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atPadres at MetsBenge's fourth-inning homer put the Mets ahead for good, and they held on to beat the Padres 4-2. Benge finished 2-for-4 with the homer and two RBIs to lead the way. San Diego out-struck out New York 12 to 4 but couldn't turn that into runs. The Padres host the Twins Friday while the Mets head to face the White Sox.
Benge homered to left in the fourth, scoring Bichette and putting the Mets ahead for good in a 4-2 win over the Padres.
Benge led all hitters, going 2-for-4 with the homer and two RBIs.
The Padres struck out 12 times to the Mets' 4, but it wasn't enough as New York improved to 58-70 while San Diego dropped to 68-60, with the Mets now up 4-2 in the season series.
The Mets sit 5th in the NL East, 18 games back, coming off a loss, 6-4 over their last 10. The Padres sit 2nd in the NL West, 8½ games back, coming off a win, 6-4 over their last 10.
The Mets are up next home vs Brewers (Aug 27), then home vs Astros. The Padres are up next at Rays (Aug 28-30).
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Padres to winMissSD -1.5 · 56%UpsetGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDSan Diego Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| NYMNew York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fernando Tatis Jr. | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .280 | .354 | .434 |
 Jake Cronenworth | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .225 | .310 | .298 |
 Manny Machado | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .215 | .299 | .413 |
 Ty France | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .291 | .349 | .511 |
 Jackson Merrill | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .240 | .290 | .408 |
 Luis Rengifo | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .247 | .328 | .326 |
 Luis Campusano | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | .301 | .408 | .496 |
 Xander Bogaerts | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .220 | .320 | .329 |
 Jase Bowen | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .210 | .273 |
 Gavin Sheets | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .316 | .397 |
 Sung-Mun Song | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .202 | .305 | .263 |
 Austin Hays | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .237 | .250 | .356 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael King | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 100-63 | 3.38 | 100 |
 Jeremiah Estrada | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-11 | 3.60 | 22 |
 Yuki Matsui | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.22 | 9 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | NYM 100.0 | 18.3 | |
| T9 | NYM 81.7 | 9.3 | |
| T9 | NYM 91.0 | 5.3 | |
| T9 | NYM 96.3 | 2.2 | |
| T9 | NYM 98.5 | 1.9 | |
| B8 | NYM 96.6 | 0.6 | |
| B8 | NYM 97.2 | 3.4 | |
| B8 | NYM 93.8 | 2.4 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
