Mets vs Padres (8/17/26) | Mets Highlights
The Mets hold on for a 2-1 win over the Padres behind a dominant defensive effort, with Carson Benge throwing out two runners at home and A.J. Ewing adding another.
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France punches one to right center.
This one's falling fast, and that's down for a hit.
Hey.
Cronenworth to third.
The throw by Benge to the plate, and he's gonna be out by a mile.
Haven't they gotten the scouting report?
Yeah.
Benge notches another one, his eighth outfield assist of the year, and Cronenworth was off by 15 feet.
Lined into right field, that's a base hit for Merrill.
Now are they gonna challenge him this time?
Look up the throw by Benge.
Machado is gonna be out at the plate.
Two in one inning for Carson Benge.
Are you kidding me?
Stop running on him.
One of the great defensive weapons in all of baseball, the right arm of Carson Benge.
He notches two outs at the plate in the first inning alone.
Ground ball to the right side.
There you go.
And past France, and past Cronenworth, and that'll bring in a run.
On to third goes Lindor, 1-0 New York.
And it's out to center field.
That should be deep enough for a run.
Lindor tags.
Merrill's throw to the plate comes in, and he's cut off, and it's 2-0 New York.
And Renjifo hits one back to McLean.
High throw- Oh but Alvarez able to come down on the play, and they get the first out.
And Tatis gets one in the air to deep left field.
Back goes Ewing, onto the warning track.
Right at the wall, he's got room to make the catch.
Tagging is Sheets, he comes in with the first San Diego run.
Hit toward the hole.
That's a base hit for Cronenworth.
Bogarts to third.
He's gonna try to score.
Here's the throw by Ewing, and he is out at the plate.
What?
Can you believe this?
His buddy Carson Benge notched a couple on his belt in the first, and now Ewing gets into the act and throws out yet another Padre at the plate.
Double play ball.
Simeone with the step and fire, and in time to get Tatis.
Beautifully done by Simeone, two outs.
He struck him out, and the ballgame is over.
Daniel Tartabull with a one, two, three ninth for the save.
Carson Benge with an historic performance with two outfield assists, one of them at just under 104 miles an hour.
And the Mets do just enough to defeat the Padres 2-1 for their fourth straight win.
