Mets Hang On To Beat Twins 10-8 Behind Bichette Bases Clearing Double In Eighth Inning

 

Mets SS Bo Bichette (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 10-8 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 9-16.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Bo Bichette lead off with a single, DH Juan Soto followed with a walk and three batters later, RF Brett Baty delivered with a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the second, 2B Marcus Semien led off with a double and two batters later, LF Carson Benge doubled. Bichette then struck out, but Semian scored on a passed ball by catcher Ryan Jeffers and Bichette reached first.

Bichette then stole second and LF Juan Soto followed with a walk. Catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a sacrifice fly to score Benge and then CF Luis Robert Jr drove in Bichette with a RBI double.

In the bottom of the fourth, Benge led off with a homer.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the next three innings until the bottom of the eighth after Baty led off with a single and then pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor sacrificed Baty over to second base,

Semien followed with a single and after SS Ronny Mauricio flew out, pinch-hitter Tommy Pham walked to load the bases.

Baty came up next and delivered his first signature moment as a Met with a bases-clearing game winning double.

RHP Christian Scott made his first start since coming off 2024 elbow surgery and had a difficult top of the first with three straight walks which lead to a based loaded walk. 

Scott's struggles continued in the top of the second after he gave up a lead-off walk and then committed a balk and a hit by pitch and was then taken out.

RHP Tobias Myers came in next and picked up the last two outs in the top of the second and had a scoreless top of the third.

Myers gave up an unearned run in the top of the fourth after Mauricio made an error and then Myers came out after the inning.

LHP David Peterson followed in the top of the fifth and threw a scoreless inning and and stayed in for the top of the sixth giving up a solo homer to 3B Tristan Gray.

Peterson remained in the game in the top of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Craig Kimbrel came on in the top of the eighth and picked up two outs, but also gave up two singles and a walk to load the bases and was taken out.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and gave up a grand slam to catcher Ryan Jeffers.

In the top of the ninth, in a bizarre situation, closer Devin Williams started to come into the game out of the bullpen, but Brazoban came out of the dugout and headed toward the mound so he had to face at least one batter. Brazoban retired the first batter he faced and then came out.

Williams came on and had another shaky outing allowing three hits with one out, but then struck out LF Trevor Larnach on his "airbender' change-up to close out the game and picked up his first win of the year.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, April 24 at home against the Colorado Rockies at 7:10 p.m.