Mets’ early lead vaporized by late home runs

NEW YORK — Despite trailing for the majority of Tuesday’s contest, the White Sox claimed a 6-4 victory over the Mets and snapped their seven-game losing streak, thanks to a go-ahead two-run homer from infielder Tyler Saladino in the eighth inning.

Mets right-hander Steven Matz kept Chicago scoreless through five innings, but he began to unravel in the sixth, starting with a two-run home run off the bat of Todd Frazier. Catcher Dioner Navarro added another run with a single before the inning was over, prompting the Mets to go to the bullpen. Matz’s 5 2/3 innings marked his shortest start of the season since he went 1 2/3 on April 11, and it was the first time in three starts he didn’t reach the seventh inning.

The White Sox had no answer for right-hander Noah Syndergaard, who put together a scoreless seventh inning in his first career regular-season relief appearance. Second baseman Neil Walker’s third-inning two-run homer wasn’t enough of a cushion for the Mets, though, as Saladino took right-hander Hansel Robles deep to take the lead, and Brett Lawrie added an RBI single for insurance to seal the win.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDBack to back: Walker’s third-inning rocket into the right-field seats, which gave the Mets a 4-0 lead, marked his second homer in as many days. Prior to Monday’s blast, though, the second baseman was in the midst of a power outage. After smashing …

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