Everyone waited a split second to see if Andrew Benintendi had indeed homered in the eighth inning Tuesday at Rate Field.

The Chicago White Sox left fielder launched a long fly to center field. Colton Cowser raced to the wall and jumped. The Baltimore Orioles center fielder crashed to the ground without the ball, which was just out of his reach and landed over the fence for a two-run home run.

After the brief delay, fireworks went off as Benintendi’s blast brought the Sox within a run. They couldn’t complete the comeback, though, losing 8-7 in front of 12,428.

“Another great example of these guys continuing to battle,” manager Will Venable said. “Got off to a great start there offensively. (Starter) Shane (Smith) did, too. Just as the game went on and they continued to score runs, our g

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