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Meidroth and Benintendi have a pair of RBI singles apiece as White Sox beat Rangers 4-2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Chase Meidroth went 4 for 4 while he and Andrew Benintendi had a pair of run-scoring singles apiece, Anthony Kay pushed through five innings for his first win in more than a month, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Wednesday night.

Braden Montgomery scored all three times he reached base. Meidroth's fourth career four-hit game helped the White Sox move out of a tie with Cleveland atop the American League Central as the Guardians lost to Minnesota 10-6.

Texas rookie Cam Cauley hit his first major league homer as the Rangers dropped back to .500 but stayed in first place in the AL West by a half-game over Seattle with the defending division champion Mariners' second consecutive loss to Cincinnati.

Kay (7-4) allowed five hits and two runs to end a six-start winless streak. The left-hander hit his majors-leading 19th batter to put Cauley on and load the bases with no outs in the fourth. Elias Díaz’s double-play grounder brought home Brandon Nimmo, and Kay preserved a 3-2 lead by striking out Alejandro Osuna.

Four Chicago relievers finished with four hitless innings. Bryan Hudson had two strikeouts in a 1-2-3 ninth for his fourth save.

Tyler Alexander allowed a run for the first time in the left-hander's fourth start as an opener for Texas. Cal Quantrill (3-3) walked two in the fourth before giving up consecutive RBI singles to Meidroth and Benintendi.

Texas third baseman Josh Jung didn't start a day after leaving a 10-0 Texas win with tightness in his left calf. He is expected to be available for the opener of a four-game home series against the Mariners on Friday night.

Both teams are off Thursday before playing at home Friday. The White Sox are set to start RHP Davis Martin (9-5, 3.31 ERA) against Houston. Texas is set to go with LHP MacKenzie Gore (6-8, 4.80) against Seattle.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
White Sox CHW54-47	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	7	2
Rangers TEX51-51	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

W: A. Kay (7-4)L: C. Quantrill (3-3)S: B. Hudson (4)
HR: TEX - C. Cauley

CHWWhite Sox

TEXRangers

.A. KayAnthony Kay
P
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 79 P
.B. HudsonBryan Hudson
P
1.0 IP, 2 SO, 12 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Antonacci LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.370	.408	.778	0.0
a- R. Grichuk PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.248	.281	.517	.798	-0.5
J. Perez LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.324	.495	0.0
M. Murakami 1B	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	.230	.375	.522	.897	0.5
M. Vargas 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.245	.350	.486	.837	-0.5
C. Montgomery SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.220	.303	.468	.771	0.5
B. Montgomery RF	3	3	1	0	1	0	2	.236	.305	.402	.707	5.0
C. Meidroth 2B	4	0	4	2	0	0	0	.277	.347	.382	.729	6.0
A. Benintendi DH	4	0	2	2	0	1	2	.245	.306	.426	.732	3.5
E. Quero C	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.183	.253	.229	.482	1.0
T. Peters CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.285	.339	.452	.791	0.0

HITTERS	AB
S. Antonacci LF	4
a- R. Grichuk PH	1
J. Perez LF	0
M. Murakami 1B	3
M. Vargas 3B	4
C. Montgomery SS	3
B. Montgomery RF	3
C. Meidroth 2B	4
A. Benintendi DH	4
E. Quero C	3
T. Peters CF	4

a-struck out for Antonacci in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Langford DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.282	.329	.510	.839	0.5
J. Foscue 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.273	.336	.504	.840	0.5
J. Burger 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	.237	.299	.419	.718	0.0
B. Nimmo RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	.268	.335	.431	.766	1.5
E. Duran 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.267	.322	.434	.756	1.0
C. Cauley CF	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	.273	.368	.485	.853	6.5
E. Diaz C	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.248	.260	.426	.685	-1.0
A. Osuna LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.264	.357	.305	.661	0.5
N. Lopez SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.305	.336	.351	.687	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
W. Langford DH	3
J. Foscue 2B	4
J. Burger 1B	3
B. Nimmo RF	4
E. Duran 3B	4
C. Cauley CF	3
E. Diaz C	4
A. Osuna LF	4
N. Lopez SS	2

RBI - C. Meidroth 2 (34), A. Benintendi 2 (52)
2-Out RBI - C. Meidroth, A. Benintendi
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - T. Peters 3 (3)

