The nightmare in Flushing continued Tuesday night and it\u2019s getting late early at Citi Field.<\/p>\n
As their season spirals down the drain, the Mets lost their 12th straight game on Tuesday, this one 5-3 to the Twins.<\/p>\n
They expected it to be loud in Queens and it eventually was, as the Mets blew a three-run lead, didn\u2019t get a hit after the fifth inning and then saw Devin Williams implode in a tie game in the top of the ninth.<\/p>\n
It left the Mets at a new low point in 2026, with the worst record in the majors (7-16) and little reason for optimism that their fortunes will change anytime soon. No team has ever reached the playoffs after dropping 12 consecutive games.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not an easy situation,\u2019\u2019 Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cWe understand where we\u2019re at, but there\u2019s also a lot in front of us. We\u2019ve got to go out and do it. The history will tell you otherwise, but we still believe in the players. It takes one.\u201d<\/p>\n
At this point, it\u2019s hard to know when that one will come, as they\u2019re in the middle of the franchise\u2019s longest skid since another 12-game losing streak in 2002 \u2014 and they\u2019re creeping closer to the team record of 17 set in 1962.<\/p>\n
Kody Clemens dives safely into home to score the game-tying run in the seventh inning of the Mets\u2019 5-3 loss to the Twins on April 21, 2026 at Citi Field for their franchise-tying 12th consecutive loss. Robert Sabo for New York Post<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all very aware of it,\u2019\u2019 Francisco Lindor said of the streak.<\/p>\n
Lindor seemingly had the Mets on their way to a different outcome, hitting a three-run homer in the bottom of the third and Nolan McLean didn\u2019t allow a base runner until the sixth inning.<\/p>\n
But if we know anything about this Mets team, it\u2019s that they simply don\u2019t do easy victories. <\/p>\n
Or, these days, they don\u2019t do victories\u2026 at all.<\/p>\n
Everything went downhill after the sixth, as the Mets got just one hit the rest of the way, the Twins rallied to tie the game in the seventh and went ahead in the ninth.<\/p>\n
The new rock bottom for the season came as Williams, off to a horrendous start as closer in Queens, walked the first two batters he faced in the top of the ninth and they didn\u2019t record an out when Kody Clemens bunted to first and Mark Vientos tried to get the force at third, but his throw was too late.<\/p>\n
Two disgruntled Mets fans show their displeasure during the team\u2019s loss to the Twins for their 12th consecutive defeat. Robert Sabo for New York Post<\/p>\n
With the bases loaded and the infield in, Luke Keaschall hit a chopper through the left side of the infield to give the Twins the lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Williams followed by walking Matt Wallner to force in a run, exiting to a loud chorus of boos.<\/p>\n
Austin Warren entered and kept it close by incredibly striking out the next three batters, drawing several loud ovations.<\/p>\n
Nolan McLean heads to the dugout after being taken out of the game in the seventh inning of the Mets\u2019 loss to the Twins on April 21, 2026 at Citi Field. Robert Sabo for New York Post<\/p>\n
But there was no rally in the bottom of the ninth.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s tough, man,\u2019\u2019 Williams said. \u201cI\u2019ve never been a part of something like this. I think we just need to get the one win out of the way and I think everything else will take care of itself. But it\u2019s obviously proving pretty difficult right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
McLean, who also took a no-hitter into the sixth inning against the Giants on April 3, remained perfect through the fifth before faltering in the sixth.<\/p>\n
Wallner led off the inning by breaking McLean\u2019s bid for perfection with a single to left.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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McLean then got Royce Lewis to fly to right and then whiffed Brooks Lee for the second out.<\/p>\n
But Byron Buxton followed with a two-run shot to left on a 3-1 cutter to make it a one-run game.<\/p>\n
McLean got out of the inning with the Mets still up by a run, but gave up the lead in the seventh thanks to a Clemens double and a base hit by Keaschall.<\/p>\n
Devin Williams is taken out of the game during the ninth inning of the Mets\u2019 loss to the Twins at Citi Field. Robert Sabo for New York Post<\/p>\n
Following a visit to the mound, McLean allowed a hard-hit grounder up the middle to Wallner, but Lindor stabbed it and got the out at first to preserve the tie.<\/p>\n
But not for long.<\/p>\n
And the Mets are searching for answers, with Lindor knowing there\u2019s only one way to change the course of the season: \u201cBy winning.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The nightmare in Flushing continued Tuesday night and it\u2019s getting late early at Citi Field. As their season…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":599272,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[2326,363,1189,56394,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-599271","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-minnesota-twins","9":"tag-mlb","10":"tag-new-york-mets","11":"tag-nolan-mclean","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/599272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}