Minnesota Twins at New York Mets

After two weeks of trying, the Mets finally picked up a victory. They edged the Twins, 3-2, snapping their 12-game losing streak. But it wasn’t easy. New York made its share of mistakes and lost shortstop Francisco Lindor to left calf tightness. For example, with Mark Vientos on first base in the sixth inning, Marcus Semien doubled to right-center field off left-hander Kendry Rojas. Vientos tried to score from first even though third-base coach Tim Leiper gave him the stop sign. Vientos was thrown out easily. Vientos didn’t regret missing the stop sign. He was simply trying to be aggressive on the play. “I was following my instincts. Once I saw the ball hit the wall, I was like, ‘I was going to score,’” Vientos recalled. “\[Leiper\