The Mets were defeated by the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in the series finale Sunday at Rate Field.

Here are some takeaways...

-- If you like pitching, this was certainly the game for you, at least in the early-going. After hitting a combined seven homers and putting 15 runs on the board on Saturday night, the two offenses were only able to muster nine baserunners (four hits, five walks) each as they went scoreless through the first six innings.

-- Nolan McLean was strong once again on the bump for the Mets. The young right-hander allowed just one walk and struck out five of the first nine batters he faced as he cruised his way through the White Sox lineup the first time through the order, but he finally ran into some trouble in the top of the third.

Chicago's first hit and a pair of walks loaded the bases with two outs, but McLean was able to get Andrew Benintendi looking at a perfectly-placed sinker to escape the threat. McLean went right back to cruising, throwing just seven pitches in the fourth, before working around a two-out walk in the top of the fifth.

He was able to finish his day on a high note, breezing around another walk in the bottom of the sixth. McLean issued four free passes but allowed just one hit on the day, while striking out six as he put together his 16th quality start of the season, pushing him into a tie for the third-most in the majors.

-- The Mets had a golden opportunity to get McLean in-line for a win, as they got the first two on against Erick Fedde in the top of the seventh, but after a pitching change rookie left-hander Hagen Smith came on and struck out the next three batters in order to eliminate the threat.

-- Dedniel Nunez followed that with a scoreless bottom-half of the seventh, but the White Sox were able to break through in the eighth, as Benintendi changed the scoreless tie with an RBI double off Daniel Duarte. The righty struck out two to escape without further damage, but snapped a nine-outing scoreless streak.

-- In the ninth, it was the Mets' turn to snap a scoreless streak. Chicago closer Grant Taylor hadn't allowed an earned run since the beginning of July, but the scorching hot Jared Young brought that to an end, evening things up at one apiece with a one out RBI single up the middle.

New York would load the bases with two outs, but the struggling A.J. Ewing struck out to end the inning.

-- Kodai Senga had the bottom-half of the ninth pitching on back-to-back days for the first time this season and it didn't quite go as planned. The newly turned closer served up a walk-off homer to Tristan Peters with one-out, sending the Mets home with a frustrating series loss.

Both of New York's defeats in this weekend set were in walk-off fashion.

Game MVP: Tristian Peters

Peters sent the fans home happy with the first walk-off homer of his career.

Here are some takeaways...

Game MVP: Tristian Peters

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