Final score: Mets 9, Twins 6—Never easy

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty ImagesThe Mets won a sloppy Wednesday evening affair 9-6 over the Twins. Noah Syndergaard was brilliant for seven innings before running into trouble in the eighth, and Jeurys Familia stumbled initially in relief. Edwin Diaz was also less-than-perfect, allowing a solo home run in a non-save situation, though he did manage to protect the lead to close out the game.

Offensively, the Mets continued to roll, though that was largely due to an implosion from the Twins’ bullpen. After being no-hit for the first 4.1 innings, nine straight Mets reached base, seven of them via walks or HBPs. That implosion by three Twins’ pitchers led to six Met runs, and three more runs…