Apr 21, 2026, 09:24 PM ET<\/p>\n
NEW YORK — Patrick Heaney, the only person in Section 524 at Citi Field shortly before the start of Tuesday night’s game between the New York Mets<\/a> and Minnesota Twins<\/a>, grinned as he gazed at the sea of empty seats.<\/p>\n “You wouldn’t be here tonight if you weren’t a Met fan,” Heaney said.<\/p>\n The skidding Mets returned home Tuesday to a quieter reception than manager Carlos Mendoza and players anticipated with the club trying to snap an 11-game losing streak — the longest for the team since 2004.<\/p>\n “They’re not going to be happy, that’s not a secret,” Mendoza said. “Our fan base, they’re going to let you know when you’re not playing well.”<\/p>\n “It’s not going to be good, which is justifiably so — we’re not playing well whatsoever,” pitcher Sean Manaea<\/a> said. “I just expect it to not be the friendliest of welcome back home.”<\/p>\n Ultimately, it wasn’t. After holding an early 3-0 lead, the Mets let the Twins rally for a 5-3 Minnesota victory<\/a>, a stunning 12th straight loss for a team with playoff expectations. Embattled Mets closer Devin Williams<\/a> allowed a tiebreaking RBI single to Luke Keaschall<\/a> in the ninth inning en route to the loss. No team has made the postseason after a season in which it lost 12 in a row.<\/p>\n Shortstop Francisco Lindor<\/a> said following Sunday’s 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Chicago Cubs<\/a> that he expected it to “get very loud” Tuesday night. But the few thousand fans in attendance on a brisk evening in Queens — the temperature at first pitch was 46 degrees — didn’t get loud until the third inning, when Lindor hit a three-run homer to open the scoring and give the Mets their biggest lead since a 5-2 win over the San Francisco Giants<\/a> on April 5.<\/p>\n