For whom the twelve tolls
Well, folks, it happened again.
Apr 21, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; A fan wears a bag in the eighth inning during a game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Mets at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images The Mets led 3-0, Nolan McLean was perfect through five, and the Twins were throwing a spot-starter in Simeon Woods Richardson, who came into the game with a 6. 10 ERA.
The Mets also somehow lost, again, giving them an abhorrent 12th straight loss. They are now 7-16. Yikes.
The game was a game of two halves. with Francisco Lindor hitting an absolute bomb of a three run home run in the third inning. With Nolan McLean dealing, to the point where he had a perfect game through five.
The Twins got to him in the sixth, however, and the wheels slowly but surely fell off from there. Matt Wallner broke up the perfect game bid with a single to lead off the sixth, but a Royce Lewis line out and Brooks Lee strikeout set McLean up to throw a sixth zero on the board. However, his World Baseball Classic teammate Byron Buxton would have none of it, turning on a poor 3-1 cutter to make it 3-2.