New York Mets fans could only make light of their situation as one of the franchise’s worst stretches ever continued on Tuesday night.
The Mets appeared to be on the verge of ending their 11-game losing streak when they took a 3-0 lead over the Minnesota Twins through five innings at Citi Field in Flushing, N.Y. But as has been the norm, the visitors came roaring back to tie the game at 3-3.
Devin Williams took the mound in the top of the 9th inning and proceeded to let the next five batters get on base safely on three walks, a bouncing single, and a bunt hit.
The Mets replaced Williams with Austin Warren, who proceeded to strike out the next three batters, limiting the damage to 5-3 Twins. New York fans, just happy to see some competent pitching, began showering Warren with “MVP” chants after his second strikeout.
Mets reliever Austin Warren getting MVP chants from the Mets crowd after Devin Williams gave up the lead pic.twitter.com/Ha1gGTorGr
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If anyone walking past Citi Field heard “MVP” chants from the crowd, one would have assumed Juan Soto had just homered, or Francisco Lindor had just made a sick defensive play. Instead, Soto has been injured and Lindor has been making mental mistakes all season long.
Mets fans’ standard for what deserves such chants is clearly close to the lowest depths of hell at this point.
The Mets were unable to ride the momentum of Warren’s MVP-worthy outing. Twins reliever Cole Sands did not allow a baserunner to complete his save, extending the Mets’ miserable losing streak to 12.
Mets owner Steve Cohen had a hopeful message for the team’s fan base last week when the streak hit 7. His tone will probably change if the Mets’ streak doubles since then.