2B - E. Duran (19)
HR - C. Cauley
SH - N. Lopez (6)
RBI - C. Cauley
2-Out RBI - C. Cauley
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Burger, B. Nimmo, A. Osuna

DP - (Vargas-Murakami)
E - M. Vargas (6), E. Quero (5)

DP - (Foscue-Lopez-Burger)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Kay (W, 7-4)	5.0	5	2	2	2	4	1	4.21	1.37	14.0
J. Hicks (H, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.49	1.48	3.5
G. Taylor (H, 6)	2.0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2.63	1.07	8.5
B. Hudson (S, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.08	1.20	11.0

PITCHERS	IP
A. Kay (W, 7-4)	5.0
J. Hicks (H, 5)	1.0
G. Taylor (H, 6)	2.0
B. Hudson (S, 4)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Alexander	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	2.86	1.30	3.5
C. Quantrill (L, 3-3)	3.0	2	2	2	3	1	4.05	1.31	-2.5
J. Junis	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	2.92	1.08	-0.5
R. Ahlstrom	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	5.71	1.56	4.0
P. Gray	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.44	1.23	2.5
J. Latz	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.53	0.64	3.5

PITCHERS	IP
T. Alexander	2.0
C. Quantrill (L, 3-3)	3.0
J. Junis	1.0
R. Ahlstrom	1.0
P. Gray	1.0
J. Latz	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - A. Kay 79-50, J. Hicks 19-13, G. Taylor 28-18, B. Hudson 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Kay 7-4, J. Hicks 2-1, G. Taylor 1-0, B. Hudson 1-0
Batters Faced - A. Kay 22, J. Hicks 4, G. Taylor 6, B. Hudson 3

Pitches-Strikes - T. Alexander 34-21, C. Quantrill 55-30, J. Junis 21-14, R. Ahlstrom 13-9, P. Gray 14-12, J. Latz 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Alexander 2-1, C. Quantrill 4-2, J. Junis 2-2, R. Ahlstrom 1-0, P. Gray 2-0, J. Latz 2-0
Batters Faced - T. Alexander 7, C. Quantrill 14, J. Junis 6, R. Ahlstrom 3, P. Gray 4, J. Latz 3

.A. KayAnthony Kay
P
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 79 P
.B. HudsonBryan Hudson
P
1.0 IP, 2 SO, 12 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
White Sox CHW54-47	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	7	2
Rangers TEX51-51	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Antonacci LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.370	.408	.778	0.0
a- R. Grichuk PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.248	.281	.517	.798	-0.5
J. Perez LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.324	.495	0.0
M. Murakami 1B	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	.230	.375	.522	.897	0.5
M. Vargas 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.245	.350	.486	.837	-0.5
C. Montgomery SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.220	.303	.468	.771	0.5
B. Montgomery RF	3	3	1	0	1	0	2	.236	.305	.402	.707	5.0
C. Meidroth 2B	4	0	4	2	0	0	0	.277	.347	.382	.729	6.0
A. Benintendi DH	4	0	2	2	0	1	2	.245	.306	.426	.732	3.5
E. Quero C	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.183	.253	.229	.482	1.0
T. Peters CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.285	.339	.452	.791	0.0
Total	33	4	7	4	4	7	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
S. Antonacci LF	4
a- R. Grichuk PH	1
J. Perez LF	0
M. Murakami 1B	3
M. Vargas 3B	4
C. Montgomery SS	3
B. Montgomery RF	3
C. Meidroth 2B	4
A. Benintendi DH	4
E. Quero C	3
T. Peters CF	4
Total	33

a-struck out for Antonacci in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Langford DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.282	.329	.510	.839	0.5
J. Foscue 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.273	.336	.504	.840	0.5
J. Burger 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	.237	.299	.419	.718	0.0
B. Nimmo RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	.268	.335	.431	.766	1.5
E. Duran 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.267	.322	.434	.756	1.0
C. Cauley CF	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	.273	.368	.485	.853	6.5
E. Diaz C	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.248	.260	.426	.685	-1.0
A. Osuna LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.264	.357	.305	.661	0.5
N. Lopez SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.305	.336	.351	.687	-0.5
Total	31	2	5	1	1	2	12	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
W. Langford DH	3
J. Foscue 2B	4
J. Burger 1B	3
B. Nimmo RF	4
E. Duran 3B	4
C. Cauley CF	3
E. Diaz C	4
A. Osuna LF	4
N. Lopez SS	2
Total	31

