left-hander Patrick Corbin (3-3, 3.59 ERA) and White Sox right-hander Davis Martin (2-5, 3.49 ERA).
