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Why White Sox’s Andrew Benintendi was scratched vs. Mariners on Saturday
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As the Chicago White Sox continue the series against the Seattle Mariners throughout the weekend, Saturday's game saw the unexpected absence of a key player from the team. With the White Sox looking to bounce back after the series loss to the Los Angeles Angels, the team will have to keep the ship afloat without Andrew Benintendi .
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While the severity or any more missed time is unknown at the moment, Benintendi has been scratched from Chicago's lineup for Saturday against the Mariners because of "neck stiffness," according to LaMond Pope of The Chicago Tribune.
" Andrew Benintendi has been scratched from today's White Sox lineup due to neck stiffness," Pope wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Also reported by James Fegan of Sox Machine, other updates included catcher Kyle Teel , his injury progress with the hamstring injury, and outfielder Austin Hays , who is dealing with a calf injury and is slowly developing back into batting practice.
"Andrew Benintendi was scratched with neck stiffness," Fegan wrote on X. "Kyle Teel took live BP and ran the bases, and pretty much just has one more test of his running ability tomorrow before going out on a rehab assignment. Austin Hays took live BP today and could run the bases this coming week."
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How Andrew Benintendi has been playing with the White Sox
Looking at Benintendi, he has hit a .235 batting average to go along with two home runs and 17 RBIs, though he is off to an efficient May as he's recorded a .320 batting average in the month.
At any rate, it remains to be seen if the 31-year-old will have to miss more time with the neck stiffness, as there's no denying that any kind of injuries in the area are ones to take a careful approach with.
When it comes to the White Sox, the team is currently 17-21, which puts them fourth in the AL Central ahead of Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon against the Mariners to close out the series.
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