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Mets at White Sox



Rogers broke a tie with a ninth-inning homer to center, scoring Montgomery and lifting the White Sox past the Mets 6-4. Vargas paced the offense going 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI, and Chicago won the long-ball battle 4-1. It was the season's first meeting between these two, with the White Sox taking the opener. The teams meet again Saturday, with the Mets visiting the White Sox.
Rogers homered to center in the ninth, plating Montgomery for the go-ahead run as the White Sox beat the Mets 6-4.
Vargas led the way for Chicago, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
The White Sox out-homered the Mets 4-1 to improve to 67-61, while the Mets dropped to 58-71.
The White Sox lead the AL Central by 2½, winners of 2 straight, 5-5 over their last 10. The Mets sit 5th in the NL East, 18 games back, coming off a loss, 6-4 over their last 10.
The White Sox are up next at Twins (Aug 28-30). The Mets are up next home vs Brewers (Aug 27), then home vs Astros.
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.



White Sox to winHit
CWS -1.5 · 54%HeldGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYMNew York Mets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| CWSChicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A.J. Ewing | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .245 | .320 | .367 |
Francisco Lindor | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .236 | .326 | .420 |
Bo Bichette | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .266 | .313 | .393 |
Carson Benge | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .272 | .333 | .417 |
Jared Young | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .270 | .336 | .443 |
Luis Robert Jr. | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .217 | .294 | .367 |
Brett Baty | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .215 | .287 | .331 |
Marcus Semien | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .212 | .272 | .352 |
Francisco Alvarez | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .236 | .325 | .408 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Manaea | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 93-62 | 4.31 | 93 |
Nate Lavender | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-11 | 0.00 | 14 |
Daniel Duarte | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 0.82 | 8 |
Jefry Yan | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-6 | 4.26 | 11 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | CWS 100.0 | 36.9 | |
| B9 | CWS 63.1 | 7.2 | |
| B9 | CWS 70.3 | 0.7 | |
| B9 | CWS 71.0 | 7.1 | |
| T9 | CWS 63.9 | 6.5 | |
| T9 | CWS 57.4 | 7.4 | |
| T9 | CWS 50.0 | 8.1 | |
| T9 | NYM 58.1 | 8.1 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.