Mets Rally Early and Rely Late to Beat the ChiSox

Mets 6 White Sox 4 (Citi Field, New York, NY)

Mets Record: 34-21

Mets Streak: W4

Mets Last 10: 6-4

WP: Tylor Megill (4-4)

LP: Jonathan Cannon (2-6)

SV: Reed Garrett (2)

Seat On The Korner:

We select the star of the game and virtually invite him to a Seat on the Korner, just as Ralph Kiner used to do for his studio postgame show on WOR-channel 9 broadcasts in the early decades of the Mets.

This was a team win, through and through. That said, just as things were getting especially dicey in the late innings, Reed Garrett came to the mound and saved the day, literally. The righty reliever earned his second save of the season by pitching the final 1.2 innings, striking out 3, walking one, and not giving up any hits. Garrett's ability to shut the door on the White Sox has earned him tonight's Seat on the Korner.

Need To Know:

• With tonight's win, the Mets have returned to their season high 13 games over .500.

• This was the Mets 14th comeback win of 2025, as well as their 4th in a row.

• The Mets are now a major league best 21-6 at home this season.

• The win clinched the series for the Mets, their 11th series win of the season, and their 8th at home.

• The Mets are now 11-9 in interleague play this season, after going 24-22 in 2024.

• Francisco Alvarez's first-inning HBP was the team's 34th hit-by-pitch this season, the most in the majors.

Turning Point

With the Mets recent offensive struggles, it was understandable that the near instant 2-0 White Sox lead (three batters into the game) seemed daunting. So when the Mets second hitter, Brandon Nimmo, got on base, there was hope that a rally was about to happen. Juan Soto's hard liner in the gap momentarily fueled that feeling, although that was quickly dashed when Nimmo's baserunning gaffe cost Soto a hit and replaced it with the Mets second out of the inning. Just when the thought of "Oh, it's going to be one of those games" seemed to waft through the Citi Field air, Pete Alonso showed up to put fans at ease. Not only did Alonso's home run bring the stunned crowd back into the game, it ignited a rally that the Mets have been missing lately. A first inning game-tying home run may not sound like a turning point, but tonight that's exactly what it was.

Meanwhile, Alonso is now just 5 home runs behind David Wright for second on the Mets all-time list, trailing Darryl Strawberry by 15 for number 1. Alonso is also an RBI away from tying Howard Johnson for 4th on the Mets all-time RBI list. Lastly, Alonso's blast tonight was his 60th career interleague home run. That is a Mets franchise record, and is third among active players behind Aaron Judge and Kyle Schwarber.

Three Keys:

Four-ever Young

Jared Young came up large in his fourth game with the Mets. New York picked him up in the offseason because of his potential for pop. After going 0-5 in his first 3 games, Young's 2-run home run in the first put the Mets ahead to stay.

He may not have mastered the post-home run dugout celebration just yet, but the Mets hope he'll have many opportunities to get it down.

Tylor the Victor

Following a rough patch in the first half of May, Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill has been looking to get back on the successful track he was on to start the season. Last Wednesday's 10-strikeout effort was good to see, although he was only able to go 4.2 innings. Tonight, however, settled down after the first-inning Miguel Vargas 2-run home run and nearly made it through 6 innings. In all, he went 5.2 innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits with 4 walks and 6 K's.

First-Inning Confusion

While a first-inning baserunning mistake that ultimately didn't impact the final score may not seem like a "key," it's too rare a play to go unmentioned. Besides, the play opened the door for the turning point (as mentioned above).

With one out and Brandon Nimmo on first, Juan Soto hit a line drive in the right center gap. White Sox centerfielder Michael A. Taylor raced for it and nearly caught it, trapping it under his mitt moments after it hit the ground. It was easy to view the outcome for those of us watching on TV. Had we been running full strength to second base, we may not have seen it the same way. Alas, Nimmo ran hard and was nearly halfway to third when he (mistakenly) realized he needed to return to first, thinking Taylor had snared the line drive. On his way back to the base, he passed by a confused Soto who was powerless to stop him. Once Nimmo passed Soto on his return, Soto was called out and the play was dead. Fortunately for the Mets, their rally wasn't.