When the White Sox host the New York Mets on Friday night to begin a three-game series, they are determined to move past ​a 2-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Chicago managed just one hit in an unconventional homestand opener.

The makeup ‌of a June 11 rainout continued a busy run for the White Sox, who are amid a stretch of 16 games without a day off.

"We all talked about it. We were all prepared and ready to go," Chicago catcher Drew Romo said. "So, it just happens. Just part of ​it."

Andrew Benintendi's seventh-inning single was the lone White Sox hit as Grant Holmes and three Braves relievers racked up ​10 strikeouts.

New York enters the weekend with the third-worst record in the 15-team National League but ⁠has won 11 of its past 15 games. The Mets are coming off a 5-1 homestand that comprised a sweep ​of the Washington Nationals and a series victory against the San Diego Padres, a National League wild-card contender.

"It feels gritty to me," ​Mets interim manager Andy Green said. "It feels like the kind of club that is trying to scratch and claw and figure out a way to win a baseball game."

Rookie right fielder Carson Benge propelled New York past San Diego. He threw out two runners at home to help ​preserve the Mets' 2-1 victory on Monday, and he delivered two hits, including a two-run homer, on Wednesday during New York's ​4-2 victory in the series finale.

Benge became the first New York rookie to collect at least 15 home runs and 15 stolen bases ‌since Darryl ⁠Strawberry in 1983.

"I feel like I'm in a good spot," Benge said. "I feel like I am on time with just about every pitch, seeing the ball well. It's a good place to be."

Friday will mark a return to Chicago for Mets outfielder Luis Robert Jr. He spent the first six seasons of his career with the White Sox before New York acquired him in ​a Jan. 20 trade for ​infielder Luisangel Acuna and minor ⁠league right-hander Truman Pauley.

Left-hander Sean Manaea, meanwhile, will aim to pitch the Mets to an eighth straight series-opening victory.

Manaea (4-5, 4.22 ERA) has worked at least six innings in each of his ​past five starts. He took a no-decision against Washington on Saturday, scattering four runs and ​six hits in ⁠6 1/3 innings with two walks and seven strikeouts in New York's 5-4 victory.

Manaea has been dominant against the White Sox in his career, going 3-0 with a 1.96 ERA in four appearances, including three starts.

White Sox right-hander Sean Burke (7-6, 3.15 ERA) will face the ⁠Mets for ​the first time. After pitching to a 1.14 ERA in five July ​starts covering 31 2/3 innings, Burke has been less effective to begin August, failing to complete five innings in two of three starts.

He took a no-decision ​at Detroit on Sunday, spacing four runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings with three walks and two strikeouts.

--Field Level Media