After a less-than-stellar start to their second half, the Mets (43-50) continue their desperate- effort to turn their season around and give themselves some reason for optimism prior to the trade deadline with a three-game series at home against the Chicago White Sox (40-55).
The Mets came out of the All-Star break with a three-game series against the Dodgers. In the series opener, both teams were held scoreless through the first four innings of play, but Justin Verlander then walked the bases loaded in the fifth inning and proceeded to let all three runs score.