Mets Beat Twins 3-2 to snap 12-game losing streak on game-winning single by Mark Vientos

 

Mets 1B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 tonight at Citi Field to snap their 12-game losing streak and improved their record to 8-16.

The Met offense got on the board right away in the bottom of the first after SS Bo Bichette lead off with a double and three batters later, SS Francisco Lindor drove in Bichette after reaching first on an infield single.

The offense was held scoreless for the next two innings until the bottom of the fourth after Lindor reached on another infield hit with one out and then catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a RBI double. Lindor left the game after the bottom of the fourth with calf tightness.

In the bottom of the sixth, they had an opportunity after 1B Mark Vientos walked with two outs and then 2B Marcus Semien doubled, but Vientos was thrown out at the plate by a healthy margin and ignored the stop sign put up by third base coach Tim Lieper. Vientos made a poor choice considering how slowly he runs.

In the bottom of the eighth with two outs, 3B Brett Baty walked and Alvarez followed with a nine-pitch walk of his own. Vientos came up next and made up for his baserunner blunder with the game-winning bloop single to right field.

RHP Clay Holmes had another solid start allowing two runs on five hits in seven innings. He gave up one walk with three strikeouts. Holmes's ERA through five starts is 2.10.

LHP Brooks Raley followed in the top of the eighth and picked up two outs, but also gave up a single and walk and was taken out.

RHP Luke Weaver came in next and picked up last out of the inning.

Weaver stayed in for the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning and picked up his second win.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, April 23 at home against the Twins at 7:10 p.m.