Mets drop their 12th straight as Devin Williams struggles again in 5-3 loss to Twins

NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled Mets closer Devin Williams allowed a tiebreaking RBI single to Luke Keaschall in the ninth inning, and New York lost its 12th consecutive game, falling 5-3 to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

The Mets' skid is their longest since they dropped 12 straight from Aug. 10-23, 2002. No team has made the playoffs after a season in which it lost 12 in a row.

Matt Wallner followed Keaschall by drawing a bases-loaded walk off Williams (0-1), who didn’t retire any of the five batters he faced before being booed off the mound. Williams has allowed seven runs while recording four outs in his last three appearances.

The Mets were in position to end their streak when Nolan McLean retired the first 15 Twins batters and Francisco Lindor hit a three-run homer in the third to give the Mets their biggest lead since April 5, when they beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2.

The homer was Lindor’s first with a man on base since last Aug. 15 — one day before McLean’s debut.

Wallner led off the sixth with a single off McLean and Byron Buxton homered with two outs. Keaschall tied the game with an RBI single in the seventh.

A quartet of Twins pitchers retired the final 14 Mets in order. Cole Sands (1-1) tossed the last two innings.

McLean allowed three runs and struck out 10 in 6 2/3 innings. Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson gave up three runs and struck out two in five innings.

LHP Connor Prielipp will make his major league debut on Wednesday for the Twins in place of Richardson, who was moved up in place of the injured Mick Abel. RHP Clay Holmes (2-2, 1.96 ERA) is set to pitch for the Mets.

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Minnesota Twins' Kody Clemens (2) gestures to Luke Keaschall after Keaschall hit an RBI single during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Mets' Tyrone Taylor (28) reacts after striking out to end a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Minnesota Twins' Luke Keaschall (15) celebrates with teammates Byron Buxton (25) andn Austin Martin (16) after a baseball game against the New York Mets Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

A New York Mets fan watches during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Mets pitcher Devin Williams, right, hands the ball to manager Carlos Mendoza as he leaves during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Tunisia has fired coach Sabri Lamouchi after being thrashed 5-1 by Sweden in its first match at the World Cup and appointed French coach Hervé Renard, the Tunisian soccer federation posted on its social media Tuesday and told state news agency TAP.

The 54-year-old Lamouchi had only been in charge of the national team since January.

Tunisia’s heavy loss on Sunday left the North African nation with a tough task to reach the last 32. The team’s remaining group games are against Japan on Saturday and the Netherlands on June 25.

Renard is an experienced coach who has won the Africa Cup of Nations with Zambia and the Ivory Coast in the past. He coached Morocco at the 2018 World Cup and Saudi Arabia in 2022 — earning a notable upset win over eventual winner Argentina — and the French national women's team. His most recent job was another stint with Saudi Arabia's men.

It's not the first time Tunisia has made a mid-tournament coaching change at a World Cup. In 1998, Henryk Kasperczak was fired after group-stage losses to England and Colombia, which ruled the team out of contention for the knockout stage before its closing match against Romania.

Spain went even earlier at the 2018 World Cup, firing Julen Lopetegui two days before its first group game — against Portugal — after he was announced as the next Real Madrid coach for the following season.

Tunisia is making its seventh appearance at the World Cup, but has never advanced from the group stage.

Lamouchi is a former France international who previously coached Ivory Coast at the World Cup, in 2014.

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Tunisia head coach Sabri Lamouchi watches during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Tunisia head coach Sabri Lamouchi watches during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Tunisia head coach Sabri Lamouchi stands ahead of the World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)