Mets 10 Tigers 2 Post Game Notes - 5/12/2026

 

Here are the Post Game Notes for today's 10-2 Mets win.

Carson Benge*; RF 2 for 5; 1 run; 1 RBI; Bo Bichette; SS 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Juan Soto; LF 2 for 5; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Tyrone Taylor; LF 0 for 0; Mark Vientos; 1B 2 for 5; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; MJ Melendez*; DH 0 for 2; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Austin Slater; PH-DH 0 for 2; 1 RBI; 1 K; Brett Baty*; 3B 2 for 5; 1 run; 2 Ks; Marcus Semien; 2B 1 for 5; 1 K; A.J. Ewing*; CF 1 for 2; 1 triple; 2 runs; 2 RBIs; 3 walks; 1 SB; Francisco Alvarez; C 1 for 2; 1 double; 1 run; 1 RBI; Luis Torrens; PH-C 1 for 2; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Freddy Peralta; (W, 3-3) 6 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 7 hits; 1 HR; 1 walk; 7 Ks; Brooks Raley*;  1 inning; no runs; 2 hits; 1 K; Austin Warren;  2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 2 walks; 3 Ks;

Mets: 

• Defeated the Tigers, 10-2, in the first game of their six-game homestand...Scored double-digit runs for fifth time this season and are 5-0 in such contests...Have won each of their last five series openers dating back to April 28 vs. Washington.
• Move to 6-4 in May...Have pitched to a 2.64 (26 ER/88.2 IP) ERA this month, the fifth-best mark in the majors...Have outscored opponents 43-31 in May.
• Recorded 13 hits, their second-most in a game this season and their most at home.

A.J. Ewing (1-2, 3B, 2 RBI, R, 3 BB, SB): 

• Laced an RBI triple in the seventh for his first career hit and RBI...Was the first Met ever to record a triple in their Major League debut...Joins Leroy Stanton (9/28/70), Eric Cammack (7/5/00) and Marco Scutaro (7/22/02) as the only Mets to have recorded a triple for their first career Major League hit...Courtesy of Elias.
• • Drew a walk in his first career plate appearance...Also drew a walk in the sixth and drove in a run with a bases loaded walk in the eighth...Is the first Met ever to draw three walks in their Major League debut...Joins Darryl Strawberry (1983), Jeff Gardner (1991), Kaz Matsui (2004), Travis d'Arnaud (2013) and Carson Benge as the only players in franchise history to walk multiple times in their Major League debut...Is the 19th player in Major League history with multiple walks and a stolen base in his Major League debut since the modern stolen base rule was adopted in 1898 (last: Carson Benge)...The only other season with multiple such instances was in 1904 when Cincinnati Reds teammates Sam Woodruff and Miller Huggins accomplished the feat in consecutive games...Courtesy of Sarah Langs...
• Joins Matsui (5 times) to reach base four or more times in their Major League debut.
• Recorded his first career stolen base in the sixth...Is the first player in Major League history with three walks and a stolen base in their Major League debut since 1898...Courtesy of Sarah Langs

Freddy Peralta (6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, BB, 7 K, HR): 

• Allowed two runs over a season-high-tying 6.0 innings in his ninth start of the season (also: 4/12 vs. Athletics and 4/30 vs. Washington)...Has allowed three or fewer runs in eight of his nine starts this season and two or fewer in five of his starts.
• Retired 11 of his last 13 batters faced.
• Detroit went 0-6 against Peralta with RISP...This season, he has held opposing batters to an .075 (3-40) with runners in scoring position.

Mark Vientos (2-5, RBI, R): 

• Laced an RBI single in the third...Has 10 RBI over his last 10 games after he recorded only seven through his first 23 games of the season...Is batting .351 (13-37) with runners in scoring position, the ninth-best mark in the NL (min. 30 at-bats w/RISP).

Francisco Alvarez (1-2, 2B, RBI, R): 

• Put the Mets on the board after he grounded into a force out in the second...Laced a double in the fourth...Has hit safely in eight of his last nine games and is batting .310 (9-29) during that span.
• Left the game with a right knee injury in the sixth...Will undergo imaging tomorrow.

Carson Benge (2-5, RBI, R): 

• Roped an RBI single in the fourth...Is batting .309 (17-55) with nine RBI over his last 17 games.

Brooks Raley (1.0 IP, 2, K): 

• Threw a scoreless seventh inning...Has not allowed a run over his last nine games (8.2 IP)...In 17 games this season, has pitched to a 1.13 ERA (2 ER/16.0 IP) and a 0.94 WHIP.

Austin Warren (2.0 IP, H, 2 BB, 2 K): 

• Toss 2.0 scoreless innings in relief...Has allowed one run in 11.0 innings this season and has 13 strikeouts...Was his third scoreless outing of multiple innings this season...In 13 career games with the Mets, has pitched to a 0.89 ERA (2 ER/20.1 IP)

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