‘Resilient’ Carson Benge shakes off early error, delivers for Mets with walk-off hit

“I missed it,” he said postgame. “I should’ve got it.”

The second was in the seventh, as he was gunned down trying to sneak home on a double steal pitches after Bo Bichette looped a game-tying single into shallow right.

“They just executed and played catch,” Carlos Mendoza said on the play. “I feel like we could’ve gotten a bigger lead and it looks like Benge broke back at the release -- just another learning experience there.

“Our coaches went up to him after and said hey you’re going to get another big at-bat, just move on to the next play.”

And that’s exactly what the 23-year-old did, as he was calm and collected as he stepped to the plate in the top of the 10th and lifted the second pitch he saw right back up the middle for his first career walk-off hit.

“It’s just about trying to stay where you are and not letting the moment get too big,” Benge said. “You treat it like every at-bat -- you’re always trying to hit the ball hard, have a quality AB, and that’s all I was trying to do in that situation.

“It felt amazing, definitely a first, but indescribable.”

That’s sort of been the story of Benge’s rookie season to this point as well, as he’s settled into a nice groove of late after struggling to find his footing out of the gate.

With two other knocks on Wednesday, he’s now hitting .333 with seven RBI and a .900 OPS in May.

“He’s resilient, he’s not going to back down, he’s not going to put his head down,” Mendoza said. “He’s asking the right questions, he’s going to continue to improve and make adjustments -- it’s his personality, and it’s fun to watch.”