Mark Vientos goes from goat to big hero in ending Mets brutal skid

Mark Vientos went from goat to hero in a matter of two innings in the Mets’ 3-2 win over the Twins on Wednesday night that ended a 12-game losing streak.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.

First, Vientos made an eye-popping baserunning mistake, running through third base coach Tim Leiper’s stop sign on a Marcus Semien double to the gap in the sixth inning of a tie game.He was thrown out by a considerable margin to end the inning.But in the bottom of the eighth, Vientos delivered the go-ahead single, a flare to right that scored Brett Baty.“I’m glad he got that hit,’’ Carlos Mendoza said with a smile.Vientos made no apologies for his gaffe on the bases.“My instinct was once the ball was off the wall, I was gonna score,’’ Vientos said.Vientos, part of a lineup that has floundered for much of the season, said he saw Leiper put up the stop sign but ignored it.“We want to make the right play, but I’m always gonna be aggressive,’’ Vientos said.“I’m not gonna play passive on the field.

I’d rather make a mistake aggressively than [passively].’’ After flopping as the closer for the Yankees a year ago, Devin Williams looks to be doing the same thing on the other side of town this season.But even after a three-appearance stretch in which he allowed seven runs, four walks and six hits in just 1 ¹/₃ innings while blowing a save and taking the loss in another, Mendoza said Wednesday he is not considering pulling Williams from the role.“I know he’s going through it right now, but as I’m sitting here, we haven’t had that discussion,’’ Mendoza said prior to the Mets win.Williams, who had pitched twice in three days, was unavailable Wednesday, so Luke Weaver got the final four outs.Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Please provide a valid email.

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