Mets 10, Phillies 3: Carson Benge Makes Franchise History as New York Blows Out Philadelphia at Citi Field

The New York Mets gave the Citi Field crowd plenty to roar about on Saturday afternoon, dismantling the rival Philadelphia Phillies in a 10–3 blowout powered by timely long balls, a dominant bullpen response, and a milestone for the record books.

​Carson Benge Etches His Name in Mets Lore

​The headline story of the afternoon belonged to rookie phenom Carson Benge. Batting cleanup, Benge put together a 3-for-4 showing that featured his 19th home run of the season, a walk, and two runs scored. With his multi-hit performance, Benge officially surpassed Pete Alonso to become the Mets' all-time single-season rookie hit king.​Benge ignited New York's offense early, hammering a solo blast off Phillies starter Andrew Painter in the bottom of the second inning to put the Mets on the board first.

​Alvarez Flips the Script, Bullpen Shuts the Door

​Philadelphia punched back in the middle innings, using doubles from Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper alongside a pair of RBI knocks from Alec Bohm to grab a 3–1 lead in the top of the fifth.

​The lead didn't survive the inning. In the bottom of the fifth, Brett Baty singled, setting the table before Francisco Alvarez turned on an Andrew Painter fastball, launching a towering three-run homer—his 16th of the year—to immediately snatch back a 4–3 advantage.

​Christian Scott ground through 4.2 innings, striking out seven while limiting the damage to three runs. From there, Andy Greens bullpen completely neutralized the Phillies lineup:

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• Jefry Yan entered in the fifth, stranding an inherited runner and tossing 1.1 scoreless frames with three punchouts to earn the victory.

• ​Cionel Pérez and Jonathan Pintaro navigated the seventh.

• ​Dedniel Núñez worked a crisp, scoreless eighth inning on just eight pitches.

• ​Tobias Myers handled the final outs in the ninth.

​The Eighth-Inning Avalanche

​Holding a 6–3 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth, the Mets put any hope of a Phillies comeback to rest. Touching up Philadelphia reliever Orion Kerkering, the Mets parlayed patience and aggressive hitting into a four-run explosion highlighted by RBI knocks from Carson Benge and Brett Baty to push the score into double digits at 10–3.

​The Mets and Phillies conclude their four-game series on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field with a 1:10 PM EDT first pitch.