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New York Mets vs Minnesota Twins

MLB
Mets
64-76
2-5
Final
Twins
74-67
Target Field
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Who won: Twins 5-2

The Minnesota Twins beat the New York Mets 5-2 on Friday, September 8, 2023 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Mets 3-0 in the 7th inning. Carlos Correa went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · Sep 9
Twins beat Mets 5-2 with help of Álvarez's error in 3-run seventh inning

Andrew Stevenson scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning when he stole third and continued home on catcher Francisco Álvarez's throwing error, and the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Mets 5-2 on Friday night.

What it means

  • Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
  • Mets 29-43 on the road; Twins 41-29 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 29
Twins believe future is bright with lineup built around young players
ESPN · Sep 28
Mets exec David Stearns: No 'mulligans' on Pete Alonso exit
ESPN · Sep 27
Francisco Lindor hits 300th career home run in Mets' finale
Recap · Sep 27
Rangers eliminated from postseason contention on final day with 6-4 loss to Twins
Recap · Sep 27
Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale
Preview · Sep 27
Nationals and Mets meet, winner claims 3-game series
Recap · Sep 27
Rangers push the AL West race to the final day of the regular season with a 6-2 win over the Twins
ESPN · Sep 26
Juan Soto exits Mets' win after HBP; X-rays negative

Injuries and inactives

Mets5th in NL East
  • Christian Scott SP
    Knee, Inflammation, left
    15-Day-IL
  • Jared Young 1B
    Concussion
    7-Day IL
  • Jonathan Pintaro RP
    Illness
    15-Day-IL
  • Reed Garrett RP
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Tylor Megill SP
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
Twins3rd in AL Cent
  • Walker Jenkins CF
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    Out
  • Byron Buxton CF
    Hip, Surgery, right
    10-Day-IL
  • Jeff Hoffman RP
    Forearm, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Mike Paredes SP
    Oblique, Strain, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Trevor Larnach LF
    Wrist, Sprain, left
    10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Mets5th in NL East
Kodai Senga SP
Probable starter · 12-7, 2.98 ERA, 202 K, 1.22 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Brandon NimmoCF
  2. 2Francisco AlvarezC
  3. 3Pete Alonso1B
  4. 4Francisco LindorSS
  5. 5Mark VientosDH
  6. 6Jeff McNeilRF
  7. 7Ronny Mauricio2B
  8. 8Brett Baty3B
  9. 9Tim LocastroLF
Twins3rd in AL Cent
Dallas Keuchel SP
Probable starter · 2-1, 5.97 ERA, 25 K, 1.67 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Edouard JulienDH
  2. 2Jorge Polanco2B
  3. 3Royce Lewis3B
  4. 4Max KeplerRF
  5. 5Carlos CorreaSS
  6. 6Alex Kirilloff1B
  7. 7Christian VazquezC
  8. 8Matt WallnerLF
  9. 9Willi CastroLF

The series

MIN wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 26,154
Officials
Cory Blaser (Home Plate Umpire), Ron Kulpa (First Base Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Second Base Umpire), Carlos Torres (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesMIN wins series 2-1

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