Benintendi homers as White Sox edge Twins 3‑2
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Andrew Benintendi homered and drove in two runs as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at Target Field.
Benintendi went 3 for 4, singled in the first inning to score Sam Antonacci, then scored in the fourth when Chase Meidroth reached on a shortstop error. His tiebreaking solo homer in the sixth, his 14th, gave Chicago a 3-2 lead.
Erick Fedde allowed two runs on three hits over five innings, striking out four, and improved to 7-8. Sean Newcomb pitched three scoreless innings, and Bryan Hudson worked a perfect ninth for his seventh save. Andrew Morris took the loss, allowing one run in two innings.
Minnesota tied the game at 1 in the bottom of the first on Josh Bell’s sacrifice fly, then took a 2-1 lead in the second on Walker Jenkins’ forceout. Bailey Ober struck out five and allowed one earned run in five innings.
Chicago totaled three hits, while Minnesota had five. The White Sox improved to 72-64; the Twins fell to 64-73. The crowd at Target Field was 28,310. Game time was 2:35.