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Mets End 12-Game Slide on Vientos’ Late Single as Lindor Leaves With Calf Tightness

An MRI on Thursday will determine Francisco Lindor’s status.

Overview

  • New York beat Minnesota 3-2 on Wednesday on Mark Vientos’ bloop RBI single in the eighth inning, ending the Mets’ longest skid since 2002.
  • Shortstop Francisco Lindor exited with left calf tightness after scoring from first on Francisco Alvarez’s fourth-inning double.
  • Manager Carlos Mendoza said Lindor will get an MRI on Thursday and signaled the team could shift Bo Bichette to shortstop or call up a replacement if needed.
  • Juan Soto returned from a right calf strain and went 1-for-3 with a walk as the designated hitter in his first game back.
  • Starter Clay Holmes worked seven innings of two-run ball and Luke Weaver recorded the final four outs to secure the win.