Mets snap skid

The New York Mets stopped a 12-game slide Wednesday night, beating the Minnesota Twins 3-2 at Citi Field for their first win since April 7. (mlb.com) Mark Vientos hit a tiebreaking bloop single in the eighth inning, and Luke Weaver struck out Byron Buxton swinging for the final out at 9:57 p.m. local time. (espn.com) The victory came with Juan Soto back in the lineup after he was activated from the injured list, but shortstop Francisco Lindor left in the fourth inning with left calf tightness and was scheduled for an MRI. (mlb.com) New York had not won since April 7, and the 12 straight losses were the franchise’s longest skid since an 11-game losing streak in 2004. (mlb.com) The losing streak had pushed the Mets from preseason contender status into a late-April scramble. FanGraphs playoff odds cited by MLB.com had dropped from 79.5% before the season to 41.3% by April 20. (mlb.com) Wednesday’s game did not look clean early. The Mets made mistakes, the temperature was cold, and they still had to protect a one-run lead after Lindor’s exit. (mlb.com) The box score showed how narrow the margin was: New York won despite just three runs, with 32,665 announced at Citi Field for a game that lasted 2 hours, 46 minutes. (baseball-reference.com) The Mets entered Thursday at 8-16, and one win does not erase a start that has already cost ground in the National League race. (mlb.com) For one night, though, the number attached to the Mets changed from 12 straight losses to one one-run win, and the club heads deeper into April with the skid over. (espn.com)