Andrew Benintendi homers twice, leads Chicago White Sox to their third straight win

White Sox beat Twins 9-2 for 3rd straight win

Benintendi goes 3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs

Andrew Benintendi homered twice and drove in three runs, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-2 on Saturday night for their third straight win.

Benintendi hit a solo homer in the first inning and a two-run shot in the fifth off Minnesota starter Chris Archer (2-3).

The White Sox have won six of their last seven games and are now 10-11 this season.

Lance Lynn (1-1) allowed two runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings for the win.

The Twins have lost four of their last five games and are now 7-13 this season.

Benintendi's first homer was a 406-foot solo shot to right field off Archer.

He made it 3-0 with an RBI single in the third inning.

His second homer was a 418-foot two-run shot to left field off Archer.

The White Sox also got a two-run homer from Jose Abreu in the fifth inning.

The Twins scored their only runs on a two-run homer by Gary Sanchez in the sixth inning.

The White Sox will go for the sweep of the three-game series against the Twins on Sunday.