Carson Benge makes diving catch to help Mets with bat still struggling
Carson Benge discovered a approach to make himself priceless, at the same time as he’s among the many many within the Mets lineup developing quick on the plate.
Sunday towards the A’s, with the Mets down by a run, Benge made a superb diving catch in shallow middle to rob Denzel Clarke of a two-run single to finish the highest of the fourth.
“It felt great to have my pitcher’s back,” Benge mentioned after the 1-0 loss. “I haven’t been the best out there the past few days. I’ve had a couple hiccups, but it’s part of it. That’s how you learn.”
The Mets are hoping Benge’s struggles — on either side of the ball — are a part of his studying course of.
He went hitless Sunday because the Mets have been swept out of Citi Field by the A’s to prolong their shedding streak to 5 video games.
Benge is in a 3-for-34 funk, with 9 strikeouts and 4 walks.
But with Juan Soto on the IL with a strained calf and Luis Robert Jr. still on a managed enjoying schedule because the Mets strive to hold him wholesome, Benge continues to get alternatives.
Lately, he is been surrounded by loads of different slumping hitters.
“I feel like, particularly over the homestand, I had really good at-bats,” Benge mentioned. “I feel it’s just a matter of time for everything to click, and I’m gonna be — and we’re all gonna be — rolling.”
And he insists he isn’t overwhelmed by main league pitching or the strain that comes with slumping — regardless of simply 131 minor league video games beneath his belt and having begun final yr with High-A Brooklyn and ending with 24 video games at Triple-A Syracuse earlier than he gained the job in spring coaching.
“You double down on the process even when things aren’t going your way out there,” Benge mentioned. “Sticking to what makes you good is a big thing. I’m just approaching all of this like I always have: as the same game, just that guys are a little bit better. That doesn’t change even if you’re not doing too well. You don’t let the outside get to you.”
And when you may, strive to help on protection.
Carlos Mendoza referred to as the catch, which got here with runners on second and third and two outs within the fourth, “pretty incredible.”
“That was an awesome play by him,” Freddy Peralta mentioned. “I couldn’t believe it. For a moment, I thought it was going to hit the ground. “He was prepared for that and made a great catch.”
“He had that jump off the bat,” Mendoza mentioned. “It looked like it would probably fall in, and the way he went after that ball and the dive was pretty impressive.”
