Mets snap 12-game 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. (espn.com) Mark Vientos hit the go-ahead single in the eighth inning, and Luke Weaver got the final four outs for the win in Queens. The crowd was announced at 32,665. (espn.com) Juan Soto returned from the 10-day injured list and went 1-for-3 with a walk as the designated hitter in his first game back since April 3. The Mets had lost all 12 games in the streak after winning their first three without him. (sports.yahoo.com) The win halted the club’s longest losing streak since 2002 and moved New York to 8-16 after the worst record in Major League Baseball had put early pressure on a roster built to contend. (sports.yahoo.com, espn.ph) The skid had grown beyond the standings. ESPN reported the Mets hit.200 during the streak and were outscored 62-19 before Tuesday’s loss pushed it to 12 games. (espn.com.au, espn.ph) Late leads kept disappearing, too. ESPN counted six losses in the streak in games the Mets had led, and new closer Devin Williams had allowed seven runs across his previous 1 1/3 innings entering Wednesday. (espn.ph) The losing also spilled into questions about the clubhouse after Soto told reporters before the game that he had not talked with teammates during the skid because they had “been on the road most of the time.” Later Wednesday, Yahoo Sports reported unnamed Mets veterans called the reaction “way overblown.” (sports.yahoo.com) Fans had already turned restless at home. On Tuesday night, with the streak at 11, sparse crowds and cheap secondary-market tickets underscored the mood at Citi Field before another late collapse made it 12 straight. (espn.com.au) The relief came with another injury scare: Francisco Lindor, who drove in a run and scored another, left Wednesday’s game with a calf issue. So the Mets finally got the result they needed, but not a clean reset. (espn.com, nbcnewyork.com)