RBI - C. Meidroth 2 (34), A. Benintendi 2 (52)
2-Out RBI - C. Meidroth, A. Benintendi
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - T. Peters 3 (3)

2B - E. Duran (19)
HR - C. Cauley
SH - N. Lopez (6)
RBI - C. Cauley
2-Out RBI - C. Cauley
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Burger, B. Nimmo, A. Osuna

DP - (Vargas-Murakami)
E - M. Vargas (6), E. Quero (5)

DP - (Foscue-Lopez-Burger)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Kay (W, 7-4)	5.0	5	2	2	2	4	1	4.21	1.37	14.0
J. Hicks (H, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.49	1.48	3.5
G. Taylor (H, 6)	2.0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2.63	1.07	8.5
B. Hudson (S, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.08	1.20	11.0
Total	9.0	5	2	2	2	12	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
A. Kay (W, 7-4)	5.0
J. Hicks (H, 5)	1.0
G. Taylor (H, 6)	2.0
B. Hudson (S, 4)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Alexander	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	2.86	1.30	3.5
C. Quantrill (L, 3-3)	3.0	2	2	2	3	1	4.05	1.31	-2.5
J. Junis	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	2.92	1.08	-0.5
R. Ahlstrom	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	5.71	1.56	4.0
P. Gray	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.44	1.23	2.5
J. Latz	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.53	0.64	3.5
Total	9.0	7	4	4	4	7	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
T. Alexander	2.0
C. Quantrill (L, 3-3)	3.0
J. Junis	1.0
R. Ahlstrom	1.0
P. Gray	1.0
J. Latz	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - A. Kay 79-50, J. Hicks 19-13, G. Taylor 28-18, B. Hudson 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Kay 7-4, J. Hicks 2-1, G. Taylor 1-0, B. Hudson 1-0
Batters Faced - A. Kay 22, J. Hicks 4, G. Taylor 6, B. Hudson 3

Pitches-Strikes - T. Alexander 34-21, C. Quantrill 55-30, J. Junis 21-14, R. Ahlstrom 13-9, P. Gray 14-12, J. Latz 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Alexander 2-1, C. Quantrill 4-2, J. Junis 2-2, R. Ahlstrom 1-0, P. Gray 2-0, J. Latz 2-0
Batters Faced - T. Alexander 7, C. Quantrill 14, J. Junis 6, R. Ahlstrom 3, P. Gray 4, J. Latz 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Meidroth singled to left, B. Montgomery scored 1 0
C. Cauley homered to right 1 1

2ND INNING
	Meidroth singled to left, B. Montgomery scored	1	0
	C. Cauley homered to right	1	1


Meidroth singled to right, M. Murakami scored, Montgomery to second	2	1
Benintendi singled to center, B. Montgomery scored, Meidroth to second	3	1
Diaz grounded into double play third to first, B. Nimmo scored, Duran out at third, Cauley to second	3	2

6TH INNING
Benintendi singled to center, B. Montgomery scored, Meidroth to third 4 2

6TH INNING
	Benintendi singled to center, B. Montgomery scored, Meidroth to third	4	2

