It would have been bad enough for the Twins on Tuesday if they had just lost Matt Wallner.
The right fielder, who has been among their most productive players this season, started limping after legging out an infield single in the first inning. He walked off the field alongside head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta and manager Rocco Baldelli.
But with the way things are going this season for the Twins, things managed to get even worse. In the fifth inning, after fouling off a pitch, Carlos Correa did not even attempt a practice swing, coming out of the game mid at-bat.
Wallner, the Twins say, left the game with left hamstring tightness. Correa left with left wrist soreness.
The Twins won the game, beating the New York Mets 6-3 at Target Field, a badly-needed jolt on a day when the injury news was less than ideal. But if Wallner and Correa are lost for an extended period of time, the Twins’ task — climbing out of a deep hole they’ve dug for themselves — just got a lot harder.
Tuesday, a night after collecting just three hits, the Twins had 13 and provided plenty of offense in support of starter Bailey Ober. The Twins scored two runs in the third and then a run in each of the next four innings as they put some distance between themselves and the Mets.
Ryan Jeffers, who just missed a two-run home run in the fourth inning, finished the day with three hits, including a pair of doubles. Harrison Bader added three hits of his own, and Byron Buxton had two, also scoring a pair of runs.
Ober did his part, as well, working into the seventh inning after allowing two solo home runs — one to Pete Alonso, another to Juan Soto. He left with a pair of runners on in the seventh, one of which scored before Cole Sands extracted the Twins from the jam.
While the Twins did a good job tacking on runs, the Mets were still within striking distance, bringing the tying run to the plate with two outs in the ninth inning before Jhoan Duran got Mets star Francisco Lindor to strike out swinging to end the game.
Harrison Bader #12 of the Minnesota Twins steals second base against Luisangel Acuña #2 of the New York Mets in the third inning at Target Field on April 15, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. All players are wearing the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
Leave a Reply