Mets snap skid, Lindor exits
- What happened: the New York Mets beat the Twins 3‑2 to end a 12‑game losing streak, but Francisco Lindor left with an injury. - The key specific: Juan Soto returned in the win, while Lindor’s exit is an immediate lineup concern. - Context/reaction: the result stops the skid but raises new questions about the Mets’ health and short‑term outlook. (nbcsports.com)
The Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Wednesday night to end a 12-game losing streak, then lost Francisco Lindor to left calf tightness before the game ended. (espn.com) Mark Vientos hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning at Citi Field, and Luke Weaver got the win after Clay Holmes worked 7.0 innings and allowed two runs. New York moved to 8-16 after its first victory since April 7. (mlb.com, espn.com) Lindor left after scoring from first base on Francisco Alvarez’s double in the fourth inning, grimacing as he ran and sliding feet first at the plate. Manager Carlos Mendoza said Lindor will get an MRI on Thursday, April 23. (espn.com) Juan Soto returned the same night after missing 15 games with a right calf strain, and Mendoza had him at designated hitter instead of in the outfield. Soto had been out since April 3, and the Mets went 3-12 during his absence. (mlb.com) The Mets entered Wednesday ranked 30th in Major League Baseball in OPS at.617, 27th in walks with 67, and tied for 25th in batting average at.222. Soto was hitting.355/.412/.516 before the injury, which is why his return had been framed inside the club as a needed jolt for a lineup that had been scoring 1.9 runs per game without him. (mlb.com, mlb.com) Lindor’s exit changed the shape of that boost almost immediately. He was 2-for-2 with an RBI on Wednesday and had homered in Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to Minnesota, while Bo Bichette shifted from third base to shortstop after the injury. (espn.com) The timing is especially sharp for New York because Lindor had played every game this season after missing most of spring training with a fractured left hamate bone. He has not gone on the injured list since a right oblique strain in July 2021. (espn.com) So the Mets got the one thing they needed most on Wednesday — a win — and may spend Thursday waiting on a scan for the player who has been in their lineup every day. (espn.com, mlb.com)
