White Sox pitcher Hector Santiago turned in a dominant outing but failed to factor into the decision Tuesday night against the Mets at Citi Field.

Santiago, who made his third start of the season, pitched seven scoreless innings and allowed just four hits. He struck out eight and walked two in 111 pitches, 70 strikes.

Santiago lowered his ERA from 2.29 to 1.69 after Tuesday's start. He has allowed just one run and six hits in 12 1/3 innings since moving to the starting rotation. The left-hander is expected to start Monday at Minnesota. He has allowed one run and two hits in one inning of work against the Twins this season.