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Mets blow early lead to Twins for 12th straight loss as nightmare stretch continues

Nypost · · 707 words · By Dan Martin
Team morale and failure Mets losing streak
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/sports/mets-fall-to-twins-to-match-ugly-franchise-…

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17 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the Mets lost their 12th straight game on Tuesday, this one 5-3 to the Twins”
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Multiple independent sources (NY Post, Yahoo Sports, and other web results) confirm the Mets lost 5-3 to the Twins on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, marking their 12th consecutive loss.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Mets season was the 64th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 17th at Citi Field, their fifth under majority owner Steve Cohen, and their second under manager …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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“the Mets blew a three-run lead, didn’t get a hit after the fifth inning”
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A web search result explicitly mentions the Mets 'blowing a three-run lead' during their 12-game losing streak. While the 'no hit after the fifth' is not explicitly detailed in the snippets, the lead loss is corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Mets season was the 64th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 17th at Citi Field, their fifth under majority owner Steve Cohen, and their second under manager …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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“It left the Mets at a new low point in 2026, with the worst record in the majors (7-16)”
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While Wikipedia confirms the 2026 season exists and other sources mention the losing streak, the specific record of 7-16 as the 'worst in the majors' is not explicitly corroborated by the provided snippets from ESPN or Baseball-Reference.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1973 New York Mets season was the 12th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Manager Yogi Berra led the team to a National League East title with an 82–79 record and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season
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“No team has ever reached the playoffs after dropping 12 consecutive games.”
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The claim is mentioned in a web search result ('No team has ever lost this many consecutive games and made the playoffs'), but there is no second independent source or historical database provided to verify this statistical claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — No is an English word that has a negative meaning. It is the opposite of the word yes, which is a positive term. No is used when someone is turning away something. It is also used when opposing an ide…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/No
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web search NEUTRAL — Define no. no synonyms, no pronunciation, no translation, English dictionary definition of no. a negative: The answer is no.; a refusal or denial: No, I don’t have it. Not to be confused with: know – …
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/no
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The meaning of NO is not. How to use no in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no
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“they’re in the middle of the franchise’s longest skid since another 12-game losing streak in 2002”
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Both the NY Post and another web search result explicitly state that this 12-game losing streak is the longest the franchise has had since 2002.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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web search NEUTRAL — “The Mets lost their 12th straight after blowing a three-run lead.While the ongoing losing streak has a multitude of reasons, the more superstitious among the New York Mets fanbase have blamed it on w…
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/04/22/curse-mambino-ma…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York’s inexplicable skid reached 12 games on Tuesday in excruciating fashion.The team has now been outscored 67–22 during this stretch, its longest losing streak since 2002 . No team has ever lost…
https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/plenty-of-mets-to-blame-few-obvi…
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“they’re creeping closer to the team record of 17 set in 1962.”
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The provided evidence confirms the team started in 1962, but none of the snippets explicitly confirm that the franchise record for consecutive losses is 17 or that it was set in 1962.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Mets (1962–present). Nicknames. The Metropolitans[4].The Mets returned to the postseason in 2016, marking only the second time in franchise history that the team qualified for the postseason …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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web search NEUTRAL — Get information about New York Mets history, past franchise names, retired numbers, top players and more on Baseball-Reference.com.Team Name: New York Mets. Seasons: 65 (1962 to 2026). Record: 4909-52…
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/index.shtml
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web search NEUTRAL — MLB 15 The Show (PS4) - New York Mets Franchise EP35. Sports Gaming Universe 3,477 views 9 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDJ2j0snZT4
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“Lindor seemingly had the Mets on their way to a different outcome, hitting a three-run homer in the bottom of the third”
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The claim states Lindor hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the third. However, the evidence from a different game recap shows Pete Alonso hit the three-run bomb in the bottom of the third, not Lindor.
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web search NEUTRAL — On September 11, following Francisco Lindor's game-tying home run that broke up Bowden Francis' no-hit bid in the top of the 9th, the Mets scored six runs during that inning, culminated by a three-run…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_York_Mets_season
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web search NEUTRAL — Lindor went 2-for-4 with two RBI and run scored. - Pete Alonso took another step closer to Darryl Strawberry's Mets home run record, smashing a no-doubt, three-run bomb in the bottom of the third inni…
https://sny.tv/articles/francisco-lindor-pete-alonso-mets-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — With the Mets’ lead cut to one run, Lindor went deep again in the bottom of the inning, a solo shot that re-established the team’s two-run lead. In the top of the seventh, though, Stanton had an answe…
https://www.amazinavenue.com/2021/9/13/22670790/mets-francis…
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“Nolan McLean didn’t allow a base runner until the sixth inning.”
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While Nolan McLean is mentioned as a pitcher for the Mets in 2026, the provided evidence does not contain the specific detail that he didn't allow a baserunner until the sixth inning of this specific game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nolan McLean throws a pitch during the first inning of the Mets’ 2-1 loss to the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on April 14, 2026 in Los Angeles. Getty Images. The Mets were overmatched by lefty Justin Wro…
https://www.aol.com/sports/nolan-mclean-gem-not-enough-04372…
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web search NEUTRAL — McLean had not thrown more than five innings since tossing 6 2/3 innings against Minnesota on April 21, and he has not earned a win since April 3 in San Francisco. “I thought he did a really good job …
https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/nolan-mclean-start-against-the…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lee Richmond, pitcher of the first perfect game in major league history.The game report in the New York Times states, "Hoyt gave a remarkable performance of his pitching skill, and from the fourth inn…
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“the Twins rallied to tie the game in the seventh and went ahead in the ninth.”
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“Williams... walked the first two batters he faced in the top of the ninth”
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“Luke Keaschall hit a chopper through the left side of the infield to give the Twins the lead.”
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“Williams followed by walking Matt Wallner to force in a run”
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“Austin Warren entered and kept it close by incredibly striking out the next three batters”
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“McLean, who also took a no-hitter into the sixth inning against the Giants on April 3”
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“Wallner led off the inning by breaking McLean’s bid for perfection with a single to left.”
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“Byron Buxton followed with a two-run shot to left on a 3-1 cutter to make it a one-run game.”
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“McLean... gave up the lead in the seventh thanks to a Clemens double and a base hit by Keaschall.”
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