Apr 22, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets first baseman Mark Vientos (27) watches his RBI single against the Minnesota Twins during the eighth inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
The Mets’ two-week nightmare is finally over.
Mark Vientos redeemed himself for a base-running gaffe committed two innings earlier with a two-out bloop single in the bottom of the eighth to plate what would be the game-winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night that ended their 12-game losing streak.
The Mets’ last win was a 4-3 walk-off win on April 7 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, ushering in what was the franchise’s longest losing streak in 24 years.
It was a two-out rally that sparked the Mets’ (8-16) win, which began with walks by Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez against Twins reliever Taylor Rogers. Vientos then inside-outed a sinker into shallow right field to score Baty.
The big hit left it late for the hosts, who had a chance to take the lead in the sixth inning when Marcus Semien laced a two-out double off the left-field wall. But Vientos, who was on first, ran through the stop sign of third-base coach Tim Leiper and was thrown out easily by a perfect Minnesota relay.
The Mets had a pair of one-run deficits erased by the Twins, which only heightened unease after they blew a 3-0 advantage in Tuesday night’s loss. Francisco Lindor’s RBI single in the first scored Bo Bichette before he came around to score on Alvarez’s RBI double in the fourth.
But that second New York run came at a price, as Lindor suffered a calf injury while rounding third base, forcing him to leave the game early.
Twins star Byron Buxton hit his second home run in as many games in the sixth inning to tie the game at two against Mets starter Clay Holmes, who turned in yet another solid showing despite the no-decision. The veteran right-hander went seven innings, allowing those two runs on five hits with three strikeouts, lowering his 2026 ERA to 2.10.
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