Andrew Benintendi had a home run and four RBIs for the Chicago White Sox in a 9-4 win against the New York Mets on Wednesday. Here are 3 takeaways from the series at Citi Field.

Vasil told NJ Advance Media after the win that it was “pretty special” to play against Tylor Megill, Brett Baty and Mark Vientos — former Triple-A Syracuse teammates of his with whom he says he has “genuine relationships.”

Juan Soto’s numbers are getting ugly. The slumping New York Mets slugger went hitless again Wednesday and failed to get the ball out of the infield in a 9-4 loss to the Chicago

The Mets are 5-1 in the last six games, while the White Sox are 0-3 over the past three contests. New York is 8-2 in Canning’s starts as the Mets’ eight-game winning streak with him on the mound was snapped in his previous start versus the Dodgers. The White Sox are 1-9 in Smith’s 10 starts.