Benge and Vientos lead the Mets to a 4-2 victory over the skidding Rockies in early start

TL;DR

The Mets defeated the Rockies 4-2, led by Carson Benge's homer and Mark Vientos' two-run single. The game was moved up three hours due to forecasted bad weather.

Key points

Mets won 4-2 against Rockies
Carson Benge hit a homer in the sixth inning
Mark Vientos had a two-run single
Game moved up three hours due to weather
Rockies have lost five straight games

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DENVER (AP) — Carson Benge homered leading off the sixth inning for New York’s first hit against Tomoyuki Sugano, and the Mets beat the skidding Colorado Rockies 4-2 on Monday in a game moved up three hours to avoid potential wet weather. Mark Vientos added a two-run single for the Mets, who are 3-1 on a nine-game trip after losing 17 of 20 overall. Benge also saved a run with a diving catch in center field. Colorado has dropped five straight, and six of seven since allowing only four runs in a three-game sweep of the Mets at Citi Field from April 24-26. New York got four hits in a four-run sixth after Sugano (3-2) was untouchable through five innings. He threw just 48 pitches and had faced the minimum entering the sixth before things unraveled for him. Benge homered to right-center and Francisco Alvarez and Luis Torrens followed with consecutive doubles to make it 2-0. Sugano walked Juan Soto and was removed following Bo Bichette’s groundout that put runners on second and third. Vientos drove in two more with a two-out single off Jaden Hill. Vientos hit a pair of two-run homers Sunday in a 5-1 victory over the . Denver native (1-4), the third New York pitcher, went four innings for the win. He gave up two runs and three hits with six strikeouts and no walks. worked a scoreless eighth and pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save. had two hits for Colorado to extend his hitting streak to 17 games. The Rockies scored twice in the seventh on an RBI triple by and a run-scoring single by . They threatened again in the eighth after Moniak's one-out triple, but he was stranded. The decision to move up the game three hours was made Sunday, with snow, rain and cold temperatures forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Q&A

What were the key plays in the Mets' victory over the Rockies?

Carson Benge hit a homer and Mark Vientos contributed a two-run single during a four-run sixth inning.

How did the Rockies perform in their recent games?

The Rockies have lost five straight games and six of their last seven, struggling after a previous three-game sweep of the Mets.

Who were the starting pitchers in the Mets vs Rockies game?

David Peterson started for the Mets, while Tomoyuki Sugano was the starting pitcher for the Rockies.