Mets Beat White 2-1 on Lindor Walk-off Sacrifice Fly With Late Inning Rally

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 this afternoon at Citi Field for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 33-21.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first seven innings with three innings, but then broke through in the bottom of the eighth.

Catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with a single and was then taken out for pinch-hitter Luisangel Acuna.

SS Francisco Lindor followed with a strikeout, but then LF Brandon Nimmo singled to advance Acuna to third.

RF Juan Soto came up next and delivered game-tying sacrifice fly to score Acuna.

In the bottom of the ninth, CF Tyrone Taylor led off with a double and 2B Jeff McNeil followed with an infield hit.

Catcher Luis Torrens then singled to load the bases and Lindor came up and delivered walk-off sacrifice fly to right field to score Taylor.

RHP Clay Holmes cruised through the first three innings, but then ran into some trouble in the top of the fourth.

Holmes walked RF Mike Tauchman and then gave up a double to 1B Miguel Vargas.

Holmes gave up a sacrifice fly to the next hitter DH Andrew Benintendi.

Holmes was able to keep the game tied and had a scoreless top of the fifth.

He picked up the first two outs in the top of the sixth and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.2 innings, four hits, one run, three walks and three strikeouts.

RHP Jose Butto came in next and picked up the last out in the top of the sixth with the based loaded and came back out for the top of the seventh and was taken out after a one-out walk.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

LHP Jose Castillo came in next and picked up the last out in the top of the ninth.

RHP Edwin Diaz followed in the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning with three strikeouts to pick up his second win.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, May 27 at home against the White Sox at 7:10 p.m.