Mets end 12-game losing streak; Francisco Lindor to get MRI on calf - ESPN

NEW YORK — At 9:57 p.m. local time Wednesday night, two weeks and a day after their last victory, the New York Mets' bleak losing streak mercilessly ended after 12 games.

The skid ceased when Luke Weaver struck out Byron Buxton swinging on a changeup for the precious 27th out of a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins at Citi Field. Once it was over, Weaver looked up at the sky as the remaining fans braving the frigid conditions erupted and his teammates rejoiced around him.

«It was a sigh of relief,» Weaver said.

But Francisco Lindor was not on the field for the collective exhale. The Mets' elusive victory — and Juan Soto's return from the injured list — was marred by Lindor exiting the game because of left calf tightness after scoring a run in the fourth inning. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Lindor would undergo an MRI exam Thursday. He indicated putting Lindor on the injured list for the first time in nearly five years is likely.

In another sign of the Mets' misfortunes this season, the setback coincidently occurred during Soto's first game since straining his right calf April 3.

«We got relatively good news with Soto and [he] still [missed] three weeks,» Mendoza said. «So we'll see what we're dealing with.»

Lindor was injured running from first to home on Francisco Alvarez's double to the right-center field gap. The five-time All-Star grimaced and labored as he moved around the bases, unable to shift into top gear, which made for a close play at the plate. He slid feet first, just beating the relay throw, and stayed on the ground for an extra moment before going into the Mets' dugout and didn't emerge for the fifth inning.

He departed the game after going 2-for-2 with an RBI to continue his recent hot stretch at the