Offense goes missing as Mets fall in 13 innings

NEW YORK — In improbable fashion, White Sox relief pitcher Matt Albers belted a double into the left-center-field gap and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by first baseman Jose Abreu to provide the go-ahead run in Chicago’s 2-1 13-inning victory over the Mets on Wednesday at Citi Field.

With the victory, the White Sox won their first series since sweeping the Twins on May 6-8. Meanwhile, the Mets have lost four of their last six games.

Jacob deGrom and Miguel Gonzalez each walked away with no-decisions, but both pitched well enough to earn a victory. deGrom struck out 10 — his 10th career double-digit strikeout game — over seven innings, but made one mistake to White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier, who led off the seventh with his Major League-leading 17th home run.

Gonzalez allowed just one run himself — an RBI single by Mets catcher Rene Rivera — on three hits and five walks over five innings while striking out four.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDUnlikely producer: Rivera is mostly known for his defense behind the plate, but on Wednesday he provided the only offense for New York with his RBI single in the second. Rivera entered Wednesday’s contest batting .148, with just a .100 average (1-for-10) with runners in scoring position.

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