Andrew Benintendi

Andrew Benintendi went 2-for-5 with a double and one stolen base during Wednesday’s 6-1 win over the Angels.

Fantasy Impact

Benintendi swiped another bag and has now stolen three bases in his last four games. The 26-year-old OF logged his multi-hit effort of the season. Benintendi continues to hit in the top of the Royals order and is slashing .225/.311/.250 across 40 at-bats in 2021.

Andrew Benintendi went 1-for-4 with an RBI single, one walk and one stolen base in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox.

Fantasy Impact

Benintendi reached base on an error and stole his first base of the season by executing a double-steal with Whit Merrifield in the top of the 10th inning. He hit the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth frame for his first RBI of the 2021 campaign. Benintendi has struggled so far in 2021, slashing .207.281/.207 with no extra-base hits and nine strikeouts across 31 plate appearances.

Andrew Benintendi went 1-for-5 with a strikeout during Monday’s 3-0 loss to the Indians.

Fantasy Impact

Benintendi is off to a slow start in 2021, batting .167 with an .442 OPS across 18 at-bats. He continues to hit at the top of the lineup and will look to get back on track soon. Despite the slow start, Benintendi remains a solid OF option for fantasy managers in all league formats.

After being removed from Saturday's game with "lower body soreness," Andrew Benintendi is batting second and playing left field for the Royals on Sunday.

Fantasy Impact

It's good to see that Benintendi's removal was indeed precautionary. He's just 1-for-9 on the young season but so long as he continues to bat near the top of the lineup, he'll be an intriguing fantasy option.

Royals manager Mike Matheny says he took Andrew Benintendi out of the game due to some "lower half soreness."

Fantasy Impact

It sounds pretty precautionary. Benintendi is 1-for-9 to begin the season and has hit second in each of Kansas City's games so far.