The New York Mets have hit rock bottom. Not even a 3-0 lead or a dominant outing on the mound was enough to stop the slide: a 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins makes it 12 straight defeats, the franchise’s worst skid in over two decades.
What looked like a night of redemption ended in a total collapse
Nolan McLean delivered on the mound, while Francisco Lindor sparked hope with a three-run homer. But as has become the story of this nightmare stretch, the Mets bullpen fell apart when it mattered most.
With the game tied in the ninth, Devin Williams took the mound… and failed to record a single out. Two runs allowed, complete loss of command, and yet another blow for a team with no answers.
The loss stings not just because of the result, but because of the context: the team flirted with a no-hitter and still walked away defeated. It perfectly captures the crisis surrounding the Mets.
The stat is brutal: the Mets hadn’t lost 12 straight games since 2002, a season that ended without a playoff berth. Now, the shadow of that collapse is back.
And while Juan Soto is expected to return in hopes of shifting momentum, the real question is no longer when they’ll win again… but how much worse this can get.
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