Groundhog week mercifully ended for the Mets on Sunday with shutdown relief and a ninth-inning rally.
After three straight games in which the bullpen and lineup flushed respectable starting pitching, the Mets received a big hit from DJ Stewart in the ninth and got three outs from Adam Ottavino in a 2-0 victory over the Twins at Target Field.
Stewart delivered a two-run double in the ninth for the game’s only runs. Francisco Lindor blooped a leadoff double in the inning and Jeff McNeil was hit by a pitch to start the winning rally.USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con Pablo Lopez dominated the Mets by establishing a career high with 14 strikeouts over eight shutout innings in which he allowed two hits and hit two batters.
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