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By ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/p>\n

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PHOENIX (AP) – Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth inning that lifted the Chicago White Sox over the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Thursday for their third win in four games.<\/p>\n

\"Benintendi's<\/p>\n

With the score 1-1, Chase Meidroth drew a four-pitch walk from Paul Sewald (0-3) and moved up on Tristan Peters\u00b4 sacrifice. Pinch-hitter Edgar Quero walked and Benintendi, who is hitting .216, followed by driving a 2-2 fastball 410 feet into the swimming pool area in right-center for his second homer this season.<\/p>\n

Grant Taylor (1-0) stranded runners at second and third by striking out Jose Fernandez to end the seventh, then worked around a leadoff single in the eighth to pitch 1 2\/3 scoreless innings. Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez pitched a perfect ninth for his fifth save.<\/p>\n

Chicago, which had nine singles before Benintendii’s homer, took two of three from the Diamondbacks, who lost a series for the first time since they were swept three games at the Los Angeles Dodgers opening the season.<\/p>\n

Munetaka Murakami\u00b4s five-game home run streak came to an end for the White Sox. He went 1 for 5 with a single and three strikeouts.<\/p>\n

Chicago’s Davis Martin gave up on run and six hits in 6 1\/3 innings, allowing Adrian Del Castillo’s RBI double in the first. Arizona\u00b4s Michael Soroka allowed one run and seven hits in five innings. Miguel Vargas had a tying single in the third.<\/p>\n

\"Benintendi's<\/p>\n

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Chicago White Sox’s Andrew Benintendi watches the flight of his three-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Arizona\u00b4s Ildemaro Vargas singled in the fourth inning to extend his hitting streak to 21 games dating to last season. Aramis Garcia got his first big league hit, a lined single to left leading off the third.<\/p>\n

White Sox: RHP Erick Fedde (0-3, 3.10) starts a homestand opener Friday against Washington RHP Miles Mikolas (0-3, 9.15).<\/p>\n

Diamondbacks: LHP Zac Gallen (1-1, 3.51) will be on the mound Saturday in the opener of a two-game series against San Diego in Mexico City.<\/p>\n

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AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n

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Chicago White Sox’s Andrew Benintendi watches the flight of his three-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chicago White Sox’s Andrew Benintendi (23) celebrates his run scored against the Arizona Diamondbacks with White Sox’s Colson Montgomery (12) during the third inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chicago White Sox’s Munetaka Murakami, right, of Japan, pauses after striking out as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Aramis Garcia (35) holds the baseball during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chicago White Sox’s Munetaka Murakami, of Japan, walks back to the dugout after striking out against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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