Mets survive bullpen mix-up after Bichette's 3-run double, beat Twins 10-8 for 2nd win in row

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The New York Mets survived a ninth-inning bullpen mix-up when Huascar Brazobán went to the mound as closer Devin Williams started walking in, then hung on to beat the Minnesota Twins 10-8 behind Bo Bichette’s tiebreaking, three-run double for their second straight win after a 12-game skid.

After placing star Francisco Lindor on the injured list with a calf injury, New York led 6-1 in the fourth, 7-2 in the sixth and 7-3 in the eighth before Ryan Jeffers hit the first grand slam Brazobán allowed in his big league career.

Bichetti doubled in the bottom half and Brazobán went to the mound to start the ninth when Mets manager Carlos Mendoza instructed for Williams to enter.

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