Andrew Benintendi hit two home runs but could not prevent the White Sox's losses to the Cubs, with a 5-4 defeat on Sunday marking a significant slowdown in the team's second-half performance. After a strong start to the post-All-Star break with six wins in seven games, the team's scoring diminished significantly. The recent poor play reinforces concerns about the team's ongoing rebuild. With potential trades looming, the White Sox's chances of contention appear increasingly distant, particularly if key players like Luis Robert Jr. are moved.
Andrew Benintendi saved the White Sox from back-to-back days scoring a single run. But not even two homers from the Sox' left fielder could restart the team's second-half surge.
After scoring 61 runs and winning six times in their first seven games out of the All-Star break, the bats quieted, doing little in between Benintendi's first-inning solo shot and his three-run blast.
Should center fielder Luis Robert Jr. be traded before Thursday's deadline, the team's brief moment of contention will seem even further away.
Second baseman Lenyn Sosa was fooled when Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner intentionally let an infield fly drop and took off for third base, thrown out for an inning-ending double play.
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