Carson Benge went 2-for-4 with two two-out, two-strike RBI singles to help the Mets avoid a sweep and beat the Reds 4-2 at Citi Field. The win ended a five-game losing streak and slowed a recent 2-7 stretch. In the fifth inning, Benge worked a count and drove a single to center to turn a 2-1 lead into a two-run game. After Cincinnati scored again, he added another RBI single in the seventh, lining a ball to center off a 98.9 mph fastball. Juan Soto hit a solo home run in the first inning, extending his hot streak and giving the Mets an early advantage.
"With the Mets (23-33) leading 2-1 with runners on first and second and two outs in the fifth, Benge fell behind Reds starter Andrew Abbott 0-2, worked the count to 3-2 while fouling off two additional offerings, and on the eighth pitch of the at-bat, muscled a single to center to make it a two-run game."
"After the Reds pulled back within one, he fell behind 0-2 again, this time to reliever Zach Maxwell in the seventh. On a 98.9 mph fastball above the zone, he shortened his swing enough to line another single to center field to make it a 4-2 game."
"Benge continues to figure it all out at the major-league level following a dreadful start. In his last 32 games, he is batting .313 with two home runs and 17 RBI. His contributions were just enough to get a scuffling offense back into the win column."
"Juan Soto remained red-hot with his eighth home run in his last 12 games, going down and pulling a 1-1 offspeed pitch into the right-field seats in the first inning for a solo shot. Now with 12 round-trippers on the season, six of them have come in his last seven games."
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