Mets’ late rally all for naught as they fall in 10 innings to drop series to Twins

MINNEAPOLIS — The Mets rallied precocious Wednesday, but nan deed they needed to observe a comeback triumph ne'er arrived.

And nan Twins sewage conscionable what they needed successful nan 10th inning.

Reed Garrett surrendered a leadoff azygous to Ty France successful nan frame, sending automatic runner Byron Buxton location successful a 4-3 nonaccomplishment for nan Mets astatine Target Field successful nan bid rubber game.

Pete Alonso walked to unfastened nan 10th inning — putting runners connected first and 2nd including nan automatic — but Jesse Winker deed into a double play earlier Brandon Nimmo was retired.

The Mets were lethargic offensively for astir of nan afternoon, but yet sewage rolling successful nan eighth, erstwhile they scored 3 runs connected 4 hits to necktie nan crippled against reliever Griffin Jax.

Mets DH Jesse Winker (3) walks backmost to nan dugout aft being thrown retired astatine location sheet during nan 2nd inning vs. nan Twins connected April 16, 2025. AP

In his awesome convention debut, Justin Hagenman allowed 1 earned tally complete 3 1/3 innings aft Huascar Brazoban served arsenic nan opener. Hagenman allowed 3 hits and struck retired four.

Brazoban sounded a scoreless first inning earlier stepping Trevor Larnach to statesman nan second. Hagenman entered nan crippled astatine that point.

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Winker was thrown retired astatine nan sheet successful nan 2nd inning attempting to people from 2nd connected Nimmo’s azygous to left. Harrison Bader’s propulsion nailed Winker, who missed location sheet connected his first approach.

Francisco Lindor was deed by a transportation successful nan 5th to load nan bases and pinch nan infield drawn in, Juan Soto deed a grounder to Edouard Julien that nan Twins 2nd baseman turned into an inning-ending double play. Julien tagged Lindor and past hit Soto to first base.

Jose Butto surrendered a azygous to Bader successful nan sixth that produced nan game’s first run. The tally was charged to Hagenman, who surrendered a leadoff double to Willi Castro. Byron Buxton delivered an RBI azygous later successful nan inning that put nan Mets successful a 2-0 hole.

Edouard Julien of nan Twins celebrates his double against nan Mets connected April 16, 2025. Getty Images

The Mets were without a replay situation successful nan sixth erstwhile Butto hit Castro to first guidelines connected a shot Alonso stopped. Castro was ruled safe, giving nan Twins a 3-0 lead. Ryan Jeffers ne'er stopped moving from 2nd guidelines to people nan tally pinch 2 outs.

Alonso and Winker stroked consecutive RBI doubles successful nan eighth to propulsion nan Mets wrong 3-2. Luisangel Acuna’s RBI azygous tied it.

Lindor began nan rally pinch a single, giving him a 20-game hitting streak successful this ballpark — nan longest by an force successful Target Field’s history.