Deadspin | Mets push throughout run in backside of 9th to edge White Sox

Francisco Lindor’s sacrifice fly within the backside of the 9th inning Monday lifted the New York Mets to a 2-1 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox.

Tyrone Taylor began the successful rally off right-hander Steven Wilson (1-1) with a double off the glove of middle fielder Luis Robert Jr. at the caution monitor. After Jeff McNeil used to be given an intentional stroll, Luis Torrens singled to left to fill the bases, atmosphere the degree for Lindor.

He lifted the primary pitch to the brink of the caution monitor to correct fielder Mike Tauchman and Taylor scored simply, presenting New York with its 5th walkoff win of the season.

Edwin Diaz (2-0) labored round a two-out stroll to Chase Meidroth within the 9th for the win because the Mets earned their 3rd directly victory.

New York tied the sport within the 8th when Juan Soto lofted a sacrifice fly to left that scored pinch runner Luisangel Acuna, who changed Francisco Alvarez after he led off with a unmarried. Acuna reached 3rd on Brandon Nimmo’s one-out unmarried to correct.

Soto’s sacrifice fly supposed a no-decision for each beginning pitchers regardless of just right outings. Chicago right-hander Adrian Houser lasted six-plus innings, permitting 3 hits and no runs with one stroll and 6 strikeouts. New York right-hander Clay Holmes authorized 4 hits and one run in 5 2/3 innings, strolling 3 and fanning 3.

The White Sox initiated scoring within the most sensible of the fourth. Tauchman drew a leadoff stroll and reached 3rd by way of Miguel Vargas’ double to middle. Andrew Benintendi cashed in Tauchman with a sacrifice fly to the caution monitor in left.

Houser confronted simply two batters over the minimal thru six innings. Nimmo doubled with one out within the first, however the Mets did not get every other runner aboard till Lindor singled to right-center with two outs within the 6th.

New York crammed the bases with two outs within the 7th however got here up dry when reliever Brandon Eisert slipped a referred to as 3rd strike previous McNeil to quash the risk.

The groups mixed to move 1-for-18 with runners in scoring place and every left 10 on base. The White Sox completed with 4 hits, the Mets seven.

–Field Level Media