Mets Snap Skid, But Lindor's Status Looms

0:00It's April 23rd, from the locker room to your ears. This is New York Metz News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The Metz finally broke their 12-game losing streak with a tight 3-2 win over the twins at Cityfield. It was their first victory since April 7th, snapping the longest skid since 2002. But the celebration got muted quick when Francisco Lindor left, with left calf tightness, right on the night Wonsoto return from his own calf. They blew a couple leads and had some rough base-running blunders, like Mark Vientos getting thrown out at home after ignoring a stop sign. Still, in the bottom of the eighth, Vientos delivered a clutch-bloop single to score the go-ahead run. Luke Weaver then locked it down with the final four outs, fanning Byron Buckston to end it. Players called it a huge sigh of relief, a step in the right direction after weeks of everything going wrong. No teams ever bounced back from 12 straight losses to make the playoffs, so this win feels like a spark they desperately need.

1:04Lindor scored on Francisco Alvarez's double in the fourth, before slowing up and getting pulled before the fifth. He's due for an MRI today, which stings extra since Soto missed 15 games, and the offense flatlined without their $765 million star. Now sitting at 8 and 16, the Mets hoped his gritty comeback flips the script, even if Lindor's status hangs over them like a storm cloud.