Carson Benge homers in big league debut to help Mets pound Pirates in opener

— In his fourth major league plate appearance, Carson Benge connected.
Mar 27, 2026, 03:59 pm - AP
NYM
PIT
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000010000171
51002022-12160
C. Mlodzinski
win

C. Mlodzinski2-5

3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
F. Montas
loss

F. Montas0-1

4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

NYMPIT
1stHayes singled to center, McCutchen scored and Reynolds scored.02
1stCruz homered to right (398 feet), Hayes scored.04
1stPham homered to right (356 feet).05
2ndMcCutchen hit sacrifice fly to left, Davis scored.06
5thTorrens homered to right center (388 feet).16
5thReynolds homered to center (421 feet).17
5thPham singled to left, Hayes scored.18
7thCruz homered to right (366 feet), Hayes scored.110
8thCanario walked, Davis scored, McCutchen to second, Frazier to third.111
8thHorwitz hit sacrifice fly to right, Frazier scored.112
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