Jake Rogers hits a game-ending homer as the White Sox rally past the Mets 6-4
Jake Rogers hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Jefry Yan with two out in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Mets 6-4
CHICAGO -- Jake Rogers hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Jefry Yan with two out in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Mets 6-4 on Friday night.
Colson Montgomery opened the ninth with a walk, and pinch-runner Braden Montgomery advanced on Brenton Doyle's sacrifice bunt. One batter later, Rogers drove a 98.1 mph fastball deep to center for his first homer since he was claimed off waivers from Boston last week.
Yan (1-1), known for his high-flying celebrations on the mound, was charged with his first loss in his seventh major league game.
Miguel Vargas, Randal Grichuk and Colson Montgomery hit back-to-back-to-back homers for Chicago in the sixth. Grant Taylor (5-2) got three outs for the win.
Bo Bichette homered for New York, and Brett Baty had two hits and two RBIs. Marcus Semien contributed a run-scoring single.
New York jumped to a 4-0 lead. Luis Robert Jr. was credited with a double when Doyle misplayed his flyball to center in the fourth, and Baty followed with a liner to right for a two-run double. Bichette added a two-out solo drive in the fifth.
Sean Manaea pitched shutout ball for the Mets before running into trouble in the sixth. With Munetaka Murakami aboard after a one-out walk, Vargas hit a drive to left for his 29th homer. Grichuk went deep for his 11th on the season, and Montgomery tied it at 4 with his 27th of the year.
It was the second time this season that Chicago hit back-to-back-to-back homers. Murakami, Vargas and Montgomery also pulled off the feat in the second inning of an 11-5 win at Arizona on April 21.
RHP Christian Scott (4-3, 3.51 ERA) starts for New York on Saturday night, and RHP Luis Castillo (4-9, 4.99 ERA) pitches for Chicago.
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