The White Sox (40-56) got off to a slow start, and despite a five-run seventh and an interesting ninth, they could not catch up to the Mets (44-50) at Citi Field.
Starter Lucas Giolito was greeted rudely by the top of New York’s lineup in the bottom of the first. Brandon Nimmo led off the frame with a six-pitch walk. That set Tommy Pham up with an RBI opportunity that he took advantage of, slicing a double to left. Pham did not hit his double that sharply (86.3 mph exit velocity), but it was placed nicely, and Nimmo scored the first run of the game as a result.