"It feels good to get back into it," said Benintendi, who had hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games entering Monday. "I'm trying to break this down in two seasons at this point. Obviously the first half was terrible. Just trying to capitalize on what I can."
Benintendi is batting .216/.269/.366 with 13 homers in 102 games. In his last 12 games, he was batting .311 with five homers, four doubles and 10 RBI, a stretch that included his 1,000 th career hit.
"Just been able to hit my pitch and not foul them off," he said. "I'm being more aggressive on pitches where I'm looking in the zone. Obviously, the results are better to have than not. In the first half there were a lot of times I hit the ball hard, just right at someone. It's nice to see them fall."
"But I seem to be driving the ball harder now," Benintendi said. "I'm looking to drive the ball now as opposed to just finesse something into left field or up the middle."
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