Mets lose 12th straight after Williams’ ninth-inning collapse

New York — for five innings on Tuesday New York Mets Were perfect. But for the team which suffered its 12th consecutive defeat, the last four frames were completely discouraging.

minnesota twins Capped his comeback from down 3-0 with a two-run ninth inning against the Mets devin williamsDefeat troubled New York club 5-3 On a cold night at Citi Field.

As one might expect, the Mets’ mood after the game was as cold as the air on the field during it. Another game, another loss, another round of the same questions.

“It’s tough, man,” Williams said. “I’ve never been a part of anything like this, you know?”

Williams, who signed a three-year, $45 million contract with the Mets over the winter and inherited the New York closer role from Edwin Diaz, entered the game to start the ninth with the score tied at 3–3. He failed to retire any of the five batters he faced, giving up three runs and walking two before being pulled by Mets manager Carlos Mendoza.

“I had a little trouble adjusting mechanically,” Williams said. “I couldn’t really get my changeup up for strikes. So trying to beat guys with just a fastball was tough.”

As promising as the start of the game was for the Mets, the end was just as discouraging. newbie starter nolan mclean Rolled through five perfect innings, had eight strikeouts and finished with 10. It was the second time this season that he started a game with five perfect innings, only the third pitcher in Mets history to accomplish the feat.

During this time, francisco lindor Twins touched starter Simeon Woods Richardson for a three-run homer in the third, a margin that seemed substantial given McLean’s dominance. But the sixth inning proved to be the point when the Mets’ wave peaked and rolled back — as has happened too often during the two-week skid.

“It sucks because you’re feeling good, especially with the way the game was developing there,” Mendoza said. “You see Nolan dominate the entire lineup the first five innings. Lindor set the tone with a three-run homer. You feel like you’re getting some momentum. But after that, you can’t do anything else.”

McLean pitched the seventh but gave up a two-run homer. Byron Buxton in the sixth and a tying single luke keshall Departed in the seventh, with his second career game of double-digit strikeouts. When he was replaced the score was tied, but New York’s attack was in the middle of the game, retiring 14 consecutive times.

“No one is feeling it more than us players,” McLean said. “People are coming in early, doing their job. Everyone is doing their job. So it’s sad to go out there and not be able to get the job done.”

The pain the Mets are feeling now includes a historic component: With the losing streak reaching 12, the Mets became the 139th team of the World Series era to suffer such a long skid during a season. None of the other 138 have reached the postseason.

Lindor was asked how he and his teammates could change that.

“By winning,” Lindor said.

The answer, quite simply, has proven elusive for the Mets for 12 games so far. But everyone asked about the streak told him that tomorrow is always a new day in baseball. The Mets can only hope it’s a good thing.

“I think we just need to get one win and I think everything else will fall into place,” Williams said. “But it’s obviously proving quite difficult right now.”