The Mets somehow found a way to keep the feel-good energy going Wednesday night. 

Despite early chances and Juan Soto’s worrisome early exit after fouling a ball off his right foot, the Mets’ inconsistent bats came through when it mattered most in their 3-2 win in 10 innings over the Tigers at Citi Field. 

The momentum was carried yet again by the young Mets after Carson Benge hit a single up the middle to bring home A.J. Ewing for the winning run. Benge’s teammates met him at home plate and doused him with various sports drinks. 

“Felt amazing,” the 23-year-old said afterward. “Definitely a first. Indescribable. Felt amazing.” 

He delivered for the Mets, who had struggled to put runners on base and bring them home when opportunities did arise — after scoring 10 runs on 13 hits the night before. They logged eight hits and left nine runners in scoring position. 

“Not trying to let the moment get too big,” he added of the high-pressure situation. “Just kind of treat it like every at-bat, you know. You’re always trying to hit the ball hard and have a quality at-bat. That’s all I was trying to do in that situation.” 

It was a redemption moment for Benge, who committed two blunders early on in the contest that will prove to be learning moments. 

The Mets were fortunate Benge delivered in the 10th inning after a potential rally died in the seventh. Bo Bichette hit an RBI single to tie the game 2-2 with two outs and move Benge to third. However, moments later, Detroit threw out Benge at home on an attempted double steal in a bid to take the lead. 

“I was just going off of release and I didn’t quite sell out for it enough,” Benge said. “I know for next time.” 

He also got starter Christian Scott off to a shaky start when he missed a line drive in right field, giving Dillon Dingler a double and pushing Kevin McGonigle to third. Riley Greene followed with a single to bring in the two runs for an early 2-0 Tigers lead. 

“Not a routine play, but 99.9 [percent] of the time he’ll make it,” manager Carlos Mendoza said of Benge’s bounce-back. “But then we don’t execute the double steal there, too. The fact that he stays in the game, the next play, the next pitch, that’s the perfect example. … It’s good to see. Not putting yourself and not letting that last play affect you.” 

“It’s baseball. It’s gonna happen,” Benge added. “It happens to the best of us. So, being able to just try and get the next play, try to get the next out, the next pitch really helps me keep my head on straight.” 

Benge’s hero moment came after the Mets hurlers kept them in the game throughout the night. Across 2 ¹/₃ innings, Huascar Brazobán faced the minimum seven batters and logged two strikeouts after taking over for Scott. 

Luke Weaver and Devin Williams held strong as well, each recording a strikeout, until Brooks Raley retired the final Tigers batter despite walking a runner. 

“Huge for him [Brazobán] to go two-plus and keeping the game there,” Mendoza said. “He was attacking and he gave us the opportunity to hand the ball to the guys in the back end of the bullpen. It was huge. All those guys did their part, but Brazobán giving two-plus was huge.” 

The Mets have now won six of their past 10 games and have an opportunity Thursday to sweep the Tigers before facing the Yankees over the weekend. Benge believes some things are starting to come together in Queens. 

“I feel like we’re all just putting all the pieces together slowly game by game,” he said. “And I feel like it’s just a matter of time before it all clicks.”