Benintendi's 3-run double chases deGrom, helps White Sox to 10-3 win over Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Andrew Benintendi hit a go-ahead three-run double that chased Texas starter Jacob deGrom in the fifth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Rangers 10-3 on Monday night.

Benintendi was hitless in 10 at-bats against deGrom before hitting a two-out, 2-2 pitch to right field to give the AL Central-leading White Sox a 5-2 lead.

Miguel Vargas went 3 for 5 with a pair of RBI doubles to help Chicago (53-46) snap a 10-game losing streak at Globe Life Field and beat Texas (50-50) for just the third time in the last 18 games.

DeGrom (7-6) allowed five runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. The 38-year-old right-hander struck out six, walked two and threw 97 pitches after missing his last start with a hip impingement.

Joc Pederson hit his 17th home run on the fourth pitch from Erick Fedde to put the Rangers ahead.

Ezequiel Duran doubled and scored on Evan Carter's single for a 2-0 lead in the second on a play in which Chicago catcher Kyle Teel was helped off the field after he was injured on the tag attempt.

White Sox manager Will Venable said Teel is likely heading to the injured list. He said Teel would be evaluated Tuesday.

Vargas' two-out RBI double cut it to 2-1 in the third.

Tristan Peters doubled leading off the fifth and Antonacci singled to tie it before Benintendi cleared the bases.

Jake Burger hit his 17th homer — a leadoff shot on the first pitch from Seranthony Domínguez in the seventh, to cut the deficit to 5-3.

Vargas had an RBI double and Luisangel Acuña singled in a pair before scoring on a triple by Randal Grichuk in a five-run ninth off rookie Jose Corniell.

Fedde struck out six and allowed two runs on four hits in four innings. Chris Murphy (3-0) pitched a scoreless 1 1/3 innings for the win.

The Rangers have not announced who will start Tuesday opposite White Sox LHP Noah Schultz (3-6, 5.60 ERA).

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Chicago White Sox catcher Kyle Teel, center, his helped off the field by manager Will Venable (1) and trainer Brett Walker, right, during the second inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson hits a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Erick Fedde throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob Degrom throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the against the Chicago White Sox, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Chicago White Sox's Sam Antonacci rounds third base on his way to score on a double by Miguel Vargas during the third inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — A suspected gas explosion on Monday triggered a collapse inside a tunnel that was under construction at a hydropower project in India’s northeastern Himalayan state of Sikkim, leaving at least 11 people dead and 14 missing, officials said on Tuesday.

State Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, who visited the disaster site near the Chinese border, said the explosion was triggered by a build-up of methane gas.

At least 27 people were trapped, including some who entered the tunnel to help with rescue efforts after the blast, while two workers escaped, Tamang said.

The blast ripped through the tunnel at Samardung village, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the state capital, Gangtok, where multiple workers were carrying out construction work on the 500-megawatt Teesta hydroelectric project, civil official Anupama Tamling said.

Survivors told authorities they heard a loud explosion before debris came crashing through the tunnel, trapping dozens inside, Tamling said.

Officials had recovered 11 bodies on Tuesday while rescue teams including the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) raced to reach at least 14 people who remained trapped inside the tunnel, where toxic gases and hazardous conditions have hampered operations.

“We found toxic gases such as methane, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide inside the tunnel,” NDRF official Nitin Kumar said at the scene, adding that rescuers were using breathing equipment as they searched in the for survivors in the dangerous air conditions.

As news of the accident spread, six officials from the state-owned National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), which is building the project, entered the tunnel to assist in rescue efforts but became trapped themselves, officials said.

Construction accidents are not uncommon in India, where rapid infrastructure growth often collides with fragile geology, construction lapses, extreme weather and safety standards.

In the Himalayan region, fragile mountains, seismic activity and unpredictable underground conditions make tunnel projects especially risky. An explosion inside a coal mine in neighboring Meghalaya state in February killed at least 18 workers. In 2023, a tunnel section in northern Uttarakhand state collapsed, trapping 41 workers for 17 days before they were rescued.

Experts say the Teesta River basin, where the hydropower project is being built, lies in a seismically active region marked by young, fragile rock formations riddled with fractures and underground pockets that can trap ancient gases.

Dr. Devesh Walia, a geology professor at North-Eastern Hill University in Meghalaya, said the area contains relatively young rock formations, some associated with coal-bearing strata.

“It is quite possible that methane along with other gases accumulated underground and may have triggered an explosion,” he said.

Members of the rescue team carry oxygen cylinders outside the entrance to an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in Samardung village, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Gangtok, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo)