FLUSHING, NY — The New York Mets finally found a way to snap their 12 game losing streak.
Behind a strong outing from Clay Holmes, the return of Juan Soto, a clutch late hit from Mark Vientos, and shutdown finish by Luke Weaver Wednesday night at Citi Field—the Mets were able to hold off the Minnesota Twins, winning by a final score of 3-2.
The victory marked New York’s first since Tuesday, April 7th, avoiding what would have been the franchise’s longest skid since 1980 and 1962 at 13.
“It feels good when you win a baseball game at the big league level, let alone when you’re going through a 12-game losing streak,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said.
“Now we can concentrate on just playing baseball.”
The Mets got an early spark in the first inning when Francisco Lindor delivered an RBI single after a leadoff double from Bo Bichette—his fourth RBI in the last two games and fifth on the year.
Francisco Lindor’s RBI single in Wednesday night’s first inning vs. the Twins marked his fourth RBI in the last two games and his fifth RBI on the season – Image Credit: Bill Menzel/Latino Sports
New York regained the lead in the fourth on an RBI double from Francisco Álvarez after Minnesota tied the game with Victor Caratini hitting a sacrifice fly.
But the night took a concerning turn when the two-time LatinoMVP Lindor exited after scoring from first base in that fourth inning with what the Mets later announced as left calf tightness.
“It sucks. When you see a guy as tough as Lindor… I knew right away when he was rounding third base that something wasn’t right there,” Mendoza said, confirming in the postgame that the 32-year-old shortstop will undergo an MRI on Thursday.
“We’ll see what we got.”
Minnesota pulled even again in the sixth when Byron Buxton launched a solo home run to left field, his second HR in as many games.
From there, Holmes kept the Mets afloat.
The 33-year-old right-hander tossed seven innings of two-run ball, allowing five hits while walking one and striking out three. After transitioning from the bullpen to the rotation last season, Holmes continues to emerge as a reliable starter, now among a small group of National League pitchers with multiple outings of seven or more innings.
The turning point came in the eighth inning, with Soto, a three-time LatinoMVP, making an impact to a lineup that has been dead in the water—ranked last in OPS as a team and runs scored.
Juan Soto was activated by the Mets from the Injured List earlier on Wednesday after missing 15 games due to a right calf strain – Image Credit: George Napolitano/Latino Sports
Activated earlier in the day after missing 15 games, the 27-year-old, slotted in as the designated hitter, led off the inning with a single, extending his hitting streak to nine games.
Moments later, Vientos delivered redemption. After being thrown out at the plate earlier in the sixth inning, the right-handed hitter came through with a two-out RBI single to right, scoring Brett Baty and giving the Mets a 3-2 lead.
Weaver handled the rest after being called upon for the final four outs, striking out three, including Buxton to end the game.
“We have a lot of great options, but I was ready to throw three innings to try and win the game,” he said.
For the Mets, the win was as much about relief as it was about resilience. Despite losing Lindor in the fourth inning while the lineup remained inconsistent at the plate, New York finally closed out a tight game—something that had eluded the Amazin’ throughout their losing streak.
“Good teams find a way to win games like that,” Mendoza said as the Mets improved to 8-16. “I’m confident we’ll start doing that here.”
On this night, they finally did.
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