The New York Mets' bats came alive early, and Chicago had no answer. The Mets scored six runs in the first three innings—including two home runs by Luis Robert—to build a lead they never surrendered, defeating the White Sox 10-5 on Saturday at Rate Field.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| CWS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Robert was the game's dominant force. The Mets outfielder went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs, providing the offensive backbone for New York's victory. Carson Benge added a 3-for-5 night with a home run and two RBIs, while Bo Bichette's solo shot in the third inning proved to be the go-ahead blow that set the tone for the remainder of the game.
The Mets struck first when A.J. Ewing scored on a Carson Benge single in the first inning. Braden Montgomery answered with a solo home run to tie the game at 1-1 in the second. But New York seized control in the third. Bo Bichette's home run gave the Mets a 2-1 lead, then Robert's two-run blast extended it to 4-1. The White Sox answered with runs from Tristan Peters and a sacrifice fly by Andrew Benintendi to cut the deficit to 4-3, but the damage was done. In the fifth inning, Carson Benge homered, Eric Wagaman scored on a single by Marcus Semien, and Wagaman's own single brought home another run to push the lead to 7-3. The Mets added an eighth run on Robert's second home run in the seventh and capped the scoring with a two-run homer by Luis Torrens in the ninth.
White Sox starter Luis Castillo lasted just 2⅔ innings, allowing four runs on eight hits and a walk. The Chicago bullpen surrendered six more runs over 6⅓ innings. Christian Scott, the Mets' starter, worked 4⅔ innings and gave up four runs on five hits with four walks and six strikeouts. Austin Warren earned the win with 1⅔ scoreless innings of relief.
The loss dropped Chicago to 67-62, while New York improved to 59-71 with the victory.