Benge's Power Surge Sparks Mets

0:00On April 24th, Carson Bench finally broke through in the majors with a huge night Thursday, sparking the Mets to their second straight win over the Twins. The 23-year-old slugger went two for three, notching his second double and second homer of the season while driving in a run. He kicked things off by ripping a first pitch fastball off the right center fence for a double with one out, then scored on a sacrifice fly moments. Later, his next ad bat was even sweeter, leading off the fourth by crushing a splitter 4 and 88 feet over the right field wall at over one, 105 miles per hour exit velocity. Manager Carlos Mendoza loved what he saw, saying Bench was getting the barrel through the zone shorter and more direct, pulling balls with real pop. That power helped set the stage for Tommy Fam's walk and Boba Schetz go ahead bases, clearing double in the eighth. Benjay struck out once and got pinch hit for late, but his performance was a bright spot amid a rough start, where he's batting just 159.

1:00Overall, the Mets are building momentum now, and if Bench keeps channeling that pull side juice, he could turn his season around quick. I'm Corey with the story, and you've been listening to New York Mets News today.