Francisco Lindor’s sacrifice fly within the backside of the ninth inning Monday lifted the New York Mets to a 2-1 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox.
Tyrone Taylor began the profitable rally off right-hander Steven Wilson (1-1) with a double off the glove of middle fielder Luis Robert Jr. on the warning monitor. After Jeff McNeil was given an intentional stroll, Luis Torrens singled to left to fill the bases, setting the stage for Lindor.
He lifted the primary pitch to the sting of the warning monitor to proper fielder Mike Tauchman and Taylor scored simply, presenting New York with its fifth walkoff win of the season.
Edwin Diaz (2-0) labored round a two-out stroll to Chase Meidroth within the ninth for the win because the Mets earned their third straight victory.
New York tied the sport within the eighth 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 single. Acuna reached third on Brandon Nimmo’s one-out single to proper.
Soto’s sacrifice fly meant a no-decision for each beginning pitchers regardless of good outings. Chicago right-hander Adrian Houser lasted six-plus innings, permitting three hits and no runs with one stroll and 6 strikeouts. New York right-hander Clay Holmes permitted 4 hits and one run in 5 2/3 innings, strolling three and fanning three.
The White Sox initiated scoring within the prime of the fourth. Tauchman drew a leadoff stroll and reached third through Miguel Vargas’ double to middle. Andrew Benintendi cashed in Tauchman with a sacrifice fly to the warning monitor in left.
Houser confronted simply two batters over the minimal by means of six innings. Nimmo doubled with one out within the first, however the Mets did not get one other runner aboard till Lindor singled to right-center with two outs within the sixth.
New York stuffed the bases with two outs within the seventh however got here up dry when reliever Brandon Eisert slipped a referred to as third strike previous McNeil to quash the menace.
The groups mixed to go 1-for-18 with runners in scoring place and every left 10 on base. The White Sox completed with 4 hits, the Mets seven.
–Subject Stage Media
