Peters' 406-Foot Blast Ends NYM's Ninth-Inning Comeback
Tristan Peters crushed a 406-foot solo home run to center in the bottom of the ninth, swinging Chicago's win probability from 58% to 100% and ending New York's brief comeback attempt. The White Sox walked away with a 2-1 win despite being held to one hit through seven innings by Mets starter Nolan McLean.
McLean was the story through six innings — and not in a way that favored his team. He allowed just 1 hit over 6.0 innings, struck out 6, and posted a 0.00 ERA on the night, yet the Mets scored exactly one run in support. That's the kind of outing that looks dominant on paper and still ends in a loss, which appears to be the cruelest possible outcome for a pitcher who gave his team every reason to win. Four walks kept the pitch count honest, but the stuff was clearly there.
The scoring unfolded entirely in the final two innings, and it moved fast. In the eighth, Andrew Benintendi doubled to right, scoring Miguel Vargas and advancing to third — CHW 1, NYM 0. New York answered immediately in the ninth: Jared Young singled to center, scoring Carson Benge and pulling the Mets even at 1-1. For a moment, the game felt like it was tilting toward extra innings. Then Tristan Peters stepped in. His home run to center — 406 feet — moved Chicago's win probability from 58% to 100%, a 42-point swing that ended the game on the spot. Peters finished 2-for-4 with the homer, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored, and it's hard to argue he wasn't the most impactful player on the field.
Chicago's bullpen deserves real credit here. After Erick Fedde went 4.0 innings allowing 3 hits and 0 earned runs, Sean Newcomb followed with 2.0 innings of 2-hit, scoreless ball — striking out 3. Then Hagen Smith closed it with a pristine 2.0 innings: 0 hits, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts. That's a combined 8 innings of relief work without surrendering a single earned run, which looks like the kind of collective bullpen performance that wins tight games in August. Francisco Lindor went 2-for-4 for New York and Carson Benge matched that line, but the Mets' offense couldn't string enough together against a White Sox pitching staff that simply refused to crack. Final: CHW 2, NYM 1.