Peters homers in ninth as White Sox top Mets 2‑1
CHICAGO (Interstat) — Tristan Peters hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the White Sox a 2-1 victory over the Mets on Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Peters went 2 for 4 with an RBI. Andrew Benintendi doubled in the eighth to score Miguel Vargas for a 1-0 lead. The Mets tied it in the top of the ninth when Jared Young singled home Carson Benge. Peters answered in the bottom half.
Grant Taylor (6-2) earned the win despite allowing two hits and one run in the ninth. Kodai Senga (0-10) took the loss. The Mets outhit the White Sox 7-5. Nolan McLean allowed one hit and struck out six over six innings. Erick Fedde struck out two over four scoreless innings. Hagen Smith struck out three over two hitless innings, and Sean Newcomb struck out three over two innings.
The White Sox improved to 68-63 and took two of three in the series. The Mets fell to 60-76. Attendance was 27,721, and the game lasted 2:34.