Overview
- The 5-3 defeat to the Twins on Tuesday at Citi Field marks New York’s longest skid since 2002 and drops the Mets to 7-16.
- Rookie Nolan McLean was perfect through five with 10 strikeouts, and Francisco Lindor staked a 3-0 lead with a three-run homer before the offense went silent.
- Devin Williams entered for the ninth in a 3-3 game, walked three, allowed the go-ahead RBI to Luke Keaschall and a bases-loaded walk, and was booed off the mound as Austin Warren struck out three in relief.
- During the 12-game slide, the Mets have been outscored 67-22 and are batting .194 despite one of MLB’s highest payrolls.
- No MLB team has reached the postseason after a 12-game losing streak, raising the stakes as Juan Soto is expected to return from a 16-game IL stint.