Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Minnesota Twins at New York Mets
MIN
Minnesota Twins
12-11 · W1
NYM
New York Mets
7-16 · L12
Minnesota Twins beat New York Mets 5-3 at Citi Field. Cole Sands earned the win; Devin Williams took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Francisco Lindor homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Carson Benge scores. Marcus Semien scores.
Byron Buxton homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Matt Wallner scores.
Luke Keaschall singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Kody Clemens scores.
Luke Keaschall singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carson Benge. James Outman scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd. Kody Clemens to 2nd.
Matt Wallner walks. Ryan Jeffers scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. Luke Keaschall to 2nd.
Key Performers
Francisco Lindor
NYM
1-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Byron Buxton
MIN
1-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Luke Keaschall
MIN
2-4, 2 RBI
Matt Wallner
MIN
1-3, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| MIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kody Clemens 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brooks Lee SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Austin Martin LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Josh Bell DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Jeffers C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| James Outman DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Royce Lewis 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Trevor Larnach LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Byron Buxton CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Matt Wallner RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Luke Keaschall 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| NYM | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Torrens DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Bo Bichette 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyrone Taylor RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Francisco Alvarez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mark Vientos 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Brett Baty RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Carson Benge LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Marcus Semien 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| MJ Melendez DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Francisco Lindor SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Luis Robert Jr. CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching
| MIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Richardson | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 95-56 | 5.96 |
| Banda | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18-13 | 9.31 |
| Topa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17-11 | 3.97 |
| Sands (W, 1-1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23-17 | 3.48 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| NYM | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLean | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 99-63 | 2.67 |
| Brazobán | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16-10 | 0.00 |
| Williams, D (L, 0-1) | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21-9 | 9.95 |
| Warren, A | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12-9 | 5.40 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 |