Mets Extend Losing Streak To An Even Dozen With 5-3 Loss As Williams Implodes Again

Mets Extend Losing Streak To An Even Dozen With 5-3 Loss As Williams Implodes Again

The New York Mets came home after a brutal road trip looking to change their losing ways, but they wound up dropping yet another game to the Minnesota Twins, 5-3, as the Mets blew a three-run lead and closer Devin Williams once again imploded in the ninth inning to extend their losing streak to 12 games.

This one actually got off to a good start for the Mets. Nolan McLean came out dealing as he struck out eight Twins and allowed no hits through the first four innings, and McLean went 15 up, 15 down over the initial five frames. Francisco Lindor gave McClean a cushion with a three run homer in the third, but that was all the Mets got on this particular night.

McLean ran into his usual problems the third time through the order, and they happened right away as Byron Buxton hit a two-run homer in the sixth to narrow the Mets lead to 3-2. It got worse in the seventh when McLean started throwing up in the zone, and the Twins response with a double by Kody Clemens and an RBI single by Luke Keaschall to tie the game at 3-3.

The Twins bullpen came into this game with an ERA of 5.70, but the Mets helped lower that number by making 12 straight outs against three Twins relievers.

It was Devin Williams who lost this one by unraveling in the ninth again. This time is it was his total inability to throw strikes as Williams walked the first two hitters, and a mistake by first baseman on a sacrifice bunt by Kody Clemens loaded the bases when Vientos tried for the force at third and his throw was late.