DETROIT — Former University of Arkansas player Andrew Benintendi had two hits, including the go-ahead single in the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers on Saturday for the second consecutive day, 4-3.
Chicago (64-58) has won five of seven and now leads the AL Central by a season-best 4 1/2 games over the Tigers (60-63) and Minnesota Twins.
Jordan Hicks (2-1) picked up the win for Chicago with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, and Bryan Hudson pitched the ninth for his fifth save of the season.
The teams traded runs in the first, with Braden Montgomery’s RBI single for the White Sox in the top of the inning being answered by one from Eduardo Valencia in the bottom of the frame.
Chicago wasted chances to add on — formers Tigers player Jake Rogers bunted into a double play and first baseman Spencer Torkelson threw out Munetaka Murakami at the plate on a ground ball — but Colson Montgomery’s two-out, two-run double gave the White Sox a 3-1 lead in the third.
Valencia led off the fourth inning with his sixth home run in 50 career at-bats, pulling the Tigers within a run.
BLUE JAYS 4, YANKEES 1 Charles McAdoo had two hits, including a tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh inning, and Toronto beat the New York Yankees for their 13th win in 19 games. McAdoo also had an RBI single and Brett Bateman reached base three times as the Blue Jays inched closer to the final AL wild-card spot.
MARINERS 10, ASTROS 5 Cole Young homered and tied a career high with four RBI to lead Seattle to a win over Houston. Emerson Hancock (7-7) allowed 2 runs and 5 hits in a career high-tying 7 innings to help Seattle to its second win in three games following a six-game skid. Brendan Donovan added three hits and drove in three runs on a night the Mariners had 15 hits.
ORIOLES 4, RAYS 3 (10) Tyler O’Neill drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning single, Pete Alonso and Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered, and Baltimore beat AL-best Tampa Bay. Encarnacion-Strand led off the 10th against All-Star closer and former Oriole Bryan Baker (1-1) with a line-drive single to center to score automatic runner Colton Cowser. Cam Sanders worked the bottom half for his third save in six appearances for Baltimore, striking out Cedric Mullins and Richie Palacios with two men on to end it.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BREWERS 4, DODGERS 1 Jacob Misiorowski gave up 5 hits and 1 run in 6 innings, Joey Ortiz and William Contreras hit two-run home runs, and Milwaukee beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in a battle of division leaders. Misiorowski (12-5) struck out five and gave up one walk. Justin Wrobleski (11-5) gave up 4 runs on 4 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings for the Dodgers.
DIAMONDBACKS 10, BRAVES 3 Nolan Arenado had two home runs and four RBI, Eduardo Rodriguez threw six strong innings and Arizona routed Atlanta. Ildemaro Vargas hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning, while Gabriel Moreno extended his hitting streak to nine games with three hits, scored three times and drove in a run. Corbin Carroll had a double, triple and run scored, and Tim Tawa was 2 for 4 with an RBI.
GIANTS 7, ROCKIES 1 Logan Webb gave up 4 hits and 1 run in 6 innings, Drew Gilbert had three hits including a home run and three RBI, and San Francisco beat Colorado. Webb (8-7) struck out seven and did not issue a walk and secured his 1,100th career strikeout when he fanned Zac Veen swinging on a four-seam fastball in the second inning.
MARLINS 8, REDS 4 Jakob Marsee and Joe Mack homered and Miami rallied with a four-run eighth inning to beat Cincinnati. Graham Pauley’s sacrifice fly tied it. Heriberto Hernandez singled with the bases loaded off Sam Moll, driving in two runs to put the Marlins ahead 6-4. Griffin Conine made it 7-4 with an RBI single.
METS 5, NATIONALS 4 Francisco Lindor’s RBI single capped a ninth-inning rally, lifting the New York Mets to a victory over Washington. With the Mets trailing 4-3, Brett Baty worked a leadoff walk against Yovanny Cruz (0-1). Jorge Polanco, who was in a 7-for-71 slump since coming off the injured list July 7, singled before Baty scored on Francisco Alvarez’s double. After A.J. Ewing struck out, Lindor singled over drawn-in right fielder Dylan Crews to complete the Mets’ sixth walk-off win of the season.
INTERLEAGUE
GUARDIANS 6, PADRES 1 Joey Cantillo and three relievers combined on a one-hitter and Jose Ramirez had an RBI in one of his best games since undergoing hand surgery, leading Cleveland to a win over San Diego. Cantillo (9-7) went six innings and cooled off the Padres, who had won six in a row and 16 of 20 since July 24.
PHILLIES 9, TWINS 1 Alec Bohm had five hits, Jesus Luzardo (11-5) pitched 6 2/3 dominant innings and Philadelphia beat Minnesota. Bohm doubled in the second, fourth and ninth innings and singled in the fifth and seventh for his first career five-hit game.
RED SOX 4, PIRATES 0 Sonny Gray worked seven innings for his career-best 15th win of the season, Wilyer Abreu hit a home run, and Boston beat Pittsburgh. Gray (15-3) struck out 7 and allowed 6 hits while walking 1. He had won 14 games in three other seasons, most recently in 2025 with St. Louis.
Detroit Tigers’ Corey Julks hits a double against the Chicago White Sox during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Chicago White Sox’s Randal Grichuk (34) celebrates scoring against the Detroit Tigers during the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Chicago White Sox pitcher Jordan Hicks throws against the Detroit Tigers during the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)