Mets fans mostly stay home but fill Citi Field with late boos as New York’s skid hits 12 games
NEW YORK — The flailing Mets returned home Tuesday to a quieter reception than manager Carlos Mendoza and his players anticipated with the club trying to snap an 11-game losing streak. The tone changed once it became clear the skid was going to last at least another night. Embattled closer Devin Williams allowed a tiebreaking RBI single to Luke Keaschall in the ninth inning and New York lost its 12th straight, falling 5-3 to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
With an opening-day payroll of $352. 2 million that tops the majors, the Mets have baseball’s worst record at 7-16. The skid is their longest since they dropped 12 straight from Aug.
10-23, 2002. No team has made the playoffs after a season in which it lost 12 in a row. New York is hitting .
194 during the losing streak while being outscored 67-22. The Mets didn’t have slugger Juan Soto for any of that stretch, but he is expected to come off the injured list Wednesday after missing the last 16 games with a strained right calf. “I’ve never been a part of something like this,” Williams said.
“I think we just need to get the one win out of the way and I think everything else will take care of itself. But it’s obviously proving pretty difficult right now. ” Williams, who failed to record an out, was booed off the mound by what was left of the announced crowd of 32,798.