Benintendi’s ninth-inning homer lifts White Sox past Diamondbacks 4‑1

PHOENIX (Interstat) — Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Chicago White Sox past the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Thursday afternoon at Chase Field.

With the score 1-1, Chase Meidroth walked, moved up on a sacrifice and Edgar Quero walked before Benintendi drove a 2-2 fastball into the right-center field swimming pool for his second homer this season.

White Sox starter Davis Martin worked 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run on six hits with seven strikeouts. Grant Taylor (1-0) stranded two runners in the seventh and pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Seranthony Domínguez struck out two in a perfect ninth for his fifth save.

Arizona took a 1-0 lead in the first on Adrian Del Castillo’s RBI double. Chicago tied it in the third on Miguel Vargas’ run-scoring single.

Paul Sewald (0-3) took the loss after walking two and allowing Benintendi’s homer.

The White Sox improved to 10-15; the Diamondbacks fell to 14-11. Attendance was 20,405.