The Mets came out ready to swing and did the bulk of their damage with an eyeblink of a two-homer, four-run first inning in a 6-4 win that sealed a series victory over the pushover White Sox in front of a Citi Field crowd of 34,944, who missed most of the action if they arrived late.

Andrew Benintendi had a home run and four RBIs for the Chicago White Sox in a 9-4 win against the New York Mets on Wednesday. Here are 3 takeaways from the series at Citi Field.

The Mets committed a pair of costly errors, surrendered 12 hits and issued six walks in their 9-4 loss, denying them a sweep of the cellar-dwelling White Sox.

The 2025 season has gone in opposite directions for the 34-22 New York Mets and 18-38 Chicago White Sox. But in one game, just about any result can unfold on a baseball diamond. The White Sox proved that during Wednesday's 9-4 win,

Tyrone Taylor hit a leadoff double in the ninth inning and scored on Francisco Lindor’s sacrifice fly as the New York Mets mounted a late comeback to edge the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in the opener of a three-game series.

The numbers show the Sox have been more competitive in 2025, with a minus-51 run differential to date. Ultimately, however, they’re still 18-40 overall and 6-25 on the road.

Miguel Vargas and the Chicago White Sox hit the field on Tuesday at Citi Field against Tylor Megill, who will start for the New York Mets. First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Mets' .245 batting average ranks 17th in MLB. The White Sox's 44 home runs rank 28th in MLB this season.

Vasil told NJ Advance Media after the win that it was “pretty special” to play against Tylor Megill, Brett Baty and Mark Vientos — former Triple-A Syracuse teammates of his with whom he says he has “genuine relationships.”