Luis Robert Jr. Homers Twice Against His Former Team as Mets Beat White Sox 10-5
Robert’s second homer completed a two-homer night, and the Mets matched a season high with five home runs, officials said.
- On Saturday, the New York Mets defeated the American League Central-leading Chicago White Sox 10-5, with Luis Robert hitting two home runs against his former team at Rate Field.
- New York matched a season-high with five home runs, including shots from Bo Bichette, Carson Benge, and Luis Torrens, extending the Mets' record to 12-5 in their last 17 games.
- White Sox starter Luis Castillo allowed four runs on eight hits over 2 2/3 innings, while Robert's second homer was a 417-foot shot into the left-field seats during the seventh inning.
- Despite solo home runs from Braden Montgomery and Tristan Peters, Chicago fell short as Austin Warren earned the win for New York, pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief.
- The three-game series continues with RHP Nolan McLean scheduled to start for the Mets at Rate Field, while Chicago has not announced a starter for the next contest.
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Luis Castillo struggles again, Luis Robert Jr. hits two home runs in White Sox' 10-5 loss to Mets
<p>Luis Castillo struggled again and Luis Robert Jr. had his first multi-homer game in two years.</p><p>Yeah, it was a rough night for the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox" >White Sox</a>, who lost 10-5 to the Mets on Saturday.</p><p>In his fourth Sox start, Castillo only lasted 2 2/3 innings, giving up four<b> </b>runs and homers to Robert and Bo Bichette. <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/…
Luis Robert Jr. homers twice against former team as Mets beat White Sox
Luis Robert Jr. haunted his former team by hitting two homers Saturday night as the visiting New York Mets outlasted the Chicago White Sox 10-5 in the middle game of a three-game interleague series.Robert, who played his first six seasons with the White Sox before being traded to the Mets on Jan. 20, hit a two-run homer off Luis Castillo (4-10) in the third, two pitches after successfully challenging a called third strike.Robert added a solo sho…
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Luis Robert Jr. homers twice against his former team as Mets beat White Sox 10-5
Luis Robert Jr. hit two home runs against his former team, Bo Bichette, Carson Benge and Luis Torrens also homered and the New York Mets beat the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Saturday night.
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