NEW YORK — Andrew Benintendi had a season-high four RBI and finished a double shy of the cycle Wednesday, powering the Chicago White Sox to a 9-4 win over the New York Mets that prevented a three-game sweep.

Benintendi (Arkansas Razorbacks) laced a two-run single in the first inning and an RBI triple in the sixth before hitting his sixth home run in the eighth. Lenyn Sosa also had three hits and Mike Tauchman provided a two-run double for the White Sox, who avoided being swept for the seventh time this season.

Brandon Eisert (2-0), the second of five Chicago pitchers, earned the win with 1 1/3 hitless innings.

With light rain falling, Miguel Castro exited with two outs in the ninth after injuring his right knee covering first base on Juan Soto’s groundout. Castro needed to be helped off the field and was on crutches in the clubhouse afterward. He will undergo testing and be evaluated further.

Mark Vientos hit a three-run homer for the Mets, whose four-game winning streak ended. Pete Alonso had an RBI double in the ninth.

The nine runs allowed were a season- high for the Mets.

Soto was 0 for 4 and didn’t get a ball out of the infield as his batting average dipped to .224. The $765 million slugger hasn’t homered since May 9, a span of 75 plate appearances.

White Sox starter Shane Smith allowed 3 runs and walked 5 in 3 2/3 innings. Mets right-hander Griffin Canning (5-2) gave up 5 runs — 3 earned — while walking 4 in 3 innings.

Benintendi singled home Tauchman and Miguel Vargas one pitch after Vargas’ one-out double in the first.

Vargas has doubled in five straight games, the longest streak by a White Sox player since Adam Dunn in May 2011.