If you had said the New York Mets would have only nine wins through the first 25 games of the season, not many would have believed you. However, that is the reality after the Mets lost 12 games in a row.
The Mets hadn’t lost 12 consecutive games since 2002 and it probably felt like this streak was never going to end if you’re a fan of this club, but New York finally broke through with a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday and followed up with another win to take the series.
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In a wild game in which the Mets bullpen tried to blow it, New York defeated Minnesota 10-8 on the shoulders of third baseman Bo Bichette and utilityman Brett Baty, who both drove in three runs. Bichette was the hero in the end, as after Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers hit a game-tying grand slam in the eighth inning, he hit a bases-clearing double to take a 10-7 lead in the bottom half of the inning.
Right-hander Christian Scott, who made his season debut after not pitching in the big leagues since 2024, walked in a run in the first inning and was pulled after just 1.1 innings, having walked five batters and throwing just 42 percent strikes.
Closer Devin Williams entered the ninth with a three-run lead and still couldn’t pitch a clean inning. He allowed a run and the Twins had runners on second and third with a chance to tie, but Williams struck out Trevor Larnach to survive.
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It wasn’t pretty by any means, but a win’s a win and that’s all the Mets are after right now. New York turns to right-hander Freddy Peralta to face the Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game set.
Peralta hasn’t been the guy the Mets traded for or have needed, but he’s battling. He is 1-2 with a 4.05 ERA and 1.09 WHIP through five starts (26.2 innings). Peralta took the loss his last time out against the Chicago Cubs, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts across 5.2 innings. Every other start, Peralta either allows one run or three runs except for Opening Day (four runs), and he’s due for a one-run performance.
The Rockies are sending right-hander Michael Lorenzen to the bump, who had a rough start to his tenure with Colorado but has settled in nicely. Lorenzen is 1-2 with a 7.48 ERA and 2.12 WHIP through six appearances (five starts), but his ERA is inflated because of his first start — the veteran allowed nine runs on 12 hits and two walks while fanning two in just three innings against the Philadelphia Phillies.
First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. EDT on MLB.TV and regional sports networks.
