Mets end 12-game losing streak in Juan Soto's return, but lose Francisco Lindor to calf injury

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For the first time since April 3, Juan Soto was in the lineup for the New York Mets on Wednesday. And for the first time since April 7, the Mets were winners. New York's losing streak came to an end at 12 games with a win over the Minnesota Twins (NYM 3, MIN 2) at Citi Field. The 12-game losing streak was their longest since 2002.

Wednesday's win came with a price: Francisco Lindor exited the game after the fourth inning with what the Mets called left calf tightness. He came up lame as he scored from first base on Francisco Alvarez's fourth inning double. Soto missed 17 days with his Grade 1 calf strain. Lindor will go for tests to determine the severity of his injury.

The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning, but the Twins rallied to knot things up both times. The 2-2 tie was broken in the bottom of the eighth inning when Mark Vientos dunked a two-out bloop single into right field to score Brett Baty from second base. Here is the bloop single that snapped the losing streak:

Vientos for the lead! 👏 pic.twitter.com/ZKVs0TK40o

— New York Mets (@Mets) April 23, 2026

Luke Weaver, not , pitched the ninth inning to preserve the win. Williams did not retire any of the five batters he faced Tuesday, and blew a save earlier in the losing streak as well. Weaver recorded the final four outs on Wednesday and got the win, not a save. He had New York's last win before the losing streak as well.