The White Sox lost the first game of the series against the suddenly hot Mets. It might’ve been Star Wars night, but not even the Force could help this team. We can’t blame the bullpen on this one, but we will blame the ice-cold offense. Turns out you can’t win with just one RBI in nine innings of baseball.

Jonathan Cannon started on the right foot, only allowing a hit from Mark Vientos. Tylor Megill, who has been struggling, got the start for the Mets. He faced Nicky Lopez first and gave up a leadoff walk. Andrew Benintendi doubled to center to send Lopez home and put the White Sox on the board first.

By the second inning, Cannon started falling apart. Jesse Winker would single, followed by another single from J.D. Martinez. Cannon walked Jeff McNeil to load the bases. Francisco Alvarez struck out swinging, but Harrison Bader reached on fielder’s choice to third. Jesse Winker scored. J.D. Martinez advanced to third, and Jeff McNeil was out at second.

Despite two singles in the bottom of the second, which would load the bases with two outs, Luis Robert Jr. ultimately flew out to center to leave Korey Lee, Dominic Fletcher, who was hit by a pitch, and Nicky Lopez stranded.

The Mets took advantage of a sloppy Cannon in the third. Pete Alonso drew a walk, setting the stage for their trade deadline acquisition, Jesse Winker. A double sent Alonso home. Martinez homered to put the Mets up 4-1.

Benintendi singled to right in the bottom of the fourth, and advanced to second on an Andrew Vaughn ground out, but Gavin Sheets and Lee both struck out swinging.

Cannon walked Vientos to start the fifth but was able to strike out Alonso and get Winker to ground into a double play. Megill retired the Sox in order.

Touki Toussaint took over for Cannon for the sixth. He walked McNeil and gave up a single to Alvarez, but got Bader to hit into a double play. Megill faced two batters in the sixth and allowed a single from Sheets before Adam Ottavino took over. Ottavino took down Lee and Fletcher with ease.

Toussaint retired the Mets in order to start the seventh. Unfortunately, Reed Garrett did the same to the White Sox.

The Mets had two singles in the eighth, but Toussaint kept them off the board with two strikeouts. Phil Maton had an easy 1-2-3 inning against the Sox but owes Tyrone Taylor a steak dinner. Eloy Jiménez would’ve died making that play.

Toussaint saved the bullpen arms by going back out for the ninth. Francisco Lindor drilled a one-out double, followed by a single from Brandon Nimmo. Vientos knocked in Lindor with a sac fly, giving the Mets a 5-1 lead.

Toussaint started to run out of gas after Nimmo’s single but the Sox were able to get the final out at second after Alonso reached on fielder’s choice to shortstop.

Edwin Díaz, who has struggled to find the strike zone as of late, came in to close for the Mets in a non-save situation. Díaz blanked Sheets and Lee, and Fletcher ended the game with a liner to right.