1ST INNING
White Sox
T. Alexander Pitching:
S. Antonacci: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Antonacci grounded out to second
M. Murakami: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Murakami struck out swinging
M. Vargas: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Vargas lined out to left
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
A. Kay Pitching:
W. Langford: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Langford flied out to deep right
J. Foscue: Foscue grounded out to third
J. Burger: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Burger struck out swinging
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
White Sox
T. Alexander Pitching:
C. Montgomery: Montgomery flied out to shallow shortstop
B. Montgomery: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Montgomery walked
C. Meidroth: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Montgomery to third on wild pitch, Meidroth singled to left, B. Montgomery scored
A. Benintendi: Strike swinging, Foul, Benintendi grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Meidroth out at second
Middle of the 2nd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
A. Kay Pitching:
B. Nimmo: Foul, Ball, Nimmo lined out to second
E. Duran: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Duran grounded out to shortstop
C. Cauley: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, C. Cauley homered to right
E. Diaz: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
White Sox
Cal Quantrill relieved Tyler Alexander
E. Quero: Ball, Strike (foul tip), Quero flied out to center
T. Peters: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Peters grounded out to shortstop
S. Antonacci: Ball, Antonacci grounded out to first
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
A. Kay Pitching:
A. Osuna: Ball, Strike looking, Osuna singled to center
N. Lopez: Lopez hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Osuna to second
W. Langford: Langford grounded out to third
J. Foscue: Foscue reached on an infield single to shortstop, Osuna to third
J. Burger: Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul tip, Burger struck out on foul tip
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
White Sox
C. Quantrill Pitching:
M. Murakami: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Murakami walked
M. Vargas: Foul, Ball, Ball, Vargas popped out to second
C. Montgomery: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Montgomery walked, Murakami to second
B. Montgomery: Montgomery reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Murakami to third, Montgomery out at second
C. Meidroth: Strike looking, Ball, Meidroth singled to right, M. Murakami scored, Montgomery to second
A. Benintendi: Ball, Benintendi singled to center, B. Montgomery scored, Meidroth to second
E. Quero: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Quero walked, Meidroth to third, Benintendi to second
T. Peters: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Peters fouled out to third
Middle of the 4th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
A. Kay Pitching:
B. Nimmo: Strike looking, Nimmo singled to deep right
E. Duran: Strike swinging, Duran doubled to right, Nimmo to third
C. Cauley: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Cauley hit by pitch
E. Diaz: Ball, Foul, Ball, Diaz grounded into double play third to first, B. Nimmo scored, Duran out at third, Cauley to second
A. Osuna: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Osuna struck out swinging
End of the 4th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
White Sox
C. Quantrill Pitching:
S. Antonacci: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Antonacci grounded out to first
M. Murakami: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Murakami struck out swinging
M. Vargas: Ball, Ball, Vargas flied out to center
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
A. Kay Pitching:
N. Lopez: Foul, Ball, Ball, Lopez lined out to first
W. Langford: Strike (foul tip), Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Langford walked
J. Foscue: Ball, Ball, Foscue flied out to left
J. Burger: Strike swinging, Ball, Dirt ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Burger walked, Langford to second
B. Nimmo: Foul, Strike swinging, Dirt ball, Dirt ball, Ball, Nimmo grounded out to shortstop
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
White Sox
Jake Junis relieved Cal Quantrill
C. Montgomery: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Montgomery struck out looking
B. Montgomery: Montgomery singled to shallow left
C. Meidroth: Ball, Meidroth singled to center, Montgomery to third
A. Benintendi: Strike looking, Benintendi singled to center, B. Montgomery scored, Meidroth to third
E. Quero: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Quero flied out to left
T. Peters: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Peters flied out to deep right
Middle of the 6th (1 Run, 3 Hits, 2 Errors)
Rangers
J. Hicks Pitching:
E. Duran: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul on catcher Quero dropped ball error, Foul, Strike swinging, Osuna struck out swinging
C. Cauley: Ball, Cauley safe at first on 3rd baseman Vargas throwing error
E. Diaz: Diaz flied out to shallow right
A. Osuna: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Osuna grounded out to pitcher
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
White Sox
Robert Ahlstrom relieved Jake Junis
S. Antonacci: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Antonacci grounded out to second
M. Murakami: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Murakami struck out swinging
M. Vargas: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Vargas struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Grant Taylor relieved Jordan Hicks
N. Lopez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul tip, Lopez struck out on foul tip
W. Langford: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Langford struck out swinging
J. Foscue: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foscue struck out looking
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
White Sox
Peyton Gray relieved Robert Ahlstrom
C. Montgomery: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Montgomery grounded out to first
B. Montgomery: Montgomery grounded out to first
C. Meidroth: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Meidroth singled to center
A. Benintendi: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Benintendi struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
G. Taylor Pitching:
J. Burger: Ball, Ball, Burger grounded out to first
B. Nimmo: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Nimmo struck out swinging
E. Duran: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Duran struck out looking
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
White Sox
Jacob Latz relieved Peyton Gray
E. Quero: Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Quero grounded out to third
T. Peters: Peters grounded bunt out to catcher
Randal Grichuk hit for Sam Antonacci
R. Grichuk: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Grichuk struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Junior Perez in left field
Bryan Hudson relieved Grant Taylor
C. Cauley: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Cauley struck out swinging
E. Diaz: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swinging
A. Osuna: Osuna grounded out to second
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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