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Benintendi is not in the lineup Monday against the Orioles, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

With the Red Sox in the midst of a stretch of 12 games in 12 days, Benintendi will head to the bench for what appears to be a regular day off. The outfielder has started the past 16 games, slashing .297/.395/.453 with a pair of homers and a pair of steals in that stretch. J.D. Martinez will cover left field in his stead, with Rafael Devers starting at DH and Eduardo Nunez at the hot corner as a result.

Benintendi went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs in Boston's 6-4 loss to the White Sox on Thursday.

The outfielder had a good game out of the leadoff spot, reaching base three times and checking in with his third long ball of the season with this third-inning solo blast off Lucas Giolito. He's been a recent fixture atop the order, and is now slashing .273/.349/.436 through 110 at-bats.

Benintendi went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Athletics.

Benintendi was part of Boston's small-ball win Wednesday. He put down a sacrifice bunt in the fifth inning, advancing Tzu-Wei Lin to third which put him in position to score on a Mookie Betts sacrifice fly. Benintendi later hit a shallow fly to left-center that dropped for a two-run single. He's been a fallow stretch of late and had just one hit in 20 plate appearances before his two-run single.

Benintendi went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 7-3 win over Detroit.

Benintendi cracked a pair of doubles during a game in which the Red Sox offense resembled last season's juggernaut, when they bludgeoned opponents with men in scoring position. After a hiccup to start the season, the 24-year-old outfielder is looking like a leadoff hitter, having reached base safely in 11 straight games and 17 of the last 18. He's currently getting on base at a .384 clip, a career high in that category. With Mookie Betts rounding into form (11-for-26 in last seven games) behind him, the Red Sox are packing a potentially productive one-two punch at the top of the order.

Benintendi went 2-for-6 with a stolen base in Sunday's extra-innings win over the Rays.

Benintendi is starting to heat up, collecting his sixth multi-hit game and second stolen base this month. The 24-year-old outfielder is slashing .282/.346/.451 in 82 plate appearances in 2019.