Mets End 12-Game Skid in 3-2 Win Over Twins, Lindor Hurt

The New York Mets ended their 12-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night at Citi Field, though the win came at the cost of an injury to shortstop Francisco Lindor.

Mark Vientos delivered the go-ahead run with a bloop single to shallow right field in the bottom of the eighth inning, scoring Brett Baty from second base after back-to-back walks to Baty and Francisco Alvarez. The rally capped a tense game in which the Mets blew two one-run leads but managed to hold on for their first win since April 7 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The skid matched the longest in franchise history since August 2002.

Lindor provided an early spark, legging out an infield single with two outs in the first to drive in the game's opening run and give New York a 1-0 lead. The Twins tied it in the fourth on Victor Caratini's sacrifice fly, but Alvarez's double to right-center soon after scored Lindor from first base for a 2-1 advantage. Lindor labored around the bases and briefly remained down at the plate before heading to the dugout, where he was removed with left calf tightness before the top of the fifth. Baty entered at third base to replace him.