Mets’ losing streak moves to 12 games after painful collapse vs Twins

The airy astatine the extremity of the New York Mets’ clubhouse passageway appeared agleam aft Francisco Lindor deed a three-run location tally successful the bottommost of the 3rd inning, and starter Nolan McLean was mowing down Minnesota Twins batters, taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning.

The Mets’ losing streak, sitting astatine 11 games arsenic their returned location connected Tuesday, the longest it’s been for the franchise since 2004, was connected the mode to ending astatine Citi Field.

Until it wasn’t.

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New York Mets alleviation pitcher Devin Williams reacts aft walking successful a tally successful the ninth inning against the Minnesota Twins astatine Citi Field successful New York City connected Apr. 21, 2026. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)

McLean’s no-hitter ended erstwhile Matt Wallner singled to pb disconnected the sixth inning, but the young starter who was featured successful Team USA’s World Baseball Classic rotation was capable to get the adjacent 2 batters out. But his Team USA teammate, halfway fielder Byron Buxton, gave each Mets fans a "here we spell again" infinitesimal erstwhile helium hammered a two-run homer to near tract to chopped New York’s pb to conscionable 1 run.

McLean came retired to the mound for the apical of the seventh inning alternatively of manager Carlos Mendoza going to the bullpen, and Luke Keaschall tied the crippled aft singling location Kody Clemens, who doubled to close tract conscionable an at-bat prior. It was a 3-3 shot game, and conscionable similar that, the Mets’ losing streak was getting adjacent to extension.

The wheels fell disconnected successful the apical of the ninth inning, arsenic reliever Devin Williams, who has struggled successful his erstwhile 2 outings, ensured the losing streak continued.

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Williams walked Josh Bell and Ryan Jeffers to statesman the inning, and Kody Clemens’ sacrifice bunt ended with the bases loaded aft the Mets were incapable to unafraid an out. Then, Keaschall came done with yet different clutch single, scoring James Outman with the eventual game-winning run.

Williams’ deficiency of power outgo him erstwhile much pursuing the Twins’ archetypal pb of the night, walking Wallner to let a escaped tally to trot location from 3rd base. It could’ve been adjacent worse if not for Austin Warren coming into the crippled and striking retired each 3 Twins helium faced to halt the bleeding.

Nolan McLean of the New York Mets reacts successful the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins astatine Citi Field successful New York City connected April 21, 2026. (Elsa/Getty Images)

But, with a two-run shortage successful the bottommost of the ninth inning, the Mets couldn’t muster their ain come-from-behind magic. Luis Torrens struck out, Francisco Alvarez lined retired to close field, and Tyrone Taylor struck retired swinging. In fact, the Mets didn’t person a deed successful the last 5 innings of the loss.

Now, for the archetypal clip since 2002, the Mets, owners of the highest payroll successful MLB astatine astir $334 million, person mislaid 12 consecutive games.

Some fans entered the stadium wearing insubstantial bags connected their heads with drawn tears flowing from their oculus cutouts. There whitethorn person been a infinitesimal wherever they were adjacent to taking them off, but this is simply the mode things are going for the Mets astatine the moment.

"They're not going to beryllium happy, that's not a secret," Mendoza said earlier Tuesday’s loss, per ESPN. "Our instrumentality base, they're going to fto you cognize erstwhile you're not playing well."

A New York Mets instrumentality expresses vexation during the crippled against the Minnesota Twins astatine Citi Field successful the Flushing vicinity of Queens, New York City, connected April 21, 2026. (Elsa/Getty Images)

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This is simply a Mets squad with playoff expectations, but their losing streak has them with a 7-16 grounds – tied for the worst successful MLB with the Kansas City Royals.

New York volition effort it each again time successful Flushing, Queens, with Clay Holmes getting the commencement for the Mets. And possibly the latest sliver of anticipation for fans is that Juan Soto, their superstar outfielder, is expected to instrumentality to the lineup aft dealing with a calf strain.