TORONTO – Carson Bing cleared the fence in the eighth inning on Wednesday, ensuring the Mets wouldn’t conclude their trip to Canada with a shutout.
It was an offensive highlight for the Mets, but more importantly it showed continued progress for rookie Benji, who reached double figures with his 10th homer.
Interim manager Andy Green liked Benjy’s blast against left-hander Patrick Corbin.
For Bing, it was a continuation of his form from last month to July, when he struck out five teammates.
“Anyone who starts the season the way he started in April, to rebound as a starter, usually has to go to the minor leagues to reset,” Green said after a 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Center.
“It says a lot about how he competes. I think we’re happy with the way he’s responded this year. I think there’s more in him to continue to improve.”
Benge finished the day 2-for-5 and has a .720 OPS. His OPS on May 2 was just .498.
Jorge Polanco’s rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse won’t involve much, if any, movement at first base as the Mets look to keep his left ankle from giving out.
“We just got DH atbats, and at some point we’ll find first base when the time comes,” Green said. “But he’s a guy who can help us out tremendously, even just at the DH position, so it was DH’s priorities right now, and we’re going to make a decision based on how he feels and whether or not it’s the right thing to do to get him to first base.”
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After Thursday’s offseason, the Mets will maintain their rotation for a four-game set in Atlanta. Christian Scott, Sean Manea, Nolan McLean and Freddy Peralta are scheduled to start respectively.
Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns declined to comment when asked about Steve Cohen’s statement that his job is safe.
While with the media last week, Stearns noted that Cohen told him he was not in danger of being fired.