The Mets’ offense put together a much-needed breakout against the Nationals on Tuesday night, and Carson Benge found himself right in the middle of things again.
The rookie slugger enjoyed his second consecutive multi-hit outing.
Benge first struck as part of the Mets’ seven-run bottom of the fourth, following up Marcus Semien’s gift run-scoring knock with an opposite-field two-run single of his own.
He went first-to-third on a Ronny Mauricio hit, then scored on a sacrifice fly.
The 23-year-old showed that same approach two innings later, again going the other way with an inside fastball and lacing it for one-out single that left the bat at 102.6 mph.
Benge would finish the night 2-for-4, but it was another encouraging showing.
He’s now hitting .368 with a double, a homer, three RBI, four runs scored, and a .947 OPS over his last games.
The youngster has also racked up a .368 OBP and has struck out just once over that span.
Carlos Mendoza has certainly been encouraged by what he’s seen of late.
“He’s just been short, aggressive, getting the barrel to the ball,” the skipper said. “He’s not only pulling the ball but he’s going the other way, hitting line drives and not missing pitches — it’s really good to see.”
Benge has really struggled to find his footing in the majors thus far, but it would go a long way towards helping the Mets’ offense turn things around if he could keep this stretch going.
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