The Mets fell to the Twins 8-4 in what was a well-pitched game by David Peterson with some strong defensive work behind him, but a disastrous game for the bullpen, who opened up a deficit too great for the Mets to overcome.
The Mets got on the board first in this contest, thanks to a leadoff home run by Brandon Nimmo off Kenta Maeda—his 23rd of the season. Jeff McNeil then singled and with two outs, stole second base to advance into scoring position, and scored on a Daniel Vogelbach RBI single to give the Mets an early 2-0 lead.