CHICAGO — The Flying Squirrel knows no bounds.
Another Mets victory, this one a 4-0 blanking of the White Sox on Thursday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field to extend their winning streak to seven, featured the stellar starting pitching and sufficient offense that have defined this run. This one, however, included a bonus: All-Star Jeff “Flying Squirrel” McNeil leaping into the newly extended netting here in right field after snaring Eloy Jimenez’s foul fly ball, on the run, in the fifth inning.
“Kind of fun,” a bashful-looking McNeil said after the game. “You’ve seen catchers and stuff go into the net.