Andrew Benintendi had a home run and four RBIs for the Chicago White Sox in a 9-4 win against the New York Mets on Wednesday. Here are 3 takeaways from the series at Citi Field.

The Chicago White Sox signed right-handed pitcher Dan Altavilla to a one-year, $1 million contract on Friday. In a corresponding move, the team put right-hander Miguel Castro on the 15-day injured list.

The Mets came out ready to swing and did the bulk of their damage with an eyeblink of a two-homer, four-run first inning in a 6-4 win that sealed a series victory over the pushover White Sox in front of a Citi Field crowd of 34,944, who missed most of the action if they arrived late.

The numbers show the Sox have been more competitive in 2025, with a minus-51 run differential to date. Ultimately, however, they’re still 18-40 overall and 6-25 on the road.

The 2025 season has gone in opposite directions for the 34-22 New York Mets and 18-38 Chicago White Sox. But in one game, just about any result can unfold on a baseball diamond. The White Sox proved that during Wednesday's 9-4 win,

Tyrone Taylor hit a leadoff double in the ninth inning and scored on Francisco Lindor’s sacrifice fly as the New York Mets mounted a late comeback to edge the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in the opener of a three-game series.

The Mets committed a pair of costly errors, surrendered 12 hits and issued six walks in their 9-4 loss, denying them a sweep of the cellar-dwelling White Sox.

Vasil told NJ Advance Media after the win that it was “pretty special” to play against Tylor Megill, Brett Baty and Mark Vientos — former Triple-A Syracuse teammates of his with whom he says he has “genuine relationships.”