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Benge

Benge didn’t have the chance to throw out anyone on the bases today, so he had to find some other way to help the Mets win. The homer was his 15th of the year. Four of them have come while he’s hit .311 in 16 games this month.

Benge drew a walk in the first inning, then led off the bottom of the sixth with a solo homer off Tom Cosgrove. Benge would later draw his second walk of the game in the eighth. The 23-year-old outfielder has had a stellar rookie campaign, hitting .275/.338/.419 with 14 homers, 63 runs scored, 49 RBI, and 18 steals across 488 plate appearances.

Benge was held out of the lineup on Saturday after Benge injured his wrist while colliding with the outfield wall while making a sliding catch during Friday’s affair. He tried to talk his way into the lineup on Saturday and was unsuccessful, but it looks as though he got his wish on Sunday. Benge will bat cleanup against Pirates’ right-hander Jared Jones.

No surprise after Benge suffered a left wrist injury on a collision with the left-field wall while making a sliding catch during Friday’s contest. The positive news for the Mets, and fantasy managers, is that initial X-rays came back negative for any fractures, and the Mets are currently calling it a bone bruise. It sounds like he could be back by the middle of next week. It’ll be fellow rookie A.J. Ewing taking over in left field with Luis Robert Jr. patrolling center field and Brett Baty in the opposite corner.

Mets’ fans and fantasy managers can now breathe a sigh of relief. Benge suffered the injury as he crashed into the outfield wall while making a sliding catch during Thursday’s battle against the Pirates. He’s considered day-to-day and should return to action before the weekend is through.

Benge sustained the injury when he crashed into the outfield wall in the left field corner while making a terrific sliding catch in the third inning. Fortunately, it doesn’t sound like anything that’s going to lead to an extended absence. He’s considered day-to-day.

There haven’t been many silver linings during this catastrophic season for the Mets, but Benge’s strong play as a rookie certainly is one. Three more hits here brought his average up to .266 and that came with a 2-for-33 stretch to begin his career. On top of that, his 11 homers and 17 stolen bases are a nice one-two punch. While he doesn’t have a standout tool, there’s no holes in his game and he looks like a player that should be a five category producer for years to come.

Benge smacked a two-out single in the eighth inning, swiped second base and scored on Luis Robert’s go-ahead two-run single that proved to be the difference in the contest. The 23-year-old rookie outfielder has been a bright spot in an otherwise bleak season for the Mets, slashing .261/.324/.391 with 11 homers, 41 RBI and 17 stolen bases.

Benge takes a seat with Tyrone Taylor in left field and fellow rookie A.J. Ewing in the opposite corner. The 23-year-old has hit a bit of a rough patch since the All-Star break, hitting .200 (6-for-30) with one extra-base hit and 10 strikeouts during that eight-game span.

Robert Jr. has been on the injured list with a lumbar spine disk herniation since late April. He’s played in 24 games for the Mets, slashing .224/.327/.329 with two home runs and two steals. The Mets will likely trey to get Robert Jr. in the lineup often over the next two weeks to help facilitate a trade. That could cost A.J. Ewing at bats in the short-term or, perhaps more likely, one of the extra outfielders could slide to DH with Jorge Polanco heading to the bench.