Noah Syndergaard delivered a gem, and the Mets overcame another blown save by Edwin Diaz to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 Tuesday night, extending their winning streak to five games, and keeping the team in the mix for the last wild card slot as the trade deadline nears.If this was Syndergaard's last start as a Met, he went out with a ball of fire, delivering his best performance of this season. Syndergaard held the White Sox to just five hits and a walk over 7.1 innings of work. He struck out 11, the most strikeouts he recorded in a game all season.
Syndergaard was so on point Tuesday that he held the ChiSox hitless through the games first four innings, and didn't surrender a run until a throwing error was committed by Todd Fraizer in the bottom of the sixth that cut the Mets lead to 2-1.
Other than that one blip on the radar screen, Syndergaard was flawless, topping 100 mph as late as the eighth inning. His final batter of the night, Thor struck out Leury Garcia swingning to record the first out of the eighth before Manager Mickey Callaway turned the ball over to Seth Lugo.
Was it the final time we will see Syndergaard in a Mets uniform is now the question. After the game, the Mets 6-foot-6 right hander told reporters that he expects to remain with the Mets beyond the 4 p.m. trade deadline, and doesn't believe the Mets should break up a hot team with the playoffs potentially within reach.
It will be an intense morning or afternoon. The Mets have dangled Thor since spring training, with the Padres, Yankees, Astros, and Twins all considered suitors for Syndergaard's services. However word on the street is the Mets are asking for more than teams are willing to give up for him.
Ironically, the Mets couldn't hold onto that 2-1 lead and get Syndergaard his eighth win of the year. The reason why? Edwin Diaz. Would you expect anything less?
Diaz had absolutely no control, walking two, hitting James McCann in the shoulder, and throwing two wild pitches that helped advance the tying run into scoring position. Tim Anderson's sac fly tied it at two forcing extras and dealing Diaz with his fifth blown save of the season.
But the Mets didn't give up. Not this team, at least not since the All Star Break. Robert Gsellman shutdown the White Sox in the bottom of the 10th inning, setting up the comeback in the 11th.
A single by Amed Rosario and a sacrifice bunt by Tomas Nido set up the stage for Jeff McNeil who crushed a high fastball over the right field wall for a two-run homer to give the Mets a 4-2 lead. Michael Conforto followed with a mammoth homer to right to increase the lead to 5-2.
Gsellman returned for the bottom of the 11th and made quick work of the White Sox, including striking out Eloy Jimenez and McCann to end the ball game.
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