Sean Manaea pitched for seven innings, allowing just two hits, and Francisco Lindor hit his 29th home run to help the New York Mets win 2-0 against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. This loss was the 107th for the White Sox, setting a new franchise record for the most losses in a season.
The White Sox (31-107) broke their previous record for losses, which was set by the 1970 team. They also had the first 0-10 homestand in their history and became the first team since the 1965 Mets to have three separate 10-game losing streaks in one season.
Lindor gave the Mets a 1-0 lead with a home run to start the fourth inning off Garrett Crochet. In the ninth inning, Starling Marte hit an RBI double off the center-field wall against Justin Anderson.
This win was the Mets’ fourth straight and ninth in their last 13 games, finishing a 7-3 road trip. They are now just one game behind Atlanta for the final NL wild card spot after the Braves lost 3-2 to Philadelphia in 11 innings.
Manager Carlos Mendoza said, “We knew coming in here, especially after playing the Padres and the Diamondbacks, that we needed to keep the intensity, we needed to stay locked in, match their energy.”
He added, “I’m proud of the guys that we were able to do it one day at a time. And finally getting that last one 2-0 was important for us.”
Manaea (11-5) struck out five, walked two, and hit a batter with a pitch. He has won his last four outings and New York has won 12 of his last 15 starts.
Manaea retired his first 11 batters before walking Lenyn Sosa, who was then picked off at first base to end the fourth inning.
The White Sox didn’t get a hit until Miguel Vargas had a single to left field with two outs in the fifth inning. Chicago had a chance to score in the seventh inning but did not succeed.
