Mets prospect Carson Benge continued his hot stretch for Double-A Binghamton on Sunday, showing off his power swing.

The left fielder blasted a go-ahead, two run home run in the sixth inning off of Harrisburg's Hyun-il Choi to put the Rumble Ponies up 2-0. 

He finished the game 1-for-4 as Binghamton would hold on for the win despite getting outhit, 8-4. Right-hander Jack Wenninger tossed tossed six scoreless innings to earn his ninth victory of the year.

Benge has now hit five home runs in his last six games and is already up to eight homers at the Double-A level after getting promoted at the end of June. 

Over 26 games with Binghamton, Benge is slashing .370/.462/.670 with an impressive 1.132 OPS. The 22-year-old also has four doubles, a triple, and 20 RBI. He hit .302 with 37 RBI over 60 games in High-A and had only four homers, but that was likely due to Brooklyn's tough hitting stadium.

Across 86 games combined at both levels, Benge is hitting .323 with a .968 OPS, 12 home runs, 57 RBI, and 19 stolen bases this season.

While Benge was the only player to drive in runs on Sunday, fellow top prospect Jett Williams went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored in the win. He's hitting .278 over 91 games in Double-A with 10 home runs, 28 doubles, five triples, and 36 RBI. He's also got 58 walks and 29 stolen bases on the season.



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