Benge taps ball to the mound ... and turns it into Little League HR?!
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NEW YORK -- As the old expression goes, errors love company.
The Royals committed three of them on the same play in the first inning Tuesday at Citi Field, allowing Carson Benge to race around the basepaths on a play that netted three runs for the Mets.
Batting with runners on first and second and two outs in the first, Benge sent a chopper to the left of the mound, where pitcher Seth Lugo fielded it and fired on a hop to first base. Jac Caglianone could not handle the throw, which skipped into foul ground, allowing a run to score.
The Royals were just getting started. Once Caglianone retrieved the ball, he attempted a throw across the diamond to third base but was well off the mark, which allowed Bo Bichette to begin scampering home. Scrambling to retrieve the ball, third baseman Nick Loftin subsequently fired home with only slightly more accuracy, allowing Benge to complete his Little League home run.
Officially, it was an infield single for Benge, with throwing errors by Lugo, Caglianone and Loftin.