Mets Lose To White Sox 6-2 and Snap Winning Streak

Mets LF Tommy Pham (Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets lost to the Chicago White Sox 6-2 this afternoon at Citi Field to snap their three-game winning streak and dropped their record to 45-51.

LHP Jose Quintana made his season debut and had a rocky beginning in the top of the first after he gave up three straight hits which led to a RBI single by DH Eloy Jiminez.

Quintana gave up another run in the top of the second after he gave up a sacrifice fly to 2B Elvis Andrus.

Quintana settled down after that with scoreless innings in the top of the third, fourth and fifth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was five innings, six hits, two runs, 0 walks and three strikeouts.

LHP Drew Smith came in next and got into immediate trouble after 1B Pete Alonso made an error leading off the inning.

Smith then gave up a stolen base, a single and walk and then a RBI double to catcher Yasmani Grandal.

Smith then gave up a sacrifice fly to RF Oscar Colas and a RBI triple to Andrus and was taken out.

LHP David Peterson came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Dominic Leone followed and threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Trevor Gott threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense did not do much outside of a solo homer by catcher Omar Navarez in the bottom of the fifth and a RBI single by Pete Alonso in the bottom of the ninth.

They managed four hits and went 1-5 with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, July 21 at Fenway Park at the Boston Red Sox at 7:10 p.m.